STEP Ahead:

Entergy Texas’ Southeast Texas Energy Plan

40% in four years: Meeting the growing energy demand in Southeast Texas

Entergy Texas expects energy demand across our residential, commercial and industrial customer base to increase over the next few years. This growth in energy consumption requires the Entergy Texas power grid to have an additional 1,600 megawatts of generation capacity by 2028, which is approximately 40% of our current generation capacity.

Entergy Texas developed the Southeast Texas Energy Plan, also known as STEP Ahead, to meet the region’s power needs and spur economic growth. The six-step plan also aims to develop more reliable, affordable and sustainable power so Texas can remain a premier destination for families and businesses.

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The STEPS

Step 1: Keep rates affordable for all of our customers

Our priority is to maintain affordable electricity rates for Southeast Texas residents.

Step 2: Build more power generation immediately

We’re working faster to produce more electricity for our growing communities.

Step 3: Ensure sufficient 24/7 dispatchable power

Two advanced natural gas power plants will help provide more reliable and sustainable energy.

Step 4: Utilize an “all-of-the-above” generation plan

Different types of energy can help protect our customers and boost economic development.

Step 5: Route power to where it’s needed

New or upgraded transmission lines will help move power to rapidly growing areas.

Step 6: Protect the power grid from extreme weather

Our multiyear resiliency plan protects the Southeast Texas power grid from severe weather.

More gas for $10B Golden Pass LNG as it pools resources with Entergy Texas and Kinder Morgan

February 13, 2025

Intending to fuel Southeast Texas’ natural gas growth to address the rising energy demand, Entergy Texas, a subsidiary of a Fortune 500 electric company Entergy Corporation, has joined forces with Kinder Morgan (KMI), a North American energy infrastructure player, and the Golden Pass liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal (GPX) export project in Sabine Pass, Texas.

Texas energy provider kickstarts $137 million grid project

January 25, 2025

The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) approved last week the first phase of Entergy Texas' Texas Future Ready Resiliency Plan. This first phase is a $137 million undertaking over three years designed to make the Southeast Texas power grid stronger and ready to withstand the worst of severe weather events.