Little Rock, AR – (JonesboroRightNow.com) – August 1, 2024 – Entergy Arkansas announced today customers will be getting a break on their August bills.
A residential customer will receive a one-time bill credit of approximately $78 – a decrease of about 63% for a residential customer using 1,000 kwh. Commercial and industrial customers will also receive a one-time bill credit in August. Small General Service customers will receive a credit of approximately $221, and Large General Service customers will receive a credit of approximately $12,158.
The bill credit is applied in August and coincides with July energy consumption, which is usually one of the highest months from an energy usage and bill amount standpoint.
The credit, known as the “Grand Gulf Bill Credit,” stems from a lawsuit settlement between the Arkansas Public Service Commission and System Energy Resources Inc., which operates the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station. Other Entergy operating companies in Mississippi and New Orleans also settled the lawsuit under the same terms as Arkansas.
Only current Entergy Arkansas customers who began service in December 2023 or earlier will qualify for the bill credits. If the August bill credit exceeds a customer’s total bill charges, any remaining bill credit amount will apply toward their subsequent bills.
Entergy provides electricity to approximately 730,000 customers in 63 counties in Arkansas. In Craighead County, Entergy supplies electricity to the towns of Monette, Black Oak, Caraway, Lake City, Bay and Bono plus additional rural areas West of Highway 1 and South of Jonesboro.