For more than 100 years, Entergy has supplied dependable and affordable electricity to customers throughout Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. However, the company’s role goes well beyond keeping the lights on. Entergy has developed a broad range of customer-focused initiatives aimed at helping families manage financial difficulties, while its partnerships with community organizations are helping create new economic opportunities throughout the Gulf South.

Financial insecurity remains a significant challenge for many households across the region. When families struggle to afford energy, the consequences can extend into other areas of their lives, including health, housing and their ability to achieve greater financial stability. Entergy has therefore invested in programs specifically designed to help vulnerable customers maintain essential electric service and navigate periods of financial difficulty.

The company began taking a targeted approach to low-income customer support in 2000, when it became one of the first U.S. utilities to establish dedicated assistance programs for this group. Since then, its support network has expanded considerably. Customers can access direct financial assistance, alternative billing arrangements and help from community organizations that connect them with federal and state assistance programs.

A key resource is Entergy’s Bill Toolkit, an online resource that provides customers with information on managing their bills, improving energy efficiency and finding available financial assistance. The company’s Power to Care initiative provides emergency help with electricity payments for eligible older adults and people with disabilities, helping particularly vulnerable customers maintain access to essential power.

Entergy has also partnered with Single Stop, an online platform designed to make it easier for customers to discover assistance that may be available to them. Through the platform, customers can identify resources related to financial aid, education, workforce training and other forms of support in one place.

The company expanded its assistance efforts during the severe summer heat of 2025. Entergy shareholders, customers, employees and retirees collectively contributed $3 million to support customers struggling with energy costs. Through its Beat the Heat initiative, the company provided assistance with energy bills along with cooling fans, energy-efficiency kits and home weatherization support. The initiative also involved partnerships with local community organizations to reach customers who needed assistance.

Entergy’s community support extends beyond energy-related assistance. The company also hosts Super Tax Days at selected Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) locations, where eligible households can receive free tax preparation. Helping families claim the refunds and tax credits for which they qualify can provide an important financial boost to households already under financial pressure.

According to John Hudson, Entergy’s chief external affairs officer and president of the Entergy Charitable Foundation, the company provides many of the conventional services offered by utilities, including home energy audits, rebates and incentives designed to reduce consumption and monthly expenses. However, he says Entergy’s broader objective is to create a comprehensive support system that gives customers facing financial challenges a more sustainable route toward stability.

The company’s affordability strategy also looks beyond immediate assistance with monthly bills. Entergy is investing in modernizing its electric grid and improving energy efficiency, initiatives intended to reduce delivery costs over the long term, strengthen reliability and support a more sustainable energy system. For customers and communities, these investments can translate into fewer service interruptions, greater rate stability and additional opportunities to reduce energy consumption and household expenses.

Energy affordability is also closely connected to economic development across the Gulf South. Entergy’s specialized offerings for major commercial customers and data centers are helping attract large-scale investments and industries to the region. These developments can generate employment, stimulate local economies and create additional economic opportunities.

At the same time, Entergy’s Fair Share Plus commitment is designed to ensure that large customers cover the costs associated with infrastructure improvements required specifically for their projects. By placing those costs on the customers driving the infrastructure investment, rather than spreading them across the broader customer base, the initiative is intended to help protect households and small businesses from higher electricity rates.

Across Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi, these projects are projected to deliver approximately $7 billion in savings for Entergy customers over a 20-year period.

Through its combination of direct customer assistance, energy-efficiency initiatives, infrastructure investment and community partnerships, Entergy is taking a broad approach to affordability. The company’s efforts are aimed not only at helping vulnerable customers manage immediate financial pressures but also at strengthening the resilience and economic prospects of communities throughout the Gulf South.

Schneider Electric, the leader in energy management along with Automation Today announced a rally for individuals, companies and governments to wake up to the constructive role that they can play in building an energy-resilient future.

“Weaning the world off fossil fuels is essential, but it will take time – and time is running out when it comes to climate change.,” said Gwenaelle Avice-Huet, Schneider Electric’s Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer while adding, “The good news is that there are solutions we can leverage today. In particular, there’s much more we can do to optimize how energy is consumed in the first place. This demand-side of the energy equation is a powerful lever, and one that deserves much more action and attention than it is currently getting.”

Speaking ahead of the NYC Climate Week 2022, Ms. Avice-Huet said companies, including Schneider Electric, are participating in the September 19 to 25 event, which will bring together influential climate action leaders from the business, government and the climate community to advance action and awareness on climate change.

This event takes place in the backdrop of a dramatically chaotic global energy landscape where surging energy prices have made it clear that the energy transition must relate to society as well as the environment and address the uneven and often severe economic consequences of the crisis.

“Energy insecurity is a global and growing reality we can’t ignore,” said Ms Avice-Huet, “As an impact company we’re acutely aware that we’re not here to simply raise the alert on the issues, but that we need to deploy our insights and know-how to deliver actual solutions and bring everyone along the path to sustainability.”

Schneider Electric launched its Sustainability Lab in 2020 to increase its contribution to the climate and energy debate.

The Institute's report provides valuable insights and policy recommendations on the untapped potential of electrification, digitization, efficiency and circularity. The research team has expanded significantly since its inception and regularly works with external research partners and influencers such as the World Green Building Council and BloombergNEF.

Schneider Electric is widely recognized as an environmental, social and governance (ESG) leader and advocate.

During this summer, the company reaffirmed its commitment to be net zero across the entire value chain by 2050. It is one of the first organizations in the world to be endorsed by the Science-Based Objectives Initiative (SBTi).

Schneider products, software and services help customers and partners accelerate their decarbonization efforts and become more resilient. The company will announce a series of innovations for efficiency and sustainability at its annual customer and partner event Innovation Summit World Tour, which begins on October 12.