April 11, 2005—The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently accepted a proposal from Entergy Corp. to establish an independent coordinator of transmission (ICT), an entity anticipated to realize hundreds of millions of dollars in customer savings through more efficient operation of the multistate utility’s power grid.
The commission characterized the ICT proposal as a “positive development” toward a more independent transmission system.
The commission’s order stated the expectation that the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) would become Entergy’s ICT, ensuring ICT’s independence from Entergy.
Entergy Services, headquartered in New Orleans, has five operating companies: Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, and Entergy New Orleans, serving 2.7 million customers in parts of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. SPP operates in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. For more information, visit the company Web site.
