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2021: A Year in Review

Dec 20, 2021

As the year draws to a close, our thoughts turn to all things merry and bright as we remember the past and look forward to a new year filled with hope and promise. It was a busy 2021 at Entergy Mississippi, one filled with silver linings and good news. News about growth and economic development in our communities. About building the utility of the future. And about our employees giving back to the communities in which they live and work.

Entergy’s CEO: Recent Infrastructure Investments Are Working Well, More Resilience is Underway

Nov 22, 2021

Leo Denault, Entergy chairman and CEO, recently sat down with Grid Talk podcast, a series of conversations with the leaders and innovators shaping the 21st century energy grid. Denault discussed a number of current topics with podcast host Marty Rosenberg, including the severe wind damage to the electric grid caused by Hurricane Ida and how electric utilities and policymakers must be mindful of customers’ pocketbooks when accelerating upgrades to strengthen the electrical grid.

Birds to Blame for Blinks

Aug 30, 2021

It’s a fact of electric utility life that sometimes animals cause power outages. Usually, it’s squirrels. But this week it’s birds. Egrets, herons, cormorants and sometimes turkey vultures, as far as we can tell. And may we suggest you finish your breakfast before reading the explanation.

Entergy Mississippi Sharpens FOCUS on Service Reliability

Jul 29, 2021

Program identifies, addresses under-performing devices

Entergy Mississippi Completes $37M Service Reliability Project in Warren County

Jul 22, 2021

Transmission circuit serves more than 4,000 customers, including Ceres Industrial Park

Mississippi Employee Helps Neighbor Identify and Correct Generator Hazard

Jul 14, 2021

During the winter storm in February, Entergy employee Matt Courtney of Clinton received a call from an elderly neighbor whose power was out. She had been running a space heater with a portable generator and needed help connecting it to her refrigerator to keep her food from spoiling.

Entergy Mississippi Completes $31M Reliability Project in Jackson

Mar 16, 2021

New substation, new transmission lines support growth in area

Entergy Responds to an Unprecedented Storm Season (EEI Electric Perspectives)

Dec 1, 2020

Entergy and our customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas are no strangers to severe weather. We thought we had faced it all—from ice storms and tornadoes to unnamed tropical disturbances and 2005’s mighty Hurricane Katrina. Then came the historic 2020 Atlantic hurricane season and Hurricane Laura, the strongest storm to hit Louisiana since 1856.

Transmission vs. Distribution: What Makes Them Different?

Sep 10, 2020

As crews work to restore power in Southwest Louisiana, customers…

Transmission Upgrades Keep Power Flowing Throughout Arkansas

Aug 20, 2020

Power outages happen. Unfortunately, we can’t control the weather oranimals, but we can control how well we strengthen our system to prevent a disruption to your day.