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Entergy - 10-Q quarterly report FY2011 Q2


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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, 2011
 
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
 
0-05807
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)
446 North Boulevard
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
Telephone (800) 368-3749
74-0662730
 
1-34360
ENTERGY TEXAS, INC.
(a Texas corporation)
350 Pine Street
Beaumont, Texas 77701
Telephone (409) 981-2000
61-1435798
         
         
1-32718
ENTERGY LOUISIANA, LLC
(a Texas limited liability company)
446 North Boulevard
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
Telephone (800) 368-3749
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
         

__________________________________________________________________________________________

 
 

 

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 þ 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 þ 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
Ö
           
Entergy Arkansas, Inc.
       
Ö
   
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C.
       
Ö
   
Entergy Louisiana, LLC
       
Ö
   
Entergy Mississippi, Inc.
       
Ö
   
Entergy New Orleans, Inc.
       
Ö
   
Entergy Texas, Inc.
       
Ö
   
System Energy Resources, Inc.
       
Ö
   

Indicate by check mark whether the registrants are shell companies (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o  No þ

Common Stock Outstanding
 
Outstanding at July 29, 2011
Entergy Corporation
($0.01 par value)
176,781,300

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, 2010 and the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, filed by the individual registrants with the SEC, and should be read in conjunction therewith.



INDEX TO QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
June 30, 2011

 
Page Number
   
iv
vi
Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries
 
 
1
9
13
14
16
16
16
17
18
20
22
23
24
67
Entergy Arkansas, Inc. and Subsidiaries
 
 
68
71
73
73
73
73
73
74
75
76
78
79
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C.
 
 
80
82
84
85
85
85
85
86
87
88
90
91
   


ENTERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX TO QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
June 30, 2011

 
Page Number
   
Entergy Louisiana, LLC
 
 
92
95
98
98
98
98
99
100
101
102
104
105
Entergy Mississippi, Inc.
 
 
106
108
110
110
110
111
113
114
116
117
Entergy New Orleans, Inc.
 
 
118
120
122
122
122
122
123
125
126
128
129
   


ENTERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX TO QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
June 30, 2011

 
Page Number
   
Entergy Texas, Inc. and Subsidiaries
 
 
130
133
135
135
135
135
136
137
138
140
141
System Energy Resources, Inc.
 
 
142
142
144
144
144
145
147
148
150
Part II.  Other Information
 
151
151
151
152
155
158





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, and other regulatory proceedings, including those related to Entergy’s System Agreement or any successor agreement or arrangement, Entergy’s utility supply plan, recovery of storm costs, and recovery of fuel and purchased power costs
·  
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, the operations of the independent coordinator of transmission for Entergy’s utility service territory and transition to a successor or alternative arrangement, including possible participation in a regional transmission organization, and the application of more stringent transmission reliability requirements or market power criteria by the FERC
·  
changes in regulation of nuclear generating facilities and nuclear materials and fuel, including possible shutdown of nuclear generating facilities, particularly those owned or operated by the Entergy Wholesale Commodities business, and the effects of new or existing safety concerns regarding nuclear power plants and nuclear fuel
·  
resolution of pending or future applications for license renewals or modifications 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, 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, and other energy-related commodities
·  
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, nitrogen, carbon, mercury, and other substances, and changes in costs of compliance with environmental and other laws and regulations




FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION (Concluded)

·  
uncertainty regarding the establishment of interim or permanent sites for spent nuclear fuel and nuclear waste storage and disposal
·  
variations in weather and the occurrence of hurricanes and other storms and disasters, including uncertainties associated with efforts to remediate the effects of hurricanes and ice storms 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
·  
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 territory and the Northeast United States and events that could influence economic conditions in those areas
·  
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
·  
advances in technology
·  
the potential effects of threatened or actual terrorism, cyber attacks or data security breaches, 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
·  
changes in decommissioning trust fund values or earnings or in the timing of or cost to decommission nuclear plant sites
·  
factors that could lead to impairment of long-lived assets
·  
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




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
ASU
Accounting Standards Update issued by the FASB
Board
Board of Directors of Entergy Corporation
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
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 created in connection with 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 created in connection with 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
(EWC)
Entergy’s non-utility business segment primarily comprised of the ownership and operation of six nuclear power plants, the ownership of interests in non-nuclear power plants, and the sale of the electric power produced by those plants to wholesale customers
 
EPA
United States Environmental Protection Agency
ERCOT
Electric Reliability Council of Texas
FASB
Financial Accounting Standards Board
FERC
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
firm LD
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, the defaulting party must compensate the other party as specified in the contract
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, 2010 filed with the SEC by Entergy Corporation and its Registrant Subsidiaries
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
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
IRS
Internal Revenue Service


DEFINITIONS (Continued)

Abbreviation or Acronym
 
Term
ISO
Independent System Operator
kW
Kilowatt, which equals one thousand watts
kWh
Kilowatt-hour(s)
LPSC
Louisiana Public Service Commission
MISO
Midwest Independent Transmission 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 MW in operation
Installed capacity owned and operated
NRC
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NYPA
New York Power Authority
Offsetting positions
Transactions for the purchase of energy, generally to offset a firm LD transaction
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
SPP
Southwest Power Pool
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
System Energy
System Energy Resources, Inc.
TWh
Terawatt-hour(s), which equals one billion kilowatt-hours
unit-contingent
Transaction under which power is supplied from a specific generation asset; if the asset is not operating, the seller is generally not liable to the buyer for any damages
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
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




MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS


Entergy operates primarily through its two, reportable, operating segments: Utility and Entergy Wholesale Commodities.

·  
Utility generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric power in service territories in four states that include portions of Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas, and Louisiana, including the City of New Orleans; and operates a small natural gas distribution business.
·  
The Entergy Wholesale Commodities business segment includes the ownership and operation of six nuclear power plants located in the northern United States and the sale of the electric power produced by those plants to wholesale customers.  This business also provides services to other nuclear power plant owners.  Entergy Wholesale Commodities also owns interests in non-nuclear power plants that sell the electric power produced by those plants to wholesale customers.

In the fourth quarter 2010, Entergy finished integrating its former Non-Utility Nuclear business segment and its non-nuclear wholesale asset business into the new Entergy Wholesale Commodities business in an internal reorganization.  The prior period financial information in this Form 10-Q has been restated to reflect the change in reportable segments.


Second Quarter 2011 Compared to Second Quarter 2010

Following are income statement variances for Utility, Entergy Wholesale Commodities, Parent & Other, and Entergy comparing the second quarter 2011 to the second quarter 2010 showing how much the line item increased or (decreased) in comparison to the prior period:

   
 
 
Utility
 
Entergy
Wholesale Commodities
 
 
Parent &
Other (1)
 
 
 
Entergy
   
(In Thousands)
                 
2nd Qtr 2010 Consolidated Net Income
 
$230,173 
 
$104,557 
 
($14,447)
 
$320,283 
                 
Net revenue (operating revenue less fuel
  expense, purchased power, and other
  regulatory charges/credits)
 
 
 
11,992 
 
 
 
(55,659)
 
 
 
1,117 
 
 
 
(42,550)
Other operation and maintenance expenses
 
13,669 
 
(19,296)
 
17,919 
 
12,292 
Taxes other than income taxes
 
4,493 
 
(2,454)
 
208 
 
2,247 
Depreciation and amortization
 
2,547 
 
5,983 
 
109 
 
8,639 
Other income
 
11,004 
 
(4,272)
 
(2,825)
 
3,907 
Interest expense
 
(17,590)
 
(4,594)
 
11,227 
 
(10,957)
Other expenses
 
(680)
 
2,455 
 
 
1,775 
Income taxes
 
(2,011)
 
(3,024)
 
(47,919)
 
(52,954)
                 
2nd Qtr 2011 Consolidated Net Income
 
$252,741 
 
$65,556 
 
$2,301 
 
$320,598 

(1)
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 second quarter 2011 to the second quarter 2010.

  
 
Amount
  
 
(In Millions)
     
2010 net revenue
 
$1,293 
Retail electric price
 
21 
Volume/weather
 
14 
Purchased power capacity
 
(4)
Net wholesale revenue
 
(11)
Other
 
(8)
2011 net revenue
 
$1,305 

The retail electric price variance is primarily due to:

·  
a base rate increase at Entergy Arkansas effective July 2010;
·  
rate actions at Entergy Texas, including a base rate increase effective August 2010 and an additional increase beginning May 2011; and
·  
formula rate plan increases at Entergy Louisiana effective September 2010 and May 2011.

These were partially offset by a formula rate plan decrease at Entergy New Orleans effective October 2010.  See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K and herein for further discussion of these proceedings.

The volume/weather variance is primarily due to an increase of 730 GWh in billed electricity usage in all sectors, including the effect of more favorable weather on the residential and commercial sectors.  Industrial sales growth leveled off somewhat after significant growth since the beginning of 2010.  Entergy’s service territory continues to benefit from expansions, while there has been some pullback in the paper and wood segments and small industrials.

The purchased power capacity variance is primarily due to price increases for ongoing purchased power capacity and additional capacity purchases.

The net wholesale revenue variance is primarily due to lower margins on co-owner contracts and higher wholesale energy costs.




Entergy Wholesale Commodities

Following is an analysis of the change in net revenue comparing the second quarter 2011 to the second quarter 2010.

  
 
Amount
  
 
(In Millions)
     
2010 net revenue
 
$530 
Realized price changes
 
(52)
Volume
 
Other
 
(9)
2011 net revenue
 
$474 

As shown in the table above, net revenue for Entergy Wholesale Commodities decreased by $56 million, or 11%, in the second quarter 2011 compared to the second quarter 2010 primarily due to lower pricing in its contracts to sell power.

Following are key performance measures for Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ nuclear plants for the second quarter 2011 and 2010:

   
2011
 
2010
         
Net MW in operation at June 30
 
4,998
 
4,998
Average realized revenue per MWh
 
$52.38
 
$57.69
GWh billed
 
9,993
 
9,868
Capacity factor
 
91%
 
90%
Refueling Outage Days:
       
Indian Point 2
 
-
 
11
Indian Point 3
 
7
 
-
Pilgrim
 
25
 
-
Vermont Yankee
 
-
 
29

Overall, including its non-nuclear plants, Entergy Wholesale Commodities billed 10,652 GWh in the second quarter 2011 and 10,498 GWh in the second quarter 2010, with average realized revenue per MWh of $52.32 in the second quarter 2011 and $58.15 in the second quarter 2010.

Realized Price per MWh

See the Form 10-K for a discussion of Entergy Wholesale Commodities nuclear business’s realized price per MWh, including the factors that influence it and the decrease in the annual average realized price per MWh to $59.16 in 2010 from $61.07 for 2009.  Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ nuclear business is almost certain to experience a decrease again in 2011 because, as shown in the contracted sale of energy table "Market and Credit Risk Sensitive Instruments," Entergy Wholesale Commodities has sold forward 96% of its planned nuclear energy output for the remainder of 2011 for an average contracted energy price of $54 per MWh.  In addition, Entergy Wholesale Commodities has sold forward 87% of its planned nuclear energy output for 2012 for an average contracted energy price of $49 per MWh.




