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Updated Jun 1, 2026Utility Landscape
Entergy Arkansas, LLC
IOUCentral and eastern Arkansas, including Little Rock metro and approximately 700,000 customers
Subject to Formula Rate Plan (FRP) annual reviews before the APSC; recent filings have focused on cost recovery for grid modernization investments and transition away from coal generation. Entergy Arkansas filed for a significant rate increase in 2024 tied to capital additions and fuel cost adjustments.
Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO)
IOUSouthwestern Arkansas, including Texarkana area and parts of the Arkansas River Valley
AEP subsidiary operating under APSC jurisdiction; has pursued recovery of costs related to the John W. Turk Ultra-Supercritical Power Plant and wind energy contracts. Ongoing scrutiny of fuel and purchased power cost pass-through mechanisms.
Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corporation (AOG)
IOUNatural gas distribution in western Arkansas and the Fort Smith metropolitan area
ONE Gas subsidiary; filed for a general rate increase in recent years to recover infrastructure replacement costs under its System Integrity Rider. The APSC has closely reviewed leak-prone pipe replacement programs and return on equity levels.
CenterPoint Energy Arkansas (formerly Arkansas Western Gas and Reliant Energy)
IOUNatural gas distribution in central and northern Arkansas, including Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers corridor
Has pursued annual infrastructure tracker mechanisms to recover pipeline modernization expenditures. The APSC approved a settlement in a recent rate case allowing modest rate increases tied to capital investment and safety upgrades.
Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (AECC)
coopGeneration and transmission cooperative serving 17 distribution co-ops across rural Arkansas statewide
As a G&T cooperative, AECC is not directly rate-regulated by the APSC for wholesale rates but its power supply decisions—including coal retirements and renewable additions—significantly affect APSC-jurisdictional retail rates for member cooperatives.
Conway Corporation
muniElectric, water, and cable/broadband services within Conway, Arkansas (Faulkner County)
One of Arkansas's larger municipal utilities; operates largely outside APSC electric rate jurisdiction as a municipal system, but APSC has addressed interconnection and service territory boundary matters in disputes with neighboring IOU territories.
Key Issues
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Entergy Arkansas Formula Rate Plan (FRP) annual review: The APSC is evaluating Entergy Arkansas's 2025 FRP filing seeking recovery of capital additions including grid hardening, advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) deployment, and the financial impacts of transitioning away from the White Bluff and Independence coal plants scheduled for retirement.
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Integrated Resource Planning and coal retirement proceedings: Both Entergy Arkansas and SWEPCO face APSC scrutiny over resource adequacy as legacy coal units retire; the Commission is assessing whether proposed replacement capacity—including solar PPAs, battery storage, and natural gas peakers—is cost-effective and consistent with reliability obligations.
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Arkansas broadband utility classification and rural electric cooperative fiber buildout: The APSC has been navigating the intersection of electric cooperative charter authority and broadband service provision, with several co-ops seeking clarity on financing and rate treatment for fiber-to-the-home projects eligible under federal BEAD and USDA ReConnect funding.
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Natural gas utility winter storm cost securitization and fuel cost recovery: Following Winter Storm Uri cost exposure, the APSC has continued to monitor compliance with approved securitization orders and fuel adjustment clause proceedings for AOG and CenterPoint, including prudency reviews of gas procurement practices to prevent recurrence.
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Distributed Energy Resources (DER) interconnection and net metering policy review: The APSC is under pressure from solar industry stakeholders and large commercial customers to update interconnection rules and net metering compensation structures, with proceedings examining successor tariff design following Arkansas Act 464 of 2019 and its scheduled review milestones.
Upcoming
Entergy Arkansas FRP Tier 1 annual filing review hearing (estimated): APSC Staff and intervenors expected to present testimony on the prudency and ratemaking treatment of 2025 capital additions, including AMI infrastructure and coal plant decommissioning costs. Date is estimated based on typical FRP procedural schedule.
APSC deadline (estimated) for comments on proposed revisions to Arkansas's net metering and distributed generation interconnection rules, following a Notice of Inquiry opened in late 2025. Solar advocates and utility respondents expected to file competing proposed rule language.
SWEPCO integrated resource plan (IRP) compliance filing deadline (estimated): SWEPCO anticipated to file its updated IRP reflecting retirement timeline for Arkansas-jurisdictional coal capacity and proposed renewable and storage replacement resources, per APSC order in prior IRP docket.
CenterPoint Energy Arkansas general rate case potential filing window (estimated): CenterPoint's prior rate settlement included a moratorium on new rate cases expiring in late 2026; a new general rate case filing is anticipated in the Q4 2026 timeframe to seek recovery of continued pipeline modernization and system growth investments.
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Staff
78| Name | Title | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Regina Butler | Director, Electric Utilities | (501) 682-2051 |
| Jeff Hilton | Director of Gas and Water Utilities Section | (501) 682-2051 |
| Cindy Ireland | Research & Policy Director | (501) 682-2051 |
| Dawn Kelliher | Attorney Specialist | (501) 682-5714 |
| Michael Marchand | Executive Director | (501) 682-2051 |
| Wally W. Nixon III | Commissioners' Legal Advisor | (501) 682-5797 |
| JUANITA BREEDLOVE | Rate Case Analyst | (504) 682-5663 |
| Jill Bishop | Director, Rates & Demand Resources | (501) 682-5720 |
| Diann Blevins | Fiscal Rate Analyst | (501) 682-5654 |
| Michael Brechlin | General Staff Chief Counsel | (501) 682-5873 |
| Joy Brooks | Rate Case Analyst | (501) 682-5878 |
| Mark Burdette | Senior Utility Auditor | (501) 682-5656 |
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