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| * The ''Non-Utility Nuclear'' segment operates a total of ten ] in ] (] and ]), ] (]), ] (]), ] (]), ] (]), Louisiana (] and ]), and Mississippi (]). Entergy Nuclear also provides support services for the ] through 2014. Entergy is the second largest nuclear power generator in the ] after ]. | * The ''Non-Utility Nuclear'' segment operates a total of ten ] in ] (] and ]), ] (]), ] (]), ] (]), ] (]), Louisiana (] and ]), and Mississippi (]). Entergy Nuclear also provides support services for the ] through 2014. Entergy is the second largest nuclear power generator in the ] after ]. | ||
| On September 22, 2005 it was announced that a new reactor would be built at the Grand Gulf site (see ]). The company also announced that it plans to obtain a license for a new reactor at its River Bend site, although the company has not decided whether to build it. The company's nuclear division is headquartered in ], Mississippi. | |||
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Entergy Corporation NYSE: ETR is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power productions and retail distribution operations. Entergy owns and operates and operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, and it is the second-largest nuclear generator in the United States. Entergy delivers electricity to 2.6 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. Entergy has annual revenues of more than $10 billion and approximately 14,500 employees(2006 Annual Report). Corporate headquarters is located in New Orleans, LA.
Entergy has three main operating segments:
- The U.S. Utility segment provides retail electricity services to approximately 2.6 million customers in Arkansas,Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.
- The Non-Utility Nuclear segment operates a total of ten nuclear power plants in New York (Indian Point Energy Center and FitzPatrick), Massachusetts (Pilgrim), Vermont (Vermont Yankee), Michigan (Palisades Nuclear Station), Arkansas (Arkansas Nuclear One), Louisiana (River Bend and Waterford), and Mississippi (Grand Gulf). Entergy Nuclear also provides support services for the Cooper Nuclear Station through 2014. Entergy is the second largest nuclear power generator in the United States after Exelon Corporation.
History
For complete company history, please visit the Entergy Corp. website by clicking on the link below.
Entergy Companies
To find out more about Entergy's companies, please visit Entergy's company Web sites by clicking on the links below.
- Entergy Arkansas
- Entergy New Orleans
- Entergy Louisiana
- Entergy Mississippi
- Entergy Texas
- Entergy Nuclear
Operations
Entergy serves 2.7 million utility customers across four states- Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Entergy operates over 40 plants using natural, nuclear, coal, oil and hydroelectric power with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity.
Entergy's extensive transmission system carries approximately 23,000 megawatts of power across more than 15,500 miles of interconnected lines within a 112,000 square-mile area.