Entergy, SWEPCO file for rate increases to fund construction of 3 natural gas-fired power plants

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. It didn't take two of Arkansas' largest electric utilities long to propose power generation projects under a new law that retooled how utilities are allowed to finance the construction of "strategic investments." Entergy Arkansas Inc., the state's largest electric utility, has officially filed an application with the Arkansas Public Service Commission to build a 754-megawatt natural gas-fired power plant, which it hopes to finance with a rate increase starting in 2026. The company said...