Entergy S Grid Resilience Navigating Outages To Unlock Long Term Value On may 25, 2025, over 100,000 entergy customers in louisiana faced periodic power outages after the midcontinent independent system operator (miso) mandated load shedding to prevent a catastrophic grid collapse. Entergy new orleans launched the most comprehensive energy grid upgrade plan the city has seen, operation gridiron. this proposed 10 year accelerated resilience plan represents a $1 billion investment that will reduce outages and improve restoration time.
Preventing Outages And Enhancing The Resilience Of The Electric Grid Recognizing the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events in the gulf south, entergy is prioritizing the strengthening of its grid infrastructure. As our coverage of the may 25 load shed event documented, transmission constraints have long plagued the gulf coast in miso south. load pockets along the coast stretching from texas across louisiana have consistently limited transmission flows. Texas lawmakers in 2023 required electric utilities to submit resiliency plans to improve grid reliability. oncor electric’s plan was the first to be approved, in november. The grant will support projects aimed to reduce outage durations, lessen storm costs and fasten recovery time following extreme weather events in port arthur, texas.
Entergy Corporation Navigating Grid Risks And Regulatory Headwinds For Texas lawmakers in 2023 required electric utilities to submit resiliency plans to improve grid reliability. oncor electric’s plan was the first to be approved, in november. The grant will support projects aimed to reduce outage durations, lessen storm costs and fasten recovery time following extreme weather events in port arthur, texas. You may recall that after hurricane ida in 2021 the council directed entergy to develop a plan to strengthen the electric grid and improve resilience in the face of increasingly frequent and intense and extreme weather and outages. The resiliency strategies and projects to protect our electrical system from destructive weather are developed to provide the best value to customers. the benefits of fewer and shorter outages are weighed against the high costs of hardening the system that customers ultimately must pay for. These efforts are designed to reduce outage durations by an estimated 1 billion minutes over 50 years and limit economic disruption during major events. while the scale of investment is significant, entergy texas is seeking federal and state support to avoid steep customer rate increases. New assets installed on our grid will meet the latest resiliency standards. entergy’s operating companies are proposing a $15 billion long term plan to help reduce restoration costs and disruption risks from major storms.
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