About Entergy Texas, Inc.

Providing clean, reliable and affordable power to Southeast Texas.

At a Glance 1,175 employees 1,214 retirees 27 counties / 15,320 square miles Approximately 413,000 customers* $98 million annual payroll Headquartered in Beaumont, Texas Hardware 344,360 utility distribution poles. 12,871 miles of distribution lines. 2,500 miles of transmission lines. 338 substations.

Community 

2009 and 2010 donations and grants:

• Donated more than $1,253,350 in 377 grants to charitable, nonprofit organizations.
• Donated more than $20,500 in grants for 1,640 Entergy employee volunteer hours.
• Donated $420,936 to United Way in 2009, with $210,468 of that matching dollars from the company.

Economic Development

• 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

• 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.

*As of 12/31/11