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Insights > Our future
Telling the nuclear story
05/15/2023

Kimberly Cook-Nelson recently sat down for an interview with the Delta Business Journal's Jack Criss to discuss the benefits of nuclear power and her journey to become one of only three female chief nuclear officers in the country.

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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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Insights > Storms
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.
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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Gail Stanton is an executive administrative assistant at Grand Gulf Nuclear Station
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.

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Drone footage allowed scouts to assess widespread damage across Rolling Fork.
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.

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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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