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Residential (RS)
1,000 kWh a month, Entergy's own typical home
- GAJA now
- $69 a year
- $5.74 a month
- Projected, June 2030
- $241 a year
- $20.10 a month
GAJA Rider Calculator
What the GAJA Rider Adds to Your Entergy Bill
Since June 2026, Entergy Arkansas bills have included a Generating Arkansas Jobs Act (GAJA) charge, which lets Entergy collect a return on three power plant projects while they are being built. See what it costs your home, business, or farm now, and what Entergy projects through 2030.
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What GAJA Costs Typical Accounts
The first home is Entergy's own typical customer. The rest use typical usage for each kind of account, taken from Entergy Arkansas bills we have reviewed: rounded middle values across similar accounts, so no example is any one customer's bill.
Rural home
Residential (RS)
About 1,700 kWh a month
- GAJA now
- $117 a year
- $9.76 a month
- Projected, June 2030
- $410 a year
- $34.17 a month
Poultry house
General Farm Service (GFS) or SGS
About 7,000 kWh a month on average, more in summer
- GAJA now
- $576 a year
- $48.02 a month
- Projected, June 2030
- $2,016 a year
- $168.00 a month
Irrigation well
Agricultural Water Pumping (AP)
About 40,000 kWh a year, mostly in summer
- GAJA now
- $272 a year
- $22.64 a month
- Projected, June 2030
- $950 a year
- $79.20 a month
Grain dryer
General Farm Service (GFS)
About 220,000 kWh a year, mostly from August to December
- GAJA now
- $1,506 a year
- $125.54 a month
- Projected, June 2030
- $5,270 a year
- $439.20 a month
Small store or office
Small General Service (SGS)
About 3,500 kWh a month
- GAJA now
- $288 a year
- $24.01 a month
- Projected, June 2030
- $1,008 a year
- $84.00 a month
School or community building
Small General Service (SGS)
About 10,000 kWh a month
- GAJA now
- $823 a year
- $68.60 a month
- Projected, June 2030
- $2,880 a year
- $240.00 a month
Large commercial or industrial site
Large General Service (LGS)
About 400 kW of billing demand each month
- GAJA now
- $5,808 a year
- $484.00 a month
- Projected, June 2030
- $20,304 a year
- $1,692.00 a month
A year is twelve months at the same usage. Projected figures use Entergy's estimated rates for June 2030, which will change with each annual update. All figures are before franchise fees and sales tax.
GAJA Rates by Customer Class
Entergy sets one GAJA rate for each customer class, and the rates change with June bills every year. The June 2026 rates are on bills now. Later years are Entergy's projections from its June 2026 filing with the Arkansas Public Service Commission.
| Bills from | Residentialper kWh | Small general serviceper kWh | Large general serviceper kW |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026In effect | $0.00574 | $0.00686 | $1.21 |
| June 2027Entergy projection | $0.01268 | $0.01514 | $2.67 |
| June 2028Entergy projection | $0.01632 | $0.01949 | $3.44 |
| June 2029Entergy projection | $0.01859 | $0.02219 | $3.91 |
| June 2030Entergy projection | $0.02010 | $0.02400 | $4.23 |
Residential covers RS, RT, and REMT. Small general service covers SGS, GFS, AP, CGS, MP, TSS, and CTV. Large general service covers LGS, LPS, GST, PST, and LPHLDS, and is charged on each month's billing demand. Rates are before franchise fees and sales tax.
How the GAJA Rider Works
Act 373 of 2025, the Generating Arkansas Jobs Act, lets a utility collect a return on the money it spends building approved power plants and transmission lines, plus some related costs, while they are still under construction. Normally those financing costs are added to a plant's cost and reach bills only after it starts running.
Entergy Arkansas bills the charge through Rate Schedule No. 73, listed on your bill as Generating Arkansas Jobs Act. The first rate year recovers about $110 million, almost all of it a return on construction spending. Entergy's filing projects the yearly amount reaching about $385 million by 2030 as building continues.
