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.

The Texas utility regulator has given Entergy the green light to spend $137 million to strengthen its portion of the electric grid against extreme weather.

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

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.