Regulators put Arkansas ratepayer cost at $308 million

What regulators said

Arkansas regulators say a solar plant agreement involving Google and Entergy would shift in costs to Arkansas ratepayers. The figure identifies the amount regulators say customers would bear through the agreement.

Who is involved

Google and Entergy are the businesses named in the agreement. Arkansas ratepayers would carry the identified cost, according to the regulators’ finding.

Why the amount matters

The figure connects the solar plant deal to household and business electricity costs in Arkansas. The regulators’ statement frames the issue as a question of who pays for the agreement: Google and Entergy are parties to the deal, while Arkansas ratepayers would absorb the stated costs.

The development concerns the financial effect of a specific solar plant agreement. Regulators’ conclusion gives the public a dollar figure for the cost they say would be shifted to customers.