Today, a coalition of leading energy and industrial executives launched the Gulf South Business Roundtable. The effort is dedicated to advancing economic competitiveness, infrastructure development and industrial growth across Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.

Entergy Mississippi customers in Grenada County are now being served by a more reliable transmission grid. The company recently completed a $33-million project to support power load growth in Grenada’s industrial corridor. The project includes a new substation, 2 miles of transmission lines and 3 miles of distribution lines.

Entergy Louisiana has officially broken ground on the Smalling Substation, a major piece of grid infrastructure that will connect Meta’s newest and largest data center, currently under construction in Richland Parish. Funded by Meta in its entirety, the substation will play a central role in delivering electricity to the $10 billion facility, which spans more than 4-million square feet and represents one of the largest private investments in Louisiana history.