ETR-06-30-2015-10Q
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)
 
X
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
 
 
For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2015
 
OR
 
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13
OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
 
 
For the transition period from ____________ to ____________

Commission
File Number
Registrant, State of Incorporation or Organization, Address of Principal Executive Offices, Telephone Number, and IRS Employer Identification No.
 

Commission
File Number
Registrant, State of Incorporation or Organization, Address of Principal Executive Offices, Telephone Number, and IRS Employer Identification No.
1-11299
ENTERGY CORPORATION
(a Delaware corporation)
639 Loyola Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana 70113
Telephone (504) 576-4000
72-1229752
 
1-31508
ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI, INC.
(a Mississippi corporation)
308 East Pearl Street
Jackson, Mississippi 39201
Telephone (601) 368-5000
64-0205830
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1-10764
ENTERGY ARKANSAS, INC.
(an Arkansas corporation)
425 West Capitol Avenue
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Telephone (501) 377-4000
71-0005900
 
1-35747
ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, INC.
(a Louisiana corporation)
1600 Perdido Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
Telephone (504) 670-3700
72-0273040
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0-20371
ENTERGY GULF STATES LOUISIANA, L.L.C.
(a Louisiana limited liability company)
4809 Jefferson Highway
Jefferson, Louisiana 70121
Telephone (504) 576-4000
74-0662730
 
1-34360
ENTERGY TEXAS, INC.
(a Texas corporation)
9425 Pinecroft
The Woodlands, Texas 77380
Telephone (409) 981-2000
61-1435798
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1-32718
ENTERGY LOUISIANA, LLC
(a Texas limited liability company)
4809 Jefferson Highway
Jefferson, Louisiana 70121
Telephone (504) 576-4000
75-3206126
 
1-09067
SYSTEM ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.
(an Arkansas corporation)
Echelon One
1340 Echelon Parkway
Jackson, Mississippi 39213
Telephone (601) 368-5000
72-0752777
 
 
 
 
 
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrants (1) have filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrants were required to file such reports), and (2) have been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes R No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrants have submitted electronically and posted on Entergy’s corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes R No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
Large
accelerated
filer
 
Accelerated
filer
 
Non-
accelerated
filer
 
Smaller
reporting
company
Entergy Corporation
ü
 
 
 
 
 
 
Entergy Arkansas, Inc.
 
 
 
 
ü
 
 
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C.
 
 
 
 
ü
 
 
Entergy Louisiana, LLC
 
 
 
 
ü
 
 
Entergy Mississippi, Inc.
 
 
 
 
ü
 
 
Entergy New Orleans, Inc.
 
 
 
 
ü
 
 
Entergy Texas, Inc.
 
 
 
 
ü
 
 
System Energy Resources, Inc.
 
 
 
 
ü
 
 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrants are shell companies (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No R
Common Stock Outstanding
 
Outstanding at July 31, 2015
Entergy Corporation
($0.01 par value)
179,528,314

Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Inc., Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C., Entergy Louisiana, LLC, Entergy Mississippi, Inc., Entergy New Orleans, Inc., Entergy Texas, Inc., and System Energy Resources, Inc. separately file this combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.  Information contained herein relating to any individual company is filed by such company on its own behalf.  Each company reports herein only as to itself and makes no other representations whatsoever as to any other company.  This combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q supplements and updates the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the calendar year ended December 31, 2014 and the Quarterly Report for Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, filed by the individual registrants with the SEC, and should be read in conjunction therewith.



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ENTERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX TO QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
June 30, 2015

 
Page Number
 
 
Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries
 
Entergy Arkansas, Inc. and Subsidiaries
 
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C.
 
Entergy Louisiana, LLC and Subsidiaries
 
Entergy Mississippi, Inc.
 

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ENTERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX TO QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
June 30, 2015

 
Page Number
 
 
Entergy New Orleans, Inc.
 
Entergy Texas, Inc. and Subsidiaries
 
System Energy Resources, Inc.
 
 


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FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

In this combined report and from time to time, Entergy Corporation and the Registrant Subsidiaries each makes statements as a registrant concerning its expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, strategies, and future events or performance.  Such statements are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Words such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “project,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “estimate,” “continue,” “potential,” “plan,” “predict,” “forecast,” and other similar words or expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements but are not the only means to identify these statements.  Although each of these registrants believes that these forward-looking statements and the underlying assumptions are reasonable, it cannot provide assurance that they will prove correct.  Any forward-looking statement is based on information current as of the date of this combined report and speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made.  Except to the extent required by the federal securities laws, these registrants undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties.  There are factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements, including those factors discussed or incorporated by reference in (a) Item 1A. Risk Factors in the Form 10-K, (b) Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis in the Form 10-K and in this report, and (c) the following factors (in addition to others described elsewhere in this combined report and in subsequent securities filings):

resolution of pending and future rate cases and negotiations, including various performance-based rate discussions, Entergy’s utility supply plan, and recovery of fuel and purchased power costs;
the termination of Entergy Arkansas’s participation in the System Agreement, which occurred in December 2013, the termination of Entergy Mississippi’s participation in the System Agreement in November 2015, the termination of Entergy Texas’s, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s, and Entergy Louisiana’s participation in the System Agreement after expiration of the proposed 60-month notice period or such other period as approved by the FERC;
regulatory and operating challenges and uncertainties and economic risks associated with the Utility operating companies’ move to MISO, which occurred in December 2013, including the effect of current or projected MISO market rules and system conditions in the MISO markets, the allocation of MISO system transmission upgrade costs, and the effect of planning decisions that MISO makes with respect to future transmission investments by the Utility operating companies;
changes in utility regulation, including the beginning or end of retail and wholesale competition, the ability to recover net utility assets and other potential stranded costs, and the application of more stringent transmission reliability requirements or market power criteria by the FERC;
changes in the regulation or regulatory oversight of Entergy’s nuclear generating facilities and nuclear materials and fuel, including with respect to the planned or potential shutdown of nuclear generating facilities owned or operated by Entergy Wholesale Commodities, and the effects of new or existing safety or environmental concerns regarding nuclear power plants and nuclear fuel;
resolution of pending or future applications, and related regulatory proceedings and litigation, for license renewals or modifications or other authorizations required of nuclear generating facilities;
the performance of and deliverability of power from Entergy’s generation resources, including the capacity factors at its nuclear generating facilities;
Entergy’s ability to develop and execute on a point of view regarding future prices of electricity, natural gas, and other energy-related commodities;
prices for power generated by Entergy’s merchant generating facilities and the ability to hedge, meet credit support requirements for hedges, sell power forward or otherwise reduce the market price risk associated with those facilities, including the Entergy Wholesale Commodities nuclear plants;
the prices and availability of fuel and power Entergy must purchase for its Utility customers, and Entergy’s ability to meet credit support requirements for fuel and power supply contracts;
volatility and changes in markets for electricity, natural gas, uranium, emissions allowances, and other energy-related commodities, and the effect of those changes on Entergy and its customers;

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FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION (Concluded)

changes in law resulting from federal or state energy legislation or legislation subjecting energy derivatives used in hedging and risk management transactions to governmental regulation;
changes in environmental, tax, and other laws, including requirements for reduced emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, greenhouse gases, mercury, and other regulated air and water emissions, and changes in costs of compliance with environmental and other laws and regulations;
uncertainty regarding the establishment of interim or permanent sites for spent nuclear fuel and nuclear waste storage and disposal and the level of spent fuel disposal fees charged by the U.S. government related to such sites;
variations in weather and the occurrence of hurricanes and other storms and disasters, including uncertainties associated with efforts to remediate the effects of hurricanes, ice storms, or other weather events and the recovery of costs associated with restoration, including accessing funded storm reserves, federal and local cost recovery mechanisms, securitization, and insurance;
effects of climate change;
changes in the quality and availability of water supplies and the related regulation of water use and diversion;
Entergy’s ability to manage its capital projects and operation and maintenance costs;
Entergy’s ability to purchase and sell assets at attractive prices and on other attractive terms;
the economic climate, and particularly economic conditions in Entergy’s Utility service area and the Northeast United States and events and circumstances that could influence economic conditions in those areas, and the risk that anticipated load growth may not materialize;
the effects of Entergy’s strategies to reduce tax payments;
changes in the financial markets, particularly those affecting the availability of capital and Entergy’s ability to refinance existing debt, execute share repurchase programs, and fund investments and acquisitions;
actions of rating agencies, including changes in the ratings of debt and preferred stock, changes in general corporate ratings, and changes in the rating agencies’ ratings criteria;
changes in inflation and interest rates;
the effect of litigation and government investigations or proceedings;
changes in technology, including with respect to new, developing, or alternative sources of generation;
the potential effects of threatened or actual terrorism, cyber attacks or data security breaches, including increased security costs, and war or a catastrophic event such as a nuclear accident or a natural gas pipeline explosion;
Entergy’s ability to attract and retain talented management and directors;
changes in accounting standards and corporate governance;
declines in the market prices of marketable securities and resulting funding requirements for Entergy’s defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans;
future wage and employee benefit costs, including changes in discount rates and returns on benefit plan assets;
changes in decommissioning trust fund values or earnings or in the timing of or cost to decommission nuclear plant sites;
the implementation of the shutdown of Vermont Yankee and the related decommissioning of Vermont Yankee;
the effectiveness of Entergy’s risk management policies and procedures and the ability and willingness of its counterparties to satisfy their financial and performance commitments;
factors that could lead to impairment of long-lived assets; and
the ability to successfully complete merger, acquisition, or divestiture plans, regulatory or other limitations imposed as a result of merger, acquisition, or divestiture, and the success of the business following a merger, acquisition, or divestiture.


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DEFINITIONS

Certain abbreviations or acronyms used in the text and notes are defined below:
Abbreviation or Acronym
Term
AFUDC
Allowance for Funds Used During Construction
ALJ
Administrative Law Judge
ANO 1 and 2
Units 1 and 2 of Arkansas Nuclear One (nuclear), owned by Entergy Arkansas
APSC
Arkansas Public Service Commission
ASLB
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, the board within the NRC that conducts hearings and performs other regulatory functions that the NRC authorizes
ASU
Accounting Standards Update issued by the FASB
Board
Board of Directors of Entergy Corporation
Cajun
Cajun Electric Power Cooperative, Inc.
capacity factor
Actual plant output divided by maximum potential plant output for the period
City Council or Council
Council of the City of New Orleans, Louisiana
D.C. Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
DOE
United States Department of Energy
Entergy
Entergy Corporation and its direct and indirect subsidiaries
Entergy Corporation
Entergy Corporation, a Delaware corporation
Entergy Gulf States, Inc.
Predecessor company for financial reporting purposes to Entergy Gulf States Louisiana that included the assets and business operations of both Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and Entergy Texas
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C., a company formally created as part of the jurisdictional separation of Entergy Gulf States, Inc. and the successor company to Entergy Gulf States, Inc. for financial reporting purposes.  The term is also used to refer to the Louisiana jurisdictional business of Entergy Gulf States, Inc., as the context requires.
Entergy Texas
Entergy Texas, Inc., a company formally created as part of the jurisdictional separation of Entergy Gulf States, Inc.  The term is also used to refer to the Texas jurisdictional business of Entergy Gulf States, Inc., as the context requires.
Entergy Wholesale
Commodities
Entergy’s non-utility business segment primarily comprised of the ownership, operation, and decommissioning of nuclear power plants, the ownership of interests in non-nuclear power plants, and the sale of the electric power produced by its operating power plants to wholesale customers
EPA
United States Environmental Protection Agency
FASB
Financial Accounting Standards Board
FERC
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FitzPatrick
James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant (nuclear), owned by an Entergy subsidiary in the Entergy Wholesale Commodities business segment
Form 10-K
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the calendar year ended December 31, 2014 filed with the SEC by Entergy Corporation and its Registrant Subsidiaries
FTR
Financial transmission right
Grand Gulf
Unit No. 1 of Grand Gulf Nuclear Station (nuclear), 90% owned or leased by System Energy
GWh
Gigawatt-hour(s), which equals one million kilowatt-hours
Independence
Independence Steam Electric Station (coal), owned 16% by Entergy Arkansas, 25% by Entergy Mississippi, and 7% by Entergy Power, LLC
Indian Point 2
Unit 2 of Indian Point Energy Center (nuclear), owned by an Entergy subsidiary in the Entergy Wholesale Commodities business segment
Indian Point 3
Unit 3 of Indian Point Energy Center (nuclear), owned by an Entergy subsidiary in the Entergy Wholesale Commodities business segment


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DEFINITIONS (Concluded)

Abbreviation or Acronym
Term
IRS
Internal Revenue Service
ISO
Independent System Operator
kW
Kilowatt, which equals one thousand watts
kWh
Kilowatt-hour(s)
LPSC
Louisiana Public Service Commission
MISO
Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc., a regional transmission organization
MMBtu
One million British Thermal Units
MPSC
Mississippi Public Service Commission
MW
Megawatt(s), which equals one thousand kilowatts
MWh
Megawatt-hour(s)
Net debt to net capital ratio
Gross debt less cash and cash equivalents divided by total capitalization less cash and cash equivalents
Net MW in operation
Installed capacity owned and operated
NRC
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NYPA
New York Power Authority
Palisades
Palisades Power Plant (nuclear), owned by an Entergy subsidiary in the Entergy Wholesale Commodities business segment
Pilgrim
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (nuclear), owned by an Entergy subsidiary in the Entergy Wholesale Commodities business segment
PPA
Purchased power agreement or power purchase agreement
PUCT
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Registrant Subsidiaries
Entergy Arkansas, Inc., Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C., Entergy Louisiana, LLC, Entergy Mississippi, Inc., Entergy New Orleans, Inc., Entergy Texas, Inc., and System Energy Resources, Inc.
River Bend
River Bend Station (nuclear), owned by Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
RTO
Regional transmission organization
SEC
Securities and Exchange Commission
System Agreement
Agreement, effective January 1, 1983, as modified, among the Utility operating companies relating to the sharing of generating capacity and other power resources. Entergy Arkansas terminated its participation in the System Agreement effective December 18, 2013.
System Energy
System Energy Resources, Inc.
TWh
Terawatt-hour(s), which equals one billion kilowatt-hours
Unit Power Sales Agreement
Agreement, dated as of June 10, 1982, as amended and approved by FERC, among Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and System Energy, relating to the sale of capacity and energy from System Energy’s share of Grand Gulf
Utility
Entergy’s business segment that generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric power, with a small amount of natural gas distribution
Utility operating companies
Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas
Vermont Yankee
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (nuclear), owned by an Entergy subsidiary in the Entergy Wholesale Commodities business segment, which ceased power production in December 2014
Waterford 3
Unit No. 3 (nuclear) of the Waterford Steam Electric Station, 100% owned or leased by Entergy Louisiana
weather-adjusted usage
Electric usage excluding the effects of deviations from normal weather
White Bluff
White Bluff Steam Electric Generating Station, 57% owned by Entergy Arkansas

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ENTERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Entergy operates primarily through two business segments: Utility and Entergy Wholesale Commodities.

The Utility business segment includes the generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electric power in portions of Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas, and Louisiana, including the City of New Orleans; and operation of a small natural gas distribution business.  
The Entergy Wholesale Commodities business segment includes the ownership, operation, and decommissioning of nuclear power plants located in the northern United States and the sale of the electric power produced by its operating plants to wholesale customers.  Entergy Wholesale Commodities also provides services to other nuclear power plant owners and owns interests in non-nuclear power plants that sell the electric power produced by those plants to wholesale customers.

Results of Operations

Second Quarter 2015 Compared to Second Quarter 2014

Following are income statement variances for Utility, Entergy Wholesale Commodities, Parent & Other, and Entergy comparing the second quarter 2015 to the second quarter 2014 showing how much the line item increased or (decreased) in comparison to the prior period:
 
 

Utility
 
Entergy
Wholesale
Commodities
 

Parent &
Other (a)
 

Entergy
 
 
(In Thousands)
2nd Quarter 2014 Consolidated Net Income (Loss)
 

$212,134

 

$26,463

 

($44,316
)
 

$194,281

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net revenue (operating revenue less fuel expense, purchased power, and other regulatory charges/credits)
 
70,002

 
(120,622
)
 
(745
)
 
(51,365
)
Other operation and maintenance
 
55,441

 
(47,189
)
 
4,678

 
12,930

Asset write-off, impairments, and related charges
 

 
(1,667
)
 

 
(1,667
)
Taxes other than income taxes
 
2,232

 
1,676

 
(266
)
 
3,642

Depreciation and amortization
 
16,170

 
(7,100
)
 
(458
)
 
8,612

Other income
 
2,882

 
12,856

 
(4,160
)
 
11,578

Interest expense
 
6,873

 
2,560

 
(5,428
)
 
4,005

Other expenses
 
5,353

 
(3,141
)
 

 
2,212

Income taxes
 
(5,086
)
 
(22,897
)
 
(979
)
 
(28,962
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2nd Quarter 2015 Consolidated Net Income (Loss)
 

$204,035



($3,545
)


($46,768
)


$153,722


(a)
Parent & Other includes eliminations, which are primarily intersegment activity.

Refer to “ENTERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES - SELECTED OPERATING RESULTS” for further information with respect to operating statistics.


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Management's Financial Discussion and Analysis

Net Revenue

Utility

Following is an analysis of the change in net revenue comparing the second quarter 2015 to the second quarter 2014:
 
Amount
 
(In Millions)
2014 net revenue

$1,418

Retail electric price
44

Volume/weather
31

Other
(5
)
2015 net revenue

$1,488

    
The retail electric price variance is primarily due to:

formula rate plan increases at Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and Entergy Louisiana, as approved by the LPSC, effective December 2014 and January 2015;
an annual net rate increase at Entergy Mississippi of $16 million, effective February 2015, as a result of the MPSC order in the June 2014 rate case; and
an increase in energy efficiency rider revenue primarily due to an increase in the energy efficiency rider at Entergy Arkansas, as approved by the APSC, effective July 2014 and new energy efficiency riders at Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, and Entergy Mississippi that began in the fourth quarter 2014. Energy efficiency revenues are largely offset by costs included in other operation and maintenance expenses and have a minimal effect on net income.

See Note 2 to the financial statements herein and in the Form 10-K for a discussion of rate proceedings.

The volume/weather variance is primarily due to the effect of weather on residential and commercial sales and an increase in unbilled sales volume, partially offset by a decrease in industrial usage.  The decrease in industrial usage is primarily due to extended seasonal outages for existing large refinery customers, partially offset by new customers and expansion projects primarily in the chemicals industry. See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Critical Accounting Estimates - Unbilled Revenue” in the Form 10-K for further discussion of the accounting for unbilled revenues.

Entergy Wholesale Commodities

Following is an analysis of the change in net revenue comparing the second quarter 2015 to the second quarter 2014:
 
Amount
 
(In Millions)
2014 net revenue

$471

Vermont Yankee shutdown in December 2014
(55
)
Nuclear realized price changes
(48
)
Nuclear volume, excluding Vermont Yankee
(25
)
Other
7

2015 net revenue

$350



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Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries
Management's Financial Discussion and Analysis

As shown in the table above, net revenue for Entergy Wholesale Commodities decreased by $121 million in the second quarter 2015 compared to the second quarter 2014 primarily due to:

a decrease in net revenue as a result of Vermont Yankee ceasing power production in December 2014;
lower realized wholesale energy prices and lower capacity prices; and
lower volume in the Entergy Wholesale Commodities nuclear fleet resulting from more refueling and unplanned outage days in the second quarter 2015 as compared to the second quarter 2014.

Following are key performance measures for Entergy Wholesale Commodities for the second quarter 2015 and 2014:
 
2015
 
2014
Owned capacity (MW) (a)
5,463
 
6,068
GWh billed
9,578
 
11,533
Average revenue per MWh
$45.87
 
$49.75
 
 
 
 
Entergy Wholesale Commodities Nuclear Fleet
 
 
 
Capacity factor
89%
 
95%
GWh billed
8,555
 
10,588
Average revenue per MWh
$45.84
 
$49.79
Refueling Outage Days:
 
 
 
Pilgrim
34
 

(a)
The reduction in owned capacity is due to the retirement of the 605 MW Vermont Yankee plant in December 2014.

Revenue per MWh for Entergy Wholesale Commodities Nuclear Plants

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – Results of Operations - Realized Revenue per MWh for Entergy Wholesale Commodities Nuclear Plants” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the effects of sustained low natural gas prices and power market structure challenges on market prices for electricity in the New York and New England power regions over the past few years. As shown in the contracted sale of energy table in “Market and Credit Risk Sensitive Instruments,” Entergy Wholesale Commodities has sold forward 88% of its planned nuclear energy output for the second half of 2015 for an expected average contracted energy price of $44 per MWh based on market prices at June 30, 2015. In addition, Entergy Wholesale Commodities has sold forward 81% of its planned nuclear energy output for 2016 for an expected average contracted energy price of $47 per MWh based on market prices at June 30, 2015.

The market price trend presents a challenging economic situation for the Entergy Wholesale Commodities plants. The challenge is greater for some of these plants based on a variety of factors such as their market for both energy and capacity, their size, their contracted positions, and the amount of investment required to continue to operate and maintain the safety and integrity of the plants, including the estimated asset retirement costs. In addition, currently the market structure in which the plants operate does not adequately compensate merchant nuclear plants for their environmental and fuel diversity benefits in the region. If, in the future, economic conditions or regulatory activity no longer support the continued operation or recovery of the costs of a plant it could adversely affect Entergy’s results of operations through loss of revenue, impairment charges, increased depreciation rates, transitional costs, or accelerated decommissioning costs.

Impairment of long-lived assets and nuclear decommissioning costs, and the factors that influence these items, are both discussed in the Form 10-K in “Critical Accounting Estimates.”



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Management's Financial Discussion and Analysis

Other Income Statement Items

Utility

Other operation and maintenance expenses increased from $556 million for the second quarter 2014 to $612 million for the second quarter 2015 primarily due to:

an increase of $27 million in nuclear generation expenses primarily due to higher labor costs, including contract labor, and an increase in regulatory compliance costs. The increase in regulatory compliance costs is primarily related to additional NRC inspection activities in second quarter 2015 as a result of the NRC’s March 2015 decision to move ANO into the “multiple/repetitive degraded cornerstone column” of the NRC’s reactor oversight process action matrix. See “ANO Damage, Outage, and NRC Reviews” below and in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the ANO stator incident and subsequent NRC reviews;
an increase of $9 million in transmission expenses primarily due to an increase in the amount of transmission costs allocated by MISO. The net income effect is partially offset due to the method of recovery of these costs in certain jurisdictions.  See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for further information on the recovery of these costs;
an increase of $9 million in distribution expenses primarily due to vegetation maintenance;
an increase of $8 million in energy efficiency costs.  These costs are recovered through energy efficiency riders and have a minimal effect on net income;
an increase of $6 million in fossil-fueled generation expenses primarily due to an increase in scope of work during second quarter 2015 compared to second quarter 2014; and
an increase of $5 million due to the timing of annual Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited distributions received in 2015 as compared to 2014.

The increase was partially offset by a decrease of $7 million related to incentives recognized as a result of participation in energy efficiency programs and a decrease of $5 million in storm damage accruals primarily at Entergy Mississippi. See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of storm cost recovery.

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased primarily due to additions to plant in service, including the Ninemile Unit 6 project which was placed in service in December 2014.

Entergy Wholesale Commodities

Other operation and maintenance expenses decreased from $259 million for the second quarter 2014 to $212 million for the second quarter 2015 primarily due to the shutdown of Vermont Yankee, which ceased power production in December 2014.

Depreciation and amortization expenses decreased primarily due to decreases in depreciable asset balances as a result of the shutdown of Vermont Yankee, which ceased power production in December 2014. See Note 1 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for further discussion of impairment of long-lived assets.

Other income increased primarily due to realized decommissioning trust gains in the second quarter 2015 that resulted from portfolio reallocations for the Vermont Yankee nuclear decommissioning trust funds.

Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate was 39.4% for the second quarter 2015. The difference in the effective income tax rate for the second quarter 2015 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% was primarily due to state income taxes and certain book and tax differences related to utility plant items, partially offset by book and tax differences related to the allowance for equity funds used during construction.


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Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries
Management's Financial Discussion and Analysis

The effective income tax rate was 39.9% for the second quarter 2014. The difference in the effective income tax rate for the second quarter 2014 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% was primarily due to state income taxes, the provision for uncertain tax positions, and certain book and tax differences related to utility plant items.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

Following are income statement variances for Utility, Entergy Wholesale Commodities, Parent & Other, and Entergy comparing the six months ended June 30, 2015 to the six months ended June 30, 2014 showing how much the line item increased or (decreased) in comparison to the prior period:
 
 

Utility
 
Entergy
Wholesale
Commodities
 

Parent &
Other (a)
 

Entergy
 
 
(In Thousands)
2014 Consolidated Net Income (Loss)
 

$417,574

 

$268,933

 

($86,173
)
 

$600,334

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net revenue (operating revenue less fuel expense, purchased power, and other regulatory charges/credits)
 
143,119

 
(342,060
)
 
(1,659
)
 
(200,600
)
Other operation and maintenance
 
113,630

 
(67,486
)
 
1,186

 
47,330

Asset write-off, impairments, and related charges
 

 
(3,937
)
 

 
(3,937
)
Taxes other than income taxes
 
12,430

 
(5,944
)
 
211

 
6,697

Depreciation and amortization
 
27,903

 
(14,984
)
 
(1,044
)
 
11,875

Other income
 
17,222

 
35,797

 
(9,263
)
 
43,756

Interest expense
 
12,731

 
3,414

 
(7,451
)
 
8,694

Other expenses
 
8,334

 
3,303

 

 
11,637

Income taxes
 
(28,899
)
 
(71,583
)
 
5,025

 
(95,457
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2015 Consolidated Net Income (Loss)
 

$431,786

 

$119,887

 

($95,022
)
 

$456,651


(a)
Parent & Other includes eliminations, which are primarily intersegment activity.

Refer to “ENTERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES - SELECTED OPERATING RESULTS” for further information with respect to operating statistics.

Net Revenue

Utility

Following is an analysis of the change in net revenue comparing the six months ended June 30, 2015 to the six months ended June 30, 2014:
 
Amount
 
(In Millions)
2014 net revenue

$2,755

Retail electric price
112

Volume/weather
40

MISO deferral
(19
)
Other
10

2015 net revenue

$2,898


    

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The retail electric price variance is primarily due to:

formula rate plan increases at Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and Entergy Louisiana, as approved by the LPSC, effective December 2014 and January 2015;
an annual net rate increase at Entergy Mississippi of $16 million, effective February 2015, as a result of the MPSC order in the June 2014 rate case; and
an increase in energy efficiency rider revenue primarily due to an increase in the energy efficiency rider at Entergy Arkansas, as approved by the APSC, effective July 2014 and new energy efficiency riders at Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, and Entergy Mississippi that began in the fourth quarter 2014. Energy efficiency revenues are largely offset by costs included in other operation and maintenance expenses and have a minimal effect on net income.

See Note 2 to the financial statements herein and in the Form 10-K for a discussion of rate proceedings.

The volume/weather variance is primarily due to an increase in unbilled sales volume and an increase in industrial usage.  The increase in industrial usage is primarily due to new customers and expansion projects primarily in the chemicals industry, partially offset by extended seasonal outages for existing large refinery customers and in the industrial gases industry. See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Critical Accounting Estimates - Unbilled Revenue” in the Form 10-K for further discussion of the accounting for unbilled revenues.

The MISO deferral variance is primarily due to the deferral in 2014 of non-fuel MISO-related charges, as approved by the LPSC and the MPSC. The deferral of non-fuel MISO-related charges is partially offset in other operation and maintenance expenses. See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for further discussion of the recovery of non-fuel MISO-related charges.

Entergy Wholesale Commodities

Following is an analysis of the change in net revenue comparing the six months ended June 30, 2015 to the six months ended June 30, 2014:
 
Amount
 
(In Millions)
2014 net revenue

$1,219

Vermont Yankee shutdown in December 2014
(209
)
Nuclear realized price changes
(147
)
Mark-to-market, excluding Vermont Yankee
(52
)
Nuclear volume, excluding Vermont Yankee
42

Other
24

2015 net revenue

$877


As shown in the table above, net revenue for Entergy Wholesale Commodities decreased by $342 million in the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2014 primarily due to:

a decrease in net revenue as a result of Vermont Yankee ceasing power production in December 2014;
lower realized wholesale energy prices and lower capacity prices; and
mark-to-market activity, which was negative for the six months ended June 30, 2015. In the fourth quarter 2014, Entergy Wholesale Commodities entered into electricity derivative instruments that were not designated as hedges, including additional financial power sales to lock in margins on some in-the-money purchased call options. When these positions settled, the turnaround of the positive year-end 2014 mark contributed to the negative mark-to-market variance for the six months ended June 30, 2015. In the fourth quarter 2013, Entergy

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Wholesale Commodities also entered into similar transactions. The effect of increases in forward prices resulted in negative mark-to-market activity in fourth quarter 2013. The turnaround of the negative year-end 2013 mark resulted in a positive mark in the six months ended June 30, 2014, which also contributed to the negative mark-to-market variance for the six months ended June 30, 2015. See Note 16 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K and Note 8 to the financial statements herein for discussion of derivative instruments.

The decrease was partially offset by higher volume in the Entergy Wholesale Commodities nuclear fleet resulting from fewer refueling outage days in the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2014 and larger exercise of resupply options in the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2015, partially offset by more unplanned outage days in the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2014.

Following are key performance measures for Entergy Wholesale Commodities for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014:
 
2015
 
2014
Owned capacity (MW) (a)
5,463
 
6,068
GWh billed
19,170
 
21,547
Average revenue per MWh
$56.44
 
$68.77
 
 
 
 
Entergy Wholesale Commodities Nuclear Fleet
 
 
 
Capacity factor
89%
 
89%
GWh billed
17,173
 
19,667
Average revenue per MWh
$55.85
 
$67.83
Refueling Outage Days:
 
 
 
Indian Point 2
 
24
Indian Point 3
23
 
Palisades
 
56
Pilgrim
34
 

(a)
The reduction in owned capacity is due to the retirement of the 605 MW Vermont Yankee plant in December 2014.

Other Income Statement Items

Utility

Other operation and maintenance expenses increased from $1,054 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 to $1,167 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 primarily due to:

an increase of $39 million in nuclear generation expenses primarily due to an increase in regulatory compliance costs, higher labor costs, including contract labor, and an overall higher scope of work done in 2015 as compared to the same period in 2014. The increase in regulatory compliance costs is primarily related to additional NRC inspection activities in 2015 as a result of the NRC’s March 2015 decision to move ANO into the “multiple/repetitive degraded cornerstone column” of the NRC’s reactor oversight process action matrix. See “ANO Damage, Outage, and NRC Reviews” below and in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the ANO stator incident and subsequent NRC reviews;
an increase of $23 million in fossil-fueled generation expenses primarily due to an overall higher scope of work done in 2015 as compared to the same period in 2014 and higher long-term service agreement costs as a result of increased operation of certain plants;

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an increase of $16 million in transmission expenses primarily due to an increase in the amount of transmission costs allocated by MISO. The net income effect is partially offset due to the method of recovery of these costs in certain jurisdictions.  See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for further information on the recovery of these costs;
an increase of $15 million in energy efficiency costs, including the effects of true-ups to the energy efficiency filings for fixed costs to be collected from customers.  These costs are recovered through energy efficiency riders and have a minimal effect on net income; and
an increase of $12 million in distribution expenses primarily due to vegetation maintenance.

Taxes other than income taxes increased primarily due to increases in payroll taxes and ad valorem taxes.

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased primarily due to additions to plant in service, including the Ninemile Unit 6 project which was placed in service in December 2014.

Other income increased primarily due to:

an increase in realized gains on decommissioning trust fund investments in the six months ended June 30, 2015 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2014. There is no effect on net income as the trust fund realized gains are offset by a corresponding amount of regulatory charges; and
an increase in income earned on preferred membership interests purchased from Entergy Holdings Company with the proceeds received in August 2014 from the Act 55 storm cost financing. The distributions on preferred membership interests are eliminated in consolidation and have no effect on Entergy’s net income because the investment is in another Entergy subsidiary. See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the Act 55 storm cost financing.

The increase was partially offset by a decrease in allowance for equity funds used during construction due to a higher construction work in progress balance in 2014, which included the Ninemile Unit 6 project which was placed in service in December 2014.

Interest expense increased primarily due to net debt issuances in the fourth quarter 2014 by certain Utility operating companies including the issuance by Entergy Louisiana in November 2014 of $250 million of 4.95% Series first mortgage bonds due January 2045 and the issuance by Entergy Arkansas in December 2014 of $250 million of 4.95% Series first mortgage bonds due December 2044.

Entergy Wholesale Commodities

Other operation and maintenance expenses decreased from $492 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 to $425 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 primarily due to the shutdown of Vermont Yankee, which ceased power production in December 2014. The decrease was partially offset by lower deferral of costs for future amortization as a result of fewer refueling outage days.

Depreciation and amortization expenses decreased primarily due to decreases in depreciable asset balances as a result of the shutdown of Vermont Yankee, which ceased power production in December 2014. See Note 1 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for further discussion of impairment of long-lived assets.

Other income increased primarily due to higher realized gains on decommissioning trust fund investments in 2015 as compared to 2014, including portfolio reallocations for the Vermont Yankee nuclear decommissioning trust funds.


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Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate was 35.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2015. The difference in the effective income tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2015 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% was primarily due to state income taxes and certain book and tax differences related to utility plant items, partially offset by the reversal of a portion of the provision for uncertain tax positions resulting from the receipt of finalized tax and interest computations for the 2006-2007 audit from the IRS and book and tax differences related to the allowance for equity funds used during construction. See Note 10 to the financial statements for a discussion of the finalized tax and interest computations for the 2006-2007 IRS audit.

The effective income tax rate was 36.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2014. The difference in the effective income tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2014 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% was primarily due to the provision for uncertain tax positions and certain book and tax differences related to utility plant items, partially offset by book and tax differences related to the allowance for equity funds used during construction and from a deferred state income tax reduction related to a New York tax law change. See Note 3 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the New York tax law change.

Entergy Wholesale Commodities Authorizations to Operate Its Nuclear Power Plants

See the Form 10-K for a discussion of the NRC operating licenses for Indian Point 2 and Indian Point 3 and the NRC license renewal joint application in process for these plants.  Following are updates to the discussion regarding the NRC and related proceedings.

In March 2015 the NRC resolved the remaining appeals from the ASLB’s Track 1 decisions in favor of Entergy and NRC staff. Those appeals addressed electrical transformers and environmental justice. All filings in response to the NRC’s request for additional information on Severe Accident Mitigation Alternatives (SAMA) issues raised by the pending two SAMA-related appeals have been completed. There is no deadline for the NRC to act on the SAMA-related appeals.

In March 2015 the ASLB granted New York State’s motions to amend and update two of the remaining three previously-admitted Track 2 contentions. The ASLB scheduled Track 2 hearings for November 2015.

As discussed in the Form 10-K, independent of the ASLB process, the NRC staff has performed its technical and environmental reviews of the Indian Point 2 and Indian Point 3 license renewal application. In June 2015 the NRC staff advised the ASLB that the schedule for issuance of a further Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FSEIS) supplement to address new information would be postponed by six months. Under the updated schedule, the new final FSEIS supplement is expected to be issued in September 2016.

In March 2015 the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) staff withdrew from consideration at trial before the ALJs its proposal for annual fish protection outages of 92 days. NYSDEC staff and Riverkeeper continue to advance other annual outage proposals. NYSDEC staff also withdrew from further consideration a $24 million annual interim payment that had been proposed as a condition of the draft water pollution control permit.

In March 2015, New York State Department of State’s (NYSDOS) motion for reargument or, alternatively, for leave to appeal the December 2014 Coastal Zone Management Act grandfathering decision to the New York State Court of Appeals was denied by the Appellate Division. In April 2015, as permitted by New York rules, NYSDOS filed a separate motion directly with the State Court of Appeals requesting leave to appeal that decision. The State Court of Appeals granted NYSDOS’s motion for leave to appeal in June 2015 and scheduled briefing on the appeal through January 2016.


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In June 2015, Entergy and NYSDOS executed an agreement extending their agreement intended to preserve the parties’ respective positions on the effectiveness of Entergy’s November 2014 notice withdrawing the Indian Point consistency certification. Under the extension agreement, if NYSDOS is correct that withdrawal was not effective, the parties will be deemed to have agreed to a stay until September 28, 2015, thus making the deemed deadline for decision on the 2012 consistency certification October 5, 2015.

ANO Damage, Outage, and NRC Reviews
 
See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - ANO Damage, Outage, and NRC Reviews in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the ANO stator incident and subsequent NRC reviews.

As discussed in the Form 10-K, in January 2015 the NRC issued its final risk significance determination for the flood barrier violation originally cited in the September 2014 report. The NRC’s final risk significance determination was classified as “yellow with substantial safety significance.” In March 2015 the NRC issued a letter notifying Entergy of its decision to move ANO into the “multiple/repetitive degraded cornerstone column” of the NRC’s reactor oversight process action matrix. Placement into this column will require significant additional NRC inspection activities at the ANO site, including a review of the site’s root cause evaluation associated with the flood barrier and stator issues, an assessment of the effectiveness of the site’s corrective action program, an additional design basis inspection, a safety culture assessment, and possibly other inspection activities consistent with the NRC’s Inspection Procedure. Excluding remediation and response costs that may result from the additional NRC inspection activities, Entergy Arkansas expects to incur incremental costs of approximately $50 million in 2015, of which $18 million has been incurred as of June 30, 2015, and approximately $35 million in 2016 to prepare for the NRC inspection expected to occur in early 2016.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Liquidity and Capital Resources” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of Entergy’s capital structure, capital expenditure plans and other uses of capital, and sources of capital.  Following are updates to that discussion.

Capital Structure

Entergy’s capitalization is balanced between equity and debt, as shown in the following table.
 
June 30, 2015
 
December 31,
2014
Debt to capital
57.0
%
 
57.6
%
Effect of excluding the securitization bonds
(1.4
%)
 
(1.4
%)
Debt to capital, excluding securitization bonds (a)
55.6
%
 
56.2
%
Effect of subtracting cash
(1.7
%)
 
(2.8
%)
Net debt to net capital, excluding securitization bonds (a)
53.9
%
 
53.4
%

(a)
Calculation excludes the Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas securitization bonds, which are non-recourse to Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and Entergy Texas, respectively.

Net debt consists of debt less cash and cash equivalents.  Debt consists of notes payable and commercial paper, capital lease obligations, and long-term debt, including the currently maturing portion.  Capital consists of debt, common shareholders’ equity, and subsidiaries’ preferred stock without sinking fund.  Net capital consists of capital less cash and cash equivalents.  Entergy uses the debt to capital ratios excluding securitization bonds in analyzing its financial condition and believes they provide useful information to its investors and creditors in evaluating Entergy’s financial condition because the securitization bonds are non-recourse to Entergy, as more fully described in Note 5 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K.  Entergy also uses the net debt to net capital ratio excluding securitization bonds in analyzing its financial condition and believes it provides useful information to its investors and creditors in evaluating

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Entergy’s financial condition because net debt indicates Entergy’s outstanding debt position that could not be readily satisfied by cash and cash equivalents on hand.

Entergy Corporation has in place a credit facility that has a borrowing capacity of $3.5 billion and expires in March 2019.  Entergy Corporation also has the ability to issue letters of credit against 50% of the total borrowing capacity of the credit facility.  The commitment fee is currently 0.275% of the undrawn commitment amount.  Commitment fees and interest rates on loans under the credit facility can fluctuate depending on the senior unsecured debt ratings of Entergy Corporation.  The weighted average interest rate for the six months ended June 30, 2015 was 1.94% on the drawn portion of the facility. Following is a summary of the borrowings outstanding and capacity available under the facility as of June 30, 2015:

Capacity
 
Borrowings
 
Letters
of Credit
 
Capacity
Available
(In Millions)

$3,500

 

$271

 

$9

 

$3,220


A covenant in Entergy Corporation’s credit facility requires Entergy to maintain a consolidated debt ratio of 65% or less of its total capitalization.  The calculation of this debt ratio under Entergy Corporation’s credit facility is different than the calculation of the debt to capital ratio above.  Entergy is currently in compliance with the covenant.  If Entergy fails to meet this ratio, or if Entergy or one of the Utility operating companies (except Entergy New Orleans) defaults on other indebtedness or is in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, an acceleration of the facility’s maturity date may occur.  See Note 4 to the financial statements herein for additional discussion of the Entergy Corporation credit facility and discussion of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ credit facilities.

In January 2015, Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee entered into a credit facility with a borrowing capacity of $60 million and an uncommitted credit facility with a borrowing capacity of $85 million. Both facilities are guaranteed by Entergy Corporation and will expire in January 2018. As of June 30, 2015, no amounts were outstanding under these facilities. See Note 4 to the financial statements herein for additional discussion of these facilities.

Entergy Corporation has a commercial paper program with a Board-approved program limit of up to $1.5 billion. As of June 30, 2015, Entergy Corporation had $895 million of commercial paper outstanding. The weighted-average interest rate for the six months ended June 30, 2015 was 0.89%.

Capital Expenditure Plans and Other Uses of Capital

See the table and discussion in the Form 10-K under “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Liquidity and Capital Resources - Capital Expenditure Plans and Other Uses of Capital,” that sets forth the amounts of planned construction and other capital investments by operating segment for 2015 through 2017. Following are updates to the discussion in the Form 10-K.

Union Power Station Purchase Agreement

As discussed in the Form 10-K, in December 2014, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, and Entergy Texas entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire the Union Power Station. The Union Power Station is a 1,980 MW (summer rating) power generation facility that consists of four power blocks, each rated at 495 MW. The purchase of the Union Power Station is contingent upon, among other things, obtaining necessary approvals, including cost recovery, from various federal and state regulatory and permitting agencies. 

In December 2014, Entergy Texas filed its application for Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) with the PUCT seeking one of the two necessary PUCT approvals of the acquisition.  In April 2015 intervenors, the Office of Public Utility Counsel, the Texas Industrial Energy Consumers, and the East Texas Electric Cooperative each

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filed testimony opposing the transaction. In May 2015, PUCT staff filed testimony opposing the transaction. The PUCT held a hearing in June 2015 on Entergy Texas’s CCN application, resulting in a PUCT request for additional testimony, which Entergy Texas and intervenors filed in June and July 2015. In a separate proceeding initiated in June 2015, Entergy Texas filed a rate application to seek cost recovery of its power block acquisition costs and other costs.  In July 2015 the PUCT requested briefing on legal and policy issues related to post-test year adjustments and other rate-recovery issues in Entergy Texas’s base rate case. Based on the opposition to the acquisition of the power block, Entergy Texas determined it was appropriate to seek to dismiss the CCN filing and withdraw the rate case. In July 2015, Entergy Texas withdrew the rate case and, together with other parties, filed a motion with the PUCT to dismiss Entergy Texas’s CCN application. On July 30, 2015, the PUCT granted the motion to dismiss the CCN case. The power block originally allocated to Entergy Texas will be acquired by Entergy New Orleans, subject to City Council approval and the satisfaction of other conditions to close the transaction. The acquisition by Entergy New Orleans would replace the power purchase agreement with Entergy Gulf States Louisiana that the City Council approved in June 2015. Entergy New Orleans will file an application for authorization to proceed with the acquisition and plans to seek City Council resolution by a date that would support closing the transaction by the end of 2015.
    
In January 2015, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana filed its application with the LPSC for approval of the acquisition and cost recovery.  In May 2015 the LPSC staff and intervenors filed testimony. The LPSC staff supports the transaction. In June 2015, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana filed rebuttal testimony. Supplemental testimony was submitted in July 2015 explaining the reallocation of one of the power blocks to Entergy New Orleans. A hearing is scheduled in September 2015 with a decision expected in fourth quarter 2015.

In January 2015, Entergy Arkansas filed its application with the APSC for approval of the acquisition and cost recovery.  The APSC staff and the Arkansas Attorney General filed testimony stating that the acquisition is in the public interest. Only one party intervened opposing the acquisition. In July 2015, Entergy Arkansas filed rebuttal testimony. A hearing is scheduled in September 2015 with a decision expected in November 2015.

In February 2015, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, and Entergy Texas filed a notification and report form pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR Act) with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission with respect to their planned acquisition of the Union Power Station.  Union Power Partners, L.P. (UPP), the seller, also filed a notification and report form in February 2015. In March 2015 the DOJ requested additional information and documentary material from each of the purchasing companies and UPP. Also in March 2015, UPP, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, and Entergy Texas filed an application with the FERC requesting authorization for the transaction.  In April 2015, Entergy Texas and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana made a filing with the FERC to request authorization to recover their portions of the expected positive acquisition adjustment associated with the acquisition of the Union Power Station.  Also in April 2015, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, and Entergy Texas made a filing with the FERC for approval of their proposed accounting treatment of the amortization expenses relating to the acquisition adjustment.  Closing is targeted to occur in late-2015.

Dividends

Declarations of dividends on Entergy’s common stock are made at the discretion of the Board.  Among other things, the Board evaluates the level of Entergy’s common stock dividends based upon Entergy’s earnings, financial strength, and future investment opportunities.  At its July 2015 meeting, the Board declared a dividend of $0.83 per share, which is the same quarterly dividend per share that Entergy has paid since the second quarter 2010.

Sources of Capital

In July 2015, Entergy Corporation issued $650 million of 4.0% Series senior notes due July 2022. Entergy Corporation will use the proceeds to pay, at maturity, its $550 million of 3.625% Series senior notes due September 2015, to repay a portion of its commercial paper outstanding, and to repay borrowings under the Entergy Corporation credit facility.

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Hurricane Isaac

See the Form 10-K for a discussion of damages caused by Hurricane Isaac in August 2012. In May 2015, the City Council issued a financing order authorizing the issuance of securitization bonds to recover Entergy New Orleans’s Hurricane Isaac storm restoration costs of $31.8 million, including carrying costs,  the costs of funding and replenishing the storm recovery reserve in the amount of $63.9 million, and approximately $3 million for estimated up-front financing costs associated with the securitization. See Note 4 to the financial statements herein for a discussion of the July 2015 issuance of the securitization bonds.

Cash Flow Activity

As shown in Entergy’s Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In Millions)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

$1,422

 

$739

 
 
 
 
Cash flow provided by (used in):
 

 
 

Operating activities
1,338

 
1,529

Investing activities
(1,370
)
 
(1,391
)
Financing activities
(480
)
 
(227
)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(512
)
 
(89
)
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$910

 

$650


Operating Activities

Net cash flow provided by operating activities decreased $191 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2014 primarily due to:

lower Entergy Wholesale Commodities net revenues in 2015 as compared to the same period in 2014, as discussed previously;
an increase in income tax payments of $71 million primarily due to payments made in 2015 for the final settlement of amounts outstanding associated with the 2006-2007 IRS audit. See Note 10 to the financial statements for a discussion of the finalized tax and interest computations for the 2006-2007 IRS audit;
an increase in spending of $50 million in 2015 related to Vermont Yankee, including severance and retention payments accrued in 2014 and defueling activities that took place after the plant ceased power production in December 2014;
an increase of $28 million in interest paid in 2015 compared to the same period in 2014 primarily due to an increase in interest paid on the Grand Gulf sale-leaseback obligation. See Note 10 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for details of the Grand Gulf sale-leaseback obligation; and
an increase of $26 million in pension contributions in 2015. See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – Critical Accounting Estimates Qualified Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits” in the Form 10-K and Note 6 to the financial statements herein for a discussion of qualified pension and other postretirement benefits funding.

The decrease was partially offset by:

increased recovery of fuel costs in 2015 as compared to the same period in 2014;
higher Utility net revenues in 2015 as compared to the same period in 2014, as discussed above;

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a decrease of $32 million in storm restoration spending in 2015 as compared to the same period in 2014; and
a decrease of $24 million in spending on nuclear refueling outages in 2015 as compared to the same period in 2014.

Investing Activities

Net cash flow used in investing activities decreased $21 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2014 primarily due to:

deposit of Entergy Louisiana bond proceeds with a trustee in June 2014. Entergy Louisiana issued $170 million of 5.0% Series first mortgage bonds in June 2014 and used the proceeds, in July 2014, to redeem, prior to maturity, its $70 million of 6.4% Series first mortgage bonds due October 2034 and its $100 million of 6.3% Series first mortgage bonds due September 2035;
a decrease in nuclear fuel purchases due to variations from year to year in the timing and pricing of fuel reload requirements, material and services deliveries, and the timing of cash payments during the nuclear fuel cycle; and
disbursements from the Vermont Yankee decommissioning trust funds.

The decrease was partially offset by:

an increase in construction expenditures primarily due to an overall higher scope of work on various projects, compliance with NRC post-Fukushima requirements, and a higher scope of work during plant outages in 2015 as compared to the same period in 2014, partially offset by a decrease in storm restoration spending and a decrease in spending on the Ninemile Unit 6 self-build project;
a change in collateral deposit activity, reflected in the “Increase in other investments” line on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, as certain Utility operating companies posted cash collateral of $54 million to support their obligations to MISO and Entergy Wholesale Commodities received net deposits of $28 million in 2014.  Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ forward sales contracts are discussed in the “Market and Credit Risk Sensitive Instruments” section below;
a decrease of $15 million in insurance proceeds primarily due to $13 million received in the first quarter 2015 related to the Baxter Wilson plant event and $24 million received in the first quarter 2014 for property damages related to the generator stator incident at ANO. See Note 1 to the financial statements herein and Note 8 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the Baxter Wilson plant event and the ANO stator incident; and
proceeds from the sale of aircraft in first quarter 2014.

Financing Activities

Net cash flow used in financing activities increased $253 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2014 primarily due to:

long-term debt activity using approximately $519 million of cash in 2015 compared to providing $7 million of cash in 2014.  Included in the long-term debt activity is $424 million in 2015 and $60 million in 2014 for the repayment of borrowings on the Entergy Corporation long-term credit facility;
a net decrease of $199 million in 2015 in short-term borrowings by the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities; and
a decrease of $57 million in treasury stock issuances in 2015 primarily due to a larger amount of previously repurchased Entergy Corporation stock issued in 2014 to satisfy stock option exercises.

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The increase was partially offset by net issuances of $411 million of commercial paper in 2015 compared to net repayments of $136 million of commercial paper in 2014.

For details of long-term debt activity and Entergy’s commercial paper program in 2015, see Note 4 to the financial statements herein and Note 5 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K.

Rate, Cost-recovery, and Other Regulation

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Rate, Cost-recovery, and Other Regulation” in the Form 10-K for discussions of rate regulation, federal regulation, and related regulatory proceedings.

State and Local Rate Regulation and Fuel-Cost Recovery

See Note 2 to the financial statements herein for updates to the discussion in the Form 10-K regarding these proceedings.

Federal Regulation

See the Form 10-K for a discussion of federal regulatory proceedings.  

Entergy’s Integration Into the MISO Regional Transmission Organization

See the Form 10-K for a discussion of pending FERC proceedings regarding Entergy’s integration into the MISO RTO. The following is an update to that discussion.

