Making good on their nickname, Sunbelt States from Georgia to Arizona are building lots of new solar these days. Texas is currently leading the way, but plenty of other states are cranking up their growth. In the past 12 months, Mississippi has grown solar 73%, and Louisiana has been even more aggressive, hitting 90%, according to the Energy Information Administration.

In the early hours of October 25, 2023, residents of Acapulco watched Hurricane Otis gather strength offshore. Forecasts had suggested a manageable storm. Instead, within less than 12 hours, Otis intensified from a Category 1 to a Category 5, with gusts exceeding 165 miles per hour.

WILMINGTON, North Carolina (March 10, 2026) – Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF, a GE Vernova-led alliance with Hitachi, Ltd. and affiliate of GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy) today announced it has been awarded a contract by Entergy to continue to fuel its Grand Gulf and River Bend Station nuclear power plants.

The new agreement extends the current fuel supply contract through 2035 and includes four reloads of the new GNF4 fuel design.

“We have fueled Grand Gulf and River Bend continuously since 2008 and are proud to support Entergy with our newest, most advanced fuel design, GNF4,” said Craig Ranson, Installed Base CEO, GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy and CEO of GNF. “We look forward to bringing the economic and performance benefits of GNF4 to Entergy.”

Lead use assemblies of GNF4 will be loaded into River Bend in 2027, while GNF4 reloads are scheduled for Grand Gulf in 2030 and River Bend in 2031.   

Introduced in October 2025, the 11x11 GNF4 next generation fuel product features two advanced components that are licensed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Ziron cladding, which was developed to better resist corrosion, and aluminosilicate doped uranium dioxide pellets, which delivers Accident Tolerant Fuel (ATF) benefits through an extra layer of reliability.

“Entergy is proud to continue our long-standing relationship with GE Vernova for fueling our BWR units,” said Jack Davis, GM Nuclear Fuels & Integrated Risk Services, Entergy. “Entergy has been at the forefront of ATF technology advancements, translating high-technology readiness innovations into practical applications. The innovative GNF4 product allows us to achieve the same power levels with less uranium and less enrichment which translates into savings for our customers.”

Fuel for the plants will be fabricated by GNF at its Wilmington, NC facility.

GNF provides a wide range of services to support nuclear power plants including expert core and fuel cycle engineering, reload licensing and core management services, predictive reports and fuel reliability risk assessments, cyber-secure core monitoring and fleet analytics, fuel examination services and consulting on reactor operations and long-term fuel storage.

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About Global Nuclear Fuel
GE Vernova’s Nuclear fuel business, Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF), is a world-leading supplier of boiling water reactor fuel and fuel-related engineering services. GNF is a GE Vernova-led alliance with Hitachi, Ltd. and operates primarily through Global Nuclear Fuel-Americas, LLC in Wilmington, N.C., and Global Nuclear Fuel-Japan Co., Ltd. in Kurihama, Japan. GNF affiliate GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) is a world-leading provider of nuclear reactor services and advanced nuclear reactor designs and operates primarily through GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC, and GE Vernova Hitachi Energy International, LLC, both headquartered in Wilmington, NC. HITACHI is a trademark of Hitachi, Ltd. used under trademark license. GE is a trademark of General Electric Company used under trademark license.

About Entergy
Entergy (NYSE: ETR) produces, transmits and distributes electricity to power the life for 3 million customers through our operating companies in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. We’re investing for growth and improved reliability and resilience of our energy system while working to keep energy rates affordable for our customers. We’re also investing in cleaner energy generation like modern natural gas, nuclear and renewable energy. A nationally recognized leader in sustainability and corporate citizenship, we deliver more than $100 million in economic benefits each year to the communities we serve through philanthropy, volunteerism and advocacy. Entergy is a Fortune 500 company headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, and has approximately 12,000 employees. Learn more at Entergy.com and connect with @Entergy on social media.

There isn’t one single remedy to solve climate change. It’s going to take a full toolbox of strategies to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide currently being pumped into the air and to maintain lower levels in the future. Companies are pivoting to renewable energy and more efficient processes, but ensuring a resilient grid requires a broad mix of technologies. This means not just using lower-carbon fuels and capturing emissions during before they enter the atmosphere, but removing them where they already exist.

SCHENECTADY, NY (February 5, 2026) – GE Vernova’s Onshore Wind business announced today that it received orders in 2025 to repower 1.1 gigawatts (GW) of onshore wind turbines in the U.S. The projects will use nacelles and drive trains manufactured in the U.S. at GE Vernova’s Pensacola, Florida facility, where approximately 20 percent of the workers are veterans, supporting U.S. energy abundance, affordability, and security.

Uzair Memon, Chief Commercial Officer for GE Vernova’s Onshore Wind Services business, said, “These significant repower orders underscore the critical role our advanced technology plays in optimizing existing wind assets. By deploying our state-of-the-art repower solutions, we enable our customers to achieve increased energy production, significantly enhance asset reliability, reduce operational and maintenance costs, and extend the overall lifespan of their wind farms. This directly aligns with our commitment to making existing renewable infrastructure more productive and sustainable for the long term, while also bolstering U.S. manufacturing and job creation.”

All orders were booked in 2025. These repower projects are expected to reach their commercial operation date between 2026 and 2027. The technical benefits of repowering are clear: Repowering increases the size, output, and longevity of existing turbines to capture more reliable renewable energy for a longer period.

David Hardy, GE Vernova’s Chief Commercial Officer for Wind, added, “A repower project enables us to rejuvenate a wind farm to increase annual energy production, extend life, and improve project availability. These projects are rooted in deep, long-term customer partnerships, where we work closely together to provide solutions that maximize performance and long-term value.”

GE Vernova's Onshore Wind business has a total installed base of approximately 59,000 turbines and nearly 120 GW of installed capacity worldwide. Committed to its customers' success for more than two decades, its product portfolio offers the next-generation high-powered turbines at scale that drive decarbonization through high-quality, more affordable, and sustainable renewable energy.

The world’s demand for energy shows no sign of abating.

The world’s energy challenges unfold on long timelines, stretching across generations. Addressing them requires sustained innovation, driven by people with curiosity, creativity, and collaborative instincts — many of whom are still children today.

In today’s fast-paced world of innovation and transformation, staying ahead means more than just delivering high-quality, world-class technology and energy systems. It means investing in the people behind them.

When a company’s people grow, the business grows too. That’s why learning, development, and personal growth are important to GE Vernova. Its technical academies take employees on a learning journey through bespoke training programs that feature technical experts, classroom training, and hands-on opportunities.

In 2025, as GE Vernova celebrated one full year as a standalone company, the company took ideas that were only recently on the drafting board and put them into action. From small modular nuclear reactors to advanced grid software to a high-voltage superhighway on the Baltic Sea, a new world of innovations is emerging to electrify and decarbonize the world. Take a look at how 2025 was the year GE Vernova began making the future come alive today.

Earlier this year, GE Vernova CEO Scott Strazik wrote that helping to solve the energy challenges of tomorrow depends on the “gritty, never-give-up” hopefulness of its 75,000 employees. “What we’ve learned in our first historic year as GE Vernova is that the best way to do this starts on our factory floors, at the installed base, and in our research centers, all guided by a relentless sense of optimism in our capacity to create and lead positive change.”