🗣️ "If you can save someone's house or save a life, then it makes it worthwhile."
@EntergyNuclear
to the rescue. ❤️
A 6-year-old child was saved from the Arkansas River last month by an Arkansas Nuclear One Security Officer Greg Widner. ➡️
#WePowerLife
A team of Entergy volunteers spent a day with the dogs last week
@LASPCA
. 🐶
Our team walked over 40 dogs and made interactive treat boxes for their kennels. 🦴
With human interaction from volunteers, these pups become better candidates for adoptions. 🐾
#WePowerLife
The results are in!
Everyone loves our lineworkers!❤️
Thank you to all our employees working the front lines who power life for our customers and the communities they serve. 🙌
Learn more ➡️
#ThankALineworker
#LinemanAppreciationDay
#WePowerLife
We all love a lineman. The best way to show them your love and appreciation right now is to admire them from afar. Keep your distance, so they can stay healthy and safe to keep the lights on for you.
#Safety
#WePowerLife
A team of Entergy volunteers spent a day with the dogs last week
@LASPCA
. 🐶
Our team walked over 40 dogs and made interactive treat boxes for their kennels. 🦴
With human interaction from volunteers, these pups become better candidates for adoptions. 🐾
#WePowerLife
We all ❤️ a lineman. The best way to show them your love and appreciation right now is to admire them from afar. Keep your distance, so they can stay healthy and safe to keep the lights on for you.
At 7 a.m., we had 888,229 power outages in LA due to
#Ida
’s destruction. Power outages continue to increase today as the storm moves through MS. Where weather and safety permitted, our crews were out at first light today assessing damage. Latest update⬇️.
Crews have restored 179,000 customers, and transmission damage assessment is 90% complete. We know customers need estimated restoration times, and and we're working to provide initial estimated restoration times for all customers by Friday morning.
🗣️ "When craft employees see someone in their field ascend to a management role like me, it shows that the path is there for everyone."
Learn more about Shelton Hudson's journey from the Big Apple to Director of Metro Reliability
@EntergyNOLA
. ⤵️
In honor of
#BlackHistoryMonth
, we're recognizing black inventors who made significant technological advancements. 💡
Frederick McKinley Jones created the first successful system for mobile refrigeration. 🧊
He also patented more than 60 inventions. 👏 👏 👏
#WePowerLife
A career in operations is possible for anyone. 🤝
Learn more about the first all-women shift team to lead one of our distribution operations centers ⤵️
#WePowerLife
Following Hurricane Ian, more than 825 of our contractors traveled to Florida to help restore power to customers. 🤝
@Edison_Electric
has recognized these efforts by awarding Entergy with an Emergency Response Award. ⤵️
#WePowerLife
We’re working hard to bring more renewable power to our service territory.
We requested approval to add hundreds of megawatts of new solar power to our generation mix in Louisiana.
Learn more ⤵️
#WePowerLife
Happy Nuclear Science Week
@EntergyNuclear
! 🎉
.
@EntergyNuclear
owns and operates a national fleet of five reactors in four locations, safely generating enough clean, carbon-free electricity to power more than 2.6 million homes. 🏡 ❤️
Learn more. ⤵️
Monday, the 2024 eclipse will cross the United States and catch our attention again. 😎
At Entergy, our employees will be on the job making sure our customers can fully enjoy the wonder without any potential service impacts. ⤵️
#WePowerLife
William Zimmerman, a procedure writer at Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, used his training and experience to save a Claiborne County house from complete ruin.
Read his incredible story ⤵️
#WePowerLife
#Safety
.
@EntergyLA
has completed construction of a new substation and distribution circuits in Calcasieu Parish.
This project is part of our ongoing commitment to increasing the resilience and reliability of our electrical system. 🤝
Learn more ➡️
#WePowerLife
It's impossible to tell Mississippi’s story without Medgar & Myrlie Evers. ❤️
We are honored to help preserve their legacy that creates a more just society for everyone. 🤝 ⤵️
Entergy continues to make substantial restoration progress following Hurricane Ida’s destructive path through southeast Louisiana and Mississippi. After three days of restoration work, Entergy has restored 167,000 customers. More in our latest update ⬇️.
“Our customers see the benefits of planting trees. We love that together we are helping create a cleaner, more sustainable environment we all live, work, and play in.” - Kelli Dowell, director of environmental policy
.
