Entergy Arkansas, LLC

Entergy Arkansas, LLC

Entergy Arkansas, LLC traces its corporate history to the 1913 incorporation of Arkansas Power & Light Company, which became part of the Entergy system following the 1949 merger that created Middle South Utilities (renamed Entergy in 1989). The utility is a wholly owned subsidiary of Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR), a Fortune 500 energy company headquartered in New Orleans. Its service territory spans most of Arkansas, including the Little Rock metropolitan area and the Arkansas Delta region. The utility's generation portfolio includes the Arkansas Nuclear One plant in Russellville (two units, ~1,840 MW combined), natural gas-fired plants like the Lake Catherine and Harry D. Mattison stations, coal from the White Bluff and Independence plants, and a growing renewables segment. In 2024, Entergy Arkansas announced plans to add 1,000 MW of solar capacity by 2027 through purchase power agreements and owned projects, including the 150-MW Searcy Solar facility (per the Arkansas Public Service Commission filings, 2024). The utility also operates approximately 16,000 miles of distribution lines. Entergy Arkansas employs roughly 1,900 workers directly. The utility maintains its principal office in Little Rock and has regional operations centers throughout the state. In 2023, Entergy Arkansas completed the sale of its 35% stake in the Independence coal plant to a municipal cooperative, reducing its coal exposure (per Entergy Corp 2023 10-K). The utility's largest labor union is the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 109, representing about 1,200 linemen and generation workers. A structural differentiator is Entergy Arkansas's status as the only investor-owned utility in Arkansas operating under a traditional cost-of-service regulatory model with the Arkansas Public Service Commission. This contrasts with the trend toward performance-based ratemaking seen in other states. The utility's allowed return on equity (ROE) has been set at 9.55% in its most recent rate case (per APSC Docket 2019-0038). Succession planning for key leadership roles—including the CEO and CFO—is handled at the Entergy Corporation parent level.