Tag Archive for: Environment

Entergy responds to 1970s energy crisis with heightened focus on long-term sustainability

Ask anyone who lived through the 1970s what they remember about the energy crisis, and you’ll hear some common themes: The oil embargo and skyrocketing fuel prices. Panic over gasoline shortages and long lines at the pump. Energy conservation mandates and growing concerns over America’s dependence on foreign oil.

Meeting customers’ sustainability needs: What to know about RCO

Businesses are more focused on sustainability today than ever before. That can include everything from recycling to targeting net zero emissions. So, it’s not surprising that Entergy Mississippi customers claimed nearly half of the credits available when we launched our RenewABLE Community Option program on May 16.

Entergy Texas partners with United Way to expand West Port Arthur Community Garden

The company donated $75,000 to help build a greenhouse, allowing year-round production and educational workshops.

Going electric at home: electric vehicles

Going electric at home is good for the world, but going electric when you travel is even better.

Sustainability defines Entergy Mississippi’s past and future

For Entergy Mississippi, it was a commitment to the future that rooted the company in sustainability. During MP&L’s annual meeting in 1970, President Donald Lutken appealed to the audience to “gear up for a new era” of community service and development, with special emphasis on meeting the “environmental demands of our times.” 

Utilities to play critical role in EV adoption, forecasts indicate

The electric vehicle market is primed for tremendous growth over the next decade.

Entergy and Monarch Energy collaborate to advance South Louisiana green hydrogen infrastructure

Entergy Louisiana and Monarch Energy, a company known for its green hydrogen and electro-fuels projects, have signed a memorandum of understanding to help advance the energy infrastructure in South Louisiana.

Lotte Chemical USA and Entergy Louisiana to continue partnership through renewable energy

Lotte Chemical USA Corporation and Entergy Louisiana recently signed a memorandum of understanding, with the goal of working collaboratively to seek opportunities to reduce Lotte's scope 2 emissions.

Entergy contributes $6.4M toward community improvement initiatives in the first half of 2023

For the first two quarters of 2023, Entergy has awarded $6.4 million in shareholder contributions to 467 nonprofit organizations across Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. These grants helped strengthen communities by supporting education and workforce development, poverty solutions and environmental programs.

Tax credits for home energy upgrades

Home energy upgrades are a great way to save money and reduce your environmental footprint, but the initial cost can be expensive. Fortunately, there are a variety of federal tax incentives here to help. The Inflation Reduction Act passed in 2022 expanded and extended a series of tax credits for home energy improvements and clean energy upgrades.