The upgrade to your advanced meter is the same as when we exchange any meters. Taylor earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in liberal arts and an MBA from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Entergy Corporation is a Fortune 500 integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations in the Deep South of the United States. The two men ultimately decided to merge their resources. . A member of the Fortune 500,[9] Entergy owns 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 after Exelon Corporation. Entergy Arkansas will only share your personal information in a manner that complies with our privacy policy; as detailed in that policy, we do not share personal information with third-party organizations for their commercial or marketing purposes, nor will we intentionally disclose your Personal Information to any third parties except for the limited purposes set forth in, and in compliance with, our privacy policy.Under Arkansas law, Entergy Arkansas may only provide aggregated or non-customer identifying data to third parties for purposes other than regulated utility services without customers consent. Mississippi Power and Light, Louisiana Power and Light, New Orleans Public Service and Arkansas Power and Light were deemed to be an integrated system, and were reorganized under the control of a new holding company, Middle South Utilities. Beginning in January 2018, your bill has included a small amount to recover the costs we incur in preparation for upgrading to the advanced metering infrastructure, including the meters and communication system. In May 2018, Entergy New Orleans was embroiled in a scandal surrounding its controversial proposal for a natural gas power plant in East New Orleans. The Arkansas Public Service Commission agreed with our proposal and has approved the deployment of advanced metering for all of our customers. Entergy Corporation is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. Once there, you will find: a new dashboard that provides easy access to view energy usage, bills, saving tips and more; near real-time energy views that will be updated to your online account several times over the course of the day, with displayed usage in 15-minute increments for residential electric customers and 5-minute increments for commercial electric customers; personalized efficiency tips with a list of energy efficiency suggestions tailored to your specific needs and interests. Entergy Arkansas estimates the 61 customers across the state subscribed to the company's Solar Energy Purchase Option - Option B will save $60 million over the next 18.5 years by purchasing power generated at the Stuttgart Solar Energy Center. [13] Its extensive transmission system carries approximately 30,000 megawatts of power across more than 15,700 miles (25,300km) of interconnected lines within a 114,000-square-mile (300,000km2) area. Entergy Texas has moved to the rapidly developing area of The Woodlands, which is now larger population wise than the Beaumont area. Entergy Texas operates as a wholly owned subsidiary. You can access your detailed energy usage data anytime via your online account. The new meters are "advanced" because they record usage in 15-minute increments and can communicate with us on a two way-basis via a new secure wireless communication network. Does Entergy Arkansas share my personal information with any of its vendors? We will inform you in advance when were coming to your home or business to install your meter. AMI has the answers below. In a filing with the Arkansas Public Service Commission today, Entergy Arkansas' proposed customer credit is $19.6 million more than customers saved in 2020. In April 2006, the company began moving back into its New Orleans headquarters. Melanie Taylor has been named vice president of customer service for Entergy Arkansas. Prior to the use of the current Entergy logo (shown in the summary box at the upper right of this page), each subsidiary had its own distinctive logo. Kurt Castleberry, Entergy Arkansas' director of resource planning, said in a news release that joining MISO in 2013 "was a very good decision for our customers in Arkansas, as well as customers throughout the Entergy system. Founder Harvey C. Couch used sawdust from a lumber company to bring electricity to rural Arkansas. With this tool, you can find out how much money each suggestion can save over time; and a personalized saving plan where you can optimize energy usage depending on your unique energy goals. The employees at Entergy Arkansas are engaged and constantly looking for ways to innovate and better serve our customers to power the communities where we operate.. Entergy Arkansas only shares personal information with vendors assisting it with providing regulated services, and as further described in our privacy policy. Entergy has annual revenues of $11 billion and employs more than 13,000 people. Once your meter is installed, well let you know when to access your online energy management tools accessible via your online Entergy account. Upon the renaming of the company from Middle South Utilities System to Entergy, the present logo was adopted. Entergy and Disability Community Involvement, National Institute of Standards and Technology, National Electrical Manufacturers Association. We will be providing you with new programs and services that help put more control in your hands to better manage and reduce your monthly electric usage. Our ability to identify outages more accurately, giving crews the ability to respond more quickly. In 2011, Entergy and Coulomb Technologies, an electric vehicle charging station maker, began to donate free electric vehicle charging stations at 16 sites at college campuses in the southern U.S. Its first installation was at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, and is free to use for faculty and students. