Entergy is a regulated electric utility serving customers across Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, generating and delivering power under rates approved by state utility regulators. As a regulated utility, its allowed profit is tied to a rate of return approved by regulators on the capital it invests in power plants, transmission lines and grid infrastructure, providing predictable earnings in exchange for accepting limits on customer rates. The company operates several nuclear power plants, which provide steady, always-on generation, alongside natural gas and renewable generation assets across its service territory. Entergy's service territory includes significant industrial customers, including large petrochemical and manufacturing operations along the Gulf Coast, along with growing data center demand, giving it a somewhat more industrial customer mix than utilities serving primarily residential areas.