Eclipse – Entergy

Entergy Arkansas highlights community engagement for National Volunteer Month

Arkansas Team — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 18:50:00 +0000

At Entergy Arkansas, our employees are not only dedicated to providing reliable power to our customers but also to personally giving back to the communities in which we live and work. April is National Volunteer Month, and the company is proud of the year-round commitment our employees make to volunteering and making a difference in communities throughout our service territory.

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Solar eclipse shines light on nuclear energy’s role in meeting climate goals

Doug Pehrson — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 00:57:00 +0000

Two seemingly unrelated topics that have caught the attention and imagination of the public of late both converged in Arkansas recently: the solar eclipse and renewable energy. As renewable power, such as solar, continues remarkable growth in the United States, some still question its intermittent nature and how that may affect reliability. So, with nearly two-thirds of the state inside the…

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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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Entergy Arkansas prepared for solar eclipse

Entergy Team — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 07:20:00 +0000

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A large part of Arkansas will go dark Monday, April 8, but it won’t be because the lights go out. A once-in-a-lifetime solar eclipse will take place over Arkansas in the early afternoon, and Entergy Arkansas is encouraging customers to be prepared. The path of the eclipse across the state will cover large stretches of Interstates 30 and 40 along with miles of state highways…

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Total Eclipse of the Heartland: The Electrical Grid Is Ready

Corporate Team — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 09:04:00 +0000

After lunch on Aug. 21, you may notice it getting dark outside and wonder, “Did I set my watch wrong? Is a storm coming? Am I on the set of Independence Day III, and a giant alien spacecraft is blocking the sunlight?” Then you’ll remember: It’s the arrival of a much-anticipated solar eclipse that will be visible in nearly all of North America. And although the path of the total eclipse will be…

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