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Insights > People power
Keeping the lights on for more than a century
05/11/2023

As Entergy Arkansas celebrates its 110th anniversary this year, lineworkers paused to reflect on the history of restoring power to customers throughout the state and beyond.

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About 200 customers will be impacted from 4 to noon both days
Insights > Tips and tools
Entergy Arkansas Planned Outage Schedule for Wheatley Area July 26 & 27
07/23/2021

Entergy Arkansas will be performing work on distribution lines as well as other equipment in an area around the town of Wheatley on Monday and Tuesday, July 26 and 27 that will require an outage from 4 a.m. to noon both days.

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Like Searcy Solar, shown here, West Memphis Solar will produce utility-scale electricity from sunshine..
Like Searcy Solar, shown here, West Memphis Solar will produce utility-scale electricity from sunshine..
Insights > Our future
Proposed West Memphis Facility to be Company's Largest Solar Project, So Far
06/11/2021

As part of its commitment to provide more renewable resources, Entergy Arkansas plans to add a large-scale solar farm of 180 megawatts on 1,600 acres near West Memphis in 2023.

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Panel by photovoltaic panel, Searcy Solar is coming together.
Panel by photovoltaic panel, Searcy Solar is coming together.
Insights > Our future
Searcy Solar Set to Begin Turning Sunshine into Electricity in December
06/11/2021

Construction of the Searcy Solar power generating plant is about halfway complete. When the facility goes online by the end of this year, it will have a capacity of 100 megawatts of emission-free power.

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Panel by panel, Searcy Solar is preparing to bask in the sunshine.
Panel by panel, Searcy Solar is preparing to bask in the sunshine.
Insights > Our future
Searcy Solar Set to Begin Turning Sunshine into Electricity in December
05/12/2021

Construction of the Searcy Solar power generating plant is about 42% complete. When the facility goes online by the end of this year, 100 megawatts of emission-free power will begin flowing from the plant’s more than 350,000 solar panels onto the Entergy Arkansas electric grid.

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TRANSMISSION LINES BETWEEN MABELVALE, BRYANT AND SOUTH BRYANT
TRANSMISSION LINES BETWEEN MABELVALE, BRYANT AND SOUTH BRYANT
Insights > Our future
Transmission Upgrades Keep Power Flowing Throughout Arkansas
08/20/2020

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Let's start with snakes.
Insights > Storms
Cows, Snakes, Birds, Bats, Beavers, Raccoons; It’s a Jungle Out There for Power Reliability
06/29/2020

Power outages have many causes. Among them are falling trees, high winds, ice, equipment failure, cars running into poles and animals. Today we're going to talk about animals.

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Of all the animals that cause us problems, squirrels are the No. 1 troublemaker.
Of all the animals that cause us problems, squirrels are the No. 1 troublemaker.
Insights > Our future
Cows, Snakes, Birds, Bats, Beavers, ‘Coons; It’s a Jungle Out There for Power Reliability
04/17/2019

Power outages have many causes. Among them are falling trees, high winds, ice, equipment failure, cars running into poles and animals. Today we’re going to talk about animals because, yes, we track these things.

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Tree trimming keeps the lights on.
Insights > Storms
How and Why We Trim Trees in Arkansas
02/01/2019

Trimming trees is essential to protecting the reliability of the electrical system. Here's a brief explanation of the scope of this responsibility and our strategy for protecting the system.

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