@EntergyLA
has completed construction of a new substation and distribution circuits in Calcasieu Parish.
This project is part of our ongoing commitment to increasing the resilience and reliability of our electrical system. 🤝
Learn more ➡️
#WePowerLife
Our IT department has created a new scholarship for New Orleans area college students. 👏 👏 👏
The Entergy
#STEM
Scholarship program will award up to five current college students a one-time $4,000 scholarship. 🎓
Learn more ➡️
#WePowerLife
Megan Culbertson, a technical specialist II at Arkansas Nuclear One, shares what powers her, "I work safely for my family and my teammates equally. If I work safely, then that contributes to my teammates going home safely to their families as well."
🗣️"Customer service is about caring for your neighbor and doing the best you possibly can to help. I wanted to be able to do that when New Orleans was hurting.” 👏 👏 👏 ⤵️
#WePowerLife
Bringing a large company like
@awscloud
to Mississippi not only creates new job opportunities for our customers and their families, but bill reduction opportunities as well. 🎉
Learn more. ⤵️
#WePowerLife
🗣️ "Lending a helping hand during a natural disaster is what we do." - James Wood, senior manager of incident response.
More than 820 restoration workers from Entergy are heading east to support potential restoration efforts related to Hurricane Ian. ➡️
Thank you to everyone who made Entergy's Marine Toys for Tots Foundation campaign a huge success this holiday season. 👏 👏 👏
Members of our senior leadership team joined members of the Marine Corps to deliver toys for families in the New Orleans area last week. ❤️
Even the weakest hurricanes can produce sustained winds of 95mph. 🤯
Should you be in the path of a storm, bring in all outdoor furniture, decorations, garbage cans and anything else that could blow away. 🌀
More tips. ➡️
#WePowerLife
Arkansas Nuclear One's Unit 1 reactor holds 177 fuel assemblies.
Each one is about 14 feet long, weighing 1,800 pounds!
They help supply Arkansas with more than 830 megawatts of reliable, affordable and clean energy. 💡
Learn more ➡️
#CleanAirMonth
Thank you to the crew members who came from around the country to help restore power to people impacted by
#HurricaneIda
. Crews will continue working to restore power in all affected areas until the last light is on.
The
@NFL
has turned to New Orleans many times to showcase its biggest game of the year.
In 2025, we’ll welcome the world back to the Crescent City for Super Bowl LIX! 🏆
🏈 ➡️
#WePowerLife
#ItsWhatWeDo
🗣️ "Lending a helping hand during a natural disaster is what we do." - James Wood, senior manager of incident response.
More than 820 restoration workers from Entergy are heading east to support potential restoration efforts related to Hurricane Ian. ➡️
#ICYMI
🗣️ "When craft employees see someone in their field ascend to a management role like me, it shows that the path is there for everyone."
Learn more about Shelton Hudson's journey from the Big Apple to Director of Metro Reliability
@EntergyNOLA
. ⤵️
We were honored to help our adopted school, North Jackson Elementary in Mississippi, hang their American flag on Beautification Day. 🇺🇸
Have a great school year! 🍎 ✏️
Learn more about our volunteer efforts. ➡️
#WePowerLife
We recently opened a new Distribution Operations Center -- the brain of the electric grid -- in the heart of Jackson,
#Mississippi
! Check out this great story from
@WJTV
:
#WePowerLife
#TimeToBuild
UPDATE: Crews have restored power to 85,000 customers following one full day of assessing damage brought by Hurricane Ida and restoring power to those who can receive it.
"By 2030, Entergy will reduce its emission rate by 50% from our 2000 level. This means that for every unit of electricity Entergy generates, we will emit half the CO2 we emitted in 2000." - Rick Johnson, director of sustainability. Read more➡
Spreading joy and making a difference! 🎁 🎄
Recently, our Chairman and CEO Drew Marsh and dedicated employees volunteered at The Times-Picayune Doll and Toy Fund annual gift giveaway.
Learn more here. ⤵️
We have assembled a workforce of nearly 7,400 prepared to respond to Hurricane Laura, which is forecast to make landfall near the Texas-Louisiana border late Wednesday or early Thursday as a Category 3 hurricane. Learn more:
.
