Entergy Begins 3rd Project to Keep Dayton’s Power Reliable

From Entergy:

December 22, 2014 For Immediate Release Contact: Ron Fletcher Entergy rfletch@entergy.com (409) 982-5810
Entergy Begins 3rd Project to Keep Dayton’s Power Reliable
Motorists Urged to Drive Cautiously in Work Areas Dayton, Texas – Entergy Texas, Inc. has completed two service reliability projects here and yet another is beginning. The latest project is set to begin Monday, Dec. 22, and will involve trimming vegetation away from a 42-mile-long power line that serves some 2,150 customers in the Dayton area. The boundaries within which the work will take place are roughly Highway 90 to the south, West Woodland Hills Drive to the north, Highway 321 to the west and Dayton’s Main Street to the east. Texas, Inc. The power line is served by the Dayton Substation at 511 Highway 146 South. Work is expected to last about four months, ending by April. “Vegetation grows very quickly and densely in Southeast Texas so it’s essential to keep it trimmed away from power lines to help ensure a safe, reliable supply of power for customers,: said Ron Fletcher, customer service representative for the area. Fletcher added that drivers should be alert and drive cautiously when approaching work areas. Entergy Texas, Inc. provides electricity to more than 426,000 customers in 27 counties. It is a subsidiary of Entergy Corporation. Entergy is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. Entergy owns and operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, including more than 10,000 megawatts of nuclear power, making it one of the nation’s leading nuclear generators. Entergy delivers electricity to 2.8 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.