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Population growth sparks North Mississippi grid upgrades

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.

Entergy Arkansas well prepared to power the future

Diverse portfolio of resources and comprehensive resource planning help ensure reliability for yearsnDecades of planning and resource additions are positioning Entergy Arkansas well in the transition of its power generation portfolio – efforts that will ensure continued reliable, affordable and sustainable electric service well into the future.

Entergy New Orleans selected for $55M federal grant from US Energy Department

Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships Funds to improve New Orleans community resilience

Entergy New Orleans announces “Operation: Gridiron,” making New Orleans grid stronger

Proposed $1B investment will cut outage times by half

Entergy Mississippi’s southern region customers are in good hands

Entergy Mississippi has named new leaders responsible for reliability and customer service in the company’s southern region – which spans in and around Vicksburg, Clinton, Brookhaven and Natchez. Jerry Wilson Jr., Curnis Upkins III, and Mike Farrell are taking on new roles to power these communities.

Operation Gridiron: Building a stronger grid for New Orleans

Entergy New Orleans works daily to provide safe, affordable, and reliable energy to our customers and our region. Through our new initiative, “Operation Gridiron,” we have developed the most comprehensive energy grid upgrade plan in the city’s history, to make the grid stronger and to invest in our community for the long-term.

Entergy joins conversation with New Orleans leaders on enhancing the US power grid

nRecently, Entergy partnered with the news website Axios for an inaugural event marking the online publication’s expansion into the New Orleans media market. During the program, Entergy Chairman and CEO Drew Marsh joined key New Orleans leaders and policymakers to discuss best strategies to modernize the United States power grid, accelerate the clean energy transition and improve energy reliability and resilience.

Entergy Mississippi replaces more than 1,000 wooden transmission poles

The replacement of the wood structures represents the majority of a $28 million annual investment Entergy Mississippi is making to harden the grid. So far, more than 1,000 aged wood structures have been replaced.

Entergy Mississippi’s central region customers are in good hands

Entergy Mississippi has named new leaders responsible for reliability and customer service in the company’s central region – which spans in and around the cities of Jackson and Kosciusko as well as, Madison and Rankin counties. Richie Moore, Curnis Upkins III, Victoria Love, Leigh Ann Stewart, and Mike Farrell are taking on new roles to power these communities.

Entergy Mississippi to replace wooden transmission poles across service territory

When you flip a lightswitch to “on,” you expect the light to come on. You probably don’t consider how the power got to your house or how far it had to travel to reach you. At Entergy Mississippi, we think about it all day, every day so that it will be there when you flip that switch.
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