In May 2015, several parties filed a complaint against MISO related to certain charges for transmission service provided by MISO to them when their point-to-point service under the Entergy open access transmission tariff was transitioned to the MISO tariff in December 2013. The complainants request that the FERC order refunds for alleged overcharges since December 2013, or alternatively that the FERC institute a proceeding under Section 206 of the Federal Power Act to address the legality of transmission applicable rates and establish a different fifteen-month refund period from the period established in the FERC’s February 2014 order. In June 2015, another party filed a similar complaint against MISO. MISO filed answers to both complaints asking the FERC to dismiss the complaints and Entergy filed protests in support of MISO’s answers. Also in June 2015, the FERC issued an order denying rehearing of certain determinations in the February 2014 order regarding MISO’s regional through and out rates.

Market and Credit Risk Sensitive Instruments

Commodity Price Risk

Power Generation

As a wholesale generator, Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ core business is selling energy, measured in MWh, to its customers.  Entergy Wholesale Commodities enters into forward contracts with its customers and also sells energy in the day ahead or spot markets.  In addition to selling the energy produced by its plants, Entergy Wholesale Commodities sells unforced capacity, which allows load-serving entities to meet specified reserve and related requirements placed on them by the ISOs in their respective areas.  Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ forward physical power contracts consist of contracts to sell energy only, contracts to sell capacity only, and bundled contracts in which it sells both capacity and energy.  While the terminology and payment mechanics vary in these contracts, each of these types of contracts requires Entergy Wholesale Commodities to deliver MWh of energy, make capacity available, or both.  In addition to its forward physical power contracts, Entergy Wholesale Commodities also uses a combination of financial contracts, including swaps, collars, and options, to manage forward commodity price risk.  Certain hedge volumes have price downside and upside relative to market price movement.  The contracted minimum, expected value,

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and sensitivities are provided in the table below to show potential variations.  The sensitivities may not reflect the total maximum upside potential from higher market prices.  The information contained in the following table represents projections at a point in time and will vary over time based on numerous factors, such as future market prices, contracting activities, and generation.  Following is a summary of Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ current forward capacity and generation contracts as well as total revenue projections based on market prices as of June 30, 2015 (2015 represents the remainder of the year):

Entergy Wholesale Commodities Nuclear Portfolio
 
 
2015
 
2016
 
2017
 
2018
 
2019
Energy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Percent of planned generation under contract (a):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unit-contingent (b)
 
41%
 
32%
 
14%
 
14%
 
16%
Unit-contingent with availability guarantees (c)
 
22%
 
17%
 
18%
 
3%
 
3%
Firm LD (d)
 
43%
 
32%
 
7%
 
—%
 
—%
Offsetting positions (e)
 
(18%)
 
—%
 
—%
 
—%
 
—%
Total
 
88%
 
81%
 
39%
 
17%
 
19%
Planned generation (TWh) (f) (g)
 
18
 
36
 
35
 
35
 
36
Average revenue per MWh on contracted volumes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Minimum
 
$43
 
$45
 
$48
 
$56
 
$57
Expected based on market prices as of June 30, 2015
 
$44
 
$47
 
$50
 
$56
 
$57
Sensitivity: -/+ $10 per MWh market price change
 
$43-$45
 
$46-$48
 
$49-$52
 
$56
 
$57
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capacity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Percent of capacity sold forward (h):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bundled capacity and energy contracts (i)
 
17%
 
17%
 
18%
 
18%
 
18%
Capacity contracts (j)
 
45%
 
16%
 
16%
 
16%
 
7%
Total
 
62%
 
33%
 
34%
 
34%
 
25%
Planned net MW in operation (g)
 
4,406
 
4,406
 
4,406
 
4,406
 
4,406
Average revenue under contract per kW per month
(applies to capacity contracts only)
 
$5.8
 
$3.4
 
$5.6
 
$9.4
 
$11.1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Nuclear Energy and Capacity Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Expected sold and market total revenue per MWh
 
$48
 
$49
 
$48
 
$49
 
$51
Sensitivity: -/+ $10 per MWh market price change
 
$47-$51
 
$46-$52
 
$42-$55
 
$41-$57
 
$43-$59


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Entergy Wholesale Commodities Non-Nuclear Portfolio
 
 
2015
 
2016
 
2017
 
2018
 
2019
Energy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Percent of planned generation under contract (a):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost-based contracts (k)
 
34%
 
36%
 
34%
 
34%
 
34%
Firm LD (d)
 
17%
 
7%
 
7%
 
7%
 
7%
Total
 
51%
 
43%
 
41%
 
41%
 
41%
Planned generation (TWh) (f) (l)
 
3
 
6
 
6
 
6
 
6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capacity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Percent of capacity sold forward (h):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost-based contracts (k)
 
24%
 
24%
 
26%
 
26%
 
26%
Bundled capacity and energy contracts (i)
 
8%
 
8%
 
8%
 
8%
 
8%
Capacity contracts (j)
 
53%
 
53%
 
57%
 
57%
 
24%
Total
 
85%
 
85%
 
91%
 
91%
 
58%
Planned net MW in operation (l)
 
1,052
 
1,052
 
977
 
977
 
977

(a)
Percent of planned generation output sold or purchased forward under contracts, forward physical contracts, forward financial contracts, or options that mitigate price uncertainty that may require regulatory approval or approval of transmission rights. Positions that are not classified as hedges are netted in the planned generation under contract.
(b)
Transaction under which power is supplied from a specific generation asset; if the asset is not operating, the seller is generally not liable to buyer for any damages.
(c)
A sale of power on a unit-contingent basis coupled with a guarantee of availability provides for the payment to the power purchaser of contract damages, if incurred, in the event the seller fails to deliver power as a result of the failure of the specified generation unit to generate power at or above a specified availability threshold.  All of Entergy’s outstanding guarantees of availability provide for dollar limits on Entergy’s maximum liability under such guarantees.
(d)
Transaction that requires receipt or delivery of energy at a specified delivery point (usually at a market hub not associated with a specific asset) or settles financially on notional quantities; if a party fails to deliver or receive energy, defaulting party must compensate the other party as specified in the contract, a portion of which may be capped through the use of risk management products. This also includes option transactions that may expire without being exercised.
(e)
Transactions for the purchase of energy, generally to offset a Firm LD transaction.
(f)
Amount of output expected to be generated by Entergy Wholesale Commodities resources considering plant operating characteristics, outage schedules, and expected market conditions that affect dispatch.
(g)
Assumes NRC license renewals for plants whose current licenses expire within five years, and uninterrupted normal operation at all operating plants.  NRC license renewal applications are in process for two units, as follows (with current license expirations in parentheses): Indian Point 2 (September 2013 and now operating under its period of extended operations while its application is pending) and Indian Point 3 (December 2015).  For a discussion regarding the license renewals for Indian Point 2 and Indian Point 3, see “Entergy Wholesale Commodities Authorizations to Operate Its Nuclear Power Plants” above and in the Form10-K.
(h)
Percent of planned qualified capacity sold to mitigate price uncertainty under physical or financial transactions.
(i)
A contract for the sale of installed capacity and related energy, priced per megawatt-hour sold.
(j)
A contract for the sale of an installed capacity product in a regional market.
(k)
Contracts priced in accordance with cost-based rates, a ratemaking concept used for the design and development of rate schedules to ensure that the filed rate schedules recover only the cost of providing the service; these contracts are on owned non-utility resources located within Entergy’s Utility service area and were executed

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prior to receiving market-based rate authority under MISO.  The percentage sold assumes completion of the necessary transmission upgrades required for the approved transmission rights.
(l)
Non-nuclear planned generation and net MW in operation include purchases from affiliated and non-affiliated counterparties under long-term contracts and exclude energy and capacity from Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ wind investment. The decrease in planned net MW in operation beginning in 2017 is due to the expiration of a non-affiliated 75 MW contract.

Entergy estimates that a positive $10 per MWh change in the annual average energy price in the markets in which the Entergy Wholesale Commodities nuclear business sells power, based on June 30, 2015 market conditions, planned generation volumes, and hedged positions, would have a corresponding effect on pre-tax net income of $24 million for the remainder of 2015. As of June 30, 2014, a positive $10 per MWh change would have had a corresponding effect on pre-tax income of $126 million for the remainder of 2014.  A negative $10 per MWh change in the annual average energy price in the markets based on June 30, 2015 market conditions, planned generation volumes, and hedged positions, would have a corresponding effect on pre-tax net income of ($24) million for the remainder of 2015. As of June 30, 2014, a negative $10 per MWh change would have had a corresponding effect on pre-tax income of ($55) million for the remainder of 2014.

Some of the agreements to sell the power produced by Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ power plants contain provisions that require an Entergy subsidiary to provide collateral to secure its obligations under the agreements.  The Entergy subsidiary is required to provide collateral based upon the difference between the current market and contracted power prices in the regions where Entergy Wholesale Commodities sells power.  The primary form of collateral to satisfy these requirements is an Entergy Corporation guaranty.  Cash and letters of credit are also acceptable forms of collateral.  At June 30, 2015, based on power prices at that time, Entergy had liquidity exposure of $154 million under the guarantees in place supporting Entergy Wholesale Commodities transactions and $12 million of posted cash collateral.  In the event of a decrease in Entergy Corporation’s credit rating to below investment grade, based on power prices as of June 30, 2015, Entergy would have been required to provide approximately $55 million of additional cash or letters of credit under some of the agreements. As of June 30, 2015, the liquidity exposure associated with Entergy Wholesale Commodities assurance requirements, including return of previously posted collateral from counterparties, would increase by $36 million for a $1 per MMBtu increase in gas prices in both the short-and long-term markets. 

As of June 30, 2015, credit exposure related to the planned energy output under contract for Entergy Wholesale Commodities nuclear plants through 2019 is with counterparties or their guarantors that have public investment grade credit ratings.

Nuclear Matters

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – Nuclear Matters” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of nuclear matters.

Critical Accounting Estimates

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Critical Accounting Estimates” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the estimates and judgments necessary in Entergy’s accounting for nuclear decommissioning costs, unbilled revenue, impairment of long-lived assets and trust fund investments, qualified pension and other postretirement benefits, and other contingencies.  Following are updates to that discussion.

Nuclear Decommissioning Costs

In the second quarter 2015, Entergy Wholesale Commodities recorded a revision to its estimated decommissioning cost liability for a nuclear site as a result of a revised decommissioning cost study. The revised estimate resulted in a $77.6 million reduction in the decommissioning cost liability, along with a corresponding reduction in the related asset retirement cost asset.

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New Accounting Pronouncements

The accounting standard-setting process, including projects between the FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) to converge U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards, is ongoing and the FASB and the IASB are each currently working on several projects.  Final pronouncements that result from these projects could have a material effect on Entergy’s future net income, financial position, or cash flows.

In February 2015 the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-02, “Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to Consolidation Analysis” which changes the analysis that a reporting entity must perform to determine whether it should consolidate certain types of legal entities. The ASU affects (1) limited partnerships and similar legal entities, (2) evaluating fees paid to a decision maker or a service provider as a variable interest, (3) the effect of fee arrangements on the primary beneficiary determination, (4) the effect of related parties on the primary beneficiary determination, and (5) certain investment funds. ASU 2015-02 is effective for Entergy for the first quarter 2016. Entergy does not expect ASU 2015-02 to affect materially its results of operations, financial position, or cash flows.

In April 2015 the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, “Interest-Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30):  Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs.”  The ASU states that debt issuance costs shall be reported in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the associated debt liability.  ASU 2015-03 is effective for Entergy for the first quarter 2016. Entergy does not expect ASU 2015-03 to affect materially its results of operations, financial position, or cash flows.

In May 2015 the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-07, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or Its Equivalent).” The ASU removes the requirements to categorize within the fair value hierarchy all investments for which fair value is measured using the net asset value per share practical expedient. The ASU also removes the requirement to make certain disclosures for all investments that are eligible to be measured at fair value using the net asset value per share practical expedient. The disclosures are limited to investments for which the entity has elected to measure the fair value using that practical expedient. ASU 2015-07 is effective for Entergy for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Entergy does not expect ASU 2015-03 to affect materially its results of operations, financial position, or cash flows.

In July 2015 the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-11, “Inventory (Topic 330): Simplifying the Subsequent Measurement of Inventory.”  The ASU does not apply to inventory that is measured using last-in, first-out or the retail inventory method. It applies to all other inventory, which includes inventory that is measured using first-in, first-out or average cost. The ASU changes the measurement principle for inventory within the scope of this ASU from the lower of cost or market to lower of cost and net realizable value. Net realizable value is the estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal and transportation. ASU 2015-11 is effective for Entergy for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those fiscal years.  Entergy does not expect ASU 2015-11 to affect materially its results of operations, financial position, or cash flows.

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ENTERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In Thousands, Except Share Data)
OPERATING REVENUES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Electric

$2,246,148

 

$2,373,842

 

$4,464,137

 

$4,600,306

Natural gas
27,777

 
35,469

 
87,288

 
113,689

Competitive businesses
439,306

 
587,339

 
1,081,896

 
1,491,498

TOTAL
2,713,231

 
2,996,650

 
5,633,321

 
6,205,493

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATING EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operation and Maintenance:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
549,702

 
604,081

 
1,180,156

 
1,147,910

Purchased power
322,929

 
517,898

 
664,951

 
1,092,525

Nuclear refueling outage expenses
67,129

 
66,497

 
131,998

 
126,041

Other operation and maintenance
827,872

 
814,942

 
1,597,983

 
1,550,653

Asset write-offs, impairments, and related charges

 
1,667

 

 
3,937

Decommissioning
68,830

 
67,250

 
138,729

 
133,049

Taxes other than income taxes
156,378

 
152,736

 
313,901

 
307,204

Depreciation and amortization
340,354

 
331,742

 
672,340

 
660,465

Other regulatory charges (credits)
2,654

 
(14,640
)
 
13,111

 
(10,645
)
TOTAL
2,335,848

 
2,542,173

 
4,713,169

 
5,011,139

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATING INCOME
377,383

 
454,477

 
920,152

 
1,194,354

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OTHER INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
11,974

 
14,788

 
23,712

 
29,917

Interest and investment income
39,705

 
24,245

 
107,839

 
59,493

Miscellaneous - net
(15,743
)
 
(14,675
)
 
(24,764
)
 
(26,379
)
TOTAL
35,936

 
24,358

 
106,787

 
63,031

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INTEREST EXPENSE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
165,860

 
164,327

 
332,197

 
326,877

Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction
(6,044
)
 
(8,516
)
 
(12,161
)
 
(15,535
)
TOTAL
159,816

 
155,811

 
320,036

 
311,342

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
253,503

 
323,024

 
706,903

 
946,043

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income taxes
99,781

 
128,743

 
250,252

 
345,709

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME
153,722

 
194,281

 
456,651

 
600,334

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred dividend requirements of subsidiaries
4,879

 
4,898

 
9,759

 
9,777

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO ENTERGY CORPORATION

$148,843

 

$189,383

 

$446,892

 

$590,557

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per average common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic

$0.83

 

$1.06

 

$2.49

 

$3.30

Diluted

$0.83

 

$1.05

 

$2.48

 

$3.29

Dividends declared per common share

$0.83

 

$0.83

 

$1.66

 

$1.66

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic average number of common shares outstanding
179,521,276

 
179,354,103

 
179,589,748

 
179,077,503

Diluted average number of common shares outstanding
180,119,837

 
180,045,432

 
180,298,233

 
179,547,020

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In Thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income

$153,722

 

$194,281

 

$456,651

 

$600,334


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive income (loss)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flow hedges net unrealized gain (loss)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(net of tax expense (benefit) of $20,706, ($3,772), $4,808, and $3,453)
38,696

 
(6,744
)
 
9,366

 
7,010

Pension and other postretirement liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(net of tax expense of $4,165, $1,822, $7,340, and $19,583)
7,438

 
3,459

 
15,886

 
(9,237
)
Net unrealized investment gains (losses)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(net of tax expense (benefit) of ($30,292), $29,580, ($26,626), and $35,328)
(33,880
)
 
39,235

 
(29,877
)
 
62,224

Foreign currency translation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(net of tax expense of $359, $172, $62, and $213)
667

 
320

 
116

 
395

Other comprehensive income (loss)
12,921

 
36,270

 
(4,509
)
 
60,392


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive Income
166,643

 
230,551

 
452,142

 
660,726

Preferred dividend requirements of subsidiaries
4,879

 
4,898

 
9,759

 
9,777

Comprehensive Income Attributable to Entergy Corporation

$161,764

 

$225,653

 

$442,383

 

$650,949

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(In Thousands)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
Consolidated net income
 

$456,651

 

$600,334

Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization
 
1,069,888

 
1,041,970

Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued
 
180,006

 
357,571

Changes in working capital:
 
 
 
 
Receivables
 
(100,168
)
 
(47,120
)
Fuel inventory
 
(3,748
)
 
32,125

Accounts payable
 
(104,595
)
 
46,697

Taxes accrued
 
(19,027
)
 
(39,317
)
Interest accrued
 
(18,984
)
 
1,508

Deferred fuel costs
 
72,449

 
(237,726
)
Other working capital accounts
 
(124,146
)
 
(115,605
)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses
 
(6,987
)
 
4,314

Changes in other regulatory assets
 
124,785

 
26,070

Changes in other regulatory liabilities
 
(15,059
)
 
89,860

Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities
 
(116,896
)
 
(128,922
)
Other
 
(55,808
)
 
(103,196
)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities
 
1,338,361

 
1,528,563

 
 
 
 
 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
Construction/capital expenditures
 
(1,095,926
)
 
(959,618
)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
 
25,165

 
31,577

Nuclear fuel purchases
 
(165,704
)
 
(236,296
)
Proceeds from sale of assets
 

 
10,100

Insurance proceeds received for property damages
 
12,745

 
28,226

Changes in securitization account
 
6,604

 
6,987

NYPA value sharing payment
 
(70,790
)
 
(72,000
)
Payments to storm reserve escrow account
 
(3,689
)
 
(3,624
)
Increase in other investments
 
(54,022
)
 
(140,772
)
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales
 
948,542

 
981,530

Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds
 
(973,016
)
 
(1,036,770
)
Net cash flow used in investing activities
 
(1,370,091
)
 
(1,390,660
)
 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(In Thousands)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from the issuance of:
 
 
 
 
Long-term debt
 
865,634

 
1,232,161

Treasury stock
 
23,897

 
81,358

Retirement of long-term debt
 
(1,384,658
)
 
(1,224,733
)
Repurchase of common stock
 
(25,078
)
 
(18,259
)
Changes in credit borrowings and commercial paper - net
 
341,578

 
(7,538
)
Other
 
6,719

 
17,030

Dividends paid:
 
 
 
 
Common stock
 
(298,259
)
 
(297,228
)
Preferred stock
 
(9,759
)
 
(9,752
)
Net cash flow used in financing activities
 
(479,926
)
 
(226,961
)

 
 
 
 
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
 
(511,656
)
 
(89,058
)

 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
 
1,422,026

 
739,126


 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 

$910,370

 

$650,068

 
 
 
 
 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
 
 
 
 
Cash paid during the period for:
 
 
 
 
Interest - net of amount capitalized
 

$340,993

 

$312,747

Income taxes
 

$90,767

 

$19,505

 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 


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ENTERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS
June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(In Thousands)
CURRENT ASSETS
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents:
 
 
 
 
Cash
 

$60,004

 

$131,327

Temporary cash investments
 
850,366

 
1,290,699

Total cash and cash equivalents
 
910,370

 
1,422,026

Accounts receivable:
 
 
 
 
Customer
 
636,610

 
596,917

Allowance for doubtful accounts
 
(38,398
)
 
(35,663
)
Other
 
191,932

 
220,342

Accrued unbilled revenues
 
400,219

 
321,659

Total accounts receivable
 
1,190,363

 
1,103,255

Deferred fuel costs
 
98,196

 
155,140

Accumulated deferred income taxes
 
15,580

 
27,783

Fuel inventory - at average cost
 
209,182

 
205,434

Materials and supplies - at average cost
 
941,422

 
918,584

Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs
 
273,060

 
214,188

Prepayments and other
 
446,877

 
343,223

TOTAL
 
4,085,050

 
4,389,633

 
 
 
 
 
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
 
 
 
 
Investment in affiliates - at equity
 
34,634

 
36,234

Decommissioning trust funds
 
5,389,376

 
5,370,932

Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation)
 
217,115

 
213,791

Other
 
409,860

 
405,169

TOTAL
 
6,050,985

 
6,026,126

 
 
 
 
 
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT
 
 
 
 
Electric
 
45,613,586

 
44,881,419

Property under capital lease
 
945,119

 
945,784

Natural gas
 
384,748

 
377,565

Construction work in progress
 
1,349,863

 
1,425,981

Nuclear fuel
 
1,480,973

 
1,542,055

TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT
 
49,774,289

 
49,172,804

Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization
 
20,916,387

 
20,449,858

PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT - NET
 
28,857,902

 
28,722,946

 
 
 
 
 
DEFERRED DEBITS AND OTHER ASSETS
 
 
 
 
Regulatory assets:
 
 
 
 
Regulatory asset for income taxes - net
 
791,580

 
836,064

Other regulatory assets (includes securitization property of $677,089 as of June 30, 2015 and $724,839 as of December 31, 2014)
 
4,858,300

 
4,968,553

Deferred fuel costs
 
238,771

 
238,102

Goodwill
 
377,172

 
377,172

Accumulated deferred income taxes
 
56,566

 
48,351

Other
 
949,325

 
920,907

TOTAL
 
7,271,714

 
7,389,149

 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL ASSETS
 

$46,265,651

 

$46,527,854

 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(In Thousands)
CURRENT LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
Currently maturing long-term debt
 

$794,777

 

$899,375

Notes payable and commercial paper
 
939,985

 
598,407

Accounts payable
 
1,013,026

 
1,166,431

Customer deposits
 
417,296

 
412,166

Taxes accrued
 
109,081

 
128,108

Accumulated deferred income taxes
 
124,598

 
38,039

Interest accrued
 
187,026

 
206,010

Deferred fuel costs
 
107,776

 
91,602

Obligations under capital leases
 
2,606

 
2,508

Pension and other postretirement liabilities
 
57,666

 
57,994

Other
 
244,534

 
248,251

TOTAL
 
3,998,371

 
3,848,891

 
 
 
 
 
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued
 
9,190,368

 
9,133,161

Accumulated deferred investment tax credits
 
249,345

 
247,521

Obligations under capital leases
 
28,382

 
29,710

Other regulatory liabilities
 
1,338,598

 
1,383,609

Decommissioning and asset retirement cost liabilities
 
4,486,356

 
4,458,296

Accumulated provisions
 
411,157

 
418,128

Pension and other postretirement liabilities
 
3,521,728

 
3,638,295

Long-term debt (includes securitization bonds of $733,828 as of June 30, 2015 and $784,862 as of December 31, 2014)
 
12,092,042

 
12,500,109

Other
 
486,348

 
557,649

TOTAL
 
31,804,324

 
32,366,478

 
 
 
 
 
Commitments and Contingencies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Subsidiaries' preferred stock without sinking fund
 
210,760

 
210,760

 
 
 
 
 
EQUITY
 
 
 
 
Common Shareholders' Equity:
 
 
 
 
Common stock, $.01 par value, authorized 500,000,000 shares; issued 254,752,788 shares in 2015 and in 2014
 
2,548

 
2,548

Paid-in capital
 
5,362,333

 
5,375,353

Retained earnings
 
10,318,290

 
10,169,657

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
 
(46,816
)
 
(42,307
)
Less - treasury stock, at cost (75,227,174 shares in 2015 and 75,512,079 shares in 2014)
 
5,478,159

 
5,497,526

Total common shareholders' equity
 
10,158,196

 
10,007,725

Subsidiaries' preferred stock without sinking fund
 
94,000

 
94,000

TOTAL
 
10,252,196

 
10,101,725

 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 

$46,265,651

 

$46,527,854

 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 


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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 



Common Shareholders’ Equity


 
Subsidiaries’ Preferred Stock
 
Common
Stock
 
Treasury
Stock
 
Paid-in
Capital
 
Retained Earnings
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
Total
 
(In Thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2013

$94,000

 

$2,548

 

($5,533,942
)
 

$5,368,131

 

$9,825,053

 

($29,324
)
 

$9,726,466

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated net income (a)
9,777

 

 

 

 
590,557

 

 
600,334

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 
60,392

 
60,392

Common stock repurchases

 

 
(18,259
)
 

 

 

 
(18,259
)
Common stock issuances related to stock plans

 

 
104,276

 
(9,736
)
 

 

 
94,540

Common stock dividends declared

 

 

 

 
(297,228
)
 

 
(297,228
)
Preferred dividend requirements of subsidiaries (a)
(9,777
)
 

 

 

 

 

 
(9,777
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at June 30, 2014

$94,000

 

$2,548

 

($5,447,925
)
 

$5,358,395

 

$10,118,382

 

$31,068

 

$10,156,468

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2014

$94,000

 

$2,548

 

($5,497,526
)
 

$5,375,353

 

$10,169,657

 

($42,307
)
 

$10,101,725

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated net income (a)
9,759

 

 

 

 
446,892

 

 
456,651

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 
(4,509
)
 
(4,509
)
Common stock repurchases

 

 
(25,078
)
 

 

 

 
(25,078
)
Common stock issuances related to stock plans

 

 
44,445

 
(13,020
)
 

 

 
31,425

Common stock dividends declared

 

 

 

 
(298,259
)
 

 
(298,259
)
Preferred dividend requirements of subsidiaries (a)
(9,759
)
 

 

 

 

 

 
(9,759
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at June 30, 2015

$94,000

 

$2,548

 

($5,478,159
)
 

$5,362,333

 

$10,318,290

 

($46,816
)
 

$10,252,196

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a) Consolidated net income and preferred dividend requirements of subsidiaries for 2015 and 2014 include $6.4 million and $6.4 million, respectively, of preferred dividends on subsidiaries’ preferred stock without sinking fund that is not presented within equity.


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SELECTED OPERATING RESULTS
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Increase/
 
 
Description
 
2015
 
2014
 
(Decrease)
 
%

 
(Dollars in Millions)
 
 
Utility Electric Operating Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
 

$733

 

$765

 

($32
)
 
(4
)
Commercial
 
597

 
627

 
(30
)
 
(5
)
Industrial
 
591

 
708

 
(117
)
 
(17
)
Governmental
 
55

 
57

 
(2
)
 
(4
)
Total retail
 
1,976

 
2,157

 
(181
)
 
(8
)
Sales for resale
 
86

 
53

 
33

 
62

Other
 
184

 
164

 
20

 
12

Total
 

$2,246

 

$2,374

 

($128
)
 
(5
)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Utility Billed Electric Energy Sales (GWh):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
 
7,364

 
7,266

 
98

 
1

Commercial
 
6,904

 
6,762

 
142

 
2

Industrial
 
10,737

 
10,902

 
(165
)
 
(2
)
Governmental
 
602

 
587

 
15

 
3

Total retail
 
25,607

 
25,517

 
90

 

Sales for resale
 
3,138

 
2,048

 
1,090

 
53

Total
 
28,745

 
27,565

 
1,180

 
4


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Entergy Wholesale Commodities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Revenues
 

$439

 

$578

 

($139
)
 
(24
)
Billed Electric Energy Sales (GWh)
 
9,578

 
11,533

 
(1,955
)
 
(17
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
Increase/
 
 
Description
 
2015
 
2014
 
(Decrease)
 
%

 
(Dollars in Millions)
 
 
Utility Electric Operating Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
 

$1,615

 

$1,669

 

($54
)
 
(3
)
Commercial
 
1,180

 
1,204

 
(24
)
 
(2
)
Industrial
 
1,167

 
1,263

 
(96
)
 
(8
)
Governmental
 
107

 
110

 
(3
)
 
(3
)
Total retail
 
4,069

 
4,246

 
(177
)
 
(4
)
Sales for resale
 
146

 
172

 
(26
)
 
(15
)
Other
 
249

 
182

 
67

 
37

Total
 

$4,464

 

$4,600

 

($136
)
 
(3
)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Utility Billed Electric Energy Sales (GWh):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
 
16,796

 
17,293

 
(497
)
 
(3
)
Commercial
 
13,625

 
13,563

 
62

 

Industrial
 
21,144

 
21,015

 
129

 
1

Governmental
 
1,194

 
1,170

 
24

 
2

Total retail
 
52,759

 
53,041

 
(282
)
 
(1
)
Sales for resale
 
4,949

 
4,282

 
667

 
16

Total
 
57,708

 
57,323

 
385

 
1


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Entergy Wholesale Commodities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Revenues
 

$1,082

 

$1,490

 

($408
)
 
(27
)
Billed Electric Energy Sales (GWh)
 
19,170

 
21,547

 
(2,377
)
 
(11
)


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

NOTE 1.  COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES  (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)

Entergy and the Registrant Subsidiaries are involved in a number of legal, regulatory, and tax proceedings before various courts, regulatory commissions, and governmental agencies in the ordinary course of business.  While management is unable to predict the outcome of such proceedings, management does not believe that the ultimate resolution of these matters will have a material adverse effect on Entergy’s results of operations, cash flows, or financial condition, except as otherwise discussed in the Form 10-K or in this report.  Entergy discusses regulatory proceedings in Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K and herein and discusses tax proceedings in Note 3 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K and Note 10 to the financial statements herein.

ANO Damage, Outage, and NRC Reviews

See Note 8 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the ANO stator incident and subsequent NRC reviews.

As discussed in the Form 10-K, in January 2015 the NRC issued its final risk significance determination for the flood barrier violation originally cited in the September 2014 report. The NRC’s final risk significance determination was classified as “yellow with substantial safety significance.” In March 2015 the NRC issued a letter notifying Entergy of its decision to move ANO into the “multiple/repetitive degraded cornerstone column” of the NRC’s reactor oversight process action matrix. Placement into this column will require significant additional NRC inspection activities at the ANO site, including a review of the site’s root cause evaluation associated with the flood barrier and stator issues, an assessment of the effectiveness of the site’s corrective action program, an additional design basis inspection, a safety culture assessment, and possibly other inspection activities consistent with the NRC’s Inspection Procedure. Excluding remediation and response costs that may result from the additional NRC inspection activities, Entergy Arkansas expects to incur incremental costs of approximately $50 million in 2015, of which $18 million had been incurred as of June 30, 2015, and approximately $35 million in 2016 to prepare for the NRC inspection expected to occur in early 2016.

Baxter Wilson Plant Event

See Note 8 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the Baxter Wilson plant event. During the first quarter 2015, Entergy Mississippi received $27.8 million of previously-accrued insurance proceeds with $12.7 million allocated to capital spending and $15.1 million allocated to operation and maintenance expenses.

Nuclear Fuel Enrichment Contracts

Entergy subsidiaries are parties to two contracts with American Centrifuge Enrichment, LLC (ACE) under which these subsidiaries purchase nuclear fuel enrichment services.  The term of each contract is from 2011 to 2022; however, each contract provided for cancellation of the parties’ purchase and sale obligations for 2016-2022 if, by August 1, 2014, ACE’s planned Advanced Centrifuge Plant was not in commercial operation and ACE did not identify to Entergy’s reasonable satisfaction how it would meet its contractual delivery obligations through output from ACE.  In August 2014, Entergy sent notice to ACE that the 2016-2022 obligations were canceled by the operation of this contractual provision.  United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC), ACE’s affiliate to which ACE assigned the contracts, has filed a demand for arbitration with the American Arbitration Association, claiming damages of approximately $165 million.  In July 2015 the parties reached an agreement resolving the dispute that resulted in the dismissal of USEC’s claims. The resolution of the dispute does not have a material effect on Entergy’s results of operations, financial position, or cash flows.


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Nuclear Insurance

See Note 8 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for information on nuclear liability and property insurance associated with Entergy’s nuclear power plants.

Conventional Property Insurance

See Note 8 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for information on Entergy’s non-nuclear property insurance program.

Employment Litigation

See Note 8 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for information on Entergy’s employment and labor-related proceedings.

Asbestos Litigation (Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas)

See Note 8 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for information regarding asbestos litigation at Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas.


NOTE 2.  RATE AND REGULATORY MATTERS (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)

Regulatory Assets and Regulatory Liabilities

See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for information regarding regulatory assets and regulatory liabilities in the Utility business presented on the balance sheets of Entergy and the Registrant Subsidiaries.  The following are updates to that discussion.

Fuel and purchased power cost recovery

Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and Entergy Louisiana

In July 2014 the LPSC authorized its staff to initiate an audit of Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s fuel adjustment clause filings. The audit includes a review of the reasonableness of charges flowed by Entergy Gulf States Louisiana through its fuel adjustment clause for the period from 2010 through 2013. Discovery commenced in July 2015.

In July 2014 the LPSC authorized its staff to initiate an audit of Entergy Louisiana’s fuel adjustment clause filings. The audit includes a review of the reasonableness of charges flowed by Entergy Louisiana through its fuel adjustment clause for the period from 2010 through 2013. Discovery commenced in July 2015.

Entergy Mississippi

Entergy Mississippi had a deferred fuel over-recovery balance of $58.3 million as of May 31, 2015, along with an under-recovery balance of $12.3 million under the power management rider. Pursuant to those tariffs, in July 2015, Entergy Mississippi filed for interim adjustments under both the energy cost recovery rider and the power management rider to flow through to customers the approximately $46 million net over-recovery over a six-month period.


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Mississippi Attorney General Complaint

The Mississippi attorney general filed a complaint in state court in December 2008 against Entergy Corporation, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy Services, and Entergy Power alleging, among other things, violations of Mississippi statutes, fraud, and breach of good faith and fair dealing, and requesting an accounting and restitution.  The complaint is wide ranging and relates to tariffs and procedures under which Entergy Mississippi purchases power not generated in Mississippi to meet electricity demand.  Entergy believes the complaint is unfounded.  In December 2008 the defendant Entergy companies removed the Attorney General’s lawsuit to U.S. District Court in Jackson, Mississippi.  The Mississippi attorney general moved to remand the matter to state court.  In August 2012 the District Court issued an opinion denying the Attorney General’s motion for remand, finding that the District Court has subject matter jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act.

The defendant Entergy companies answered the complaint and filed a counterclaim for relief based upon the Mississippi Public Utilities Act and the Federal Power Act.  In May 2009 the defendant Entergy companies filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings asserting grounds of federal preemption, the exclusive jurisdiction of the MPSC, and factual errors in the Attorney General’s complaint.  In September 2012 the District Court heard oral argument on Entergy’s motion for judgment on the pleadings.  

In January 2014 the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in which it held that cases brought by attorneys general as the sole plaintiff to enforce state laws were not considered “mass actions” under the Class Action Fairness Act, so as to establish federal subject matter jurisdiction. One day later the Attorney General renewed his motion to remand the Entergy case back to state court, citing the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision. The defendant Entergy companies responded to that motion reiterating the additional grounds asserted for federal question jurisdiction, and the District Court held oral argument on the renewed motion to remand in February 2014. In April 2015 the District Court entered an order denying the renewed motion to remand, holding that the District Court has federal question subject matter jurisdiction. The Attorney General appealed to the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals the denial of the motion to remand. In July 2015 the Fifth Circuit issued an order denying the appeal, and the Attorney General subsequently filed a petition for rehearing of the request for interlocutory appeal. The case remains pending in federal district court, awaiting a ruling on the Entergy companies’ motion for judgment on the pleadings.

Entergy New Orleans

In February 2015, Entergy New Orleans filed an application with the City Council seeking authorization to enter into a power purchase agreement, subject to certain conditions, with Entergy Gulf States Louisiana to purchase on a life-of-unit basis 20% of the capacity and related energy of the two power blocks of the Union Power Station that Entergy Gulf States Louisiana is seeking to purchase. In the application, Entergy New Orleans sought authorization from the City Council for full and timely cost recovery in rates for all costs associated with the power purchase agreement. In June 2015 the parties filed a settlement agreement regarding the power purchase agreement, and the settlement agreement was approved by a City Council resolution in June 2015. The City Council’s resolution approves, subject to certain conditions, the Union power purchase agreement as prudent and in the public interest and deems the costs of that power purchase agreement as eligible for recovery, with capacity costs being recoverable through a rider and energy-related costs being recoverable through the fuel adjustment clause. Long-term service agreement costs are recoverable through the fuel adjustment clause initially, but are subject to possible realignment to base rates in the next base rate case. The City Council approval also requires Entergy New Orleans to credit customer bills $4.8 million annually once the deactivation of Michoud Units 2 and 3 occurs.

In July 2015, Entergy Texas, together with other parties, filed a motion with the PUCT to dismiss Entergy Texas’s CCN application to acquire one of the four 495 MW power blocks at the Union Power Station. On July 30, 2015, the PUCT granted the motion to dismiss the CCN case. The power block originally allocated to Entergy Texas will be acquired by Entergy New Orleans, subject to City Council approval and the satisfaction of other conditions to close the transaction. The acquisition by Entergy New Orleans would replace the power purchase agreement with Entergy Gulf States Louisiana that the City Council approved in June 2015. Entergy New Orleans will file an application

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for authorization to proceed with the acquisition and plans to seek City Council resolution by a date that would support closing the transaction by the end of 2015.

Entergy Texas

In August 2014, Entergy Texas filed an application seeking PUCT approval to implement an interim fuel refund of approximately $24.6 million for over-collected fuel costs incurred during the months of November 2012 through April 2014.  This refund resulted from the net of Entergy Texas’s then current fuel balance, bandwidth remedy payments that Entergy Texas received in May 2014 related to the June - December 2005 period, and bandwidth remedy payments that Entergy Texas made related to calendar year 2013 production costs.   Also in August 2014, Entergy Texas filed an unopposed motion for interim rates to implement this refund for most customers over a two-month period commencing with September 2014.  The PUCT issued its order approving the interim relief in August 2014 and Entergy Texas completed the refunds in October 2014.  Parties intervened in this matter, and all parties agreed that the proceeding should be bifurcated such that the proposed interim refund would become final in a separate proceeding, which refund was approved by the PUCT in March 2015.   In July 2015 certain parties filed briefs in the current proceeding asserting that Entergy Texas should refund to retail customers an additional $10.9 million in bandwidth remedy payments Entergy Texas received related to calendar year 2006 production costs.  The current proceeding is pending.

Retail Rate Proceedings

See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for detailed information regarding retail rate proceedings involving the Utility operating companies.  The following are updates to that information.

Filings with the APSC

In April 2015, Entergy Arkansas filed with the APSC for a general change in rates, charges, and tariffs. The filing notifies the APSC of Entergy Arkansas’s intent to implement a formula rate review mechanism pursuant to Arkansas legislation passed in 2015, and requests a retail rate increase of $268.4 million, with a net increase in revenue of $167 million. The filing requests a 10.2% return on common equity. In May 2015 the APSC issued an order suspending the proposed rates and tariffs filed by Entergy Arkansas and establishing a procedural schedule to complete its investigation of Entergy Arkansas’s application. A public evidentiary hearing is scheduled to begin in January 2016.

Filings with the LPSC

Retail Rates - Gas (Entergy Gulf States Louisiana)

In January 2015, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana filed with the LPSC its gas rate stabilization plan for the test year ended September 30, 2014.  The filing showed an earned return on common equity of 7.20%, which results in a $706 thousand rate increase.  In April 2015 the LPSC issued findings recommending two adjustments to Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s as-filed results, and an additional recommendation that does not affect current year results. The LPSC staff’s recommended adjustments increase the earned return on equity for the test year to 7.24%. Entergy Gulf States Louisiana accepted the LPSC staff’s recommendations and a revenue increase of $688 thousand will be required as opposed to the $706 thousand requested by Entergy Gulf States Louisiana. The resulting change was implemented with the first billing cycle of May 2015.

Filings with the PUCT
 
In June 2015, Entergy Texas filed a rate case requesting a $75 million increase in its base rates and rider rates. The rate case reflected a 10.2% return on common equity and was based on calendar year 2014 as the test year including pro forma adjustments to reflect the acquisition of Union Power Station Power Block 1, which is one of four units that comprise the Union Power Station near El Dorado, Arkansas. The rate case also included a limited-term rate case

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expense rider to recover over a three-year period the deferred rate case expenses associated with this rate case. In July 2015 the PUCT requested briefing on legal and policy issues related to, among other things, the propriety of rate recovery for the Union Power transaction given the uncertainty of the actual closing date of the transaction and the commencement of the rate year, as well as Entergy Texas’s requirement for acceptable rate treatment as a condition to closing the transaction. Also in July 2015, in connection with the requested briefing, the PUCT staff and certain parties filed briefs concluding that Entergy Texas should not be permitted recovery for the Union Power Station purchase in the rate case. In July 2015, Entergy Texas filed its notice of withdrawal of its base rate case and the ALJs in the case dismissed the case from the dockets of the State Office of Administrative Hearings and the PUCT.

Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana Business Combination

As discussed in the Form 10-K, Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana filed an application with the LPSC in September 2014 seeking authorization to undertake the transactions that would result in the combination of Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana into a single public utility. In the application, Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana identified potential benefits, including enhanced economic and customer diversity, enhanced geographic and supply diversity, and greater administrative efficiency. In the initial proceedings with the LPSC, Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana estimated that the business combination could produce up to $128 million in measurable customer benefits including proposed guaranteed customer credits of $97 million in the first ten years.  In April 2015 the LPSC staff and intervenors filed testimony in the LPSC business combination proceeding. The testimony recommended an extensive set of conditions that would be required in order to recommend that the LPSC find that the business combination is in the public interest. The LPSC staff’s primary concern appeared to be potential shifting in fuel costs between legacy Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana customers. In May 2015, Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana filed rebuttal testimony. After the testimony was filed with the LPSC, the parties engaged in settlement discussions that ultimately led to the execution of an uncontested stipulated settlement (“stipulated settlement”), which was filed with the LPSC in July 2015. Through the stipulated settlement, the parties agreed to terms upon which to recommend that the LPSC find that the business combination is in the public interest. The stipulated settlement, which was either joined or unopposed by all parties to the LPSC proceeding, represents a compromise of stakeholder positions and was the result of an extensive period of analysis, discovery, and negotiation. The stipulated settlement provides $107 million in guaranteed customer benefits. Additionally, the combined company will honor the 2013 Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana rate case settlements, including the commitments that (1) there will be no rate increase for legacy Entergy Gulf States Louisiana customers for the 2014 test year, and (2) through the 2016 test year formula rate plan, Entergy Louisiana (as a combined entity) will not raise rates by more than $30 million, net of the $10 million rate increase included in the Entergy Louisiana legacy formula rate plan. The stipulated settlement also describes the process for implementing a fuel tracker mechanism that is designed to address potential effects arising from the shifting of fuel costs between legacy Entergy Louisiana and legacy Entergy Gulf States Louisiana customers as a result of the combination of those companies’ fuel adjustment clauses by reallocating such cost shifts as between customers on an after-the-fact basis. The calculation of the fuel tracker will be submitted annually in a compliance filing. The stipulated settlement also provides that Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and Entergy Louisiana are permitted to defer certain external costs that were incurred to achieve the business combination’s customer benefits. The deferred amount, which shall not exceed $25 million, will be subject to a prudence review and amortized over a 10-year period. A hearing on the stipulated settlement in the LPSC proceeding was held in July 2015. Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana have requested that the LPSC issue its decision regarding the business combination in August 2015.

Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana filed applications with the FERC requesting authorization for the business combination and Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans filed applications with the FERC requesting authorization of the Algiers asset transfer. The FERC has issued orders authorizing the business combination and the Algiers asset transfer.


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Algiers Asset Transfer (Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans)

As discussed in the Form 10-K, in October 2014 Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans filed an application with the City Council seeking authorization to undertake a transaction that would result in the transfer from Entergy Louisiana to Entergy New Orleans of certain assets that currently serve Entergy Louisiana’s customers in Algiers. In April 2015 the FERC issued an order approving the Algiers assets transfer. In May 2015 the parties filed a settlement agreement authorizing the Algiers assets transfer and the settlement agreement was approved by a City Council resolution in May 2015. Entergy Louisiana expects to transfer the Algiers assets to Entergy New Orleans in September 2015.

System Agreement Cost Equalization Proceedings

See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the proceedings regarding the System Agreement, including the FERC’s October 2011 order that concluded the FERC did have the authority to order refunds, but decided that it would exercise its equitable discretion and not require refunds for the 20-months period from September 13, 2001 - May 2, 2003. Because the ruling on refunds relied on findings in the interruptible load proceeding, the FERC concluded that the refund ruling will be held in abeyance pending the outcome of the rehearing requests in that proceeding. In March 2015, in light of the December 2014 decision by the D.C. Circuit in the interruptible load proceeding, Entergy filed with the FERC a motion to establish briefing schedule on refund issues and an initial brief addressing refund issues. The initial brief argued that the FERC, in response to the D.C. Circuit decision, should clarify its policy on refunds and find that refunds are not required in this proceeding.

Rough Production Cost Equalization Rates

2007 Rate Filing Based on Calendar Year 2006 Production Costs

See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of this proceeding. In March 2015 the D.C. Circuit issued an unpublished order dismissing in part and denying in part the petition for review by the LPSC and denying the petition for review by Entergy.

2008 Rate Filing Based on Calendar Year 2007 Production Costs

See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of this proceeding. In April 2015, after issuance of the March 2015 unpublished opinion of the D.C. Circuit related to the 2007 rate proceeding, as discussed above, Entergy filed an unopposed motion for voluntary dismissal of the petition for review of the FERC’s interest determination. In May 2015 the U.S. Supreme Court denied the LPSC’s petition for a writ of certiorari of the Fifth Circuit’s decision.

2009 Rate Filing Based on Calendar Year 2008 Production Costs

See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of this proceeding. In May 2015 the U.S. Supreme Court denied the LPSC’s petition for a writ of certiorari of the Fifth Circuit’s decision.

Comprehensive Bandwidth Recalculation for 2007, 2008, and 2009 Rate Filing Proceedings

See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of this proceeding. In May 2015 the FERC accepted the 2007 and 2008 comprehensive recalculation compliance filings. As a result, the 2007 and 2008 rate filing proceedings have concluded. The 2009 rate filing proceeding is still pending at FERC.


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2011 Rate Filing Based on Calendar Year 2010 Production Costs

See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of this proceeding. In May 2015, Entergy filed direct testimony in the consolidated rate filings and the LPSC filed direct testimony concerning its complaint proceeding that is consolidated with the rate filings, challenging certain components of the pending bandwidth calculations for prior years. In July 2015 the parties filed direct and answering testimony. Among other issues with the pending bandwidth calculations, the LPSC challenged the administration of the accounting for joint account sales of energy in the intra-system bill.

2012 Rate Filing Based on Calendar Year 2011 Production Costs

See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of this proceeding. In May 2015, Entergy filed direct testimony in the consolidated rate filings and the LPSC filed direct testimony concerning its complaint proceeding that is consolidated with the rate filings, challenging certain components of the pending bandwidth calculations for prior years. In July 2015 the parties filed direct and answering testimony. Among other issues with the pending bandwidth calculations, the LPSC challenged the administration of the accounting for joint account sales of energy in the intra-system bill.

2013 Rate Filing Based on Calendar Year 2012 Production Costs

See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of this proceeding. In May 2015, Entergy filed direct testimony in the consolidated rate filings and the LPSC filed direct testimony concerning its complaint proceeding that is consolidated with the rate filings, challenging certain components of the pending bandwidth calculations for prior years. In July 2015 the parties filed direct and answering testimony. Among other issues with the pending bandwidth calculations, the LPSC challenged the administration of the accounting for joint account sales of energy in the intra-system bill.

2014 Rate Filing Based on Calendar Year 2013 Production Costs

See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of this proceeding. In May 2015, Entergy filed direct testimony in the consolidated rate filings and the LPSC filed direct testimony concerning its complaint proceeding that is consolidated with the rate filings, challenging certain components of the pending bandwidth calculations for prior years. In July 2015 the parties filed direct and answering testimony. Among other issues with the pending bandwidth calculations, the LPSC challenged the administration of the accounting for joint account sales of energy in the intra-system bill.

2015 Rate Filing Based on Calendar Year 2014 Production Costs

In May 2015, Entergy filed with the FERC the 2015 rates in accordance with the FERC’s orders in the System Agreement proceeding. The filing shows that no payments and receipts are required in 2015 to implement the FERC’s remedy based on calendar year 2014 production costs. Several parties intervened in the proceeding and the LPSC and City Council intervened and filed comments.

Interruptible Load Proceeding

As discussed in the Form 10-K, in May 2013 the LPSC filed a petition for review with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit seeking review of FERC prior orders in the interruptible load proceeding that concluded that the FERC would exercise its discretion and not order refunds in this proceeding. In December 2014 the D.C. Circuit issued an order on the LPSC’s appeal and remanded the case back to the FERC. The D.C. Circuit rejected the LPSC’s argument that there is a presumption in favor of refunds, but it held that the FERC had not adequately explained its decision to deny refunds and directed the FERC “to consider the relevant factors and weigh them against one another.” In March 2015, Entergy filed with the FERC a motion to establish a briefing schedule on remand and an

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initial brief on remand to address the December 2014 decision by the D.C. Circuit. The initial brief on remand argued that the FERC, in response to the D.C. Circuit decision, should clarify its policy on refunds and find that refunds are not required in the interruptible load proceeding.

Storm Cost Recovery Filings with Retail Regulators

Entergy New Orleans

As discussed in the Form 10-K, in January 2015, Entergy New Orleans filed with the City Council an application requesting that the City Council grant a financing order authorizing the securitization of Entergy New Orleans’s storm costs, storm reserves, and issuance costs pursuant to Louisiana Act 64. In April 2015 the City Council’s Utility advisors filed direct testimony recommending that the proposed securitization be approved subject to certain limited modifications, and Entergy New Orleans filed rebuttal testimony later in April 2015. In May 2015 the parties entered into an agreement in principle and the City Council issued a financing order authorizing Entergy New Orleans to issue storm recovery bonds in the aggregate amount of $98.7 million, including $31.8 million for recovery of Entergy New Orleans’s Hurricane Isaac storm recovery costs, including carrying costs, $63.9 million to fund and replenish Entergy New Orleans’s storm reserve, and approximately $3 million for estimated up-front financing costs associated with the securitization. See Note 4 to the financial statements herein for discussion of the issuance of the securitization bonds in July 2015.

Texas Power Price Lawsuit

See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of this lawsuit. In May 2015 the Court of Appeals granted plaintiffs’ motion for rehearing, withdrew its prior opinion, and set the case for resubmission in June 2015. In July 2015 the Court of Appeals issued a new opinion again finding that the plaintiffs’ claims fall within the exclusive jurisdiction of the FERC and, therefore, the trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the case. The Court of Appeals ordered that the state district court dismiss all claims against the Entergy defendants.


NOTE 3.  EQUITY  (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, and Entergy Louisiana)

Common Stock

Earnings per Share

The following table presents Entergy’s basic and diluted earnings per share calculations included on the consolidated income statements:
 
For the Three Months Ended June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In Millions, Except Per Share Data)
Basic earnings per share
Income
 
Shares
 
$/share
 
Income
 
Shares
 
$/share
Net income attributable to Entergy Corporation

$148.8

 
179.5

 

$0.83

 

$189.4

 
179.4

 

$1.06

Average dilutive effect of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stock options
 
 
0.2

 

 
 
 
0.2

 

Other equity plans
 
 
0.4

 

 
 
 
0.4

 
(0.01
)
Diluted earnings per share

$148.8

 
180.1

 

$0.83

 

$189.4

 
180.0

 

$1.05


The number of stock options not included in the calculation of diluted common shares outstanding due to their antidilutive effect was approximately 5.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and approximately 5.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014.

