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Entergy is ready for a potentially active hurricane season
05/01/2023
National Hurricane Preparedness Week is here.
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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.
Gail Stanton is an executive administrative assistant at Grand Gulf Nuclear Station
Insights > People power
Meet the nuclear professionals: Gail Stanton
04/26/2023
Gail Stanton is the executive administrative assistant to Grant Flynn, Grand Gulf Nuclear Station’s general manager of plant operations, and is also the Women in Nuclear chapter president.
Drone footage allowed scouts to assess widespread damage across Rolling Fork.
Insights > Storms
Resiliency in Rolling Fork
04/25/2023
Despite the extensive damage, crews were able to restore power to all customers who could receive it within a week of the storm. Engineers also used the rebuild as a chance to strengthen the grid and prepare Rolling Fork for greater resiliency during future storms.
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.
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.
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.
A half-inch accumulation of ice on power lines can add 500 pounds of extra weight.
Insights > Storms
1994 ice storm sets stage for new era in storm response
04/11/2023
After 1994, Entergy started transitioning to a more centralized approach to storm response that included leveraging resources across the company’s four-state area to accelerate service restoration.
Delta Steam Station
Insights > Our future, People power, Giving back, Storms
Entergy Mississippi celebrates milestone
04/11/2023
A hundred years ago, Arkansas businessman Harvey Couch was making good on his vision to electrify the South when he incorporated The Mississippi Power and Light Company, the precursor of Entergy Mississippi. His new venture not only brought modern electric service to the Mississippi Delta—the heart of the state’s agricultural economy—but also unlocked future growth opportunities in a region rich with potential.