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. "This new You may receive a visit on occasion from a field employee to test or maintain equipment. Installation of the meters will began in 2019 with expected completion in 2021. If youve had your advanced meter installed, log into your online Entergy account to better manage your energy usage. That city had also been home to Entergy's various corporate predecessors since 1925. Entergy Arkansas is about to roll out a new digital, advanced metering and communications system. Similarly, vendors who support Entergys IT infrastructure may have access to personal information. On February 24, 2010, the Vermont Senate voted to prevent the Vermont Public Service Board from issuing the necessary certificate that would allow for the Vermont Yankee plant [18] to have its license renewed for another 20 years. Many electronic devices, including your television, microwave, and baby monitor, use radio frequency technology. No more waiting until your bill arrives. Entergy owns and operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, including nearly 10,000 megawatts of nuclear power. [verification needed]. If you are a residential customer and do not want an advanced meter, you will have the opportunity to "opt-out" of receiving your meter upgrade. Click around the meter to discover what makes it advanced. Prior to your new meter, you will receive a notification from Entergy Arkansas letting you know when the upgrade will take place. Data security has been and always will be of utmost importance to Entergy Arkansas. It also includes part of southeastern Texas, including the Beaumont-Port Arthur-Orange and Conroe-Woodlands-Kingwood areas. Each of Middle South Utilities' subsidiaries used similar-styled logos. Entergy Gulf States Louisiana (formerly the Louisiana operations of Gulf States Utilities (GSU)) was merged into Entergy Louisiana in 2015. entergyarkansas.com@entergyarkFacebook.com/EntergyARK. The non-utility nuclear segment operates a total of nine nuclear power plants: The company's nuclear division is headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi. [verification needed] It had annual revenues of more than $11 billion in 2010 and approximately 15,000 employees. Before beginning, the installer will knock on your door so you can be prepared for any brief electric outages. The majority of homes and businesses in the United States currently have advanced meters. In this role, which she assumes immediately, the Pocahontas , Ark. Entergy operates more than 40 plants using natural gas, nuclear, coal, oil and hydroelectric power with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity to serve its 2.9 million customers in the Gulf South. The savings in our operational costs will be used to offset some of the new system costs. Entergy Arkansas estimates the 61 customers across the state subscribed to the companys Solar Energy Purchase Option Option B will save $60 million over the next 18.5 years by purchasing power generated at the Stuttgart Solar Energy Center. For more information, click through industry resources below: What should I expect once my meter is installed? Melanie brings a wealth of hands-on customer service experience and Natural State knowledge to this critically important role for Entergy Arkansas.. Advanced meters will enable Entergy Arkansas to remotely turn service on and off at your premises, making moving in and out of homes easier for our customers. A Class XIV Leadership Greater Little Rock alumna, Taylor currently serves on the boards of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, ACANSA Arts Festival and Just Communities of Arkansas. Our privacy policy can be accessed here. Please learn more by reading our privacy policy. In the 1920s, Couch set his sights on buying electric companies in other states. We believe this system will reduce some of our current meter reading and operational costs, benefits that will be delivered to you to offset some of the costs of this investment. This was done to prepare the Texas side for de-regulation under Texas law but later Entergy notified the Texas PUC it would not be splitting the Texas side off as a de-regulated operation (to do so would cost billions). EBASCO was ordered dissolved in 1949 under the provisions of the Public Utility Holding Company Act. I look forward to building on the work that Oscar began for the future progress of the company. This technology has been deemed safe by the Food and Drug Administration, Federal Communications Commission and World Health Organization. Learn how your new advanced meter will benefit you with Ami, your energy assistant. Advanced meters will provide a number of future benefits, including new online tools to help you better manage your energy usage and potentially save money on your bills, improved customer service due to the deeper level of insight into your energy usage, quicker and more accurate detection of outages, reduced costs due to the elimination of on-site meter reading, faster detection of electricity theft, and faster connection and disconnection of service.