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Entergy creates new sustainable team to accelerate decarbonization goals

Utility Entergy Corp. is creating a new sustainable planning, development and operations team as it plots its move to decarbonization of its power generation system.

Entergy announced Tuesday that Pete Norgeot, senior vice president for transformation, will lead the sustainable planning, development and operations organization. This unit will realign several internal works to work collectively on strategies to decarbonize the company energy portfolio and expand environmentally conscious practices.

“We are excited about the opportunity ahead for this new organization to build on our construction project successes and become a world-class developer of renewable energy and other clean energy solutions for our customers,” said Leo Denault, chairman and CEO of Entergy Corporation. “Pete will work closely with our new customer organization, which will be led by David Ellis, to ensure we deliver a full range of solutions that help our customers achieve their goals.”

Norgeot will continue to work as a member of the chief executive’s team but also report to Chief Operating Officer Paul Hinnenkamp on the sustainable operations end. The new organization will be composed of system planning and operations, led by Jason Reynolds; enterprise planning, led by Elizabeth Adams; and a new power development group to be led by Jonathan Long, which will be responsible for building internal capabilities to establish a robust pipeline of renewable energy projects that will help Entergy achieve its sustainability objectives.

Gary Dickens, currently vice president, project construction, will succeed Long as vice president of capital projects.

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Entergy, based in New Orleans, provides electricity to customers in Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and Arkansas. It’s portfolio has already decarbonized somewhat with several added renewable projects and the commissioning of three new gas-fired combined cycle plants to replace older, less efficient ones.

The utility’s 30,000-MW generation portfolio also includes 7,000 MW of nuclear power.

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