Entergy Texas receives award, recognizes city of Beaumont

Entergy Texas announced Aug. 24 that it received the 2021 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy for the third year in a row.

According to the ENERGY STAR program, the Sustained Excellence Award is its highest honor bestowed. Winners are part of a distinguished group that has made a long-term commitment to fighting climate change and protecting public health through energy efficiency. They are among the nation’s leaders in driving value for the environment and the economy.

The Entergy Solutions residential and commercial programs in Texas have achieved evaluated energy savings of 57 million kilowatt hours through 2021. This is the equivalent of saving the carbon dioxide emissions from about 5,000 homes’ electricity use for one year.

“We’re proud to be recognized with the Sustained Excellence Award for the third year in a row for our work to provide customers with innovative ways to efficiently manage their energy usage and save money on their bills,” said Mark Delavan, program manager at Entergy Texas. “Our Entergy Solutions program is an important component of our commitment to helping customers lower their utility bills, increase system reliability and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.”

“We know it’s going to take all of us working together to tackle the climate crisis, and the 2022 ENERGY STAR award-winning partners are demonstrating what it takes to build a more sustainable future,” said Michael S. Regan, administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. “These companies are showing once again that taking action in support of a clean energy economy can be good not only for the environment but also for business and customers.”

Each year, the ENERGY STAR program honors a group of businesses and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to protecting the environment through superior energy achievements. ENERGY STAR award winners lead their industries in the production, sale, and adoption of energy-efficient products, homes, buildings, services, and strategies. These efforts are essential to fighting the climate crisis and protecting public health.

Winners are selected from a network of thousands of ENERGY STAR partners. For a complete list of 2022 winners and more information about ENERGY STAR’s awards program, visit energystar.gov/awardwinners.

Entergy recognizes city for civic center upgrades

Entergy Texas recently recognized the city of Beaumont for its energy efficiency upgrades, namely replacing 104 fluorescent lights with 55 modern LED lights at the Beaumont Civic Center. The energy efficiency upgrades resulted in a total incentive of about $14,400 from the Commercial Solutions program through Entergy Solutions, which provides technical and financial support to help customers identify and implement projects that reduce energy usage.

“Helping the city of Beaumont save energy and reduce the Beaumont Civic Center's energy expenses allows us to help the entire community,” said Mark Delavan, program manager at Entergy Texas. “It’s our objective to help the community achieve sustainability goals. We look forward to working with the city of Beaumont in their pursuit of additional energy savings.”

The city of Beaumont completed energy efficiency upgrades to the lighting system by reducing the number of fixtures on the main floor in the civic center. This initiative will reduce energy usage as well as the maintenance required annually. Entergy Solutions energy engineers determined the project will lower usage by nearly 274,000 kWh annually, reducing carbon dioxide emissions equivalent to about 37 homes’ electricity use for one year according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

“We brought this project to Entergy Texas because we saw an opportunity to lower costs on energy usage and maintenance. The project went very smoothly and relatively quickly. The city was very pleased with the outcome of the project with Entergy Texas,” said Keith Folsom, director of facilities maintenance at the Beaumont Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Entergy Texas has a portfolio of energy efficiency programs for both residential and business customers. To learn more about these programs, visit www.entergy-texas.com/energy_efficiency.

About Entergy Texas

Entergy Texas Inc. provides electricity to more than 486,000 customers in 27 counties. Entergy Texas is a subsidiary of Entergy Corporation, a Fortune 500 company headquartered in New Orleans. Entergy “powers life” for 3 million customers through its operating companies across Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.