The utility company touts the credit as if it’s being magnanimous. Don’t be fooled. Entergy improperly took money from customers, was sued over it, and got a sweetheart deal in the settlement.
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$15K in donations to Supreme Court Justice Barbara Webb come from industry her husband regulates
Not taking money from the industry your husband regulates is only admirable if you don’t change your mind as soon as no one is looking.
Heads we win, tails you lose: How Entergy customers pay for the company’s mistakes
Entergy may have lost in court last week, but between an earlier settlement and regulatory rules about legal fees, the decision isn’t actually much of a “win” for customers.
Why did Arkansas accept a deal with Entergy 15 months after rejecting the very same offer?
Regulators in Mississippi extracted more than twice the amount that Arkansas got in its settlement, despite the two states having similar claims.
Cost-saving solar project approved by Little Rock school board
Spending a small amount now to save a massive amount over decades to come is good governance and common sense.
Bill that would kill Arkansas’s solar industry gets long look in committee
Two bills of massive import for Arkansas’s future remain up for discussion in interminable legislative committee meetings today. While Gov. Sanders’ Arkansas Learns proposal sucks up most of the oxygen at the state Capitol today, an equally sinister plan, which would kill the state’s booming solar industry, is under consideration before a House committee.
Arkansas solar: working for all of us
But our state’s monopoly utilities are dead-set on wrecking this success story.
Big Country Chateau tenants request city help amid housing uncertainty
“We need the city of Little Rock, we need the state of Arkansas getting involved because we can’t have 40 families being put on the street,” said Al Allen with Arkansas Renters United. “If we’re a pro life state, then let’s stay to it.”
Solar power: A new plant and a new rant
Entergy expands it solar footprint and a former PSC chair blasts another utility for resistance to solar power.
Central High students: Don’t be fooled by cynical arguments; LRSD should adopt solar
By adopting solar energy, the Little Rock School District would save a significant amount of money with zero upfront costs and pay less over time than its current rate. Entergy’s argument that such a move would shift the cost to low-income residents is part of an old cynical and thoroughly debunked playbook.