Other Income Statement Items

Utility

Other operation and maintenance expenses increased from $471 million for the second quarter 2010 to $485 million for the second quarter 2011 primarily due to:

·  
an increase of $13 million in nuclear expenses primarily due to higher labor costs;
·  
an increase of $5 million in legal expenses primarily resulting from an increase in legal and regulatory activity increasing the use of outside legal services;
·  
an increase of $4 million in legal expenses due to the deferral in 2010 of certain litigation expenses in accordance with regulatory treatment; and
·  
an increase of $3 million due to the deferral in 2010 of 2009 Entergy Arkansas rate case expenses.

These increases were partially offset by a decrease of $11 million in fossil expenses resulting from a greater number and scope of outages in second quarter 2010 compared to second quarter 2011.

Other income increased due to:

·  
an increase in distributions of $6 million earned by Entergy Louisiana and $3 million earned by Entergy Gulf States Louisiana on investments in preferred membership interests of Entergy Holdings Company. 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 discussion of these investments in preferred membership interests; and
·  
an increase of $5 million in realized earnings on decommissioning trust fund investments.

These increases were partially offset by a decrease due to $8 million in carrying charges on storm restoration costs recorded in the second quarter 2010.

Interest expense decreased primarily due to the refinancing of long-term debt at lower interest rates by certain of the Utility operating companies.  Also contributing to the decrease was interest expense accrued in 2010 related to the expected result of the LPSC staff audit of the fuel adjustment clause for the period 1995 through 2004.

Entergy Wholesale Commodities

           Other operation and maintenance expenses decreased from $250 million for the second quarter 2010 to $231 million for the second quarter 2011 primarily due to:

·  
a decrease in costs related to spin-off dis-synergies;
·  
a decrease of $7 million due to the absence of expenses from the Harrison County plant, which was sold in December 2010; and
·  
a decrease in spending on tritium remediation work.

Parent & Other

The increase in other operation and maintenance expenses is primarily due to activity, which eliminates in consolidation, between the parent company and the two reportable business segments.

Interest expense increased primarily due to $1 billion of Entergy Corporation notes payable issued in September 2010 with the proceeds used to pay down the borrowings outstanding on Entergy Corporation’s revolving credit facility, which were at a lower interest rate.




Income Taxes

The effective income tax rates for the second quarters 2011 and 2010 were 32% and 38.9%, respectively.  The difference in the effective income tax rate versus the statutory rate of 35% for the second quarter 2011 is primarily due to a settlement regarding an issue which had previously been considered an uncertain tax position.  These factors were partially offset by a Michigan tax law change that repealed the business tax and enacted a corporate income tax, which eliminates a deduction that was available under the business tax; state income taxes; and certain book and tax differences for Utility plant items. The difference in the effective income tax rate versus the statutory rate of 35% for the second quarter 2010 was primarily due to state income taxes and certain book and tax differences for Utility plant items.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2010

Following are income statement variances for Utility, Entergy Wholesale Commodities, Parent & Other, and Entergy comparing the six months ended June 30, 2011 to the six months ended June 30, 2010 showing how much the line item increased or (decreased) in comparison to the prior period:

   
 
 
Utility
 
Entergy
Wholesale Commodities
 
 
Parent &
Other (1)
 
 
 
Entergy
   
(In Thousands)
                 
2010 Consolidated Net Income
 
$373,144 
 
$195,099 
 
($29,146)
 
$539,097 
                 
Net revenue (operating revenue less fuel
  expense, purchased power, and other
  regulatory charges/credits)
 
 
 
30,233 
 
 
 
(95,800)
 
 
 
1,342 
 
 
 
(64,225)
Other operation and maintenance expenses
 
26,702 
 
(69,851)
 
8,702 
 
(34,447)
Taxes other than income taxes
 
(1,746)
 
(5,908)
 
(277)
 
(7,931)
Depreciation and amortization
 
(4,394)
 
8,701 
 
12 
 
4,319 
Other income
 
10,257 
 
(27,760)
 
(4,935)
 
(22,438)
Interest expense
 
(26,482)
 
(51,792)
 
23,719 
 
(54,555)
Other expenses
 
(64)
 
7,223 
 
 
7,160 
Income taxes
 
(1,776)
 
(5,623)
 
(28,990)
 
(36,389)
                 
2011 Consolidated Net Income
 
$421,394 
 
$188,789 
 
($35,906)
 
$574,277 

(1)
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, 2011 to the six months ended June 30, 2010.

  
 
Amount
  
 
(In Millions)
     
2010 net revenue
 
$2,423 
Retail electric price
 
39 
Volume/weather
 
23 
Net gas revenue
 
(7)
Purchased power capacity
 
(9)
Net wholesale revenue
 
(14)
Other
 
(2)
2011 net revenue
 
$2,453 

The retail electric price variance is primarily due to:

·  
a base rate increase at Entergy Arkansas effective July 2010;
·  
rate actions at Entergy Texas, including a base rate increase effective August 2010 and an additional increase beginning May 2011; and
·  
formula rate plan increases at Entergy Louisiana effective September 2010 and May 2011.

These were partially offset by a formula rate plan decrease at Entergy New Orleans effective October 2010.  See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for further discussion of these proceedings.

The volume/weather variance is primarily due to an increase of 1,202 GWh in weather-adjusted usage across all sectors.  Weather-adjusted residential retail sales growth reflected an increase in the number of customers.  Industrial sales have realized sustained growth since the beginning of 2010 and the first half of 2011 continued the trend.  Entergy’s service territory has benefitted from the national manufacturing economy as well as industrial facility expansions.  Industrial customers in Entergy’s service territory also have benefitted from the need to re-stock inventory and export trends.  The weather effect declined, despite the experience of favorable weather in the first half of 2011, primarily because the near-record-setting cold weather experienced in the first quarter 2010 was even more favorable.

The net gas revenue variance is primarily due to milder weather as compared to last year.

The purchased power capacity variance is primarily due to price increases for ongoing purchased power capacity and additional capacity purchases.

The net wholesale revenue variance is primarily due to lower margins on co-owner contracts and higher wholesale energy costs.




Entergy Wholesale Commodities

Following is an analysis of the change in net revenue comparing the six months ended June 30, 2011 to the six months ended June 30, 2010.

  
 
Amount
  
 
(In Millions)
     
2010 net revenue
 
$1,095 
Realized price changes
 
(67)
Volume
 
(14)
Other
 
(15)
2011 net revenue
 
$999 

As shown in the table above, net revenue for Entergy Wholesale Commodities decreased by $96 million, or 9%, in the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2010 primarily due to lower pricing in its contracts to sell power and lower volume resulting from an increase in forced outages for Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ nuclear fleet in 2011.

Following are key performance measures for Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ nuclear plants for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010:

   
2011
 
2010
         
Net MW in operation at June 30
 
4,998
 
4,998
Average realized revenue per MWh
 
$54.91
 
$58.22
GWh billed
 
19,906
 
20,123
Capacity factor
 
91%
 
92%
Refueling Outage Days:
       
Indian Point 2
 
-
 
33
Indian Point 3
 
30
 
-
Pilgrim
 
25
 
-
Vermont Yankee
 
-
 
29

Overall, including its non-nuclear plants, Entergy Wholesale Commodities billed 21,171 GWh in the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 21,626 GWh in the six months ended June 30, 2010, with average realized revenue per MWh of $54.64 in the six months ended June 30, 2011 and $58.23 in the six months ended June 30, 2010.  See also the discussion in “Realized Price per MWh” in the Second Quarter 2011 Compared to Second Quarter 2010 section.

Other Income Statement Items

Utility

Other operation and maintenance expenses increased from $906 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 to $933 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 primarily due to:

·  
an increase of $17 million in nuclear expenses primarily due to higher labor and benefits costs;
·  
an increase of $8 million in legal expenses primarily resulting from an increase in legal and regulatory activity increasing the use of outside legal services;
·  
an increase of $6 million in transmission and distribution expenses primarily due to vegetation and maintenance expenses; and
·  
several individually insignificant items.
 
These increases were partially offset by a decrease of $18 million in fossil expenses resulting from more outages in the first half of 2010 and an increase of $6 million in nuclear insurance refunds received in 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010.

Other income increased due to an increase in distributions of $12 million earned by Entergy Louisiana and $7 million earned by Entergy Gulf States Louisiana on investments in preferred membership interests of Entergy Holdings Company.  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 discussion of these investments in preferred membership interests.  This was partially offset by a decrease due to $8 million in carrying charges on storm restoration costs recorded in the second quarter 2010.

Interest expense decreased primarily due to the refinancing of long-term debt at lower interest rates by certain of the Utility operating companies.  Also contributing to the decrease was interest expense accrued in 2010 related to the expected result of the LPSC staff audit of Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s fuel adjustment clause for the period 1995 through 2004.

Entergy Wholesale Commodities

Other operation and maintenance expenses decreased from $510 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 to $440 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 primarily due to:

·  
the write-off of $32 million of capital costs in first quarter 2010, primarily for software that will not be utilized, in connection with Entergy’s decision to unwind the infrastructure created for the planned spin-off of its non-utility nuclear business;
·  
a decrease of $13 million due to the absence of expenses from the Harrison County plant which was sold in December 2010;
·  
a decrease in spending on tritium remediation work; and
·  
several other individually insignificant factors.

Other income decreased primarily due to a decrease in interest income earned on loans to the parent company, Entergy Corporation, and a decrease of $9 million in realized earnings on decommissioning trust fund investments.

Interest expense decreased primarily due to the write-off of $37 million of debt financing costs in the first quarter 2010, primarily incurred for a $1.2 billion credit facility that will not be used, in connection with Entergy’s decision to unwind the infrastructure created for the planned spin-off of its non-utility nuclear business.

Parent & Other

Interest expense increased primarily due to $1 billion of Entergy Corporation notes payable issued in September 2010 with the proceeds used to pay down the borrowings outstanding on Entergy Corporation’s revolving credit facility, which were at a lower interest rate.
 
Income Taxes

           The effective income tax rates for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 were 35.4% and 39.5%, respectively.  The difference in the effective income tax rate versus the statutory rate of 35% for the six months ended June 30, 2011 is primarily due to a settlement regarding an issue which had previously been considered an uncertain tax position.  This was partially offset by:

·  
a Michigan tax law change that repealed the business tax and enacted a corporate income tax, which eliminates a deduction that was available under the business tax;
·  
state income taxes; and
·  
certain book and tax differences for Utility plant items.
 
The difference in the effective income tax rate versus the statutory rate of 35% for the six months ended June 30, 2010 was primarily due to:

·  
a charge of $16 million recorded in first quarter 2010 resulting from a change in tax law associated with the federal healthcare legislation enacted in March 2010.  See "MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – Critical Accounting Estimates" in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the federal healthcare legislation; and
·  
state income taxes; and
·  
certain book and tax differences for Utility plant items.

