- The judge rejected Entergy Arkansas's request for a temporary restraining order against the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and other defendants, while leaving a preliminary-injunction request for later briefing.
- The disclosed documents concern a $526 million payment by Google to Entergy Arkansas for Cypress Solar, a 600-megawatt solar field and 350-megawatt battery facility serving the grid used by Google's data center.
- The case highlights public scrutiny of special utility arrangements for large data centers and the effect of related generation projects on Arkansas electricity customers.
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“But the First Amendment gives me pause here.”
“It would take a lot to get me to do a prior restraint”
“We will never waver when it comes to protecting our customers' privacy and confidential information.”
“This case is first, foremost and in its entirety about the First Amendment.”