New Orleans residents face a pressing challenge – our hot, humid climate demands energy-intensive cooling, and the city’s aging buildings can contribute to energy waste. This combination leads to higher utility bills, placing a significant financial burden on households. Effective energy efficiency programs can help address these challenges.
For decades, Entergy has been at the forefront of addressing climate issues and has positioned itself as one of the cleanest large-scale generation fleets in the United States.
Energy Smart, Entergy New Orleans’ energy efficiency program, helps businesses save money while meeting energy efficiency goals. In honor of National Energy Awareness Month, Energy Smart announces that the Energy Smart Fund has $5 million dollars remaining in 2024 for businesses in Orleans Parish.
Did you know that older, inefficient refrigerators and freezers use about 35% more energy than modern appliances? That’s right. They are often energy hogs, and they contain harmful materials that can damage the environment if not disposed of properly.
Entergy Arkansas and Adopt a Charger are promoting Electric Vehicle (EV) Tourism and enabling zero emission travel at its first two Arkansas State Park locations.
Much like electric appliances, purchasing decisions are made over time and consumers are still in the early stages of learning how EVs can meet their transportation needs. At Entergy Mississippi, we are closely monitoring EV adoption and we’ll adapt along the way to help EV drivers on the road and at home.
Adding to its growing fleet of utility-scale solar generating facilities, Entergy Arkansas has announced the start of commercial operations at Walnut Bend Solar Energy Center. The 100-megawatt solar energy center is located in Lee County to the east of Brinkley, Arkansas.
About 4 in 10 Americans say they’re very or somewhat likely to seriously consider an electric vehicle for their next vehicle purchase, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. If you’re considering whether EVs could be right for you or your business, check out our 6-part podcast series called "Your EV Power Source."
I recently had the pleasure of sitting on a panel at the Amazon Web Services Summit in Washington, D.C., and it was clear that having AWS as a customer will allow us to both explore new grid strengthening technologies and continue leading our industry peers in sustainability goals as this new energy era emerges.
Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) is expected to receive approximately $380,000 in cash incentives from Energy Smart, Entergy New Orleans’ energy efficiency program, for implementing a series of energy-saving upgrades across its campus.