Entergy sees progress on Arkansas data center deal, strong Q3 sales

Utility Dive · Brian Martucci · 2026-11-05 10:51 UTC

The New Orleans-based company separately inked firm pipeline contracts for enough natural gas to support 10 new combined-cycle power plants in Louisiana, CEO Drew Marsh said Monday.

Entergy’s amended application to serve a controversial Google data center will save its Arkansas ratepayers at least $500 million more than the $1.6 billion previously agreed, CEO Drew Marsh told investors Monday during the company’s third-quarter earnings call.

The New Orleans-based utility holding company saw earnings increase more than 20% over the year-ago period helped by warmer-than-average weather across its four-state U.S. territory in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator’s southern zones, he said. Total electricity sales rose 5% year over year.

Entergy made progress on two key regulatory priorities in Louisiana, which accounts for nearly half of the holding company’s retail sales.

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