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For the Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In Millions, Except Per Share Data)
Basic earnings per share
Income
 
Shares
 
$/share
 
Income
 
Shares
 
$/share
Net income attributable to Entergy Corporation

$446.9

 
179.6

 

$2.49

 

$590.6

 
179.1

 

$3.30

Average dilutive effect of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stock options
 
 
0.4

 
(0.01
)
 
 
 
0.1

 

Other equity plans
 
 
0.3

 

 
 
 
0.3

 
(0.01
)
Diluted earnings per share

$446.9

 
180.3

 

$2.48

 

$590.6

 
179.5

 

$3.29


The number of stock options not included in the calculation of diluted common shares outstanding due to their antidilutive effect was approximately 4.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and approximately 7.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014.

Entergy’s stock options and other equity compensation plans are discussed in Note 5 to the financial statements herein and in Note 12 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K.

Treasury Stock

During the six months ended June 30, 2015, Entergy Corporation issued 610,305 shares of its previously repurchased common stock to satisfy stock option exercises, vesting of shares of restricted stock, and other stock-based awards.  During the six months ended June 30, 2015, Entergy Corporation repurchased 325,400 shares of its common stock for a total purchase price of $25.1 million.

Retained Earnings

On July 31, 2015, Entergy Corporation’s Board of Directors declared a common stock dividend of $0.83 per share, payable on September 1, 2015 to holders of record as of August 13, 2015.

Comprehensive Income

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) is included in the equity section of the balance sheets of Entergy, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, and Entergy Louisiana.  The following table presents changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for Entergy for the three months ended June 30, 2015 by component:
 
Cash flow
hedges
net
unrealized
gain (loss)
 
Pension
and
other
postretirement
liabilities
 
Net
unrealized
investment
gain (loss)
 
Foreign
currency
translation
 
Total
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
(In Thousands)
Beginning balance, March 31, 2015

$68,788

 

($561,341
)
 

$430,698

 

$2,118

 

($59,737
)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
88,796

 

 
(25,108
)
 
667

 
64,355

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
(50,100
)
 
7,438

 
(8,772
)
 

 
(51,434
)
Net other comprehensive income (loss) for the period
38,696

 
7,438

 
(33,880
)
 
667

 
12,921

Ending balance, June 30, 2015

$107,484

 

($553,903
)
 

$396,818

 

$2,785

 

($46,816
)

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The following table presents changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for Entergy for the three months ended June 30, 2014 by component:
 
Cash flow
hedges
net
unrealized
gain (loss)
 
Pension
and
other
postretirement
liabilities
 
Net
unrealized
investment
gain (loss)
 
Foreign
currency
translation
 
Total
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
(In Thousands)
Beginning balance, March 31, 2014

($68,023
)
 

($300,919
)
 

$360,245

 

$3,495

 

($5,202
)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
(7,245
)
 

 
40,807

 
320

 
33,882

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
501

 
3,459

 
(1,572
)
 

 
2,388

Net other comprehensive income (loss) for the period
(6,744
)
 
3,459

 
39,235

 
320

 
36,270

Ending balance, June 30, 2014

($74,767
)
 

($297,460
)
 

$399,480

 

$3,815

 

$31,068


The following table presents changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for Entergy for the six months ended June 30, 2015 by component:
 
Cash flow
hedges
net
unrealized
gain (loss)
 
Pension
and
other
postretirement
liabilities
 
Net
unrealized
investment
gain (loss)
 
Foreign
currency
translation
 
Total
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
(In Thousands)
Beginning balance, December 31, 2014

$98,118

 

($569,789
)
 

$426,695

 

$2,669

 

($42,307
)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
67,900

 
13

 
(12,450
)
 
116

 
55,579

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
(58,534
)
 
15,873

 
(17,427
)
 

 
(60,088
)
Net other comprehensive income (loss) for the period
9,366

 
15,886

 
(29,877
)
 
116

 
(4,509
)
Ending balance, June 30, 2015

$107,484

 

($553,903
)
 

$396,818

 

$2,785

 

($46,816
)


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The following table presents changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for Entergy for the six months ended June 30, 2014 by component:
 
Cash flow
hedges
net
unrealized
gain (loss)
 
Pension
and
other
postretirement
liabilities
 
Net
unrealized
investment
gain (loss)
 
Foreign
currency
translation
 
Total
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
(In Thousands)
Beginning balance, December 31, 2013

($81,777
)
 

($288,223
)
 

$337,256

 

$3,420

 

($29,324
)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
(120,177
)
 

 
65,530

 
395

 
(54,252
)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
127,187

 
(9,237
)
 
(3,306
)
 

 
114,644

Net other comprehensive income (loss) for the period
7,010

 
(9,237
)
 
62,224

 
395

 
60,392

Ending balance, June 30, 2014

($74,767
)
 

($297,460
)
 

$399,480

 

$3,815

 

$31,068


The following table presents changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and Entergy Louisiana for the three months ended June 30, 2015:
 
Pension and Other
Postretirement Liabilities
 
Entergy
Gulf States
Louisiana
 
Entergy
Louisiana
 
(In Thousands)
Beginning balance March 31, 2015

($52,925
)
 

($25,918
)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss)
438

 
(26
)
Net other comprehensive income (loss) for the period
438

 
(26
)
Ending balance, June 30, 2015

($52,487
)
 

($25,944
)

The following table presents changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and Entergy Louisiana for the three months ended June 30, 2014:
 
Pension and Other
Postretirement Liabilities
 
Entergy
Gulf States
Louisiana

Entergy
Louisiana
 
(In Thousands)
Beginning balance March 31, 2014

($28,080
)


($9,937
)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss)
137


(287
)
Net other comprehensive income (loss) for the period
137


(287
)
Ending balance, June 30, 2014

($27,943
)


($10,224
)


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The following table presents changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and Entergy Louisiana for the six months ended June 30, 2015:
 
Pension and Other
Postretirement Liabilities
 
Entergy
Gulf States
Louisiana
 
Entergy
Louisiana
 
(In Thousands)
Beginning balance, December 31, 2014

($53,347
)
 

($25,876
)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss)
860

 
(68
)
Net other comprehensive income (loss) for the period
860

 
(68
)
Ending balance, June 30, 2015

($52,487
)
 

($25,944
)

The following table presents changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and Entergy Louisiana for the six months ended June 30, 2014:
 
Pension and Other
Postretirement Liabilities
 
Entergy
Gulf States
Louisiana
 
Entergy
Louisiana
 
(In Thousands)
Beginning balance, December 31, 2013

($28,202
)
 

($9,635
)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss)
259

 
(589
)
Net other comprehensive income (loss) for the period
259

 
(589
)
Ending balance, June 30, 2014

($27,943
)
 

($10,224
)


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Total reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI) for Entergy for the three months ended June 30, 2015 are as follows:
 
Amounts
reclassified
from
AOCI
 
Income Statement Location
 
(In Thousands)
 
 
Cash flow hedges net unrealized gain (loss)
 
 
 
   Power contracts

$77,587

 
Competitive business operating revenues
   Interest rate swaps
(510
)
 
Miscellaneous - net
Total realized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges
77,077

 
 
 
(26,977
)
 
Income taxes
Total realized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges (net of tax)

$50,100

 
 
 
 
 
 
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
 
 
 
   Amortization of prior-service credit

$5,985

 
(a)
   Amortization of loss
(17,588
)
 
(a)
Total amortization
(11,603
)
 
 
 
4,165

 
Income taxes
Total amortization (net of tax)

($7,438
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net unrealized investment gain (loss)
 
 
 
Realized gain (loss)

$17,201

 
Interest and investment income
 
(8,429
)
 
Income taxes
Total realized investment gain (loss) (net of tax)

$8,772

 
 
 
 
 
 
Total reclassifications for the period (net of tax)

$51,434

 
 

(a)
These accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and other postretirement cost.  See Note 6 to the financial statements herein for additional details.


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Total reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI) for Entergy for the three months ended June 30, 2014 are as follows:

Amounts
reclassified
from
AOCI

Income Statement Location

(In Thousands)


Cash flow hedges net unrealized gain (loss)



   Power contracts

($672
)

Competitive business operating revenues
   Interest rate swaps
(99
)

Miscellaneous - net
Total realized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges
(771
)



270


Income taxes
Total realized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges (net of tax)

($501
)







Pension and other postretirement liabilities




   Amortization of prior-service credit

$5,075


(a)
   Amortization of loss
(8,970
)

(a)
   Settlement loss
(1,386
)

(a)
Total amortization
(5,281
)



1,822


Income taxes
Total amortization (net of tax)

($3,459
)






Net unrealized investment gain (loss)



Realized gain (loss)

$3,083


Interest and investment income

(1,511
)

Income taxes
Total realized investment gain (loss) (net of tax)

$1,572








Total reclassifications for the period (net of tax)

($2,388
)


    
(a)
These accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and other postretirement cost.  See Note 6 to the financial statements herein for additional details.


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Total reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI) for Entergy for the six months ended June 30, 2015 are as follows:

Amounts
reclassified
from
AOCI

Income Statement Location

(In Thousands)


Cash flow hedges net unrealized gain (loss)



   Power contracts

$91,109


Competitive business operating revenues
   Interest rate swaps
(1,056
)

Miscellaneous - net
Total realized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges
90,053




(31,519
)

Income taxes
Total realized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges (net of tax)

$58,534








Pension and other postretirement liabilities




   Amortization of prior-service credit

$11,971


(a)
   Amortization of loss
(35,176
)

(a)
Total amortization
(23,205
)



7,332


Income taxes
Total amortization (net of tax)

($15,873
)






Net unrealized investment gain (loss)



Realized gain (loss)

$34,171


Interest and investment income

(16,744
)

Income taxes
Total realized investment gain (loss) (net of tax)

$17,427








Total reclassifications for the period (net of tax)

$60,088




(a)
These accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and other postretirement cost.  See Note 6 to the financial statements herein for additional details.


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Total reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI) for Entergy for the six months ended June 30, 2014 are as follows:
 
Amounts
reclassified
from
AOCI
 
Income Statement Location
 
(In Thousands)
 
 
Cash flow hedges net unrealized gain (loss)
 
 
 
   Power contracts

($195,275
)
 
Competitive business operating revenues
   Interest rate swaps
(397
)
 
Miscellaneous - net
Total realized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges
(195,672
)
 
 
 
68,485

 
Income taxes
Total realized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges (net of tax)

($127,187
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
 
 
 
   Amortization of prior-service credit

$10,153

 
(a)
   Amortization of loss
(17,951
)
 
(a)
   Settlement loss
(2,548
)
 
(a)
Total amortization
(10,346
)
 
 
 
19,583

 
Income taxes
Total amortization (net of tax)

$9,237

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net unrealized investment gain (loss)
 
 
 
Realized gain (loss)

$6,483

 
Interest and investment income
 
(3,177
)
 
Income taxes
Total realized investment gain (loss) (net of tax)

$3,306

 
 
 
 
 
 
Total reclassifications for the period (net of tax)

($114,644
)
 
 

(a)
These accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and other postretirement cost.  See Note 6 to the financial statements herein for additional details.


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Total reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI) for Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and Entergy Louisiana for the three months ended June 30, 2015 are as follows:
 
Amounts reclassified
from AOCI
 
 
 
Entergy
Gulf States
Louisiana
 
Entergy
Louisiana
 
Income Statement Location
 
(In Thousands)
 
 
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
   Amortization of prior-service credit

$1,021

 

$845

 
(a)
   Amortization of loss
(1,733
)
 
(802
)
 
(a)
Total amortization
(712
)
 
43

 
 
 
274

 
(17
)
 
Income tax expense (benefit)
Total amortization (net of tax)
(438
)
 
26

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total reclassifications for the period (net of tax)

($438
)
 

$26

 
 

(a)
These accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and other postretirement cost.  See Note 6 to the financial statements herein for additional details.

Total reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI) for Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and Entergy Louisiana for the three months ended June 30, 2014 are as follows:

Amounts reclassified
from AOCI



Entergy
Gulf States
Louisiana

Entergy
Louisiana

Income Statement Location

(In Thousands)


Pension and other postretirement liabilities





   Amortization of prior-service credit

$559



$845


(a)
   Amortization of loss
(781
)

(378
)

(a)
Total amortization
(222
)

467




85


(180
)

Income tax expense (benefit)
Total amortization (net of tax)
(137
)

287











Total reclassifications for the period (net of tax)

($137
)


$287




(a)
These accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and other postretirement cost.  See Note 6 to the financial statements herein for additional details.


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Total reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI) for Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and Entergy Louisiana for the six months ended June 30, 2015 are as follows:
 
Amounts reclassified
from AOCI
 
 
 
Entergy
Gulf States
Louisiana
 
Entergy
Louisiana
 
Income Statement Location
 
(In Thousands)
 
 
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
   Amortization of prior-service credit

$2,043

 

$1,690

 
(a)
   Amortization of loss
(3,466
)
 
(1,604
)
 
(a)
Total amortization
(1,423
)
 
86

 
 
 
563

 
(18
)
 
Income tax expense (benefit)
Total amortization (net of tax)
(860
)
 
68

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total reclassifications for the period (net of tax)

($860
)
 

$68

 
 

(a)
These accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and other postretirement cost.  See Note 6 to the financial statements herein for additional details.

Total reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI) for Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and Entergy Louisiana for the six months ended June 30, 2014 are as follows:
 
Amounts reclassified
from AOCI
 
 
 
Entergy
Gulf States
Louisiana
 
Entergy
Louisiana
 
Income Statement Location
 
(In Thousands)
 
 
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
   Amortization of prior-service credit

$1,118

 

$1,689

 
(a)
   Amortization of loss
(1,563
)
 
(756
)
 
(a)
Total amortization
(445
)
 
933

 
 
 
186

 
(344
)
 
Income tax expense (benefit)
Total amortization (net of tax)
(259
)
 
589

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total reclassifications for the period (net of tax)

($259
)
 

$589

 
 

(a)
These accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and other postretirement cost.  See Note 6 to the financial statements herein for additional details.



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NOTE 4.  REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITIES, LINES OF CREDIT, SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS, AND LONG-TERM DEBT (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)

Entergy Corporation has in place a credit facility that has a borrowing capacity of $3.5 billion and expires in March 2019.  Entergy Corporation also has the ability to issue letters of credit against 50% of the total borrowing capacity of the credit facility.  The commitment fee is currently 0.275% of the undrawn commitment amount.  Commitment fees and interest rates on loans under the credit facility can fluctuate depending on the senior unsecured debt ratings of Entergy Corporation.  The weighted average interest rate for the six months ended June 30, 2015 was 1.94% on the drawn portion of the facility.  Following is a summary of the borrowings outstanding and capacity available under the facility as of June 30, 2015.
Capacity
 
Borrowings
 
Letters
of Credit
 
Capacity
Available
(In Millions)

$3,500

 

$271

 

$9

 

$3,220


Entergy Corporation’s facility requires it to maintain a consolidated debt ratio of 65% or less of its total capitalization.  Entergy is in compliance with this covenant.  If Entergy fails to meet this ratio, or if Entergy Corporation or one of the Utility operating companies (except Entergy New Orleans) defaults on other indebtedness or is in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, an acceleration of the facility maturity date may occur.

Entergy Corporation has a commercial paper program with a Board-approved program limit of up to $1.5 billion.  At June 30, 2015, Entergy Corporation had $895 million of commercial paper outstanding.  The weighted-average interest rate for the six months ended June 30, 2015 was 0.89%.

Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas each had credit facilities available as of June 30, 2015 as follows:
Company
 
Expiration
Date
 
Amount of
Facility
 
Interest Rate (a)
 
Amount Drawn
as of
June 30, 2015
Entergy Arkansas
 
April 2016
 
$20 million (b)
 
1.69%
 
$—
Entergy Arkansas
 
March 2019
 
$150 million (c)
 
1.69%
 
$—
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
 
March 2019
 
$150 million (d)
 
1.44%
 
$—
Entergy Louisiana
 
March 2019
 
$200 million (e)
 
1.44%
 
$—
Entergy Mississippi
 
May 2016
 
$37.5 million (f)
 
1.69%
 
$—
Entergy Mississippi
 
May 2016
 
$35 million (f)
 
1.69%
 
$—
Entergy Mississippi
 
May 2016
 
$20 million (f)
 
1.69%
 
$—
Entergy Mississippi
 
May 2016
 
$10 million (f)
 
1.69%
 
$—
Entergy New Orleans
 
November 2015
 
$25 million
 
1.94%
 
$—
Entergy Texas
 
March 2019
 
$150 million (g)
 
1.69%
 
$—

(a)
The interest rate is the rate as of June 30, 2015 that would most likely apply to outstanding borrowings under the facility.
(b)
Borrowings under the Entergy Arkansas credit facility may be secured by a security interest in its accounts receivable at Entergy Arkansas’s option.
(c)
The credit facility allows Entergy Arkansas to issue letters of credit against 50% of the borrowing capacity of the facility.  As of June 30, 2015, no letters of credit were outstanding.  
(d)
The credit facility allows Entergy Gulf States Louisiana to issue letters of credit against 50% of the borrowing capacity of the facility.  As of June 30, 2015, no letters of credit were outstanding.  

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(e)
The credit facility allows Entergy Louisiana to issue letters of credit against 50% of the borrowing capacity of the facility.  As of June 30, 2015, $3 million in letters of credit were outstanding.  
(f)
Borrowings under the Entergy Mississippi credit facilities may be secured by a security interest in its accounts receivable at Entergy Mississippi’s option.
(g)
The credit facility allows Entergy Texas to issue letters of credit against 50% of the borrowing capacity of the facility.  As of June 30, 2015, $1.3 million in letters of credit were outstanding.  

The commitment fees on the credit facilities range from 0.125% to 0.275% of the undrawn commitment amount. Each of the credit facilities requires the Registrant Subsidiary borrower to maintain a debt ratio of 65% or less of its total capitalization.  Each Registrant Subsidiary is in compliance with this covenant.

In addition, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas each entered into one or more uncommitted standby letter of credit facilities as a means to post collateral to support its obligations related to MISO. Following is a summary of the uncommitted standby letter of credit facilities as of June 30, 2015:
Company
 
Amount of Uncommitted Facility
 
Letter of Credit Fee
 
Letters of Credit
Issued as of
June 30, 2015 (a)

Entergy Arkansas
 
$25 million
 
0.70
%
 
$2 million
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
 
$75 million
 
0.70
%
 
$16.6 million
Entergy Louisiana
 
$50 million
 
0.70
%
 
$1 million
Entergy Mississippi
 
$40 million
 
0.70
%
 
$6.5 million
Entergy Mississippi
 
$40 million
 
1.50
%
 
$—
Entergy New Orleans
 
$15 million
 
0.75
%
 
$9.7 million
Entergy Texas
 
$50 million
 
0.70
%
 
$14.5 million

(a)
The amount for Entergy Texas includes $0.6 million related to FTR exposure. See Note 8 to the financial statements herein for discussion of FTRs.

The short-term borrowings of the Registrant Subsidiaries are limited to amounts authorized by the FERC.  The current FERC-authorized limits are effective through October 31, 2015.  In addition to borrowings from commercial banks, these companies are authorized under a FERC order to borrow from the Entergy System money pool.  The money pool is an inter-company borrowing arrangement designed to reduce the Utility subsidiaries’ dependence on external short-term borrowings.  Borrowings from the money pool and external short term borrowings combined may not exceed the FERC-authorized limits.  The following are the FERC-authorized limits for short-term borrowings and the outstanding short-term borrowings as of June 30, 2015 (aggregating both money pool and external short-term borrowings) for the Registrant Subsidiaries:
 
Authorized
 
Borrowings
 
(In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas
$250
 
$—
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
$200
 
$—
Entergy Louisiana
$250
 
$—
Entergy Mississippi
$175
 
$—
Entergy New Orleans
$100
 
$—
Entergy Texas
$200
 
$—
System Energy
$200
 
$—


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Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee Credit Facilities

In January 2015, Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee entered into a credit facility guaranteed by Entergy Corporation with a borrowing capacity of $60 million which expires in January 2018.  Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee does not have the ability to issue letters of credit against this facility. This facility provides working capital to Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee for general business purposes including, without limitation, the decommissioning of Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee’s nuclear facilities. As of June 30, 2015, no amounts were outstanding under the facility.  The commitment fee is currently 0.25% of the undrawn commitment amount.  The rate as of June 30, 2015 that would most likely apply to outstanding borrowings under the facility was 1.94% on the drawn portion of the facility.

         Also in January 2015, Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee entered into an uncommitted credit facility guaranteed by Entergy Corporation with a borrowing capacity of $85 million which expires in January 2018.  Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee does not have the ability to issue letters of credit against this facility. This facility provides an additional funding source to Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee for general business purposes including, without limitation, the decommissioning of Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee’s nuclear facilities.  As of June 30, 2015, no amounts were outstanding under the facility. The rate as of June 30, 2015 that would most likely apply to outstanding borrowings under the facility was 1.94% on the drawn portion of the facility.

Variable Interest Entities (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy)

See Note 18 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the consolidation of the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities (VIE).  The nuclear fuel company variable interest entities have credit facilities and also issue commercial paper to finance the acquisition and ownership of nuclear fuel as follows as of June 30, 2015:
Company
 
Expiration
Date
 
Amount
of
Facility
 
Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate on Borrowings (a)
 
Amount
Outstanding as of June 30, 2015
 
 

 
(Dollars in Millions)
Entergy Arkansas VIE
 
June 2016
 
$85
 
n/a
 
$—
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana VIE
 
June 2016
 
$100
 
1.38%
 
$32.9
Entergy Louisiana VIE
 
June 2016
 
$90
 
1.51%
 
$7.4
System Energy VIE
 
June 2016
 
$125
 
1.64%
 
$37.5

(a)
Includes letter of credit fees and bank fronting fees on commercial paper issuances by the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities for Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy.  The nuclear fuel company variable interest entity for Entergy Gulf States Louisiana does not issue commercial paper, but borrows directly on its bank credit facility.

Amounts outstanding on the Entergy Gulf States Louisiana nuclear fuel company variable interest entity’s credit facility, if any, are included in long-term debt on its balance sheet and commercial paper outstanding for the other nuclear fuel company variable interest entities is classified as a current liability on the respective balance sheets.  The commitment fees on the credit facilities are 0.10% of the undrawn commitment amount for the Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana VIEs and 0.125% of the undrawn commitment amount for the Entergy Arkansas and System Energy VIEs.  Each credit facility requires the respective lessee of nuclear fuel (Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, or Entergy Corporation as guarantor for System Energy) to maintain a consolidated debt ratio of 70% or less of its total capitalization.


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The nuclear fuel company variable interest entities had notes payable that are included in debt on the respective balance sheets as of June 30, 2015 as follows:
Company
 
Description
 
Amount
Entergy Arkansas VIE
 
3.23% Series J due July 2016
 
$55 million
Entergy Arkansas VIE
 
2.62% Series K due December 2017
 
$60 million
Entergy Arkansas VIE
 
3.65% Series L due July 2021
 
$90 million
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana VIE
 
3.25% Series Q due July 2017
 
$75 million
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana VIE
 
3.38% Series R due August 2020
 
$70 million
Entergy Louisiana VIE
 
3.30% Series F due March 2016
 
$20 million
Entergy Louisiana VIE
 
3.25% Series G due July 2017
 
$25 million
Entergy Louisiana VIE
 
3.92% Series H due February 2021
 
$40 million
System Energy VIE
 
4.02% Series H due February 2017
 
$50 million
System Energy VIE
 
3.78% Series I due October 2018
 
$85 million

In accordance with regulatory treatment, interest on the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities’ credit facilities, commercial paper, and long-term notes payable is reported in fuel expense.

Debt Issuances and Redemptions

(Entergy Corporation)

In July 2015, Entergy Corporation issued $650 million of 4.0% Series senior notes due July 2022. Entergy Corporation will use the proceeds to pay, at maturity, its $550 million of 3.625% Series senior notes due September 2015, to repay a portion of its commercial paper outstanding, and to repay borrowings under the Entergy Corporation credit facility.

(Entergy New Orleans)

In May 2015, the City Council issued a financing order authorizing the issuance of securitization bonds to recover Entergy New Orleans’s Hurricane Isaac storm restoration costs of $31.8 million, including carrying costs, the costs of funding and replenishing the storm recovery reserve in the amount of $63.9 million, and approximately $3 million of up-front financing costs associated with the securitization. In July 2015, Entergy New Orleans Storm Recovery Funding I, L.L.C., a company wholly owned and consolidated by Entergy New Orleans, issued $98.7 million of storm cost recovery bonds. The bonds have a coupon of 2.67% and an expected maturity date of June 2024. Although the principal amount is not due until the date given above, Entergy New Orleans Storm Recovery Funding expects to make principal payments on the bonds over the next five years in the amounts of $11.4 million for 2016, $10.6 million for 2017, $11 million for 2018, $11.2 million for 2019, and $11.6 million for 2020. With the proceeds, Entergy New Orleans Storm Recovery Funding purchased from Entergy New Orleans the storm recovery property, which is the right to recover from customers through a storm recovery charge amounts sufficient to service the securitization bonds. The storm recovery property will be reflected as a regulatory asset on the consolidated Entergy New Orleans balance sheet. The creditors of Entergy New Orleans do not have recourse to the assets or revenues of Entergy New Orleans Storm Recovery Funding, including the storm recovery property, and the creditors of Entergy New Orleans Storm Recovery Funding do not have recourse to the assets or revenues of Entergy New Orleans. Entergy New Orleans has no payment obligations to Entergy New Orleans Storm Recovery Funding except to remit storm recovery charge collections.


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(Entergy Texas)

In May 2015, Entergy Texas issued $250 million of 5.15% Series first mortgage bonds due June 2045. Entergy Texas used the proceeds to pay, at maturity, its $200 million of 3.60% Series first mortgage bonds due June 2015 and for general corporate purposes.

(System Energy)

In April 2015, the System Energy nuclear fuel company variable interest entity redeemed, at maturity, its $60 million of 5.33% Series G notes.

In May 2015, System Energy redeemed $35 million of its $216 million of 5.875% Series governmental bonds due in 2022.

Fair Value

The book value and the fair value of long-term debt for Entergy Corporation and the Registrant Subsidiaries as of June 30, 2015 are as follows:
 
Book Value
of Long-Term Debt
 
Fair Value
of Long-Term Debt (a) (b)
 
(In Thousands)
Entergy

$12,886,819

 

$12,963,574

Entergy Arkansas

$2,664,952

 

$2,501,634

Entergy Gulf States Louisiana

$1,655,841

 

$1,722,029

Entergy Louisiana

$3,331,389

 

$3,360,897

Entergy Mississippi

$1,058,900

 

$1,086,306

Entergy New Orleans

$225,877

 

$224,803

Entergy Texas

$1,493,432

 

$1,627,335

System Energy

$604,533

 

$573,247


(a)
The values exclude lease obligations of $112 million at Entergy Louisiana and $39 million at System Energy, long-term DOE obligations of $181 million at Entergy Arkansas, and the note payable to NYPA of $81 million at Entergy, and include debt due within one year.
(b)
Fair values are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy discussed in Note 8 to the financial statements and are based on prices derived from inputs such as benchmark yields and reported trades.


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The book value and the fair value of long-term debt for Entergy Corporation and the Registrant Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2014 were as follows:
 
Book Value
of Long-Term Debt
 
Fair Value
of Long-Term Debt (a) (b)
 
(In Thousands)
Entergy

$13,399,484

 

$13,607,242

Entergy Arkansas

$2,671,343

 

$2,517,633

Entergy Gulf States Louisiana

$1,622,817

 

$1,743,143

Entergy Louisiana

$3,356,579

 

$3,447,404

Entergy Mississippi

$1,058,838

 

$1,102,741

Entergy New Orleans

$225,866

 

$226,349

Entergy Texas

$1,478,931

 

$1,629,124

System Energy

$710,806

 

$677,475


(a)
The values exclude lease obligations of $128 million at Entergy Louisiana and $51 million at System Energy, long-term DOE obligations of $181 million at Entergy Arkansas, and the note payable to NYPA of $80 million at Entergy, and include debt due within one year.
(b)
Fair values are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy discussed in Note 8 to the financial statements and are based on prices derived from inputs such as benchmark yields and reported trades.


NOTE 5.  STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Entergy Corporation)

Entergy grants stock awards, which are described more fully in Note 12 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K.  Awards under Entergy’s plans generally vest over three years.

Stock Options

Entergy granted 456,100 stock options during the first quarter 2015 with a weighted-average fair value of $11.41 per option.  At June 30, 2015, there are 7,402,520 stock options outstanding with a weighted-average exercise price of $84.18.  The intrinsic value, which has no effect on net income, of the outstanding stock options is calculated by the difference in the weighted average exercise price of the stock options granted and Entergy Corporation’s common stock price as of June 30, 2015.  Because Entergy’s stock price at June 30, 2015 is less than the weighted average exercise price, the aggregate intrinsic value of the stock options outstanding as of June 30, 2015 is zero. The intrinsic value of “in the money” stock options is $8.1 million as of June 30, 2015.

The following table includes financial information for stock options for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014:
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In Millions)
Compensation expense included in Entergy’s net income

$1.0

 

$0.8

Tax benefit recognized in Entergy’s net income

$0.4

 

$0.3

Compensation cost capitalized as part of fixed assets and inventory

$0.2

 

$0.1



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The following table includes financial information for stock options for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014:
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In Millions)
Compensation expense included in Entergy’s net income

$2.1

 

$2.1

Tax benefit recognized in Entergy’s net income

$0.8

 

$0.8

Compensation cost capitalized as part of fixed assets and inventory

$0.4

 

$0.3


Other Equity Plans

In January 2015 the Board approved and Entergy granted 292,750 restricted stock awards and 156,017 long-term incentive awards under the 2011 Equity Ownership and Long-term Cash Incentive Plan.  The restricted stock awards were made effective as of January 29, 2015 and were valued at $89.90 per share, which was the closing price of Entergy’s common stock on that date.  One-third of the restricted stock awards will vest upon each anniversary of the grant date.  The long-term incentive awards are granted in the form of performance units, which are equal to the cash value of shares of Entergy Corporation at the end of the performance period, which is the last day of the year.  The performance units were made effective as of January 29, 2015 and were valued at $99.02 per share.  Entergy considers various factors, primarily market conditions, in determining the value of the performance units.  Shares of the restricted stock awards have the same dividend and voting rights as other common stock, are considered issued and outstanding shares of Entergy upon vesting, and are expensed ratably over the 3-year vesting period.  Shares of the performance units have the same dividend rights as other common stock, are considered issued and outstanding shares of Entergy upon vesting, and are expensed ratably over the 3-year vesting period.

The following table includes financial information for other equity plans for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014:
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In Millions)
Compensation expense included in Entergy’s net income

$8.0

 

$7.7

Tax benefit recognized in Entergy’s net income

$3.1

 

$3.0

Compensation cost capitalized as part of fixed assets and inventory

$1.6

 

$1.2


The following table includes financial information for other equity plans for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014:
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In Millions)
Compensation expense included in Entergy’s net income

$16.1

 

$15.1

Tax benefit recognized in Entergy’s net income

$6.2

 

$5.9

Compensation cost capitalized as part of fixed assets and inventory

$3.1

 

$2.3




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NOTE 6.  RETIREMENT AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)

Components of Qualified Net Pension Cost

Entergy’s qualified pension cost, including amounts capitalized, for the second quarters of 2015 and 2014, included the following components:
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period

$43,762

 

$35,109

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation
75,694

 
72,519

Expected return on assets
(98,655
)
 
(90,366
)
Amortization of prior service cost
390

 
400

Amortization of loss
58,981

 
36,274

Net pension costs

$80,172

 

$53,936


Entergy’s qualified pension cost, including amounts capitalized, for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, included the following components:
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period

$87,524

 

$70,218

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation
151,388

 
145,038

Expected return on assets
(197,310
)
 
(180,732
)
Amortization of prior service cost
780

 
800

Amortization of loss
117,962

 
72,548

Special termination benefit
76

 

Net pension costs

$160,420

 

$107,872


The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension cost, including amounts capitalized, for their employees for the second quarters of 2015 and 2014, included the following components:
2015
 
Entergy
Arkansas
 
Entergy
Gulf States
Louisiana
 
Entergy
Louisiana
 
Entergy
 Mississippi
 
Entergy
New Orleans
 
Entergy
Texas
 
System
Energy
 
 
(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
during the period
 

$6,661

 

$3,821

 

$4,778

 

$1,982

 

$849

 

$1,645

 

$1,957

Interest cost on projected
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
benefit obligation
 
15,471

 
7,428

 
9,939

 
4,502

 
2,108

 
4,354

 
3,493

Expected return on assets
 
(20,026
)
 
(10,160
)
 
(12,541
)
 
(6,105
)
 
(2,725
)
 
(6,222
)
 
(4,568
)
Amortization of loss
 
13,564

 
5,775

 
9,176

 
3,724

 
2,013

 
3,238

 
3,264

Net pension cost
 

$15,670

 

$6,864

 

$11,352

 

$4,103

 

$2,245

 

$3,015

 

$4,146


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2014
 
Entergy
Arkansas
 
Entergy
Gulf States
Louisiana
 
Entergy
Louisiana
 
Entergy
 Mississippi
 
Entergy
New Orleans
 
Entergy
Texas
 
System
Energy
 
 
(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
during the period
 

$5,023

 

$2,881

 

$3,546

 

$1,523

 

$666

 

$1,285

 

$1,446

Interest cost on projected
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
benefit obligation
 
14,884

 
7,278

 
9,467

 
4,318

 
2,041

 
4,437

 
3,390

Expected return on assets
 
(18,305
)
 
(9,488
)
 
(11,449
)
 
(5,698
)
 
(2,505
)
 
(5,931
)
 
(4,155
)
Amortization of loss
 
8,989

 
3,981

 
6,131

 
2,354

 
1,449

 
2,339

 
2,375

Net pension cost
 

$10,591

 

$4,652

 

$7,695

 

$2,497

 

$1,651

 

$2,130

 

$3,056


The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension cost, including amounts capitalized, for their employees for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, included the following components:
2015
 
Entergy
Arkansas
 
Entergy
Gulf States
Louisiana
 
Entergy
Louisiana
 
Entergy
 Mississippi
 
Entergy
New Orleans
 
Entergy
Texas
 
System
Energy
 
 
(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
during the period
 

$13,322

 

$7,642

 

$9,556

 

$3,964

 

$1,698

 

$3,290

 

$3,914

Interest cost on projected
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
benefit obligation
 
30,942

 
14,856

 
19,878

 
9,004

 
4,216

 
8,708

 
6,986

Expected return on assets
 
(40,052
)
 
(20,320
)
 
(25,082
)
 
(12,210
)
 
(5,450
)
 
(12,444
)
 
(9,136
)
Amortization of loss
 
27,128

 
11,550

 
18,352

 
7,448

 
4,026

 
6,476

 
6,528

Net pension cost
 

$31,340

 

$13,728

 

$22,704

 

$8,206

 

$4,490

 

$6,030

 

$8,292

2014
 
Entergy
Arkansas
 
Entergy
Gulf States
Louisiana
 
Entergy
Louisiana
 
Entergy
 Mississippi
 
Entergy
New Orleans
 
Entergy
Texas
 
System
Energy
 
 
(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
during the period
 

$10,046

 

$5,762

 

$7,092

 

$3,046

 

$1,332

 

$2,570

 

$2,892

Interest cost on projected
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

benefit obligation
 
29,768

 
14,556

 
18,934

 
8,636

 
4,082

 
8,874

 
6,780

Expected return on assets
 
(36,610
)
 
(18,976
)
 
(22,898
)
 
(11,396
)
 
(5,010
)
 
(11,862
)
 
(8,310
)
Amortization of loss
 
17,978

 
7,962

 
12,262

 
4,708

 
2,898

 
4,678

 
4,750

Net pension cost
 

$21,182

 

$9,304

 

$15,390

 

$4,994

 

$3,302

 

$4,260

 

$6,112


Non-Qualified Net Pension Cost

Entergy recognized $4.5 million and $9.1 million in pension cost for its non-qualified pension plans in the second quarters of 2015 and 2014, respectively. Reflected in the pension cost for non-qualified pension plans in the second quarter of 2014 is a $4.8 million settlement charge related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. Entergy recognized $8.9 million and $19.1 million in pension cost for its non-qualified pension plans for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Reflected in the pension costs for non-qualified pension plans for the six months ended June 30, 2014 is a $10.2 million settlement charge related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan.


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The Registrant Subsidiaries recognized the following pension cost for their employees for their non-qualified pension plans in the second quarters of 2015 and 2014:
 
Entergy
Arkansas
 
Entergy
Gulf States
Louisiana
 
Entergy
Louisiana
 
Entergy
Mississippi
 
Entergy
New Orleans
 
Entergy
Texas
 
(In Thousands)
Non-qualified pension cost
 second quarter 2015

$113

 

$65

 

$3

 

$59

 

$16

 

$149

Non-qualified pension cost
 second quarter 2014

$119

 

$33

 

$1

 

$48

 

$24

 

$119


The Registrant Subsidiaries recognized the following pension cost for their employees for their non-qualified pension plans for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014:
 
Entergy
Arkansas
 
Entergy
Gulf States
Louisiana
 
Entergy
Louisiana
 
Entergy
Mississippi
 
Entergy
New Orleans
 
Entergy
Texas
 
(In Thousands)
Non-qualified pension cost
 six months ended
 June 30, 2015

$226

 

$130

 

$6

 

$118

 

$32

 

$298

Non-qualified pension cost
 six months ended
 June 30, 2014

$280

 

$66

 

$2

 

$96

 

$47

 

$244


Reflected in Entergy Arkansas’s non-qualified pension costs in the second quarter 2014 is $11 thousand in settlement charges related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. Reflected in Entergy Arkansas’s and Entergy Texas’s non-qualified pension costs for the six months ended June 30, 2014 are $62 thousand and $6 thousand, respectively, in settlement charges related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan.

Components of Net Other Postretirement Benefit Cost

Entergy’s other postretirement benefit cost, including amounts capitalized, for the second quarters of 2015 and 2014, included the following components:
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period

$11,326

 

$10,873

Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation (APBO)
17,984

 
17,960

Expected return on assets
(11,344
)
 
(11,197
)
Amortization of prior service credit
(9,320
)
 
(7,898
)
Amortization of loss
7,893

 
2,786

Net other postretirement benefit cost

$16,539

 

$12,524



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Entergy’s other postretirement benefit cost, including amounts capitalized, for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, included the following components:
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period

$22,652

 

$21,746

Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation (APBO)
35,968

 
35,920

Expected return on assets
(22,688
)
 
(22,394
)
Amortization of prior service credit
(18,640
)
 
(15,796
)
Amortization of loss
15,786

 
5,572

Net other postretirement benefit cost

$33,078

 

$25,048


The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefit cost, including amounts capitalized, for their employees for the second quarters of 2015 and 2014, included the following components:
2015
 
Entergy
Arkansas
 
Entergy
Gulf States
Louisiana
 
Entergy
Louisiana
 
Entergy
Mississippi
 
Entergy
New Orleans
 
Entergy
Texas
 
System
Energy
 
 
(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
during the period
 

$1,739

 

$1,247

 

$1,227

 

$507

 

$205

 

$500

 

$470

Interest cost on APBO
 
3,130

 
2,062

 
2,016

 
859

 
652

 
1,342

 
628

Expected return on assets
 
(4,798
)
 

 

 
(1,542
)
 
(1,201
)
 
(2,588
)
 
(911
)
Amortization of prior service
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
credit
 
(610
)
 
(1,022
)
 
(845
)
 
(229
)
 
(177
)
 
(681
)
 
(366
)
Amortization of loss
 
1,339

 
977

 
803

 
215

 
118

 
685

 
300

Net other postretirement
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
benefit cost
 

$800

 

$3,264

 

$3,201

 

($190
)
 

($403
)
 

($742
)
 

$121


2014
 
Entergy
Arkansas
 
Entergy
Gulf States
Louisiana
 
Entergy
Louisiana
 
Entergy
Mississippi
 
Entergy
New Orleans
 
Entergy
Texas
 
System
Energy
 
 
(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
during the period
 

$1,489

 

$1,224

 

$1,130

 

$475

 

$217

 

$595

 

$515

Interest cost on APBO
 
3,065

 
2,095

 
2,066

 
914

 
701

 
1,413

 
653

Expected return on assets
 
(4,784
)
 

 

 
(1,443
)
 
(1,119
)
 
(2,590
)
 
(932
)
Amortization of prior service
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
credit
 
(610
)
 
(559
)
 
(844
)
 
(229
)
 
(177
)
 
(325
)
 
(206
)
Amortization of loss
 
317

 
303

 
378

 
37

 
14

 
200

 
111

Net other postretirement
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
benefit cost
 

($523
)
 

$3,063

 

$2,730

 

($246
)
 

($364
)
 

($707
)
 

$141



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The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefit cost, including amounts capitalized, for their employees for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, included the following components:
2015
 
Entergy
Arkansas
 
Entergy
Gulf States
Louisiana
 
Entergy
Louisiana
 
Entergy
Mississippi
 
Entergy
New Orleans
 
Entergy
Texas
 
System
Energy
 
 
(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
during the period
 

$3,478

 

$2,494

 

$2,454

 

$1,014

 

$410

 

$1,000

 

$940

Interest cost on APBO
 
6,260

 
4,124

 
4,032

 
1,718

 
1,304

 
2,684

 
1,256

Expected return on assets
 
(9,596
)
 

 

 
(3,084
)
 
(2,402
)
 
(5,176
)
 
(1,822
)
Amortization of prior service
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
credit
 
(1,220
)
 
(2,044
)
 
(1,690
)
 
(458
)
 
(354
)
 
(1,362
)
 
(732
)
Amortization of loss
 
2,678

 
1,954

 
1,606

 
430

 
236

 
1,370

 
600

Net other postretirement
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
benefit cost
 

$1,600

 

$6,528

 

$6,402

 

($380
)
 

($806
)
 

($1,484
)
 

$242


2014
 
Entergy
Arkansas
 
Entergy
Gulf States
Louisiana
 
Entergy
Louisiana
 
Entergy
Mississippi
 
Entergy
New Orleans
 
Entergy
Texas
 
System
Energy
 
 
(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
during the period
 

$2,978

 

$2,448

 

$2,260

 

$950

 

$434

 

$1,190

 

$1,030

Interest cost on APBO
 
6,130

 
4,190

 
4,132

 
1,828

 
1,402

 
2,826

 
1,306

Expected return on assets
 
(9,568
)
 

 

 
(2,886
)
 
(2,238
)
 
(5,180
)
 
(1,864
)
Amortization of prior service
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
credit
 
(1,220
)
 
(1,118
)
 
(1,688
)
 
(458
)
 
(354
)
 
(650
)
 
(412
)
Amortization of loss
 
634

 
606

 
756

 
74

 
28

 
400

 
222

Net other postretirement
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
benefit cost
 

($1,046
)
 

$6,126

 

$5,460

 

($492
)
 

($728
)
 

($1,414
)
 

$282



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Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

Entergy and the Registrant Subsidiaries reclassified the following costs out of accumulated other comprehensive income (before taxes and including amounts capitalized) for the second quarters of 2015 and 2014:
2015
 
Qualified
Pension
Costs
 
Other
Postretirement
Costs
 
Non-Qualified
Pension Costs
 
Total
 
 
(In Thousands)
 
 
Entergy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of prior service (cost)/credit
 

($389
)
 

$6,482

 

($108
)
 

$5,985

Amortization of loss
 
(12,627
)
 
(4,409
)
 
(552
)
 
(17,588
)
 
 

($13,016
)
 

$2,073

 

($660
)
 

($11,603
)
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of prior service (cost)/credit
 

$—

 

$1,022

 

($1
)
 

$1,021

Amortization of loss
 
(751
)
 
(977
)
 
(5
)
 
(1,733
)
 
 

($751
)
 

$45

 

($6
)
 

($712
)
Entergy Louisiana
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of prior service credit
 

$—

 

$845

 

$—

 

$845

Amortization of loss
 

 
(802
)
 

 
(802
)
 
 

$—

 

$43

 

$—

 

$43


2014

Qualified
Pension
Costs

Other
Postretirement
Costs

Non-Qualified
Pension Costs

Total


(In Thousands)


Entergy








Amortization of prior service (cost)/credit


($389
)


$5,570



($106
)


$5,075

Amortization of loss

(6,734
)

(1,673
)

(563
)

(8,970
)
Settlement loss





(1,386
)

(1,386
)



($7,123
)


$3,897



($2,055
)


($5,281
)
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana








Amortization of prior service credit


$—



$559



$—



$559

Amortization of loss

(477
)

(303
)

(1
)

(781
)



($477
)


$256



($1
)


($222
)
Entergy Louisiana








Amortization of prior service credit


$—



$845



$—



$845

Amortization of loss



(378
)



(378
)



$—



$467



$—



$467



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2015

Qualified
Pension
Costs

Other
Postretirement
Costs

Non-Qualified
Pension Costs

Total


(In Thousands)


Entergy








Amortization of prior service (cost)/credit


($778
)


$12,964



($215
)


$11,971

Amortization of loss

(25,254
)

(8,818
)

(1,104
)

(35,176
)



($26,032
)


$4,146



($1,319
)


($23,205
)
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana








Amortization of prior service (cost)/credit


$—



$2,044



($1
)


$2,043

Amortization of loss

(1,502
)

(1,954
)

(10
)

(3,466
)



($1,502
)


$90



($11
)


($1,423
)
Entergy Louisiana








Amortization of prior service credit


$—



$1,690



$—



$1,690

Amortization of loss



(1,604
)



(1,604
)



$—



$86



$—



$86


2014
 
Qualified
Pension
Costs
 
Other
Postretirement
Costs
 
Non-Qualified
Pension Costs
 
Total
 
 
(In Thousands)
 
 
Entergy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of prior service (cost)/credit
 

($778
)
 

$11,141

 

($210
)
 

$10,153

Amortization of loss
 
(13,468
)
 
(3,346
)
 
(1,137
)
 
(17,951
)
Settlement loss
 

 

 
(2,548
)
 
(2,548
)
 
 

($14,246
)
 

$7,795

 

($3,895
)
 

($10,346
)
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of prior service credit
 

$—

 

$1,118

 

$—

 

$1,118

Amortization of loss
 
(955
)
 
(606
)
 
(2
)
 
(1,563
)
 
 

($955
)
 

$512

 

($2
)
 

($445
)
Entergy Louisiana
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of prior service credit
 

$—

 

$1,689

 

$—

 

$1,689

Amortization of loss
 

 
(756
)
 

 
(756
)
 
 

$—

 

$933

 

$—

 

$933


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Employer Contributions

Based on current assumptions, Entergy expects to contribute $396 million to its qualified pension plans in 2015.  As of June 30, 2015, Entergy had contributed $164.2 million to its pension plans.  Based on current assumptions, the Registrant Subsidiaries expect to contribute the following to qualified pension plans for their employees in 2015:
 
Entergy
Arkansas
 
Entergy
Gulf States
Louisiana
 
Entergy
Louisiana
 
Entergy
Mississippi
 
Entergy
New Orleans
 
Entergy
Texas
 
System
Energy
 
(In Thousands)
Expected 2015 pension contributions

$92,458

 

$32,471

 

$56,986

 

$22,473

 

$10,918

 

$17,167

 

$20,796

Pension contributions made through June 2015

$38,419

 

$13,207

 

$23,579

 

$9,249

 

$4,509

 

$7,042

 

$8,726

Remaining estimated pension contributions to be made in 2015

$54,039

 

$19,264

 

$33,407

 

$13,224

 

$6,409

 

$10,125

 

$12,070



NOTE 7.  BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)

Entergy Corporation

Entergy’s reportable segments as of June 30, 2015 are Utility and Entergy Wholesale Commodities.  Utility includes the generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electric power in portions of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, and natural gas utility service in portions of Louisiana.  Entergy Wholesale Commodities includes the ownership, operation, and decommissioning of nuclear power plants located in the northern United States and the sale of the electric power produced by its operating plants to wholesale customers.  Entergy Wholesale Commodities also includes the ownership of interests in non-nuclear power plants that sell the electric power produced by those plants to wholesale customers.  “All Other” includes the parent company, Entergy Corporation, and other business activity.    

Entergy’s segment financial information for the second quarters of 2015 and 2014 is as follows:
 
 
Utility
 
Entergy
Wholesale
Commodities*
 
All Other
 
Eliminations
 
Entergy
 
 
(In Thousands)
2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenues
 

$2,273,945

 

$439,306

 

$—

 

($20
)
 

$2,713,231

Income taxes
 

$117,798

 

($3,300
)
 

($14,717
)
 

$—

 

$99,781

Consolidated net income (loss)
 

$204,035

 

($3,545
)
 

($14,870
)
 

($31,898
)
 

$153,722

2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenues
 

$2,409,396

 

$577,891

 

$726

 

$8,637

 

$2,996,650

Income taxes
 

$122,884

 

$19,597

 

($13,738
)
 

$—

 

$128,743

Consolidated net income (loss)
 

$212,134

 

$26,463

 

($17,614
)
 

($26,702
)
 

$194,281



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Entergy’s segment financial information for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 is as follows:
 
 
Utility
 
Entergy
Wholesale
Commodities*
 
All Other
 
Eliminations
 
Entergy
 
 
(In Thousands)
2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenues
 

$4,551,455

 

$1,081,896

 

$—

 

($30
)
 

$5,633,321

Income taxes
 

$209,048

 

$66,891

 

($25,687
)
 

$—

 

$250,252

Consolidated net income (loss)
 

$431,786

 

$119,887

 

($31,224
)
 

($63,798
)
 

$456,651

2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenues
 

$4,714,100

 

$1,490,013

 

$1,487

 

($107
)
 

$6,205,493

Income taxes
 

$237,947

 

$138,474

 

($30,712
)
 

$—

 

$345,709

Consolidated net income (loss)
 

$417,574

 

$268,933

 

($33,076
)
 

($53,097
)
 

$600,334

    
Businesses marked with * are sometimes referred to as the “competitive businesses.”  Eliminations are primarily intersegment activity. Almost all of Entergy’s goodwill is related to the Utility segment.

Registrant Subsidiaries

Each of the Registrant Subsidiaries has one reportable segment, which is an integrated utility business, except for System Energy, which is an electricity generation business.  Each of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ operations is managed on an integrated basis by that company because of the substantial effect of cost-based rates and regulatory oversight on the business process, cost structures, and operating results.


NOTE 8.  RISK MANAGEMENT AND FAIR VALUES (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)

Market Risk

In the normal course of business, Entergy is exposed to a number of market risks.  Market risk is the potential loss that Entergy may incur as a result of changes in the market or fair value of a particular commodity or instrument.  All financial and commodity-related instruments, including derivatives, are subject to market risk including commodity price risk, equity price, and interest rate risk.  Entergy uses derivatives primarily to mitigate commodity price risk, particularly power price and fuel price risk.

The Utility has limited exposure to the effects of market risk because it operates primarily under cost-based rate regulation.  To the extent approved by their retail regulators, the Utility operating companies use derivative instruments to hedge the exposure to price volatility inherent in their purchased power, fuel, and gas purchased for resale costs that are recovered from customers.

