Entergy today announced approximately $5 billion in total savings for 2.3 million customers in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi because of data center customer agreements in those states. This announcement comes nearly two years since the company completed its first agreement in Mississippi in 2024 and just weeks after action on its latest agreement in Arkansas in December. The customer savings are projected over the next 20 years and come after the regulatory approval or acknowledgement of the public service commissions in those states.
“We proactively worked with our state leaders to recruit a new industry with attractive power agreements that protect and benefit our existing customers,” said Drew Marsh, Entergy chair and chief executive officer. “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. This public-private partnership is creating new, well-paying jobs, investments and community improvements for the people we jointly serve and will provide lower cost power in the coming years for our customers.”
“This announcement further supports the Trump administration’s ratepayer protection pledge unveiled yesterday at the White House. We remain in close contact with the administration and look forward to our continued partnership to ensure these protections for our customers and do our part in helping the United States secure the energy it needs to extend its leadership in global AI advancements,” Marsh added.
Economic and energy benefits
Starting in 2024, the Entergy region saw the arrival of data center projects by five major technology companies, among other commercial agreements:
- AWS announced two campuses in Madison County, Mississippi, in January 2024
- AWS announced a third campus in Warren County, Mississippi, in November 2025
- Meta unveiled a campus in Rayville, Louisiana, in December 2024
- Avaio Digital introduced a campus in Rankin County, Mississippi, in August 2025
- Avaio Digital announced a campus in Little Rock, Arkansas, in January 2026
- Google revealed a campus in West Memphis, Arkansas, in October 2025
- Hut 8 reported a campus in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, in December 2025
The economic and community benefits of these data center projects are expected to be transformative for the three states. The projects are expected to generate approximately $47 billion in total new investment for communities in the region, thousands of high-tech jobs, millions of dollars in new tax revenues, improved local infrastructure, spin-off new business and employment opportunities, and a substantial influx of new philanthropic support for schools, non-profits, low-income families, workforce development and other state and community needs.
Further, the power bill benefits for Entergy customers announced today will be just as transformative and provide direct savings for millions of customers regardless of whether they live near the projects. The customer savings will come in different ways for each state, including new projects to strengthen the overall energy grid, reduced bill impacts from those grid infrastructure projects, residential customers paying a smaller share of the cost for new power generation facilities and lower bill fees for storm recovery work.
$2 billion+ savings for Mississippi customers
Entergy Mississippi announced rates that are significantly less than they otherwise would have been during the replacement construction of its power plants without the added contribution of the new AWS data center project, among others. The company is also increasing its investment in grid improvements to reduce power outages at no additional cost to existing customers thanks to the revenues from the project’s power sales.
“Thanks to the direction and engagement of Governor Reeves, the Mississippi Legislature and the Mississippi Public Service Commission, these large technology customers will help pay the cost for needed power grid maintenance and upgrades that would otherwise have been borne by our existing customers,” said Haley Fisackerly, Entergy Mississippi president and CEO. “During a rising cost environment, when we are having to replace two half-century old power plants with new units, securing such relief right now is perfect timing for our residential and small commercial customers.”
$1.7 billion savings for Arkansas customers
Likewise, Entergy Arkansas has announced up to $1.7 billion in savings for its customers thanks to the newly announced Google and Avaio data center projects. Google has agreed to support the construction of a new 600-megawatt solar and 350-megawatt battery facility that will further diversify the company’s power portfolio and from which all Entergy Arkansas customers will receive power.
“Our customers in Arkansas are going to see bills lower than they otherwise would have been if it had not been for Governor Sarah Sanders’ successful recruitment of Google and the Arkansas Public Service Commission’s review and approval of the contract,” said Laura Landreaux, Entergy Arkansas president and CEO. “And this benefit is on top of Google covering its full cost to serve.”
$800 million savings for Louisiana customers
Entergy Louisiana’s data center agreements are not only providing job and investment benefits but also providing savings of approximately $800 million. Technology giant Meta’s savings alone provide a full 10% reduction in both storm recovery and grid resilience costs for Louisiana customers.
In addition to lower electric bills for customers, all three Entergy companies have filed plans with their state commissions confirming their favorable “resource adequacy,” or the ability to serve existing customer power needs now and into the future, regardless of service to data center projects.