These factors were partially offset by:

·  
a $19 million tax benefit recorded first quarter 2010 in connection with Entergy’s decision to unwind the infrastructure created for the planned spin-off of its non-utility nuclear business; and
·  
book and tax differences related to the allowance for equity funds used during construction.


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,
2011
 
December 31,
2010
         
Debt to capital
 
58.1%
 
57.3%
Effect of excluding the Arkansas and Texas securitization bonds
 
(1.8)%
 
(2.0)%
Debt to capital, excluding securitization bonds (1)
 
56.3%
 
55.3%
Effect of subtracting cash
 
(1.2)%
 
(3.2)%
Net debt to net capital, excluding securitization bonds (1)
 
55.1%
 
52.1%

(1)
Calculation excludes the Arkansas and Texas securitization bonds, which are non-recourse to Entergy Arkansas and Entergy Texas, respectively.

Net debt consists of debt less cash and cash equivalents.  Debt consists of notes payable, 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 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’s financial condition.
 
As discussed in the Form 10-K, Entergy Corporation has in place a revolving credit facility that expires in August 2012.  Entergy Corporation has the ability to issue letters of credit against the total borrowing capacity of the facility.  As of June 30, 2011, the capacity and amounts outstanding under the credit facility are:

 
Capacity
 
 
Borrowings
 
Letters
of Credit
 
Capacity
Available
(In Millions)
             
$3,465 
 
$1,895 
 
$25 
 
$1,545
 
Entergy Corporation’s credit facility requires it 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 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’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.

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 2011 through 2013.  Following are updates to the discussion in the Form 10-K.

Acadia Unit 2 Purchase Agreement

See the Form 10-K for a discussion of the agreement Entergy Louisiana signed to acquire Unit 2 of the Acadia Energy Center, a 580 MW generating unit located near Eunice, La., from Acadia Power Partners, LLC, an independent power producer.  Entergy Louisiana acquired the plant on April 29, 2011.

Summer 2009 Long-Term Request for Proposal

As discussed in the Form 10-K, the construction or purchase of three resources identified in the Summer 2009 Long-Term Request for Proposal were included in the 2011-2013 capital expenditure estimates in the Form 10-K.  In addition to the self-build option at Entergy Louisiana’s Ninemile site noted in the Form 10-K, in April 2011 two Entergy Utility operating companies announced that they have signed agreements to acquire the other two resources, the 620 MW Hot Spring Energy Facility and the 450 MW Hinds Energy Facility.

Ninemile Point Unit 6 Self-Build Project

In June 2011, Entergy Louisiana filed with the LPSC an application seeking certification that the public necessity and convenience would be served by Entergy Louisiana’s construction of a combined-cycle gas turbine generating facility (Ninemile 6) at its existing Ninemile Point electric generating station.  Ninemile 6 will be a nominally-sized 550 MW unit that is estimated to cost approximately $721 million to construct, excluding interconnection and transmission upgrades.  Entergy Gulf States Louisiana joined in the application, seeking certification of its purchase under a life-of-unit power purchase agreement of up to 35% of the capacity and energy generated by Ninemile 6.  The Ninemile 6 capacity and energy is proposed to be allocated 55% to Entergy Louisiana, 25% to Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, and 20% to Entergy New Orleans.  Entergy New Orleans has filed a request with the City Council to approve its purchase under a life-of-unit power purchase agreement of this capacity and energy.  If the City Council does not approve this power purchase agreement in a timely manner, then an allocation of 65% to Entergy Louisiana and 35% to Entergy Gulf States Louisiana is proposed.  If approvals are obtained from the LPSC and other permitting agencies, Ninemile 6 construction is expected to begin in 2012, and the unit is expected to commence commercial operation by mid-2015.
 
Hot Spring Energy Facility Purchase Agreement

In April 2011, Entergy Arkansas announced that it has signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire the Hot Spring Energy Facility, a 620 MW natural gas-fired combined-cycle turbine plant located in Hot Spring County, Arkansas, from a subsidiary of KGen Power Corporation.  The purchase price is expected to be approximately $253 million.  Entergy Arkansas also expects to invest in various plant upgrades at the facility after closing and expects the total cost of the acquisition to be approximately $277 million.  A transmission study estimates that the acquisition could require investment for supplemental upgrades in the Entergy transmission system, but there are still uncertainties associated with the results of this study that must be resolved.  The purchase is contingent upon, among other things, obtaining necessary approvals, including full cost recovery, from various federal and state regulatory and permitting agencies.  These include regulatory approvals from the APSC and FERC, as well as clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino anti-trust law.  Closing is expected to occur in mid-2012.  In July 2011, Entergy Arkansas filed its application with the APSC requesting approval of the acquisition and full cost recovery.
 
Hinds Energy Facility Purchase Agreement

In April 2011, Entergy Mississippi announced that it has signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire the Hinds Energy Facility, a 450 MW natural gas-fired combined-cycle turbine plant located in Jackson, Mississippi, from a subsidiary of KGen Power Corporation.  The purchase price is expected to be approximately $206 million.  Entergy Mississippi also expects to invest in various plant upgrades at the facility after closing and expects the total cost of the acquisition to be approximately $246 million.  A transmission study estimates that the acquisition could require investment for supplemental upgrades in the Entergy transmission system, but there are still uncertainties associated with the results of this study that must be resolved. The purchase is contingent upon, among other things, obtaining necessary approvals, including full cost recovery, from various federal and state regulatory and permitting agencies.  These include regulatory approvals from the MPSC and FERC, as well as clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino anti-trust law.  Closing is expected to occur in mid-2012.  In July 2011, Entergy Mississippi filed with the MPSC requesting approval of the acquisition and full cost recovery.

Waterford 3 Steam Generator Replacement Project

See the Form 10-K for a discussion of the Waterford 3 Steam Generator Replacement project.  With regard to the delay in the delivery of the steam generators, Entergy Louisiana worked with the manufacturer to fully develop and evaluate repair options, and expects the replacement steam generators to be delivered in time for the Fall 2012 refueling outage.  Extensive inspections of the existing steam generators at Waterford 3 in cooperation with the manufacturer were completed in April 2011.  The review of data obtained during these inspections supports the conclusion that Waterford 3 can operate safely for another full cycle before the replacement of the existing steam generators.  Entergy Louisiana is required to report formally its findings to the NRC through a report made 180 days after plant start up.  At this time, a requirement to perform a mid-cycle outage for further inspections in order to allow the plant to continue operation until its Fall 2012 refueling outage is not anticipated.  Entergy Louisiana currently expects the cost of the project, including carrying costs, to increase to approximately $687 million if the replacement occurs during the Fall 2012 refueling outage.

Entergy Louisiana’s existing formula rate plan provides for rate treatment of the Waterford 3 project costs, including in-service rate recovery without regulatory lag and treatment outside of the formula rate plan earnings sharing formula; however, these provisions contemplated the project being placed in service during the term of the current formula rate plan and will not apply at the time of the expected in-service date in the Fall 2012.  Entergy Louisiana will seek to reestablish comparable rate recovery provisions for the project through renewal or extension of the current formula rate plan provisions or through a base rate filing.
 
Dividends and Stock Repurchases

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 January, April, and July 2011 meetings, the Board declared dividends of $0.83 per share, which is the same quarterly dividend per share that Entergy has paid since second quarter 2010.
 
Cash Flow Activity

As shown in Entergy’s Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:

   
2011
 
2010
   
(In Millions)
         
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
 
$1,294 
 
$1,710 
         
Cash flow provided by (used in):
       
Operating activities
 
977 
 
1,468 
Investing activities
 
(1,827)
 
(1,173)
Financing activities
 
86 
 
(670)
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents
 
 
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
 
(764)
 
(374)
         
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 
$530 
 
$1,336 

Operating Activities

Entergy's cash flow provided by operating activities decreased by $491 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2010, primarily due to a decrease in deferred fuel cost collections and an increase of $163 million in pension contributions.  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.  A $42 million increase in incentive compensation payments, which occur in the first quarter, and the decrease in Entergy Wholesale Commodities net revenue that is discussed above also contributed to the decrease, as well as several other individually insignificant factors.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities increased by $654 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2010 primarily due to:

·  
the purchase of the Acadia Power Plant by Entergy Louisiana for approximately $300 million in April 2011;
·  
an increase in nuclear fuel purchases, as more plants were preparing for refueling outages in the spring 2011 than in the spring 2010;
·  
a change in collateral deposit activity, reflected in the “Decrease (increase) in other investments” line, as Entergy received net deposits from Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ counterparties during 2010 and made net collateral deposits in 2011.  Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ forward sales contracts are discussed in the Market and Credit Risk Sensitive Instruments section below; and
 
 

·  
an increase in construction expenditures, primarily in the Utility business.  Entergy’s construction spending plans for 2011 through 2013 are discussed in the Form 10-K.  April 2011 storms that caused damage to transmission and distribution lines, equipment, poles, and other facilities, primarily in Arkansas, also contributed to the increase.  The estimated capital cost of repairing that damage is approximately $55 million.
 
Financing Activities

Financing activities provided $86 million of cash for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to using $670 million of cash for the six months ended June 30, 2010 primarily because long-term debt activity provided approximately $519 million of cash in 2011 and used approximately $249 million of cash in 2010. For details of Entergy's long-term debt activity in 2011 see Note 4 to the financial statements herein.  Offsetting these increases in sources of cash, Entergy repurchased $160 million of its common stock in the six months ended June 30, 2011 and repurchased $138 million of its common stock in the six months ended June 30, 2010.  Entergy’s share repurchase programs are discussed in the Form 10-K.


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.  Following are updates to that discussion.

System Agreement and Independent Coordinator of Transmission (ICT)

As discussed in the Form 10-K, in November 2010 the FERC issued an order accepting the Utility operating companies’ proposal to extend the ICT arrangement with SPP by an additional term of two years, providing time for analysis of longer term structures.  In addition, in December 2010 the FERC issued an order that granted the Entergy Regional State Committee (E-RSC) additional authority over transmission upgrades and cost allocation.  The E-RSC, comprised of one representative from each of the Utility operating company retail regulators, was formed in 2009 to consider several of the issues related to the Entergy transmission system.  The Utility operating companies expect that the E-RSC will review the cost-benefit analysis, discussed below, that the Utility operating companies submitted in May 2011 to each of their respective retail regulators comparing the ICT arrangement to joining the SPP RTO or the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO).

