Entergy Customers to receive refund credits on bills for next three months

LAKE CHARLES, LA (KPLC) - Entergy Louisiana customers will be receiving refund credits on their electric bills in January, Ferbruary and March, according to a news release from the Louisiana Public Service Commission.

The PSC says the refunds are the result of litigation with Entergy. The PSC says Entergy broke the rules when Entergy Arkansas sold cheap base load energy to merchants, rather than making the power available to Entergy Louisiana and other Entergy System companies.

The case was decided by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission which awarded $135.6 million in damages against Entergy Arkansas with $58.6 million going to Entergy Louisiana customers.

The PSC says the money will be refunded in credits over the next three months. A customer using about 1300 kilowatt hours a month should see a refund of around $5.50 a month.