entergy arkansas is hosting a virtual open house regarding the proposed walnut bend solar project now through friday for residents in brinkley, marianna, forrest city, wheatley and surrounding communities in lee county, along with other interested parties, to review and receive information.
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entergy arkansas, llc announced today that on oct. 14, 2020, it will redeem all $200,000,000 principal amount of its outstanding first mortgage bonds, 4.90% series due december 1, 2052 and $125,000,000 principal amount of its outstanding first mortgage bonds, 4.75% series due june 1, 2063, at the redemption price of 100% of the principal amount of the 2052 bonds and 100% of the principal amount of the 2063 bonds, plus accrued interest thereon to but excluding the redemption date.
forbes.com recently named entergy arkansas as “best company in the state,” based on responses from a third-party survey of employees at businesses across the state.
unplugged is no way to run an entertainment series. to support the arts scene in newport, entergy arkansas has contributed $1,000 to power the lights at monster nights.
nearly 48,000 customers lost power due to hurricane laura, as trees toppled onto power lines and heavy winds caused damage to power poles and electrical equipment. more than half were restored by friday afternoon, and the company expects 98% of customers who can take power will be restored by sunday evening.
members of entergy’s storm team are assessing damages and restoring power where it is safe to do so after hurricane laura made landfall thursday near cameron as a catastrophic category 4 hurricane, causing widespread damage to entergy’s electrical system and knocking out power to customers across louisiana and east texas.
forecasts indicate laura will impact southern arkansas thursday at noon and further into the state later in the day, causing power outages from tropical storm-force winds, tornadoes, additional thunderstorms, heavy rain and flash flooding, which could lead to days-long outages.
since entergy launched its program two years ago, 925 entergy arkansas customers and 3,700 customers across the company’s four-state utility service area have received free trees to plant at home.
panels generating 100 megawatts of power to cover 900 acres.