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Released February 19, 2025 | SUGAR LAND
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Higher retail sales, due partly to weather impacts, bolstered Entergy Corporation's (NYSE:ETR) (New Orleans, Louisiana) bottom line throughout 2024. Going forward, the utility will be supported by the Midcontinent Independent System Operator's (MISO) Transmission Expansion Plan (MTEP), passed in December, which includes approvals for $1.7 billion of Entergy's capital-spending projects. Industrial Info is tracking more than $20 billion worth of active and proposed projects from Entergy, about $4 billion of which are grassroot projects with a 70% or higher likelihood of beginning construction as planned, according to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Project Database.
Click on the image at right for a graph detailing Entergy's active and proposed projects, by type.
Entergy's service area covers Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. The bulk of the company's power-generation investment can be attributed to just a handful of projects, two of which are found in Southeast Texas: the $2 billion Orange County Advanced Power Station, a combined-cycle plant fueled by a combination of natural gas and hydrogen, and the proposed Lone Star Power Station in Cleveland, about 45 miles northeast of Houston, which has a similar composition. The Lone Star facility eventually could be fully fueled by hydrogen, depending on future upgrades.
The Orange County and Lone Star facilities are expected to generate 1,243 and 453 MW, respectively. Both are part of Entergy's Southeast Texas Energy Plan, also known as "STEP Ahead," which is designed to address an expected surge in power demand. Entergy aims to have an additional 1,600 megawatts (MW) of capacity in the area by 2028, which the company says amounts to about 40% of its current generation capacity. Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Power Project Database can read detailed reports on the Orange County and Lone Star projects.
A similar project that could begin construction later this year is Entergy's $1.2 billion Delta Blues Advanced Power Station in Greenville, Mississippi, a combined-cycle facility that is designed to generate 754 MW from 70% natural gas and 30% hydrogen; future upgrades could make the plant capable of producing fully from hydrogen. The company broke ground on the station in November, and it could be completed as early as fourth-quarter 2027. Subscribers can learn more from a detailed project report.
Last month, the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) unanimously approved Phase I of Entergy's Texas Future Ready Resiliency Plan, which includes $137 million in strategic projects to strengthen the Southeast Texas power grid, reduce storm-related outages, and cover any restoration costs following weather-related damage. "Over the next 50 years, these improvements are projected to reduce outage times by an estimated 1 billion minutes, significantly cutting the time families and businesses spend in the dark after severe weather events," Entergy said in a press release.
Among Entergy's transmission and distribution (T&D) projects in Southeast Texas is a $56 million line from Porter to New Caney, which will run 10 miles and connect the new, $36 million Millbend Substation in Porter to an existing substation in New Caney. Both projects are set to wrap up later this year. Subscribers can read detailed project reports on the power line and substation.
Other proposed T&D improvements in the area include the $43.4 million Sandling Substation in Port Arthur, a gas-insulated facility designed to support load stability in the area and to bolster any future transmission-line development. The project kicked off in the summer of 2024 and is expected to be completed toward the middle of next year. Subscribers can learn more from a detailed project report.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Project and Plant databases can click here for a full list of detailed reports for projects mentioned in this article, and click here for a full list of related plant profiles.
Subscribers can click here for a full list of detailed reports for active and proposed projects from Entergy.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) platform helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking more than 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
Click on the image at right for a graph detailing Entergy's active and proposed projects, by type.Entergy's service area covers Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. The bulk of the company's power-generation investment can be attributed to just a handful of projects, two of which are found in Southeast Texas: the $2 billion Orange County Advanced Power Station, a combined-cycle plant fueled by a combination of natural gas and hydrogen, and the proposed Lone Star Power Station in Cleveland, about 45 miles northeast of Houston, which has a similar composition. The Lone Star facility eventually could be fully fueled by hydrogen, depending on future upgrades.
The Orange County and Lone Star facilities are expected to generate 1,243 and 453 MW, respectively. Both are part of Entergy's Southeast Texas Energy Plan, also known as "STEP Ahead," which is designed to address an expected surge in power demand. Entergy aims to have an additional 1,600 megawatts (MW) of capacity in the area by 2028, which the company says amounts to about 40% of its current generation capacity. Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Power Project Database can read detailed reports on the Orange County and Lone Star projects.
A similar project that could begin construction later this year is Entergy's $1.2 billion Delta Blues Advanced Power Station in Greenville, Mississippi, a combined-cycle facility that is designed to generate 754 MW from 70% natural gas and 30% hydrogen; future upgrades could make the plant capable of producing fully from hydrogen. The company broke ground on the station in November, and it could be completed as early as fourth-quarter 2027. Subscribers can learn more from a detailed project report.
Last month, the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) unanimously approved Phase I of Entergy's Texas Future Ready Resiliency Plan, which includes $137 million in strategic projects to strengthen the Southeast Texas power grid, reduce storm-related outages, and cover any restoration costs following weather-related damage. "Over the next 50 years, these improvements are projected to reduce outage times by an estimated 1 billion minutes, significantly cutting the time families and businesses spend in the dark after severe weather events," Entergy said in a press release.
Among Entergy's transmission and distribution (T&D) projects in Southeast Texas is a $56 million line from Porter to New Caney, which will run 10 miles and connect the new, $36 million Millbend Substation in Porter to an existing substation in New Caney. Both projects are set to wrap up later this year. Subscribers can read detailed project reports on the power line and substation.
Other proposed T&D improvements in the area include the $43.4 million Sandling Substation in Port Arthur, a gas-insulated facility designed to support load stability in the area and to bolster any future transmission-line development. The project kicked off in the summer of 2024 and is expected to be completed toward the middle of next year. Subscribers can learn more from a detailed project report.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Project and Plant databases can click here for a full list of detailed reports for projects mentioned in this article, and click here for a full list of related plant profiles.
Subscribers can click here for a full list of detailed reports for active and proposed projects from Entergy.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) platform helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking more than 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
