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NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- By late Monday morning Entergy crews have restored power to 82 percent of Louisiana customers who lost electricity when Hurricane Isaac made landfall Aug. 29. Since 6 p.m. Sunday, Entergy crews were able restore power to an additional 25,000 customers. As of 11 a.m. Monday, Entergy's storm has now restored power to approximately 580,000 of the 704,000 Louisiana customers who lost power when Isaac made its slow trek across Louisiana....
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Entergy crews restored power to approximately 114,000 more Louisiana customers Sunday. Overall, as of 9 p.m. Sunday 554,000 customers in Louisiana have had their power restored since Hurricane Isaac left 704,000 homes and businesses without electricity. Approximately 150,000 customers remained without power as of 9 p.m. Sunday. The combination of Isaac's slow speed, strong winds and heavy rain caused extensive damage to power grids...
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Entergy crews restored power to 77,000 more Louisiana customers since 6 p.m. Saturday. Overall, 439,000 customers in Louisiana have had their power restored since Isaac left 704,000 customers without electricity. As of 6 a.m. this morning, approximately 265,000 customers were without power across the state. Isaac caused extensive damage to power grid. Although totals may change once restoration is complete, preliminary damage estimates...
KILLONA, La., Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Entergy officials today made the conservative decision to bring the Waterford 3 Steam Electric Station offline in advance of Hurricane Isaac's landfall. The plant began powering down at roughly 3 p.m. Tuesday afternoon and is now offline. Both Waterford 3 in Killona, La. and River Bend Station, near St. Francisville, La. have sequestered roughly 100 core employees each, not including security staff. Other employees have been released...
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Entergy is working to amass a workforce of more than 4,000 company and contract workers to help restore power as it prepares for the impacts of Hurricane Isaac and the probability that the storm could affect all or significant parts of Entergy's service territory. Some contract crews have already arrived. Entergy has core teams stationed around south Louisiana to respond to power outages and emergencies as long as it is safe to do so....
NOVI, Mich., July 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Highlights Operating earnings for the second quarter of $1.05 per diluted common share; reported earnings for the second quarter of $0.81 per diluted common share Operating earnings for the six months ended June 30, 2012 of $1.98 per diluted common share; reported earnings for the six months ended June 30, 2012 of $1.70 per diluted common share Capital investments of $429.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 2012 operating...
NEW ORLEANS, July 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) today reported second quarter 2012 as-reported earnings of $365.0 million, or $2.06 per share, compared with $315.6 million, or $1.76 per share, for second quarter 2011. On an operational basis, Entergy's second quarter 2012 earnings were $374.6 million, or $2.11 per share, compared with $315.6 million, or $1.76 per share, in second quarter 2011. Consolidated Earnings - Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP...
NEW ORLEANS, July 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) has declared a quarterly dividend of 83 cents per common share. The payment date is Sept. 4, 2012, to stockholders of record on Aug. 9, 2012. Entergy Corporation is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. Entergy owns and operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity,...
NEW ORLEANS, July 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jim Sinclair has been named manager of communications for Entergy Corporation's nuclear power plants in Vermont and Massachusetts. Sinclair will lead the nuclear communications function for Entergy's Vermont Yankee Station in Vernon, Vt., and Pilgrim Power Station in Plymouth, Mass. He will join the company effective Aug. 6, reporting to Terry Young, vice president, nuclear communications. "We are pleased to welcome Jim back to the...
NEW ORLEANS, July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) today indicated that it expects second quarter 2012 as-reported earnings of approximately $2.05 per share and operational earnings of approximately $2.10 per share. Results for second quarter 2011 were $1.76 per share on both an as-reported basis and an operational basis. Entergy also affirmed previously issued operational earnings guidance for 2012. As-reported results are prepared in accordance with...
