re: I’ve heard you can make Entergy re-install your old meter for $15 a month

I get all that. But wasn't Entergy funded by the government? I don't know so forgive me if that's a ridiculous question. But I'm pretty sure they were given some sort of financial assistance during that time. And then how much of a bonus/raise did the higher ups at Entergy get this year?

I agree with your Ruth's Chris analogy in that regard. I get that they need extra money. But to me, it seems as though Entergy blew through all the money they had to deal with something like that, and then turned around and put ALL of the responsibility on the customers. At the same time, they make their huge raise and huge bonus (at a time where there should be a company wide freeze to deal with the cost of rebuilding).

Sucks, but I had to go through something similar where I work (shitty raise, took away 401(K) match for a while, etc.) It sucked for a couple of years until we got everything back and got a great bonus. But the company paid off what they needed to and we got back to normal. Entergy put EVERYTHING on the customers to pay for all the rebuilding and never looked back.


Here's a start. Go to other states and look at their grid. It's not a bunch of weak wooden poles leaning on the edge of a ditch going down the road. Yet Entergy is going to do the same g damn thing and replace all the poles until the next storm comes and pushes them to the side.