Also as discussed in the Form 10-K, in February 2010 the APSC issued a show cause order opening an inquiry to conduct an investigation regarding the prudence of Entergy Arkansas’s entering a successor pooling agreement with the other Entergy Utility operating companies, as opposed to becoming a standalone entity upon exit from the System Agreement in December 2013, and whether Entergy Arkansas, as a standalone utility, should join the SPP RTO.  The APSC subsequently added evaluation of Entergy Arkansas joining MISO on a standalone basis as an alternative to be considered.  In August 2010, the APSC directed Entergy Arkansas and all parties to compare five strategic options at the same time as follows: (1) Entergy Arkansas Self-Provide; (2) Entergy Arkansas with 3rd party coordination agreements; (3) Successor Arrangements; (4) Entergy Arkansas as a standalone member of SPP RTO; and (5) Entergy Arkansas as a standalone member of MISO.
On April 25, 2011, Entergy announced that each of the Utility operating companies propose joining MISO, which is expected to provide long-term benefits for the customers of each of the Utility operating companies.  MISO is a regional transmission organization that operates in 13 U.S. states (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and Wisconsin) and also in Canada.  The Utility operating companies provided analysis in May 2011 to their retail regulators supporting this decision.  The APSC has requested additional information from both Entergy and MISO.  The APSC’s procedural schedule for the proceeding includes an evidentiary hearing scheduled for September 7, 2011.  Entergy’s May 2011 filings estimate that the expected transition and implementation costs of joining MISO are approximately $105 million if all of the Utility operating companies join MISO, most of which will be spent in late 2012 and 2013.  Maintaining the viability of the alternatives of Entergy Arkansas joining MISO alone or standing alone within an ICT arrangement is expected to result in an additional cost of approximately $35 million, for a total cost of approximately $140 million.  This amount could increase with extended litigation in various regulatory proceedings.  It is expected that costs will be incurred to obtain regulatory approvals, to revise or implement commercial and legal agreements, to integrate transmission and generation facilities, to develop back-office accounting and settlement systems, and to build out communications infrastructure.  The Utility operating companies also expect to make filings later in 2011 with their retail regulators regarding the transfer of control of their transmission assets to MISO.  The target implementation date for joining MISO is December 2013.

In June 2011, MISO filed with the FERC a request for a transitional waiver of provisions of its open access transmission energy and operating reserve markets tariff regarding allocation of transmission network upgrade costs, in order to establish a transition for the integration of the Utility operating companies.  Several parties have intervened in the proceeding, including Entergy, the APSC, the LPSC, and the City Council, and some of the parties have also filed comments or protests.  A procedural schedule has not been established.


Commodity Price Risk

Power Generation

As discussed more fully in the Form 10-K, the sale of electricity from the power generation plants owned by Entergy Wholesale Commodities, unless otherwise contracted, is subject to the fluctuation of market power prices.  Following is an updated summary of the amount of Entergy Wholesale Commodities nuclear power plants’ planned energy output that is sold forward under physical or financial contracts as of August 2, 2011 (2011 represents the remainder of the year):

   
2011
 
2012
 
2013
 
2014
 
2015
 
                       
Percent of planned generation sold forward:
                     
Unit-contingent
 
76%
 
59%
 
36%
 
14%
 
12%
 
     Unit-contingent with guarantee of availability (1)
 
20%
 
14%
 
16%
 
 13%
 
 13%
 
Firm LD
 
3%
 
24%
 
24%
 
8%
 
-%
 
Offsetting positions
 
(3)%
 
(10)%
 
-%
 
-%
 
-%
 
Total energy sold forward
 
96%
 
87%
 
76%
 
35%
 
25%
 
Planned generation (TWh) (2)
 
21
 
41
 
40
 
41
 
41
 
Average revenue under contract per MWh (3) (4)
 
$54
 
$49
 
$45-51
 
$49-55
 
$49-57
 

(1)
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.
 
(2)
Assumes NRC license renewal for plants whose current licenses expire within five years and the continued operation of all six plants.  NRC license renewal applications are in process for three units, as follows (with current license expirations in parentheses): Pilgrim (June 2012), Indian Point 2 (September 2013), and Indian Point 3 (December 2015).  See also Note 11 to the financial statements for a discussion regarding the continued operation of Vermont Yankee.
(3)
The Vermont Yankee acquisition included a 10-year PPA under which the former owners will buy most of the power produced by the plant through March 21, 2012.  The PPA includes an adjustment clause under which the prices specified in the PPA will be adjusted downward monthly, beginning in November 2005, if power market prices drop below PPA prices, which has not happened thus far.
(4)
Average revenue under contract may fluctuate due to factors including positive or negative basis differentials, option premiums and market prices at time of option expiration, costs to convert firm LD to unit-contingent, and other risk management costs.  Also, average revenue under contract excludes payments owed under the value sharing agreement with NYPA.
 
Entergy estimates that a $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, 2011 market conditions, planned generation volume, and hedged position, would have a corresponding effect on pre-tax net income of $9 million in 2011.

Some of the agreements to sell the power produced by Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ nuclear 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, 2011, based on power prices at that time, Entergy had liquidity exposure of $61 million under the guarantees in place supporting Entergy Nuclear Power Marketing (a subsidiary in the Entergy Wholesale Commodities segment) transactions, $20 million of guarantees that support letters of credit, and $6 million of posted cash collateral to the ISOs.  As of June 30, 2011, the credit exposure associated with Entergy Wholesale Commodities assurance requirements would increase by $116 million for a $1 per MMBtu increase in gas prices in both the short-and long-term markets.   In the event of a decrease in Entergy Corporation’s credit rating to below investment grade, based on power prices as of June 30, 2011, Entergy would have been required to provide approximately $53 million of additional cash or letters of credit under some of the agreements.

As of June 30, 2011, the counterparties or their guarantors for 99.8% of the planned energy output under contract for Entergy Wholesale Commodities through 2015 have public investment grade credit ratings and 0.2% is with load-serving entities without public credit ratings.

In addition to selling the power produced by its plants, Entergy Wholesale Commodities sells unforced capacity to load-serving distribution companies in order for those companies to meet requirements placed on them by the ISO in their area.  Following is a summary of the amount of the Entergy Wholesale Commodities nuclear plants’ installed capacity that is currently sold forward, and the blended amount of Entergy Wholesale Commodities nuclear plants’ planned generation output and installed capacity that is sold forward as of August 2, 2011 (2011 represents the remainder of the year):

 

   
2011
 
2012
 
2013
 
2014
 
2015
 
                       
Percent of capacity sold forward:
                     
Bundled capacity and energy contracts
 
26%
 
18%
 
16%
 
16%
 
16%
 
Capacity contracts
 
33%
 
30%
 
26%
 
25%
 
 11%
 
Total capacity sold forward
 
59%
 
48%
 
42%
 
41%
 
27%
 
Planned net MW in operation
 
4,998
 
4,998
 
4,998
 
4,998
 
4,998
 
Average revenue under contract per kW per month
(applies to capacity contracts only)
 
$2.4
 
$2.9
 
$3.2
 
$3.1
 
$2.9
 
 
Blended Capacity and Energy Recap (based on revenues)
                     
% of planned generation and capacity sold forward
 
96%
 
87%
 
74%
 
37%
 
25%
 
Blended revenue under contract per MWh
 
$55
 
$51
 
$49
 
$54
 
$56
 



After the nuclear incident in Japan resulting from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, the NRC established a task force to conduct a review of processes and regulations relating to nuclear facilities in the United States.  The task force issued a near term (90-day) report in July 2011 that has made recommendations, which are currently being evaluated.  The lessons learned from the events in Japan and the NRC recommendations may affect future operations of U.S. nuclear facilities, including Entergy's, and could, among other things, result in increased costs and capital requirements associated with operating Entergy's nuclear plants.


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 is an update to that discussion.  For updates of the impairment of long-lived assets discussion regarding Vermont Yankee see Note 11 to the financial statements herein.

Nuclear Decommissioning Costs

In the first quarter 2011, System Energy recorded a revision to its estimated decommissioning cost liability for Grand Gulf as a result of a revised decommissioning cost study.  The revised estimate resulted in a $38.9 million reduction in its decommissioning liability, along with a corresponding reduction in the related regulatory asset. 


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 that have not yet resulted in final pronouncements.  Final pronouncements that result from these projects could have a material effect on Entergy’s future net income or financial position.

In May 2011 the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-4, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs,” which states that the ASU explains how to measure fair value.  The ASU states that:  1) the amendments in the ASU result in common fair value measurement and disclosure requirements in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards; 2) consequently, the amendments change the wording used to describe many of the requirements in U.S. GAAP for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements; 3) for many of the requirements, the
 
 
 
FASB does not intend for the ASU to result in a change in the application of the requirements of current U.S. GAAP; 4) some of the amendments clarify the FASB’s intent about the application of existing fair value measurement requirements; and 5) other amendments change a particular principle or requirement for measuring fair value or for disclosing information about fair value measurements.  ASU No. 2011-4 is effective for Entergy for the first quarter 2012.  Entergy does not expect ASU No. 2011-4 to affect materially its results of operations, financial position, or cash flows.

In June 2011 the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-5, “Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Presentation of Comprehensive Income.”  The amendments require that all non-owner changes in stockholders’ equity be presented either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements.  ASU No. 2011-5 is effective for Entergy for the first quarter 2012.  ASU No. 2011-5 will have no effect on Entergy’s results of operations, financial position, or cash flows.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
              
   
Three Months Ended
  
Six Months Ended
 
   
2011
  
2010
  
2011
  
2010
 
     (In Thousands, Except Share Data) 
              
OPERATING REVENUES
            
Electric
 $2,212,038  $2,214,108  $4,077,936  $4,221,038 
Natural gas
  28,891   31,136   100,014   127,163 
Competitive businesses
  562,350   617,706   1,166,538   1,274,095 
TOTAL
  2,803,279   2,862,950   5,344,488   5,622,296 
                  
OPERATING EXPENSES
                
Operating and Maintenance:
                
   Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and
                
     gas purchased for resale
  563,333   631,546   1,071,026   1,190,214 
   Purchased power
  451,227   416,458   813,845   891,361 
   Nuclear refueling outage expenses
  62,966   64,221   126,951   126,510 
   Other operation and maintenance
  712,496   700,204   1,368,245   1,402,692 
Decommissioning
  55,497   52,467   110,762   104,043 
Taxes other than income taxes
  129,215   126,968   254,449   262,380 
Depreciation and amortization
  264,206   255,567   529,090   524,771 
Other regulatory charges (credits) - net
  5,601   (10,722)  491   17,370 
TOTAL
  2,244,541   2,236,709   4,274,859   4,519,341 
                  
OPERATING INCOME
  558,738   626,241   1,069,629   1,102,955 
                  
OTHER INCOME
                
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
  20,753   17,630   38,042   30,926 
Interest and investment income
  35,921   34,955   62,668   83,164 
Miscellaneous - net
  (16,962)  (16,780)  (26,360)  (17,302)
TOTAL
  39,712   35,805   74,350   96,788 
                  
INTEREST EXPENSE
                
Interest expense
  136,049   148,179   272,183   327,379 
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction
  (9,150)  (10,323)  (17,684)  (18,325)
TOTAL
  126,899   137,856   254,499   309,054 
                  
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
  471,551   524,190   889,480   890,689 
                  
Income taxes
  150,953   203,907   315,203   351,592 
                  
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME
  320,598   320,283   574,277   539,097 
                  
Preferred dividend requirements of subsidiaries
  5,015   5,017   10,031   10,033 
                  
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO ENTERGY CORPORATION
 $315,583  $315,266  $564,246  $529,064 
                  
                  
Earnings per average common share:
                
    Basic
 $1.77  $1.67  $3.16  $2.80 
    Diluted
 $1.76  $1.65  $3.14  $2.77 
Dividends declared per common share
 $0.83  $0.83  $1.66  $1.58 
                  
Basic average number of common shares outstanding
  177,808,890   188,776,240   178,318,784   188,988,284 
Diluted average number of common shares outstanding
  178,925,180   190,717,958   179,502,551   190,999,699 
                  
See Notes to Financial Statements.
                

