Company Overview
About Entergy
Entergy Corporation is a New Orleans, Louisiana-based regulated electric utility holding company — publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: ETR) as an S&P 500 Utilities component — providing electricity generation, transmission, and distribution to approximately 3 million customers across Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas through four regulated utility subsidiaries: Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, and Entergy Texas, along with Entergy New Orleans, through approximately 13,000 employees. Entergy Louisiana broke ground in 2025 on two new combined-cycle natural gas combustion turbine plants totaling approximately 1,500 megawatts of generation capacity in Richland Parish, Louisiana — directly supporting Meta's new data center development in the region — representing one of the largest generation investments in Entergy Louisiana's recent history, with the facilities projected to save customers $650 million through 2040 through more efficient power generation displacing higher-cost units. CEO Drew Marsh leads Entergy's strategy of executing on the unprecedented data center and industrial load growth in Louisiana, where the combination of affordable land, available water for cooling, reliable power infrastructure, and the Mississippi River industrial corridor creates favorable economics for hyperscale data center siting. Entergy's nuclear fleet (Grand Gulf Nuclear Station in Mississippi, Arkansas Nuclear One, Waterford 3 in Louisiana, River Bend Station in Louisiana) provides low-carbon baseload power that supports Entergy's reliability obligations and serves data center customers' clean energy procurement preferences.
Business Model & Competitive Advantage
Entergy's regulated Gulf South utility model creates a distinct competitive positioning through its service territory's concentration of petrochemical industry, LNG export facilities, and now hyperscale data centers: Entergy Louisiana's service territory along the Mississippi River industrial corridor hosts one of the highest concentrations of large industrial electric customers in the US — refineries, chemical plants, and LNG liquefaction terminals that require large, reliable power supply contracts. The data center load growth on this existing industrial infrastructure base represents incremental investment opportunity that Entergy's state regulators (APSC, LPSC, MPSC, PUCT) support because the new generation investment saves existing residential and commercial customers money (the $650M customer savings estimate for Meta's dedicated generation reflects the scale effect of dedicated generation financing over the facility's 20-30 year life). Entergy's nuclear fleet provides the 24/7 carbon-free baseload power that data center operators increasingly require for their clean energy commitments — making Entergy's territory attractive for the same reasons Constellation Energy's nuclear-heavy service territory attracts hyperscalers.
Competitive Landscape 2025–2026
In 2025, Entergy competes in regulated electric utility service across the Gulf South against Cleco (Louisiana, private), Southwest Power Pool (SPP interconnection grid serving parts of Texas), and Duke Energy (North Carolina border operations) for regulatory approval of generation additions, industrial customer service agreements, and data center attraction. Entergy Louisiana's data center buildout (Meta dedicated generation plus growing hyperscaler interest in Louisiana's power infrastructure and tax incentives) positions it as one of the highest-growth US utility service territories — similar to Dominion Energy's Northern Virginia position, but with a lower-cost electricity base and favorable industrial land availability. The 2025 strategy focuses on executing the Meta dedicated generation project on schedule, filing for regulatory approval of additional generation investments to meet contracted and anticipated data center load growth, and managing the nuclear fleet's outage schedules to maintain baseload capacity during the construction period.
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Recent Activity
View all →When Arkansas temperatures climb, air conditioners work harder to keep homes cool and that can mean higher energy use.
Entergy Louisiana, joined by local elected officials and community leaders, celebrated the launch of a major grid resilience project in Jefferson Parish with a ceremonial ribbon cutting, marking the beginning of a $270 million investment to strengthen the parish’s electric infrastructure and enhance reliability for customers.
Entergy Arkansas recently awarded Women & Children First in Little Rock Arkansas $53,227.50 in incentives for energy efficiency projects.
As students across New Orleans returned to the classroom, Entergy New Orleans supported students and families by participating in back-to-school events in all five City Council districts.
With extreme heat impacting Arkansas, we’re taking steps to help keep our customers safe and comfortable. Disconnects are suspended through Friday, Aug. 21 and will resume beginning Monday, Aug. 24.
This summer, community partners across Entergy Mississippi’s service area are giving away fans, water and other items to help customers stay cool as the summer heats up, funded by $27,500 in Beat the Heat grants the company awarded recently to several organizations.
The Community Development Institute recently celebrated its 40th anniversary, marking four decades of transformative impact on communities nationwide. Entergy Arkansas has played a significant role in establishing the organization.
At Entergy, every employee has a designated role during a response, and whether it’s a minor disruption or a major event, each role is critical to helping us restore power as safely and as quickly as possible.
Keeping the lights on isn’t just about building new lines — it’s a nonstop, year round effort that happens behind the scenes every single day.
Entergy is proud to announce that John O. Hudson III, chief external affairs officer and president of the Entergy Charitable Foundation, has been selected as the 2026 Whitney M. Young, Jr. Service Award honoree.
Entergy New Orleans is committed to improving resiliency and reliability across the city. We are taking a proactive approach to strengthening the electric system, improving everyday reliability and helping customers recover more quickly when outages occur.
Company Timeline
Major milestones in Entergy's journey
Leadership Team
Meet the leaders behind Entergy
Andrew S. Marsh (Drew Marsh)
Drew Marsh serves as Chairman and CEO of Entergy Corporation, appointed in November 2022, succeeding Leo Denault. He leads the company's strategic direction including major investments in generation capacity to support growing data center and industrial demand across the Gulf South region.
Kimberly A. Fontan
Kimberly Fontan has served as CFO and Executive Vice President since 2022, overseeing all financial operations including investor relations, financial planning, and strategic capital allocation for Entergy's $1.7 billion capital investment program approved by MISO in 2024.
Peter S. Norgeot, Jr.
Peter Norgeot has served as EVP and COO since 2014, responsible for the operational performance of Entergy's generation, transmission, and distribution assets across four states. He oversees power plant operations including nuclear facilities and the expansion of natural gas generation capacity.
Marcus Brown
Marcus Brown serves as EVP and General Counsel, leading Entergy's legal affairs including regulatory proceedings, compliance, corporate governance, and commercial transactions. He plays a crucial role in navigating complex utility regulatory environments across four state jurisdictions.
Reginald T. Jackson
Reginald Jackson has served as SVP and Chief Accounting Officer since 2022, overseeing accounting operations, financial reporting, and compliance for this publicly traded Fortune 500 utility company.
Jason Chapman
Jason Chapman leads technology strategy and business services, overseeing IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, and digital transformation initiatives critical to modernizing grid operations and customer service platforms.
Kathryn Collins
Kathryn Collins serves as SVP and Chief Human Resources Officer, leading talent acquisition, employee development, diversity and inclusion initiatives, and organizational culture for Entergy's 12,000+ employee workforce.
John Hudson
John Hudson oversees external affairs including government relations, regulatory affairs, and community engagement. As President of the Entergy Charitable Foundation, he leads the company's philanthropic efforts supporting communities across the service territory.
Laura Landreaux
Laura Landreaux leads Entergy Arkansas, one of the company's four primary operating companies, responsible for generation, transmission, and distribution serving customers throughout Arkansas.
Phillip May
Phillip May leads Entergy Louisiana, overseeing operations including major generation expansion projects such as the new combined-cycle plants in Richland Parish supporting Meta's data center development.
Key Differentiators
Market Leader
Entergy is recognized as a market leader in the Energy & Utilities sector, demonstrating strong industry presence and customer trust.
Enterprise Scale
With $12B in revenue, Entergy operates at enterprise scale with proven market validation.
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