Tag Archive for: Renewable energy

Entergy Arkansas Seeks More Proposals for Green Power

As part of its ongoing dedication to economic development and renewable resources, Entergy Arkansas posted an intent recently to issue a request for proposals for up to 500 megawatts of solar and wind capacity to add to its electricity generating portfolio by 2026.

Proposed West Memphis Facility to be Company’s Largest Solar Project, So Far

As part of its commitment to provide more renewable resources, Entergy Arkansas plans to add a large-scale solar farm of 180 megawatts on 1,600 acres near West Memphis in 2023.

From Sawdust to Sunshine: A Brief History of Entergy Arkansas Power Generation

Arkansas Power and Light founder Harvey Couch made a deal in 1913 to purchase sawdust – the company’s first fuel source – to burn and power a steam-powered turbine and send power through a 20-mile transmission line to customers in Malvern and Arkadelphia. That was the beginning of what would become Entergy Corporation, an integrated energy company engaged in electric power production, transmission and retail distribution operations across four service territories for 3 million customers. A little more than 10 years later, Mr. Couch’s Sterlington natural gas-powered plant in north Louisiana was placed online in November 1925. As the demand for electricity grew, so did the company’s fleet of power generation resources. Couch built Remmel Dam, the first hydroelectric dam on the Ouachita River, near Hot Springs in 1924. Just upstream in 1931 came Carpenter Dam, and both dams still generate emission-free power today.

We’re Fighting Climate Change so Our Communities Have a Bright Future

As featured in Entergy’s 2020 Integrated ReportEntergy is actively…

Searcy Solar Set to Begin Turning Sunshine into Electricity in December

Construction of the Searcy Solar power generating plant is about 42% complete. When the facility goes online by the end of this year, 100 megawatts of emission-free power will begin flowing from the plant’s more than 350,000 solar panels onto the Entergy Arkansas electric grid.

Recurrent Energy Breaks Ground on 100-MW Sunflower Solar Project

Largest solar project in Mississippi to create hundreds of local jobs and bring clean power to Entergy Mississippi customers

Energy Savings: Entergy Solar Creates Green Power Sources

Entergy Arkansas is committed to ensuring our customers receive a wide array of options to power their lives and with affordability and the environment in mind, solar is becoming a larger part of our diversified mix of power sources.

Entergy Arkansas Customers to Save $60M with Solar Option

Entergy Arkansas customers who became part of the Solar Energy Purchase Option - Option B in the fall of 2020 have already begun to reap savings from the clean, renewable energy generated at the Stuttgart Solar Energy Center.

Capital Region Solar Facility Serving Entergy Louisiana Customers

Entergy Louisiana customers are now receiving power from the largest solar facility in the state.

Second Entergy Arkansas Solar Project Begins Operation

The Chicot Solar Energy Center began operation Sept. 30. The facility has a peak capacity of 100 megawatts of energy powered by the sun, enough to power 18,000 Entergy Arkansas customers’ homes.