Entergy Arkansas and data centers

Large-load tariff and rules

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Official forecasts of data center load

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What sources say about customer bills

Sources warning that other customers’ costs could rise

• Action News 5 (WMC) reporting on released records: WMC reports records show a rate increase tied to funding the Google-related solar project. (Action News 5 (WMC), 2026-09-02)
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  “a nearly $6 monthly increase for ratepayers over a 20-year period”

Sources saying customers are protected, or bills are lower than they would be

• Entergy Arkansas (Laura Landreaux, CEO): Entergy Arkansas's CEO says customers will see lower bills than otherwise because of the data center projects. (Talk Business & Politics, 2026-03-07)
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  “Our customers in Arkansas are going to see bills lower than they otherwise would have been”

• Google spokesperson: Google says it will cover the power and infrastructure costs of its West Memphis data center. (Action News 5 (WMC), 2026-09-02)
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  “Google is fully committed to covering 100% of the power and infrastructure costs for our West Memphis data center.”

Sources finding both, or saying it depends

• KATV reporting on Arkansas Joint Energy Committee hearing: KATV reports a Generating Arkansas Jobs Act charge adds to residential bills while Entergy says upfront recovery is a timing difference that reduces financing costs. (KATV, 2026-09-16)
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  “about another $5 on your bill”

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