Electric bills in Arkansas are going up this summer.
Entergy Arkansas has filed for a rate increase that would add about $4.22 to the monthly bill of a typical residential customer starting in June a roughly 3% bump.
The company is building new power plants and says the growing cost of that infrastructure is what’s driving the increase. Under a state law passed in 2025 called the Generating Arkansas Jobs Act, Entergy can now recover those construction costs annually rather than all at once, meaning smaller but more regular increases going forward.
A federal nuclear tax credit will soften the blow slightly because without it, the increase would be closer to $5.77 per month.
The new generation projects include a 450-megawatt power station in Hot Spring County, a 750-megawatt plant in Jefferson County, and a large solar and battery storage facility, also in Jefferson County. Entergy projects the work will create roughly 1,860 construction jobs and 46 permanent positions, along with more than $105 million in new tax revenue for local and state governments by 2030.
The company says Arkansas’s rapid growth is making the investment necessary, with power demand expected to climb more than 35% over the next five years.
Even after the increase, Entergy Arkansas says its rates will remain about 22% below the national average.
The Arkansas Public Service Commission is now reviewing the filing. If approved, the new rates take effect with June billing.
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