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Entergy Planning Major Transmission Project

Entergy Gulf States Louisiana says it plans to build a $187 million transmission project in the Lake Charles area.

It’s part of Entergy’s plan to ready its grid for rising electricity demand expected from a regional industrial boom.

Entergy said yesterday that the work would be one of the largest transmission projects in its history. If approved, the company expects the project to be in service by 2018.

Construction includes two new substations and the expansion of a third. NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune reports Entergy also plans to add 25 miles of new high-voltage transmission lines to "move power more reliably and efficiently."

The project comes as Entergy prepares to provide electricity to new projects planned for south Louisiana, including chemical plants, petro-chemical expansions and liquefied natural gas export facilities.

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