Entergy Mississippi Offers Solutions to Manage Electricity Costs Amidst Rising Temperatures

As a massive heat wave pushes heat indexes into the 100s, Entergy Mississippi customers can keep their bills level with the company's level billing program and energy-efficiency tools. The program takes the spikes out of rising summer bills by averaging a customer's bill over a 12-month period based on usage. This cuts the high bills of summer to more manageable amounts, spreading some of the costs to winter bills. Entergy Mississippi director of customer service, Gloria Johnson, encourages customers to make the right energy-efficiency choices to control summer energy costs.

Key Takeaways:

• Entergy Mississippi offers a level billing program that averages a customer's bill over a 12-month period, reducing the high bills of summer and spreading some costs to winter bills.
• The level billing program is designed to take the surprise out of monthly bills, making it easier for customers to manage their electricity costs.
• Customers can find out about their monthly level billing amount by calling Entergy Mississippi at 1-800-ENTERGY (368-3749) or visiting entergy-mississippi.com.
• Entergy's Level Billing program is a cost-management option available to all customers, helping them plan and manage their budget amidst rising electricity usage.
• Energy-efficiency tips and tools are also available on entergy-mississippi.com to help customers stay cool while controlling electricity costs.
• Entergy Mississippi has over 435,000 customers in 45 counties, providing electricity to a large portion of the state.
• The company encourages customers to take advantage of energy-saving information and tools to reduce their energy use and manage their energy costs.

Statistics:

• Entergy Mississippi serves over 435,000 customers in 45 counties.
• The company's level billing program spreads some of the high summer bills to winter bills, making it easier for customers to manage their electricity costs.
• Entergy Mississippi provides electricity to 2.7 million utility customers across Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.
• The company's power plants have approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity.
• Entergy is the second-largest nuclear generator in the United States.

Sources:

• M2 PressWIRE-August 10, 2011-
• Entergy Mississippi, Inc. (entergy-mississippi.com)
• Twitter: @EntergyMediaMS
• Mara Hartmann, Entergy Mississippi, Inc., (mhartma@entergy.com)
• Entergy Corporation (enterycorp.com)
• M2 Communications (M2 Communications disclaims all liability for information provided within M2 PressWIRE. Data supplied by named party/parties.)