Officials cut the ribbon on the Entergy data center in Jackson on May 5.

Entergy Jackson Campus Expands
With Opening of Corporate Data Center
Complex represents nearly $100-million
investment in Mississippi, over 500 jobs

Representatives of Entergy Mississippi, Inc. and area economic development officials cut the ribbon May 5 on Entergy’s newest addition to its Operations Complex on the City of Jackson’s Echelon Parkway--a state-of-the-art data center.

The center, one of two primary data centers for the entire four-state Entergy system, joins Entergy’s new transmission headquarters that opened in December, the company’s nuclear headquarters and Entergy’s Power House.

“The opening of this $50-million dollar-plus, cutting-edge facility represents the most recent major investment in the Entergy Campus,” said Haley Fisackerly, president and chief executive officer of Entergy Mississippi, Inc. “It indicates a total investment that nears $100 million dollars in the four-building campus that houses more than 500 high-paying, permanent jobs in our capital city.”

“Also, by bringing together several of our company’s key functions in one location we’ve increased efficiency and streamlined many of our processes,” he continued. “This helps us better serve our commitment to customers by providing reliable, affordable power and preparing for future needs.”

The 53,000-square-foot Data Center houses approximately 20 employees, most of whom work for SAIC, Entergy’s technology services provider.
“The reliability of the whole Entergy operation depends heavily on the reliability of its data centers—they serve a very important function for the company and for customers,” Fisackerly said.

Entergy also has a data center in Little Rock, Ark. The two centers share common functions and system redundancies to ensure uninterrupted operations and data protection.

Entergy officially opened its transmission headquarters on the Echelon campus last December. That building represents a $25-million investment by the company.

Entergy’s nuclear headquarters, also located on the campus, was built in 1989 and represents a total investment of approximately $13 million. The headquarters and its employees support the 11 nuclear power plants the company owns throughout the South, Northeast and in Michigan, as well as provide services to an additional plant in Nebraska.

Entergy’s Power House, a professional development center for the company’s employees with lodging, dining, meeting and study space, was completed in 1994 at a cost of about $10 million. In addition, it serves as Entergy’s restoration command center during storms.

Entergy Mississippi, Inc. provides electricity to more than 435,000 customers in 45 counties. It is a subsidiary of Entergy Corporation. Entergy Corporation is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. Entergy owns and operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, and it is the second-largest nuclear generator in the United States. Entergy delivers electricity to 2.7 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.