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Entergy Texas’ power grid: What is it and why should I care?

February 26, 2024

Our everyday lives rely heavily on electricity, but have you ever wondered where that power comes from? It all starts with the power grid.

Entergy improving electric system in Ponchatoula through substation expansion

January 23, 2024

Entergy Louisiana is expanding a substation in Ponchatoula along Highway 22 to improve the electric system that serves approximately 18,000 residential and business customers in the area, including a local hospital.

Reflecting on 100 years in business, Entergy Mississippi is planning for another successful century

December 21, 2023

One of the oldest power generation companies in America, Entergy Mississippi, is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2023. The organization began as The Mississippi Power & Light Company in 1923, with a handful of municipal electric systems. Today, it serves over 450,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers in 45 of Mississippi’s 82 counties.

Crews upgrading more than six miles of power lines in Vacherie

December 11, 2023

Entergy Louisiana crews and contractors have been working to improve the electric system for approximately 1,900 residential and business customers in the Vacherie area.

Entergy Mississippi is focused on reliability

December 7, 2023

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

November 30, 2023

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.

Entergy, UNO partner for the future through innovative wind energy program

November 20, 2023

Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans recently announced a partnership with The University of New Orleans and The Beach at UNO to develop an innovation program to further develop renewable energy in our region through an initiative called, the Louisiana Wind Energy Hub’s Wind Scholars Program.

Entergy Texas’ Bolivar Peninsula Reliability Project moves to next phase of construction

November 14, 2023

The next phase of construction includes installing utility poles and lines, building new distribution lines and setting the foundation for new substation sites.

Building resilience into Baton Rouge

October 27, 2023

Nick White and Austin Eknoian are Entergy Louisiana lineworkers who live and work in Baton Rouge. They and their coworkers like George Redd and Logan Byrd, field engineers, are helping keep the lights on and build resilience into the electric system serving the Capital City.

Population growth sparks North Mississippi grid upgrades

October 26, 2023

If there’s one thing Entergy Mississippi loves to see in our communities, it’s growth. With DeSoto County being thefastest growingcounty in Mississippi, we know our job as a reliable utility is more important than ever for customers in the northern part of the state. It’s why the company has poured $4.8 million into strengthening the grid and increasing load capacity in and around Lewisburg.