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Business Combinations and Asset Acquisitions | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2024
Asset Acquisition [Line Items] |
Asset Acquisition [Text Block] | ACQUISITIONS (Entergy Corporation and Entergy Arkansas) Acquisitions Walnut Bend Solar In June 2020, Entergy Arkansas signed an agreement for the purchase of an approximately 100 MW to-be-constructed solar photovoltaic energy facility, Walnut Bend Solar facility, to be sited on approximately 1,000 acres in Lee County, Arkansas. Acquisition of the Walnut Bend Solar facility was initially approved by the APSC in July 2021. The agreement was amended by the parties in February 2023 and the revised agreement was approved by the APSC in July 2023. In February 2024, Entergy Arkansas made an initial payment of approximately $170 million to acquire the facility. The project will achieve commercial operation once testing is completed and the project has achieved substantial completion. Entergy Arkansas currently expects the project to achieve commercial operation in 2024, at which time a substantial completion payment of approximately $20 million is expected.
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Asset Acquisition [Line Items] |
Asset Acquisition [Text Block] | ACQUISITIONS (Entergy Corporation and Entergy Arkansas) Acquisitions Walnut Bend Solar In June 2020, Entergy Arkansas signed an agreement for the purchase of an approximately 100 MW to-be-constructed solar photovoltaic energy facility, Walnut Bend Solar facility, to be sited on approximately 1,000 acres in Lee County, Arkansas. Acquisition of the Walnut Bend Solar facility was initially approved by the APSC in July 2021. The agreement was amended by the parties in February 2023 and the revised agreement was approved by the APSC in July 2023. In February 2024, Entergy Arkansas made an initial payment of approximately $170 million to acquire the facility. The project will achieve commercial operation once testing is completed and the project has achieved substantial completion. Entergy Arkansas currently expects the project to achieve commercial operation in 2024, at which time a substantial completion payment of approximately $20 million is expected.

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