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An aerial view of the Nissan Canton plant.
An aerial view of the Nissan Canton plant.
Insights > Our future
Nissan Canton’s energy-driven success in Madison County
05/25/2023

Working alongside government and development partners, Entergy Mississippi played an integral role in making Nissan Canton a success. 

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Insights > Our future
Entergy’s MISO membership keeps prices low and energy clean
05/18/2023

The availability of dependable, affordable electricity has enabled us to envision and achieve not only a variety of modern conveniences and life-changing inventions, but also bold objectives like reducing the amount of carbon we emit into the atmosphere in the process. 

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Entergy Mississippi's state fair booth shows customers how to efficiently use electricity for the future.
Entergy Mississippi's state fair booth shows customers how to efficiently use electricity for the future.
Insights > Our future
‘Helping Build Mississippi,’ one development at a time
05/11/2023

Entergy has played a key role in economic development in Mississippi for decades.

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Insights > People power, Storms
When storms strike, we’re there for customers, communities
05/04/2023

Storm response is a meticulously orchestrated production that Entergy trains and drills for year-round. Well before a storm strikes, employees transition to storm roles and prepare to support service restoration.

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The Mississippi River crested at 57.1 feet in Vicksburg on May 19, 2011.
The Mississippi River crested at 57.1 feet in Vicksburg on May 19, 2011.
Insights > People power, Storms
Engineering expertise enhances public safety, grid stability during 2011 Mississippi River flood
04/27/2023

Even though several lines had to be de-energized during the flood event, most customers never lost power because of the looped design of Entergy’s electrical system. 

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The Rex Brown Station was the first large source of electricity generation in the state.
The Rex Brown Station was the first large source of electricity generation in the state.
Insights > Our future
Legacy generation plants power Mississippi through 20th century, beyond
04/20/2023

Although Couch died in 1941, the foundation he had established in Mississippi helped position the company to meet the post-World War II surge in electricity demand and the accelerated pace of business and industry expansion. 

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The Easter flood of 1979 that deluged large portions of Jackson remains one of the capital city’s most destructive natural disasters.
The Easter flood of 1979 that deluged large portions of Jackson remains one of the capital city’s most destructive natural disasters.
Insights > People power, Storms
Company and community respond to Easter flood of 1979 with ‘magnificent’ levee-building effort
04/12/2023

With water levels creeping higher by the hour, the company decided to take six substations out of service as a safety measure and focus on protecting two that could be saved with levees—the Old Canton Road Substation serving northeast Jackson and the South Jefferson Street Substation serving the downtown area.

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The tornado demolished a 115,000-volt substation in southwest Jackson on March 3, 1966.
The tornado demolished a 115,000-volt substation in southwest Jackson on March 3, 1966.
Insights > People power, Storms
‘Awe inspiring and devastating’: Candlestick Park tornado of 1966
04/12/2023

In a matter of seconds, the tornado demolished Entergy’s 115,000-volt Southwest Jackson Substation and severed six major transmission lines and numerous distribution lines, prompting crews to work around the clock until full service was restored.

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Donald C. Lutken was president and CEO of MP&L during the company's CEPA acquisition.
Donald C. Lutken was president and CEO of MP&L during the company's CEPA acquisition.
Insights > Our future
MP&L’s purchase of CEPA lays the foundation for Entergy Mississippi
04/12/2023

Investor-owned utilities like MP&L and member-owned utilities like CEPA weren’t friends—they were competitors. The entities were in constant legal negotiations over territory. But MP&L had an advantage.

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