About Entergy Texas, Inc.
Providing clean, reliable and affordable power to Southeast Texas.
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At a Glance
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1,175 employees
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1,214 retirees
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27 counties / 15,320 square miles
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More than 400,000 customers*
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$98 million annual payroll
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Headquartered in Beaumont, Texas
Hardware
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344,360 utility distribution poles.
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12,871 miles of distribution lines.
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2,500 miles of transmission lines.
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338 substations.
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Community
2009 and 2010 donations and grants:
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Donated more than $1,253,350 in 377 grants to charitable, nonprofit
organizations.
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Donated more than $20,500 in grants for 1,640 Entergy employee volunteer hours.
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Donated $420,936 to United Way in 2009, with $210,468 of that matching dollars
from the company.
Economic Development
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Entergy’s economic development efforts in 2010 contributed about $1.3 million
(including human resource support) toward business recruiting and community
development in southeast Texas. Since 2006, those projects have helped bring
nearly 12,000 jobs to the Southeast Texas area.
History
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The company traces its roots to Gulf States Utilities, which merged with New
Orleans-based Entergy Corp. in 1994. Following the merger, the company’s
operations in Texas became known as Entergy Texas.
*The customer numbers break down this way as of 12/31/10:
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Residential 356,999
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Commercial 44,080
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Industrial 4,815
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Governmental 2,213
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