@Edison_Electric
has awarded Entergy Corporation with its Emergency Assistance Award. 🏆
This recognition is for outstanding power restoration efforts supporting our friends from
@Duke
Energy following a severe winter storm in January. ⤵️
#WePowerLife
Cement manufacturer Calucem will open a $35 million manufacturing facility in eastern New Orleans creating 70 new jobs. 👏👏👏
Learn more about this exciting addition to the gulf south and how
@EntergyNOLA
helped bring them to Louisiana ⤵️
#WePowerLife
#DYK
that planting the right tree in the right place on your property can help you save energy and money? We're partnering with
@ArborDay
to provide our customers with free trees through the Energy-Saving Trees program. Claim your free tree:
We've partnered with the
#NOLA
City Council to install 30 charging stations at 25 locations across the crescent city. 🤝
The first free EV charging station is now complete and ready for public use in Pontchartrain Park. 🔌 🚗
Learn more ➡️
#NDEW2022
We are finalizing our preparations for Hurricane Ida’s Sunday landfall in central Louisiana. Our customers in the affected areas should finalize their preparations today, too.
Kalynn Rios is an engineer in the central asset management group of our Nuclear program.⭐
Learn more about her story and the great work she does in our Meet the Pros series. ⤵️
#WePowerLife
#WomenInNuclear
As we celebrate
#WomensHistoryMonth
, meet a few trailblazing women making history of their own at Entergy. These leaders are spearheading technology and modernization efforts across the electric grid.
This month, 20 representatives from Entergy, alongside our invaluable community partners and customers, joined advocates in Washington, D.C. to participate in LIHEAP Action Day.
Learn more. ⤵️
Last week, more than 40 Entergy employees joined the best in the world at the 2023 International Lineman’s Rodeo, including 20 lineworkers who showed off their skills and competed. 💪
Learn more about our lineworkers. ➡️
#CareersInEnergyWeek2023
Meet Stephanie Parker, nuclear plant control room supervisor. 👋
Stephanie and her peers operate and support a fleet of five reactors. 🤯
Learn more about nuclear power at Entergy ➡️
We’re fortunate to work with thousands of veterans & current military members at Entergy. 🤝
You are truly some of the best in the utility business. ❤️
Happy
#VeteransDay
to all who serve & have served. 🎗️ 🇺🇸
To learn more ➡️
#ThankYou
#WePowerLife
Six days after Hurricane Ida made landfall, crews have restored nearly 327,700 customers (~35% of the 948,000 customers who lost power due to the storm). Restoration continues where it is safe and where power can be received. Our latest update ⬇️
Stay away from downed power lines and areas of debris.⚠️
Report downed lines immediately at 1-800-ENTERGY (1-800-368-3749), and call your local police station or fire department.📲
Learn more ➡️
#WePowerLife
As we close-out 2018, we're looking back at the stories that defined this year. In September, we lost former Entergy Chairman and CEO J. Wayne Leonard after a long battle with cancer.
Nearly 30 high school science students from
@npsraiders
toured Arkansas Nuclear One to learn about the benefits of clean, carbon-free nuclear power. 👏
Read more. ⤵️
Ever wonder what that is coming from the cooling towers of our
@EntergyNuclear
plants? 🤔
It’s water vapor and what carbon free energy generation looks like. 🧼💡
Learn more ➡️
#Committed2Clean
#WePowerLife
With extreme temperatures, we’ve already seen customers surpassing previously set records for electricity usage. Customers should be aware of how their energy usage impacts their bill costs. ☀️
Learn more. ⤵️
“Given the nature of (Hurricane Ida) destruction, and that it is a complicated part of the state to get around, for Entergy to have restored power as quickly as they did was impressive,” said Scott Aaronson, VP of preparedness at
@Edison_Electric
. ➡️
The magic continues! Entergy Magic of Lights at the Brandon Amphitheater has been extended through Jan. 8 Purchase discounted tickets at and get ready to be wowed by over TWO MILLION lights!
More than 2.5 million pounds of debris are collected each year from the streets of New Orleans during Carnival season. This year, paradegoers are enjoying more sustainable options thanks to several initiatives being funded by Entergy shareholders.
