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This is the solar facility near Stuttgart.
This is the solar facility near Stuttgart.
News > Leadership, Communities, Customers, Grid modernization, Growth, Environment
Arkansas Public Service Commission Approves Searcy Solar Project
04/28/2020

The Arkansas Public Service Commission has approved a new utility-scale solar project that will provide Entergy Arkansas customers with 100 megawatts of solar power.

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News > Storms
Entergy Arkansas Works to Restore Final Outages Friday, Saturday
04/17/2020

As of Friday morning, a team of 3,308 Entergy Arkansas employees, contractors and workers from other utility companies has restored power to 103,000 of the 128,000 who lost electrical service when violent storms ripped through the state Easter Sunday.

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Getting the lights on today in Allport -- near Stuttgart.
Getting the lights on today in Allport -- near Stuttgart.
News > Storms
Entergy Arkansas Restores Power to Majority of Customers with Storm-related Outages
04/16/2020

More than 3,300 Entergy employees, contractors and linemen borrowed from other utility companies are working to rebuild the electrical system, which includes replacing 1,375 broken poles, more than 2,000 spans of wire and all the related electrical components.

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"Challenges are part of our business."
News > Leadership, Communities, Customers
Entergy Charitable Foundation Donates $100,000 Toward COVID-19 Relief in Arkansas
04/16/2020

The Arkansas Community Foundation will administer the Arkansas Community Foundation COVID-19 Relief Fund, which includes a $100,000 donation from the Entergy Charitable Foundation to provide relief to Arkansans suffering economically from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Maintaining social distancing and wearing protective masks adds to the challenge of restoring power to 128,000 customers. This scene was in Smackover Tuesday.
Maintaining social distancing and wearing protective masks adds to the challenge of restoring power to 128,000 customers. This scene was in Smackover Tuesday.
News > Storms
More than 71,000 Outages Restored from 128,000 Peak
04/15/2020

Entergy Arkansas has restored power to more than half of its customers who had outages from the storms late Easter Sunday and early Monday morning. About 57,000 outages remain, down from a peak of 128,000 during the severe thunderstorms.

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Linemen replace one of 680 poles broken in Sunday's storm.
Linemen replace one of 680 poles broken in Sunday's storm.
News > Storms
Entergy Arkansas Restoration Crews Making Progress
04/14/2020

Entergy Arkansas restoration crews and additional workers have restored more than 43,000 outages, down from a peak of 128,000 due to damage from Easter Sunday storms.

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Scenes like this one in Pine Bluff may be found throughout the southern half of Arkansas following Easter Sunday storms. Photo by Anthony Holmes.
Scenes like this one in Pine Bluff may be found throughout the southern half of Arkansas following Easter Sunday storms. Photo by Anthony Holmes.
News > Storms
Entergy Arkansas Work Crews Continuing to Restore Power Due to Easter Sunday Storms
04/13/2020

Violent winds and thunderstorms Easter Sunday caused some 128,000 customer outages across the Entergy Arkansas service territory, with damage that could take multiple days to repair.

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High winds in El Dorado Easter morning caused extensive damage and numerous outages.
High winds in El Dorado Easter morning caused extensive damage and numerous outages.
News > Customers, Safety, Storms
Entergy Arkansas Crews Restoring Power Easter Sunday
04/12/2020

Early morning storms Easter Sunday caused outages across the Entergy Arkansas service territory, and more severe weather is forecast for this evening.

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Installing LED light bulbs is a quick and easy way to save energy.
Installing LED light bulbs is a quick and easy way to save energy.
News > Customers, Energy efficiency, Environment
Entergy Arkansas Earns 2019 ENERGY STARĀ® Partner of the Year Award
03/31/2020

Entergy Arkansas has received a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 2019 ENERGY STARĀ® Partner of the Year Award for effectively promoting energy efficiency.

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