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Electric · Texas · Investor-owned utility · part of Entergy Corporation

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Entergy Texas has a request pending with regulators: Generation rider for Orange County Advanced Power Station, seeking $150.4 million. See the details below for what the sources say about bill impacts.

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New capacity cost recovery rider (MISO capacity auction costs)

Rider · Electric

In effect

Typical residential bill (1,000 kWh/month)

  • +$4.03/mostarting July 10, 2026New rider line on Entergy Texas's September 2026 sample 1,000-kWh residential bill; the rate matches the CCRR tariff.
Filed
May 2026
Decided
July 2026
Effective
July 10, 2026
Requested increase
$58 million
Approved increase
$58 million
Docket
Not disclosed

Under a Texas statute letting utilities recover regional capacity-auction costs through a rider, Entergy Texas set up a new capacity cost recovery rider. The PUCT approved it as filed in July 2026, collecting about $58M for the 12 months from June 2026. It adds $0.004028/kWh, or $4.03 on a 1,000-kWh residential bill, from July 10, 2026.

Utility's stated reasons

  • net cost of capacity bought in MISO's annual planning resource auction
Sources (3) · Verified against regulator or utility filings

Last verified Sep 29, 2026

Distribution cost recovery rider (DCRF) update, July 2026

Rider · Electric

In effect

Typical residential bill

Not stated for a specific usage level. Any figures the sources give are in the summary below.

Filed
April 2026
Decided
July 9, 2026
Effective
July 2026
Requested increase
$20.4 million
Approved increase
$20.4 million
Docket
59679

Entergy Texas recovers distribution investment between rate cases through its DCRF rider, updated about twice a year. The July 2026 update, approved as filed, adds $20.4M a year (about $112.5M in total), following a $14.3M increase in December 2025. The rider is $10.18 on Entergy's September 2026 sample 1,000-kWh residential bill.

Utility's stated reasons

  • distribution grid investment made July-December 2025
Sources (4) · Verified against regulator or utility filings

Last verified Sep 29, 2026

Transmission cost recovery rider (TCRF) update, April 2026

Rider · Electric

In effect

Typical residential bill

Not stated for a specific usage level. Any figures the sources give are in the summary below.

Filed
October 2025
Decided
April 2, 2026
Effective
April 6, 2026
Requested increase
$20.6 million
Approved increase
$20.6 million
Docket
58889

The TCRF rider recovers transmission investment made since Entergy Texas's last rate case. The PUCT approved the update as filed in April 2026, raising annual collections by $20.6M to about $30.3M, effective for usage from April 6, 2026. The residential rate is $0.002336/kWh, or $2.34 on a 1,000-kWh bill.

Utility's stated reasons

  • transmission investment made July 2024-June 2025
  • changes in other transmission charges
Sources (3) · Verified against regulator or utility filings

Last verified Sep 29, 2026

Generation rider for Orange County Advanced Power Station

Rider · Electric

Proposed

Typical residential bill

Not stated for a specific usage level. Any figures the sources give are in the summary below.

Filed
March 13, 2026
Decision expected
Not disclosed
Requested effective
Not disclosed
Requested increase
$150.4 million
Approved increase
Pending
Docket
59488

In March 2026 Entergy Texas asked the PUCT for a generation cost recovery rider to start charging for its new Orange County Advanced Power Station, collecting about $150.4M a year. By law the rider starts when the plant enters service, which Entergy expected in Q3 2026; interim rates can apply if the case isn't finished. A hearing was set for September 2026. No residential estimate found.

Utility's stated reasons

  • return on and of about $1.2B invested in the new gas plant through 2025
Sources (3) · Verified against regulator or utility filings

Last verified Sep 29, 2026

What it could mean for your bill

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For: New capacity cost recovery rider (MISO capacity auction costs) (in effect)

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Utility website: www.entergytexas.com

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