 
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
   
2011
  
2010
 
   
(In Thousands)
 
        
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
      
Consolidated net income
 $574,277  $539,097 
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow
        
 provided by operating activities:
        
  Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization
  852,028   831,785 
  Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued
  305,121   342,641 
  Changes in working capital:
        
     Receivables
  (168,253)  (177,445)
     Fuel inventory
  (5,457)  5,002 
     Accounts payable
  (76,803)  23,094 
     Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued
  (2,810)  10,104 
     Interest accrued
  (39,404)  (28,815)
     Deferred fuel
  (198,052)  (2,070)
     Other working capital accounts
  (112,386)  (126,824)
  Changes in provisions for estimated losses
  (5,954)  (30,218)
  Changes in other regulatory assets
  96,549   (22,703)
  Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities
  (232,306)  (74,187)
  Other
  (9,301)  178,373 
Net cash flow provided by operating activities
  977,249   1,467,834 
          
  INVESTING ACTIVITIES
        
Construction/capital expenditures
  (991,293)  (918,582)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
  38,681   30,926 
Nuclear fuel purchases
  (403,168)  (218,829)
Payment for purchase of plant
  (299,590)  - 
Proceeds from sale of assets and businesses
  -   9,675 
Changes in securitization account
  9,106   (22,528)
NYPA value sharing payment
  (72,000)  (72,000)
Payments to storm reserve escrow account
  (3,294)  (3,030)
Receipts from storm reserve escrow account
  -   9,925 
Decrease (increase) in other investments
  (42,994)  55,430 
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales
  636,359   1,487,387 
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds
  (699,530)  (1,531,275)
Net cash flow used in investing activities
  (1,827,723)  (1,172,901)
          
See Notes to Financial Statements.
        
          


ENTERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
   
2011
  
2010
 
   
(In Thousands)
 
        
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
      
Proceeds from the issuance of:
      
  Long-term debt
  1,075,180   525,789 
  Common stock and treasury stock
  16,958   8,716 
Retirement of long-term debt
  (555,940)  (774,772)
Repurchase of common stock
  (159,602)  (137,749)
Changes in credit borrowings - net
  15,960   17,123 
Dividends paid:
        
  Common stock
  (296,355)  (298,796)
  Preferred stock
  (10,031)  (10,033)
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities
  86,170   (669,722)
          
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents
  (310)  762 
          
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
  (764,614)  (374,027)
          
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
  1,294,472   1,709,551 
          
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 $529,858  $1,335,524 
          
          
          
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
        
  Cash paid during the period for:
        
    Interest - net of amount capitalized
 $267,493  $268,624 
    Income taxes
 $77  $26,054 
          
          
See Notes to Financial Statements.
        

 
 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
ASSETS
 
June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
        
   
2011
  
2010
 
   
(In Thousands)
 
        
CURRENT ASSETS
      
Cash and cash equivalents:
      
  Cash
 $94,968  $76,290 
  Temporary cash investments
  434,890   1,218,182 
     Total cash and cash equivalents
  529,858   1,294,472 
Securitization recovery trust account
  33,938   43,044 
Accounts receivable:
        
  Customer
  693,937   602,796 
  Allowance for doubtful accounts
  (31,002)  (31,777)
  Other
  162,190   161,662 
  Accrued unbilled revenues
  377,977   302,901 
     Total accounts receivable
  1,203,102   1,035,582 
Deferred fuel costs
  111,444   64,659 
Accumulated deferred income taxes
  6,975   8,472 
Fuel inventory - at average cost
  212,982   207,520 
Materials and supplies - at average cost
  869,341   866,908 
Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs
  287,282   218,423 
System agreement cost equalization
  66,351   52,160 
Prepaid taxes
  304,617   301,807 
Prepayments and other
  237,252   246,036 
TOTAL
  3,863,142   4,339,083 
          
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
        
Investment in affiliates - at equity
  44,172   40,697 
Decommissioning trust funds
  3,775,026   3,595,716 
Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation)
  260,614   257,847 
Other
  412,090   405,946 
TOTAL
  4,491,902   4,300,206 
          
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
        
Electric
  38,179,664   37,153,061 
Property under capital lease
  790,533   800,078 
Natural gas
  336,814   330,608 
Construction work in progress
  1,799,906   1,661,560 
Nuclear fuel
  1,451,087   1,377,962 
TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
  42,558,004   41,323,269 
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization
  17,919,151   17,474,914 
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - NET
  24,638,853   23,848,355 
          
DEFERRED DEBITS AND OTHER ASSETS
        
Regulatory assets:
        
  Regulatory asset for income taxes - net
  841,137   845,725 
  Other regulatory assets (includes securitization property of
        
     $852,723 as of June 30, 2011 and $882,346 as of
        
     December 31, 2010)
  3,736,785   3,838,237 
  Deferred fuel costs
  172,202   172,202 
Goodwill
  377,172   377,172 
Accumulated deferred income taxes
  80,910   54,523 
Other
  927,658   909,773 
TOTAL
  6,135,864   6,197,632 
          
TOTAL ASSETS
 $39,129,761  $38,685,276 
          
See Notes to Financial Statements.
        

 
ENTERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
        
   
2011
  
2010
 
   
(In Thousands)
 
        
CURRENT LIABILITIES
      
Currently maturing long-term debt
 $128,062  $299,548 
Notes payable
  130,795   154,135 
Accounts payable
  1,044,217   1,181,099 
Customer deposits
  345,079   335,058 
Accumulated deferred income taxes
  99,147   49,307 
Interest accrued
  178,280   217,685 
Deferred fuel costs
  15,142   166,409 
Obligations under capital leases
  3,599   3,388 
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
  40,235   39,862 
System agreement cost equalization
  66,351   52,160 
Other
  191,497   277,598 
TOTAL
  2,242,404   2,776,249 
          
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
        
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued
  8,867,158   8,573,646 
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits
  284,852   292,330 
Obligations under capital leases
  40,177   42,078 
Other regulatory liabilities
  578,821   539,026 
Decommissioning and asset retirement cost liabilities
  3,218,881   3,148,479 
Accumulated provisions
  390,089   395,250 
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
  1,942,685   2,175,364 
Long-term debt (includes securitization bonds of $895,824 as of
        
   June 30, 2011 and $931,131 as of December 31, 2010)
  12,057,368   11,317,157 
Other
  599,015   618,559 
TOTAL
  27,979,046   27,101,889 
          
Commitments and Contingencies
        
          
Subsidiaries' preferred stock without sinking fund
  216,745   216,738 
          
EQUITY
        
Common Shareholders' Equity:
        
Common stock, $.01 par value, authorized 500,000,000 shares;
        
  issued 254,752,788 shares in 2011 and in 2010
  2,548   2,548 
Paid-in capital
  5,366,132   5,367,474 
Retained earnings
  8,957,516   8,689,401 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
  (75,156)  (38,212)
Less - treasury stock, at cost (77,919,322 shares in 2011 and
        
  76,006,920 shares in 2010)
  5,653,474   5,524,811 
Total common shareholders' equity
  8,597,566   8,496,400 
Subsidiaries' preferred stock without sinking fund
  94,000   94,000 
TOTAL
  8,691,566   8,590,400 
          
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 $39,129,761  $38,685,276 
          
See Notes to Financial Statements.
        

 
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
 
(Unaudited) (In Thousands)
 
                       
      
Common Shareholders' Equity
       
   
Subsidiaries' Preferred Stock
  
Common Stock
  
Treasury Stock
  
Paid-in Capital
  
Retained Earnings
  
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
  
Total
 
Balance at December 31, 2009
 $94,000  $2,548  $(4,727,167) $5,370,042  $8,043,122  $(75,185) $8,707,360 
                              
Consolidated net income (a)
  10,033   -   -   -   529,064   -   539,097 
Other comprehensive income:
                            
    Cash flow hedges net unrealized
     gain (net of tax expense of
     $36,587)
  -   -   -   -   -   59,071   59,071 
    Pension and other postretirement
     liabilities (net of tax expense of
     $2,541)
  -   -   -   -   -   5,010   5,010 
    Net unrealized investment losses
     (net of tax benefit of $16,078)
  -   -   -   -   -   (19,202)  (19,202)
    Foreign currency translation (net
     of tax benefit of $409)
  -   -   -   -   -   (759)  (759)
        Total comprehensive income
                          583,217 
                              
Common stock repurchases
  -   -   (137,749)  -   -   -   (137,749)
Common stock issuances related to 
  stock plans
  -   -   13,899   7,077   -   -   20,976 
Common stock dividends declared
  -   -   -   -   (299,033)  -   (299,033)
Preferred dividend requirements of
  subsidiaries (a)
  (10,033)  -   -   -   -   -   (10,033)
                              
Balance at June 30, 2010
 $94,000  $2,548  $(4,851,017) $5,377,119  $8,273,153  $(31,065) $8,864,738 
                              
                              
Balance at December 31, 2010
 $94,000  $2,548  $(5,524,811) $5,367,474  $8,689,401  $(38,212) $8,590,400 
                              
Consolidated net income (a)
  10,031   -   -   -   564,246   -   574,277 
Other comprehensive income:
                            
    Cash flow hedges net unrealized
     loss (net of tax benefit of $41,843)
  -   -   -   -   -   (71,724)  (71,724)
    Pension and other postretirement
     liabilities (net of tax expense of
     $3,057)
  -   -   -   -   -   6,598   6,598 
    Net unrealized investment gains
     (net of tax expense of $28,726)
  -   -   -   -   -   27,871   27,871 
    Foreign currency translation (net
     of tax expense of $167)
  -   -   -   -   -   311   311 
        Total comprehensive income
                          537,333 
                              
Common stock repurchases
  -   -   (159,602)  -   -   -   (159,602)
Common stock issuances related to
  stock plans
  -   -   30,939   (1,342)  -   -   29,597 
Common stock dividends declared
  -   -   -   -   (296,131)  -   (296,131)
Preferred dividend requirements of
  subsidiaries (a)
  (10,031)  -   -   -   -   -   (10,031)
                              
Balance at June 30, 2011
 $94,000  $2,548  $(5,653,474) $5,366,132  $8,957,516  $(75,156) $8,691,566 
                              
See Notes to Financial Statements.
                            
