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Headquartered in Beaumont, Entergy Texas, Inc. provides electric service to
approximately 393,600 customers in Southeast Texas. The company’s service area
encompasses 26 counties, extending
from Newton, Orange and Jefferson counties along the Texas-Louisiana border,
south to Chambers County near the Gulf of Mexico, west to Burleson County and
north to Robertson and Trinity counties.
Entergy Texas employs approximately 500 people and is headed by Joe
Domino, who serves as president and chief executive officer.
Entergy Texas owns and maintains the poles, wire, and infrastructure necessary
to deliver electricity to our customers’ homes, businesses, and industries.
Since 1998, Entergy Texas has improved reliability by more than 50 percent.
Entergy Texas’ call center has an outstanding performance record, answering
nearly 80 percent of calls in less than 30 seconds. As a result, Entergy
Texas’ customer satisfaction ranks among the top when compared with other
investor-owned utilities in the United States.
Entergy Texas serves approximately 393,600 customers in 26
counties. The customer numbers* break down this way:
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Residential
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344,704
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Commercial
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41,963
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Industrial
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4,934
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Governmental
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2,085
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Entergy companies employ nearly 1,250 people in the state. Approximately 850
Entergy retirees live in Texas.
Our Community Impact:
In 2007, Entergy companies contributed more than $1 million in the form of 258
grants to charitable, non-profit organizations. Additionally, company
employees and retirees contributed thousands of hours to non-profit groups and
organizations. In 2007, Entergy Texas' economic development staff helped bring
nearly 2,840 new jobs to Southeast Texas. Recognizing the importance of
long-term growth, Entergy’s economic development efforts in 2007 contributed
about $1.5 million (including human resource support) toward business
recruiting and community development.
* as of 12/31/07
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