Entergy Texas expects to see a significant increase in energy demand across its residential, commercial and industrial customer base over the next few years. This anticipated surge in energy consumption requires the Southeast Texas power grid to have an additional 1,600 MW of generation capacity by 2028
El sureste de Texas está experimentando un extraordinario crecimiento económico y demográfico, lo que ha provocado un aumento significativo de la demanda de electricidad y una necesidad urgente de que Entergy Texas agregue un 40% más de capacidad de generación a su red eléctrica en cuatro años.
To better protect the Southeast Texas power grid from extreme weather and improve service reliability, Entergy Texas recently filed an application with the Public Utility Commission of Texas for approval of Phase I of its comprehensive Texas Future Ready Resiliency Plan.
When Energy, Oil & Gas last spoke with Eliecer Viamontes, President and CEO of Entergy Texas, the company was providing resilience in the face of adversity following the state’s extreme weather events. Sitting down with Eliecer just over one year later, we find ourselves in the immediate aftermath of Category 1 Hurricane Beryl.
As Entergy Texas works to stay a “step ahead” of an anticipated surge in Southeast Texas’ power needs, customers likely will see their electricity bills rise. The company’s recently announced Southeast Texas Energy Plan, also known as STEP Ahead, is necessary to meet a 40% increase in power generation demand expected by 2028.
According to the news release, Entergy officials have seen an increase in energy usage that will require major upgrades to keep up with demand across its Texas service area, which includes Montgomery and Liberty counties as well as a small portion of Harris County.
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