Overview
- Entergy filed a federal complaint on Tuesday asking a judge for a temporary restraining order and permanent injunction to stop two newspapers and a private citizen from publishing PSC records they say were disclosed in error.
- Published PSC documents show Google will pay $526 million toward the Cypress Solar project and $190 million for transmission upgrades, covering roughly one-third of the project's reported $1.6 billion cost.
- The PSC prehearing memos reveal the West Memphis data center will begin service in February 2027 and ramp its minimum billed demand from 40 MW to as much as 480–600 MW by October 2029, forcing Entergy to buy market power until new generation is online.
- The contract treats Google's payments not as a contribution in aid of construction, a classification PSC staff questioned because it can keep the utility’s rate base higher and shift more costs to other customers; Entergy began charging residential customers an extra $5.77 monthly in June for new generation projects that include Cypress Solar.
- The dispute centers on FOIA and trade-secret claims after a private citizen obtained the records, with lawyers demanding destruction of the materials and a Little Rock hearing set to resolve whether the documents can remain public.