As a wholesale generator, Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ core business is selling energy, measured in MWh, to its customers.  Entergy Wholesale Commodities enters into forward contracts with its customers and also sells energy and capacity in the day ahead or spot markets.  In addition to its forward physical power and gas contracts, Entergy Wholesale Commodities also uses a combination of financial contracts, including swaps, collars, and options, to mitigate commodity price risk.  When the market price falls, the combination of instruments is expected to settle in gains that offset lower revenue from generation, which results in a more predictable cash flow.

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Entergy’s exposure to market risk is determined by a number of factors, including the size, term, composition, and diversification of positions held, as well as market volatility and liquidity.  For instruments such as options, the time period during which the option may be exercised and the relationship between the current market price of the underlying instrument and the option’s contractual strike or exercise price also affects the level of market risk.  A significant factor influencing the overall level of market risk to which Entergy is exposed is its use of hedging techniques to mitigate such risk.  Hedging instruments and volumes are chosen based on ability to mitigate risk associated with future energy and capacity prices; however, other considerations are factored into hedge product and volume decisions including corporate liquidity, corporate credit ratings, counterparty credit risk, hedging costs, firm settlement risk, and product availability in the marketplace.  Entergy manages market risk by actively monitoring compliance with stated risk management policies as well as monitoring the effectiveness of its hedging policies and strategies.  Entergy’s risk management policies limit the amount of total net exposure and rolling net exposure during the stated periods.  These policies, including related risk limits, are regularly assessed to ensure their appropriateness given Entergy’s objectives.

Derivatives

Some derivative instruments are classified as cash flow hedges due to their financial settlement provisions while others are classified as normal purchase/normal sale transactions due to their physical settlement provisions.  Normal purchase/normal sale risk management tools include power purchase and sales agreements, fuel purchase agreements, capacity contracts, and tolling agreements.  Financially-settled cash flow hedges can include natural gas and electricity swaps and options and interest rate swaps.  Entergy may enter into financially-settled swap and option contracts to manage market risk that may or may not be designated as hedging instruments.

Entergy enters into derivatives to manage natural risks inherent in its physical or financial assets or liabilities.  Electricity over-the-counter instruments that financially settle against day-ahead power pool prices are used to manage price exposure for Entergy Wholesale Commodities generation.  The maximum length of time over which Entergy is currently hedging the variability in future cash flows with derivatives for forecasted power transactions at June 30, 2015 is approximately 3 years.  Planned generation currently under contract from Entergy Wholesale Commodities nuclear power plants is 88% for the remainder of 2015, of which approximately 65% is sold under financial derivatives and the remainder under normal purchase/normal sale contracts.  Total planned generation for the remainder of 2015 is 18 TWh.

Entergy may use standardized master netting agreements to help mitigate the credit risk of derivative instruments. These master agreements facilitate the netting of cash flows associated with a single counterparty and may include collateral requirements. Cash, letters of credit, and parental/affiliate guarantees may be obtained as security from counterparties in order to mitigate credit risk. The collateral agreements require a counterparty to post cash or letters of credit in the event an exposure exceeds an established threshold. The threshold represents an unsecured credit limit, which may be supported by a parental/affiliate guaranty, as determined in accordance with Entergy’s credit policy. In addition, collateral agreements allow for termination and liquidity of all positions in the event of a failure or inability to post collateral.

Certain of the agreements to sell the power produced by Entergy Wholesale Commodities power plants contain provisions that require an Entergy subsidiary to provide collateral to secure its obligations when the current market prices exceed the contracted power prices.  The primary form of collateral to satisfy these requirements is an Entergy Corporation guarantee.  As of June 30, 2015, derivative contracts with one counterparty were in a liability position (approximately $5 million total). In addition to the corporate guarantee, $8 million in cash collateral was required to be posted and $20 million was required to be held. As of June 30, 2014, derivative contracts with ten counterparties were in a liability position (approximately $93 million total) and, in addition to the corporate guarantee, $13 million in cash collateral was required to be posted. If the Entergy Corporation credit rating falls below investment grade, the effect of the corporate guarantee is typically ignored and Entergy would have to post collateral equal to the estimated outstanding liability under the contract at the applicable date.


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Entergy manages fuel price volatility for its Louisiana jurisdictions (Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, and Entergy New Orleans) and Entergy Mississippi through the purchase of short-term natural gas swaps that financially settle against NYMEX futures.  These swaps are marked-to-market through fuel expense with offsetting regulatory assets or liabilities.  All benefits or costs of the program are recorded in fuel costs.  The notional volumes of these swaps are based on a portion of projected annual exposure to gas for electric generation and projected winter purchases for gas distribution at Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans.  The total volume of natural gas swaps outstanding as of June 30, 2015 is 27,620,000 MMBtu for Entergy, 10,870,000 MMBtu for Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, 11,820,000 MMBtu for Entergy Louisiana, 4,630,000 MMBtu for Entergy Mississippi, and 300,000 MMBtu for Entergy New Orleans. Credit support for these natural gas swaps is covered by master agreements that do not require collateralization based on mark-to-market value, but do carry adequate assurance language that may lead to collateralization requests.

During the second quarter 2015, Entergy participated in the annual FTR auction process for the MISO planning year of June 1, 2015 through May 31, 2016. FTRs are derivative instruments which represent economic hedges of future congestion charges that will be incurred in serving Entergy’s customer load. They are not designated as hedging instruments. Entergy initially records FTRs at their estimated fair value and subsequently adjusts the carrying value to their estimated fair value at the end of each accounting period prior to settlement. Unrealized gains or losses on FTRs held by Entergy Wholesale Commodities are included in operating revenues. The Utility operating companies recognize regulatory liabilities or assets for unrealized gains or losses on FTRs. The total volume of FTRs outstanding as of June 30, 2015 is 106,735 GWh for Entergy, including 21,817 GWh for Entergy Arkansas, 19,918 GWh for Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, 27,839 GWh for Entergy Louisiana, 15,560 GWh for Entergy Mississippi, 7,718 GWh for Entergy New Orleans, and 11,647 GWh for Entergy Texas. Credit support for FTRs held by the Utility operating companies is covered by cash and/or letters of credit issued by each Utility operating company as required by MISO. Credit support for FTRs held by Entergy Wholesale Commodities is covered by cash.


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The fair values of Entergy’s derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2015 are shown in the table below.  Certain investments, including those not designated as hedging instruments, are subject to master netting arrangements and are presented in the balance sheet on a net basis in accordance with accounting guidance for derivatives and hedging.
Instrument
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
Fair Value (a)
 
Offset (b)
 
Net (c) (d)
 
Business
 
 
 
 
(In Millions)
 
 
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Electricity swaps and options
 
Prepayments and other (current portion)
 
$160
 
($49)
 
$111
 
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Electricity swaps and options
 
Other deferred debits and other assets (non-current portion)
 
$47
 
$—
 
$47
 
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Electricity swaps and options
 
Other current liabilities
(current portion)
 
$10
 
($10)
 
$—
 
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Electricity swaps and options
 
Prepayments and other (current portion)
 
$62
 
($11)
 
$51
 
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
FTRs
 
Prepayments and other
 
$68
 
($1)
 
$67
 
Utility and Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Electricity swaps and options
 
Other current liabilities(current portion)
 
$54
 
($49)
 
$5
 
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Natural gas swaps
 
Other current liabilities
 
$9
 
$—
 
$9
 
Utility


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The fair values of Entergy’s derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2014 are shown in the table below.  Certain investments, including those not designated as hedging instruments, are subject to master netting arrangements and are presented in the balance sheet on a net basis in accordance with accounting guidance for derivatives and hedging.
Instrument
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
Fair Value (a)
 
Offset (b)
 
Net (c) (d)
 
Business
 
 
 
 
(In Millions)
 
 
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Electricity swaps and options
 
Prepayments and other (current portion)
 
$149
 
($53)
 
$96
 
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Electricity swaps and options
 
Other deferred debits and other assets (non-current portion)
 
$48
 
$—
 
$48
 
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Electricity swaps and options
 
Other current liabilities (current portion)
 
$24
 
($24)
 
$—
 
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Electricity swaps and options
 
Prepayments and other (current portion)
 
$97
 
($25)
 
$72
 
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Electricity swaps and options
 
Other deferred debits and other assets (non-current portion)
 
$9
 
($8)
 
$1
 
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
FTRs
 
Prepayments and other
 
$50
 
($3)
 
$47
 
Utility and Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Electricity swaps and options
 
Other current liabilities (current portion)
 
$57
 
($55)
 
$2
 
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Electricity swaps and options
 
Other non-current liabilities (non-current portion)
 
$8
 
($8)
 
$—
 
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Natural gas swaps
 
Other current liabilities
 
$20
 
$—
 
$20
 
Utility

(a)
Represents the gross amounts of recognized assets/liabilities
(b)
Represents the netting of fair value balances with the same counterparty
(c)
Represents the net amounts of assets /liabilities presented on the Entergy Consolidated Balance Sheets
(d)
Excludes cash collateral in the amounts of $7 million posted and $19 million held as of June 30, 2015 and $25 million held as of December 31, 2014. Also excludes letters of credit in the amount of $1 million posted and $1 million held as of June 30, 2015.


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The effect of Entergy’s derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges on the consolidated income statements for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 is as follows:
Instrument
 
Amount of gain (loss)
recognized in other
comprehensive income
 
Income Statement location
 
Amount of gain
reclassified from
AOCI into income (a)
 
 
(In Millions)
 
 
 
(In Millions)
2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
Electricity swaps and options
 
$137
 
Competitive businesses operating revenues
 
$78
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
Electricity swaps and options
 
($11)
 
Competitive businesses operating revenues
 
($1)

(a)    Before taxes of $27 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015

The effect of Entergy’s derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges on the consolidated income statements for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 is as follows:
Instrument
 
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other
comprehensive income
 
Income Statement location
 
Amount of gain (loss)
 reclassified from
AOCI into income (a)

 
(In Millions)
 
 
 
(In Millions)
2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
Electricity swaps and options
 
$105
 
Competitive businesses operating revenues
 
$91
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
Electricity swaps and options
 
($185)
 
Competitive businesses operating revenues
 
($195)

(a)
Before taxes (benefit) of $32 million and ($68) million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively

At each reporting period, Entergy measures its hedges for ineffectiveness. Any ineffectiveness is recognized in earnings during the period. The ineffective portion of cash flow hedges is recorded in competitive business operating revenues. The change in fair value of Entergy’s cash flow hedges due to ineffectiveness during the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 was $2 million and $0.8 million, respectively. The change in fair value of Entergy’s cash flow hedges due to ineffectiveness during the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 was $1 million and $1.8 million, respectively.

Based on market prices as of June 30, 2015, unrealized gains (losses) recorded in AOCI on cash flow hedges relating to power sales totaled $170 million of net unrealized gains (losses).  Approximately $131 million is expected to be reclassified from AOCI to operating revenues in the next twelve months.  The actual amount reclassified from AOCI, however, could vary due to future changes in market prices.    

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income prior to de-designation continue to be deferred in other comprehensive income until they are included in income as the original hedged transaction occurs. From the point of de-designation, the gains or losses on the original hedge and the offsetting contract are recorded as assets or liabilities on the balance sheet and offset as they flow through to earnings.

The effect of Entergy’s derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on the consolidated income statements for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 is as follows:
Instrument
 
Amount of loss
recognized in AOCI
 
Income Statement
location
 
Amount of gain (loss)
recorded in the income statement
 
 
(In Millions)
 
 
 
(In Millions)
2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
Natural gas swaps
 
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
(a)
$3
FTRs
 
 
Purchased power expense
(b)
$46
Electricity swaps and options de-designated as hedged items
 
($3)
 
Competitive business operating revenues
 
($5)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
Natural gas swaps
 
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
(a)
$4
FTRs
 
 
Purchased power expense
(b)
$89
Electricity swaps and options de-designated as hedged items
 
($14)
 
Competitive business operating revenues
 
$4

The effect of Entergy’s derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on the consolidated income statements for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 is as follows:
Instrument

Amount of gain recognized in AOCI

Income Statement
location

Amount of gain (loss)
recorded in the income statement
 
 
(In Millions)
 
 
 
(In Millions)
2015
 

 
 
 
 
Natural gas swaps
 
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
(a)
($16)
FTRs


Purchased power expense
(b)
$79
Electricity swaps and options de-designated as hedged items
 
$1
 
Competitive business operating revenues
 
($39)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
Natural gas swaps
 
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
(a)
$21
FTRs
 
 
Purchased power expense
(b)
$135
Electricity swaps and options de-designated as hedged items
 
$7
 
Competitive business operating revenues
 
$25

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(a)
Due to regulatory treatment, the natural gas swaps are marked-to-market through fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale and then such amounts are simultaneously reversed and recorded as an offsetting regulatory asset or liability.  The gains or losses recorded as fuel expenses when the swaps are settled are recovered or refunded through fuel cost recovery mechanisms.
(b)
Due to regulatory treatment, the changes in the estimated fair value of FTRs for the Utility operating companies are recorded through purchased power expense and then such amounts are simultaneously reversed and recorded as an offsetting regulatory asset or liability.  The gains or losses are recorded as purchased power expense when the FTRs for the Utility operating companies settle and are recovered or refunded through fuel cost recovery mechanisms.

The fair values of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on their balance sheets as of June 30, 2015 are as follows:
Instrument
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
Fair Value (a)
 
Registrant
 
 
 
 
(In Millions)
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
FTRs
 
Prepayments and other
 
$9.1
 
Entergy Arkansas
FTRs
 
Prepayments and other
 
$17.8
 
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
FTRs
 
Prepayments and other
 
$19.5
 
Entergy Louisiana
FTRs
 
Prepayments and other
 
$4.9
 
Entergy Mississippi
FTRs
 
Prepayments and other
 
$6.7
 
Entergy New Orleans
FTRs
 
Prepayments and other
 
$7.9
 
Entergy Texas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Natural gas swaps
 
Other current liabilities
 
$3.2
 
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
Natural gas swaps
 
Other current liabilities
 
$3.8
 
Entergy Louisiana
Natural gas swaps
 
Other current liabilities
 
$1.5
 
Entergy Mississippi

The fair values of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on their balance sheets as of December 31, 2014 are as follows:
Instrument
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
Fair Value (a)
 
Registrant
 
 
 
 
(In Millions)
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
FTRs
 
Prepayments and other
 
$0.7
 
Entergy Arkansas
FTRs
 
Prepayments and other
 
$14.4
 
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
FTRs
 
Prepayments and other
 
$11.1
 
Entergy Louisiana
FTRs
 
Prepayments and other
 
$3.4
 
Entergy Mississippi
FTRs
 
Prepayments and other
 
$4.1
 
Entergy New Orleans
FTRs
 
Prepayments and other
 
$12.3
 
Entergy Texas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Natural gas swaps
 
Other current liabilities
 
$8.2
 
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
Natural gas swaps
 
Other current liabilities
 
$7.6
 
Entergy Louisiana
Natural gas swaps
 
Other current liabilities
 
$2.8
 
Entergy Mississippi
Natural gas swaps
 
Other current liabilities
 
$0.9
 
Entergy New Orleans

(a)
Excludes letters of credit in the amount of $0.6 million posted by Entergy Texas as of June 30, 2015. No cash collateral was required to be posted as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.


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The effects of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on their income statements for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:
Instrument
 
Income Statement Location
 
Amount of gain
recorded
in the income statement
 
Registrant
 
 
 
 
(In Millions)
 
 
2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
Natural gas swaps
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
 
$0.7
 
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
Natural gas swaps
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
 
$1.8
 
Entergy Louisiana
Natural gas swaps
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
 
$0.6
 
Entergy Mississippi
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FTRs
 
Purchased power expense
 
$19.6
 
Entergy Arkansas
FTRs
 
Purchased power expense
 
$8.7
 
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
FTRs
 
Purchased power expense
 
$8.6
 
Entergy Louisiana
FTRs
 
Purchased power expense
 
$3.9
 
Entergy Mississippi
FTRs
 
Purchased power expense
 
$4.5
 
Entergy New Orleans
FTRs
 
Purchased power expense
 
$1.2
 
Entergy Texas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
Natural gas swaps
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
 
$1.4
 
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
Natural gas swaps
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
 
$2.2
 
Entergy Louisiana
Natural gas swaps
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
 
$0.6
 
Entergy Mississippi
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FTRs
 
Purchased power expense
 
$6.7
 
Entergy Arkansas
FTRs
 
Purchased power expense
 
$26.1
 
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
FTRs
 
Purchased power expense
 
$12.4
 
Entergy Louisiana
FTRs
 
Purchased power expense
 
$4.5
 
Entergy Mississippi
FTRs
 
Purchased power expense
 
$3.3
 
Entergy New Orleans
FTRs
 
Purchased power expense
 
$33.4
 
Entergy Texas




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The effects of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on their income statements for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:
Instrument

Income Statement Location

Amount of gain
(loss) recorded
in the income statement

Registrant
 
 
 
 
(In Millions)
 
 
2015
 
 
 

 
 
Natural gas swaps
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
 
($7.2)
 
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
Natural gas swaps
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
 
($6.3)
 
Entergy Louisiana
Natural gas swaps
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
 
($2.4)
 
Entergy Mississippi
Natural gas swaps
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
 
($0.5)
 
Entergy New Orleans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FTRs
 
Purchased power expense
 
$34.7
 
Entergy Arkansas
FTRs
 
Purchased power expense
 
$16.1
 
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
FTRs
 
Purchased power expense
 
$15.6
 
Entergy Louisiana
FTRs
 
Purchased power expense
 
$7.2
 
Entergy Mississippi
FTRs
 
Purchased power expense
 
$6.0
 
Entergy New Orleans
FTRs
 
Purchased power expense
 
($0.2)
 
Entergy Texas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
Natural gas swaps
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
 
$8.2
 
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
Natural gas swaps
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
 
$10.2
 
Entergy Louisiana
Natural gas swaps
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
 
$2.2
 
Entergy Mississippi
Natural gas swaps
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
 
$0.7
 
Entergy New Orleans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FTRs
 
Purchased power expense
 
$11.8
 
Entergy Arkansas
FTRs
 
Purchased power expense
 
$35.1
 
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
FTRs
 
Purchased power expense
 
$20.4
 
Entergy Louisiana
FTRs
 
Purchased power expense
 
$12.3
 
Entergy Mississippi
FTRs
 
Purchased power expense
 
$6.3
 
Entergy New Orleans
FTRs
 
Purchased power expense
 
$46.2
 
Entergy Texas

Fair Values

The estimated fair values of Entergy’s financial instruments and derivatives are determined using historical prices, bid prices, market quotes, and financial modeling.  Considerable judgment is required in developing the estimates of fair value.  Therefore, estimates are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that Entergy could realize in a current market exchange.  Gains or losses realized on financial instruments other than those instruments held by the Entergy Wholesale Commodities business are reflected in future rates and therefore do not affect net income. Entergy considers

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the carrying amounts of most financial instruments classified as current assets and liabilities to be a reasonable estimate of their fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments.

Accounting standards define fair value as an exit price, or the price that would be received to sell an asset or the amount that would be paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between knowledgeable market participants at the date of measurement.  Entergy and the Registrant Subsidiaries use assumptions or market input data that market participants would use in pricing assets or liabilities at fair value.  The inputs can be readily observable, corroborated by market data, or generally unobservable.  Entergy and the Registrant Subsidiaries endeavor to use the best available information to determine fair value.

Accounting standards establish a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value.  The hierarchy establishes the highest priority for unadjusted market quotes in an active market for the identical asset or liability and the lowest priority for unobservable inputs.  The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are:

Level 1 - Level 1 inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the entity has the ability to access at the measurement date. Active markets are those in which transactions for the asset or liability occur in sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.  Level 1 primarily consists of individually owned common stocks, cash equivalents (temporary cash investments, securitization recovery trust account, and escrow accounts), debt instruments, and gas hedge contracts.  Cash equivalents includes all unrestricted highly liquid debt instruments with an original maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase.

Level 2 - Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are, either directly or indirectly, observable for the asset or liability at the measurement date.  Assets are valued based on prices derived by independent third parties that use inputs such as benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, and issuer spreads.  Prices are reviewed and can be challenged with the independent parties and/or overridden by Entergy if it is believed such would be more reflective of fair value.  Level 2 inputs include the following:

-    quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;
-    quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in inactive markets;
-    inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability; or
-
inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

Level 2 consists primarily of individually-owned debt instruments or shares in common trusts.  Common trust funds are stated at estimated fair value based on the fair market value of the underlying investments.

Level 3 - Level 3 inputs are pricing inputs that are generally less observable or unobservable from objective sources.  These inputs are used with internally developed methodologies to produce management’s best estimate of fair value for the asset or liability.  Level 3 consists primarily of FTRs and derivative power contracts used as cash flow hedges of power sales at merchant power plants.

The values for power contract assets or liabilities are based on both observable inputs including public market prices and interest rates, and unobservable inputs such as implied volatilities, unit contingent discounts, expected basis differences, and credit adjusted counterparty interest rates.  They are classified as Level 3 assets and liabilities.  The valuations of these assets and liabilities are performed by the Entergy Wholesale Commodities Risk Control group and the Entergy Wholesale Commodities Accounting Policy and External Reporting group.  The primary functions of the Entergy Wholesale Commodities Risk Control group include: gathering, validating and reporting market data, providing market risk analyses and valuations in support of Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ commercial transactions, developing and administering protocols for the management of market risks, and implementing and maintaining controls around changes to market data in the energy trading and risk management system.  The Risk Control group is also

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responsible for managing the energy trading and risk management system, forecasting revenues, forward positions and analysis.  The Entergy Wholesale Commodities Accounting Policy and External Reporting group performs functions related to market and counterparty settlements, revenue reporting and analysis and financial accounting. The Entergy Wholesale Commodities Risk Control group reports to the Vice President and Treasurer while the Entergy Wholesale Commodities Accounting Policy and External Reporting group reports to the Vice President, Accounting Policy and External Reporting.

The amounts reflected as the fair value of electricity swaps are based on the estimated amount that the contracts are in-the-money at the balance sheet date (treated as an asset) or out-of-the-money at the balance sheet date (treated as a liability) and would equal the estimated amount receivable to or payable by Entergy if the contracts were settled at that date.  These derivative contracts include cash flow hedges that swap fixed for floating cash flows for sales of the output from the Entergy Wholesale Commodities business.  The fair values are based on the mark-to-market comparison between the fixed contract prices and the floating prices determined each period from quoted forward power market prices.  The differences between the fixed price in the swap contract and these market-related prices multiplied by the volume specified in the contract and discounted at the counterparties’ credit adjusted risk free rate are recorded as derivative contract assets or liabilities.  For contracts that have unit contingent terms, a further discount is applied based on the historical relationship between contract and market prices for similar contract terms.

The amounts reflected as the fair values of electricity options are valued based on a Black Scholes model, and are calculated at the end of each month for accounting purposes.  Inputs to the valuation include end of day forward market prices for the period when the transactions will settle, implied volatilities based on market volatilities provided by a third party data aggregator, and US Treasury rates for a risk-free return rate.  As described further below, prices and implied volatilities are reviewed and can be adjusted if it is determined that there is a better representation of fair value.  

On a daily basis, Entergy Wholesale Commodities Risk Control group calculates the mark-to-market for electricity swaps and options.  Entergy Wholesale Commodities Risk Control group also validates forward market prices by comparing them to other sources of forward market prices or to settlement prices of actual market transactions.  Significant differences are analyzed and potentially adjusted based on these other sources of forward market prices or settlement prices of actual market transactions.  Implied volatilities used to value options are also validated using actual counterparty quotes for Entergy Wholesale Commodities transactions when available, and uses multiple sources of market implied volatilities.  Moreover, on at least a monthly basis, the Office of Corporate Risk Oversight confirms the mark-to-market calculations and prepares price scenarios and credit downgrade scenario analysis.  The scenario analysis is communicated to senior management within Entergy and within Entergy Wholesale Commodities.  Finally, for all proposed derivative transactions, an analysis is completed to assess the risk of adding the proposed derivative to Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ portfolio.  In particular, the credit and liquidity effects are calculated for this analysis.  This analysis is communicated to senior management within Entergy and Entergy Wholesale Commodities.

The values of FTRs are based on unobservable inputs, including estimates of future congestion costs in MISO between applicable generation and load pricing nodes based on prices published by MISO.  They are classified as Level 3 assets and liabilities.  The valuations of these assets and liabilities are performed by the Entergy Wholesale Commodities Risk Control group for the unregulated business and by the System Planning and Operations Risk Control group for the Utility operating companies.  Entergy’s Accounting Policy group reviews these valuations for reasonableness, with the assistance of others within the organization with knowledge of the various inputs and assumptions used in the valuation. The System Planning and Operations Risk Control group reports to the Vice President and Treasurer.  The Accounting Policy group reports to the Vice President, Accounting Policy and External Reporting.



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The following tables set forth, by level within the fair value hierarchy, Entergy’s assets and liabilities that are accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.  The assessment of the significance of a particular input to a fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels.
2015
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
 
(In Millions)
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Temporary cash investments
 

$850

 

$—

 

$—

 

$850

Decommissioning trust funds (a):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity securities
 
478

 
2,796

 

 
3,274

Debt securities
 
891

 
1,224

 

 
2,115

Power contracts
 

 

 
209

 
209

Securitization recovery trust account
 
38

 

 

 
38

Escrow accounts
 
366

 

 

 
366

FTRs
 

 

 
67

 
67

 
 

$2,623

 

$4,020

 

$276

 

$6,919

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Power contracts
 

$—

 

$—

 

$5

 

$5

Gas hedge contracts
 
9

 

 

 
9

 
 

$9

 

$—

 

$5

 

$14


2014
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
 
(In Millions)
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Temporary cash investments
 

$1,291

 

$—

 

$—

 

$1,291

Decommissioning trust funds (a):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity securities
 
452

 
2,834

 

 
3,286

Debt securities
 
880

 
1,205

 

 
2,085

Power contracts
 

 

 
217

 
217

Securitization recovery trust account
 
44

 

 

 
44

Escrow accounts
 
362

 

 

 
362

FTRs
 

 

 
47

 
47

 
 

$3,029

 

$4,039

 

$264

 

$7,332

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Power contracts
 

$—

 

$—

 

$2

 

$2

Gas hedge contracts
 
20

 

 

 
20

 
 

$20

 

$—

 

$2

 

$22


(a)
The decommissioning trust funds hold equity and fixed income securities. Equity securities are held to approximate the returns of major market indices.  Fixed income investments are held in various governmental and corporate securities.  See Note 9 to the financial statements herein for additional information on the investment portfolios.



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The following table sets forth a reconciliation of changes in the net assets (liabilities) for the fair value of derivatives classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014:
 
2015
 
2014
 
Power Contracts
 
FTRs
 
Power Contracts
 
FTRs
 
(In Millions)
Balance as of April 1,

$145

 

$15

 

($86
)
 

$25

Total gains (losses) for the period (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Included in earnings
22

 

 
6

 

Included in OCI
131

 

 
(57
)
 

Included as a regulatory liability/asset

 
18

 

 
86

Issuances of FTRs

 
80

 

 
121

Purchases
4

 

 
3

 

Settlements
(98
)
 
(46
)
 
46

 
(88
)
Balance as of June 30,

$204

 

$67

 

($88
)
 

$144


(a)
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in earnings for derivatives held at the end of the reporting period is ($1) million for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and $34 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of changes in the net assets (liabilities) for the fair value of derivatives classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014:
 
2015
 
2014
 
Power Contracts
 
FTRs
 
Power Contracts
 
FTRs

(In Millions)
Balance as of January 1,

$215

 

$47

 

($133
)
 

$34

Total gains (losses) for the period (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Included in earnings
(13
)
 
(1
)
 
27

 

Included in OCI
105

 

 
(219
)
 

Included as a regulatory liability/asset

 
20

 

 
123

Issuances of FTRs

 
80

 

 
121

Purchases
14

 

 
8

 

Settlements
(117
)
 
(79
)
 
229

 
(134
)
Balance as of June 30,

$204

 

$67

 

($88
)
 

$144


(a)
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in earnings for derivatives held at the end of the reporting period is ($7) million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and $86 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014


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The following table sets forth a description of the types of transactions classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy and significant unobservable inputs to each which cause that classification as of June 30, 2015:
Transaction Type
 
Fair Value
as of
June 30,
2015
 
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
 
Range
from
Average
%
 
Effect on
Fair Value
 
 
(In Millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In Millions)
Electricity swaps
 
$135
 
Unit contingent discount
 
+/-
3%
 
$8
Electricity options
 
$69
 
Implied volatility
 
+/-
63%
 
$40

The following table sets forth an analysis of each of the types of unobservable inputs impacting the fair value of items classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy, and the sensitivity to changes to those inputs:
Significant
Unobservable
Input
 
Transaction Type
 
Position
 
Change to Input
 
Effect on
Fair Value
Unit contingent discount
 
Electricity swaps
 
Sell
 
Increase (Decrease)
 
Decrease (Increase)
Implied volatility
 
Electricity options
 
Sell
 
Increase (Decrease)
 
Increase (Decrease)
Implied volatility
 
Electricity options
 
Buy
 
Increase (Decrease)
 
Increase (Decrease)

The following table sets forth, by level within the fair value hierarchy, the Registrant Subsidiaries’ assets that are accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.  The assessment of the significance of a particular input to a fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect its placement within the fair value hierarchy levels.

Entergy Arkansas
2015
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
 
(In Millions)
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Temporary cash investments
 

$90.6

 

$—

 

$—

 

$90.6

Decommissioning trust funds (a):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity securities
 
2.8

 
472.3

 

 
475.1

Debt securities
 
104.9

 
196.7

 

 
301.6

Securitization recovery trust account
 
4.2

 

 

 
4.2

Escrow accounts
 
12.2

 

 

 
12.2

FTRs
 

 

 
9.1

 
9.1

 
 

$214.7

 

$669.0

 

$9.1

 

$892.8


2014
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
 
(In Millions)
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Temporary cash investments
 

$208.0

 

$—

 

$—

 

$208.0

Decommissioning trust funds (a):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity securities
 
7.2

 
480.1

 

 
487.3

Debt securities
 
72.2

 
210.4

 

 
282.6

Securitization recovery trust account
 
4.1

 

 

 
4.1

Escrow accounts
 
12.2

 

 

 
12.2

FTRs
 

 

 
0.7

 
0.7

 
 

$303.7

 

$690.5

 

$0.7

 

$994.9



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Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
2015
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
 
(In Millions)
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Temporary cash investments
 

$77.3

 

$—

 

$—

 

$77.3

Decommissioning trust funds (a):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity securities
 
12.3

 
391.0

 

 
403.3

Debt securities
 
77.3

 
164.0

 

 
241.3

Escrow accounts
 
90.1

 

 

 
90.1

FTRs
 

 

 
17.8

 
17.8

 
 

$257.0

 

$555.0

 

$17.8

 

$829.8

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Gas hedge contracts
 

$3.2

 

$—

 

$—

 

$3.2


2014
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
 
(In Millions)
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Temporary cash investments
 

$109.6

 

$—

 

$—

 

$109.6

Decommissioning trust funds (a):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity securities
 
10.5

 
385.4

 

 
395.9

Debt securities
 
81.9

 
159.9

 

 
241.8

Escrow accounts
 
90.1

 

 

 
90.1

FTRs
 

 

 
14.4

 
14.4

 
 

$292.1

 

$545.3

 

$14.4

 

$851.8

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gas hedge contracts
 

$8.2

 

$—

 

$—

 

$8.2


Entergy Louisiana
2015
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
 
(In Millions)
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Temporary cash investments
 

$215.3

 

$—

 

$—

 

$215.3

Decommissioning trust funds (a):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity securities
 
5.1

 
238.4

 

 
243.5

Debt securities
 
67.7

 
79.0

 

 
146.7

Escrow accounts
 
200.1

 

 

 
200.1

Securitization recovery trust account
 
3.1

 

 

 
3.1

FTRs
 

 

 
19.5

 
19.5

 
 

$491.3

 

$317.4

 

$19.5

 

$828.2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Gas hedge contracts
 

$3.8

 

$—

 

$—

 

$3.8



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2014
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
 
(In Millions)
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Temporary cash investments
 

$157.1

 

$—

 

$—

 

$157.1

Decommissioning trust funds (a):
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Equity securities
 
4.8

 
234.8

 

 
239.6

Debt securities
 
68.7

 
75.3

 

 
144.0

Escrow accounts
 
200.1

 

 

 
200.1

Securitization recovery trust account
 
3.1

 

 

 
3.1

FTRs
 

 

 
11.1

 
11.1

 
 

$433.8

 

$310.1

 

$11.1

 

$755.0

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gas hedge contracts
 

$7.6

 

$—

 

$—

 

$7.6


Entergy Mississippi
2015
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
 
(In Millions)
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Temporary cash investments
 

$113.3

 

$—

 

$—

 

$113.3

Escrow accounts
 
41.8

 

 

 
41.8

FTRs
 

 

 
4.9

 
4.9

 
 

$155.1

 

$—

 

$4.9

 

$160.0

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gas hedge contracts
 

$1.5

 

$—

 

$—

 

$1.5


2014
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
 
(In Millions)
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Temporary cash investments
 

$60.4

 

$—

 

$—

 

$60.4

Escrow accounts
 
41.8

 

 

 
41.8

FTRs
 

 

 
3.4

 
3.4

 
 

$102.2

 

$—

 

$3.4

 

$105.6

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gas hedge contracts
 

$2.8

 

$—

 

$—

 

$2.8


Entergy New Orleans
2015
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
 
(In Millions)
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Temporary cash investments
 

$28.5

 

$—

 

$—

 

$28.5

Escrow accounts
 
21.6

 

 

 
21.6

FTRs
 

 

 
6.7

 
6.7

 
 

$50.1

 

$—

 

$6.7

 

$56.8



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2014
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
 
(In Millions)
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Temporary cash investments
 

$41.4

 

$—

 

$—

 

$41.4

Escrow accounts
 
18.0

 

 

 
18.0

FTRs
 

 

 
4.1

 
4.1

 
 

$59.4

 

$—

 

$4.1

 

$63.5

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gas hedge contracts
 

$0.9

 

$—

 

$—

 

$0.9


Entergy Texas
2015
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
 
(In Millions)
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Temporary cash investments
 

$33.1

 

$—

 

$—

 

$33.1

Securitization recovery trust account
 
30.5

 

 

 
30.5

FTRs
 

 

 
7.9

 
7.9

 
 

$63.6

 

$—

 

$7.9

 

$71.5


2014
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
 
(In Millions)
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Temporary cash investments
 

$28.7

 

$—

 

$—

 

$28.7

Securitization recovery trust account
 
37.2

 

 

 
37.2

FTRs
 

 

 
12.3

 
12.3

 
 

$65.9

 

$—

 

$12.3

 

$78.2


System Energy
2015
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
 
(In Millions)
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Temporary cash investments
 

$110.1

 

$—

 

$—

 

$110.1

Decommissioning trust funds (a):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity securities
 
4.7

 
429.1

 

 
433.8

Debt securities
 
206.6

 
56.9

 

 
263.5

 
 

$321.4

 

$486.0

 

$—

 

$807.4


2014
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
 
(In Millions)
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Temporary cash investments
 

$222.4

 

$—

 

$—

 

$222.4

Decommissioning trust funds (a):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity securities
 
2.0

 
422.5

 

 
424.5

Debt securities
 
194.2

 
61.1

 

 
255.3

 
 

$418.6

 

$483.6

 

$—

 

$902.2


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(a)
The decommissioning trust funds hold equity and fixed income securities. Equity securities are held to approximate the returns of major market indices.  Fixed income investments are held in various governmental and corporate securities.  See Note 9 to the financial statements herein for additional information on the investment portfolios.

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of changes in the net assets (liabilities) for the fair value of derivatives classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy for the three months ended June 30, 2015.

Entergy
Arkansas

Entergy
Gulf States
Louisiana

Entergy
Louisiana

Entergy
Mississippi

Entergy
New
Orleans

Entergy
Texas
 
(In Millions)
Balance as of April 1,

$0.6

 

$5.0

 

$3.8

 

$0.9

 

$1.4

 

$3.4

Issuances of FTRs
7.0

 
26.7

 
21.5

 
5.4

 
7.3

 
11.4

Gains (losses) included as a regulatory liability/asset
21.1

 
(5.2
)
 
2.8

 
2.5

 
2.5

 
(5.7
)
Settlements
(19.6
)
 
(8.7
)
 
(8.6
)
 
(3.9
)
 
(4.5
)
 
(1.2
)
Balance as of June 30,

$9.1

 

$17.8

 

$19.5

 

$4.9

 

$6.7

 

$7.9


The following table sets forth a reconciliation of changes in the net assets (liabilities) for the fair value of derivatives classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy for the three months ended June 30, 2014.
 
Entergy
Arkansas
 
Entergy
Gulf States
Louisiana
 
Entergy
Louisiana
 
Entergy
Mississippi
 
Entergy
New
Orleans
 
Entergy
Texas
 
(In Millions)
Balance as of April 1,

$2.7

 

$5.4

 

$3.0

 

$4.8

 

$1.0

 

$7.4

Issuances of FTRs
4.2

 
37.3

 
21.5

 
15.2

 
8.3

 
33.2

Gains (losses) included as a regulatory liability/asset
2.8

 
30.6

 
11.5

 
(2.8
)
 
2.5

 
40.6

Settlements
(6.7
)
 
(26.1
)
 
(12.4
)
 
(4.5
)
 
(3.3
)
 
(33.4
)
Balance as of June 30,

$3.0

 

$47.2

 

$23.6

 

$12.7

 

$8.5

 

$47.8


The following table sets forth a reconciliation of changes in the net assets (liabilities) for the fair value of derivatives classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy for the six months ended June 30, 2015.
 
Entergy
Arkansas
 
Entergy
Gulf States
Louisiana
 
Entergy
Louisiana
 
Entergy
Mississippi
 
Entergy
New
Orleans
 
Entergy
Texas
 
(In Millions)
Balance as of January 1,

$0.7

 

$14.4

 

$11.1

 

$3.4

 

$4.1

 

$12.3

Issuances of FTRs
7.0

 
26.7

 
21.5

 
5.4

 
7.3

 
11.4

Gains (losses) included as a regulatory liability/asset
36.1

 
(7.2
)
 
2.5

 
3.3

 
1.3

 
(16.0
)
Settlements
(34.7
)
 
(16.1
)
 
(15.6
)
 
(7.2
)
 
(6.0
)
 
0.2

Balance as of June 30,

$9.1

 

$17.8

 

$19.5

 

$4.9

 

$6.7

 

$7.9



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The following table sets forth a reconciliation of changes in the net assets (liabilities) for the fair value of derivatives classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy for the six months ended June 30, 2014.
 
Entergy
Arkansas
 
Entergy
Gulf States
Louisiana
 
Entergy
Louisiana
 
Entergy
Mississippi
 
Entergy
New
Orleans
 
Entergy
Texas
 
(In Millions)
Balance as of January 1,

$—

 

$6.7

 

$5.7

 

$1.0

 

$2.0

 

$18.4

Issuances of FTRs
4.2

 
37.3

 
21.5

 
15.2

 
8.3

 
33.2

Gains (losses) included as a regulatory liability/asset
10.6

 
38.3

 
16.8

 
8.8

 
4.5

 
42.4

Settlements
(11.8
)
 
(35.1
)
 
(20.4
)
 
(12.3
)
 
(6.3
)
 
(46.2
)
Balance as of June 30,

$3.0

 

$47.2

 

$23.6

 

$12.7

 

$8.5

 

$47.8



NOTE 9.  DECOMMISSIONING TRUST FUNDS (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy)

Entergy holds debt and equity securities, classified as available-for-sale, in nuclear decommissioning trust accounts.  The NRC requires Entergy subsidiaries to maintain trusts to fund the costs of decommissioning ANO 1, ANO 2, River Bend, Waterford 3, Grand Gulf, Pilgrim, Indian Point 1 and 2, Vermont Yankee, and Palisades (NYPA currently retains the decommissioning trusts and liabilities for Indian Point 3 and FitzPatrick).  The funds are invested primarily in equity securities, fixed-rate debt securities, and cash and cash equivalents.

Entergy records decommissioning trust funds on the balance sheet at their fair value.  Because of the ability of the Registrant Subsidiaries to recover decommissioning costs in rates and in accordance with the regulatory treatment for decommissioning trust funds, the Registrant Subsidiaries have recorded an offsetting amount of unrealized gains/(losses) on investment securities in other regulatory liabilities/assets.  For the 30% interest in River Bend formerly owned by Cajun, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana has recorded an offsetting amount of unrealized gains/(losses) in other deferred credits.  Decommissioning trust funds for Pilgrim, Indian Point 1 and 2, Vermont Yankee, and Palisades do not meet the criteria for regulatory accounting treatment.  Accordingly, unrealized gains recorded on the assets in these trust funds are recognized in the accumulated other comprehensive income component of shareholders’ equity because these assets are classified as available-for-sale.  Unrealized losses (where cost exceeds fair market value) on the assets in these trust funds are also recorded in the accumulated other comprehensive income component of shareholders’ equity unless the unrealized loss is other than temporary and therefore recorded in earnings.  Generally, Entergy records realized gains and losses on its debt and equity securities using the specific identification method to determine the cost basis of its securities.

The securities held as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are summarized as follows:
 
 
Fair
Value
 
Total
Unrealized
Gains
 
Total
Unrealized
Losses
 
 
(In Millions)
2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity Securities
 

$3,274

 

$1,482

 

$1

Debt Securities
 
2,115

 
51

 
18

Total
 

$5,389

 

$1,533

 

$19


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Fair
Value
 
Total
Unrealized
Gains
 
Total
Unrealized
Losses
 
 
(In Millions)
2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity Securities
 

$3,286

 

$1,513

 

$1

Debt Securities
 
2,085

 
76

 
6

Total
 

$5,371

 

$1,589

 

$7


Deferred taxes on unrealized gains/(losses) are recorded in other comprehensive income for the decommissioning trusts which do not meet the criteria for regulatory accounting treatment as described above. Unrealized gains/(losses) above are reported before deferred taxes of $369 million and $396 million as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.  The amortized cost of debt securities was $2,096 million as of June 30, 2015 and $2,019 million as of December 31, 2014.  As of June 30, 2015, the debt securities have an average coupon rate of approximately 3.33%, an average duration of approximately 5.84 years, and an average maturity of approximately 8.82 years.  The equity securities are generally held in funds that are designed to approximate or somewhat exceed the return of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.  A relatively small percentage of the equity securities are held in funds intended to replicate the return of the Wilshire 4500 Index or the Russell 3000 Index.

The fair value and gross unrealized losses of available-for-sale equity and debt securities, summarized by investment type and length of time that the securities have been in a continuous loss position, are as follows as of June 30, 2015:
 
Equity Securities
 
Debt Securities
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
(In Millions)
Less than 12 months

$24

 

$1

 

$689

 

$15

More than 12 months

 

 
76

 
3

Total

$24

 

$1

 

$765

 

$18


The fair value and gross unrealized losses of available-for-sale equity and debt securities, summarized by investment type and length of time that the securities have been in a continuous loss position, are as follows as of December 31, 2014:
 
Equity Securities
 
Debt Securities
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
(In Millions)
Less than 12 months

$9

 

$1

 

$277

 

$2

More than 12 months

 

 
163

 
4

Total

$9

 

$1

 

$440

 

$6



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The fair value of debt securities, summarized by contractual maturities, as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In Millions)
less than 1 year

$64

 

$94

1 year - 5 years
792

 
783

5 years - 10 years
693

 
681

10 years - 15 years
174

 
173

15 years - 20 years
68

 
79

20 years+
324

 
275

Total

$2,115

 

$2,085


During the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, proceeds from the dispositions of securities amounted to $456 million and $445 million, respectively.  During the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, gross gains of $19 million and $6 million, respectively, and gross losses of $1 million and $1 million, respectively, were reclassified out of other comprehensive income or other regulatory liabilities/assets into earnings.

During the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, proceeds from the dispositions of securities amounted to $949 million and $982 million, respectively.  During the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, gross gains of $45 million and $12 million, respectively, and gross losses of $3 million and $3 million, respectively, were reclassified out of other comprehensive income or other regulatory liabilities/assets into earnings.

Entergy Arkansas

Entergy Arkansas holds debt and equity securities, classified as available-for-sale, in nuclear decommissioning trust accounts.  The securities held as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are summarized as follows:
 
 
Fair
Value
 
Total
Unrealized
Gains
 
Total
Unrealized
Losses
 
 
(In Millions)
2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity Securities
 

$475.1

 

$246.3

 

$—

Debt Securities
 
301.6

 
4.6

 
2.1

Total
 

$776.7

 

$250.9

 

$2.1

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity Securities
 

$487.3

 

$248.9

 

$—

Debt Securities
 
282.6

 
6.2

 
1.1

Total
 

$769.9

 

$255.1

 

$1.1


The amortized cost of debt securities was $299.1 million as of June 30, 2015 and $277.4 million as of December 31, 2014.  As of June 30, 2015, the debt securities have an average coupon rate of approximately 2.45%, an average duration of approximately 5.33 years, and an average maturity of approximately 6.28 years.  The equity securities are generally held in funds that are designed to approximate the return of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.  A relatively small percentage of the equity securities are held in funds intended to replicate the return of the Wilshire 4500 Index.


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Notes to Financial Statements

The fair value and gross unrealized losses of available-for-sale equity and debt securities, summarized by investment type and length of time that the securities have been in a continuous loss position, are as follows as of June 30, 2015:
 
Equity Securities
 
Debt Securities
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
(In Millions)
Less than 12 months

$1.2

 

$—

 

$96.8

 

$1.6

More than 12 months

 

 
18.9

 
0.5

Total

$1.2

 

$—

 

$115.7

 

$2.1


The fair value and gross unrealized losses of available-for-sale equity and debt securities, summarized by investment type and length of time that the securities have been in a continuous loss position, are as follows as of December 31, 2014:
 
Equity Securities
 
Debt Securities
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
(In Millions)
Less than 12 months

$0.1

 

$—

 

$56.5

 

$0.3

More than 12 months

 

 
34.8

 
0.8

Total

$0.1

 

$—

 

$91.3

 

$1.1


The fair value of debt securities, summarized by contractual maturities, as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In Millions)
less than 1 year

$6.0

 

$14.9

1 year - 5 years
138.4

 
127.3

5 years - 10 years
135.9

 
128.2

10 years - 15 years
2.5

 
1.7

15 years - 20 years
1.0

 
1.0

20 years+
17.8

 
9.5

Total

$301.6

 

$282.6


During the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, proceeds from the dispositions of securities amounted to $64.9 million and $25 million, respectively.  During the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, gross gains of $0.3 million and $0.3 million, respectively, and gross losses of $0.02 million and $0.1 million, respectively were reclassified out of other regulatory liabilities/assets into earnings.

During the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, proceeds from the dispositions of securities amounted to $146.8 million and $70.3 million, respectively.  During the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, gross gains of $5.4 million and $0.4 million, respectively, and gross losses of $0.02 million and $0.3 million, respectively were reclassified out of other regulatory liabilities/assets into earnings.


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Entergy Gulf States Louisiana

Entergy Gulf States Louisiana holds debt and equity securities, classified as available-for-sale, in nuclear decommissioning trust accounts.  The securities held as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are summarized as follows:
 
 
Fair
Value
 
Total
Unrealized
Gains
 
Total
Unrealized
Losses
 
 
(In Millions)
2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity Securities
 

$403.3

 

$178.7

 

$—

Debt Securities
 
241.3

 
7.7

 
1.7

Total
 

$644.6

 

$186.4

 

$1.7

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity Securities
 

$395.9

 

$177.6

 

$—

Debt Securities
 
241.8

 
11.9

 
0.3

Total
 

$637.7

 

$189.5

 

$0.3


The amortized cost of debt securities was $239.8 million as of June 30, 2015 and $231.5 million as of December 31, 2014.  As of June 30, 2015, the debt securities have an average coupon rate of approximately 4.53%, an average duration of approximately 5.79 years, and an average maturity of approximately 10.93 years.  The equity securities are generally held in funds that are designed to approximate the return of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.  A relatively small percentage of the equity securities are held in funds intended to replicate the return of the Wilshire 4500 Index.

The fair value and gross unrealized losses of available-for-sale equity and debt securities, summarized by investment type and length of time that the securities have been in a continuous loss position, are as follows as of June 30, 2015:
 
Equity Securities
 
Debt Securities
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
(In Millions)
Less than 12 months

$2.5

 

$—

 

$79.0

 

$1.6

More than 12 months

 

 
2.1

 
0.1

Total

$2.5

 

$—

 

$81.1

 

$1.7


The fair value and gross unrealized losses of available-for-sale equity and debt securities, summarized by investment type and length of time that the securities have been in a continuous loss position, are as follows as of December 31, 2014:
 
Equity Securities
 
Debt Securities
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
(In Millions)
Less than 12 months

$0.1

 

$—

 

$14.0

 

$0.1

More than 12 months

 

 
15.0

 
0.2

Total

$0.1

 

$—

 

$29.0

 

$0.3


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The fair value of debt securities, summarized by contractual maturities, as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In Millions)
less than 1 year

$4.1

 

$6.4

1 year - 5 years
71.4

 
59.8

5 years - 10 years
60.6

 
68.3

10 years - 15 years
42.0

 
43.6

15 years - 20 years
12.0

 
14.8

20 years+
51.2

 
48.9

Total

$241.3

 

$241.8


During the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, proceeds from the dispositions of securities amounted to $31.7 million and $45.1 million, respectively.  During the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, gross gains of $0.1 million and $0.5 million, respectively, and gross losses of $0.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively, were reclassified out of other regulatory liabilities/assets into earnings.

During the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, proceeds from the dispositions of securities amounted to $53.4 million and $75.4 million, respectively.  During the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, gross gains of $1.4 million and $0.7 million, respectively, and gross losses of $0.2 million and $0.2 million, respectively, were reclassified out of other regulatory liabilities/assets into earnings.

Entergy Louisiana

Entergy Louisiana holds debt and equity securities, classified as available-for-sale, in nuclear decommissioning trust accounts.  The securities held as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are summarized as follows:
 
 
Fair
Value
 
Total
Unrealized
Gains
 
Total
Unrealized
Losses
 
 
(In Millions)
2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity Securities
 

$243.5

 

$117.5

 

$—

Debt Securities
 
146.7

 
5.2

 
0.8

Total
 

$390.2

 

$122.7

 

$0.8

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity Securities
 

$239.6

 

$116.7

 

$—

Debt Securities
 
144.0

 
6.9

 
0.4

Total
 

$383.6

 

$123.6

 

$0.4


The amortized cost of debt securities was $142.2 million as of June 30, 2015 and $137.9 million as of December 31, 2014.  As of June 30, 2015, the debt securities have an average coupon rate of approximately 2.93%, an average duration of approximately 5.12 years, and an average maturity of approximately 8.07 years.  The equity securities are generally held in funds that are designed to approximate the return of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.  A relatively small percentage of the equity securities are held in funds intended to replicate the return of the Wilshire 4500 Index.


