AR reliability – Entergy

Entergy grid renewal projects full steam ahead during National Infrastructure Week

Nicole Bradshaw — Mon, 12 May 2025 21:31:08 +0000

May 12-16 marks National Infrastructure Week, but for Entergy employees, it seems like the observance is celebrated daily. Throughout the company’s service area, a dizzying number of projects are being planned, designed, approved, built and put into service. These projects will improve resiliency, enhance reliability, supply economic growth and meet increased residential demand for Entergy’s 3…

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Meet the pros: Ashley Gortemiller

Taylor Kendrick — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 22:33:13 +0000

What is your job and what does it entail? I am an Engineering Instructor/Program Lead at Arkansas Nuclear One. I manage the accredited engineering training program at ANO. This involves not only overseeing the curriculum and delivery of the training at ANO, but also collaborating closely with engineering leadership across our fleet to identify and address any training needs at the fleet level.

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Entergy Arkansas announces completion of reliability upgrades for Harrisburg residents

Entergy Team — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 07:42:00 +0000

Harrisburg, Ark. – Entergy Arkansas has announced completion of significant reliability upgrades in the Harrisburg community aimed at modernizing aging infrastructure, increasing resilience and reducing the risk of power interruptions. The year-long project, which includes more than two miles of new distribution lines and enhancing substation equipment, is expected to bring improved stability to…

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Entergy Arkansas completes first phase of resiliency work in Little Rock

Arkansas Team — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 21:25:25 +0000

Entergy Arkansas has completed phase one of a comprehensive reliability and resiliency project in Little Rock. The recently completed work includes upgrades to both the transmission and distribution infrastructure for the electrical lines that serve the downtown Little Rock area, which is home to more than 40,000 Entergy Arkansas customers. These upgrades will provide reliable energy supply that…

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Think Clean. Think Solutions. Think Nuclear.

Kimberly Cook-Nelson — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 20:15:00 +0000

This week we celebrate achievements across the nuclear energy industry and at Entergy, as we recognize the vital role nuclear professionals play in powering our communities with clean, carbon-free electricity. This is only achieved because of their relentless focus on operating our plants safely, securely and reliably. Our customers count on us to keep the lights on, and we do so with clean…

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Entergy Arkansas receives DOE grant awards for two hydroelectric projects

Arkansas Team — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 02:56:00 +0000

Entergy Arkansas has been awarded grant funding from the U.S. Department of ��ϳԹ�� for two hydroelectric projects at the Carpenter and Remmel Dams. Entergy Arkansas submitted grant applications for the two projects through the DOE’s Grid Deployment Office grant program. The program pays for 30% of the costs of capital improvement projects with the goals of maintaining and enhancing existing…

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Entergy Arkansas reliability project underway in northeast Arkansas

Kacee Kirschvink — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 21:03:00 +0000

To deliver power you can count on, we are constantly working to upgrade the energy grid. One of the projects we are working on is in an area east of Batesville, where we are improving reliability by upgrading miles of power lines, replacing wire and updating equipment to the newest standards. “This is a large, three-part project that will yield high benefits for our customers in the northeast…

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Entergy Arkansas celebrates 100th anniversary of Remmel Dam

Entergy Team — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 09:07:00 +0000

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – If it weren’t for construction of Remmel and Carpenter dams a century ago, some of the state’s greatest recreation areas may not exist. As Remmel Dam marks its 100th anniversary, community and company leaders gathered at Lake Catherine to celebrate the decades of reliable, clean energy the dam provides. Constructed and first brought online by Arkansas Power and Light Company…

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How Entergy Arkansas built back better after devastating tornado

Matt Ramsey — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 22:21:00 +0000

March 31, 2023, is a date that will forever be marked in Arkansas severe weather history. On this date, the Little Rock, Jacksonville and Wynne areas were ravaged by deadly tornadoes that left a path of destruction in its wake and required complete rebuilding of people’s lives and the community. As we mark the one-year anniversary of this tragic event, it’s a time to reflect on the challenges…

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Wonder over worry: Electricity and the 2024 solar eclipse

Nicole Bradshaw — Fri, 22 Mar 2024 20:12:00 +0000

For centuries, humans have been fascinated by the solar eclipse. In some cultures, an eclipse has been explained as a mythic being swallowing the sun. In others, the phenomenon has been determined a cosmic response to mankind’s bad behavior. And in some folklore, an eclipse was attributed to an eternal romance between the sun and moon, whose occasional rendezvous stilled the heavens.

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