by Associated Press Published: November 4,2010
Tags: Entergy
PORT GIBSON — Port Gibson has turned off most of its street lights to save money, and service from another city utility is in danger of being disrupted. “We don’t have a choice,” said Port Gibson Mayor Fred Reeves, who took office in 2008. “We don’t have a choice. The problem is, we just don’t [...] [...]
by Amy McCullough Published: October 21,2010
Tags: Entergy, environment, Gulf Coast, WETLAND Foundation
Source: PR Newswire NEW ORLEANS — A new study says that Gulf Coast communities could suffer more than $350 billion in economic losses over the next 20 years due to growing environmental risks. The study was released Wednesday by Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) and America’s WETLAND Foundation. Economic losses could increase up to 65 percent [...] [...]
by For the MBJ Published: October 17,2010
Tags: Entergy, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Editor, I am writing in response to your article “It’s Legal in Some States” in your October 3rd issue regarding community support by energy companies, specifically Entergy and Mississippi Power. Energy companies are regulated and limited to how much profit they can make so it isn’t as if they can base their giving back to [...] [...]
NEW ORLEANS — Power provider Entergy Corp. said Friday it expects third-quarter earnings per share to grow 13 percent from the same period last year and said it’s sticking with its previous prediction for the full year. Entergy expects to report net income of $2.61 per share for the third quarter, up from $2.32 per [...] [...]
by For the MBJ Published: July 4,2010
Tags: Entergy, Glenn L. McCullough Jr., IPP highway, Letter to Editor
Editor, In your recent article, “Entergy agrees to give up control,” writer Amy McCullough states that some officials “believe that Entergy has neglected transmission system improvements and purposefully engaged in keeping IPPs off its energy transportation highway.” What is left out of this point is that, in general, the independent power producers (IPPs) cannot [...] [...]
by Amy McCullough Published: July 4,2010
Entergy Mississippi’s residential customers will see a 7 percent increase in their summer electricity bills, due to a fuel adjustment increase passed by the Mississippi Public Service Commission last month. The average household will pay $6.49 more per month, resulting in a total average bill of $102.57. Ratepayer bill estimates are based on the assumption [...] [...]
by Amy McCullough Published: May 2,2010
Tags: Energy Conference, Entergy
Entergy’s buying decisions mean millions for ratepayers NEW ORLEANS — Entergy has gotten a lot of attention in Mississippi over the past year, much of it due to an attorney general lawsuit accusing the company of bilking rate payers by failing to provide cheapest electricity available. The conflict between the state-regulated utility and independent power [...] [...]
by Amy McCullough Published: April 29,2010
Tags: Arkansas Public Service Commission, Brandon Presley, Cleco Power, Cottonwood Energy and consultants, Entegra Power Group, Entergy, Entergy Regional State Committee, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, James Field, Kenneth Anderson Jr., Louisiana, Louisiana Public Service Commission, Mississippi, NGR Energy, Paul Suskie, Public Utility Commission of Texas, Southwest Power Pool, Suez
At the E-RSC’s second conference, regulators from Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas discussed Entergy’s power purchasing practices and transmissions system. More than 50 people attended the meeting, a number of whom represented Entergy. Others included Cleco Power, NGR Energy, Suez, Southwest Power Pool, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Entegra Power Group, Cottonwood Energy and consultants. [...] [...]
by Amy McCullough Published: April 29,2010
Tags: clean coal, energy, Entergy, Haley Barbour, Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle, Kemper County, Mississippi Power, Mississippi Public Service Commission, sierra club, Southern Company, Transport Reactor Integrated Gasification, U.S. Department of Energy
Mississippi Power Company is taking a careful look at whether to build a $2.4 billion clean coal plant in Kemper County. The Mississippi Public Service Commission voted April 29 to approve the plant – but with several conditions MPC says “seem to make it impossible” to finance or construct. Commissioners Leonard Bentz and Lynn Posey [...] [...]
Consultant: Entergy’s fuel purchasing above-board The final bill for a state audit of Entergy Mississippi’s fuel adjustment charges, conducted by outside party HORNE LLP, is $1.019 million. The project bill was quoted to be $780,000, but according to HORNE, the price was driven up because the accounting firm had trouble obtaining needed documents from the [...] [...]
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