                              
(a) Consolidated net income and preferred dividend requirements of subsidiaries for both 2010 and 2011 include $6.6 million of preferred dividends on subsidiaries' preferred stock without sinking fund that is not presented as equity.
 
                              
                              

 

 
SELECTED OPERATING RESULTS
 
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
              
              
   
Three Months Ended
  
Increase/
    
Description
 
2011
  
2010
  
(Decrease)
  
%
 
   
(Dollars in Millions)
    
Utility Electric Operating Revenues:
          
  Residential
 $760  $724  $36   5 
  Commercial
  575   562   13   2 
  Industrial
  589   570   19   3 
  Governmental
  52   52   -   - 
    Total retail
  1,976   1,908   68   4 
  Sales for resale
  64   62   2   3 
  Other
  172   244   (72)  (30)
    Total
 $2,212  $2,214  $(2)  - 
                  
Utility Billed Electric Energy
                
 Sales (GWh):
                
  Residential
  7,993   7,705   288   4 
  Commercial
  6,944   6,803   141   2 
  Industrial
  10,140   9,862   278   3 
  Governmental
  604   581   23   4 
    Total retail
  25,681   24,951   730   3 
  Sales for resale
  1,036   971   65   7 
    Total
  26,717   25,922   795   3 
                  
                  
Competitive Businesses:
                
Operating Revenues
 $562  $618  $(56)  (9)
Billed Electric Energy Sales (GWh)
  10,652   10,498   154   1 
                  
                  
   
Six Months Ended
  
Increase/
     
Description
  2011   2010  
(Decrease)
  
%
 
   
(Dollars in Millions)
     
Utility Electric Operating Revenues:
             
  Residential
 $1,508  $1,542  $(34)  (2)
  Commercial
  1,076   1,088   (12)  (1)
  Industrial
  1,068   1,091   (23)  (2)
  Governmental
  99   102   (3)  (3)
    Total retail
  3,751   3,823   (72)  (2)
  Sales for resale
  128   145   (17)  (12)
  Other
  199   253   (54)  (21)
    Total
 $4,078  $4,221  $(143)  (3)
                  
Utility Billed Electric Energy
                
 Sales (GWh):
                
  Residential
  17,034   17,350   (316)  (2)
  Commercial
  13,394   13,275   119   1 
  Industrial
  19,657   18,596   1,061   6 
  Governmental
  1,186   1,173   13   1 
    Total retail
  51,271   50,394   877   2 
  Sales for resale
  1,983   2,287   (304)  (13)
    Total
  53,254   52,681   573   1 
                  
                  
Competitive Businesses:
                
Operating Revenues
 $1,167  $1,274  $(107)  (8)
Billed Electric Energy Sales (GWh)
  21,171   21,626   (455)  (2)
                  
                  

 

 

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, discusses tax proceedings in Note 3 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K and Note 10 to the financial statements herein, and discusses a judicial proceeding involving Vermont Yankee in Note 11 to the financial statements herein.

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

The Registrant Subsidiaries and other Entergy subsidiaries are responding to various lawsuits in both state and federal courts and to other labor-related proceedings filed by current and former employees and third parties not selected for open positions.  These actions include, but are not limited to, allegations of wrongful employment actions; wage disputes and other claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act or its state counterparts; claims of race, gender and disability discrimination; disputes arising under collective bargaining agreements; unfair labor practice proceedings and other administrative proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board; claims of retaliation; and claims for or regarding benefits under various Entergy Corporation sponsored plans.  Entergy and the Registrant Subsidiaries are responding to these lawsuits and proceedings and deny liability to the claimants.

Asbestos Litigation  (Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, 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 Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas.



 
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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

See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for information regarding regulatory assets in the Utility business presented on the balance sheets of Entergy and the Registrant Subsidiaries.  Following is an update to that information.

Fuel and Purchased Power Cost Recovery

Entergy Gulf States Louisiana

In January 2003 the LPSC authorized its staff to initiate a proceeding to audit the fuel adjustment clause filings of Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and its affiliates.  The audit includes a review of the reasonableness of charges flowed by Entergy Gulf States Louisiana through its fuel adjustment clause for the period 1995 through 2004.  The LPSC Staff issued its audit report in December 2010.  The report recommends the disallowance of $23 million of costs which, with interest, would total $43 million.  $2 million of this total relates to a realignment to and recovery through base rates of certain SO2 costs.  Entergy Gulf States Louisiana filed comments disputing the findings in the report.  Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and the LPSC Staff have reached a settlement that, if approved by the LPSC, will resolve this matter.  The settlement requires Entergy Gulf States Louisiana to refund $18 million to customers, including the realignment to base rates of the $2 million of SO2 costs.  The procedural schedule requires Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and the LPSC Staff to file the settlement by August 29, 2011, with hearings to take place either in September 2011, if the settlement is uncontested, or in late October or early November 2011, if the settlement is contested.  The Louisiana Energy Users Group is the sole active intervenor in the case and is currently reviewing the settlement.  Entergy Gulf States Louisiana has recorded provisions for the estimated effect of this proceeding.

In April 2010 the LPSC authorized its staff to initiate an audit of Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s purchased gas adjustment clause filings for its gas distribution operations.  The audit includes a review of the reasonableness of charges flowed through by Entergy Gulf States Louisiana for the period from 2003 through 2008.  Discovery is complete and, in June 2011, the LPSC staff filed an audit report generally supporting the appropriateness of charges flowed through the purchased gas adjustment clause filings.  LPSC consideration of the audit report is pending.

Entergy Texas

In December 2010, Entergy Texas filed with the PUCT a request to refund fuel cost recovery over-collections through October 2010.  Pursuant to a stipulation among the parties that was approved by the PUCT in March 2011, Entergy Texas refunded over-collections through November 2010 of approximately $73 million, including interest through the refund period.  The refund was made for most customers over a three-month period that began with the February 2011 billing cycle.

Little Gypsy Repowering Project  (Entergy and Entergy Louisiana)

See the Form 10-K for a discussion of the Little Gypsy repowering project.  As discussed in the Form 10-K, in January 2011 all parties conducted a mediation on the disputed issues, and thereafter, reached agreement on a settlement of all disputed issues, including cost recovery and cost allocation.  The settlement provides for Entergy Louisiana to recover $200 million as of March 31, 2011, and carrying costs on that amount on specified terms thereafter.  The settlement also provides for Entergy Louisiana to recover the approved project costs by securitization.  In April 2011, Entergy Louisiana filed an application with the LPSC to authorize the securitization of the
 
 
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investment recovery costs associated with the project and to issue a financing order by which Entergy Louisiana may accomplish such securitization.  In June 2011 the LPSC issued an order approving the settlement and also issued a financing order for the securitization.  Due to the need for additional public notice to be published in connection with the securitization of the project costs, a filing was made on July 21, 2011, requesting that the LPSC re-approve and re-issue a financing order with respect to the securitization of the investment recovery costs.  Entergy Louisiana will continue its efforts to complete in the third quarter 2011 the securitization of the investment recovery costs.

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 the Form 10-K.

Filings with the LPSC

(Entergy Gulf States Louisiana)

In January 2011, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana filed with the LPSC its gas rate stabilization plan for the test year ended September 30, 2010.  The filing showed an earned return on common equity of 8.84% and a revenue deficiency of $0.3 million.  In March 2011, the LPSC staff filed its findings, suggesting an adjustment that will produce an 11.76% earned return on common equity for the test year and a $0.2 million rate reduction.  Entergy Gulf States Louisiana implemented the $0.2 million rate reduction effective with the May 2011 billing cycle.  The LPSC docket is now closed.

In May 2011, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana made a special formula rate plan rate implementation filing with the LPSC that implements effective with the May 2011 billing cycle a $5.1 million rate decrease to reflect adjustments in accordance with a previous LPSC order relating to the acquisition of Unit 2 of the Acadia Energy Center by Entergy Louisiana.  As a result of the closing of the acquisition and termination of the pre-acquisition power purchase agreement with Acadia, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s allocation of capacity related to this unit ended, resulting in a reduction in the additional capacity revenue requirement.

In May 2011, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana made its formula rate plan filing with the LPSC for the 2010 test year.  The filing reflects an 11.11% earned return on common equity, which is within the allowed earnings bandwidth, indicating no cost of service rate change is necessary under the formula rate plan.  The filing also reflects a $22.8 million rate decrease for incremental capacity costs.  The filing is currently subject to LPSC review.

(Entergy Louisiana)

In May 2011, Entergy Louisiana made a special formula rate plan rate implementation filing with the LPSC that implements effective with the May 2011 billing cycle a $43.1 million net rate increase to reflect adjustments in accordance with a previous LPSC order relating to the acquisition of Unit 2 of the Acadia Energy Center.  The net rate increase represents the decrease in the additional capacity revenue requirement resulting from the termination of the power purchase agreement with Acadia and the increase in the revenue requirement resulting from the ownership of the Acadia facility.  The filing is currently subject to LPSC review.  The May 2011 rate change contributed approximately $9 million to Entergy Louisiana’s revenues in the second quarter 2011.

In May 2011, Entergy Louisiana made its formula rate plan filing with the LPSC for the 2010 test year.  The filing reflects an 11.07% earned return on common equity, which is just outside of the allowed earnings bandwidth and results in no cost of service rate change under the formula rate plan.  The filing also reflects a very slight ($9 thousand) rate increase for incremental capacity costs.  The filing is currently subject to LPSC review.

Filings with the MPSC

In March 2011, Entergy Mississippi submitted its formula rate plan 2010 test year filing.  The filing shows an earned return on common equity of 10.65% for the test year, which is within the earnings bandwidth and results in no change in rates.  The filing is currently subject to MPSC review.


 
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Filings with the City Council

In May 2011, Entergy New Orleans filed its electric and gas formula rate plan evaluation reports for the 2010 test year.  The filings request a $6.5 million electric base revenue decrease and a $1.1 million gas base revenue decrease.  As part of the filing, Entergy New Orleans is also requesting to increase annual funding for its storm reserve by approximately $3.7 million.  The new rates would be effective, if approved, with the first billing cycle in October 2011.  The City Council’s and its Advisors’ review of these filings is pending.

System Agreement Cost Equalization Proceedings

See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for detailed information regarding the System Agreement Cost Equalization Proceedings.  The following are updates to the Form 10-K.

Rough Production Cost Equalization Rates

2011 Rate Filing Based on Calendar Year 2010 Production Costs

In May 2011, Entergy filed with the FERC the 2011 rates in accordance with the FERC’s orders in the System Agreement proceeding.  The filing shows the following payments/receipts among the Utility operating companies for 2011, based on calendar year 2010 production costs, commencing for service in June 2011, are necessary to achieve rough production cost equalization under the FERC’s orders:

 
 Payments or
(Receipts)
 
(In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas
$77
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
($12)
Entergy Louisiana
$-
Entergy Mississippi
($40)
Entergy New Orleans
($25)
Entergy Texas
$-

Several parties intervened in the proceeding at the FERC, including the LPSC, which filed a protest as well.  On July 26, 2011, the FERC accepted Entergy's proposed rates for filing, effective June 1, 2011, subject to refund, set the proceeding for hearing procedures, and then held those procedures in abeyance pending FERC decisions in the prior production cost proceedings currently before the FERC on review.

