Today, Entergy Mississippi’s customers and communities continue benefiting from actions taken by the company to forge a new direction into the future.
DeSoto County is the fastest growing county in Mississippi. In response, we've poured $4.8 million into strengthening the grid and increasing load capacity in and around Lewisburg.
The replacement of the wood structures represents the majority of a $28 million annual investment Entergy Mississippi is making to harden the grid. So far, more than 1,000 aged wood structures have been replaced.
Entergy Mississippi has named new leaders responsible for reliability and customer service in the company’s central region – which spans in and around the cities of Jackson and Kosciusko as well as, Madison and Rankin counties. Richie Moore, Curnis Upkins III, Victoria Love, Leigh Ann Stewart, and Mike Farrell are taking on new roles to power these communities.
These high-voltage lines and the structures holding them are a crucial part of the grid, so maintaining them is an essential part of Entergy Mississippi’s work. Wooden poles were once the standard material for transmission structures. However, today steel and concrete poles are preferred for reliability.
Entergy Mississippi has named new leaders responsible for reliability and customer service in the company’s northern region – which spans in and around Southaven, Senatobia, Grenada Cleveland and Greenville. Darrell Woullard Jr., Dane Chamberlin, Amy Gabbert, Leigh Ann Stewart, Lindsey Tharp, Lloyd Hood, and Mike Farrell are taking on new roles to power these communities.
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.
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.
When Entergy Mississippi crews installed a high-voltage clean air circuit breaker at one of our Vicksburg, Mississippi substations late last year, two companies reached milestones.
Entergy Mississippi has opened a $16.6-million facility to serve as its hub for customer service, distribution operations and storm response in DeSoto County.