# Staff Compliance Testimony on the Revised GAJA Rider Doc. 79 in [[psc/docket-26-008-tf-2026-05-22/_overview|Docket 26-008-TF]] — the 2026-06-08 Compliance Testimony of [[Mark Herring]] (Public Service Rate Case Analyst II, Electric Utilities Section) for the [[APSC General Staff]], closing the compliance loop on [[Order No. 7 Approving the GAJA Annual Update|Order No. 7]]. ## What's inside - `26-008-TF_79_1.pdf` — 6 pages: compliance Q&A, written summary (Appendix A), verification. ## Key takeaways - **Staff verified the revised tariff.** "Staff has determined that the tariff updates in the revised GAJA Rider filed by EAL on June 5, 2026, properly incorporate the tariff updates approved by the Commission in Order No. 7" (p. 3). - **Staff recommends approval.** "Staff recommends that the Commission approve EAL's revised GAJA Rider filed on June 5, 2026" (p. 3). - Note an internal dating inconsistency: the testimony body dates EAL's compliance filing 2026-06-05 (p. 2, matching the docket index timestamp for Doc. 78), while Appendix A says the tariff "was filed with the Commission on June 4, 2026" (p. 5). The docket index (6/5/2026 12:30 PM) and the testimony body control. ## People and orgs mentioned - [[Mark Herring]] — witness; [[APSC General Staff]]; [[Entergy Arkansas]]. ## Concepts invoked [[Generating Arkansas Jobs Act (GAJA) rider]] · [[Strategic Investment]] ## Events documented - [[2026-06 APSC Order No. 7 Approves the GAJA Rider Annual Update]] ## Cross-references - [[Revised GAJA Rider Rate Schedule 73]] — the filing verified. - [[APSC Staff Testimony on the GAJA Rider]] — Herring's earlier responsive testimony (the $33.9M Ironwood exclusion recommendation Order No. 7 declined). ## Open questions / follow-ups - After Staff's recommendation, the rider's first annual cycle is effectively complete; the next contest point is the 2027 Annual Update (with the new five-year-projection requirement from Order No. 7 Ordering ¶6).