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Author: John Norris

electric power lines against blue sky and clouds

Entergy wants to use power it creates. That led to the May blackout.

July 31, 2025 Updated July 31, 2025
Entergy is a part of MISO, a regional grid operator. But – unless it is ordered by regulators – Entergy leaders are not interested in fully participating in a competitive, cooperative grid that transmits power on a regional level. To do that, Entergy might have to rely on other utilities’ power supplies – and charge less to Entergy customers.

A Decade of Delays: Time for Consumer-Focused Transmission

July 8, 2024 Updated July 8, 2024
Although Entergy joined the regional grid to allay U.S. Department of Justice concerns about possible anticompetitive behavior, it seems to be more focused on profits than on the type of regional transmission projects that would most benefit Louisiana businesses and homeowners, says the writer, a former commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

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