Arkansas lawmakers question utility on data center projects, impact on ratepayers

By: Ainsley Platt

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: September 16, 2026

Words: 807

Last Updated: 2 days, 5 hours ago

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Lawmakers questioned Entergy officials Tuesday on the Arkansas data center projects it is powering, with several expressing concerns with the utility’s decision to recoup from ratepayers the costs of a solar and battery storage facility for a West Memphis project.

Republican Sen. Mark Johnson, the co-chair of the Joint Energy Committee, also criticized the utility’s decision to sue the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette over its reporting on documents it obtained regarding Entergy’s power agreements with Google. A …

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