2010 Rate Filing Based on Calendar Year 2009 Production Costs

In May 2010, Entergy filed with the FERC the 2010 rates in accordance with the FERC’s orders in the System Agreement proceeding, and supplemented the filing in September 2010.  Several parties intervened in the proceeding at the FERC, including the LPSC and the City Council, which have also filed protests.  In July 2010 the FERC accepted Entergy’s proposed rates for filing, effective June 1, 2010, subject to refund, and set the proceeding for hearing and settlement procedures.  Settlement procedures have been terminated, and the ALJ scheduled hearings to begin in March 2011.  Subsequently, in January 2011 the ALJ issued an order directing the parties and FERC staff to show cause why this proceeding should not be stayed pending the issuance of FERC decisions in the prior production cost proceedings currently before the FERC on review.  In March 2011 the ALJ issued an order placing this proceeding in abeyance.  The LPSC’s requests for rehearing and interlocutory appeal of the abeyance order have been denied.
 
 
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Interruptible Load Proceeding

See the Form 10-K for a discussion of the interruptible load proceeding, including the FERC’s motion requesting the D.C. Circuit hold the appeal of the FERC’s decisions ordering refunds in the interruptible load proceeding in abeyance and remand the record to the FERC.  The D.C. Circuit granted the FERC’s unopposed motion in June 2009.  In December 2009 the FERC established a paper hearing to determine whether the FERC had the authority and, if so, whether it would be appropriate to order refunds resulting from changes in the treatment of interruptible load in the allocation of capacity costs by the Utility operating companies.  In August 2010 the FERC issued an order stating that it has the authority and refunds are appropriate.  The APSC, MPSC, and Entergy requested rehearing of the FERC’s decision.  In June 2011 the FERC issued an order granting rehearing in part and denying rehearing in part, in which the FERC determined to invoke its discretion to deny refunds.  The FERC held that in this case where “the Entergy system as a whole collected the proper level of revenue, but, as was later established incorrectly allocated peak load responsibility among various operating companies….the Commission will apply here our usual practice in such cases, invoking our equitable discretion to not order refunds, notwithstanding our authority to do so.”  The LPSC has requested rehearing of the FERC’s June 2011 decision.

In September 2010 the FERC had issued an order setting the refund report filed in the proceeding in November 2007 for hearing and settlement judge procedures.  In May 2011, Entergy filed a settlement agreement that resolved all issues relating to the refund report set for hearing.  In June 2011 the settlement judge certified the settlement as uncontested and the settlement agreement is currently pending before the FERC.  In July 2011, Entergy filed an amended/corrected refund report and a motion to defer action on the settlement agreement until after the FERC rules on the LPSC’s rehearing request regarding the June 2011 decision denying refunds.


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

Common Stock

Earnings per Share

The following tables present Entergy’s basic and diluted earnings per share calculations included on the consolidated income statement:

   
For the Three Months Ended June 30,
   
2011
 
2010
   
(In Millions, Except Per Share Data)
                         
Basic earnings per share
 
Income
 
Shares
 
$/share
 
Income
 
Shares
 
$/share
                         
Net income attributable to
  Entergy Corporation
 
 
$315.6
 
 
177.8
 
 
$1.77 
 
 
$315.3
 
 
188.8
 
 
$1.67 
Average dilutive effect of:
                       
Stock options
 
 -
 
1.0
 
(0.01)
 
 -
 
1.9
 
(0.02)
Restricted stock
 
 -
 
0.1
 
 - 
 
 -
 
-
 
                         
Diluted earnings per share
 
$315.6
 
178.9
 
$1.76 
 
$315.3
 
190.7
 
$1.65 

 
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For the Six Months Ended June,
   
2011
 
2010
   
(In Millions, Except Per Share Data)
                         
Basic earnings per share
 
Income
 
Shares
 
$/share
 
Income
 
Shares
 
$/share
                         
Net income attributable to
  Entergy Corporation
 
 
$564.2
 
 
178.3
 
 
$3.16 
 
 
$529.1
 
 
189.0
 
 
$2.80 
Average dilutive effect of:
                       
Stock options
 
 -
 
1.0
 
(0.02)
 
 -
 
2.0
 
(0.03)
Restricted stock
 
 -
 
 0.2
 
 - 
 
 -
 
-
 
                         
Diluted earnings per share
 
$564.2
 
179.5
 
$3.14 
 
$529.1
 
191.0
 
$2.77 


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

During the six months ended June 30, 2011, Entergy Corporation issued 424,598 shares of its previously repurchased common stock to satisfy stock option exercises and other stock-based awards.  Also during the six months ended June 30, 2011, Entergy Corporation repurchased 2,337,000 shares of its common stock for a total purchase price of $159.6 million.

Retained Earnings

On July 29, 2011 Entergy Corporation’s Board of Directors declared a common stock dividend of $0.83 per share, payable on September 1, 2011 to holders of record as of August 11, 2011.

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.  Accumulated other comprehensive loss in the balance sheets included the following components:

   
 
Entergy
 
Entergy
Gulf States Louisiana
 
Entergy
Louisiana
   
June 30,
2011
 
December 31,
2010
 
June 30,
2011
 
December 31,
2010
 
June 30,
2011
 
December 31,
2010
   
(In Thousands)
                         
Cash flow hedges net
 unrealized gain
 
 
$34,534 
 
 
$106,258 
 
 
$- 
 
 
$- 
 
 
$- 
 
 
$- 
Pension and other
 postretirement liabilities
 
 
(269,868)
 
 
(276,466)
 
 
(39,075)
 
 
(40,304)
 
 
(23,861)
 
 
(24,962)
Net unrealized investment
 gains
 
 
157,556 
 
 
129,685 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency translation
 
2,622 
 
2,311 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
($75,156)
 
($38,212)
 
($39,075)
 
($40,304)
 
($23,861)
 
($24,962)
 
 
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Other comprehensive income and total comprehensive income for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 are presented in Entergy’s, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s, and Entergy Louisiana’s Statements of Changes in Equity and Comprehensive Income.  Other comprehensive income and total comprehensive income, for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, are (all of the components of other comprehensive income are attributable to common equity):
 
   
Entergy
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
2011
 
2010
   
(In Thousands)
         
Consolidated net income
 
$320,598 
 
$320,283 
Other comprehensive income
       
Cash flow hedges net unrealized loss (a)
 
(13,516)
 
(83,467)
Pension and other postretirement liabilities (b)
 
2,339 
 
3,205 
Net unrealized investment gain (loss) (c)
 
3,186 
 
(36,043)
Foreign currency translation (d)
 
11 
 
(152)
Total
 
$312,618 
 
$203,826 

(a)
Net of tax benefit of $7,208 and $50,672, respectively.
(b)
Net of tax expense of $1,964 and $1,650, respectively.
(c)
Net of tax expense (benefit) of $3,386 and ($33,891), respectively.
(d)
Net of tax expense (benefit) of $6 and ($82), respectively.

   
Entergy
Gulf States Louisiana
 
Entergy
Louisiana
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
   
(In Thousands)
                 
Net income
 
$49,310 
 
$32,154 
 
$75,103 
 
$61,259 
Other comprehensive income
               
Pension and other postretirement liabilities (e)
 
486 
 
519 
 
367 
 
445 
Total
 
$49,796 
 
$32,673 
 
$75,470 
 
$61,704 

(e)
Net of tax expense of $508, $505, $365, and $377, respectively.


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 expires in August 2012 and has a borrowing capacity of approximately $3.5 billion.  Entergy Corporation also has the ability to issue letters of credit against the total borrowing capacity of the credit facility.  The facility fee is currently 0.125% of the commitment amount.  Facility 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, 2011 was 0.762% 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, 2011.
 
 
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Capacity
 
 
Borrowings
 
Letters
of Credit
 
Capacity
Available
(In Millions)
             
$3,465 
 
$1,895
 
$25 
 
$1,545

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 Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, and Entergy Texas each had credit facilities available as of June 30, 2011 as follows:
 
 
 
 
Company
 



Expiration Date
 
 
 
Amount of
Facility
 
 
 
 
Interest Rate (a)
 
Amount Drawn
as of
June 30,
2011
                 
Entergy Arkansas
 
April 2012
 
$78 million (b)
 
3.25%
 
-
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
 
August 2012
 
$100 million (c)
 
0.60%
 
-
Entergy Louisiana
 
August 2012
 
$200 million (d)
 
0.61%
 
$100 million
Entergy Mississippi
 
May 2012
 
$35 million (e)
 
1.94%
 
-
Entergy Mississippi
 
May 2012
 
$25 million (e)
 
1.94%
 
-
Entergy Mississippi
 
May 2012
 
$10 million (e)
 
1.94%
 
-
Entergy Texas
 
August 2012
 
$100 million (f)
 
0.66%
 
-

(a)
The interest rate is the rate as of June 30, 2011 that would be applied to outstanding borrowings under the facility.
(b)
The credit facility requires Entergy Arkansas to maintain a debt ratio of 65% or less of its total capitalization.  Borrowings under the Entergy Arkansas credit facility may be secured by a security interest in its accounts receivable.
(c)
The credit facility allows Entergy Gulf States Louisiana to issue letters of credit against the borrowing capacity of the facility.  As of June 30, 2011, no letters of credit were outstanding.  The credit facility requires Entergy Gulf States Louisiana to maintain a consolidated debt ratio of 65% or less of its total capitalization.
(d)
The credit facility allows Entergy Louisiana to issue letters of credit against the borrowing capacity of the facility.  As of June 30, 2011, no letters of credit were outstanding.  The credit facility requires Entergy Louisiana to maintain a consolidated debt ratio of 65% or less of its total capitalization.
(e)
Borrowings under the Entergy Mississippi credit facilities may be secured by a security interest in its accounts receivable.  Entergy Mississippi is required to maintain a consolidated debt ratio of 65% or less of its total capitalization.
(f)
The credit facility allows Entergy Texas to issue letters of credit against the borrowing capacity of the facility.  As of June 30, 2011, no letters of credit were outstanding.  The credit facility requires Entergy Texas to maintain a consolidated debt ratio of 65% or less of its total capitalization.  Pursuant to the terms of the credit agreement securitization bonds are excluded from debt and capitalization in calculating the debt ratio.

The facility fees on the credit facilities range from 0.09% to 0.15% of the commitment amount.