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Notes to Financial Statements

The fair value and gross unrealized losses of available-for-sale equity and debt securities, summarized by investment type and length of time that the securities have been in a continuous loss position, are as follows as of June 30, 2015:
 
Equity Securities
 
Debt Securities
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
(In Millions)
Less than 12 months

$1.0

 

$—

 

$32.1

 

$0.6

More than 12 months

 

 
5.7

 
0.2

Total

$1.0

 

$—

 

$37.8

 

$0.8


The fair value and gross unrealized losses of available-for-sale equity and debt securities, summarized by investment type and length of time that the securities have been in a continuous loss position, are as follows as of December 31, 2014:
 
Equity Securities
 
Debt Securities
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
(In Millions)
Less than 12 months

$0.1

 

$—

 

$19.1

 

$0.1

More than 12 months

 

 
12.1

 
0.3

Total

$0.1

 

$—

 

$31.2

 

$0.4


The fair value of debt securities, summarized by contractual maturities, as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In Millions)
less than 1 year

$9.8

 

$5.6

1 year - 5 years
54.9

 
58.2

5 years - 10 years
44.4

 
44.2

10 years - 15 years
9.8

 
7.3

15 years - 20 years
9.4

 
9.4

20 years+
18.4

 
19.3

Total

$146.7

 

$144.0


During the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, proceeds from the dispositions of securities amounted to $7.9 million and $11.6 million, respectively.  During the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, gross gains of $0.1 million and $0.05 million, respectively, and gross losses of $6.7 thousand and $0.2 thousand, respectively, were reclassified out of other regulatory liabilities/assets into earnings.

During the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, proceeds from the dispositions of securities amounted to $11.8 million and $29.7 million, respectively.  During the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, gross gains of $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, and gross losses of $11.6 thousand and $4.1 thousand, respectively, were reclassified out of other regulatory liabilities/assets into earnings.


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System Energy

System Energy holds debt and equity securities, classified as available-for-sale, in nuclear decommissioning trust accounts.  The securities held as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are summarized as follows:
 
 
Fair
Value
 
Total
Unrealized
Gains
 
Total
Unrealized
Losses
 
 
(In Millions)
2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity Securities
 

$433.8

 

$189.3

 

$0.1

Debt Securities
 
263.5

 
4.4

 
1.1

Total
 

$697.3

 

$193.7

 

$1.2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity Securities
 

$424.5

 

$188.0

 

$—

Debt Securities
 
255.3

 
5.9

 
0.3

Total
 

$679.8

 

$193.9

 

$0.3


The amortized cost of debt securities was $264.6 million as of June 30, 2015 and $251 million as of December 31, 2014.  As of June 30, 2015, the debt securities have an average coupon rate of approximately 2.33%, an average duration of approximately 4.64 years, and an average maturity of approximately 6.19 years.  The equity securities are generally held in funds that are designed to approximate the return of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.  A relatively small percentage of the equity securities are held in funds intended to replicate the return of the Wilshire 4500 Index.

The fair value and gross unrealized losses of available-for-sale equity and debt securities, summarized by investment type and length of time that the securities have been in a continuous loss position, are as follows as of June 30, 2015:
 
Equity Securities
 
Debt Securities
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
(In Millions)
Less than 12 months

$1.8

 

$—

 

$74.9

 

$1.0

More than 12 months

 
0.1

 
1.5

 
0.1

Total

$1.8

 

$0.1

 

$76.4

 

$1.1


The fair value and gross unrealized losses of available-for-sale equity and debt securities, summarized by investment type and length of time that the securities have been in a continuous loss position, are as follows as of December 31, 2014:
 
Equity Securities
 
Debt Securities
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
(In Millions)
Less than 12 months

$0.1

 

$—

 

$51.6

 

$0.2

More than 12 months

 

 
6.5

 
0.1

Total

$0.1

 

$—

 

$58.1

 

$0.3



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Notes to Financial Statements

The fair value of debt securities, summarized by contractual maturities, as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In Millions)
less than 1 year

$16.5

 

$33.5

1 year - 5 years
150.6

 
139.7

5 years - 10 years
69.3

 
53.5

10 years - 15 years
3.3

 
3.4

15 years - 20 years
1.6

 
3.2

20 years+
22.2

 
22.0

Total

$263.5

 

$255.3


During the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, proceeds from the dispositions of securities amounted to $83.6 million and $101.3 million, respectively.  During the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, gross gains of $0.4 million and $0.4 million, respectively, and gross losses of $0.04 million and $0.1 million, respectively, were reclassified out of other regulatory liabilities/assets into earnings.

During the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, proceeds from the dispositions of securities amounted to $162 million and $231.6 million, respectively.  During the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, gross gains of $0.8 million and $1.4 million, respectively, and gross losses of $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively, were reclassified out of other regulatory liabilities/assets into earnings.

Other-than-temporary impairments and unrealized gains and losses

Entergy, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy evaluate unrealized losses at the end of each period to determine whether an other-than-temporary impairment has occurred.  The assessment of whether an investment in a debt security has suffered an other-than-temporary impairment is based on whether Entergy has the intent to sell or more likely than not will be required to sell the debt security before recovery of its amortized costs.  Further, if Entergy does not expect to recover the entire amortized cost basis of the debt security, an other-than-temporary impairment is considered to have occurred and it is measured by the present value of cash flows expected to be collected less the amortized cost basis (credit loss).  Entergy did not have any material other-than-temporary impairments relating to credit losses on debt securities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014.  The assessment of whether an investment in an equity security has suffered an other-than-temporary impairment continues to be based on a number of factors including, first, whether Entergy has the ability and intent to hold the investment to recover its value, the duration and severity of any losses, and, then, whether it is expected that the investment will recover its value within a reasonable period of time.  Entergy’s trusts are managed by third parties who operate in accordance with agreements that define investment guidelines and place restrictions on the purchases and sales of investments.  Entergy did not record material charges to other income in the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, resulting from the recognition of the other-than-temporary impairment of certain equity securities held in its decommissioning trust funds.


NOTE 10.  INCOME TAXES (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)

See “Income Tax Litigation”, “Income Tax Audits”, and “Other Tax Matters” in Note 3 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of income tax proceedings, income tax audits, and other income tax matters involving Entergy. Following is an update to that discussion.


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Notes to Financial Statements

The IRS finalized tax and interest computations from the 2006-2007 audit in the first quarter 2015 that resulted in a reduction in Entergy's income tax expense of approximately $20 million, including decreases in income tax expense of approximately $4 million for Entergy Arkansas, $5 million for Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, $6 million for Entergy Louisiana, and $1 million for System Energy.


NOTE 11.  PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)

Construction Expenditures in Accounts Payable

Construction expenditures included in accounts payable at June 30, 2015 are $145 million for Entergy, $13.8 million for Entergy Arkansas, $33.4 million for Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, $16.9 million for Entergy Louisiana, $1 million for Entergy Mississippi, $0.2 million for Entergy New Orleans, $13.5 million for Entergy Texas, and $15.4 million for System Energy.  Construction expenditures included in accounts payable at December 31, 2014 are $209 million for Entergy, $37.3 million for Entergy Arkansas, $23.4 million for Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, $48 million for Entergy Louisiana, $7.8 million for Entergy Mississippi, $0.9 million for Entergy New Orleans, $24.1 million for Entergy Texas, and $7.7 million for System Energy.


NOTE 12.  VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)

See Note 18 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of variable interest entities.  See Note 4 to the financial statements herein for details of the nuclear fuel companies’ credit facilities and commercial paper borrowings and long-term debt.

Entergy Louisiana and System Energy are each considered to hold a variable interest in the lessors from which they lease, respectively, undivided interests representing approximately 9.3% of the Waterford 3 and 11.5% of the Grand Gulf nuclear plants.  Entergy Louisiana and System Energy are the lessees under these arrangements, which are described in more detail in Note 10 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K. Entergy Louisiana made payments on its lease, including interest, of $21 million and $22.7 million in the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. System Energy made payments on its lease, including interest, of $37.6 million and $51.6 million in the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.


NOTE 13.  ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS  (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)

See Note 9 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of asset retirement obligations.  Following are updates to that discussion.

In the second quarter 2015, Entergy Wholesale Commodities recorded a revision to its estimated decommissioning cost liability for a nuclear site as a result of a revised decommissioning cost study. The revised estimate resulted in a $77.6 million reduction in the decommissioning cost liability, along with a corresponding reduction in the related asset retirement cost asset.


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In the opinion of the management of Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy, the accompanying unaudited financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting primarily of normal recurring accruals and reclassification of previously reported amounts to conform to current classifications) necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented.  Entergy’s business is subject to seasonal fluctuations, however, with peak periods occurring typically during the first and third quarters.  The results for the interim periods presented should not be used as a basis for estimating results of operations for a full year.



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Part I, Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of June 30, 2015, evaluations were performed under the supervision and with the participation of Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy (individually “Registrant” and collectively the “Registrants”) management, including their respective Principal Executive Officers (PEO) and Principal Financial Officers (PFO). The evaluations assessed the effectiveness of the Registrants’ disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the evaluations, each PEO and PFO has concluded that, as to the Registrant or Registrants for which they serve as PEO or PFO, the Registrant’s or Registrants’ disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by each Registrant in reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms; and that the Registrant’s or Registrants’ disclosure controls and procedures are also effective in reasonably assuring that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s or Registrants’ management, including their respective PEOs and PFOs, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting

Under the supervision and with the participation of each Registrants’ management, including its respective PEO and PFO, each Registrant evaluated changes in internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2015 and found no change that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, internal control over financial reporting.


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ENTERGY ARKANSAS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Results of Operations

Net Income

Second Quarter 2015 Compared to Second Quarter 2014

Net income decreased $7.5 million primarily due to higher other operation and maintenance expenses, higher nuclear refueling outage expenses, higher depreciation and amortization expenses, and higher interest expense, partially offset by higher net revenue.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

Net income decreased $18 million primarily due to higher other operation and maintenance expenses, higher nuclear refueling outage expenses, and higher interest expense, partially offset by higher other income, higher net revenue, and a lower effective income tax rate.

Net Revenue

Second Quarter 2015 Compared to Second Quarter 2014
    
Net revenue consists of operating revenues net of: 1) fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale, 2) purchased power expenses, and 3) other regulatory credits. Following is an analysis of the change in net revenue comparing the second quarter 2015 to the second quarter 2014:

 
Amount
 
(In Millions)
2014 net revenue

$329.5

Retail electric price
7.7

Net wholesale revenue
(2.0
)
Other
(0.2
)
2015 net revenue

$335.0

    
The retail electric price variance is primarily due to an increase in the energy efficiency rider, as approved by the APSC, effective July 2014. Energy efficiency revenues are largely offset by costs included in other operation and maintenance expenses and have a minimal effect on net income.

The net wholesale revenue variance is primarily due to decreased non-retail sales to MISO.

    



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Management's Financial Discussion and Analysis

Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

Net revenue consists of operating revenues net of: 1) fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale, 2) purchased power expenses, and 3) other regulatory credits. Following is an analysis of the change in net revenue comparing the six months ended June 30, 2015 to the six months ended June 30, 2014:

 
Amount
 
(In Millions)
2014 net revenue

$633.9

Retail electric price
13.4

Volume/weather
3.0

Asset retirement obligation
(3.6
)
Net wholesale revenue
(3.2
)
Other
(1.2
)
2015 net revenue

$642.3


The retail electric price variance is primarily due to an increase in the energy efficiency rider, as approved by the APSC, effective July 2014. Energy efficiency revenues are largely offset by costs included in other operation and maintenance expenses and have a minimal effect on net income.
    
The volume/weather variance is primarily due to the effect of more favorable weather during the unbilled sales period. See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Critical Accounting Estimates - Unbilled Revenue” in the Form 10-K for further discussion of the accounting for unbilled revenues.

The asset retirement obligation affects net revenue because Entergy Arkansas records a regulatory charge or credit for the difference between asset retirement obligation-related expenses and trust earnings plus asset retirement obligation-related costs collected in revenue. The variance for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2014 is primarily caused by a decrease in the regulatory credits because of higher realized gains on decommissioning trust fund investments.

The net wholesale revenue variance is primarily due to decreased non-retail sales to MISO.

Other Income Statement Variances

Second Quarter 2015 Compared to Second Quarter 2014

Nuclear refueling outage expenses increased primarily due to higher costs associated with the most recent outage as compared to the previous outages.

Other operation and maintenance expenses increased primarily due to:

an increase of $12.1 million in nuclear generation expenses primarily due to an increase in regulatory compliance costs and higher labor costs. The increase in regulatory compliance costs is primarily related to additional NRC inspection activities in the second quarter 2015 as a result of the NRC’s March 2015 decision to move ANO into the “multiple/repetitive degraded cornerstone column” of the NRC’s reactor oversight process action matrix. See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - ANO Damage, Outage, and NRC Reviews” below;
an increase of $4.3 million in distribution expenses primarily due to vegetation maintenance; and
an increase of $4.1 million in energy efficiency costs. These costs are recovered through the energy efficiency rider and have a minimal effect on net income.

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The increase was partially offset by a decrease of $6.5 million related to incentives recognized as a result of participation in energy efficiency programs.

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased primarily due to additions to plant in service.

Interest expense increased primarily due to the issuance of $250 million of 4.95% Series first mortgage bonds in December 2014.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

Nuclear refueling outage expenses increased primarily due to higher costs associated with the most recent outage as compared to the previous outages.

Other operation and maintenance expenses increased primarily due to:

an increase of $15.2 million in nuclear generation expenses primarily due to an increase in regulatory compliance costs and higher labor costs. The increase in regulatory compliance costs is primarily related to additional NRC inspection activities in 2015 as a result of the NRC’s March 2015 decision to move ANO into the “multiple/repetitive degraded cornerstone column” of the NRC’s reactor oversight process action matrix. See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - ANO Damage, Outage, and NRC Reviews” below;
an increase of $14.4 million in energy efficiency costs, including the effects of true-ups to the energy efficiency filings for fixed costs to be collected from customers. Energy efficiency costs are recovered through the energy efficiency rider and have a minimal effect on net income; and
an increase of $6 million in distribution expenses primarily due to vegetation maintenance and higher labor costs.

The increase was partially offset by a decrease of $6.5 million related to incentives recognized as a result of participation in energy efficiency programs.

Taxes other than income taxes increased primarily due to an increase in payroll taxes, an increase in local franchise taxes resulting from higher residential and commercial revenues in 2015 as compared to 2014, and an increase in ad valorem taxes. Franchise taxes have no effect on net income as these taxes are recovered through the franchise tax rider.

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased primarily due to additions to plant in service.

Other income increased primarily due to higher realized gains in 2015 as compared to 2014 on the decommissioning trust fund investments. There is no effect on net income as these investment gains are offset by a corresponding amount of regulatory charges.

Interest expense increased primarily due to the issuance of $250 million of 4.95% Series first mortgage bonds in December 2014 and the issuance of $375 million of 3.7% Series first mortgage bonds in March 2014. The increase was partially offset by the repayment of $115 million of 5.0% Series first mortgage bonds in April 2014.

Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate was 40.9% for the second quarter 2015. The difference in the effective income tax rate for the second quarter 2015 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% was primarily due to state income taxes and certain book and tax differences related to utility plant items, partially offset by book and tax differences related to the allowance for equity funds used during construction.


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The effective income tax rate was 35.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2015. The difference in the effective income tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2015 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% was primarily due to state income taxes and certain book and tax differences related to utility plant items, partially offset by book and tax differences related to the allowance for equity funds used during construction and the reversal of a portion of the provision for uncertain tax positions resulting from the receipt of finalized tax and interest computations for the 2006-2007 audit from the IRS. See Note 10 to the financial statements for a discussion of the finalized tax and interest computations for the 2006-2007 IRS audit.

The effective income tax rate was 43.5% for the second quarter 2014 and 43.1% for the six months ended June 30, 2014. The differences in the effective income tax rates for the second quarter 2014 and the six months ended June 30, 2014 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% were primarily due to state income taxes, certain book and tax differences related to utility plant items, and the provision for uncertain tax positions, partially offset by book and tax differences related to the allowance for equity funds used during construction.

ANO Damage, Outage, and NRC Reviews

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - ANO Damage, Outage, and NRC Reviews” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the ANO stator incident and subsequent NRC reviews.

As discussed in the Form 10-K, in January 2015 the NRC issued its final risk significance determination for the flood barrier violation originally cited in the September 2014 report. The NRC’s final risk significance determination was classified as “yellow with substantial safety significance.” In March 2015 the NRC issued a letter notifying Entergy of its decision to move ANO into the “multiple/repetitive degraded cornerstone column” of the NRC’s reactor oversight process action matrix. Placement into this column will require significant additional NRC inspection activities at the ANO site, including a review of the site’s root cause evaluation associated with the flood barrier and stator issues, an assessment of the effectiveness of the site’s corrective action program, an additional design basis inspection, a safety culture assessment, and possibly other inspection activities consistent with the NRC’s Inspection Procedure. Excluding remediation and response costs that may result from the additional NRC inspection activities, Entergy Arkansas expects to incur incremental costs of approximately $50 million in 2015, of which $18 million had been incurred as of June 30, 2015, and approximately $35 million in 2016 to prepare for the NRC inspection expected to occur in early 2016.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash Flow

Cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In Thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

$218,505

 

$127,022

 
 
 
 
Cash flow provided by (used in):


 
 

Operating activities
214,338

 
105,057

Investing activities
(277,187
)
 
(247,982
)
Financing activities
(56,429
)
 
47,874

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(119,278
)
 
(95,051
)
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$99,227

 

$31,971



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Operating Activities

Net cash flow provided by operating activities increased $109.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2014 primarily due to an increase in the recovery of fuel and purchased power costs including System Agreement bandwidth remedy collections from customers of $29.7 million received in 2015 and a $68 million payment made in May 2014 as a result of the compliance filing pursuant to the FERC’s February 2014 orders related to the bandwidth payments/receipts for the June - December 2005 period. See Note 2 to the financial statements herein and in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the System Agreement proceedings.

The increase was partially offset by:

an increase of $16 million in income tax payments. Entergy Arkansas made income tax payments of $17.6 million in 2015 in accordance with the Entergy Corporation and Subsidiary Companies Intercompany Income Tax Allocation Agreement. The income tax payments made in 2015 resulted primarily from final settlement of amounts outstanding associated with the 2006-2007 IRS audit. See Note 10 to the financial statements for a discussion of the finalized tax and interest computations for the 2006-2007 IRS audit;
$8.8 million in insurance proceeds received in the first quarter 2014 for property damages related to the generator stator incident at ANO. See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - ANO Damage, Outage, and NRC Reviews” herein and in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the ANO stator incident;
an increase of $8.7 million in spending on nuclear refueling outages in 2015 as compared to the same period in 2014;
an increase of $5.7 million in pension contributions in 2015. See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – Critical Accounting Estimates” in the Form 10-K and Note 6 to the financial statements herein for a discussion of qualified pension and other postretirement benefits funding; and
an increase of $4.5 million in interest paid in 2015 as compared to the same period in the prior year.

Investing Activities

Net cash flow used in investing activities increased $29.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2014 primarily due to:

an increase in nuclear construction expenditures due to compliance with NRC post-Fukushima requirements and a higher scope of work on various nuclear projects in 2015;
$24.2 million in insurance proceeds received in the first quarter 2014 for property damages related to the generator stator incident at ANO. See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - ANO Damage, Outage, and NRC Reviews” herein and in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the ANO stator incident; and
money pool activity.

The increase was partially offset by:

fluctuations in nuclear fuel activity because of variations from year to year in the timing and pricing of fuel reload requirements in the Utility business, material and services deliveries, and the timing of cash payments during the nuclear fuel cycle; and
a decrease in distribution construction expenditures primarily due to higher storm restoration spending in 2014.

Increases in Entergy Arkansas’s receivable from the money pool are a use of cash flow, and Entergy Arkansas’s receivable from the money pool increased by $4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to decreasing by $17.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014.  The money pool is an inter-company borrowing arrangement designed to reduce the Utility subsidiaries’ need for external short-term borrowings.


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Financing Activities

Entergy Arkansas’s financing activities used $56.4 million of cash for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to providing $47.9 million of cash for the six months ended June 30, 2014 primarily due to the following activity:

the issuance of $375 million of 3.7% Series first mortgage bonds in March 2014, the proceeds of which were used to pay, prior to maturities, a $250 million term loan in March 2014 and $115 million of 5.0% Series first mortgage bonds in April 2014;
net repayments of $48 million on the Entergy Arkansas nuclear fuel company variable interest entity credit facility in 2015 compared to net borrowings of $39.7 million in 2014; and
money pool activity.

Increases in Entergy Arkansas’s payable to the money pool are a source of cash flow, and Entergy Arkansas’s payable to the money pool increased by $11 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014.

See Note 5 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K and Note 4 to the financial statements herein for more details on long-term debt.

Capital Structure

Entergy Arkansas’s capitalization is balanced between equity and debt, as shown in the following table. The decrease in the debt to capital ratio for Entergy Arkansas is primarily due to the repayment of $48 million of borrowings on the nuclear fuel company variable interest entity credit facility in 2015. 
 
June 30, 2015
 
December 31,
2014
Debt to capital
57.4
%
 
58.4
%
Effect of excluding the securitization bonds
(0.6
%)
 
(0.7
%)
Debt to capital, excluding securitization bonds (a)
56.8
%
 
57.7
%
Effect of subtracting cash
(1.0
%)
 
(2.2
%)
Net debt to net capital, excluding securitization bonds (a)
55.8
%
 
55.5
%

(a)
Calculation excludes the securitization bonds, which are non-recourse to Entergy Arkansas.

Net debt consists of debt less cash and cash equivalents.  Debt consists of short-term borrowings and long-term debt, including the currently maturing portion.  Capital consists of debt, preferred stock without sinking fund, and common equity.  Net capital consists of capital less cash and cash equivalents.  Entergy Arkansas uses the debt to capital ratios excluding securitization bonds in analyzing its financial condition and believes they provide useful information to its investors and creditors in evaluating Entergy Arkansas’s financial condition because the securitization bonds are non-recourse to Entergy Arkansas, as more fully described in Note 5 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K.  Entergy Arkansas also uses the net debt to net capital ratio excluding securitization bonds in analyzing its financial condition and believes it provides useful information to its investors and creditors in evaluating Entergy Arkansas’s financial condition because net debt indicates Entergy Arkansas’s outstanding debt position that could not be readily satisfied by cash and cash equivalents on hand.

Uses and Sources of Capital

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Liquidity and Capital Resources in the Form 10-K for a discussion of Entergy Arkansas’s uses and sources of capital. Following are additional updates to the information provided in the Form 10-K.


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Entergy Arkansas’s receivables from or (payables to) the money pool were as follows:
June 30, 2015
 
December 31,
2014
 
June 30, 2014
 
December 31,
2013
(In Thousands)
$6,177
 
$2,218
 
($11,019)
 
$17,531

See Note 4 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a description of the money pool.

Entergy Arkansas has a credit facility in the amount of $150 million scheduled to expire in March 2019. Entergy Arkansas also has a $20 million credit facility scheduled to expire in April 2016. The $150 million credit facility allows Entergy Arkansas to issue letters of credit against 50% of the borrowing capacity of the facility. As of June 30, 2015, there were no cash borrowings and no letters of credit outstanding under the credit facilities.  In addition, Entergy Arkansas is a party to an uncommitted letter of credit facility as a means to post collateral to support its obligations under MISO. As of June 30, 2015, a $2 million letter of credit was outstanding under Entergy Arkansas’s uncommitted letter of credit facility. See Note 4 to the financial statements herein for additional discussion of the credit facilities.

The Entergy Arkansas nuclear fuel company variable interest entity has a credit facility in the amount of $85 million scheduled to expire in June 2016.  As of June 30, 2015, there were no letters of credit outstanding under the credit facility.  See Note 4 to the financial statements herein for additional discussion of the nuclear fuel company variable interest entity credit facility.
    
Union Power Station Purchase Agreement

As discussed in the Form 10-K, in December 2014, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, and Entergy Texas entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire the Union Power Station. The Union Power Station is a 1,980 MW (summer rating) power generation facility that consists of four power blocks, each rated at 495 MW. The purchase of the Union Power Station is contingent upon, among other things, obtaining necessary approvals, including cost recovery, from various federal and state regulatory and permitting agencies. 

In January 2015, Entergy Arkansas filed its application with the APSC for approval of the acquisition and cost recovery.  The APSC staff and the Arkansas Attorney General filed testimony stating that the acquisition is in the public interest. Only one party intervened opposing the acquisition. In July 2015, Entergy Arkansas filed rebuttal testimony. A hearing is scheduled in September 2015 with a decision expected in November 2015.

In February 2015, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, and Entergy Texas filed a notification and report form pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR Act) with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission with respect to their planned acquisition of the Union Power Station.  Union Power Partners, L.P. (UPP), the seller, also filed a notification and report form in February 2015. In March 2015 the DOJ requested additional information and documentary material from each of the purchasing companies and UPP. Also in March 2015, UPP, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, and Entergy Texas filed an application with the FERC requesting authorization for the transaction.  In April 2015, Entergy Texas and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana made a filing with the FERC to request authorization to recover their portions of the expected positive acquisition adjustment associated with the acquisition of the Union Power Station.  Also in April 2015, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, and Entergy Texas made a filing with the FERC for approval of their proposed accounting treatment of the amortization expenses relating to the acquisition adjustment.  Closing is targeted to occur in late-2015.


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State and Local Rate Regulation and Fuel-Cost Recovery

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – State and Local Rate Regulation and Fuel-Cost Recovery in the Form 10-K for a discussion of state and local rate regulation and fuel-cost recovery.  The following is an update to that discussion.

In April 2015, Entergy Arkansas filed with the APSC for a general change in rates, charges, and tariffs. The filing notifies the APSC of Entergy Arkansas’s intent to implement a formula rate review mechanism pursuant to Arkansas legislation passed in 2015, and requests a retail rate increase of $268.4 million, with a net increase in revenue of $167 million. The filing requests a 10.2% return on common equity. In May 2015 the APSC issued an order suspending the proposed rates and tariffs filed by Entergy Arkansas and establishing a procedural schedule to complete its investigation of Entergy Arkansas’s application. A public evidentiary hearing is scheduled to begin in January 2016.

Federal Regulation

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – Federal Regulation in the Form 10-K for a discussion of federal regulation. 

Nuclear Matters

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Nuclear Matters” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of nuclear matters.

Environmental Risks

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Environmental Risks” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of environmental risks.

Critical Accounting Estimates

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Critical Accounting Estimates” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the estimates and judgments necessary in Entergy Arkansas’s accounting for nuclear decommissioning costs, unbilled revenue, and qualified pension and other postretirement benefits.

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ENTERGY ARKANSAS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(In Thousands)
 
(In Thousands)
OPERATING REVENUES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Electric
 

$551,809

 

$511,522

 

$1,063,062

 

$1,026,503

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATING EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operation and Maintenance:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
 
145,315

 
16,922

 
250,187

 
109,075

Purchased power
 
80,671

 
173,623

 
180,485

 
292,471

Nuclear refueling outage expenses
 
13,443

 
9,499

 
25,506

 
18,176

Other operation and maintenance
 
169,365

 
158,711

 
329,910

 
297,256

Decommissioning
 
12,491

 
11,729

 
24,795

 
22,915

Taxes other than income taxes
 
22,980

 
21,526

 
48,684

 
43,434

Depreciation and amortization
 
61,540

 
59,108

 
121,642

 
116,829

Other regulatory credits - net
 
(9,145
)
 
(8,566
)
 
(9,952
)
 
(8,983
)
TOTAL
 
496,660

 
442,552

 
971,257

 
891,173

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATING INCOME
 
55,149

 
68,970

 
91,805

 
135,330

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OTHER INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
 
3,532

 
1,660

 
5,906

 
3,413

Interest and investment income
 
2,861

 
3,596

 
13,813

 
7,613

Miscellaneous - net
 
(521
)
 
(366
)
 
(688
)
 
(730
)
TOTAL
 
5,872

 
4,890

 
19,031

 
10,296

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INTEREST EXPENSE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
 
26,417

 
23,688

 
52,904

 
46,521

Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction
 
(1,844
)
 
(1,148
)
 
(3,075
)
 
(1,786
)
TOTAL
 
24,573

 
22,540

 
49,829

 
44,735

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
 
36,448

 
51,320

 
61,007

 
100,891

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income taxes
 
14,923

 
22,315

 
21,617

 
43,516

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCOME
 
21,525

 
29,005

 
39,390

 
57,375

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred dividend requirements
 
1,718

 
1,718

 
3,437

 
3,437

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK
 

$19,807

 

$27,287

 

$35,953

 

$53,938

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(In Thousands)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
Net income
 

$39,390

 

$57,375

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization
 
201,426

 
183,856

Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued
 
37,397

 
92,466

Changes in assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Receivables
 
(35,452
)
 
(5,397
)
Fuel inventory
 
13,730

 
20,217

Accounts payable
 
(8,930
)
 
(75,400
)
Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued
 
(29,667
)
 
(48,920
)
Interest accrued
 
(543
)
 
(2,390
)
Deferred fuel costs
 
56,023

 
(116,883
)
Other working capital accounts
 
(23,969
)
 
16,988

Provisions for estimated losses
 
(133
)
 
(768
)
Other regulatory assets
 
14,173

 
(35,399
)
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
 
(41,182
)
 
(41,193
)
Other assets and liabilities
 
(7,925
)
 
60,505

Net cash flow provided by operating activities
 
214,338

 
105,057

 
 
 
 
 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
Construction expenditures
 
(268,714
)
 
(261,336
)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
 
7,329

 
5,069

Nuclear fuel purchases
 
(34,750
)
 
(104,487
)
Proceeds from sale of nuclear fuel
 
26,636

 
75,860

Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales
 
146,823

 
70,259

Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds
 
(150,453
)
 
(74,760
)
Changes in money pool receivable - net
 
(3,959
)
 
17,531

Changes in securitization account
 
(99
)
 
(474
)
Insurance proceeds
 

 
24,156

Other
 

 
200

Net cash flow used in investing activities
 
(277,187
)
 
(247,982
)
 
 
 
 
 
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt
 

 
371,699

Retirement of long-term debt
 
(6,518
)
 
(371,314
)
Changes in short-term borrowings - net
 
(47,968
)
 
39,657

Change in money pool payable - net
 

 
11,019

Dividends paid:
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock
 
(3,437
)
 
(3,437
)
Other
 
1,494

 
250

Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities
 
(56,429
)
 
47,874

 
 
 
 
 
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
 
(119,278
)
 
(95,051
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
 
218,505

 
127,022

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 

$99,227

 

$31,971

 
 
 
 
 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
 
 
 
 

Cash paid during the period for:
 
 
 
 
Interest - net of amount capitalized
 

$50,671

 

$46,220

Income taxes
 

$17,587

 

$1,624

 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS
June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(In Thousands)
CURRENT ASSETS
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents:
 
 
 
 
Cash
 

$8,673

 

$10,526

Temporary cash investments
 
90,554

 
207,979

Total cash and cash equivalents
 
99,227

 
218,505

Securitization recovery trust account
 
4,195

 
4,096

Accounts receivable:
 
 
 
 
Customer
 
112,813

 
97,314

Allowance for doubtful accounts
 
(32,117
)
 
(32,247
)
Associated companies
 
43,691

 
32,187

Other
 
106,409

 
110,269

Accrued unbilled revenues
 
96,842

 
80,704

Total accounts receivable
 
327,638

 
288,227

Accumulated deferred income taxes
 
19,264

 
21,533

Deferred fuel costs
 
86,587

 
143,279

Fuel inventory - at average cost
 
37,168

 
50,898

Materials and supplies - at average cost
 
169,273

 
162,792

Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs
 
43,418

 
29,690

Prepaid taxes
 
5,427

 

Prepayments and other
 
21,125

 
9,588

TOTAL
 
813,322

 
928,608

 
 
 
 
 
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
 
 
 
 
Decommissioning trust funds
 
776,718

 
769,883

Other
 
12,843

 
14,170

TOTAL
 
789,561

 
784,053

 
 
 
 
 
UTILITY PLANT
 
 
 
 
Electric
 
9,321,647

 
9,139,181

Property under capital lease
 
905

 
961

Construction work in progress
 
296,874

 
284,322

Nuclear fuel
 
249,520

 
293,695

TOTAL UTILITY PLANT
 
9,868,946

 
9,718,159

Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization
 
4,276,354

 
4,191,959

UTILITY PLANT - NET
 
5,592,592

 
5,526,200

 
 
 
 
 
DEFERRED DEBITS AND OTHER ASSETS
 
 
 
 
Regulatory assets:
 
 
 
 
Regulatory asset for income taxes - net
 
62,780

 
64,214

Other regulatory assets (includes securitization property of $61,134 as of June 30, 2015 and $67,877 as of December 31, 2014)
 
1,378,537

 
1,391,276

Deferred fuel costs
 
66,569

 
65,900

Other
 
51,546

 
47,674

TOTAL
 
1,559,432

 
1,569,064

 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL ASSETS
 

$8,754,907

 

$8,807,925

 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 

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ENTERGY ARKANSAS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(In Thousands)
CURRENT LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
Short-term borrowings
 

$—

 

$47,968

Accounts payable:
 
 
 
 
Associated companies
 
51,279

 
56,078

Other
 
148,781

 
174,998

Customer deposits
 
116,565

 
115,647

Taxes accrued
 

 
24,240

Accumulated deferred income taxes
 
9,557

 
15,009

Interest accrued
 
19,707

 
20,250

Other
 
46,915

 
27,872

TOTAL
 
392,804

 
482,062

 
 
 
 
 
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued
 
2,034,719

 
1,997,983

Accumulated deferred investment tax credits
 
37,107

 
37,708

Other regulatory liabilities
 
254,430

 
254,036

Decommissioning
 
846,727

 
818,351

Accumulated provisions
 
5,556

 
5,689

Pension and other postretirement liabilities
 
530,711

 
571,870

Long-term debt (includes securitization bonds of $69,655 as of June 30, 2015 and $76,164 as of December 31, 2014)
 
2,664,952

 
2,671,343

Other
 
11,361

 
28,296

TOTAL
 
6,385,563

 
6,385,276

 
 
 
 
 
Commitments and Contingencies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock without sinking fund
 
116,350

 
116,350

 
 
 
 
 
COMMON EQUITY
 
 
 
 
Common stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 325,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 46,980,196 shares in 2015 and 2014
 
470

 
470

Paid-in capital
 
588,471

 
588,471

Retained earnings
 
1,271,249

 
1,235,296

TOTAL
 
1,860,190

 
1,824,237

 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 

$8,754,907

 

$8,807,925

 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 


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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN COMMON EQUITY
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common Equity
 
 
 
 
Common
Stock
 
Paid-in
Capital
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Total
 
 
(In Thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2013
 

$470

 

$588,471

 

$1,130,777

 

$1,719,718

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 

 

 
57,375

 
57,375

Preferred stock dividends
 

 

 
(3,437
)
 
(3,437
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at June 30, 2014
 

$470

 

$588,471

 

$1,184,715

 

$1,773,656

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2014
 

$470

 

$588,471

 

$1,235,296

 

$1,824,237

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 

 

 
39,390

 
39,390

Preferred stock dividends
 

 

 
(3,437
)
 
(3,437
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at June 30, 2015
 

$470

 

$588,471

 

$1,271,249

 

$1,860,190

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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ENTERGY ARKANSAS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED OPERATING RESULTS
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Increase/
 
 
Description
 
2015
 
2014
 
(Decrease)
 
%

 
(Dollars In Millions)
 
 
Electric Operating Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
 

$159

 

$152

 

$7

 
5

Commercial
 
119

 
108

 
11

 
10

Industrial
 
111

 
100

 
11

 
11

Governmental
 
5

 
4

 
1

 
25

Total retail
 
394

 
364

 
30

 
8

Sales for resale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Associated companies
 
32

 
30

 
2

 
7

Non-associated companies
 
68

 
63

 
5

 
8

Other
 
58

 
55

 
3

 
5

Total
 

$552

 

$512

 

$40

 
8

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Billed Electric Energy Sales (GWh):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
 
1,486

 
1,547

 
(61
)
 
(4
)
Commercial
 
1,374

 
1,356

 
18

 
1

Industrial
 
1,612

 
1,628

 
(16
)
 
(1
)
Governmental
 
55

 
57

 
(2
)
 
(4
)
Total retail
 
4,527

 
4,588

 
(61
)
 
(1
)
Sales for resale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Associated companies
 
597

 
383

 
214

 
56

Non-associated companies
 
2,859

 
1,671

 
1,188

 
71

Total
 
7,983

 
6,642

 
1,341

 
20

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
Increase/
 
 
Description
 
2015
 
2014
 
(Decrease)
 
%
 
 
(Dollars In Millions)
 
 
Electric Operating Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
 

$381

 

$358

 

$23

 
6

Commercial
 
230

 
210

 
20

 
10

Industrial
 
209

 
184

 
25

 
14

Governmental
 
9

 
8

 
1

 
13

Total retail
 
829

 
760

 
69

 
9

Sales for resale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Associated companies
 
61

 
61

 

 

Non-associated companies
 
108

 
136

 
(28
)
 
(21
)
Other
 
65

 
70

 
(5
)
 
(7
)
Total
 

$1,063

 

$1,027

 

$36

 
4

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Billed Electric Energy Sales (GWh):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
 
3,971

 
4,128

 
(157
)
 
(4
)
Commercial
 
2,789

 
2,789

 

 

Industrial
 
3,223

 
3,151

 
72

 
2

Governmental
 
111

 
114

 
(3
)
 
(3
)
Total retail
 
10,094

 
10,182

 
(88
)
 
(1
)
Sales for resale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Associated companies
 
1,107

 
845

 
262

 
31

Non-associated companies
 
4,328

 
3,423

 
905

 
26

Total
 
15,529

 
14,450

 
1,079

 
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ENTERGY GULF STATES LOUISIANA, L.L.C.

MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana Business Combination

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana Business Combination” in the Form 10-K.

As discussed in the Form 10-K, Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana filed an application with the LPSC in September 2014 seeking authorization to undertake the transactions that would result in the combination of Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana into a single public utility. In the application, Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana identified potential benefits, including enhanced economic and customer diversity, enhanced geographic and supply diversity, and greater administrative efficiency. In the initial proceedings with the LPSC, Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana estimated that the business combination could produce up to $128 million in measurable customer benefits including proposed guaranteed customer credits of $97 million in the first ten years.  In April 2015 the LPSC staff and intervenors filed testimony in the LPSC business combination proceeding. The testimony recommended an extensive set of conditions that would be required in order to recommend that the LPSC find that the business combination is in the public interest. The LPSC staff’s primary concern appeared to be potential shifting in fuel costs between legacy Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana customers. In May 2015, Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana filed rebuttal testimony. After the testimony was filed with the LPSC, the parties engaged in settlement discussions that ultimately led to the execution of an uncontested stipulated settlement (“stipulated settlement”), which was filed with the LPSC in July 2015. Through the stipulated settlement, the parties agreed to terms upon which to recommend that the LPSC find that the business combination is in the public interest. The stipulated settlement, which was either joined or unopposed by all parties to the LPSC proceeding, represents a compromise of stakeholder positions and was the result of an extensive period of analysis, discovery, and negotiation. The stipulated settlement provides $107 million in guaranteed customer benefits. Additionally, the combined company will honor the 2013 Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana rate case settlements, including the commitments that (1) there will be no rate increase for legacy Entergy Gulf States Louisiana customers for the 2014 test year, and (2) through the 2016 test year formula rate plan, Entergy Louisiana (as a combined entity) will not raise rates by more than $30 million, net of the $10 million rate increase included in the Entergy Louisiana legacy formula rate plan. The stipulated settlement also describes the process for implementing a fuel tracker mechanism that is designed to address potential effects arising from the shifting of fuel costs between legacy Entergy Louisiana and legacy Entergy Gulf States Louisiana customers as a result of the combination of those companies’ fuel adjustment clauses by reallocating such cost shifts as between customers on an after-the-fact basis. The calculation of the fuel tracker will be submitted annually in a compliance filing. The stipulated settlement also provides that Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and Entergy Louisiana are permitted to defer certain external costs that were incurred to achieve the business combination’s customer benefits. The deferred amount, which shall not exceed $25 million, will be subject to a prudence review and amortized over a 10-year period. A hearing on the stipulated settlement in the LPSC proceeding was held in July 2015. Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana have requested that the LPSC issue its decision regarding the business combination in August 2015.

Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana filed applications with the FERC requesting authorization for the business combination and Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans filed applications with the FERC requesting authorization of the Algiers asset transfer. The FERC has issued orders authorizing the business combination and the Algiers asset transfer.


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Results of Operations

Net Income

Second Quarter 2015 Compared to Second Quarter 2014

Net income decreased $2.2 million primarily due to higher other operation and maintenance expenses and higher interest expense, partially offset by higher net revenue and higher other income.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

Net income increased $5.2 million primarily due to higher net revenue, higher other income, and a lower effective income tax rate, partially offset by higher other operation and maintenance expenses and higher interest expense.

Net Revenue

Second Quarter 2015 Compared to Second Quarter 2014

Net revenue consists of operating revenues net of: 1) fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale, 2) purchased power expenses, and 3) other regulatory charges (credits).  Following is an analysis of the change in net revenue comparing the second quarter 2015 to the second quarter 2014:
 
Amount
 
(In Millions)
2014 net revenue

$234.9

Volume/weather
4.2

Net wholesale revenue
2.6

Retail electric price
1.1

Other
0.7

2015 net revenue

$243.5


The volume/weather variance is primarily due to an increase of 103 GWh, or 2%, in billed electricity usage as a result of the effect of weather as compared to the prior year, primarily in the residential and commercial sectors, and an increase in industrial usage.  The increase in the industrial usage was the result of new customers and expansion projects primarily in the chemicals industry, partially offset by decreased usage in the pulp and paper industry.

The net wholesale revenue variance is primarily due to higher wholesale billings to affiliate companies due to higher expenses.

The retail electric price variance is primarily due to an increase in purchased power capacity costs that are recovered through base rates set in the annual formula rate plan mechanism. See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for further discussion of Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s formula rate plan.    


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Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

Net revenue consists of operating revenues net of: 1) fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale, 2) purchased power expenses, and 3) other regulatory charges (credits).  Following is an analysis of the change in net revenue comparing the six months ended June 30, 2015 to the six months ended June 30, 2014:
 
Amount
 
(In Millions)
2014 net revenue

$473.2

Net wholesale revenue
4.5

Volume/weather
3.9

Retail electric price
2.2

Other
1.7

2015 net revenue

$485.5


The net wholesale revenue variance is primarily due to higher wholesale billings to affiliate companies due to higher expenses.

The volume/weather variance is primarily due to an increase of 153 GWh, or 2%, in billed electricity usage, including an increase in industrial usage, and an increase in unbilled sales volume, partially offset by the effect of weather as compared to the prior year.  The increase in industrial usage is primarily due to new customers and expansion projects primarily in the chemicals industry, partially offset by decreased usage primarily in the pulp and paper industry.  See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Critical Accounting Estimates - Unbilled Revenue in the Form 10-K for further discussion of the accounting for unbilled revenues.

The retail electric price variance is primarily due to an increase in purchased power capacity costs that are recovered through base rates set in the annual formula rate plan mechanism. See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for further discussion of Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s formula rate plan.

Other Income Statement Variances

Second Quarter 2015 Compared to Second Quarter 2014

Other operation and maintenance expenses increased primarily due to:

an increase of $3.3 million in nuclear generation expenses primarily due to higher labor costs, including contract labor, and higher materials costs;
an increase of $2.9 million in transmission expenses primarily due to an increase in the amount of transmission costs allocated by MISO. There is no effect on net income due to the recovery of these costs through the formula rate plan.  See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for further information on the recovery of these costs;
an increase of $1.6 million in loss reserves primarily related to environmental loss reserves;
an increase of $1.5 million as a result of spending related to the Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana business combination. See “Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana Business Combination” above for discussion of the business combination; and
an increase of $1.1 million due to the amortization, effective December 2014, of costs related to the transition and implementation of joining the MISO RTO.

Other income increased primarily due to:

an increase of $1.7 million as a result of income collected from contracts with independent power producers; and

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an increase of $1.2 million due to income earned on preferred membership interests purchased from Entergy Holdings Company with the proceeds received in August 2014 from the Act 55 storm cost financing. See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the Act 55 storm cost financing.

Interest expense increased primarily due to the issuance of $110 million of 3.78% Series first mortgage bonds in July 2014.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

Other operation and maintenance expenses increased primarily due to:

an increase of $5.4 million in nuclear generation expenses primarily due to higher labor costs, including contract labor, and higher materials costs;
an increase of $4.2 million in transmission expenses primarily due to an increase in the amount of transmission costs allocated by MISO. There is no effect on net income due to the recovery of these costs through the formula rate plan.  See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for further information on the recovery of these costs;
an increase of $3 million as a result of spending related to the Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana business combination. See “Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana Business Combination” above for discussion of the business combination; and
an increase of $2.4 million due to the amortization, effective December 2014, of costs related to the transition and implementation of joining the MISO RTO.

Other income increased primarily due to:

an increase of $3.5 million as a result of income collected from contracts with independent power producers;
an increase of $2.4 million due to higher realized gains in 2015 on the River Bend decommissioning trust fund investments. There is no effect on net income as these investment gains are offset by a corresponding amount of regulatory charges; and
an increase of $2.4 million due to income earned on preferred membership interests purchased from Entergy Holdings Company with the proceeds received in August 2014 from the Act 55 storm cost financing. See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the Act 55 storm cost financing.

Interest expense increased primarily due to the issuance of $110 million of 3.78% Series first mortgage bonds in July 2014.

Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate was 36.3% for the second quarter 2015. The difference in the effective income tax rate for the second quarter 2015 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% was primarily due to state income taxes, certain book and tax differences related to utility plant items, and the provision for uncertain tax positions, partially offset by book and tax differences related to the non-taxable income distributions earned on preferred membership interests and the amortization of investment tax credits.

The effective income tax rate was 30.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2015. The difference in the effective income tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2015 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% was primarily due to book and tax differences related to the non-taxable income distributions earned on preferred membership interests and the reversal of a portion of the provision for uncertain tax positions resulting from the receipt of finalized tax and interest computations for the 2006-2007 audit from the IRS, and the amortization of investment tax credits, partially offset by state income taxes and certain book and tax differences related to utility plant items. See Note 10 to the financial statements for a discussion of the finalized tax and interest computations for the 2006-2007 IRS audit.


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The effective income tax rate was 36.2% for the second quarter 2014 and 36.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2014. The differences in the effective income tax rates for the second quarter 2014 and the six months ended June 30, 2014 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% were primarily due to state income taxes and certain book and tax differences related to utility plant items, partially offset by book and tax differences related to the non-taxable income distributions earned on preferred membership interests.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash Flow

Cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In Thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

$162,963

 

$15,581

 
 
 
 
Cash flow provided by (used in):
 
 
 
    Operating activities
201,547

 
215,465

    Investing activities
(299,510
)
 
(107,014
)
    Financing activities
19,586

 
(77,005
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
(78,377
)
 
31,446

 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$84,586

 

$47,027


Operating Activities

Net cash flow provided by operating activities decreased $13.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2014 primarily due to:

an increase of $30.9 million in spending on nuclear refueling outages in 2015 as compared to the same period in 2014; and
System Agreement bandwidth remedy payments of $10.1 million received in the second quarter of 2014 as a result of the compliance filing pursuant to the FERC’s February 2014 orders related to the bandwidth payments/receipts for the June - December 2005 period. In the second quarter 2014, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana customers were credited $3.7 million.

The decrease was partially offset by increased recovery of fuel costs compared to prior year.

Investing Activities

Net cash flow used in investing activities increased $192.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2014 primarily due to:

fluctuations in nuclear fuel activity because of variations from year to year in the timing and pricing of fuel reload requirements in the Utility business, material and services deliveries, and the timing of cash payments during the nuclear fuel cycle;
an increase in nuclear construction expenditures at the River Bend plant as a result of an increased scope of work performed in 2015; and
cash collateral of $32.3 million posted in 2015 to support Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s obligation to MISO.


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Financing Activities

Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s financing activities provided $19.6 million of cash for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to using $77 million of cash for the six months ended June 30, 2014 primarily due to:

common equity distributions of $77.8 million in 2014; and
an increase of $32.9 million in credit borrowings against the nuclear fuel company variable interest entity credit facility in 2015 compared to repayments of $14.8 million in credit borrowings in 2014.

These increases in cash flow were partially offset by contributions in aid of construction of $12.9 million spent on projects in 2015 compared to contributions in aid of construction of $16.1 million received in 2014.

Capital Structure

Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s capitalization is balanced between equity and debt, as shown in the following table.
 
June 30,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
Debt to capital
52.2
%
 
53.1
%
Effect of subtracting cash
(1.4
%)
 
(2.6
%)
Net debt to net capital
50.8
%
 
50.5
%

Net debt consists of debt less cash and cash equivalents.  Debt consists of short-term borrowings and long-term debt, including the currently maturing portion.  Capital consists of debt and equity.  Net capital consists of capital less cash and cash equivalents.  Entergy Gulf States Louisiana uses the debt to capital ratio in analyzing its financial condition and believes it provides useful information to its investors and creditors in evaluating Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s financial condition.  Entergy Gulf States Louisiana uses the net debt to net capital ratio in analyzing its financial condition and believes it provides useful information to its investors and creditors in evaluating Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s financial condition because net debt indicates Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s outstanding debt position that could not be readily satisfied by cash and cash equivalents on hand.

Uses and Sources of Capital

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Liquidity and Capital Resources” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s uses and sources of capital. Following are additional updates to the information provided in the Form 10-K.

Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s receivables from the money pool were as follows:
June 30,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
 
June 30,
2014
 
December 31,
2013
(In Thousands)
$5,230
 
$1,166
 
$12,801
 
$1,925

See Note 4 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a description of the money pool.

Entergy Gulf States Louisiana has a credit facility in the amount of $150 million scheduled to expire in March 2019.  The credit facility allows Entergy Gulf States Louisiana to issue letters of credit against 50% of the borrowing capacity of the facility. As of June 30, 2015, there were no cash borrowings and no letters of credit outstanding under the credit facility.  In addition, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana is a party to an uncommitted letter of credit facility as a means to post collateral to support its obligations under MISO. As of June 30, 2015, a $16.6 million letter of credit

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was outstanding under Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s uncommitted letter of credit facility. See Note 4 to the financial statements herein for additional discussion of the credit facilities.

The Entergy Gulf States Louisiana nuclear fuel company variable interest entity has a credit facility in the amount of $100 million scheduled to expire in June 2016.  As of June 30, 2015, $32.9 million was outstanding under the variable interest entity credit facility. See Note 4 to the financial statements herein for additional discussion of the variable interest entity credit facility.

Union Power Station Purchase Agreement

As discussed in the Form 10-K, in December 2014, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, and Entergy Texas entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire the Union Power Station. The Union Power Station is a 1,980 MW (summer rating) power generation facility that consists of four power blocks, each rated at 495 MW. The purchase of the Union Power Station is contingent upon, among other things, obtaining necessary approvals, including cost recovery, from various federal and state regulatory and permitting agencies. 

