Company: EAI
Filing Date: 2025-02-18
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000065984-25-000012
Chunk: 259

Company: ENTERGY ARKANSAS, LLC
Filing Date: 2025-02-18
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 259
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 As enabled by this legislation, Entergy Mississippi began recovery of certain costs of construction of the Delta Blues Advanced Power Station through the interim facilities rate adjustments provision of its formula rate plan rider, which rates became effective in July 2024.  Non-fuel revenue collected from the data center customer will be included in the formula rate plan to offset the facility’s revenue requirement.  Construction is in progress and the facility is expected to be in service by the end of 2028.

Delta Solar

In December 2024 the Bolivar County Board of Supervisors approved Entergy Mississippi’s plans to construct, own, and operate the Delta Solar facility, an 80 MW solar facility to be located in Bolivar County, 

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Mississippi. The Delta Solar facility will cost an estimated $157.2 million, inclusive of estimated transmission interconnection costs.   Construction of the Delta Solar facility qualifies for pre-certification under the State legislation providing for the pre-certification of construction of certain types of facilities that directly or indirectly provide electric service to customers who own certain data processing center projects as specified in the legislation.  The Delta Solar facility is expected to be in service by the end of 2027.

Penton Solar

Entergy Mississippi plans to construct, own, and operate the Penton Solar facility, a 190 MW solar facility.  The Penton Solar facility will cost an estimated $327.2 million, inclusive of estimated transmission interconnection and upgrade costs.  Construction of the Penton Solar facility qualifies for pre-certification under the State legislation providing for the pre-certification of construction of certain types of facilities that directly or indirectly provide electric service to customers who own certain data processing center projects as specified in the legislation.  The Penton Solar facility is expected to be in service by early 2028.

Sources of Capital

Entergy Mississippi’s sources to meet its capital requirements include:

•internally generated funds;

•cash on hand;

•the Entergy system money pool;

•debt or preferred membership interest issuances, including debt issuances to refund or retire currently outstanding or maturing indebtedness;

•capital contributions; and

•bank financing under new or existing facilities.

Circumstances such as weather patterns, fuel and purchased power price fluctuations, and unanticipated expenses, including unscheduled plant outages and storms, could affect the timing and level of internally generated funds in the future.  In addition to the financ