The rates reset with June bills each year, after an annual filing that the Public Service Commission reviews. When a plant goes into service, its costs move into base rates at Entergy's next rate case, so a smaller GAJA line later won't necessarily mean a smaller bill.
The Three Projects
- Jefferson Power Station
A 754 MW natural gas combined-cycle plant next to the White Bluff plant in Jefferson County.
- Expected in service
- December 2029
- Estimated cost
- $1.6 billion
- Ironwood
A 446 MW natural gas combustion turbine at the Lake Catherine plant site in Hot Springs County.
- Expected in service
- December 2028
- Estimated cost
- $700 million
- Arkansas Cypress Solar and Battery
600 MW of solar panels and a 350 MW battery in Jefferson County.
- Expected in service
- December 2028
- Estimated cost
- $1.6 billion
Dates and costs are Entergy's estimates from its June 1, 2026 filing.
GAJA Questions
What is the GAJA charge on my Entergy Arkansas bill?
It is the Generating Arkansas Jobs Act rider, Entergy Arkansas Rate Schedule No. 73. Act 373 of 2025 lets a utility collect a return on the money it spends building approved power plants and transmission lines, plus some related costs, while they are still under construction. Entergy's charge first appeared on June 2026 bills and covers three projects: Jefferson Power Station, the Ironwood combustion turbine, and Arkansas Cypress Solar and Battery.
Which GAJA rate applies to my account?
It depends on the rate printed on your bill. Homes on RS, RT, or REMT pay $0.00574 per kWh. Small General Service (SGS), General Farm Service (GFS), Agricultural Water Pumping (AP), Cotton Ginning (CGS), and other small commercial rates pay $0.00686 per kWh. Large General Service (LGS), Large Power Service (LPS), and their time-of-use versions pay $1.21 per kW of billing demand each month. Franchise fees and sales tax are added on top.
Will the GAJA charge go up?
Entergy resets the rates every year, with new rates on June bills. Its June 2026 filing projects that by June 2030 the residential rate will reach $0.02010 per kWh, the small general service rate $0.02400 per kWh, and the large general service rate $4.23 per kW. Those are projections, not approved rates. When a plant goes into service, its costs move into base rates at Entergy's next rate case, so a smaller GAJA line later won't necessarily mean a smaller bill.
Does solar lower the GAJA charge?
For homes and small businesses, yes. The charge is billed on each kWh you buy from Entergy, so solar power you use as it is produced cuts it along with the rest of your energy charges. Large accounts pay it on billing demand, the highest 15-minute kW of the month. Solar alone may not lower that, because a cloudy afternoon can still set the peak. Battery storage or controls that trim the peak can.
Do SWEPCO, OG&E, or electric co-op customers pay GAJA?
As of the Arkansas Public Service Commission's June 2026 report, Entergy Arkansas was the only electric utility charging a GAJA rate. OG&E has an approved GAJA rider, but its rate stays at $0 until it files its first annual update. Act 373 lets other utilities and electric cooperatives apply too, so look for a Generating Arkansas Jobs Act line on your bill. This calculator uses Entergy's rates only.
Sources
- Entergy Arkansas Rate Schedule No. 73, Generating Arkansas Jobs Act Rider. Current rates are in Attachment 1, effective June 4, 2026.
- Entergy Arkansas filing of June 1, 2026, APSC Docket 26-008-TF, Document 76. Projected bill changes by customer class are on pages 10 to 15.
- Arkansas Public Service Commission, Annual Generating Arkansas Jobs Act Report, June 30, 2026.
- Act 373 of 2025, the Generating Arkansas Jobs Act.
Rates checked October 16, 2026.
Buy Less Power From the Grid
For homes and small businesses, solar power you use on site cuts the per-kWh GAJA charge along with the rest of the energy rate. For large accounts, trimming the monthly peak cuts the per-kW charge and the demand charge with it. We can show you what either is worth on your real bills.