주 규제 기관이 Entergy의 Fair Share Plus 이니셔티브를 승인했으며, Amazon 데이터 센터 수익을 직접 전달합니다.

New Orleans, August 27, 2026 -- The first revenues attributed to Entergy's data center corridor are now positively impacting customer bills under the company's Fair Share Plus pledge. In Mississippi, state regulators have approved direct benefits that begin this month, with Amazon's revenue contributions helping to eliminate a nearly five dollar per month bill increase for all residential customers. Entergy chair and chief executive officer Drew Marsh stated, "Every new large customer added to the system helps pick up more of the grid maintenance improvement costs that existing customers would otherwise have to bear alone." He added, "Our customers across Mississippi are experiencing firsthand how data centers are helping to moderate rate increases. And there are additional benefits ahead for our customers in Arkansas and Louisiana, as data center projects there come online."

Under contractual agreements tied to the Fair Share Plus pledge, data center customers pay one hundred percent of their own costs to connect to and use the grid. They also generate broader community benefits, including state tax revenues, new jobs, energy efficiency initiatives, and contributions to Entergy's bill assistance program, The Power to Care. Data centers in Arkansas and Louisiana are expected to begin operating and flowing benefits back to customers starting in early 2027, ramping up over time. Marsh, who recently signed the White House's expanded Ratepayer Protection Pledge, noted that Fair Share Plus aligns with that administration's pledge and will deliver approximately seven billion dollars over the next two decades to 2.3 million Entergy customers across Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. He emphasized that this commitment builds upon the company's priority of ensuring reliability and affordability for all customers.

Regional leaders highlighted specific partnerships and financial impacts. Laura Landreaux, president and chief executive officer of Entergy Arkansas, said, "Large industrial and technology companies are increasingly looking at our state because we offer reliable power at affordable rates, and we plan to keep it that way. Large customers, such as Google and AVAIO, help support investments in infrastructure additions that not only help power their facilities but also result in improved grid reliability that benefit all customers." Phillip May, president and chief executive officer of Entergy Louisiana, pointed to the agreement with Meta as an example of long-term growth and value. He explained, "Working with our customers, regulators and state leaders, we are making targeted investments that strengthen reliability, support economic development and deliver meaningful benefits to customers — all while keeping energy rates affordable. In fact, in addition to paying for the infrastructure that is being used to serve Meta and other system costs, once its facility is operational, Meta will pay approximately 10% of Entergy Louisiana's current storm and resiliency charges, reducing costs for customers — and this is just one among the many other contributions they bring to the state of Louisiana." Haley Fisackerly, president and chief executive officer of Entergy Mississippi, noted, "At a time when our company is having to replace half-century old power plants to keep up with the energy needs of our almost half-million customers, these data center revenues are providing enormous benefits by covering much of those costs that our other customers would otherwise have to bear alone." She added, "And while we also work to strengthen our power grid against more extreme Mississippi weather for the long term, data center revenues are making those investments more cost-friendly for our customers, too."

Marsh concluded, "As a fully integrated, rate-regulated utility, we are able to partner closely with our state leaders to support this new industry with power agreements that protect and benefit our existing customers even as we support this growth." He continued, "Our respective public service commissions provided the collaboration, oversight and direction needed to make this emerging high-tech and electric future a win for everyone in our region. The public-private partnership continues and is creating new, well-paying jobs, investments and community improvements for the people we jointly serve and will provide lower cost, reliable power in the coming years for all customers." For more information on the Fair Share Plus pledge and direct customer savings, Entergy directs readers to Entergy.com/DataCenters. Entergy generates, transmits, and distributes electricity to power life for more than three million customers through operating companies in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. The company focuses on keeping costs low while providing reliable energy, investing in a more resilient and cleaner energy system that includes modern natural gas, nuclear, and renewable generation. Recognized as a leader in sustainability and corporate citizenship, Entergy delivers more than one hundred million dollars in annual economic benefits to communities through philanthropy, volunteerism, and advocacy. Headquartered in New Orleans with approximately twelve thousand employees, Entergy is a Fortune 500 company listed on the NYSE under the ticker ETR.