Tag Archive for: TX Reliability

Entergy Texas’ power grid: What is it and why should I care?
Our everyday lives rely heavily on electricity, but have you ever wondered where that power comes from? It all starts with the power grid.

Entergy Texas completes project to improve service reliability in Port Arthur
The project consisted of infrastructure upgrades to help withstand extreme weather events as strong as a Category 4 hurricane.

El trabajo duro hace que no tener noticias sea una buena noticia
Hay un viejo adagio que dice: "no tener noticias es una buena noticia." Esto me vino a la mente al pensar en el reciente clima invernal que experimentamos en el sureste de Texas. Los clientes de Entergy Texas vieron temperaturas frías récord, fuertes vientos y precipitaciones invernales. Lo que los clientes de Entergy Texas no vieron fue la necesidad de apagones temporales o la necesidad de que los clientes conservaran la energía. Todo ello a pesar de que nuestros clientes alcanzaron niveles de consumo eléctrico cercanos a los máximos históricos. Y aunque cualquier corte de electricidad es indeseable, ningún cliente de Entergy Texas sufrió un corte de más de 24 horas.

Hard work makes no news good news
There is an old adage that says: “no news is good news.” This came to mind as I thought about the recent winter weather we experienced in Southeast Texas. Entergy Texas customers saw record cold temperatures, heavy winds and winter precipitation. What Entergy Texas customers didn’t see was the need for temporary, rolling outages or the ask for customers to conserve energy. This was despite our customers reaching levels of electricity usage close to all-time highs. And while any power outage is without question undesired, no Entergy Texas customer suffered an outage longer than 24 hours.

Texas Comptroller visits Montgomery County Power Station during Good for Texas Tour: Energy Edition
The Montgomery County Power Station is a state-of-the-art natural gas power plant that provides 993 megawatts of clean, affordable and efficient energy to power over 184,000 homes.

Entergy Texas’ Bolivar Peninsula Reliability Project moves to next phase of construction
The next phase of construction includes installing utility poles and lines, building new distribution lines and setting the foundation for new substation sites.

New substation in Liberty County will help improve service and support economic development
The ~$28 million investment helps strengthen the electrical grid in Southeast Texas.

Bolivar Peninsula Reliability Project: Foundation work begins for new substations
BOLIVAR PENINSULA, Texas - A $110 million reliability project designed to meet the growing electrical demand and improve service on the Bolivar Peninsula will soon move to the next phase of construction. Entergy Texas’ Bolivar Peninsula Reliability Project is a combination of equipment upgrades and new electrical facilities. Existing substations in areas known as High Island, Bluewater, and Sandy Shores will be upgraded, and two new substations known as Palms and Port Bolivar will be constructed to support load growth on the peninsula.

PUCT votes to move Entergy Texas’ Bright Future rate proposal forward
The proposal benefits customers, supports growth in Southeast Texas and helps strengthen the state’s economy.

Entergy Texas continues annual pole inspections to improve service reliability
Crews plan to inspect more than 43,000 poles to help prevent outages.