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Entergy Mississippi plans $300 million investment to strengthen power grid over five years

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Entergy Mississippi announced plans Wednesday afternoon to invest $300 million into upgrading its power grid over the next five years.

Speaking on a stage outside the company’s facility near Lake Hico in Jackson, Entergy President and CEO Haley Fisackerly explained that the investment, dubbed Superpower Mississippi, would mark a 50% increase in its usual power grid spending. The

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