# Entergy's Response to Order No. 6 (Docket 26-008-TF, Doc 76) Entergy Arkansas's 16-page response to [[Order No. 6 Legislative Council Report|Order No. 6]] in the GAJA Rider docket, filed **2026-06-01 4:00 p.m.** by VP Regulatory Affairs [[J. David Palmer]] and addressed to APSC Secretary [[Karen Shook]] (`26-008-TF_76_1.pdf`). It answers the Commission's seven questions on the generation portfolio, per-strategic-investment detail, jobs, arrears, disconnections, affordability, and bill impacts. ## Key takeaways ### "Publicly disclosed contributions: None" (the load-bearing answer) In the per-strategic-investment table responding to Question 1, the **"Publicly disclosed contributions"** row reads **"None"** for **Ironwood**, **"None"** for **Jefferson Power Station**, and **"None"** for **Arkansas Cypress** (`26-008-TF_76_1.pdf`, p. 4). On the record, **no publicly disclosed third-party (e.g., data-center or large-load) contribution offsets any of the three new generation resources** whose cost is recovered from all 738,836 retail customers through the GAJA Rider. This is the first Tier-1 document to answer the disclosure question Order No. 6 created. *Caveat:* this covers only *publicly disclosed* contributions; any confidential customer payment toward generation would reside in the sealed Filing Requirement 16 (Non-CIAC Customer Payments) and is not reached by this answer. ### Per-strategic-investment detail (Question 1) | | Jefferson (JPS) | Ironwood | Arkansas Cypress & BES | |---|---|---|---| | Installed capacity | 754 MW (nominal) gas 1x1 CCT | 446 MW gas simple-cycle (Mitsubishi M501JAC) | 600 MW solar + 350 MW battery | | Estimated total cost | $1,602,682,621 | $700,167,388 | $1,605,323,733 | | Commission-approved (benchmark) cost | $1,512,000,000 | $542,336,000 | $1,601,500,000 | | 2026 GAJA revenue requirement | $42,418,225 | **$33,891,840** | $33,667,626 | | Estimated in-service | Dec-29 | Dec-28 | Dec-28 | | Location | White Bluff Rd, Redfield | 141 W. County Line Rd, Malvern | Tucker / Sherrill, AR | | **Publicly disclosed contributions** | **None** | **None** | **None** | Combined 2026 GAJA revenue requirement ≈ $110.0M (the rider amount). Benchmark costs are from the CECPN Dockets 24-072-U (Ironwood), 25-047-U (JPS), 25-054-U (Cypress); "final project costs will be subject to a final prudence review." ### Jobs (Question 2) — ~41 permanent jobs for ~$3.9B - **Ironwood:** 350-400 construction; **5 permanent** (median ~$110k/yr). - **JPS:** 550-600 construction; **21 permanent** (median ~$120k/yr). - **Arkansas Cypress:** 700-800 construction; **15 permanent** ($59k-$124k). - **41 permanent jobs total** across ~$3.9B of estimated investment recovered from ratepayers. ### Affordability — arrears & disconnections (Questions 3-5) - **2025 arrears:** average **116,789 customers/month** in arrears; **$34,631,383/month** total; $296.53 average per customer in arrears; $167.15 median. - **2025 disconnections:** **94,893 total** for the year (monthly high April 14,998; the filing notes April included pending winter-weather-deferred disconnects). - Entergy's narrative argues "the arrearage and disconnection data reported herein are not directly indicative of affordability," citing income/usage factors and a declining three-year disconnection trend, and lists affordability initiatives (a proposed Low-Income Qualified Discount Rider; a proposed Nuclear Production Tax Credit Rider). ### Bill impacts (Questions 6-7) Residential (1,000 kWh) combined GAJA typical-bill impact: **Year 1 +$5.74 (4.10%)**, cumulating to **+$20.10 (14.35%) by Year 5** (Ironwood +$1.77, JPS +$2.21, Cypress +$1.76 in Year 1). Tables also given for Small/Large General Service, Large Power Service, and TOU classes. EAL residential rate 13.69¢/kWh vs. 17.68¢ national (EIA, 12 months ending March 2026). ## People and orgs mentioned - [[J. David Palmer]] (signer), [[Karen Shook]] (APSC Secretary), [[Entergy Arkansas]], [[Arkansas Public Service Commission]]. ## Concepts invoked - [[Generating Arkansas Jobs Act (GAJA) rider]], [[Ironwood]], [[Jefferson Power Station]], [[Arkansas Cypress]], [[Strategic Investment]], [[Cost-of-service study]]. ## Cross-references - [[Who Pays for Entergy's New Generation]] — the "None contributions" + affordability data directly support this synthesis. - [[T002 - Ironwood Strategic Investment Designation Requirement]] — confirms the Ironwood $33.89M / $700M-est / $542M-benchmark figures at Tier-1. - [[2026-06 Entergy Files Response to APSC Order No. 6 (GAJA Rider)]] — the event.