Tag Archive for: Reliability

Entergy announces $5B in customer savings delivered by data center agreements; issues “Fair Share Plus” pledge
Approximately $5 billion in total savings for 2.3 million Entergy customers because of data center customer agreements in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi.

Entergy New Orleans improves reliability in New Orleans East
Entergy New Orleans is excited to announce the addition of a new high voltage power transformer to the Curran Substation. High voltage transformers are the backbone of our distribution infrastructure as they play a critical role in supplying power to our customers. Without them, the seamless delivery of electricity would not be possible.

How Entergy Arkansas built back better after devastating tornado
Reflecting on the one-year anniversary of the March 31 tornadonMarch 31, 2023, is a date that will forever be marked in Arkansas severe weather history. On this date, the Little Rock, Jacksonville and Wynne areas were ravaged by deadly tornadoes that left a path of destruction in its wake and required complete rebuilding of people’s lives and the community.

Meet the pros: Grand Gulf’s Chelsea Mullen
In celebration of Women’s History Month, meet Chelsea Mullen, a supervisor for radiation protection operations who has worked at Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, located in Port Gibson, Miss., for four years.

Wonder over worry: Electricity and the 2024 solar eclipse
For centuries, humans have been fascinated by the solar eclipse.

Meet the all-women leadership team making history at Grand Gulf Nuclear Station
Engineering team setting standards, achieving results

Sunflower Solar Plant ensures a ‘bright future’ for Entergy and Mississippi
When picturing renewable energy sources like wind, solar and hydroelectric power, it’s easy to first think of wide-open plains, cloudless desert skies and archway dams bordered by craggy overlooks and mountain passes.

Aerial saw improves reliability for Mississippi customers
Mississippi’s trees add year-round beauty to our state, but they can also be a hazard to the electrical grid. This is particularly true during times of drought. The Mississippi Forestry Commission recently released the 2024 Pine Mortality Report, which found that there are more than 12.5 million dead trees in the state resulting from the 2023 drought.

$37M substation enhances reliability in northwest Mississippi
The Snowden Park Substation enhances reliability for the existing transmission and distribution systems by providing capacity for future residential, commercial and industrial growth in DeSoto County.

Bayou Power Station proposed to enhance coastal reliability and resilience
Entergy Louisiana filed a request with the Louisiana Public Service Commission for approval to construct the Bayou Power Station.

Reaping the benefit of a new design standard
Severe weather is impacting our region with increased strength and greater frequency. And, we are adapting. As we focus on hardening the grid, our goal is to make prudent investments and upgrades for crews to have a safer, faster restoration the next time a storm hits. One way we are hardening our system is by changing the design standard on pole construction from horizontal to vertical framing.