In December 2014, Entergy Texas filed its application for Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) with the PUCT seeking one of the two necessary PUCT approvals of the acquisition.  In April 2015 intervenors, the Office of Public Utility Counsel, the Texas Industrial Energy Consumers, and the East Texas Electric Cooperative each filed testimony opposing the transaction. In May 2015, PUCT staff filed testimony opposing the transaction. The PUCT held a hearing in June 2015 on Entergy Texas’s CCN application, resulting in a PUCT request for additional testimony, which Entergy Texas and intervenors filed in June and July 2015. In a separate proceeding initiated in June 2015, Entergy Texas filed a rate application to seek cost recovery of its power block acquisition costs and other costs.  In July 2015 the PUCT requested briefing on legal and policy issues related to post-test year adjustments and other rate-recovery issues in Entergy Texas’s base rate case. Based on the opposition to the acquisition of the power block, Entergy Texas determined it was appropriate to seek to dismiss the CCN filing and withdraw the rate case. In July 2015, Entergy Texas withdrew the rate case and, together with other parties, filed a motion with the PUCT to dismiss Entergy Texas’s CCN application. On July 30, 2015, the PUCT granted the motion to dismiss the CCN case. The power block originally allocated to Entergy Texas will be acquired by Entergy New Orleans, subject to City Council approval and the satisfaction of other conditions to close the transaction. The acquisition by Entergy New Orleans would replace the power purchase agreement with Entergy Gulf States Louisiana that the City Council approved in June 2015. Entergy New Orleans will file an application for authorization to proceed with the acquisition and plans to seek City Council resolution by a date that would support closing the transaction by the end of 2015.
    
In January 2015, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana filed its application with the LPSC for approval of the acquisition and cost recovery.  In May 2015 the LPSC staff and intervenors filed testimony. The LPSC staff supports the transaction. In June 2015, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana filed rebuttal testimony. Supplemental testimony was submitted in July 2015 explaining the reallocation of one of the power blocks to Entergy New Orleans. A hearing is scheduled in September 2015 with a decision expected in fourth quarter 2015.

In January 2015, Entergy Arkansas filed its application with the APSC for approval of the acquisition and cost recovery.  The APSC staff and the Arkansas Attorney General filed testimony stating that the acquisition is in the public interest. Only one party intervened opposing the acquisition. In July 2015, Entergy Arkansas filed rebuttal testimony. A hearing is scheduled in September 2015 with a decision expected in November 2015.

In February 2015, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, and Entergy Texas filed a notification and report form pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR Act) with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission with respect to their planned acquisition of the Union Power Station.  Union Power Partners, L.P. (UPP), the seller, also filed a notification and report form in February 2015. In March 2015 the DOJ requested additional information and documentary material from each of the purchasing companies and UPP. Also in March 2015, UPP, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, and Entergy Texas filed an application with the FERC requesting authorization for the transaction.  In April 2015, Entergy Texas and

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Entergy Gulf States Louisiana made a filing with the FERC to request authorization to recover their portions of the expected positive acquisition adjustment associated with the acquisition of the Union Power Station.  Also in April 2015, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, and Entergy Texas made a filing with the FERC for approval of their proposed accounting treatment of the amortization expenses relating to the acquisition adjustment.  Closing is targeted to occur in late-2015.

State and Local Rate Regulation and Fuel-Cost Recovery

See MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – State and Local Rate Regulation and Fuel-Cost Recovery in the Form 10-K for a discussion of state and local rate regulation and fuel-cost recovery. The following are updates to that discussion.

Fuel and purchased power cost recovery

In July 2014 the LPSC authorized its staff to initiate an audit of Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s fuel adjustment clause filings. The audit includes a review of the reasonableness of charges flowed by Entergy Gulf States Louisiana through its fuel adjustment clause for the period from 2010 through 2013. Discovery commenced in July 2015.

Retail Rates - Gas

In January 2015, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana filed with the LPSC its gas rate stabilization plan for the test year ended September 30, 2014.  The filing showed an earned return on common equity of 7.20%, which results in a $706 thousand rate increase.  In April 2015 the LPSC issued findings recommending two adjustments to Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s as-filed results, and an additional recommendation that does not affect current year results. The LPSC staff’s recommended adjustments increase the earned return on equity for the test year to 7.24%. Entergy Gulf States Louisiana accepted the LPSC staff’s recommendations and a revenue increase of $688 thousand will be required as opposed to the $706 thousand requested by Entergy Gulf States Louisiana. The resulting change was implemented with the first billing cycle of May 2015.

Industrial and Commercial Customers

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – Industrial and Commercial Customers” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of industrial and commercial customers.

Federal Regulation

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – Federal Regulation in the Form 10-K for a discussion of federal regulation. 

Nuclear Matters

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Nuclear Matters” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of nuclear matters.

Environmental Risks

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Environmental Risks” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of environmental risks.


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Critical Accounting Estimates

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Critical Accounting Estimates” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the estimates and judgments necessary in Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s accounting for nuclear decommissioning costs, unbilled revenue, and qualified pension and other postretirement benefits.


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ENTERGY GULF STATES LOUISIANA, L.L.C.
INCOME STATEMENTS
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(In Thousands)
 
(In Thousands)
OPERATING REVENUES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Electric
 

$461,309

 

$540,606

 

$923,705

 

$1,022,028

Natural gas
 
10,270

 
13,428

 
34,651

 
45,301

TOTAL
 
471,579

 
554,034

 
958,356

 
1,067,329

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATING EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operation and Maintenance:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
 
44,446

 
88,471

 
121,160

 
147,676

Purchased power
 
183,582

 
233,207

 
349,463

 
452,915

Nuclear refueling outage expenses
 
5,483

 
5,332

 
10,188

 
10,605

Other operation and maintenance
 
107,506

 
95,579

 
199,453

 
182,676

Decommissioning
 
4,345

 
4,181

 
8,631

 
8,302

Taxes other than income taxes
 
20,680

 
20,737

 
43,549

 
41,746

Depreciation and amortization
 
39,593

 
38,732

 
78,383

 
76,974

Other regulatory charges (credits) - net
 
43

 
(2,555
)
 
2,239

 
(6,491
)
TOTAL
 
405,678

 
483,684

 
813,066

 
914,403

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATING INCOME
 
65,901

 
70,350

 
145,290

 
152,926

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OTHER INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
 
1,270

 
1,695

 
3,313

 
3,341

Interest and investment income
 
9,078

 
7,436

 
22,689

 
17,493

Miscellaneous - net
 
(1,807
)
 
(3,649
)
 
(2,544
)
 
(5,367
)
TOTAL
 
8,541

 
5,482

 
23,458

 
15,467

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INTEREST EXPENSE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
 
21,890

 
20,292

 
43,830

 
40,570

Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction
 
(759
)
 
(1,160
)
 
(2,026
)
 
(1,921
)
TOTAL
 
21,131

 
19,132

 
41,804

 
38,649

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
 
53,311

 
56,700

 
126,944

 
129,744

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income taxes
 
19,348

 
20,529

 
39,136

 
47,101

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCOME
 
33,963

 
36,171

 
87,808

 
82,643

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred distribution requirements and other
 
206

 
209

 
412

 
415

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON EQUITY
 

$33,757

 

$35,962

 

$87,396

 

$82,228

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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ENTERGY GULF STATES LOUISIANA, L.L.C.
STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In Thousands)
 
(In Thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income

$33,963

 

$36,171

 

$87,808

 

$82,643

Other comprehensive income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(net of tax expense of $274, $85, $563, and $186)
438

 
137

 
860

 
259

Other comprehensive income
438

 
137

 
860

 
259

Comprehensive Income

$34,401

 

$36,308

 

$88,668

 

$82,902

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 






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ENTERGY GULF STATES LOUISIANA, L.L.C.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(In Thousands)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
Net income
 

$87,808

 

$82,643

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization
 
108,295

 
116,122

Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued
 
15,937

 
45,579

Changes in working capital:
 
 
 
 
Receivables
 
(39,416
)
 
(59,914
)
Fuel inventory
 
(7,955
)
 
2,003

Accounts payable
 
22,846

 
51,357

Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued
 
45,262

 
23,211

Interest accrued
 
(1,049
)
 
(1,001
)
Deferred fuel costs
 
(2,420
)
 
(16,332
)
Other working capital accounts
 
(26,805
)
 
(3,992
)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses
 
(1,626
)
 
(3,335
)
Changes in other regulatory assets
 
19,147

 
4,671

Changes in pension and other postretirement liabilities
 
(8,035
)
 
(6,130
)
Other
 
(10,442
)
 
(19,417
)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities
 
201,547

 
215,465

 
 
 
 
 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
Construction expenditures
 
(159,500
)
 
(125,851
)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
 
3,313

 
3,341

Nuclear fuel purchases
 
(97,985
)
 
(20,821
)
Proceeds from the sale of nuclear fuel
 

 
54,642

Payment to storm reserve escrow account
 
(42
)
 
(7
)
Increase in investments
 
(32,300
)
 

Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales
 
53,358

 
75,419

Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds
 
(62,290
)
 
(82,861
)
Changes in money pool receivable - net
 
(4,064
)
 
(10,876
)
Net cash flow used in investing activities
 
(299,510
)
 
(107,014
)
 
 
 
 
 
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
Changes in credit borrowings - net
 
32,900

 
(14,800
)
Distributions paid:
 
 
 
 
Common equity
 

 
(77,845
)
Preferred membership interests
 
(412
)
 
(412
)
Other
 
(12,902
)
 
16,052

Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities
 
19,586

 
(77,005
)
 
 
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
 
(78,377
)
 
31,446

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
 
162,963

 
15,581

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 

$84,586

 

$47,027

 
 
 
 
 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
 
 
 
 
Cash paid during the period for:
 
 
 
 
Interest - net of amount capitalized
 

$43,439

 

$40,141

Income taxes
 

$5,537

 

$5,700

 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 

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ENTERGY GULF STATES LOUISIANA, L.L.C.
BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS
June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(In Thousands)
CURRENT ASSETS
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents:
 
 
 
 
Cash
 

$7,289

 

$53,394

Temporary cash investments
 
77,297

 
109,569

Total cash and cash equivalents
 
84,586

 
162,963

Accounts receivable:
 
 
 
 
Customer
 
74,073

 
67,006

Allowance for doubtful accounts
 
(1,575
)
 
(625
)
Associated companies
 
101,147

 
86,966

Other
 
29,930

 
18,379

Accrued unbilled revenues
 
65,710

 
54,079

Total accounts receivable
 
269,285

 
225,805

Fuel inventory - at average cost
 
24,162

 
16,207

Materials and supplies - at average cost
 
119,814

 
121,237

Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs
 
35,787

 
7,416

Prepaid taxes
 

 
24,058

Prepayments and other
 
61,654

 
21,064

TOTAL
 
595,288

 
578,750

 
 
 
 
 
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
 
 
 
 
Investment in affiliate preferred membership interests
 
355,906

 
355,906

Decommissioning trust funds
 
644,587

 
637,744

Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation)
 
199,047

 
193,407

Storm reserve escrow account
 
90,103

 
90,061

Other
 
15,640

 
14,887

TOTAL
 
1,305,283

 
1,292,005

 
 
 
 
 
UTILITY PLANT
 
 
 
 
Electric
 
7,719,556

 
7,600,730

Natural gas
 
152,514

 
148,586

Construction work in progress
 
135,769

 
127,436

Nuclear fuel
 
210,467

 
131,901

TOTAL UTILITY PLANT
 
8,218,306

 
8,008,653

Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization
 
4,229,138

 
4,176,242

UTILITY PLANT - NET
 
3,989,168

 
3,832,411

 
 
 
 
 
DEFERRED DEBITS AND OTHER ASSETS
 
 
 
 
Regulatory assets:
 
 
 
 
Regulatory asset for income taxes - net
 
160,117

 
161,714

Other regulatory assets
 
408,831

 
426,381

Deferred fuel costs
 
100,124

 
100,124

Other
 
13,283

 
12,438

TOTAL
 
682,355

 
700,657

 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL ASSETS
 

$6,572,094

 

$6,403,823

 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 

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ENTERGY GULF STATES LOUISIANA, L.L.C.
BALANCE SHEETS
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(In Thousands)
CURRENT LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
Currently maturing long-term debt
 

$64,855

 

$31,955

Accounts payable:
 
 
 
 
Associated companies
 
106,343

 
102,933

Other
 
129,962

 
108,874

Customer deposits
 
57,940

 
56,749

Taxes accrued
 
21,204

 

Accumulated deferred income taxes
 
33,668

 
21,095

Interest accrued
 
26,026

 
27,075

Deferred fuel costs
 
8,160

 
10,580

Other
 
51,901

 
44,517

TOTAL
 
500,059

 
403,778

 
 
 
 
 
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued
 
1,602,502

 
1,601,032

Accumulated deferred investment tax credits
 
70,861

 
72,277

Other regulatory liabilities
 
175,355

 
176,305

Decommissioning and asset retirement cost liabilities
 
459,795

 
446,619

Accumulated provisions
 
105,359

 
106,985

Pension and other postretirement liabilities
 
392,967

 
401,144

Long-term debt
 
1,590,986

 
1,590,862

Long-term payables - associated companies
 
25,351

 
26,156

Other
 
130,055

 
148,102

TOTAL
 
4,553,231

 
4,569,482

 
 
 
 
 
Commitments and Contingencies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EQUITY
 
 
 
 
Preferred membership interests without sinking fund
 
10,000

 
10,000

Member's equity
 
1,561,291

 
1,473,910

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
 
(52,487
)
 
(53,347
)
TOTAL
 
1,518,804

 
1,430,563

 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 

$6,572,094

 

$6,403,823

 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 


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ENTERGY GULF STATES LOUISIANA, L.L.C.
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common Equity
 
 
 
Preferred Membership Interests
 
Member's
Equity
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
Total
 
(In Thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2013

$10,000

 

$1,479,179

 

($28,202
)
 

$1,460,977

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income

 
82,643

 

 
82,643

Other comprehensive income

 

 
259

 
259

Distributions declared on common equity

 
(77,845
)
 

 
(77,845
)
Distributions declared on preferred membership interests

 
(415
)
 

 
(415
)
Other

 
(18
)
 

 
(18
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at June 30, 2014

$10,000

 

$1,483,544

 

($27,943
)
 

$1,465,601

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2014

$10,000

 

$1,473,910

 

($53,347
)
 

$1,430,563

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income

 
87,808

 

 
87,808

Other comprehensive income

 

 
860

 
860

Distributions declared on preferred membership interests

 
(412
)
 

 
(412
)
Other

 
(15
)
 

 
(15
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at June 30, 2015

$10,000

 

$1,561,291

 

($52,487
)
 

$1,518,804

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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ENTERGY GULF STATES LOUISIANA, L.L.C.
SELECTED OPERATING RESULTS
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Increase/
 
 
Description
 
2015
 
2014
 
(Decrease)
 
%

 
(Dollars In Millions)
 
 
Electric Operating Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
 

$102

 

$115

 

($13
)
 
(11
)
Commercial
 
99

 
115

 
(16
)
 
(14
)
Industrial
 
131

 
162

 
(31
)
 
(19
)
Governmental
 
5

 
6

 
(1
)
 
(17
)
Total retail
 
337

 
398

 
(61
)
 
(15
)
Sales for resale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Associated companies
 
90

 
104

 
(14
)
 
(13
)
Non-associated companies
 
11

 
17

 
(6
)
 
(35
)
Other
 
23

 
22

 
1

 
5

Total
 

$461

 

$541

 

($80
)
 
(15
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Billed Electric Energy Sales (GWh):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
 
1,171

 
1,145

 
26

 
2

Commercial
 
1,285

 
1,272

 
13

 
1

Industrial
 
2,561

 
2,501

 
60

 
2

Governmental
 
62

 
58

 
4

 
7

Total retail
 
5,079

 
4,976

 
103

 
2

Sales for resale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Associated companies
 
1,668

 
1,678

 
(10
)
 
(1
)
Non-associated companies
 
178

 
300

 
(122
)
 
(41
)
Total
 
6,925

 
6,954

 
(29
)
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
Increase/
 
 
Description
 
2015
 
2014
 
(Decrease)
 
%
 
 
(Dollars In Millions)
 
 
Electric Operating Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
 

$216

 

$240

 

($24
)
 
(10
)
Commercial
 
200

 
219

 
(19
)
 
(9
)
Industrial
 
262

 
286

 
(24
)
 
(8
)
Governmental
 
11

 
12

 
(1
)
 
(8
)
Total retail
 
689

 
757

 
(68
)
 
(9
)
Sales for resale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Associated companies
 
171

 
196

 
(25
)
 
(13
)
Non-associated companies
 
21

 
38

 
(17
)
 
(45
)
Other
 
43

 
31

 
12

 
39

Total
 

$924

 

$1,022

 

($98
)
 
(10
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Billed Electric Energy Sales (GWh):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
 
2,431

 
2,527

 
(96
)
 
(4
)
Commercial
 
2,518

 
2,528

 
(10
)
 

Industrial
 
4,946

 
4,694

 
252

 
5

Governmental
 
123

 
116

 
7

 
6

Total retail
 
10,018

 
9,865

 
153

 
2

Sales for resale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Associated companies
 
2,906

 
3,369

 
(463
)
 
(14
)
Non-associated companies
 
346

 
521

 
(175
)
 
(34
)
Total
 
13,270

 
13,755

 
(485
)
 
(4
)

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ENTERGY LOUISIANA, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana Business Combination

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana Business Combination” in the Form 10-K.

As discussed in the Form 10-K, Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana filed an application with the LPSC in September 2014 seeking authorization to undertake the transactions that would result in the combination of Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana into a single public utility. In the application, Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana identified potential benefits, including enhanced economic and customer diversity, enhanced geographic and supply diversity, and greater administrative efficiency. In the initial proceedings with the LPSC, Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana estimated that the business combination could produce up to $128 million in measurable customer benefits including proposed guaranteed customer credits of $97 million in the first ten years.  In April 2015 the LPSC staff and intervenors filed testimony in the LPSC business combination proceeding. The testimony recommended an extensive set of conditions that would be required in order to recommend that the LPSC find that the business combination is in the public interest. The LPSC staff’s primary concern appeared to be potential shifting in fuel costs between legacy Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana customers. In May 2015, Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana filed rebuttal testimony. After the testimony was filed with the LPSC, the parties engaged in settlement discussions that ultimately led to the execution of an uncontested stipulated settlement (“stipulated settlement”), which was filed with the LPSC in July 2015. Through the stipulated settlement, the parties agreed to terms upon which to recommend that the LPSC find that the business combination is in the public interest. The stipulated settlement, which was either joined or unopposed by all parties to the LPSC proceeding, represents a compromise of stakeholder positions and was the result of an extensive period of analysis, discovery, and negotiation. The stipulated settlement provides $107 million in guaranteed customer benefits. Additionally, the combined company will honor the 2013 Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana rate case settlements, including the commitments that (1) there will be no rate increase for legacy Entergy Gulf States Louisiana customers for the 2014 test year, and (2) through the 2016 test year formula rate plan, Entergy Louisiana (as a combined entity) will not raise rates by more than $30 million, net of the $10 million rate increase included in the Entergy Louisiana legacy formula rate plan. The stipulated settlement also describes the process for implementing a fuel tracker mechanism that is designed to address potential effects arising from the shifting of fuel costs between legacy Entergy Louisiana and legacy Entergy Gulf States Louisiana customers as a result of the combination of those companies’ fuel adjustment clauses by reallocating such cost shifts as between customers on an after-the-fact basis. The calculation of the fuel tracker will be submitted annually in a compliance filing. The stipulated settlement also provides that Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and Entergy Louisiana are permitted to defer certain external costs that were incurred to achieve the business combination’s customer benefits. The deferred amount, which shall not exceed $25 million, will be subject to a prudence review and amortized over a 10-year period. A hearing on the stipulated settlement in the LPSC proceeding was held in July 2015. Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana have requested that the LPSC issue its decision regarding the business combination in August 2015.

Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana filed applications with the FERC requesting authorization for the business combination and Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans filed applications with the FERC requesting authorization of the Algiers asset transfer. The FERC has issued orders authorizing the business combination and the Algiers asset transfer.


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Management's Financial Discussion and Analysis

Results of Operations

Net Income

Second Quarter 2015 Compared to Second Quarter 2014

Net income increased $5.4 million primarily due to higher net revenue, partially offset by higher other operation and maintenance expenses, higher depreciation and amortization expenses, higher interest expense, lower other income, and a higher effective income tax rate.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

Net income increased $19.2 million primarily due to higher net revenue, partially offset by higher other operation and maintenance expenses, higher depreciation and amortization expenses, higher interest expense, and lower other income.

Net Revenue

Second Quarter 2015 Compared to Second Quarter 2014

Net revenue consists of operating revenues net of: 1) fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale, 2) purchased power expenses, and 3) other regulatory credits.  Following is an analysis of the change in net revenue comparing the second quarter 2015 to the second quarter 2014:
 
Amount
 
(In Millions)
2014 net revenue

$316.6

Retail electric price
29.9

Volume/weather
11.3

Net wholesale revenue
10.0

Other
1.6

2015 net revenue

$369.4


The retail electric price variance is primarily due to formula rate plan increases, as approved by the LPSC, effective December 2014 and January 2015. Entergy Louisiana’s formula rate plan increases are discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K.

The volume/weather variance is primarily due to the effect of more favorable weather on residential and commercial sales, partially offset by a decrease in industrial usage.  The decrease in industrial usage is primarily due to extended seasonal outages for existing large refinery customers, partially offset by new customers and expansion projects primarily in the chemicals industry.

The net wholesale revenue variance is primarily due to the sale of generation from the Ninemile plant of 25% to Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and 20% to Entergy New Orleans, pursuant to a long-term power purchase agreement. The Ninemile plant was placed in service in December 2014.


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Management's Financial Discussion and Analysis

Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

Net revenue consists of operating revenues net of: 1) fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale, 2) purchased power expenses, and 3) other regulatory credits.  Following is an analysis of the change in net revenue comparing the six months ended June 30, 2015 to the six months ended June 30, 2014:
 
Amount
 
(In Millions)
2014 net revenue

$607.8

Retail electric price
63.5

Net wholesale revenue
20.4

Volume/weather
13.5

Other
1.3

2015 net revenue

$706.5


The retail electric price variance is primarily due to formula rate plan increases, as approved by the LPSC, effective December 2014 and January 2015. Entergy Louisiana’s formula rate plan increases are discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K.

The net wholesale revenue variance is primarily due to the sale of generation from the Ninemile plant of 25% to Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and 20% to Entergy New Orleans, pursuant to a long-term power purchase agreement. The Ninemile plant was placed in service in December 2014.

The volume/weather variance is primarily due to an increase in unbilled sales volume. See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Critical Accounting Estimates - Unbilled Revenue” in the Form 10-K for further discussion of the accounting for unbilled revenues.

Other Income Statement Variances

Second Quarter 2015 Compared to Second Quarter 2014

Other operation and maintenance expenses increased primarily due to:

an increase of $6.5 million in fossil-fueled generation expenses primarily due to an overall higher scope of work done during plant outages as compared to prior year;
an increase of $6.5 million in nuclear generation expenses primarily due to an increased scope of work performed in 2015 and higher NRC fees;
an increase of $3.6 million in transmission expenses primarily due to an increase in the amount of transmission costs allocated by MISO. There is no effect on net income due to the recovery of these costs through the formula rate plan.  See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for further information on the recovery of these costs;
an increase of $1.5 million due to the amortization effective December 2014 of costs related to the transition and implementation of joining the MISO RTO;
an increase of $1.3 million as a result of spending related to the Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana business combination. See “Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana Business Combination” above for discussion of the business combination; and
an increase of $1.3 million due to the amortization beginning December 2014 of implementation costs, severance costs, and curtailment and special termination benefits related to the human capital management strategic imperative. See the “Human Capital Management Strategic Imperative” section of Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis in the Form 10-K for further discussion.


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Management's Financial Discussion and Analysis

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased primarily due to additions to plant in service, including the Ninemile Unit 6 project which was placed in service in December 2014.

Other income decreased primarily due to a decrease in allowance for equity funds used during construction due to a higher construction work in progress balance in 2014, which included the Ninemile Unit 6 project and $1.3 million of income received in 2014 related to the contribution of a substation to Entergy Louisiana. The decrease was partially offset by an increase of $4 million due to income earned on preferred membership interests purchased from Entergy Holdings Company with the proceeds received in August 2014 from the Act 55 storm cost financing. See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the Act 55 storm cost financing.

Interest expense increased primarily due to:

the issuance of $250 million of 4.95% Series first mortgage bonds in November 2014;
the issuance of $190 million of 3.78% Series first mortgage bonds in July 2014; and
the decrease in the allowance for borrowed funds used during construction due to a higher construction work in progress balance in 2014, including the Ninemile Unit 6 project which was placed in service in December 2014.

The increase was partially offset by the retirement, at maturity, of $250 million of 1.875% Series first mortgage bonds in December 2014.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

Other operation and maintenance expenses increased primarily due to:

an increase of $12.3 million in fossil-fueled generation expenses primarily due to an overall higher scope of work done during plant outages as compared to prior year;
an increase of $11.4 million in nuclear generation expenses primarily due to an increased scope of work performed in 2015 and higher NRC fees;
an increase resulting from losses of $1.2 million on the sale of surplus diesel inventory in 2015 compared to gains of $3.8 million on the sale of surplus oil inventory in 2014;
an increase of $3.8 million in transmission expenses primarily due to an increase in the amount of transmission costs allocated by MISO. There is no effect on net income due to the recovery of these costs through the formula rate plan.  See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for further information on the recovery of these costs;
an increase of $3.2 million due to the amortization effective December 2014 of costs related to the transition and implementation of joining the MISO RTO;
an increase of $2.6 million as a result of spending related to the Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana business combination. See “Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana Business Combination” above for discussion of the business combination; and
an increase of $2.5 million due to the amortization effective December 2014 of implementation costs, severance costs, and curtailment and special termination benefits related to the human capital management strategic imperative. See the “Human Capital Management Strategic Imperative” section of Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis in the Form 10-K for further discussion.

The increase was partially offset by a decrease of $1.5 million in compensation and benefits costs primarily due to a decrease in the accrual for incentive-based compensation, partially offset by an increase in net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit costs as a result of lower discount rates and changes in retirement and mortality assumptions. See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – Critical Accounting Estimates – Qualified Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits” in the Form 10-K and Note 6 to the financial statements herein for further discussion of benefits costs.


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Depreciation and amortization expenses increased primarily due to additions to plant in service, including the Ninemile Unit 6 project which was placed in service in December 2014.

Other income decreased primarily due to a decrease in allowance for equity funds used during construction due to a higher construction work in progress balance in 2014, which included the Ninemile Unit 6 project. The decrease was partially offset by an increase of $8.3 million due to income earned on preferred membership interests purchased from Entergy Holdings Company with the proceeds received in August 2014 from the Act 55 storm cost financing. See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the Act 55 storm cost financing.

Interest expense increased primarily due to:

the issuance of $250 million of 4.95% Series first mortgage bonds in November 2014;
the issuance of $190 million of 3.78% Series first mortgage bonds in July 2014; and
the decrease in the allowance for borrowed funds used during construction due to a higher construction work in progress balance in 2014, including the Ninemile Unit 6 project which was placed in service in December 2014.

The increase was partially offset by the retirement, at maturity, of $250 million of 1.875% Series first mortgage bonds in December 2014.

Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate was 31.5% for the second quarter 2015.  The difference in the effective income tax rate for the second quarter 2015 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% was primarily due to book and tax differences related to the non-taxable income distributions earned on preferred membership interests, partially offset by state income taxes.

The effective income tax rate was 28.1% for the six months ended June 30, 2015.  The difference in the effective income tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2015 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% was primarily due to book and tax differences related to the non-taxable income distributions earned on preferred membership interests and the reversal of a portion of the provision for uncertain tax positions resulting from the receipt of finalized tax and interest computations for the 2006-2007 audit from the IRS, partially offset by state income taxes. See Note 10 to the financial statements for a discussion of the finalized tax and interest computations for the 2006-2007 IRS audit.

The effective income tax rate was 27.5% for the second quarter 2014 and 26.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2014. The differences in the effective income tax rates for the second quarter 2014 and the six months ended June 30, 2014 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% were primarily due to book and tax differences related to the non-taxable income distributions earned on preferred membership interests and book and tax differences related to the allowance for equity funds used during construction, partially offset by state income taxes.


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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash Flow

Cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In Thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

$157,553

 

$124,007

 
 
 
 
Cash flow provided by (used in):
 
 
 
    Operating activities
362,275

 
200,795

    Investing activities
(237,286
)
 
(431,369
)
    Financing activities
(66,996
)
 
109,531

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
57,993

 
(121,043
)
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$215,546

 

$2,964


Operating Activities

Net cash flow provided by operating activities increased $161.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2014 primarily due to increased net revenue, as discussed above, increased recovery of fuel costs compared to prior year, a decrease of $19.1 million in spending on nuclear refueling outages in 2015, and an increase of $9.1 million in income tax refunds in 2015. Entergy Louisiana received income tax refunds of $9.1 million in 2015 in accordance with the Entergy Corporation and Subsidiary Companies Intercompany Income Tax Allocation Agreement. The income tax refunds in 2015 resulted primarily from an Entergy Louisiana overpayment associated with the 2006-2007 IRS audit. See Note 10 to the financial statements for a discussion of the finalized tax and interest computations for the 2006-2007 IRS audit.

Investing Activities

Net cash flow used in investing activities decreased $194.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2014 primarily due to:

deposit of bond proceeds with a trustee in June 2014. Entergy Louisiana issued $170 million of 5.0% Series first mortgage bonds in June 2014 and used the proceeds, in July 2014, to redeem, prior to maturity, its $70 million of 6.4% Series first mortgage bonds due October 2034 and its $100 million of 6.3% Series first mortgage bonds due September 2035;
a decrease in nuclear fuel activity because of variations from year to year in the timing and pricing of fuel reload requirements in the Utility business, material and services deliveries, and the timing of cash payments during the nuclear fuel cycle; and
a decrease in fossil-fueled generation construction expenditures primarily due to a decrease in spending on the Ninemile Unit 6 project which was place in service in December 2014.

The decrease was partially offset by:

money pool activity;
an increase in nuclear expenditures as a result of an increased scope of work performed in 2015; and
an increase in distribution construction expenditures due to an increased scope of work performed in 2015.

Increases in Entergy Louisiana’s receivable from the money pool are a use of cash flow, and Entergy Louisiana’s receivable from the money pool increased by $12.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to

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decreasing by $17.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014.  The money pool is an inter-company borrowing arrangement designed to reduce the Utility subsidiaries’ need for external short-term borrowings.

Financing Activities

Entergy Louisiana’s financing activities used $67 million of cash for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to providing $109.5 million of cash for the six months ended June 30, 2014 primarily due to:

the issuance of $170 million of 5.0% Series first mortgage bonds in June 2014;
the issuance of $40 million of 3.92% Series H Notes by the nuclear fuel company variable interest entity in February 2014;
the repayment of borrowings of $38.7 million on the nuclear fuel company variable interest entity’s credit facility in 2015 compared to an increase in borrowings $23.9 million in 2014; and
money pool activity.

The decrease was partially offset by common equity distributions of $135.8 million in 2014.

Increases in Entergy Louisiana’s money pool payable is a source of cash flow, and Entergy Louisiana’s payable to the money pool increased by $44.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014.

See Note 4 to the financial statements herein and Note 5 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for details
of long-term debt activity.

Capital Structure

Entergy Louisiana’s capitalization is balanced between equity and debt, as shown in the following table.
 
 
June 30,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
Debt to capital
52.2
%
 
53.8
%
Effect of excluding securitization bonds
(1.0
%)
 
(1.0
%)
Debt to capital, excluding securitization bonds (a)
51.2
%
 
52.8
%
Effect of subtracting cash
(1.8
%)
 
(1.3
%)
Net debt to net capital, excluding securitization bonds (a)
49.4
%
 
51.5
%

(a)
Calculation excludes the securitization bonds, which are non-recourse to Entergy Louisiana.

Net debt consists of debt less cash and cash equivalents.  Debt consists of short-term borrowings and long-term debt, including the currently maturing portion.  Capital consists of debt, preferred stock without sinking fund, and common equity.  Net capital consists of capital less cash and cash equivalents.  Entergy Louisiana uses the debt to capital ratios excluding securitization bonds in analyzing its financial condition and believes they provide useful information to its investors and creditors in evaluating Entergy Louisiana’s financial condition. Entergy Louisiana uses the net debt to net capital ratio excluding securitization bonds in analyzing its financial condition and believes it provides useful information to its investors and creditors in evaluating Entergy Louisiana’s financial condition because net debt indicates Entergy Louisiana’s outstanding debt position that could not be readily satisfied by cash and cash equivalents.

Uses and Sources of Capital

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Liquidity and Capital Resources” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of Entergy Louisiana’s uses and sources of capital. Following are additional updates to the information provided in the Form 10-K.


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Entergy Louisiana’s receivables from or (payables to) the money pool were as follows:
June 30,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
 
June 30,
2014
 
December 31,
2013
(In Thousands)
$14,526
 
$1,649
 
($44,239)
 
$17,648

See Note 4 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a description of the money pool.
    
Entergy Louisiana has a credit facility in the amount of $200 million scheduled to expire in March 2019.  The credit facility allows Entergy Louisiana to issue letters of credit against 50% of the borrowing capacity of the facility. As of June 30, 2015, there were no cash borrowings and $3 million of letters of credit outstanding under the credit facility.  In addition, Entergy Louisiana is a party to an uncommitted letter of credit facility as a means to post collateral to support its obligations under MISO. As of June 30, 2015, a $1 million letter of credit was outstanding under Entergy Louisiana’s uncommitted letter of credit facility. See Note 4 to the financial statements herein for additional discussion of the credit facilities.

The Entergy Louisiana nuclear fuel company variable interest entity has a credit facility in the amount of $90 million scheduled to expire in June 2016.  As of June 30, 2015, $7.4 million in letters of credit were outstanding under the credit facility to support a like amount of commercial paper issued by the Entergy Louisiana nuclear fuel company variable interest entity.  See Note 4 to the financial statements herein for additional discussion of the nuclear fuel company variable interest entity credit facility.

State and Local Rate Regulation and Fuel-Cost Recovery

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – State and Local Rate Regulation and Fuel Cost Recovery in the Form 10-K for a discussion of state and local rate regulation and fuel cost recovery. The following is an update to that discussion.

Retail Rates

Filings with the LPSC

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – State and Local Rate Regulation and Fuel Cost Recovery - Retail Rates - Filings with the LPSC in the Form 10-K for a discussion of
Waterford 3 replacement steam generator project prudence review.

Fuel and purchased power cost recovery

In July 2014 the LPSC authorized its staff to initiate an audit of Entergy Louisiana’s fuel adjustment clause filings. The audit includes a review of the reasonableness of charges flowed by Entergy Louisiana through its fuel adjustment clause for the period from 2010 through 2013. Discovery commenced in July 2015.

Algiers Asset Transfer

As discussed in the Form 10-K, in October 2014 Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans filed an application with the City Council seeking authorization to undertake a transaction that would result in the transfer from Entergy Louisiana to Entergy New Orleans of certain assets that currently serve Entergy Louisiana’s customers in Algiers. In April 2015 the FERC issued an order approving the Algiers assets transfer. In May 2015 the parties filed a settlement agreement authorizing the Algiers assets transfer and the settlement agreement was approved by a City Council resolution in May 2015. Entergy Louisiana expects to transfer the Algiers assets to Entergy New Orleans in September 2015.

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Industrial and Commercial Customers

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – Industrial and Commercial Customers” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of industrial and commercial customers.

Federal Regulation

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – Federal Regulation in the Form 10-K for a discussion of federal regulation. 

Nuclear Matters

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Nuclear Matters” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of nuclear matters.

Environmental Risks

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Environmental Risks” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of environmental risks.

Critical Accounting Estimates

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Critical Accounting Estimates” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the estimates and judgments necessary in Entergy Louisiana’s accounting for nuclear decommissioning costs, unbilled revenue, and qualified pension and other postretirement benefits.



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CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(In Thousands)
 
(In Thousands)
OPERATING REVENUES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Electric
 

$667,624

 

$736,408

 

$1,307,718

 

$1,359,902

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATING EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operation and Maintenance:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
 
132,545

 
168,820

 
275,489

 
259,607

Purchased power
 
170,583

 
258,624

 
333,580

 
507,743

Nuclear refueling outage expenses
 
6,326

 
7,763

 
12,751

 
16,641

Other operation and maintenance
 
140,771

 
119,648

 
269,625

 
228,770

Decommissioning
 
6,439

 
6,123

 
12,798

 
12,169

Taxes other than income taxes
 
19,491

 
19,745

 
40,512

 
39,490

Depreciation and amortization
 
71,165

 
63,146

 
139,243

 
125,521

Other regulatory credits - net
 
(4,863
)
 
(7,637
)
 
(7,834
)
 
(15,272
)
TOTAL
 
542,457

 
636,232

 
1,076,164

 
1,174,669

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATING INCOME
 
125,167

 
100,176

 
231,554

 
185,233

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OTHER INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
 
2,953

 
9,216

 
6,382

 
18,093

Interest and investment income
 
25,703

 
21,086

 
52,108

 
42,264

Miscellaneous - net
 
(2,781
)
 
1,311

 
(2,244
)
 
1,142

TOTAL
 
25,875

 
31,613

 
56,246

 
61,499

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INTEREST EXPENSE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
 
43,113

 
40,686

 
86,454

 
81,375

Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction
 
(1,606
)
 
(5,053
)
 
(3,467
)
 
(9,516
)
TOTAL
 
41,507

 
35,633

 
82,987

 
71,859

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
 
109,535

 
96,156

 
204,813

 
174,873

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income taxes
 
34,517

 
26,489

 
57,531

 
46,828

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCOME
 
75,018

 
69,667

 
147,282

 
128,045

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred dividend requirements and other
 
1,738

 
1,757

 
3,475

 
3,494

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON EQUITY
 

$73,280

 

$67,910

 

$143,807

 

$124,551

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In Thousands)
 
(In Thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income

$75,018

 

$69,667

 

$147,282

 

$128,045

Other comprehensive loss
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(net of tax benefit of $17, $180, $18, and $344)
(26
)
 
(287
)
 
(68
)
 
(589
)
Other comprehensive loss
(26
)
 
(287
)
 
(68
)
 
(589
)
Comprehensive Income

$74,992

 

$69,380

 

$147,214

 

$127,456

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 







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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(In Thousands)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
Net income
 

$147,282

 

$128,045

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization
 
189,007

 
171,002

Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued
 
119,183

 
109,479

Changes in working capital:
 
 
 
 
Receivables
 
(42,629
)
 
(21,077
)
Fuel inventory
 
5,065

 
4,232

Accounts payable
 
17,321

 
10,293

Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued
 
(21,331
)
 
(32,514
)
Interest accrued
 
3,034

 
(2,246
)
Deferred fuel costs
 
(30,399
)
 
(75,281
)
Other working capital accounts
 
(4,387
)
 
(31,951
)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses
 
(3,539
)
 
73

Changes in other regulatory assets
 
26,275

 
(2,765
)
Changes in other regulatory liabilities
 
(12,826
)
 
7,356

Changes in pension and other postretirement liabilities
 
(16,761
)
 
(13,895
)
Other
 
(13,020
)
 
(49,956
)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities
 
362,275

 
200,795

 
 
 
 
 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
Construction expenditures
 
(214,674
)
 
(233,235
)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
 
6,382

 
18,093

Nuclear fuel purchases
 
(21,813
)
 
(108,015
)
Proceeds from the sale of nuclear fuel
 
17,070

 
46,045

Changes to securitization account
 
9

 
1,122

Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales
 
11,769

 
29,659

Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds
 
(18,062
)
 
(34,174
)
Changes in money pool receivable - net
 
(12,877
)
 
17,648

Changes in other investments - net
 
(5,090
)
 
(168,512
)
Net cash flow used in investing activities
 
(237,286
)
 
(431,369
)
 
 
 
 
 
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt
 

 
208,147

Retirement of long-term debt
 
(25,368
)
 
(27,472
)
Changes in credit borrowings - net
 
(38,666
)
 
23,865

Change in money pool payable - net
 

 
44,239

Distributions paid:
 
 
 
 
Common equity
 

 
(135,823
)
Preferred membership interests
 
(3,475
)
 
(3,475
)
Other
 
513

 
50

Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities
 
(66,996
)
 
109,531

 
 
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
 
57,993

 
(121,043
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
 
157,553

 
124,007

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 

$215,546

 

$2,964

 
 
 
 
 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
 
 
 
 
Cash paid (received) during the period for:
 
 
 
 
Interest - net of amount capitalized
 

$81,052

 

$80,790

Income taxes
 

($9,593
)
 

($495
)
 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS
June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(In Thousands)
CURRENT ASSETS
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents:
 
 
 
 
Cash
 

$199

 

$431

Temporary cash investments
 
215,347

 
157,122

Total cash and cash equivalents
 
215,546

 
157,553

Accounts receivable:
 
 
 
 
Customer
 
135,708

 
124,125

Allowance for doubtful accounts
 
(2,974
)
 
(984
)
Associated companies
 
66,615

 
48,474

Other
 
15,313

 
9,150

Accrued unbilled revenues
 
110,282

 
88,673

Total accounts receivable
 
324,944

 
269,438

Accumulated deferred income taxes
 
13,195

 
74,558

Fuel inventory
 
25,886

 
30,951

Materials and supplies - at average cost
 
165,283

 
154,295

Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs
 
9,970

 
23,067

Prepaid taxes
 
20,471

 

Prepayments and other
 
43,424

 
24,962

TOTAL
 
818,719

 
734,824

 
 
 
 
 
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
 
 
 
 
Investment in affiliate preferred membership interests
 
1,034,695

 
1,034,696

Decommissioning trust funds
 
390,198

 
383,615

Storm reserve escrow account
 
200,143

 
200,053

Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation)
 
124

 
214

TOTAL
 
1,625,160

 
1,618,578

 
 
 
 
 
UTILITY PLANT
 
 
 
 
Electric
 
9,803,741

 
9,627,495

Property under capital lease
 
334,716

 
334,716

Construction work in progress
 
203,251

 
241,923

Nuclear fuel
 
130,756

 
162,721

TOTAL UTILITY PLANT
 
10,472,464

 
10,366,855

Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization
 
4,034,705

 
3,942,916

UTILITY PLANT - NET
 
6,437,759

 
6,423,939

 
 
 
 
 
DEFERRED DEBITS AND OTHER ASSETS
 
 
 
 
Regulatory assets:
 
 
 
 
Regulatory asset for income taxes - net
 
323,552

 
324,555

Other regulatory assets (includes securitization property of $125,946 as of June 30, 2015 and $135,538 as of December 31, 2014)
 
888,957

 
914,229

Deferred fuel costs
 
67,998

 
67,998

Other
 
45,594

 
45,182

TOTAL
 
1,326,101

 
1,351,964

 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL ASSETS
 

$10,207,739

 

$10,129,305

 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(In Thousands)
CURRENT LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
Currently maturing long-term debt
 

$28,431

 

$19,525

Short-term borrowings
 
7,367

 
46,033

Accounts payable:
 
 
 
 
Associated companies
 
66,105

 
74,692

Other
 
160,000

 
164,329

Customer deposits
 
94,003

 
93,010

Taxes accrued
 

 
860

Accumulated deferred income taxes
 
9,672

 

Interest accrued
 
47,406

 
44,372

Deferred fuel costs
 
20,033

 
50,432

Other
 
54,296

 
48,250

TOTAL
 
487,313

 
541,503

 
 
 
 
 
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued
 
1,452,258

 
1,406,507

Accumulated deferred investment tax credits
 
63,560

 
64,771

Other regulatory liabilities
 
533,258

 
546,084

Decommissioning
 
516,532

 
503,734

Accumulated provisions
 
208,704

 
212,243

Pension and other postretirement liabilities
 
514,019

 
530,844

Long-term debt (includes securitization bonds of $133,761 as of June 30, 2015 and $143,039 as of December 31, 2014)
 
3,302,958

 
3,337,054

Other
 
68,974

 
70,141

TOTAL
 
6,660,263

 
6,671,378

 
 
 
 
 
Commitments and Contingencies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EQUITY
 
 
 
 
Preferred membership interests without sinking fund
 
100,000

 
100,000

Member's equity
 
2,986,107

 
2,842,300

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
 
(25,944
)
 
(25,876
)
TOTAL
 
3,060,163

 
2,916,424

 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 

$10,207,739

 

$10,129,305

 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 


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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common Equity
 
 
 
Preferred
Membership
Interests
 
Member’s
Equity
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 
Total
 
 
 
(In Thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2013

$100,000

 

$2,885,287

 

($9,635
)
 

$2,975,652

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income

 
128,045

 

 
128,045

Other comprehensive loss

 

 
(589
)
 
(589
)
Contributions from parent

 
1,052

 

 
1,052

Distributions declared on common equity

 
(135,823
)
 

 
(135,823
)
Distributions declared on preferred membership interests

 
(3,494
)
 

 
(3,494
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at June 30, 2014

$100,000

 

$2,875,067

 

($10,224
)
 

$2,964,843

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2014

$100,000

 

$2,842,300

 

($25,876
)
 

$2,916,424

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income

 
147,282

 

 
147,282

Other comprehensive loss

 

 
(68
)
 
(68
)
Distributions declared on preferred membership interests

 
(3,475
)
 

 
(3,475
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at June 30, 2015

$100,000

 

$2,986,107

 

($25,944
)
 

$3,060,163

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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ENTERGY LOUISIANA, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED OPERATING RESULTS
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Increase/
 
 
Description
 
2015
 
2014
 
(Decrease)
 
%
 
 
(Dollars In Millions)
 
 
Electric Operating Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
 

$178

 

$196

 

($18
)
 
(9
)
Commercial
 
136

 
152

 
(16
)
 
(11
)
Industrial
 
213

 
274

 
(61
)
 
(22
)
Governmental
 
11

 
12

 
(1
)
 
(8
)
Total retail
 
538

 
634

 
(96
)
 
(15
)
Sales for resale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Associated companies
 
83

 
51

 
32

 
63

Non-associated companies
 
1

 
10

 
(9
)
 

Other
 
46

 
41

 
5

 
12

Total
 

$668

 

$736

 

($68
)
 
(9
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Billed Electric Energy Sales (GWh):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
 
1,946

 
1,878

 
68

 
4

Commercial
 
1,499

 
1,467

 
32

 
2

Industrial
 
4,187

 
4,238

 
(51
)
 
(1
)
Governmental
 
125

 
124

 
1

 
1

Total retail
 
7,757

 
7,707

 
50

 
1

Sales for resale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Associated companies
 
2,159

 
848

 
1,311

 
155

Non-associated companies
 
13

 
17

 
(4
)
 
(24
)
Total
 
9,929

 
8,572

 
1,357

 
16

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
Increase/
 
 
Description
 
2015
 
2014
 
(Decrease)
 
%
 
 
(Dollars In Millions)
 
 
Electric Operating Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
 

$371

 

$396

 

($25
)
 
(6
)
Commercial
 
267

 
282

 
(15
)
 
(5
)
Industrial
 
424

 
480

 
(56
)
 
(12
)
Governmental
 
22

 
23

 
(1
)
 
(4
)
Total retail
 
1,084

 
1,181

 
(97
)
 
(8
)
Sales for resale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Associated companies
 
155

 
121

 
34

 
28

Non-associated companies
 
3

 
16

 
(13
)
 
(81
)
Other
 
66

 
42

 
24

 

Total
 

$1,308

 

$1,360

 

($52
)
 
(4
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Billed Electric Energy Sales (GWh):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
 
4,193

 
4,291

 
(98
)
 
(2
)
Commercial
 
2,939

 
2,932

 
7

 

Industrial
 
8,369

 
8,279

 
90

 
1

Governmental
 
254

 
252

 
2

 
1

Total retail
 
15,755

 
15,754

 
1

 

Sales for resale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Associated companies
 
3,933

 
2,066

 
1,867

 
90

Non-associated companies
 
52

 
97

 
(45
)
 
(46
)
Total
 
19,740

 
17,917

 
1,823

 
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ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI, INC.

MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Results of Operations

Net Income

Second Quarter 2015 Compared to Second Quarter 2014

Net income decreased slightly, by $0.3 million, primarily due to higher depreciation and amortization expenses and higher taxes other than income taxes, substantially offset by lower other operation and maintenance expenses.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

Net income decreased by $1.2 million primarily due to higher depreciation and amortization expenses, higher other operation and maintenance expenses, and higher taxes other than income taxes, substantially offset by higher net revenue.

Net Revenue

Second Quarter 2015 Compared to Second Quarter 2014

Net revenue consists of operating revenues net of: 1) fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale, 2) purchased power expenses, and 3) other regulatory charges (credits).  Following is an analysis of the change in net revenue comparing the second quarter 2015 to the second quarter 2014:
 
Amount
 
(In Millions)
2014 net revenue

$178.5

Volume/weather
7.4

Retail electric price
(3.4
)
MISO deferral
(2.9
)
Other
(0.7
)
2015 net revenue

$178.9


The volume/weather variance is primarily due to an increase in sales volume during the unbilled sales period. See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Critical Accounting Estimates - Unbilled Revenue” in the Form 10-K for further discussion of the accounting for unbilled revenues.

The retail electric price variance is primarily due to a decrease of $7 million as a result of a change in the deferrals related to the realignment of certain costs between riders and base rates, partially offset by a $16 million net annual increase in revenues, effective February 2015, as a result of the MPSC order in the June 2014 rate case.  See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the rate case.

The MISO deferral variance is primarily due to the deferral in 2014 of the non-fuel MISO-related charges, as approved by MPSC. The deferral of non-fuel MISO-related charges is partially offset in other operation and maintenance expenses. See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for further discussion of the recovery of non-fuel MISO-related charges.



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Management's Financial Discussion and Analysis

Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

Net revenue consists of operating revenues net of: 1) fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale, 2) purchased power expenses, and 3) other regulatory charges (credits).  Following is an analysis of the change in net revenue comparing the six months ended June 30, 2015 to the six months ended June 30, 2014:
 
Amount
 
(In Millions)
2014 net revenue

$341.4

Volume/weather
9.3

Retail electric price
8.8

MISO deferral
(5.4
)
Other
0.6

2015 net revenue

$354.7


The volume/weather variance is primarily due to an increase in sales volume during the unbilled sales period. See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Critical Accounting Estimates - Unbilled Revenue” in the Form 10-K for further discussion of the accounting for unbilled revenues.

The retail electric price variance is primarily due to a $16 million net annual increase in revenues, effective February 2015, as a result of the MPSC order in the June 2014 rate case. The rate case included the realignment of certain costs from collection in riders to base rates. See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the rate case.

The MISO deferral variance is primarily due to the deferral in 2014 of the non-fuel MISO-related charges, as approved by MPSC. The deferral of non-fuel MISO-related charges is partially offset in other operation and maintenance expenses. See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for further discussion of the recovery of non-fuel MISO-related charges.

Other Income Statement Variances

Second Quarter 2015 Compared to Second Quarter 2014

Other operation and maintenance expenses decreased primarily due to:

a decrease of $5.9 million in fossil-fueled generation expenses primarily due to Baxter Wilson (Unit 1) repair activities in 2014. See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Baxter Wilson Plant Event in the Form 10-K and below for a discussion of the Baxter Wilson plant event; and
a decrease of $4.6 million in storm damage accruals. See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of storm cost recovery.

The decrease was partially offset by:

a $2.6 million loss recognized on the disposition of plant components;
an increase of $1.3 million in energy efficiency costs. These costs began in fourth quarter 2014 and are recovered through the energy efficiency rider having minimal effect on net income; and
several individually insignificant items.

