Partnership ensures Texas backup energy generation project

Entergy Texas, Inc. and Enchanted Rock, LLC, recently partnered to deploy an on-site backup generation pilot project in The Woodlands, Texas.

The effort would help Entergy Texas evaluate back-up generation solutions for future commercial and small industrial customers.

“We are excited to partner with Enchanted Rock on this pilot project,” Sallie Rainer, president and CEO of Entergy Texas, said. “We are committed to developing innovative solutions that meet our customers’ needs. This project allows us to explore new solutions that benefit our customers and the communities we serve.”

Enchanted Rock installed and will be responsible for maintaining the natural-gas-powered back-up generator system while Entergy Texas owns it. The system can run synchronously with the grid, allowing Entergy Texas to call upon the generator when needed, such as during high demand – providing service and benefits to Entergy Texas’ customers.

“We are delighted to be part of Entergy Texas’ move to offer more customer-centric solutions,” Thomas McAndrew, CEO of Enchanted Rock LLC in Houston, Texas, said. “We know from our existing customers the benefits of reducing the costs of unexpected power outages.”

Entergy Texas expects to use the pilot project as part of its initiative to develop products and services geared towards meeting customers’ requirements.