Lawmakers PRESS Utility - Ratepayers Watching
September 26, 2026
Arkansas lawmakers questioned Entergy over how data center power projects are being paid for and whether ratepayers should shoulder construction costs. The biggest concern was a solar and battery storage facility tied to Google’s West Memphis data center, funded in part through a new utility charge on customer bills.
Entergy argued the approach lowers long-term financing costs and spreads bill changes gradually. The article centers on growing political scrutiny of whether data center growth benefits residents or shifts costs onto them.
Full story at Conduit News Arkansas