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Letter: The spirit of giving in Louisiana is going to overcome our problems (The Advocate)

In 2020, you don’t have to look far to find a reason for concern. This year has brought hardships to all of us like no other — a pandemic, social unrest over racial injustice, tropical storms, hurricanes, and fires.

Maintaining a Flexible and Effective Mutual Assistance System (EEI Electric Perspectives)

Mutual assistance, a hallmark of the electric power industry, has characterized successful responses to major incidents and disasters for decades. It draws on voluntary partnerships that allow impacted electric companies to access specialized equipment and skilled workers from unaffected companies to restore power safely and quickly. It is essential to restoration planning and is used regularly by investor-owned electric companies, public power utilities, and electric cooperatives across the nation.

Celebrating an Earth Day for the Ages

Have you read The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury? If not, I encourage you to make that part of your personal goals for 2020. The linked stories describe Earth’s attempts to inhabit Mars over a long period of time and the interactions with the unfamiliar landscape and, as importantly, with the essence of the native Martians who preceded them. In Bradbury’s inimitable way, he places the stories in an alien atmosphere only to emphasize how central and constant certain problems of human life remain, regardless of the geography.

Affordable Day Care is a Vital Business, Family Issue

An investment in our children is an investment in our economy.

Operating a Smarter Grid: Embracing New Ways to Go Unnoticed (Utilities Tech Outlook)

Entergy to deploy advanced metering in 2019, an initial step towards modernizing their grid

Rate or Absolute? What is the appropriate CO2 emissions target for an electric utility?

This question almost kept me out of the utility industry:Is it more appropriate for an electric utility to have an absolute target or a rate-based target?An absolute target is based on tons. A rate-based target is based on tons per megawatt-hour. I believe a rate-based target represents an evolution of thinking with respect to addressing climate change by recognizing an electric utility’s role in aneconomythat needs to decarbonize. But let me back up a bit….

Honored to Be the Wife of a Lineman

This letter was written by Brittney Powell in recognition of her husband’s sacrifice and work as an Entergy Texas lineman for Lineworker Appreciation Day on July 10.

Proud to Be a Lineman Family

This letter was written by Keely Newcomb in recognition of her husband’s sacrifice and work as an Entergy Texas lineman for Lineworker Appreciation Day on July 10. Jeffrey Newcomb is a lineman first class and has 20 years of experience in the industry.

DER Control with Grid Edge Analytics (T&D World Magazine)

Entergy creates new approaches to better manage the grid that involve more distributed energy resources.nnBY: S. CAT WONG, ENTERGY CORPORATION and WADE P. MALCOLM, OPEN ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.

Entergy and Community Partners Advocate for Low-Income Customers on Capitol Hill

On Feb. 28, Entergy employees and local community partners traveled to Washington, D.C. and met with congressional leaders to advocate in support of the Low Income Home ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Assistance Program.