Taxes other than income taxes increased primarily due to an increase in ad valorem taxes.

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased primarily due to additions to plant in service and higher depreciation rates in 2015, as approved by the MPSC.

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Management's Financial Discussion and Analysis

Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

Other operation and maintenance expenses increased primarily due to:

an increase of $2.9 million in energy efficiency costs. These costs began in fourth quarter 2014 and are recovered through the energy efficiency rider having minimal effect on net income;
an increase of $2.8 million in fossil-fueled generation expenses primarily due to a higher scope of work done during plant outages in 2015 as compared to the same period in 2014 and higher long-term service agreement costs as a result of increased operation of the Hinds and Attala plants, partially offset by Baxter Wilson (Unit 1) repair activities in 2014. See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Baxter Wilson Plant Event in the Form 10-K and below for a discussion of the Baxter Wilson plant event;
a $2.6 million loss recognized on the disposition of plant components; and
several individually insignificant items.

The increase was partially offset by a decrease of $6.5 million in storm damage accruals. See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of storm cost recovery.

Taxes other than income taxes increased primarily due to an increase in ad valorem taxes.

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased primarily due to additions to plant in service and higher depreciation rates in 2015, as approved by the MPSC.

Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate was 39.6% for the second quarter 2015 and 39.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2015. The differences in the effective income tax rates for the second quarter 2015 and the six months ended June 30, 2015 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% were primarily due to state income taxes and certain book and tax differences related to utility plant items.

The effective income tax rate was 39.9% for the second quarter 2014 and 39.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2014. The differences in the effective income tax rates for the second quarter 2014 and the six months ended June 30, 2014 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% were primarily due to state income taxes and certain book and tax differences related to utility plant items.

Baxter Wilson Plant Event

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Baxter Wilson Plant Event in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the Baxter Wilson plant event. During the first quarter 2015, Entergy Mississippi received $27.8 million of previously-accrued insurance proceeds with $12.7 million allocated to capital spending and $15.1 million allocated to operation and maintenance expenses.


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Management's Financial Discussion and Analysis

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash Flow

Cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In Thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

$61,633

 

$31

 
 
 
 
Cash flow provided by (used in):
 
 
 
Operating activities
174,329

 
94,099

Investing activities
(87,554
)
 
(76,313
)
Financing activities
(34,001
)
 
(942
)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
52,774

 
16,844

 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$114,407

 

$16,875


Operating Activities

Net cash flow provided by operating activities increased $80.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2014 primarily due to:

increased recovery of fuel costs compared to prior year;
$15.1 million in insurance proceeds received in the first quarter 2015 related to the Baxter Wilson plant event. See “Baxter Wilson Plant Event above and in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the Baxter Wilson plant event; and
timing of collections from customers.

The increase was partially offset by income tax payments of $0.6 million in the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to income tax refunds of $9.4 million in the six months ended June 30, 2014. Entergy Mississippi had income tax payments in accordance with the Entergy Corporation and Subsidiary Companies Intercompany Income Tax Allocation Agreement. The income tax payments in 2015 resulted primarily from final settlement of amounts outstanding associated with the 2006-2007 IRS audit. The 2014 income tax refunds were received in accordance with intercompany state income tax sharing arrangements. See Note 10 to the financial statements for a discussion of the finalized tax and interest computations for the 2006-2007 IRS audit.

Investing Activities

Net cash flow used in investing activities increased $11.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2014 primarily due to:

an increase in transmission construction expenditures primarily due to a higher scope of work done compared to the same period in 2014;
an increase in fossil-fueled generation construction expenditures primarily due to a higher scope of work done during plant outages compared to the same period in 2014; and
cash collateral of $5 million posted in June 2015 to support Entergy Mississippi’s obligations related to MISO.


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The increase was partially offset by $12.7 million of insurance proceeds received in the first quarter 2015 related to the Baxter Wilson Plant Event. See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Baxter Wilson Plant Event” above and in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the Baxter Wilson plant event.

Financing Activities

Net cash flow used in financing activities increased $33.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2014 primarily due to $32.5 million in common stock dividends paid in 2015.

Capital Structure

Entergy Mississippi’s capitalization is balanced between equity and debt, as shown in the following table.
 
June 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Debt to capital
50.8
%
 
51.2
%
Effect of subtracting cash
(2.9
%)
 
(1.5
%)
Net debt to net capital
47.9
%
 
49.7
%

Net debt consists of debt less cash and cash equivalents.  Debt consists of short-term borrowings, capital lease obligations, and long-term debt, including the currently maturing portion.  Capital consists of debt, preferred stock without sinking fund, and common equity.  Net capital consists of capital less cash and cash equivalents.  Entergy Mississippi uses the debt to capital ratio in analyzing its financial condition and believes it provides useful information to its investors and creditors in evaluating Entergy Mississippi’s financial condition.  Entergy Mississippi uses the net debt to net capital ratio in analyzing its financial condition and believes it provides useful information to its investors and creditors in evaluating Entergy Mississippi’s financial condition because net debt indicates Entergy Mississippi’s outstanding debt position that could not be readily satisfied by cash and cash equivalents on hand.

Uses and Sources of Capital

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Liquidity and Capital Resources in the Form 10-K for a discussion of Entergy Mississippi’s uses and sources of capital. Following are additional updates to the information provided in the Form 10-K.

Entergy Mississippi’s receivables from or (payables to) the money pool were as follows:
June 30, 2015
 
December 31,
2014
 
June 30, 2014
 
December 31,
2013
(In Thousands)
$7,736
 
$644
 
$6,796
 
($3,536)

See Note 4 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a description of the money pool.

Entergy Mississippi has four separate credit facilities in the aggregate amount of $102.5 million scheduled to expire in May 2016. No borrowings were outstanding under the credit facilities as of June 30, 2015.  In addition, Entergy Mississippi is a party to uncommitted letter of credit facilities as a means to post collateral to support its obligations under MISO. As of June 30, 2015, a $6.5 million letter of credit was outstanding under one of Entergy Mississippi’s uncommitted letter of credit facilities. See Note 4 to the financial statements herein for additional discussion of the credit facilities.


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Management's Financial Discussion and Analysis

State and Local Rate Regulation and Fuel-Cost Recovery

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - State and Local Rate Regulation and Fuel-Cost Recovery” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the formula rate plan and fuel and purchased power cost recovery. The following are updates to that discussion.

Fuel and purchased power recovery

Entergy Mississippi had a deferred fuel over-recovery balance of $58.3 million as of May 31, 2015, along with an under-recovery balance of $12.3 million under the power management rider. Pursuant to those tariffs, in July 2015, Entergy Mississippi filed for interim adjustments under both the energy cost recovery rider and the power management rider to flow through to customers the approximately $46 million net over-recovery over a six-month period.

Mississippi Attorney General Complaint

The Mississippi attorney general filed a complaint in state court in December 2008 against Entergy Corporation, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy Services, and Entergy Power alleging, among other things, violations of Mississippi statutes, fraud, and breach of good faith and fair dealing, and requesting an accounting and restitution.  The complaint is wide ranging and relates to tariffs and procedures under which Entergy Mississippi purchases power not generated in Mississippi to meet electricity demand.  Entergy believes the complaint is unfounded.  In December 2008 the defendant Entergy companies removed the Attorney General’s lawsuit to U.S. District Court in Jackson, Mississippi.  The Mississippi attorney general moved to remand the matter to state court.  In August 2012 the District Court issued an opinion denying the Attorney General’s motion for remand, finding that the District Court has subject matter jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act.

The defendant Entergy companies answered the complaint and filed a counterclaim for relief based upon the Mississippi Public Utilities Act and the Federal Power Act.  In May 2009 the defendant Entergy companies filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings asserting grounds of federal preemption, the exclusive jurisdiction of the MPSC, and factual errors in the Attorney General’s complaint.  In September 2012 the District Court heard oral argument on Entergy’s motion for judgment on the pleadings.  

In January 2014 the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in which it held that cases brought by attorneys general as the sole plaintiff to enforce state laws were not considered “mass actions” under the Class Action Fairness Act, so as to establish federal subject matter jurisdiction. One day later the Attorney General renewed his motion to remand the Entergy case back to state court, citing the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision. The defendant Entergy companies responded to that motion reiterating the additional grounds asserted for federal question jurisdiction, and the District Court held oral argument on the renewed motion to remand in February 2014. In April 2015 the District Court entered an order denying the renewed motion to remand, holding that the District Court has federal question subject matter jurisdiction. The Attorney General appealed to the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals the denial of the motion to remand. In July 2015 the Fifth Circuit issued an order denying the appeal, and the Attorney General subsequently filed a petition for rehearing of the request for interlocutory appeal. The case remains pending in federal district court, awaiting a ruling on the Entergy companies’ motion for judgment on the pleadings.

Federal Regulation

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – Federal Regulation in the Form 10-K for a discussion of federal regulation. 

Nuclear Matters

See “Nuclear Matters” section of Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis in the Form 10-K for a discussion of nuclear matters.

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Environmental Risks

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – Environmental Risks” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of environmental risks.

Critical Accounting Estimates

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Critical Accounting Estimates” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the estimates and judgments necessary in Entergy Mississippi’s accounting for unbilled revenue and qualified pension and other postretirement benefits.




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ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI, INC.
INCOME STATEMENTS
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(In Thousands)
 
(In Thousands)
OPERATING REVENUES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Electric
 

$344,975

 

$370,638

 

$705,790

 

$718,834

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATING EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operation and Maintenance:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
 
64,208

 
76,513

 
154,819

 
133,828

Purchased power
 
95,763

 
119,736

 
187,921

 
247,788

Other operation and maintenance
 
65,114

 
69,342

 
130,186

 
124,700

Taxes other than income taxes
 
23,117

 
21,733

 
48,137

 
44,000

Depreciation and amortization
 
32,599

 
28,394

 
63,429

 
56,505

Other regulatory charges (credits) - net
 
6,088

 
(4,143
)
 
8,373

 
(4,182
)
TOTAL
 
286,889

 
311,575

 
592,865

 
602,639

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATING INCOME
 
58,086

 
59,063

 
112,925

 
116,195

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OTHER INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
 
610

 
414

 
1,381

 
849

Interest and investment income
 
27

 
326

 
55

 
664

Miscellaneous - net
 
(1,130
)
 
(1,414
)
 
(1,932
)
 
(2,253
)
TOTAL
 
(493
)
 
(674
)
 
(496
)
 
(740
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INTEREST EXPENSE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
 
14,391

 
14,396

 
28,637

 
28,824

Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction
 
(324
)
 
(214
)
 
(741
)
 
(442
)
TOTAL
 
14,067

 
14,182

 
27,896

 
28,382

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
 
43,526

 
44,207

 
84,533

 
87,073

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income taxes
 
17,247

 
17,643

 
33,319

 
34,670

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCOME
 
26,279

 
26,564

 
51,214

 
52,403

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred dividend requirements and other
 
707

 
707

 
1,414

 
1,414

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK
 

$25,572

 

$25,857

 

$49,800

 

$50,989

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI, INC.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(In Thousands)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
Net income
 

$51,214

 

$52,403

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
63,429

 
56,505

Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued
 
(25,582
)
 
7,510

Changes in assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Receivables
 
14,406

 
(9,741
)
Fuel inventory
 
(7,318
)
 
4,379

Accounts payable
 
(11,972
)
 
3,744

Taxes accrued
 
30,554

 
7,321

Interest accrued
 
(3,304
)
 
1,318

Deferred fuel costs
 
58,395

 
(16,537
)
Other working capital accounts
 
(6,027
)
 
(1,672
)
Provisions for estimated losses
 
(203
)
 
4,908

Other regulatory assets
 
22,799

 
(2,807
)
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
 
(8,971
)
 
(12,798
)
Other assets and liabilities
 
(3,091
)
 
(434
)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities
 
174,329

 
94,099

 
 
 
 
 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
Construction expenditures
 
(89,581
)
 
(70,364
)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
 
1,381

 
849

Insurance proceeds
 
12,745

 

Changes in money pool receivable - net
 
(7,092
)
 
(6,796
)
Increase in other investments
 
(5,000
)
 

Other
 
(7
)
 
(2
)
Net cash flow used in investing activities
 
(87,554
)
 
(76,313
)
 
 
 
 
 
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt
 

 
99,008

Retirement of long-term debt
 

 
(95,000
)
Change in money pool payable - net
 

 
(3,536
)
Dividends paid:
 
 
 
 
Common stock
 
(32,500
)
 

Preferred stock
 
(1,414
)
 
(1,414
)
Other
 
(87
)
 

Net cash flow used in financing activities
 
(34,001
)
 
(942
)
 
 
 
 
 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
 
52,774

 
16,844

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
 
61,633

 
31

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 

$114,407

 

$16,875

 
 
 
 
 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
 
 
 
 
Cash paid (received) during the period for:
 
 
 
 
Interest - net of amount capitalized
 

$30,637

 

$26,142

Income taxes
 

$597

 

($9,440
)
 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 


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ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI, INC.
BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS
June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(In Thousands)
CURRENT ASSETS
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents:
 
 
 
 
Cash
 

$1,068

 

$1,223

Temporary cash investments
 
113,339

 
60,410

Total cash and cash equivalents
 
114,407

 
61,633

Accounts receivable:
 
 

 
 

Customer
 
74,802

 
78,593

Allowance for doubtful accounts
 
(873
)
 
(873
)
Associated companies
 
15,602

 
21,233

Other
 
10,493

 
42,009

Accrued unbilled revenues
 
64,253

 
43,374

Total accounts receivable
 
164,277

 
184,336

Accumulated deferred income taxes
 

 
5,198

Fuel inventory - at average cost
 
50,054

 
42,736

Materials and supplies - at average cost
 
38,520

 
37,741

Prepayments and other
 
15,968

 
7,315

TOTAL
 
383,226

 
338,959

 
 
 
 
 
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
 
 

 
 

Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation)
 
4,633

 
4,642

Escrow accounts
 
41,758

 
41,752

TOTAL
 
46,391

 
46,394

 
 
 
 
 
UTILITY PLANT
 
 

 
 

Electric
 
4,007,510

 
3,999,918

Property under capital lease
 
3,576

 
4,185

Construction work in progress
 
55,214

 
67,514

TOTAL UTILITY PLANT
 
4,066,300

 
4,071,617

Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization
 
1,490,636

 
1,516,540

UTILITY PLANT - NET
 
2,575,664

 
2,555,077

 
 
 
 
 
DEFERRED DEBITS AND OTHER ASSETS
 
 

 
 

Regulatory assets:
 
 

 
 

Regulatory asset for income taxes - net
 
43,221

 
49,306

Other regulatory assets
 
348,033

 
364,747

Other
 
20,720

 
19,121

TOTAL
 
411,974

 
433,174

 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL ASSETS
 

$3,417,255

 

$3,373,604

 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 

 
 


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BALANCE SHEETS
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(In Thousands)
CURRENT LIABILITIES
 
 

 
 

Currently maturing long-term debt
 

$125,000

 

$—

Accounts payable:
 
 

 
 

Associated companies
 
43,147

 
49,832

Other
 
51,148

 
63,300

Customer deposits
 
80,049

 
77,753

Taxes accrued
 
84,119

 
53,565

Accumulated deferred income taxes
 
1,884

 

Interest accrued
 
19,868

 
23,172

Deferred fuel costs
 
60,589

 
2,194

Other
 
23,691

 
17,533

TOTAL
 
489,495

 
287,349

 
 
 
 
 
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
 
 

 
 

Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued
 
758,601

 
800,374

Accumulated deferred investment tax credits
 
10,830

 
6,370

Asset retirement cost liabilities
 
8,027

 
6,786

Accumulated provisions
 
49,939

 
50,142

Pension and other postretirement liabilities
 
126,187

 
135,156

Long-term debt
 
933,900

 
1,058,838

Other
 
10,425

 
16,038

TOTAL
 
1,897,909

 
2,073,704

 
 
 
 
 
Commitments and Contingencies
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock without sinking fund
 
50,381

 
50,381

 
 
 
 
 
COMMON EQUITY
 
 

 
 

Common stock, no par value, authorized 12,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 8,666,357 shares in 2015 and 2014
 
199,326

 
199,326

Capital stock expense and other
 
(690
)
 
(690
)
Retained earnings
 
780,834

 
763,534

TOTAL
 
979,470

 
962,170

 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 

$3,417,255

 

$3,373,604

 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 

 
 



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ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI, INC.
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN COMMON EQUITY
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
Common Equity
 
 
 
Common
Stock
 
Capital Stock
Expense and
Other
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Total
 
(In Thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2013

$199,326

 

($690
)
 

$752,941

 

$951,577

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income

 

 
52,403

 
52,403

Preferred stock dividends

 

 
(1,414
)
 
(1,414
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at June 30, 2014

$199,326

 

($690
)
 

$803,930

 

$1,002,566

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2014

$199,326

 

($690
)
 

$763,534

 

$962,170

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income

 

 
51,214

 
51,214

Common stock dividends

 

 
(32,500
)
 
(32,500
)
Preferred stock dividends

 

 
(1,414
)
 
(1,414
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at June 30, 2015

$199,326

 

($690
)
 

$780,834

 

$979,470

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

 
 

 
 

 
 



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ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI, INC.
SELECTED OPERATING RESULTS
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Increase/
 
 
Description
 
2015
 
2014
 
(Decrease)
 
%
 
 
(Dollars In Millions)
 
 
Electric Operating Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
 

$119

 

$118

 

$1

 
1

Commercial
 
112

 
110

 
2

 
2

Industrial
 
41

 
42

 
(1
)
 
(2
)
Governmental
 
12

 
11

 
1

 
9

Total retail
 
284

 
281

 
3

 
1

Sales for resale:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Associated companies
 
21

 
56

 
(35
)
 
(63
)
Non-associated companies
 
3

 
3

 

 

Other
 
37

 
31

 
6

 
19

Total
 

$345

 

$371

 

($26
)
 
(7
)
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Billed Electric Energy Sales (GWh):
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Residential
 
1,100

 
1,133

 
(33
)
 
(3
)
Commercial
 
1,141

 
1,127

 
14

 
1

Industrial
 
544

 
562

 
(18
)
 
(3
)
Governmental
 
101

 
99

 
2

 
2

Total retail
 
2,886

 
2,921

 
(35
)
 
(1
)
Sales for resale:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Associated companies
 
433

 
795

 
(362
)
 
(46
)
Non-associated companies
 
55

 
41

 
14

 
34

Total
 
3,374

 
3,757

 
(383
)
 
(10
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
Increase/
 
 

Description
 
2015
 
2014
 
(Decrease)
 
%
 
 
(Dollars In Millions)
 
 

Electric Operating Revenues:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Residential
 

$273

 

$272

 

$1

 

Commercial
 
225

 
219

 
6

 
3

Industrial
 
81

 
80

 
1

 
1

Governmental
 
24

 
22

 
2

 
9

Total retail
 
603

 
593

 
10

 
2

Sales for resale:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Associated companies
 
43

 
84

 
(41
)
 
(49
)
Non-associated companies
 
6

 
7

 
(1
)
 
(14
)
Other
 
54

 
35

 
19

 
54

Total
 

$706

 

$719

 

($13
)
 
(2
)
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Billed Electric Energy Sales (GWh):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
 
2,588

 
2,710

 
(122
)
 
(5
)
Commercial
 
2,251

 
2,256

 
(5
)
 

Industrial
 
1,061

 
1,090

 
(29
)
 
(3
)
Governmental
 
199

 
198

 
1

 
1

Total retail
 
6,099

 
6,254

 
(155
)
 
(2
)
Sales for resale:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Associated companies
 
907

 
1,150

 
(243
)
 
(21
)
Non-associated companies
 
93

 
76

 
17

 
22

Total
 
7,099

 
7,480

 
(381
)
 
(5
)


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ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, INC.

MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Algiers Asset Transfer

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Algiers Asset Transfer” in the Form 10-K.

As discussed in the Form 10-K, in October 2014 Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans filed an application with the City Council seeking authorization to undertake a transaction that would result in the transfer from Entergy Louisiana to Entergy New Orleans of certain assets that currently serve Entergy Louisiana’s customers in Algiers. In April 2015 the FERC issued an order approving the Algiers assets transfer. In May 2015 the parties filed a settlement agreement authorizing the Algiers assets transfer and the settlement agreement was approved by a City Council resolution in May 2015. Entergy Louisiana expects to transfer the Algiers assets to Entergy New Orleans in September 2015.
 
Results of Operations

Net Income

Second Quarter 2015 Compared to Second Quarter 2014

Net income increased $4.1 million primarily due to higher net revenue.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

Net income increased $6.9 million primarily due to higher net revenue and lower other operation and maintenance expenses.
    
Net Revenue

Second Quarter 2015 Compared to Second Quarter 2014

Net revenue consists of operating revenues net of: 1) fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale, 2) purchased power expenses, and 3) other regulatory charges (credits).  Following is an analysis of the changes in net revenue comparing the second quarter 2015 to the second quarter 2014:
 
Amount
 
(In Millions)
2014 net revenue

$62.3

Volume/weather
4.1

Other
0.4

2015 net revenue

$66.8


The volume/weather variance is primarily due to an increase of 73 GWh, or 6%, in billed electricity usage, primarily in the residential and commercial sectors, due to the effect of more favorable weather in 2015 as compared to the same period in prior year and an increase of 2% in the average number of electric customers.


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Management's Financial Discussion and Analysis

Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

Net revenue consists of operating revenues net of: 1) fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale, 2) purchased power expenses, and 3) other regulatory charges (credits).  Following is an analysis of the changes in net revenue comparing the six months ended June 30, 2015 to the six months ended June 30, 2014:
 
Amount
 
(In Millions)
2014 net revenue

$128.3

Volume/weather
4.9

Net gas revenue
(1.6
)
Other
1.2

2015 net revenue

$132.8


The volume/weather variance is primarily due to an increase in unbilled sales volume, an increase of 31 GWh, or 1%, in billed electricity usage, primarily in the commercial and governmental sectors, and an increase of 2% in the average number of electric customers. See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Critical Accounting Estimates - Unbilled Revenue” in the Form 10-K for further discussion of the accounting for unbilled revenues.

The net gas revenue variance is primarily due to the effect of less favorable weather, primarily in the residential and commercial sectors in 2015 as compared to the same period in prior year.

Other Income Statement Variances

Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

Other operation and maintenance expenses decreased primarily due to:

a decrease of $2.3 million in fossil-fueled generation expenses resulting primarily from increases in 2014 to loss reserves related to asbestos claims, offset by a higher scope of plant outages in 2015; and
a decrease of $1.1 million in compensation and benefits costs primarily due to a decrease in the accrual for incentive-based compensation, partially offset by an increase in net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit costs as a result of lower discount rates and changes in retirement and mortality assumptions. See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – Critical Accounting Estimates – Qualified Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits” in the Form 10-K and Note 6 to the financial statements herein for further discussion of benefits costs.

The decrease was partially offset by an increase of $1.2 million in transmission expenses primarily due to an increase in the amount of transmission costs allocated by MISO. There is no effect on net income as these costs are being collected through the MISO rider, as approved by the City Council.

Taxes other than income taxes decreased primarily due to a decrease in local franchise taxes resulting from lower electric and gas retail revenues as compared to the prior year and a decrease in ad valorem taxes. Franchise taxes have no effect on net income as these taxes are recovered through the franchise tax rider.

Other income increased primarily due to carrying costs on storm restoration costs related to Hurricane Issac, as approved by the City Council. See “State and Local Rate Regulation” below for further discussion of the securitization.


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Management's Financial Discussion and Analysis

Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate was 34.2% for the second quarter 2015 and 34.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2015. The differences in the effective income tax rates for the second quarter 2015 and the six months ended June 30, 2015 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% were primarily due to flow-through tax accounting, partially offset by state income taxes and certain book and tax differences related to utility plant items.

The effective income tax rate was 33.9% for the second quarter 2014 and 32.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2014.  The differences in the effective income tax rates for the second quarter 2014 and the six months ended June 30, 2014 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% were primarily due to flow-through tax accounting, partially offset by state income taxes and certain book and tax differences related to utility plant items.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash Flow

Cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In Thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

$42,389

 

$33,489

 
 
 
 
Cash flow provided by (used in):
 
 
 
Operating activities
31,330

 
15,802

Investing activities
(36,550
)
 
(32,106
)
Financing activities
(7,814
)
 
(513
)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(13,034
)
 
(16,817
)
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$29,355

 

$16,672


Operating Activities

Net cash flow provided by operating activities increased $15.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2014 primarily due to the payment of calendar year 2012 System Agreement bandwidth remedy receipts of $15 million to the City of New Orleans in June 2014 for use in the streetlight conversion program, as directed by the City Council.

Investing Activities

Net cash flow used in investing activities increased $4.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2014 primarily due to:

an increase in transmission construction expenditures as a result of increased scope of work in 2015;
an increase in spending on information technology projects in 2015; and
an increase in distribution construction expenditures due to higher storm spending and increased scope of work in 2015.

Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities increased $7.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2014 primarily due to $7.3 million in common stock dividends paid in 2015.


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Management's Financial Discussion and Analysis

Capital Structure

Entergy New Orleans’s capitalization is balanced between equity and debt, as shown in the following table. The decrease in the debt to capital ratio for Entergy New Orleans as of June 30, 2015 is primarily due to an increase in retained earnings.
 
June 30,
 2015
 
December 31,
2014
Debt to capital
46.3
%
 
47.7
%
Effect of subtracting cash
(3.4
%)
 
(5.2
%)
Net debt to net capital
42.9
%
 
42.5
%

Net debt consists of debt less cash and cash equivalents.  Debt consists of short-term borrowings and long-term debt, including the currently maturing portion.  Capital consists of debt, preferred stock without sinking fund, and common equity.  Net capital consists of capital less cash and cash equivalents.  Entergy New Orleans uses the debt to capital ratio in analyzing its financial condition and believes it provides useful information to its investors and creditors in evaluating Entergy New Orleans’s financial condition.  Entergy New Orleans uses the net debt to net capital ratio in analyzing its financial condition and believes it provides useful information to its investors and creditors in evaluating Entergy New Orleans’s financial condition because net debt indicates Entergy New Orleans’s outstanding debt position that could not be readily satisfied by cash and cash equivalents.

Uses and Sources of Capital

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Liquidity and Capital Resources in the Form 10-K for a discussion of Entergy New Orleans’s uses and sources of capital. Following are updates to the information provided in the Form 10-K.

Entergy New Orleans’s receivables from the money pool were as follows:
June 30,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
 
June 30,
2014
 
December 31,
2013
(In Thousands)
$1,946
 
$442
 
$6,772
 
$4,737

See Note 4 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a description of the money pool.

Entergy New Orleans has a credit facility in the amount of $25 million scheduled to expire in November 2015.  No borrowings were outstanding under the facility as of June 30, 2015. In addition, Entergy New Orleans is a party to an uncommitted letter of credit facility as a means to post collateral to support its obligations under MISO. As of June 30, 2015, a $9.7 million letter of credit was outstanding under Entergy New Orleans’s uncommitted letter of credit facility. See Note 4 to the financial statements herein for additional discussion of the credit facilities.

In May 2015, the City Council issued a financing order authorizing the issuance of securitization bonds to recover Entergy New Orleans’s Hurricane Isaac storm restoration costs of $31.8 million, including carrying costs, the costs of funding and replenishing the storm recovery reserve in the amount of $63.9 million, and approximately $3 million of up-front financing costs associated with the securitization. In July 2015, Entergy New Orleans Storm Recovery Funding I, L.L.C., a company wholly owned and consolidated by Entergy New Orleans, issued $98.7 million of storm cost recovery bonds. The bonds have a coupon of 2.67% and an expected maturity date of June 2024. Although the principal amount is not due until the date given above, Entergy New Orleans Storm Recovery Funding expects to make principal payments on the bonds over the next five years in the amounts of $11.4 million for 2016, $10.6 million for 2017, $11 million for 2018, $11.2 million for 2019, and $11.6 million for 2020. With the proceeds, Entergy New Orleans Storm Recovery Funding purchased from Entergy New Orleans the storm recovery property, which is the right to recover from customers through a storm recovery charge amounts sufficient to service the securitization bonds. The

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Management's Financial Discussion and Analysis

storm recovery property will be reflected as a regulatory asset on the consolidated Entergy New Orleans balance sheet. The creditors of Entergy New Orleans do not have recourse to the assets or revenues of Entergy New Orleans Storm Recovery Funding, including the storm recovery property, and the creditors of Entergy New Orleans Storm Recovery Funding do not have recourse to the assets or revenues of Entergy New Orleans. Entergy New Orleans has no payment obligations to Entergy New Orleans Storm Recovery Funding except to remit storm recovery charge collections.

Union Power Station Power Purchase Agreement

In February 2015, Entergy New Orleans filed an application with the City Council seeking authorization to enter into a power purchase agreement, subject to certain conditions, with Entergy Gulf States Louisiana to purchase on a life-of-unit basis 20% of the capacity and related energy of the two power blocks of the Union Power Station that Entergy Gulf States Louisiana is seeking to purchase. In the application, Entergy New Orleans sought authorization from the City Council for full and timely cost recovery in rates for all costs associated with the power purchase agreement. In June 2015 the parties filed a settlement agreement regarding the power purchase agreement, and the settlement agreement was approved by a City Council resolution in June 2015. The City Council’s resolution approves, subject to certain conditions, the Union power purchase agreement as prudent and in the public interest and deems the costs of that power purchase agreement as eligible for recovery, with capacity costs being recoverable through a rider and energy-related costs being recoverable through the fuel adjustment clause. Long-term service agreement costs are recoverable through the fuel adjustment clause initially, but are subject to possible realignment to base rates in the next base rate case. The City Council approval also requires Entergy New Orleans to credit customer bills $4.8 million annually once the deactivation of Michoud Units 2 and 3 occurs.

In July 2015, Entergy Texas, together with other parties, filed a motion with the PUCT to dismiss Entergy Texas’s CCN application to acquire one of the four 495 MW power blocks at the Union Power Station. On July 30, 2015, the PUCT granted the motion to dismiss the CCN case. The power block originally allocated to Entergy Texas will be acquired by Entergy New Orleans, subject to City Council approval and the satisfaction of other conditions to close the transaction, for approximately $237 million. The acquisition by Entergy New Orleans would replace the power purchase agreement with Entergy Gulf States Louisiana that the City Council approved in June 2015. Entergy New Orleans will file an application for authorization to proceed with the acquisition and plans to seek City Council resolution by a date that would support closing the transaction by the end of 2015.

State and Local Rate Regulation

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – State and Local Rate Regulation in the Form 10-K for a discussion of state and local rate regulation. See also “Liquidity and Capital Resources - Uses and Sources of Capital - Union Power Station Power Purchase Agreement” above for discussion of the Union Power purchase agreement approved by the City Council in June 2015.

Federal Regulation

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – Federal Regulation in the Form 10-K for a discussion of federal regulation. 

Nuclear Matters

See “Nuclear Matters” section of Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis in the Form 10-K for a discussion of nuclear matters.

Environmental Risks

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Environmental Risks” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of environmental risks.

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Critical Accounting Estimates

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Critical Accounting Estimates” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the estimates and judgments necessary in Entergy New Orleans’s accounting for unbilled revenue and qualified pension and other postretirement benefits.

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ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, INC.
INCOME STATEMENTS
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(In Thousands)
 
(In Thousands)
OPERATING REVENUES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Electric
 

$132,988

 

$147,941

 

$244,757

 

$288,168

Natural gas
 
17,506

 
22,048

 
52,637

 
68,388

TOTAL
 
150,494

 
169,989

 
297,394

 
356,556

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATING EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operation and Maintenance:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
 
14,577

 
43,704

 
34,510

 
94,866

Purchased power
 
69,309

 
63,758

 
130,534

 
132,903

Other operation and maintenance
 
29,081

 
28,240

 
54,285

 
56,371

Taxes other than income taxes
 
10,797

 
11,479

 
22,187

 
24,614

Depreciation and amortization
 
8,270

 
9,741

 
18,063

 
19,206

Other regulatory charges (credits) - net
 
(190
)
 
205

 
(403
)
 
453

TOTAL
 
131,844

 
157,127

 
259,176

 
328,413

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATING INCOME
 
18,650

 
12,862

 
38,218

 
28,143

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OTHER INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
 
248

 
205

 
495

 
560

Interest and investment income
 
12

 
21

 
37

 
38

Miscellaneous - net
 
303

 
(237
)
 
655

 
(584
)
TOTAL
 
563

 
(11
)
 
1,187

 
14

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INTEREST EXPENSE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
 
3,355

 
3,303

 
6,782

 
6,665

Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction
 
(110
)
 
(101
)
 
(220
)
 
(274
)
TOTAL
 
3,245

 
3,202

 
6,562

 
6,391

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
 
15,968

 
9,649

 
32,843

 
21,766

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income taxes
 
5,466

 
3,275

 
11,287

 
7,098

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCOME
 
10,502

 
6,374

 
21,556

 
14,668

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred dividend requirements and other
 
241

 
241

 
482

 
482

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK
 

$10,261

 

$6,133

 

$21,074

 

$14,186

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, INC.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(In Thousands)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
Net income
 

$21,556

 

$14,668

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
18,063

 
19,206

Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued
 
10,031

 
7,517

Changes in assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Receivables
 
(64
)
 
4,023

Fuel inventory
 
1,938

 
1,931

Accounts payable
 
2,313

 
(8,262
)
Interest accrued
 
(351
)
 
(484
)
Deferred fuel costs
 
(9,403
)
 
(16,496
)
Other working capital accounts
 
(6,015
)
 
(10,322
)
Provisions for estimated losses
 
(188
)
 
5,805

Other regulatory assets
 
(20,270
)
 
2,491

Pension and other postretirement liabilities
 
(6,437
)
 
(6,333
)
Other assets and liabilities
 
20,157

 
2,058

Net cash flow provided by operating activities
 
31,330

 
15,802

 
 
 
 
 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
Construction expenditures
 
(31,991
)
 
(27,016
)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
 
495

 
560

Changes in money pool receivable - net
 
(1,504
)
 
(2,035
)
Receipts from storm reserve escrow account
 
3

 

Payments to storm reserve escrow account
 
(3,553
)
 
(3,615
)
Net cash flow used in investing activities
 
(36,550
)
 
(32,106
)
 
 
 
 
 
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
Dividends paid:
 
 
 
 
Common stock
 
(7,250
)
 

Preferred stock
 
(482
)
 
(482
)
Other
 
(82
)
 
(31
)
Net cash flow used in financing activities
 
(7,814
)
 
(513
)
 
 
 
 
 
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
 
(13,034
)
 
(16,817
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
 
42,389

 
33,489

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 

$29,355

 

$16,672

 
 
 
 
 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
 
 
 
 
Cash paid during the period for:
 
 
 
 
Interest - net of amount capitalized
 

$6,676

 

$6,694

Income taxes
 

$40

 

$—

 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 


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ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, INC.
BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS
June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(In Thousands)
CURRENT ASSETS
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
 
 
 
Cash
 

$851

 

$1,006

Temporary cash investments
 
28,504

 
41,383

Total cash and cash equivalents
 
29,355

 
42,389

Accounts receivable:
 
 
 
 
Customer
 
37,963

 
35,663

Allowance for doubtful accounts
 
(361
)
 
(262
)
Associated companies
 
10,049

 
11,693

Other
 
2,161

 
3,223

Accrued unbilled revenues
 
18,538

 
16,465

Total accounts receivable
 
68,350

 
66,782

Accumulated deferred income taxes
 
10,035

 
8,562

Fuel inventory - at average cost
 
1,078

 
3,016

Materials and supplies - at average cost
 
13,398

 
12,650

Prepayments and other
 
16,898

 
6,887

TOTAL
 
139,114

 
140,286

 
 
 
 
 
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
 
 
 
 
Non-utility property at cost (less accumulated depreciation)
 
1,016

 
1,016

Storm reserve escrow account
 
21,588

 
18,038

TOTAL
 
22,604

 
19,054

 
 
 
 
 
UTILITY PLANT
 
 
 
 
Electric
 
933,568

 
936,862

Natural gas
 
232,234

 
228,979

Construction work in progress
 
19,583

 
18,866

TOTAL UTILITY PLANT
 
1,185,385

 
1,184,707

Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization
 
609,664

 
594,945

UTILITY PLANT - NET
 
575,721

 
589,762

 
 
 
 
 
DEFERRED DEBITS AND OTHER ASSETS
 
 
 
 
Regulatory assets:
 
 
 
 
Deferred fuel costs
 
4,080

 
4,080

Other regulatory assets
 
195,866

 
175,596

Other
 
5,767

 
5,345

TOTAL
 
205,713

 
185,021

 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL ASSETS
 

$943,152

 

$934,123

 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 

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ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, INC.
BALANCE SHEETS
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(In Thousands)
CURRENT LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable:
 
 
 
 
Associated companies
 

$33,145

 

$33,170

Other
 
24,062

 
22,435

Customer deposits
 
25,187

 
24,681

Interest accrued
 
3,187

 
3,538

Deferred fuel costs
 
18,994

 
28,397

Other
 
11,068

 
6,830

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES
 
115,643

 
119,051

 
 
 
 
 
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued
 
214,589

 
199,241

Accumulated deferred investment tax credits
 
791

 
864

Regulatory liability for income taxes - net
 
16,283

 
20,640

Asset retirement cost liabilities
 
2,597

 
2,511

Accumulated provisions
 
25,689

 
25,877

Pension and other postretirement liabilities
 
56,003

 
62,440

Long-term debt
 
225,877

 
225,866

Gas system rebuild insurance proceeds
 
17,857

 
23,218

Other
 
6,194

 
6,610

TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
 
565,880

 
567,267

 
 
 
 
 
Commitments and Contingencies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock without sinking fund
 
19,780

 
19,780

 
 
 
 
 
COMMON EQUITY
 
 
 
 
Common stock, $4 par value, authorized 10,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 8,435,900 shares in 2015 and 2014
 
33,744

 
33,744

Paid-in capital
 
36,294

 
36,294

Retained earnings
 
171,811

 
157,987

TOTAL
 
241,849

 
228,025

 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 

$943,152

 

$934,123

 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 


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ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, INC.
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN COMMON EQUITY
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
Common Equity
 
 
 
Common
Stock
 
Paid-in
Capital
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Total
 
(In Thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2013

$33,744

 

$36,294

 

$136,245

 

$206,283

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income

 

 
14,668

 
14,668

Preferred stock dividends

 

 
(482
)
 
(482
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at June 30, 2014

$33,744

 

$36,294

 

$150,431

 

$220,469

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2014

$33,744

 

$36,294

 

$157,987

 

$228,025

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income

 

 
21,556

 
21,556

Common stock dividends

 

 
(7,250
)
 
(7,250
)
Preferred stock dividends

 

 
(482
)
 
(482
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at June 30, 2015

$33,744

 

$36,294

 

$171,811

 

$241,849

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

 
 

 
 

 
 



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ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, INC.
SELECTED OPERATING RESULTS
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Increase/
 
 
Description
 
2015
 
2014
 
(Decrease)
 
%
 
 
(Dollars In Millions)
 
 
Electric Operating Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
 

$44

 

$43

 

$1

 
2

Commercial
 
44

 
45

 
(1
)
 
(2
)
Industrial
 
8

 
9

 
(1
)
 
(11
)
Governmental
 
16

 
16

 

 

Total retail
 
112

 
113

 
(1
)
 
(1
)
Sales for resale:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Associated companies
 
12

 
27

 
(15
)
 
(56
)
Non-associated companies
 

 
1

 
(1
)
 
(100
)
Other
 
9

 
7

 
2

 
29

Total
 

$133

 

$148

 

($15
)
 
(10
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Billed Electric Energy Sales (GWh):
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Residential
 
428

 
394

 
34

 
9

Commercial
 
516

 
491

 
25

 
5

Industrial
 
115

 
114

 
1

 
1

Governmental
 
194

 
181

 
13

 
7

Total retail
 
1,253

 
1,180

 
73

 
6

Sales for resale:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Associated companies
 
242

 
433

 
(191
)
 
(44
)
Non-associated companies
 
1

 
1

 

 

Total
 
1,496

 
1,614

 
(118
)
 
(7
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
Increase/
 
 

Description
 
2015
 
2014
 
(Decrease)
 
%
 
 
(Dollars In Millions)
 
 

Electric Operating Revenues:
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

Residential
 

$87

 

$97

 

($10
)
 
(10
)
Commercial
 
82

 
88

 
(6
)
 
(7
)
Industrial
 
14

 
17

 
(3
)
 
(18
)
Governmental
 
29

 
31

 
(2
)
 
(6
)
Total retail
 
212

 
233

 
(21
)
 
(9
)
Sales for resale:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Associated companies
 
21

 
45

 
(24
)
 
(53
)
  Non associated companies
 

 
4

 
(4
)
 
(100
)
Other
 
12

 
6

 
6

 
100

Total
 

$245

 

$288

 

($43
)
 
(15
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Billed Electric Energy Sales (GWh):
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Residential
 
921

 
935

 
(14
)
 
(1
)
Commercial
 
991

 
963

 
28

 
3

Industrial
 
217

 
220

 
(3
)
 
(1
)
Governmental
 
376

 
356

 
20

 
6

Total retail
 
2,505

 
2,474

 
31

 
1

Sales for resale:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Associated companies
 
435

 
700

 
(265
)
 
(38
)
Non-associated companies
 
5

 
11

 
(6
)
 
(55
)
Total
 
2,945

 
3,185

 
(240
)
 
(8
)


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MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Results of Operations

Net Income

Second Quarter 2015 Compared to Second Quarter 2014

Net income decreased $3.7 million primarily due to higher other operation and maintenance expenses, partially offset by lower interest expense.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

Net income decreased slightly, by $0.3 million, primarily due to higher other operation and maintenance expenses and higher taxes other than income taxes, substantially offset by higher net revenue and lower interest expense.

Net Revenue

Second Quarter 2015 Compared to Second Quarter 2014

Net revenue consists of operating revenues net of: 1) fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale, 2) purchased power expenses, and 3) other regulatory charges.  Following is an analysis of the change in net revenue comparing the second quarter 2015 to the second quarter 2014:
 
Amount
 
(In Millions)
2014 net revenue

$154.2

Fuel recovery
(4.1
)
Purchased power capacity
(3.2
)
Volume/weather
3.0

Transmission revenue
1.8

Other
1.8

2015 net revenue

$153.5

    
The fuel recovery variance is primarily due to a decrease in recoverable fuel expenses as a result of a change in the application of the fuel factor in the prior year. See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for discussion of the PUCT fuel cost proceedings.

The purchased power capacity variance is primarily due to increased expenses due to contract changes and price changes for ongoing purchased power capacity.

The volume/weather variance is primarily due to the effect of weather on residential and commercial sales, partially offset by a decrease in industrial usage.  The decrease in industrial usage is primarily due to extended seasonal outages for existing large refinery customers, partially offset by new customers in the transportation industry.

The transmission revenue variance is primarily due to an increase in the amount of transmission revenues allocated by MISO.


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Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

Net revenue consists of operating revenues net of: 1) fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale, 2) purchased power expenses, and 3) other regulatory charges.  Following is an analysis of the change in net revenue comparing the six months ended June 30, 2015 to the six months ended June 30, 2014:
 
Amount
 
(In Millions)
2014 net revenue

$289.5

Volume/weather
5.2

Retail electric price
4.3

Net wholesale revenue
3.7

Transmission revenue
3.0

Purchased power capacity
(5.4
)
Rent from electric property
(3.1
)
Other
(0.1
)
2015 net revenue

$297.1

    
The volume/weather variance is primarily due to an increase in unbilled sales volume, partially offset by a decrease of 228 GWh, or 3%, in billed electricity usage, primarily due to a decrease in industrial usage and the effect of weather.  The decrease in industrial usage is primarily due to extended seasonal outages for existing large refinery customers, partially offset by new customers in the transportation industry.  See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Critical Accounting Estimates - Unbilled Revenue in the Form 10-K for further discussion of the accounting for unbilled revenues.

The retail electric price variance is primarily due to an annual base rate increase of $18.5 million, effective April 2014, as a result of the PUCT’s order in the September 2013 rate case. See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for further discussion of the rate case.

The net wholesale revenue variance is primarily due to higher capacity revenue resulting from the purchased power agreements between Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and Entergy Texas.

The transmission revenue variance is primarily due to an increase in the amount of transmission revenues allocated by MISO.

The purchased power capacity variance is primarily due to increased expenses due to contract changes and price changes for ongoing purchased power capacity.

The rent from electric property variance is primarily due to a decrease in right-of-way revenues in 2015 as compared to 2014.

Other Income Statement Variances

Second Quarter 2015 Compared to Second Quarter 2014

Other operation and maintenance expenses increased primarily due to:

an increase of $5 million in fossil-fueled generation expenses primarily due to Lewis Creek dam repairs in 2015 and a higher scope of work done during plant outages compared to prior year; and
an increase of $1.9 million in transmission expenses primarily due to an increase in the amount of transmission costs allocated by MISO.

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Interest expense decreased primarily due to the retirement, prior to maturity, of $150 million of 7.875% Series first mortgage bonds in June 2014, partially offset by the issuance of $250 million of 5.15% Series first mortgage bonds in May 2015 and the issuance of $135 million of 5.625% Series first mortgage bonds in May 2014.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

Other operation and maintenance expenses increased primarily due to:

an increase of $8.6 million in fossil-fueled generation expenses primarily due to Lewis Creek dam repairs in 2015 and a higher scope of work done during plant outages compared to prior year; and
an increase of $4.2 million in transmission expenses primarily due to an increase in the amount of transmission costs allocated by MISO.

The increase was partially offset by a decrease of $2.1 million in compensation and benefits costs primarily due to a decrease in the accrual for incentive-based compensation, partially offset by an increase in net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit costs as a result of lower discount rates and changes in retirement and mortality assumptions. See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – Critical Accounting Estimates – Qualified Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits” in the Form 10-K and Note 6 to the financial statements herein for further discussion of benefits costs.

Taxes other than income taxes increased primarily due to an increase in ad valorem taxes, an increase in local franchise taxes resulting from an increase in the annual city franchise tax amortization, and an increase in payroll taxes.

Interest expense decreased primarily due to the retirement, prior to maturity, of $150 million of 7.875% Series first mortgage bonds in June 2014, partially offset by the issuance of $135 million of 5.625% Series first mortgage bonds in May 2014 and the issuance of $250 million of 5.15% Series first mortgage bonds in May 2015.

Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate was 38.7% for the second quarter 2015. The difference in the effective income tax rate for the second quarter 2015 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% was primarily due to certain book and tax differences related to utility plant items and state income taxes, partially offset by book and tax differences related to the allowance for equity funds used during construction.

The effective income tax rate was 36% for the six months ended June 30, 2015. The difference in the effective income tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2015 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% was primarily due to certain book and tax differences related to utility plant items and the provision for uncertain tax positions, partially offset by state income taxes and book and tax differences related to the allowance for equity funds used during construction.

The effective income tax rate was 39.2% for the second quarter 2014 and 39.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2014. The differences in the effective income tax rates for the second quarter 2014 and for the six months ended June 30, 2014 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% were primarily due to certain book and tax differences related to utility plant items and state income taxes.


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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash Flow

Cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In Thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

$30,441

 

$46,488

 
 
 
 
Cash flow provided by (used in):
 
 
 
Operating activities
131,842

 
128,331

Investing activities
(138,031
)
 
(72,936
)
Financing activities
10,449

 
(89,561
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
4,260

 
(34,166
)
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$34,701

 

$12,322


Operating Activities

Net cash flow provided by operating activities increased $3.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2014 primarily due to:

increased recovery of fuel costs compared to prior year;
the timing of collections from customers; and
a decrease of $3.9 million in interest paid in 2015 as compared to the same period in prior year resulting from a decrease in interest expense, as discussed above.

The increase was partially offset by System Agreement bandwidth remedy payments of $48.6 million received in the second quarter 2014 as a result of the compliance filing pursuant to the FERC’s February 2014 orders related to the bandwidth payments/receipts for the June - December 2005 period and an increase of $1.2 million in pension contributions in 2015. See Note 2 to the financial statements herein and in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the System Agreement proceedings. See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – Critical Accounting Estimates Qualified Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits” in the Form 10-K and Note 6 to the financial statements herein for a discussion of qualified pension and other postretirement benefits funding.

Investing Activities

Net cash flow used in investing activities increased $65.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2014 primarily due to:

an increase in transmission construction expenditures primarily due to a greater scope of projects in 2015;
an increase in fossil-fueled generation construction expenditures primarily due to Lewis Creek dam repairs in 2015 and a greater scope of work done during outages in 2015; and
cash collateral of $12 million posted in June 2015 to support Entergy Texas’s obligations related to MISO.


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Financing Activities

Entergy Texas’s financing activities provided $10.4 million of cash for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to using $89.6 million of cash for the six months ended June 30, 2014 primarily due to the following activity:

the issuance of $250 million of 5.15% Series first mortgage bonds in May 2015;
the retirement, prior to maturity, of $150 million of 7.875% Series first mortgage bonds in June 2014;
$40 million in common stock dividends paid in 2014;
the retirement of $200 million of 3.6% Series first mortgage bonds in June 2015; and
the issuance of $135 million of 5.625% Series first mortgage bonds in May 2014.

Capital Structure

Entergy Texas’s capitalization is balanced between equity and debt, as shown in the following table.
 
June 30,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
Debt to capital
61.8
%
 
62.4
%
Effect of excluding the securitization bonds
(10.7
%)
 
(11.8
%)
Debt to capital, excluding securitization bonds (a)
51.1
%
 
50.6
%
Effect of subtracting cash
(1.0
%)
 
(0.9
%)
Net debt to net capital, excluding securitization bonds (a)
50.1
%
 
49.7
%

(a)
Calculation excludes the securitization bonds, which are non-recourse to Entergy Texas.

Net debt consists of debt less cash and cash equivalents.  Debt consists of long-term debt, including the currently maturing portion.  Capital consists of debt and common equity.  Net capital consists of capital less cash and cash equivalents.  Entergy Texas uses the debt to capital ratios excluding securitization bonds in analyzing its financial condition and believes they provide useful information to its investors and creditors in evaluating Entergy Texas’s financial condition because the securitization bonds are non-recourse to Entergy Texas, as more fully described in Note 5 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K.  Entergy Texas also uses the net debt to net capital ratio excluding securitization bonds in analyzing its financial condition and believes it provides useful information to its investors and creditors in evaluating Entergy Texas’s financial condition because net debt indicates Entergy Texas’s outstanding debt position that could not be readily satisfied by cash and cash equivalents on hand.

Uses and Sources of Capital

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Liquidity and Capital Resources” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of Entergy Texas’s uses and sources of capital. Following are updates to the information provided in the Form 10-K.

Entergy Texas’s receivables from the money pool were as follows:

June 30,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
 
June 30,
2014
 
December 31,
2013
(In Thousands)
$2,258
 
$306
 
$4,671
 
$6,287

See Note 4 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a description of the money pool.

Entergy Texas has a credit facility in the amount of $150 million scheduled to expire in March 2019.  The credit facility allows Entergy Texas to issue letters of credit against 50% of the borrowing capacity of the facility. As

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of June 30, 2015, there were no cash borrowings and $1.3 million of letters of credit outstanding under the credit facility.  In addition, Entergy Texas is a party to an uncommitted letter of credit facility as a means to post collateral to support its obligations under MISO. As of June 30, 2015, a $14.5 million letter of credit was outstanding under Entergy Texas’s uncommitted letter of credit facility. See Note 4 to the financial statements herein for additional discussion of the credit facilities.

