Entergy Corporation history, company profile (overview) and history video
Entergy Corporation is an integrated energy company headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
HISTORY
Entergy’s history began in 1913 when Harvey Couch, president of Arkansas Power Company, and H.H. Foster, president of Arkansas Land and Lumber, shook hands on a deal to use Foster’s sawdust as fuel to generate power.
In 1989, the company changed its name to Entergy Corporation. The name Entergy is a composite of the words “enterprise,” “energy” and “synergy”.
In 1993, Entergy merged with Gulf States Utilities Company, adding River Bend Station as its fourth nuclear site.
OPERATIONS
- Power generation;
- Transmission;
- Nuclear generation;
- Renewable energy;
- Hydroelectric operations;
- Suppliers;
- Energy management organization;
- System planning and requests for proposals.
SUBSIDIARIES
- Entergy Arkansas, LLC;
- Entergy Louisiana, LLC;
- Entergy Mississippi, LLC;
- Entergy New Orleans, LLC;
- Entergy Texas, Inc.;
- Entergy Nuclear.
With more than 12,000 employees, Entergy Corporation is considered one of the Largest Public Companies in the World, according to Forbes.
*Information from Forbes.com, Wikipedia.org, and www.entergynewsroom.com.
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