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2024: A historic year in review
12/12/2024
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 happened at the top of the year with the announcement of the single largest capital investment in Mississippi history. The $10 billion investment by Amazon Web Services, Inc., will bring new jobs and economic development opportunities to the state. It will also support long-term power reliability and affordability for all Entergy Mississippi customers.
#2
In November, the company broke ground on the Delta Blues Advanced Power Station and celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Gerald Andrus Steam Electric Station. All in Greenville, the Delta Blues Advanced Power Station will replace Gerald Andrus with more clean and efficient generation – ensuring customers continue to have modern, reliable energy well into the future.
#3
Just in time for the summer heatwave, the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved Entergy Mississippi’s plan to decrease energy rates and help keep bills stable for customers. Entergy Mississippi’s residential rates continue to be among the lowest in the nation and have grown more slowly than the cost of other goods since 2005.
#4
Ahead of Hurricane Francine’s landfall in Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi readied crews and contractors for response, and encouraged customers to get prepared for the peak of hurricane season. Crews worked as quickly and safely as possible to restore power to more than 11,000 customers who lost power after the storm moved through the state.
#5
This year, Entergy Mississippi committed $425,654 to provide bill assistance and income-based programs to older adults and customers with disabilities. The company announced the contribution at one of the final games played by the Mississippi Braves baseball team in Pearl. The bill assistance, which includes contributions from employees, customers and shareholders, is distributed through Entergy’s The Power to Care program, with the help of The Salvation Army.
#6
Five communities in Entergy Mississippi’s service area received 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.
#7
In March, Entergy Mississippi announced the completion 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 enhances reliability for the existing transmission and distribution systems by providing capacity for future residential, commercial and industrial growth in DeSoto County.
#8
In October, the Entergy Charitable Foundation announced a $2 million grant to Jackson State University to help fund the creation of the Critical Power Grid Network Security Lab. This advanced initiative between Jackson State and Entergy will create an innovation hub to help train a highly skilled cybersecurity workforce to meet the growing needs of nuclear, electric and natural gas companies, and electrical cooperatives. It’s the largest contribution the company has made to any school in the state.
#9
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. Customers received bill payment assistance, fans, energy efficiency kits, home weatherization and invaluable support from local community partners.
#10
Providing customers with power they can depend on, at a price they can afford is a longstanding mission of Entergy Mississippi. Data from earlier this year showed the efforts the company has put forth to maintain reliability and affordability have yielded great results – allowing more investment in infrastructure and better performance.
