Preparing for stormy weather is what we do at Entergy. As part of our extensive year-round focus on incident preparation, Entergy employees recently participated in an annual tropical storm exercise.

During the exercise, a mock Category 4 storm made a simulated landfall near the Bolivar Peninsula located in Southwest Texas. Employees across our four-state service area tested and role-played how they would respond, including their restoration efforts, operations, logistics, communications and customer service responses.

Representatives from Tulane University’s Emergency and Security Studies program observed Entergy employees’ and shared insights on how the organization trains for its response efforts.

“Oftentimes in an exercise folks will rely heavily on assumptions about what support or capabilities they can expect. But real-world events are filled with challenges, obstacles, and unexpected factors that rise, which is why we were impressed to see Entergy’s approach to their tropical storm exercise,” said Dr. Rebecca Rouse, professor of practice and associate program director emergency and security studies at Tulane. “The various departments tested their plans for weakness versus rigging the scenario to ensure success. They started with vulnerabilities and lessons learned from the past and worked thoroughly through these. This kind of execution effectively reveals gaps in planning so the operators can avoid using precious resources to wrangle these later when the actual storms roll in- a great way to prepare for any emergency.”

The storm exercise gave employees a chance to sharpen their storm-response skills and prepare for this year’s hurricane season that experts predict forecast a total of 17 named storms, nine being hurricanes – four of which are predicted to be major hurricanes of Category 3 or higher. This forecast follows a stormy spring season that brought devastating tornadoes to communities we serve in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi.

“Hurricanes Beryl and Francine caused widespread damage to our Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas service areas. We must remain ready for a variety of threats, which is why are continuing to refine how we train and prepare for storm season.” said Dakin DuBroc, vice president, incident response. “Our team takes training seriously and I am proud of their commitment to being prepared for anything.”

Customers encouraged to prepare now

Entergy remains storm ready and we want you to be ready, too. Our Storm Center features checklists and other helpful information that can be used to create a pre-storm kit and prepare for hurricane season.

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Entergy is a Fortune 500 company that powers life for 3 million customers through our operating companies in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. We’re investing in the reliability, resilience and growth of the energy system while helping our region transition to cleaner, more efficient energy solutions. With roots in our communities for more than 100 years, Entergy is a nationally recognized leader in sustainability and corporate citizenship. Since 2018, we have delivered more than $100 million in economic benefits each year to local communities through philanthropy, volunteerism and advocacy. Entergy is headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, and has approximately 12,000 employees. Learn more at entergy.com and follow @Entergy on social media. #WePowerLife

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For more than 100 years, Entergy has powered life in our communities through strategic philanthropy, volunteerism and advocacy. Entergy’s corporate social responsibility initiatives help create and sustain thriving communities, position the company for sustainable growth and are aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Our top CSR priorities are education/workforce development, poverty solutions/social services and environmental programs. Entergy annually contributes $16-$18 million in shareholder-funded grants to approximately 2,000 nonprofit organizations in the communities where we operate. In addition, our employees volunteer more than 100,000 hours in those communities' values at more than $3 million.

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