MS low-income – Entergy

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 donates $650K to help vulnerable customers save money this summer

Entergy Team — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 04:16:00 +0000

JACKSON, Miss. – This summer, Entergy Mississippi provided $650,000 through its Beat the Heat program focused on helping its low-income customers and communities stay cool and pay their bills throughout the summer. Customers received bill payment assistance, fans, energy efficiency kits, home weatherization and invaluable support from local community partners. “We are dedicated to supporting…

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Entergy Mississippi helps customers keep cool and save money this summer

Entergy Team — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 01:21:00 +0000

JACKSON, Miss. – Extreme heat can increase electricity use and costs, and the past two summers have brought record-level temperatures to our service area and high electricity usage by our customers. Entergy Mississippi is committed to helping our customers stay cool and save money this summer with bill management tools, customer assistance events and programs. Entergy’s newly launched online…

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Entergy employees give $20K grant, $8K in school supplies; paint, plant and clean adopted school

Entergy Team — Sat, 27 Jul 2024 04:32:00 +0000

JACKSON, Miss. – It was all hands on deck as Entergy Nuclear team members painted, planted and power washed at their adopted school, North Jackson Elementary, during Jackson Public School District’s annual ‘Beautification Day’. In addition to deep-cleaning sidewalks, planting flowers and performing general clean-up, volunteers donated and distributed more than $8,000 in school supplies and…

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More than 400 customers access tools and resources to beat the heat

Caron Blanton — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 04:15:00 +0000

More than 400 Entergy Mississippi customers from the Cleveland and Greenville areas got out of the heat to learn how to beat the heat at the Bolivar County Expo Center in Cleveland earlier this month. Entergy partnered with local community advocate organization Boss Lady Economic Planning Development, led by Pam Chatman, to hold the half-day event. The customer engagement event showcased a variety…

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Entergy Mississippi commits $425K in bill assistance

Entergy Team — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 01:16:00 +0000

JACKSON, Miss. – Entergy Mississippi has committed $425,654 to provide bill assistance and income-based programs to older adults and customers with disabilities. The power company announced the contribution at a recent Mississippi Braves game. The bill assistance, which includes contributions from employees, customers and shareholders, is distributed through Entergy’s The Power to Care program…

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Golfers tee up $128K in emergency bill help funding for customers

Leyla Goodsell — Mon, 20 May 2024 19:00:00 +0000

A full field of 35 foursomes hit the links on April 22 to help provide emergency bill help for Entergy Mississippi’s most vulnerable customers. With a few donations arriving just before tee time, the four-man scramble raised $128,000, setting a high bar for Entergy Mississippi’s inaugural The Power to Care golf tournament and surpassing fundraising records for similar tournaments held in other…

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Reflecting on 100 years in business, Entergy Mississippi is planning for another successful century

Admin — Fri, 22 Dec 2023 02:00:00 +0000

One of the oldest power generation companies in America, Entergy Mississippi, is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2023. The organization began as The Mississippi Power & Light Company in 1923, with a handful of municipal electric systems. Today, it serves over 450,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers in 45 of Mississippi’s 82 counties. The organization is passionate about…

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2023: The centennial in review

Candace Coleman — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 19:59:00 +0000

As we put a bow on 2023 and start building 2024, we’re looking at the top stories that shaped Entergy Mississippi’s centennial year. From an Entergy first, to a rate drop, and multiple community contributions – our year was packed with stories of impactful efforts across our 45-county service area. We’ve compiled the top stories shared in our newsroom this year. But first – do you want to take…

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Helping low-income customers is a cornerstone of Entergy Mississippi’s community outreach

Mississippi Team — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 19:12:00 +0000

“Making electricity affordable to everyone in this country is only one small part of the overall problems facing people with low income, but it will be difficult to satisfactorily address without creating the overall climate of goodwill.” Those words were spoken by the late Wayne Leonard during Entergy’s inaugural Low-Income Summit in New Orleans in 1999. Earlier that year…

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