Entergy CEO: Climate Change Top Issue For Industry

He said the utility does not anticipate much short-term growth, but it does not foresee any job cuts, either.

"I don't see the need for less people than we have today," he said.

Entergy employs 14,700 people, with 3,500 in Arkansas.

Leonard said he anticipates hiring in the nuclear division as the utility has to train new workers for its plants. Within its service area, Entergy has Arkansas Nuclear One at Russellville; Grand Gulf Nuclear Station at Port Gibson, Miss.; River Bend at St. Francisville, La.; and Waterford 3 at Taft, La. Entergy owns five plants in the northeast and Michigan.

Entergy had revenue of $13 billion in 2008.