BOLIVAR PENINSULA, Texas – A promise made to the Bolivar Peninsula community is now a promise kept. Entergy Texas completed construction on a $110 million reliability project that doubles the region’s power supply and strengthens the Southeast Texas power grid. Launched less than three years ago, the Bolivar Peninsula Reliability Project fulfills a commitment to provide more reliable service, reduce outages, and better protect the coastal community from the impacts of increasingly severe weather.  

“Throughout this process, we worked hand in hand with the Bolivar community to understand the true challenges across the peninsula and how we could deliver improvements that make a real difference,” said Eliecer Viamontes, CEO of Entergy Texas. “At the end of the day, this project is all about supporting people—the families who want peace of mind during storms, the rapidly growing communities, and the businesses that rely on us to keep their doors open. We’re proud to deliver on a promise that supports all of that.”  

Modern infrastructure, built to last 

The Bolivar Peninsula Reliability Project provides: 

• Two new substations – Palms and Port Bolivar – built to storm-resiliency standards. 

• Upgrades to three existing substations – High Island, Bluewater and Sandy Shores – with new equipment to boost reliability and capacity. 

• Approx. 25 miles of new distribution lines, both underground and overhead, to improve reliability and reduce outages.  

• Self-healing network technology that automatically identifies faults, reroutes power and restores service more quickly. 

• Composite poles designed to withstand hurricane-force winds and other extreme weather conditions.

Resiliency proven in real-world storms 

The investment has already proven successful. When Hurricane Beryl swept through Texas in 2024 with winds topping 90 miles per hour, every composite pole installed through the project remained standing, requiring little to no maintenance from Entergy Texas crews. Crews restored power faster than in similar past storms, minimizing the impact for residents and businesses. 

A stronger future for Southeast Texas 

The Bolivar Peninsula Reliability Project is part of Entergy Texas’ broader plan to modernize the power grid across Southeast Texas, one of the state’s fastest growing regions. These upgrades will help ensure families have the power they need at home, local businesses can keep their doors open, and communities can recover quicker after storms.  

To learn more about the Bolivar Peninsula Reliability Project, visit EntergyTexas.com/bolivar.

About Entergy Texas
Entergy Texas provides electricity to approximately 524,000 customers in 27 counties. Entergy Texas is a subsidiary of Entergy Corporation. Entergy produces, transmits and distributes electricity to power life for 3 million customers through our operating companies in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Its customers are connected to the Midcontinent Independent System Operator Inc. power grid, which is a regional transmission organization responsible for administering the transmission systems of member utilities in 15 states stretching across the central region of the United States and Manitoba, Canada. We’re investing for growth and improved reliability and resilience of our energy system while working to keep energy rates affordable for our customers. We’re also investing in cleaner energy generation like modern natural gas, nuclear and renewable energy. A nationally recognized leader in sustainability and corporate citizenship, Entergy delivers more than $100 million in economic benefits each year to the communities we serve through philanthropy, volunteerism and advocacy. Entergy is a Fortune 500 company headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, and has approximately 12,000 employees. Learn more at entergytexas.com and connect with @EntergyTX on social media.  

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