The press release said that by AAEA’s calculations, Entergy’s new rate would constitute an almost 5% increase for residential customers. That information was included in a story in the Arkansas Times that was published before the meeting. Waldrip said Entergy objected to being ejected from the group but that her board supported the decision. The association, as it has done in other rate cases brought by other energy providers, asked the Public Service Commission to intervene in Entergy’s rate case. “This rate increase will affect 730,000 customers, and for Entergy to say that they should not be able to have a say in this matter is a bit anti-democratic.