re: Entergy...welcome to Louisiana

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I had to turn electricity on in a house my mom owned that we were selling. The shadiness and money grubbing I experienced in 4 months as an Entergy customer eliminated any possibility that I'd ever move back to LA unless they deregulate. Nightmare company.

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I've heard horror stories, but energy in general is expensive now. But what surprised me the most since moving here from Chicago is the quality of service.

My primary residence is one of a few dozen parts of Louisiana not serviced by Entergy, but most of the area around us is serviced by Entergy. Issues with the Entergy serviced areas are far more frequent and take much longer to repair. My parents are on an Entergy grid just a few miles away, and they lose power constantly. If any storm that rolls through, the Entergy side of the street loses power while the side on the local grid seems to be far, far more robust.

I'm hoping the recent investment Entergy is making to beef up their grid pays off. They have problems pretty far inland too. It's not just limited to the coastal areas. In my area, Entergy is kind of a punchline similar to Comcast or Joe Biden.

I know Louisiana's vulnerability to hurricanes and rapid vegetation growth complicates power transmission, but we aren't the only state that has those issues. But we do have some of the nation's worst service as measured in outage days per year.