Tag Archive for: Renewable energy

Arkansas Public Service Commission Approves Searcy Solar Project
The Arkansas Public Service Commission has approved a new utility-scale solar project that will provide Entergy Arkansas customers with 100 megawatts of solar power.

Harnessing the Power of The Sun
Construction has begun on a 20-megawatt solar plant on approximately 90 acres of flood-protected property at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans East.

Mississippi Public Service Commission Gives Green Light to 1,000-Acre Solar Farm
Entergy Mississippi, Recurrent Energy partner to produce 100MW of renewable energy

Entergy-funded Sustainable Housing Complex Opens in New Orleans
At Entergy, powering life extends beyond keeping the lights on for customers. It’s also about doing our part to keep our communities and our customers healthy and thriving. And we’ve made great progress in this area with the official opening of the St. Peter Housing Development in New Orleans.

Entergy New Orleans Reaches 5 MW Goal for Commercial Rooftop Solar Program
Entergy New Orleans will reach its goal of installing 5 megawatts of distributed-scale solar in the city of New Orleans through its Commercial Rooftop Solar Program.

Residential Rooftop Solar Program Credits Customers in Exchange for Rooftop Space
There are only 30 spots left to participate in program

New 600KW Solar Rooftop Partnership with the University of New Orleans
Entergy New Orleans is committed to building partnerships with the community we serve. Recently, plans were finalized with the University of New Orleans for a solar installation, atop two buildings at the University, that will add 600-Kilowatts of clean energy to the New Orleans’ grid.

Entergy Arkansas, NextEra Energy Resources announce groundbreaking of Arkansas’ largest solar energy
A subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources and Entergy Arkansas today announced the start of construction of Arkansas’ largest universal, utility-scale solar energy project – the Chicot Solar Energy Center. The Chicot Solar Energy Center, when complete, will be bigger than the Stuttgart Solar Energy Center, which came online in 2018 as the state’s largest universal solar energy project at that time.

Entergy CEO at Forum: We Can Work Together on a Sustainable Future for City, Region
Entergy is working to make power affordable and reliable for customers, and cleaner for the environment. And that's not just because we have plants and equipment in our region, but because we live and work here.

Entergy Bill Scammers Target Customers Using Lake Catherine Number
Entergy Arkansas is aware that scammers are targeting our customers using a spoofed phone number to appear as if they are calling from Lake Catherine power generation plant. They may sound very convincing when they tell customers that their electric bill payment is past due, and service will be disconnected if payment isn’t made. nTHIS IS NOT ENTERGY. NO UTILITY DOES BUSINESS THIS WAY.

Let the Sun Shine In
Construction has begun on one of the largest solar facilities currently planned for Louisiana. Capital Region Solar, a 50-megawatt solar plant being built by DEPCOM Power in West Baton Rouge Parish, will add another source of renewable energy for Entergy Louisiana customers.

Entergy New Orleans Adding 90 Megawatts of Renewable Energy to Its Portfolio
Taking New Orleans to the forefront of cities powered by renewable energy, Entergy New Orleans is moving forward on a portfolio of proposals that will add 90 megawatts of solar energy to its already clean energy mix. The company has narrowed the group down to three viable projects, which were approved by the New Orleans City Council last month. These are a 20 MW solar facility to be constructed by Entergy on approximately 100 acres of flood-protected property at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans East, a 50 MW power purchase agreement from a solar facility to be constructed on LSU AgCenter land in Washington Parish, and a 20 MW power purchase agreement from a solar facility to be constructed on land in St. James Parish.

Entergy New Orleans and RTA Reach Agreement for Commercial Rooftop Solar
In another move to harness the power of the sun where empty commercial rooftops once stood, Entergy New Orleans and the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority have reached agreement to install solar panels on the roof of the agency’s Carrollton Streetcar Barn. The 300-kilowatt system will feed directly onto the Entergy New Orleans electric distribution grid for the benefit of all customers, and is part of Entergy New Orleans’ 5-megawatt commercial-scale rooftop solar project, which was approved by the New Orleans City Council last year.

DER Control with Grid Edge Analytics (T&D World Magazine)
Entergy creates new approaches to better manage the grid that involve more distributed energy resources.nnBY: S. CAT WONG, ENTERGY CORPORATION and WADE P. MALCOLM, OPEN ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.

Entergy Arkansas Offering Solar Tariff
Entergy Arkansas continues to find new ways to address climate issues and to partner with customers to meet their energy and sustainability goals. The latest offering: a solar tariff to allow customers to subscribe to blocks of the Stuttgart Solar generating facility, and in the coming years, future solar generating resources as well.