In May 2015, Entergy Texas issued $250 million of 5.15% Series first mortgage bonds due June 2045. Entergy Texas used the proceeds to pay, at maturity, its $200 million of 3.60% Series first mortgage bonds due June 2015 and for general corporate purposes.

Union Power Station Purchase Agreement

As discussed in the Form 10-K, in December 2014, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, and Entergy Texas entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire the Union Power Station. The Union Power Station is a 1,980 MW (summer rating) power generation facility that consists of four power blocks, each rated at 495 MW. The purchase of the Union Power Station is contingent upon, among other things, obtaining necessary approvals, including cost recovery, from various federal and state regulatory and permitting agencies. 

In December 2014, Entergy Texas filed its application for Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) with the PUCT seeking one of the two necessary PUCT approvals of the acquisition.  In April 2015 intervenors, the Office of Public Utility Counsel, the Texas Industrial Energy Consumers, and the East Texas Electric Cooperative each filed testimony opposing the transaction. In May 2015, PUCT staff filed testimony opposing the transaction. The PUCT held a hearing in June 2015 on Entergy Texas’s CCN application, resulting in a PUCT request for additional testimony, which Entergy Texas and intervenors filed in June and July 2015. In a separate proceeding initiated in June 2015, Entergy Texas filed a rate application to seek cost recovery of its power block acquisition costs and other costs.  In July 2015 the PUCT requested briefing on legal and policy issues related to post-test year adjustments and other rate-recovery issues in Entergy Texas’s base rate case. Based on the opposition to the acquisition of the power block, Entergy Texas determined it was appropriate to seek to dismiss the CCN filing and withdraw the rate case. In July 2015, Entergy Texas withdrew the rate case and, together with other parties, filed a motion with the PUCT to dismiss Entergy Texas’s CCN application. On July 30, 2015, the PUCT granted the motion to dismiss the CCN case. The power block originally allocated to Entergy Texas will be acquired by Entergy New Orleans, subject to City Council approval and the satisfaction of other conditions to close the transaction. The acquisition by Entergy New Orleans would replace the power purchase agreement with Entergy Gulf States Louisiana that the City Council approved in June 2015. Entergy New Orleans will file an application for authorization to proceed with the acquisition and plans to seek City Council resolution by a date that would support closing the transaction by the end of 2015.
    
In February 2015, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, and Entergy Texas filed a notification and report form pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR Act) with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission with respect to their planned acquisition of the Union Power Station.  Union Power Partners, L.P. (UPP), the seller, also filed a notification and report form in February 2015. In March 2015 the DOJ requested additional information and documentary material from each of the purchasing companies and UPP. Also in March 2015, UPP, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, and Entergy Texas filed an application with the FERC requesting authorization for the transaction.  In April 2015, Entergy Texas and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana made a filing with the FERC to request authorization to recover their portions of the expected positive acquisition adjustment associated with the acquisition of the Union Power Station.  Also in April 2015, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, and Entergy Texas made a filing with the FERC for approval of their proposed accounting treatment of the amortization expenses relating to the acquisition adjustment.  Closing is targeted to occur in late-2015.



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State and Local Rate Regulation and Fuel-Cost Recovery

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - State and Local Rate Regulation and Fuel-Cost Recovery” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of state and local rate regulation and fuel-cost recovery. The following is an update to that discussion.

Filings with the PUCT

In June 2015, Entergy Texas filed a rate case requesting a $75 million increase in its base rates and rider rates The rate case reflected a 10.2% return on common equity and was based on calendar year 2014 as the test year including pro forma adjustments to reflect the acquisition of Union Power Station Power Block 1, which is one of four units that comprise the Union Power Station near El Dorado, Arkansas. The rate case also includes a limited-term rate case expense rider to recover over a three-year period the deferred rate case expenses associated with this rate case. In July 2015 the PUCT requested briefing on legal and policy issues related to, among other things, the propriety of rate recovery for the Union Power transaction given the uncertainty of the actual closing date of the transaction and the commencement of the rate year, as well as Entergy Texas’s requirement for acceptable rate treatment as a condition to closing the transaction. Also in July 2015, in connection with the requested briefing, the PUCT staff and certain parties filed briefs concluding that Entergy Texas should not be permitted recovery for the Union Power Station purchase in the rate case. In July 2015, Entergy Texas filed its notice of withdrawal of its base rate case and the ALJs in the case dismissed the case from the dockets of the State Office of Administrative Hearings and the PUCT.

Fuel and Purchased Power Cost Recovery

In August 2014, Entergy Texas filed an application seeking PUCT approval to implement an interim fuel refund of approximately $24.6 million for over-collected fuel costs incurred during the months of November 2012 through April 2014.  This refund resulted from the net of Entergy Texas’s then current fuel balance, bandwidth remedy payments that Entergy Texas received in May 2014 related to the June - December 2005 period, and bandwidth remedy payments that Entergy Texas made related to calendar year 2013 production costs.   Also in August 2014, Entergy Texas filed an unopposed motion for interim rates to implement this refund for most customers over a two-month period commencing with September 2014.  The PUCT issued its order approving the interim relief in August 2014 and Entergy Texas completed the refunds in October 2014.  Parties intervened in this matter, and all parties agreed that the proceeding should be bifurcated such that the proposed interim refund would become final in a separate proceeding, which refund was approved by the PUCT in March 2015.   In July 2015 certain parties filed briefs in the current proceeding asserting that Entergy Texas should refund to retail customers an additional $10.9 million in bandwidth remedy payments Entergy Texas received related to calendar year 2006 production costs.  The current proceeding is pending.

Federal Regulation

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – Federal Regulation in the Form 10-K for a discussion of federal regulation. 

Industrial and Commercial Customers

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – Industrial and Commercial Customers” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of industrial and commercial customers.

Nuclear Matters

See “Nuclear Matters” section of Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis in the Form 10-K for a discussion of nuclear matters.


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Environmental Risks

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Environmental Risks” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of environmental risks.

Critical Accounting Estimates

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Critical Accounting Estimates” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of unbilled revenue and qualified pension and other postretirement benefits.

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CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(In Thousands)
 
(In Thousands)
OPERATING REVENUES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Electric
 

$402,921

 

$482,932

 

$814,132

 

$923,188

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATING EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operation and Maintenance:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
 
50,360

 
89,258

 
124,167

 
140,226

Purchased power
 
180,843

 
223,213

 
355,048

 
458,039

Other operation and maintenance
 
66,062

 
58,979

 
122,587

 
110,189

Taxes other than income taxes
 
17,641

 
17,260

 
35,911

 
33,758

Depreciation and amortization
 
25,714

 
24,842

 
50,561

 
49,357

Other regulatory charges - net
 
18,237

 
16,222

 
37,781

 
35,405

TOTAL
 
358,857

 
429,774

 
726,055

 
826,974

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATING INCOME
 
44,064

 
53,158

 
88,077

 
96,214

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OTHER INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
 
1,317

 
611

 
2,541

 
1,456

Interest and investment income (loss)
 
(193
)
 
172

 
(406
)
 
475

Miscellaneous - net
 
(178
)
 
(876
)
 
(114
)
 
(1,340
)
TOTAL
 
946

 
(93
)
 
2,021

 
591

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INTEREST EXPENSE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
 
21,562

 
22,948

 
42,558

 
45,609

Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction
 
(862
)
 
(426
)
 
(1,656
)
 
(1,015
)
TOTAL
 
20,700

 
22,522

 
40,902

 
44,594

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
 
24,310

 
30,543

 
49,196

 
52,211

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income taxes
 
9,420

 
11,958

 
17,715

 
20,461

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCOME
 

$14,890

 

$18,585

 

$31,481

 

$31,750

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


















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ENTERGY TEXAS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(In Thousands)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
Net income
 

$31,481

 

$31,750

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
50,561

 
49,357

Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued
 
(63,659
)
 
(52,824
)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Receivables
 
471

 
(34,427
)
Fuel inventory
 
(4,287
)
 
(1,025
)
Accounts payable
 
7,553

 
20,243

Prepaid taxes
 
69,446

 
61,678

Interest accrued
 
447

 
(499
)
Deferred fuel costs
 
252

 
3,803

Other working capital accounts
 
7,209

 
(8,354
)
Provisions for estimated losses
 
(1,093
)
 
75

Other regulatory assets
 
53,242

 
42,842

Pension and other postretirement liabilities
 
(9,860
)
 
(10,992
)
Other assets and liabilities
 
(9,921
)
 
26,704

Net cash flow provided by operating activities
 
131,842

 
128,331

 
 
 
 
 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
Construction expenditures
 
(133,344
)
 
(82,352
)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
 
2,571

 
1,461

Increase in other investments
 
(12,000
)
 

Changes in money pool receivable - net
 
(1,952
)
 
1,616

Changes in securitization account
 
6,694

 
6,339

Net cash flow used in investing activities
 
(138,031
)
 
(72,936
)
 
 
 
 
 
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt
 
247,005

 
131,436

Retirement of long-term debt
 
(235,260
)
 
(184,343
)
Dividends paid:
 
 
 
 
Common stock
 

 
(40,000
)
Other
 
(1,296
)
 
3,346

Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities
 
10,449

 
(89,561
)
 
 
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
 
4,260

 
(34,166
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
 
30,441

 
46,488

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 

$34,701

 

$12,322

 
 
 
 
 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
 
 
 
 
Cash paid during the period for:
 
 
 
 
Interest - net of amount capitalized
 

$40,252

 

$44,178

Income taxes
 

$3,162

 

$2,572

 
 
 
 
 
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ENTERGY TEXAS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS
June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(In Thousands)
CURRENT ASSETS
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents:
 
 
 
 
Cash
 

$1,592

 

$1,733

Temporary cash investments
 
33,109

 
28,708

Total cash and cash equivalents
 
34,701

 
30,441

Securitization recovery trust account
 
30,525

 
37,219

Accounts receivable:
 
 
 
 
Customer
 
66,904

 
70,993

Allowance for doubtful accounts
 
(499
)
 
(672
)
Associated companies
 
55,614

 
57,004

Other
 
11,541

 
10,985

Accrued unbilled revenues
 
44,594

 
38,363

Total accounts receivable
 
178,154

 
176,673

Deferred fuel costs
 
11,609

 
11,861

Accumulated deferred income taxes
 
5,120

 
669

Fuel inventory - at average cost
 
54,189

 
49,902

Materials and supplies - at average cost
 
36,198

 
33,892

Prepayments and other
 
28,384

 
29,211

TOTAL
 
378,880

 
369,868

 
 
 
 
 
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
 
 
 
 
Investments in affiliates - at equity
 
640

 
655

Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation)
 
376

 
376

Other
 
19,911

 
19,085

TOTAL
 
20,927

 
20,116

 
 
 
 
 
UTILITY PLANT
 
 
 
 
Electric
 
3,860,855

 
3,761,847

Construction work in progress
 
130,737

 
125,425

TOTAL UTILITY PLANT
 
3,991,592

 
3,887,272

Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization
 
1,488,433

 
1,454,701

UTILITY PLANT - NET
 
2,503,159

 
2,432,571

 
 
 
 
 
DEFERRED DEBITS AND OTHER ASSETS
 
 
 
 
Regulatory assets:
 
 
 
 
Regulatory asset for income taxes - net
 
115,551

 
123,407

Other regulatory assets (includes securitization property of $490,009 as of June 30, 2015 and $521,424 as of December 31, 2014)
 
876,701

 
922,087

Long-term receivables - associated companies
 
25,351

 
26,156

Other
 
16,429

 
13,880

TOTAL
 
1,034,032

 
1,085,530

 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL ASSETS
 

$3,936,998

 

$3,908,085

 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 

 
 


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ENTERGY TEXAS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(In Thousands)
CURRENT LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
Currently maturing long-term debt
 

$—

 

$200,000

Accounts payable:
 
 
 
 
Associated companies
 
94,429

 
91,481

Other
 
81,907

 
87,910

Customer deposits
 
43,552

 
44,308

Taxes accrued
 
71,295

 
1,849

Interest accrued
 
30,204

 
29,757

Other
 
15,724

 
18,238

TOTAL
 
337,111

 
473,543

 
 
 
 
 
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued
 
978,847

 
1,046,618

Accumulated deferred investment tax credits
 
14,285

 
14,735

Other regulatory liabilities
 
5,386

 
5,125

Asset retirement cost liabilities
 
5,385

 
4,610

Accumulated provisions
 
11,125

 
12,218

Pension and other postretirement liabilities
 
101,109

 
111,011

Long-term debt (includes securitization bonds of $530,411 as of June 30, 2015 and $565,659 as of December 31, 2014)
 
1,493,432

 
1,278,931

Other
 
67,006

 
69,463

TOTAL
 
2,676,575

 
2,542,711

 
 
 
 
 
Commitments and Contingencies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COMMON EQUITY
 
 
 
 
Common stock, no par value, authorized 200,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 46,525,000 shares in 2015 and 2014
 
49,452

 
49,452

Paid-in capital
 
481,994

 
481,994

Retained earnings
 
391,866

 
360,385

TOTAL
 
923,312

 
891,831

 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 

$3,936,998

 

$3,908,085

 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 


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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN COMMON EQUITY
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
Common Equity
 
 
 
Common
Stock
 
Paid-in
Capital
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Total
 
(In Thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2013

$49,452

 

$481,994

 

$355,581

 

$887,027

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income

 

 
31,750

 
31,750

Common stock dividends

 

 
(40,000
)
 
(40,000
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at June 30, 2014

$49,452

 

$481,994

 

$347,331

 

$878,777

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2014

$49,452

 

$481,994

 

$360,385

 

$891,831

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income

 

 
31,481

 
31,481

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at June 30, 2015

$49,452

 

$481,994

 

$391,866

 

$923,312

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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ENTERGY TEXAS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED OPERATING RESULTS
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Increase/
 
 
Description
 
2015
 
2014
 
(Decrease)
 
%
 
 
(Dollars In Millions)
 
 
Electric Operating Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
 

$132

 

$141

 

($9
)
 
(6
)
Commercial
 
86

 
97

 
(11
)
 
(11
)
Industrial
 
88

 
121

 
(33
)
 
(27
)
Governmental
 
6

 
7

 
(1
)
 
(14
)
Total retail
 
312

 
366

 
(54
)
 
(15
)
Sales for resale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Associated companies
 
69

 
95

 
(26
)
 
(27
)
Non-associated companies
 
3

 
3

 

 

Other
 
19

 
19

 

 

Total
 

$403

 

$483

 

($80
)
 
(17
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Billed Electric Energy Sales (GWh):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
 
1,233

 
1,169

 
64

 
5

Commercial
 
1,089

 
1,049

 
40

 
4

Industrial
 
1,719

 
1,860

 
(141
)
 
(8
)
Governmental
 
65

 
68

 
(3
)
 
(4
)
Total retail
 
4,106

 
4,146

 
(40
)
 
(1
)
Sales for resale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Associated companies
 
1,484

 
1,423

 
61

 
4

Non-associated companies
 
32

 
18

 
14

 
78

Total
 
5,622

 
5,587

 
35

 
1

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
Increase/
 
 
Description
 
2015
 
2014
 
(Decrease)
 
%
 
 
(Dollars In Millions)
 
 
Electric Operating Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
 

$288

 

$306

 

($18
)
 
(6
)
Commercial
 
176

 
185

 
(9
)
 
(5
)
Industrial
 
179

 
216

 
(37
)
 
(17
)
Governmental
 
12

 
13

 
(1
)
 
(8
)
Total retail
 
655

 
720

 
(65
)
 
(9
)
Sales for resale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Associated companies
 
127

 
170

 
(43
)
 
(25
)
Non-associated companies
 
10

 
15

 
(5
)
 
(33
)
Other
 
22

 
18

 
4

 
22

Total
 

$814

 

$923

 

($109
)
 
(12
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Billed Electric Energy Sales (GWh):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
 
2,692

 
2,702

 
(10
)
 

Commercial
 
2,136

 
2,095

 
41

 
2

Industrial
 
3,328

 
3,582

 
(254
)
 
(7
)
Governmental
 
131

 
136

 
(5
)
 
(4
)
Total retail
 
8,287

 
8,515

 
(228
)
 
(3
)
Sales for resale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Associated companies
 
2,672

 
2,453

 
219

 
9

Non-associated companies
 
125

 
154

 
(29
)
 
(19
)
Total
 
11,084

 
11,122

 
(38
)
 


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SYSTEM ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.

MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Results of Operations

System Energy’s principal asset currently consists of an ownership interest and a leasehold interest in Grand Gulf.  The capacity and energy from its 90% interest is sold under the Unit Power Sales Agreement to its only four customers, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, and Entergy New Orleans.  System Energy’s operating revenues are derived from the allocation of the capacity, energy, and related costs associated with its 90% interest in Grand Gulf pursuant to the Unit Power Sales Agreement.  Payments under the Unit Power Sales Agreement are System Energy’s only source of operating revenues.

Second Quarter 2015 Compared to Second Quarter 2014

Net income decreased $4.1 million primarily due to lower operating income resulting from lower rate base as compared with the same period in the prior year.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

Net income decreased $3.2 million primarily due to lower operating income resulting from lower rate base as compared with the same period in the prior year.
    
Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash Flow

Cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In Thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

$223,179

 

$127,142

 
 
 
 
Cash flow provided by (used in):
 
 
 
Operating activities
149,066

 
173,357

Investing activities
(49,867
)
 
(186,375
)
Financing activities
(211,331
)
 
(26,370
)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(112,132
)
 
(39,388
)
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$111,047

 

$87,754


Operating Activities

Net cash flow provided by operating activities decreased $24.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2014 primarily due to:

an increase in interest paid on the Grand Gulf sale-leaseback obligation as a result of the renewal in December 2013. See Note 10 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for details on the Grand Gulf sale-leaseback obligation; and

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an increase of $19.7 million in income tax payments in 2015. System Energy had income tax payments of $25.3 million in 2015 in accordance with the Entergy Corporation and Subsidiary Companies Intercompany Income Tax Allocation Agreement. The income tax payments in 2015 resulted primarily from final settlement of amounts outstanding associated with the 2006-2007 IRS audit. See Note 10 to the financial statements for a discussion of the finalized tax and interest computations for the 2006-2007 IRS audit.

The decrease in cash provided was partially offset by a decrease in spending on nuclear refueling outages in 2015 as compared to the same period in 2014.

Investing Activities

Net cash flow used in investing activities decreased $136.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2014 primarily due to:

fluctuations in nuclear fuel activity because of variations from year to year in the timing and pricing of fuel reload requirements in the Utility business, material and services deliveries, and the timing of cash payments during the nuclear fuel cycle; and
money pool activity.

Increases in System Energy’s receivable from the money pool are a use of cash flow and System Energy’s receivable from the money pool increased by $5.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to increasing by $27.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014.  The money pool is an inter-company borrowing arrangement designed to reduce the Utility subsidiaries’ need for external short-term borrowings.

Financing Activities

Net cash flow used by financing activities increased $185 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2014 primarily due to:

an increase of $77 million in common stock dividends paid;
the System Energy nuclear fuel company variable interest entity redeemed, at maturity, $60 million of 5.33% Series G notes in April 2015;
borrowings of $17.1 million on the nuclear fuel company variable interest entity’s credit facility in 2015 compared to borrowings of $65.4 million on the nuclear fuel company variable interest entity’s credit facility in 2014; and
redemption in May 2015 of $35 million of System Energy’s $216 million of 5.875% Series governmental bonds due 2022.

The increase was partially offset by a decrease of $35.3 million in principal payments on the Grand Gulf sale-leaseback obligation in 2015 compared to 2014. See Note 10 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for details on the Grand Gulf sale-leaseback obligation.

Capital Structure

System Energy’s capitalization is balanced between equity and debt, as shown in the following table.
 
June 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Debt to capital
44.6
%
 
45.7
%
Effect of subtracting cash
(4.6
%)
 
(8.8
%)
Net debt to net capital
40.0
%
 
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Management's Financial Discussion and Analysis

Net debt consists of debt less cash and cash equivalents.  Debt consists of short-term borrowings and long-term debt, including the currently maturing portion.  Capital consists of debt and common equity.  Net capital consists of capital less cash and cash equivalents.  System Energy uses the debt to capital ratio in analyzing its financial condition and believes it provides useful information to its investors and creditors in evaluating System Energy’s financial condition.  System Energy uses the net debt to net capital ratio in analyzing its financial condition and believes it provides useful information to its investors and creditors in evaluating System Energy’s financial condition because net debt indicates System Energy’s outstanding debt position that could not be readily satisfied by cash and cash equivalents on hand.

Uses and Sources of Capital

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Liquidity and Capital Resources” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of System Energy’s uses and sources of capital. Following are additional updates to the information provided in the Form 10-K.
    
System Energy’s receivables from the money pool were as follows:
June 30, 2015
 
December 31,
2014
 
June 30, 2014
 
December 31,
2013
(In Thousands)
$7,520
 
$2,373
 
$36,456
 
$9,223

See Note 4 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a description of the money pool.

The System Energy nuclear fuel company variable interest entity has a credit facility in the amount of $125 million scheduled to expire in June 2016.  As of June 30, 2015, $37.5 million in letters of credit were outstanding under the credit facility to support a like amount of commercial paper issued by the System Energy nuclear fuel company variable interest entity. See Note 4 to the financial statements herein for additional discussion of the variable interest entity credit facility.

In April 2015 the System Energy nuclear fuel company variable interest entity redeemed, at maturity, its $60 million of 5.33% Series G Notes.

In May 2015, System Energy redeemed $35 million of its $216 million of 5.875% Series governmental bonds due 2022.

Nuclear Matters

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – Nuclear Matters” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of nuclear matters.

Environmental Risks

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – Environmental Risks” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of environmental risks.

Critical Accounting Estimates

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Critical Accounting Estimates” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the estimates and judgments necessary in System Energy’s accounting for nuclear decommissioning costs and qualified pension and other postretirement benefits.

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SYSTEM ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.
INCOME STATEMENTS
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(In Thousands)
 
(In Thousands)
OPERATING REVENUES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Electric
 

$163,101

 

$163,830

 

$319,140

 

$321,497

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATING EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operation and Maintenance:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
 
22,943

 
23,111

 
43,416

 
37,259

Nuclear refueling outage expenses
 
5,420

 
5,511

 
11,102

 
11,693

Other operation and maintenance
 
41,083

 
34,122

 
76,789

 
68,800

Decommissioning
 
11,897

 
10,368

 
23,600

 
20,560

Taxes other than income taxes
 
6,558

 
6,352

 
13,766

 
12,874

Depreciation and amortization
 
37,247

 
35,985

 
74,307

 
73,311

Other regulatory credits - net
 
(7,517
)
 
(8,166
)
 
(17,094
)
 
(11,576
)
TOTAL
 
117,631

 
107,283

 
225,886

 
212,921

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATING INCOME
 
45,470

 
56,547

 
93,254

 
108,576

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OTHER INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
 
2,042

 
986

 
3,693

 
2,204

Interest and investment income
 
3,250

 
1,388

 
7,463

 
5,803

Miscellaneous - net
 
(217
)
 
(96
)
 
(438
)
 
(201
)
TOTAL
 
5,075

 
2,278

 
10,718

 
7,806

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INTEREST EXPENSE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
 
12,347

 
13,354

 
25,360

 
27,601

Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction
 
(540
)
 
(415
)
 
(976
)
 
(582
)
TOTAL
 
11,807

 
12,939

 
24,384

 
27,019

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
 
38,738

 
45,886

 
79,588

 
89,363

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income taxes
 
16,878

 
19,955

 
32,195

 
38,813

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCOME
 

$21,860

 

$25,931

 

$47,393

 

$50,550

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 




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SYSTEM ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(In Thousands)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
Net income
 

$47,393

 

$50,550

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization
 
136,091

 
122,932

Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued
 
6,699

 
43,603

Changes in assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Receivables
 
2,286

 
43,554

Accounts payable
 
(746
)
 
(8,232
)
Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued
 
(9,355
)
 
(18,406
)
Interest accrued
 
(17,070
)
 
5,890

Other working capital accounts
 
3,148

 
(31,953
)
Other regulatory assets
 
(7
)
 
4,692

Pension and other postretirement liabilities
 
(6,620
)
 
(5,930
)
Other assets and liabilities
 
(12,753
)
 
(33,343
)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities
 
149,066

 
173,357

 
 
 
 
 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
Construction expenditures
 
(27,608
)
 
(37,453
)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
 
3,693

 
2,204

Nuclear fuel purchases
 
(26,831
)
 
(152,527
)
Proceeds from the sale of nuclear fuel
 
21,263

 
43,992

Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales
 
161,977

 
231,632

Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds
 
(177,214
)
 
(246,990
)
Changes in money pool receivable - net
 
(5,147
)
 
(27,233
)
Net cash flow used in investing activities
 
(49,867
)
 
(186,375
)
 
 
 
 
 
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
Retirement of long-term debt
 
(106,405
)
 
(46,743
)
Changes in credit borrowings - net
 
17,102

 
65,400

Dividends paid:
 
 
 
 
Common stock
 
(122,000
)
 
(45,000
)
Other
 
(28
)
 
(27
)
Net cash flow used in financing activities
 
(211,331
)
 
(26,370
)
 
 
 
 
 
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
 
(112,132
)
 
(39,388
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
 
223,179

 
127,142

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 

$111,047

 

$87,754

 
 
 
 
 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
 
 
 
 
Cash paid during the period for:
 
 
 
 
Interest - net of amount capitalized
 

$37,929

 

$16,364

Income taxes
 

$25,304

 

$5,564

 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 


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SYSTEM ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.
BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS
June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(In Thousands)
CURRENT ASSETS
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents:
 
 
 
 
Cash
 

$901

 

$789

Temporary cash investments
 
110,146

 
222,390

Total cash and cash equivalents
 
111,047

 
223,179

Accounts receivable:
 
 
 
 
Associated companies
 
63,669

 
60,907

Other
 
5,816

 
5,717

Total accounts receivable
 
69,485

 
66,624

Materials and supplies - at average cost
 
83,740

 
80,049

Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs
 
15,184

 
26,580

Prepayments and other
 
6,868

 
2,312

TOTAL
 
286,324

 
398,744

 
 
 
 
 
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
 
 
 
 
Decommissioning trust funds
 
697,298

 
679,840

TOTAL
 
697,298

 
679,840

 
 
 
 
 
UTILITY PLANT
 
 
 
 
Electric
 
4,248,414

 
4,244,902

Property under capital lease
 
573,784

 
573,784

Construction work in progress
 
72,765

 
50,382

Nuclear fuel
 
216,032

 
251,376

TOTAL UTILITY PLANT
 
5,110,995

 
5,120,444

Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization
 
2,890,358

 
2,819,688

UTILITY PLANT - NET
 
2,220,637

 
2,300,756

 
 
 
 
 
DEFERRED DEBITS AND OTHER ASSETS
 
 
 
 
Regulatory assets:
 
 
 
 
Regulatory asset for income taxes - net
 
102,641

 
105,882

Other regulatory assets
 
338,861

 
335,613

Other
 
7,861

 
9,251

TOTAL
 
449,363

 
450,746

 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL ASSETS
 

$3,653,622

 

$3,830,086

 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 

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SYSTEM ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.
BALANCE SHEETS
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(In Thousands)
CURRENT LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
Currently maturing long-term debt
 

$4,906

 

$76,310

Short-term borrowings
 
37,506

 
20,404

Accounts payable:
 
 
 
 
Associated companies
 
6,530

 
6,252

Other
 
35,419

 
33,096

Taxes accrued
 
13,912

 
23,267

Accumulated deferred income taxes
 
9,750

 
14,175

Interest accrued
 
16,125

 
33,196

Other
 
2,366

 
2,365

TOTAL
 
126,514

 
209,065

 
 
 
 
 
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued
 
814,594

 
808,171

Accumulated deferred investment tax credits
 
50,493

 
49,313

Other regulatory liabilities
 
362,440

 
371,110

Decommissioning
 
781,518

 
757,918

Pension and other postretirement liabilities
 
122,532

 
129,152

Long-term debt
 
599,627

 
634,496

Other
 

 
350

TOTAL
 
2,731,204

 
2,750,510

 
 
 
 
 
Commitments and Contingencies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COMMON EQUITY
 
 
 
 
Common stock, no par value, authorized 1,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 789,350 shares in 2015 and 2014
 
789,350

 
789,350

Retained earnings
 
6,554

 
81,161

TOTAL
 
795,904

 
870,511

 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 

$3,653,622

 

$3,830,086

 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 


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SYSTEM ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN COMMON EQUITY
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
Common Equity
 
 
 
Common
Stock
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Total
 
(In Thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2013

$789,350

 

$86,757

 

$876,107

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income

 
50,550

 
50,550

Common stock dividends

 
(45,000
)
 
(45,000
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at June 30, 2014

$789,350

 

$92,307

 

$881,657

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2014

$789,350

 

$81,161

 

$870,511

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income

 
47,393

 
47,393

Common stock dividends

 
(122,000
)
 
(122,000
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at June 30, 2015

$789,350

 

$6,554

 

$795,904

 
 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 
 



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ENTERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

See “PART I, Item 1, Litigation” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of legal, administrative, and other regulatory proceedings affecting Entergy.  Following are updates to that discussion. Also see “Item 5, Other Information, Environmental Regulation” below, for updates regarding environmental proceedings and regulation.

Texas Power Price Lawsuit

See Note 2 to the financial statements for a discussion of this proceeding.

Mississippi Attorney General Complaint

See Note 2 to the financial statements for a discussion of this proceeding.

Item 1A.  Risk Factors

There have been no material changes to the risk factors discussed in “PART I, Item 1A, Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K.

Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities (a)
Period
 
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
 
Average Price Paid
per Share
 
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of a
Publicly
Announced Plan
 
Maximum $
Amount
of Shares that May
Yet be Purchased
Under a Plan (b)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4/01/2015-4/30/2015
 

 

$—

 

 

$350,052,918

5/01/2015-5/31/2015
 

 

$—

 

 

$350,052,918

6/01/2015-6/30/2015
 

 

$—

 

 

$350,052,918

Total
 

 

$—

 

 
 

In accordance with Entergy’s stock-based compensation plans, Entergy periodically grants stock options to key employees, which may be exercised to obtain shares of Entergy’s common stock.  According to the plans, these shares can be newly issued shares, treasury stock, or shares purchased on the open market.  Entergy’s management has been authorized by the Board to repurchase on the open market shares up to an amount sufficient to fund the exercise of grants under the plans.  In addition to this authority, the Board has authorized share repurchase programs to enable opportunistic purchases in response to market conditions. In October 2010 the Board granted authority for a $500 million share repurchase program. The amount of share repurchases under these programs may vary as a result of material changes in business results or capital spending or new investment opportunities.  In addition, in the first quarter 2015, Entergy withheld 35,473 shares of its common stock at $88.83 per share, 40,050 shares of its common stock at $88.15 per share, 42,706 shares of its common stock at $87.51 per share, and 36,721 shares of its common stock at $88.67 per share to pay income taxes due upon vesting of restricted stock granted and performance unit payout as part of its long-term incentive program.

(a)
See Note 12 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for additional discussion of the stock-based compensation plans.

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(b)
Maximum amount of shares that may yet be repurchased relates only to the $500 million plan and does not include an estimate of the amount of shares that may be purchased to fund the exercise of grants under the stock-based compensation plans.

Item 5.  Other Information

Regulation of the Nuclear Power Industry

Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982

Spent Nuclear Fuel

See the discussion in Part I, Item 1 in the Form 10-K for information regarding litigation against the DOE related to the DOE’s breach of its obligation to remove spent fuel from nuclear sites. Following is an update to that discussion. In April 2015 the U.S. Court of Federal Claims issued a judgment in favor of Entergy Arkansas and against the DOE in the second round ANO damages case in the amount of $29.4 million. Also in April 2015 the U.S. Court of Federal Claims issued a judgment in favor of System Energy and against the DOE in the second round Grand Gulf damages case in the amount of $44.4 million. In June 2015, Entergy Arkansas and System Energy appealed portions of those decisions to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Management cannot predict the timing or amount of receipt of funds pursuant to these judgments.

Nuclear Plant Decommissioning

See the discussion in Part I, Item 1 in the Form 10-K for information regarding decommissioning funding for the nuclear plants.  Following is an update to that discussion.  In March 2015, filings with the NRC were made for all Entergy subsidiaries’ nuclear plants reporting on decommissioning funding.  Those reports all showed that decommissioning funding for those nuclear plants met the NRC’s financial assurance requirements.

Environmental Regulation

Following are updates to the Environmental Regulation section of Part I, Item 1 of the Form 10-K.

Clean Air Act and Subsequent Amendments

Potential SO2 Nonattainment

The EPA issued a final rule in June 2010 adopting an SO2 1-hour national ambient air quality standard of 75 parts per billion.  The EPA designations for counties in attainment and nonattainment were originally due in June 2012, but the EPA initially has indicated that it will delay designations except for those areas with existing monitoring data from 2009 to 2011 indicating violations of the new standard. In July 2013 EPA issued final designations for these areas. In Entergy’s utility service territory, only St. Bernard Parish in Louisiana is designated as non-attainment for the SO2 1-hour national ambient air quality standard of 75 parts per billion. Entergy does not have a generation asset in that parish. Pursuant to a court order issued in Sierra Club v. McCarthy, No. 13-3953 (N.D. Cal.), the EPA will finalize another round of designations by July 2, 2016, for areas with newly monitored violations of the 2010 standard and those with stationary sources that emit over a threshold amount of SO2. Counties and parishes in which Entergy owns and operates fossil generating facilities that are expected to be assessed in this round of designations include Independence County and Jefferson County, Arkansas and Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. In other areas, analysis is required once the EPA issues additional final regulations and guidance. Additional capital projects or operational changes may be required for Entergy facilities in areas eventually designated as in non-attainment of the standard or as contributing to non-attainment areas.


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Hazardous Air Pollution

The EPA released the final Mercury and Air Toxics Standard (MATS) rule in December 2011 and the rule became effective in April 2012. In June 2015 the Supreme Court reversed a D.C. Circuit Court decision and remanded to the D.C. Circuit the EPA’s finding that it was appropriate and necessary to regulate power plants under Clean Air Act section 112, ruling that the EPA must consider costs. This finding underpins the MATS rule. The D.C. Circuit is expected to remand the necessary and appropriate finding to the EPA for reconsideration and either vacate or stay the MATS rule in the interim. Entergy was on schedule to have the required controls in place for compliance at Entergy’s coal-fired units. Compliance with MATS was required by the Clean Air Act within three years, or by 2015, although certain extensions of this deadline were available from state permit authorities and the EPA. Entergy applied for and received a one-year extension, as allowed by the Clean Air Act, for its affected facilities in Arkansas and Louisiana. The controls have been installed but are in the commissioning stage prior to full scale operation.

Entergy is evaluating how it will operate and maintain the equipment in a reasonable and prudent manner during the interim.   Entergy’s operations will continue to comply with any existing air permit limits and applicable regulations until those limits are modified or otherwise stayed. 

Cross-State Air Pollution

As discussed in the Form 10-K, Entergy filed a petition for review with the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and a petition with the EPA for reconsideration of the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) and stay of its effectiveness. Several other parties filed similar petitions. In December 2011 the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Court stayed CSAPR and instructed the EPA to continue administering the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR), pending further judicial review. In August 2012 the court issued a decision vacating CSAPR and leaving CAIR in place pending the promulgation of a lawful replacement for both rules. In March 2013 the EPA and other parties filed petitions for certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court, which were granted. In April 2014 the Supreme Court reversed the D.C. Circuit and remanded the case to the D.C. Circuit for further proceedings. In June 2014 the EPA filed a motion with the D.C. Circuit Court requesting that the court lift the stay and extend CSAPR’s deadlines by three years so that the Phase 1 emissions budgets apply in 2015 and 2016 and the Phase 2 emissions budgets apply in 2017 and beyond. In October 2014 the D.C. Circuit granted EPA's motion to lift the stay. Accordingly, CSAPR Phase 1 implementation became effective January 1, 2015. Entergy has developed a compliance plan that could, over time, include both installation of controls at certain facilities and an emission allowance procurement strategy. Litigation concerning several issues not determined by the Supreme Court continued in the D.C. Circuit until July 2015, when that court invalidated the allowance budgets created by the EPA for several states, including Texas, and remanded that portion of the rule to the EPA for further action. The court did not stay or vacate the rule in the interim; CSAPR remains in effect. The EPA’s response to this decision is unknown at this time. The EPA may revise only certain state allowance budgets or may revise the CSAPR program on a larger scale. Entergy will continue to comply with CSAPR until further advised by the EPA and its state environmental regulators.

Regional Haze

In June 2005 the EPA issued its final Clean Air Visibility Rule (CAVR) regulations that could potentially result in a requirement to install SO2 and NOx pollution control technology as Best Available Retrofit Control Technology (BART) on certain of Entergy’s fossil generation units.  The rule leaves certain CAVR determinations to the states.  The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) prepared a State Implementation Plan (SIP) for Arkansas facilities to implement its obligations under the CAVR.   In October 2011 the EPA released a proposed rule addressing the Arkansas Regional Haze SIP.  In the proposal the EPA disapproved a large portion of the Arkansas Regional Haze SIP, including the emission limits for NOx and SO2 at White Bluff.  The final rule was published, mostly unchanged, in March 2012 and became final in April 2012.  This triggered a two-year timeframe in which the EPA was required to either approve a revised SIP issued by Arkansas or issue a Federal Implementation Plan (FIP).  This two-year time frame expired in April 2014. Pursuant to a consent decree between the Sierra Club and the EPA, the agency is to issue a final FIP for Arkansas Regional Haze by no later than December 15, 2015, but the EPA has stated that it does not anticipate it can meet the current deadline. In April 2015 the EPA published a proposed FIP for Arkansas,

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taking comment on requiring installation of scrubbers and low NOx burners on both units at the White Bluff plant and both units at the Independence plant and NOx controls at the Lake Catherine plant. Entergy is reviewing the proposed FIP and expects to comment by the deadline. These decisions could impact the timing and level of control installation at Entergy's coal units in Arkansas.

Entergy is working with the LDEQ and the EPA to revise the Louisiana SIP for regional haze, which was disapproved in part in 2012. At this time, it is premature to predict what controls, if any, might be required for compliance.

New and Existing Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions

As a part of a climate plan announced in June 2013, President Obama directed the EPA to (i) reissue proposed carbon pollution standards for new power plants by September 20, 2013, with finalization of the rules to occur in a timely manner; (ii) issue proposed carbon pollution standards, regulations, or guidelines, as appropriate, for modified, reconstructed, and existing power plants no later than June 1, 2014; (iii) finalize those rules by no later than June 1, 2015; and (iv) include in the guidelines addressing existing power plants a requirement that states submit to the EPA the implementation plans required under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act and its implementing regulations by no later than June 30, 2016. In September 2013 the EPA issued the proposed New Source Performance Standards rule for new sources. The rule was published in the Federal Register in January 2014. In June 2014 the EPA issued proposed standards for existing power plants.  Entergy has been actively engaged in the rulemaking process, having submitted comments to the EPA in December 2014. The EPA issued the final rule in August 2015. According to the EPA, the rule will require states to develop compliance plans with the EPA’s emission standards. The initial plans are due in September 2016, and final plans are due in September 2018. Litigation has commenced regarding the rule and is expected to continue. Entergy continues to review the rule. Costs of implementation cannot be determined at this time and will depend largely on the forthcoming state 111(d) implementation plans.

Clean Water Act

Federal Jurisdiction of Waters of the United States

In September 2013 the EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced the intention to propose a rule to clarify federal Clean Water Act jurisdiction over waters of the United States. The announcement was made in conjunction with the EPA’s release of a draft scientific report on the “connectivity” of waters that the agency says will inform the rulemaking - this report was finalized in January 2015. The Final Rule was published in the Federal Register in June 2015. The rule could significantly increase the number and types of waters included in the EPA’s and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ jurisdiction, which in turn could pose additional permitting and pollutant management burdens on Entergy’s operations. Entergy is actively engaged with the EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to identify issues that require clarification in expected technical and policy guidance documents. The final rule has been challenged in federal court by several parties, including over twenty-five states.

Coal Combustion Residuals

In June 2010 the EPA issued a proposed rule on coal combustion residuals (CCRs) that contained two primary regulatory options: (1) regulating CCRs destined for disposal in landfills or received (including stored) in surface impoundments as so-called “special wastes” under the hazardous waste program of RCRA Subtitle C; or (2) regulating CCRs destined for disposal in landfills or surface impoundments as non-hazardous wastes under Subtitle D of RCRA.  Under both options, CCRs that are beneficially reused in certain processes would remain excluded from hazardous waste regulation. In April 2015 the EPA published the final CCR rule with the material being regulated under the second scenario presented above - as non-hazardous wastes regulated under RCRA Subtitle D.

The final regulations create new compliance requirements including modified storage, new notification and reporting practices, product disposal considerations, and CCR unit closure criteria.  Entergy believes that on-site disposal options will be available at its facilities, to the extent needed for CCR that cannot be transferred for beneficial

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reuse. Entergy recorded asset retirement obligations in the second quarter 2015 related to CCR management of $6.4 million, including $3.6 million at Entergy Arkansas, $0.9 million at Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, $1 million at Entergy Mississippi, and $0.6 million at Entergy Texas.

Other Environmental Matters

Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and Entergy Texas

As discussed in the Form 10-K, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana is currently involved in the second phase of the remedial investigation of the Lake Charles Service Center site, located in Lake Charles, Louisiana.  The EPA plans to release the final Five Year Review for Entergy review in 2015. The EPA believes that the current remediation technique is insufficient, and Entergy will need to utilize other remediation technologies on the site. In July 2015, Entergy submitted a Focused Feasibility Study to the EPA outlining the potential remedies and the suggested installation of a waterloo barrier. The estimated cost for this remedy is approximately $2 million. Entergy expects direction from the EPA on the remedy selection by the end of 2015.  Entergy is continuing discussions with the EPA regarding the ongoing actions at the site.

Entergy Arkansas

In April 2014 an EF4 tornado impacted two substation transformers in Entergy Arkansas’s Mayflower EHV substation. The tornado caused a release of approximately 25,000 gallons of non-PCB transformer oils, which subsequently flowed into a creek on Entergy Arkansas property. A report was made to the National Response Center, and several environmental agencies responded. Entergy initiated spill response activities within hours of the release with eventual oversight of the EPA and Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality personnel. At the direction of the agencies, Entergy Arkansas has installed several temporary monitoring and recovery wells throughout the site and has regularly pumped and sampled the wells to determine the site meets regulatory screening limits. Recovery and sampling operations will continue at the site until these limits are achieved; it is anticipated that this process could take up to two years to complete. Entergy Arkansas believes that its remaining liability at the site will not materially exceed the existing clean-up provision of $0.4 million.

Entergy

In May 2015 a transformer at the Indian Point facility failed, resulting in a fire and the release of non-PCB oil to the ground surface. The fire was extinguished by the facility’s fire deluge system. No injuries occurred due to the transformer failure or company response. An estimated 3,000 gallons of oil were released into the facility’s discharge canal and the environment surrounding the transformer and discharge canal, including the Hudson River, as a result of the failure, fire, and fire suppression. Once the fire was extinguished, Indian Point personnel and contractors began recovering free-product from the damaged transformer, the transformer containment moat, and the area surrounding the transformer. The United States Coast Guard designated Entergy as the responsible party under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. As required, Entergy established a claims process including a voluntary hotline. Entergy received no reports to the voluntary hotline or claims under the established claims process. Additional on-site remedial work continues, and the State of New York and/or the EPA may assess a penalty due to the release of oil to waters of the state. Discussions with the state continue and Entergy has recorded a provision for the potential outcome of this matter.


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Earnings Ratios (Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)

The Registrant Subsidiaries have calculated ratios of earnings to fixed charges and ratios of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred dividends/distributions pursuant to Item 503 of Regulation S-K of the SEC as follows:
 
 
Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges
 
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
 
December 31,
 
June 30,
 
 
2010
 
2011
 
2012
 
2013
 
2014
 
2015
Entergy Arkansas
 
3.91
 
4.31
 
3.79

 
3.62

 
3.08

 
2.57
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
 
3.58
 
4.36
 
3.48

 
3.63

 
3.84

 
3.71
Entergy Louisiana
 
3.41
 
1.86
 
2.08

 
3.13

 
3.23

 
3.34
Entergy Mississippi
 
3.35
 
3.55
 
2.79

 
3.19

 
3.23

 
3.19
Entergy New Orleans
 
4.43
 
5.37
 
3.02

 
1.93

 
3.96

 
4.73
Entergy Texas
 
2.10
 
2.34
 
1.76

 
1.94

 
2.39

 
2.40
System Energy
 
3.64
 
3.85
 
5.12

 
5.66

 
4.04

 
3.98
 
 
Ratios of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges
and Preferred Dividends/Distributions
 
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
 
December 31,
 
June 30,
 
 
2010
 
2011
 
2012
 
2013
 
2014
 
2015
Entergy Arkansas
 
3.60
 
3.83
 
3.36

 
3.25

 
2.76

 
2.32
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
 
3.54
 
4.30
 
3.43

 
3.57

 
3.78

 
3.65
Entergy Louisiana
 
3.19
 
1.70
 
1.93

 
2.92

 
3.03

 
3.14
Entergy Mississippi
 
3.16
 
3.27
 
2.59

 
2.97

 
3.00

 
2.96
Entergy New Orleans
 
4.08
 
4.74
 
2.67

 
1.74

 
3.56

 
4.25

The Registrant Subsidiaries accrue interest expense related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense and do not include it in fixed charges.

Item 6.  Exhibits *
 
4(a) -
Officer’s Certificate No. 8-B-6 dated May 18, 2015, supplemental to Indenture, Deed of Trust and Security Agreement dated as of October 1, 2008, between Entergy Texas, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (4.40 to Form 8-K dated May 21, 2015 in 1-34360).
 
 
 
 
4(b) -
Officer’s Certificate for Entergy Corporation relating to 4.0% Senior Notes due July 15, 2022 (4.02 to Form 8-K dated July 1, 2015 in 1-11299).
 
 
 
 
+10(a) -
Executive Annual Incentive Plan of Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries (As Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 2016) (Appendix B to 2015 Proxy Statement, dated March 20, 2015 in File No. 001-11299).
 
 
 
 
+10(b) -
2015 Equity Ownership Plan of Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries (Appendix C to 2015 Proxy Statement, dated March 20, 2015 in File No. 001-11299).
 
 
 
 
*+10(c) -
The 2015 Entergy Corporation Non-Employee Director Stock Program established under the 2015 Equity Ownership Plan of Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries.
 
 
 
 
*+10(d) -
Entergy Corporation Service Recognition Program for Non-Employee Directors (As Amended and Restated Effective June 1, 2015)
 
 
 

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*12(a) -
Entergy Arkansas’s Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends, as defined.
 
 
 
 
*12(b) -
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Distributions, as defined.
 
 
 
 
*12(c) -
Entergy Louisiana’s Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Distributions, as defined.
 
 
 
 
*12(d) -
Entergy Mississippi’s Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends, as defined.
 
 
 
 
*12(e) -
Entergy New Orleans’s Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends, as defined.
 
 
 
 
*12(f) -
Entergy Texas’s Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges, as defined.
 
 
 
 
*12(g) -
System Energy’s Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges, as defined.
 
 
 
 
*31(a) -
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification for Entergy Corporation.
 
 
 
 
*31(b) -
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification for Entergy Corporation.
 
 
 
 
*31(c) -
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification for Entergy Arkansas.
 
 
 
 
*31(d) -
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification for Entergy Arkansas.
 
 
 
 
*31(e) -
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification for Entergy Gulf States Louisiana.
 
 
 
 
*31(f) -
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification for Entergy Gulf States Louisiana.
 
 
 
 
*31(g) -
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification for Entergy Louisiana.
 
 
 
 
*31(h) -
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification for Entergy Louisiana.
 
 
 
 
*31(i) -
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification for Entergy Mississippi.
 
 
 
 
*31(j) -
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification for Entergy Mississippi.
 
 
 
 
*31(k) -
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification for Entergy New Orleans.
 
 
 
 
*31(l) -
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification for Entergy New Orleans.
 
 
 
 
*31(m) -
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification for Entergy Texas.
 
 
 
 
*31(n) -
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification for Entergy Texas.
 
 
 
 
*31(o) -
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification for System Energy.
 
 
 
 
*31(p) -
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification for System Energy.
 
 
 
 
*32(a) -
Section 1350 Certification for Entergy Corporation.
 
 
 
 
*32(b) -
Section 1350 Certification for Entergy Corporation.
 
 
 
 
*32(c) -
Section 1350 Certification for Entergy Arkansas.
 
 
 
 
*32(d) -
Section 1350 Certification for Entergy Arkansas.
 
 
 
 
*32(e) -
Section 1350 Certification for Entergy Gulf States Louisiana.
 
 
 
 
*32(f) -
Section 1350 Certification for Entergy Gulf States Louisiana.
 
 
 
 
*32(g) -
Section 1350 Certification for Entergy Louisiana.
 
 
 
 
*32(h) -
Section 1350 Certification for Entergy Louisiana.
 
 
 
 
*32(i) -
Section 1350 Certification for Entergy Mississippi.
 
 
 

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*32(j) -
Section 1350 Certification for Entergy Mississippi.
 
 
 
 
*32(k) -
Section 1350 Certification for Entergy New Orleans.
 
 
 
 
*32(l) -
Section 1350 Certification for Entergy New Orleans.
 
 
 
 
*32(m) -
Section 1350 Certification for Entergy Texas.
 
 
 
 
*32(n) -
Section 1350 Certification for Entergy Texas.
 
 
 
 
*32(o) -
Section 1350 Certification for System Energy.
 
 
 
 
*32(p) -
Section 1350 Certification for System Energy.
 
 
 
 
*101 INS -
XBRL Instance Document.
 
 
 
 
*101 SCH -
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
 
 
 
 
*101 PRE -
XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document.
 
 
 
 
*101 LAB -
XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document.
 
 
 
 
*101 CAL -
XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document.
 
 
 
 
*101 DEF -
XBRL Definition Linkbase Document.
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Pursuant to Item 601(b)(4)(iii) of Regulation S-K, Entergy Corporation agrees to furnish to the Commission upon request any instrument with respect to long-term debt that is not registered or listed herein as an Exhibit because the total amount of securities authorized under such agreement does not exceed ten percent of the total assets of Entergy Corporation and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

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Filed herewith.
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Management contracts or compensatory plans or arrangements.


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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.  The signature for each undersigned company shall be deemed to relate only to matters having reference to such company or its subsidiaries.

ENTERGY CORPORATION
ENTERGY ARKANSAS, INC.
ENTERGY GULF STATES LOUISIANA, L.L.C.
ENTERGY LOUISIANA, LLC
ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI, INC.
ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, INC.
ENTERGY TEXAS, INC.
SYSTEM ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.
 
 
/s/ Alyson M. Mount
Alyson M. Mount
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
(For each Registrant and for each as
Principal Accounting Officer)


Date:    August 6, 2015


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