LA transmission – Entergy

Specialized Entergy crews power Louisiana communities through historic summer

Phoebe James — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 20:33:00 +0000

Specialized Entergy crews called “barehand crews” have helped keep the lights on for Louisiana residents and businesses throughout a historically hot summer by safely performing work on energized power lines. According to the National Weather Service, Louisiana has experienced drought conditions and nine consecutive days of triple-digit temperatures. But this has not stopped the barehand crews…

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Entergy begins major transmission project in southwest Louisiana

Entergy Team — Thu, 01 Sep 2022 02:25:00 +0000

LAKE CHARLES, La. – Entergy Louisiana recently began construction of an approximately $100 million transmission project that aims to build resilience and increase the reliability of its electric grid in southwest Louisiana. The project will also increase capacity to help attract new economic development projects in southwest Louisiana and benefit existing residential…

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Entergy Mississippi to Break Ground on Substation Expansion

Entergy Team — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 07:54:00 +0000

JACKSON, Mississippi – Entergy Mississippi will soon begin construction on a $14-million project aimed at improving reliability and modernizing transmission and substation infrastructure that serves customers in southwest Mississippi. Crews will be working to expand the Franklin 500 kV Substation which will reside on existing land owned by the company in Franklin County, Mississippi.

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Entergy Responds to an Unprecedented Storm Season (EEI Electric Perspectives)

David Lewis — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000

Entergy and our customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas are no strangers to severe weather. We thought we had faced it all—from ice storms and tornadoes to unnamed tropical disturbances and 2005’s mighty Hurricane Katrina. Then came the historic 2020 Atlantic hurricane season and Hurricane Laura, the strongest storm to hit Louisiana since 1856. Laura left an unprecedented path…

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Transmission vs. Distribution: What Makes Them Different?

Julia Wise — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 03:27:00 +0000

As crews work to restore power in Southwest Louisiana, customers may see new distribution poles but remain without power. While the distribution system was heavily impacted by Hurricane Laura, we also had significant damage to our transmission system. This system consists of lines carrying high-voltage electricity quickly and efficiently over long distances and are often seen along highways…

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Entergy’s Pilot Drone Program Aims to Meet Reliability Needs of the System

Julia Wise — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 05:01:00 +0000

Unmanned aircraft systems, often referred to as drones, are Entergy’s latest technology aimed to meet the reliability needs of our transmission system. The UAS pilot program In search of innovative solutions for inspections and patrols, Entergy’s transmission group developed a UAS pilot program to test the technology. “After benchmarking utility peers and input from the Electric Power…

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Entergy Louisiana Completes Lake Charles Transmission Project

Entergy Team — Wed, 26 Sep 2018 02:58:00 +0000

Continued enhancements designed to storm harden and improve resiliency BATON ROUGE, La. – Entergy Louisiana customers are being served by a stronger, more resilient electric grid following the completion of major transmission projects, including one of the largest in the company’s history. The Lake Charles Transmission Project represents one of the largest single transmission projects in…

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Hover, Zoom and Click: Camera Technology Sharpens Focus for Entergy Line Inspections

Corporate Team — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 23:56:00 +0000

From the day the first pole was planted to hold an electric line, service reliability has depended on the safe prevention and correction of equipment problems. But considering the size of today’s grid, that task is no small feat. Entergy’s transmission system includes 15,700 circuit miles of transmission line and 1,500 substations. This infrastructure spreads over mountain ranges…

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Entergy Louisiana, Cleco Team Up to Strengthen Reliability in Southeast Louisiana

Entergy Team — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 12:00:00 +0000

Media Contacts Entergy Louisiana: Michael Burns 504-576-4132 mburns@entergy.com Cleco: Jennifer Cahill 318-484-7411 jennifer.cahill@cleco.com Companies to build new storm-hardened 230 kV transmission line HOUMA, La. – Construction is underway on a joint effort by Entergy Louisiana and Cleco to construct a new storm-hardened transmission line that will strengthen…

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Wired for growth!

Entergy Team — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 06:00:00 +0000

Entergy kicks off construction of Lake Charles Transmission Project BATON ROUGE, La. – Entergy officials joined with business and community leaders and elected officials at the Nelson Power Station in Westlake today to “cut the wire” on one of the largest single transmission projects in Entergy’s history. The wire-cutting ceremony officially launched construction of Entergy Louisiana LLC’s…

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