New Orleans transmission projects

Sullivan Substation

Description: This project installed a 230 kV substation to serve the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board (SWBNO)’s power needs.

Cost: $34M

Status: Completed – July 2025

Benefits: This substation provides reliable electricity from the grid to the SWBNO which will help the plant and its pumping station increase resiliency during a major weather event.


Sherwood Forest 115 kV Breakers

Description: This project installed 115 kV breakers at the Sherwood Forest substation.

Cost: $1.3M

Status: Completed – May 2025

Benefits: These breakers enhance transmission reliability and reduce exposure to customers to a fault on the breaker line.


Entergy New Orleans Asset Renewable Program

Description: These projects are part of ongoing transmission asset management and address aging equipment such as structures, breakers, relay panels, RTUs, arresters, circuit switches etc.

Cost: Varies annually

Status: Completed by the end of each year

Benefits: This annual program maintains and improves reliability of Entergy New Orleans’ transmission assets.


As of November 2025. Subject to change.

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