Entergy New Orleans Secures Rate Plan Extension and Raises 2026 Earnings Guidance
During its third-quarter 2026 earnings call, Entergy New Orleans (ENO) announced that regulators have approved a four-year extension of its formula rate plan through 2030. This regulatory certainty provides the utility with predictable cash flows and a clear cost-recovery timeline for long-term infrastructure investments. The company is also leveraging federal grant funding to execute grid hardening projects, including the replacement of 94 poles to improve reliability for approximately 1,900 customers. Driven by high summer temperatures and industrial sales growth, management has raised the bottom end of its 2026 adjusted earnings per share (EPS) guidance by $0.10.
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