AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Entergy (ETR)

Entergy completes sale of natural gas distribution businesses to Delta Utilities

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 m&a Written later

Entergy and its subsidiaries Entergy New Orleans and Entergy Louisiana closed the sale of their natural gas distribution businesses to affiliates of Bernhard Capital Partners on July 1, 2025. Delta Utilities now handles day-to-day gas service and distribution operations in Baton Rouge and New Orleans. The filing says the sale lets Entergy focus on its electric utility business.

Key points

  • Base purchase price for the New Orleans gas business was $285.5 million, and for the Baton Rouge gas business $198 million, both subject to certain adjustments.
  • The transaction closed on July 1, 2025, after receiving federal and state regulatory approvals, including from the Louisiana Public Service Commission and the New Orleans City Council.
  • The sold assets include approximately 3,700 miles of natural gas pipelines and 2,200 miles of service lines, serving about 96,000 customers in the Baton Rouge area and 108,000 in New Orleans.

The filing

CompanyEntergy (ETR)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 1, 2025, 3:17 PM ET
Accession number0000065984-25-000074

Items reported: 2.01 Acquisition or Disposition Completed7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:42 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on July 01, 2025.

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