MS economic development – Entergy

Entergy shares expertise on how data centers, energy demand are shaping future

Mississippi Team — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 12:20:20 +0000

Conversations held as part of two Washington, D.C. summits Posted:August 28, 2025 | Posted:Mississippi Team | Category:Blog post | Tags:MS customers, MS economic development, MS reliability, Mississippi The artificial intelligence revolution and the data centers needed to power it are frequent topics of interest in the media and with policymakers. During the past two years…

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Entergy Mississippi invests $33 million to enhance power reliability in Grenada County

Mississippi Team — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 17:01:13 +0000

Grenada Industrial Substation New substation supports Grenada Industrial Park growth Posted:August 18, 2025 | Posted:Mississippi Team | Category:News release | Tags:Electric grid, MS economic development, MS reliability GRENADA, Miss.– Entergy Mississippi customers in Grenada County are now being served by a more reliable transmission grid. The company recently completed a $33…

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AWS: Good for Mississippi, great for Entergy customers

Haley Fisackerly — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 18:58:22 +0000

Posted:August 14, 2025 | Posted:Haley Fisackerly | Category:Blog post | Tags:Customers, Economic development, MS economic development, MS reliability, Reliability Entergy is excited that the AWS deal – the largest economic development win in Mississippi history and one of the largest such projects in the entire country in 2024 – landed in our service area. That January, one of the world’s…

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Entergy Mississippi names 2025 economic development grant winners

Entergy Team — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 20:10:33 +0000

JACKSON, Miss. – Nine communities in Entergy Mississippi’s service area will receive the company’s annual economic development grant to help boost business growth in their communities. The grants are awarded through the Excellerator Competitive Communities program, which helps communities within Entergy’s service area expand and attract new businesses and jobs. This year, the program is awarding…

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Entergy named a top utility in economic development for 17th consecutive year

Mississippi Team — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 20:59:13 +0000

For the 17th year in a row, Site Selection magazine has recognized ��ϳԹ�� as a top utility for driving economic growth in the communities we serve. The company’s four-state service area of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas includes some of the largest and most energy-intensive industries in the United States. In 2023, Entergy Mississippi helped secure $171 million in…

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2024: A historic year in review

Candace Coleman — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 20:54:48 +0000

It’s been a remarkable year for Entergy Mississippi and its customers. As it comes to a close, we’re looking at the top stories that shaped our 2024. From a major customer to a groundbreaking, and multiple community contributions – our year was packed with historic efforts. Here’s a list of the most viewed stories in our newsroom this year: #1 The most viewed story in our newsroom this year…

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Entergy Mississippi to build first new power station in 50 years

Entergy Team — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 03:38:00 +0000

GREENVILLE, Miss. – For the first time in 50 years, Entergy Mississippi is building a new natural gas power station, which will ensure customers continue to have modern, reliable energy well into the future. The advanced facility will be the first combined-cycle combustion turbine power station the company has built from the ground up. “As our customers’ needs and environmental factors evolve…

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Entergy Mississippi’s annual economic development grants awarded to five communities

Entergy Team — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 03:47:00 +0000

JACKSON, Miss. – Five communities in Entergy Mississippi’s service area will receive the company’s annual economic development grant to help boost business growth in their communities. The grants are awarded through the Excellerator Competitive Communities program, which helps communities within Entergy’s service area expand and attract new businesses and jobs. This year, the program is awarding…

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Mississippi leads the Southeastern region into new economic era

Mississippi Team — Fri, 31 May 2024 01:53:00 +0000

An electrifying spirit filled the air at the Madison County Mega Site on May 20. After years of preparation and collaboration with Entergy Mississippi, and local and state leadership, Amazon Web Services officially broke ground on the single largest capital investment in state history. The $10 billion planned investment, which was announced in January, brings two data center complexes to the…

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$37M substation enhances reliability in northwest Mississippi

Entergy Team — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 04:32:00 +0000

JACKSON, Miss.– Entergy Mississippi has completed construction of a new distribution substation in the Snowden Grove Park community, near Tchulahoma Road in Southaven. The substation is a part of a $37 million project, which included constructing nearly two miles of new transmission lines, 12 miles of new and rebuilt distribution lines, and 74 new composite poles.

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