Recently,
@EntergyArk
made a donation to the
@LRPARKids
summer enrichment program. ❤️
This gift was made to help foster learning for students this summer. 🤝
Learn more about our commitment to the communities we serve ➡️
#WePowerLife
Thanks to
@EntergyLA
for sharing this story of how Entergy linemen stepped into emergency response mode to rescue a man dangling from a power line. Read the whole story and you'll see why it's one of the most popular stories from 2018.
.
@EntergyArk
employees have been volunteering at collection sites around the state for the THV11 Summer Cereal Drive and the Arkansas Food Bank. ❤️
We have focused our philanthropic efforts on food insecurity this month. 🤝
Learn more ➡️
#WePowerLife
Keep Halloween frightfully delightful for little ghosts and goblins this year. 🎃 👻
These reminders can help ensure the festivities are fun and safe for everyone. 👍 ⤵️
#WePowerLife
#DYK
Entergy is a proud sponsor of the Commemorative Garden adjacent to Little Rock’s Central High School?
This beautiful space honors the historic achievements of the Little Rock 9.
Learn more ➡️
#WePowerLife
#BlackHistoryMonth
Last week,
@EntergyLA
celebrated the completion of Caminada substation and the future of power in Grand Isle, LA and surrounding area. 👏 👏
Learn more about the new substation. ⤵️
#WePowerLife
Thank you to
@DukeEnergy
for providing meals & supplies to LA residents impacted by
#HurricaneIda
. They'll be distributed by
@UnitedWaySELA
at emergency supply distribution events and by Entergy volunteers at Customer Information Centers.
CIC locations ➡️
Entergy is committed to addressing food insecurity in our communities. 🤝
We were proud to honor Dr. King by joining our community partners and
@BCBSLA
for service days across Louisiana last week. ❤️
#WePowerLife
At Entergy, community means everything to us. Our neighbors, our family, our home. Here are just a few of the many efforts we took to help our neighbors in 2020:
This afternoon, we restored power to Oschner Main Campus in New Orleans and Women’s Hospital, O’Neal Lane Hospital, and Baton Rouge General Mid-City in Baton Rouge. We've installed generators at both East Jefferson Hospital and Lady of the Sea.
Good luck to our own Thomas Green in this year's Boston Marathon! 🏃
He will wear a "The Power to Care" running shirt hoping to shine a light on our program providing bill assistance to qualifying customers.
Read more about Thomas's running journey ⬇️
We are honored to be named among the 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2020 by
@3BLMedia
. It is the eighth time Entergy has made this list since 2009. Learn more:
We have started restoring service to our customers where it is safe to do so and continue assessing damage to our system caused by Hurricane Laura. Learn more:
"A person's zip code should not determine their destiny in life." Learn how Betina Bolin Brandon is helping change the face of
#STEM
education in Mississippi with Entergy.
.
@EntergyNuclear
CNO Kimberly Cook-Nelson sat down with
@nukebarbarian
to chat about the role of nuclear ⚛️ energy in creating a clean, carbon-free future, STEM careers and her unique role as a female CNO.
Listen here ⬇️
More than 170 interns, 40 managers and mentors and various senior leaders from across the company had the opportunity to network at our Jumpstart Internship event in June. Learn how you can jump start your career at Entergy ➡
#NationalInternDay
Today is
#LIHEAPAction
Day. Our team spent the day at Capitol Hill meeting with key policymakers to advocate for critical funding to serve our most vulnerable customers and communities.
📸 Rep. Randy Weber, TX
Don’t miss Shawn Corkran, Vice President of Reliability for
@EntergyMS
at the 2023
@IAMCGroup
Spring Forum.
Shawn will be part of two panels on Sunday & Tuesday discussing grid resiliency.
Learn more ➡️
#WePowerLife
Entergy is committed to addressing food insecurity in our communities. 🤝
We were proud to honor Dr. King by joining our community partners and
@BCBSLA
for service days across Louisiana last week. ❤️
#WePowerLife
.
@EntergyMS
has opened a $32.5-million facility in Flora, Mississippi to bring key operations together, enhance the statewide transmission grid and support central substation groups. 🎉
Learn more. ⤵️
#DYK
Entergy is a proud sponsor of the Commemorative Garden adjacent to Little Rock’s Central High School?
This beautiful space honors the historic achievements of the Little Rock 9.
Learn more ➡️
#WePowerLife
#BlackHistoryMonth