New Orleans-based Delta Utilities has completed its purchase of Entergy’s natural gas business, adding more than 200,000 customers in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. Delta Utilities CEO Tim Poche says for those customers, the transition from Entergy will be seamless.
“Energy was previously providing them service. They don’t have to do anything, and their service will continue unaffected,” Poche said.
Poche says the biggest difference those customers will experience is instead of receiving a single bill from Entergy for both electric and natural gas service, they will now receive a separate bill from Delta.
” They will receive a bill from us in the month of July from the date of the acquisition to the date of the bill, and that will continue seamlessly,” Poche explained.
Poche says the transition was also seamless for those who used to work for Entergy’s natural gas operations.
“The same people that operated that business transitioned and are now Delta utility employees. And the same people that operate it and serve our customers in the service territory will continue providing those customers that same service,” Poche said.
Entergy says the sale of its natural gas operation will allow it to sharpen its focus on its electric operations. With its acquisition of Entergy’s natural gas operation, along with its earlier acquisition of CenterPoint’s natural gas operations in Louisiana and Mississippi, Delta Utilities becomes the largest regulated natural gas utility in Louisiana.