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, 2011 under a FERC order dated October 14, 2009. 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 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, 2011 (aggregating both money pool and external short-term borrowings) for the Registrant Subsidiaries:

 
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Authorized
 
Borrowings
   
(In Millions)
         
Entergy Arkansas
 
$250
 
-
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
 
$200
 
-
Entergy Louisiana
 
$250
 
$212
Entergy Mississippi
 
$175
 
$27
Entergy New Orleans
 
$100
 
-
Entergy Texas
 
$200
 
$21
System Energy
 
$200
 
-
 
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 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, 2011:

 
 
 
 
 
Company
 



 
Expiration
Date
 
 
 
 
Amount
of
Facility
 
Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate on
Borrowings
 (a)
 
 
Amount
Outstanding
as of
June 30,
2011
 
   
(Dollars in Millions)
 
                   
Entergy Arkansas VIE
 
July 2013
 
$85
 
2.34%
 
$37.6
 
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana VIE
 
July 2013
 
$85
 
2.13%
 
$56.3
 
Entergy Louisiana VIE
 
July 2013
 
$90
 
2.28%
 
$64.2
 
System Energy VIE
 
July 2013
 
$100
 
2.28%
 
$0.5
 
 
 
(a)
 
Includes letter of credit fees and bank fronting fees on commercial paper issuances by the VIEs for Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy.  The VIE for Entergy Gulf States Louisiana does not issue commercial paper, but borrows directly on its bank credit facility.
 
The amount outstanding on Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s credit facility is included in long-term debt on its balance sheet and the commercial paper outstanding for the other VIEs is classified as a current liability on the respective balance sheets.  The commitment fees on the credit facilities are 0.20% of the undrawn commitment amount.  Each credit facility requires the respective lessee (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 variable interest entities had notes payable that are included in long-term debt on the respective balance sheets as of June 30, 2011 as follows:

Company
 
Description
 
Amount
         
Entergy Arkansas VIE
 
5.60% Series G due September 2011
 
$35 million
Entergy Arkansas VIE
 
9% Series H due June 2013
 
$30 million
Entergy Arkansas VIE
 
5.69% Series I due July 2014
 
$70 million
Entergy Arkansas VIE
 
3.23% Series J due July 2016
 
$55 million
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana VIE
 
5.56% Series N due May 2013
 
$75 million
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana VIE
 
5.41% Series O due July 2012
 
$60 million
Entergy Louisiana VIE
 
5.69% Series E due July 2014
 
$50 million
Entergy Louisiana VIE
 
3.30% Series F due March 2016
 
$20 million
System Energy VIE
 
6.29% Series F due September 2013
 
$70 million
System Energy VIE
 
5.33% Series G due April 2015
 
$60 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 Louisiana)

In March 2011, Entergy Louisiana issued $200 million of 4.80% Series first mortgage bonds due May 2021.  Entergy Louisiana used the proceeds, together with other available funds, to purchase Unit 2 of the Acadia Energy Center, a 580MW generating unit located near Eunice, Louisiana.

(Entergy Mississippi)

In April 2011, Entergy Mississippi issued $150 million of 6.0% Series first mortgage bonds due May 2051. Entergy Mississippi used a portion of the proceeds to pay at maturity its $80 million 4.65% Series first mortgage bonds due May 2011.

In May 2011, Entergy Mississippi issued $125 million of 3.25% Series first mortgage bonds due June 2016.  Entergy Mississippi used a portion of the proceeds to pay prior to maturity its $100 million 5.92% Series first mortgage bonds due February 2016.

Fair Value

The book value and the fair value of long-term debt for Entergy Corporation and the Registrant Subsidiaries as of June 30, 2011 are as follows:

   
Book Value
of Long-Term Debt
 
Fair Value
of Long-Term Debt (a) (b)
   
(In Thousands)
         
Entergy
 
$12,185,430
 
$11,797,794
Entergy Arkansas
 
$1,914,895
 
$1,769,498
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
 
$1,616,551
 
$1,666,022
Entergy Louisiana
 
$2,096,561
 
$1,900,873
Entergy Mississippi
 
$920,409
 
$957,438
Entergy New Orleans
 
$166,714
 
$171,567
Entergy Texas
 
$1,628,270
 
$1,807,543
System Energy
 
$787,011
 
$628,293
 
 
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(a)
The values exclude lease obligations of $194 million at Entergy Louisiana and $179 million at System Energy, long-term DOE obligations of $181 million at Entergy Arkansas, and the note payable to NYPA of $158 million at Entergy, and include debt due within one year.
(b)
Fair values are based on prices derived by independent third parties that use inputs such as benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, and issuer spreads.


 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 388,200 stock options during the first quarter 2011 with a weighted-average fair value of $11.48.  At June 30, 2011, there were 11,140,268 stock options outstanding with a weighted-average exercise price of $73.63.  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, 2011.  Because Entergy’s stock price at June 30, 2011 is less than the weighted average exercise price, the aggregate intrinsic value of the stock options outstanding as of June 30, 2011 was zero. The intrinsic value of “in the money” stock options is $62.1 million as of June 30, 2011.

The following table includes financial information for stock options for the second quarter and six months ended June 30 for each of the years presented:
 
 
2011
 
2010
 
(In Millions)
       
Compensation expense included in Entergy’s net income for the second quarter
$2.5
 
$3.7
Tax benefit recognized in Entergy’s net income for the second quarter
$1.0
 
$1.4
       
Compensation expense included in Entergy’s net income for the six months ended June 30,
$5.5
 
$7.6
Tax benefit recognized in Entergy’s net income for the six months ended June 30,
$2.1
 
$2.9
Compensation cost capitalized as part of fixed assets and inventory as of June 30,
$1.0
 
$1.4

Restricted Stock Awards

In January 2011, the Board approved and Entergy granted 166,800 restricted stock awards under the 2007 Equity Ownership and Long-term Cash Incentive Plan.  The grants were made effective as of January 27, 2011 and were valued at $72.79 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 and are expensed ratably over the three year vesting period.  Shares of restricted stock have the same dividend and voting rights as other common stock and are considered issued and outstanding shares of Entergy upon vesting.

The following table includes financial information for restricted stock for the second quarter and six months ended June 30 for each of the years presented:
 
 
2011
 
2010
 
(In Millions)
       
Compensation expense included in Entergy’s net income for the second quarter
$1.0
 
$-
Tax benefit recognized in Entergy’s net income for the second quarter
$0.4
 
$-
       
Compensation expense included in Entergy’s net income for the six months ended June 30,
$2.0
 
$-
Tax benefit recognized in Entergy’s net income for the six months ended June 30
$0.8
 
$-
Compensation cost capitalized as part of fixed assets and inventory as of June 30,
$0.3
 
$-



 
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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 Net Pension Cost

Entergy’s qualified pension cost, including amounts capitalized, for the second quarters of 2011 and 2010, included the following components:

   
2011
 
2010
   
(In Thousands)
         
Service cost - benefits earned during the period
 
$30,490 
 
$26,239 
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation
 
59,248 
 
57,802 
Expected return on assets
 
(75,319)
 
(64,902)
Amortization of prior service cost
 
838 
 
1,164 
Amortization of loss
 
23,244 
 
16,475 
Net pension costs
 
$38,501 
 
$36,778 

Entergy’s qualified pension cost, including amounts capitalized, for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, included the following components:

   
2011
 
2010
   
(In Thousands)
         
Service cost - benefits earned during the period
 
$60,980 
 
$52,478 
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation
 
118,496 
 
115,604 
Expected return on assets
 
(150,638)
 
(129,804)
Amortization of prior service cost
 
1,676 
 
2,328 
Amortization of loss
 
46,488 
 
32,950 
Net pension costs
 
$77,002 
 
$73,556 

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension cost, including amounts capitalized, for the second quarters of 2011 and 2010, included the following components:

 
 
2011
 
 
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
 
$4,518 
 
$2,462 
 
$2,886 
 
$1,327 
 
$561 
 
$1,197 
 
$1,235 
Interest cost on projected
                           
  benefit obligation
 
12,991 
 
5,928 
 
8,159 
 
3,909 
 
1,762
 
3,993 
 
2,939 
Expected return on assets
 
(15,609)
 
(8,339)
 
(9,716)
 
(5,038)
 
(2,114)
 
(5,501)
 
(3,784)
Amortization of prior service
                           
  cost
 
115 
 
20 
 
70 
 
38 
 
 
16 
 
Amortization of loss
 
6,421 
 
2,279 
 
4,497 
 
1,680 
 
1,166 
 
1,394 
 
1,321 
Net pension cost
 
$8,436 
 
$2,350 
 
$5,896 
 
$1,916 
 
$1,384 
 
$1,099 
 
$1,715 

 
 
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2010
 
 
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
 
$3,944 
 
$2,116 
 
$2,443 
 
$1,163 
 
$516 
 
$1,067 
 
$1,033 
Interest cost on projected
                           
  benefit obligation
 
12,319 
 
6,094 
 
7,135 
 
3,807 
 
1,510
 
3,967 
 
2,252 
Expected return on assets
 
(12,659)
 
(7,688)
 
(8,194)
 
(4,313)
 
(1,809)
 
(5,137)
 
(2,952)
Amortization of prior service
                           
  cost
 
196 
 
75 
 
119 
 
79 
 
44 
 
59 
 
Amortization of loss
 
4,126 
 
1,906 
 
2,151 
 
1,091 
 
636 
 
802 
 
132 
Net pension cost
 
$7,926 
 
$2,503 
 
$3,654 
 
$1,827 
 
$897 
 
$758 
 
$473 

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension cost, including amounts capitalized, for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, included the following components:

 
 
2011
 
 
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
 
$9,036 
 
$4,924 
 
$5,772 
 
$2,654 
 
$1,122 
 
$2,394 
 
$2,470 
Interest cost on projected
                           
  benefit obligation
 
25,982 
 
11,856 
 
16,318 
 
7,818 
 
3,524
 
7,986 
 
5,878 
Expected return on assets
 
(31,218)
 
(16,678)
 
(19,432)
 
(10,076)
 
(4,228)
 
(11,002)
 
(7,568)
Amortization of prior service
                           
  cost
 
230 
 
40 
 
140 
 
76 
 
18 
 
32 
 
Amortization of loss
 
12,842 
 
4,558 
 
8,994 
 
3,360 
 
2,332 
 
2,788 
 
2,642 
Net pension cost
 
$16,872 
 
$4,700 
 
$11,792 
 
$3,832 
 
$2,768 
 
$2,198 
 
$3,430 


 
 
2010
 
 
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
 
$7,888 
 
$4,232 
 
$4,886 
 
$2,326 
 
$1,032 
 
$2,134 
 
$2,066 
Interest cost on projected
                           
  benefit obligation
 
24,638 
 
12,188 
 
14,270 
 
7,614 
 
3,020
 
7,934 
 
4,504 
Expected return on assets
 
(25,318)
 
(15,376)
 
(16,388)
 
(8,626)
 
(3,618)
 
(10,274)
 
(5,904)
Amortization of prior service
                           
  cost
 
392 
 
150 
 
238 
 
158 
 
88 
 
118 
 
16 
Amortization of loss
 
8,252 
 
3,812 
 
4,302 
 
2,182 
 
1,272 
 
1,604 
 
264 
Net pension cost
 
$15,852 
 
$5,006 
 
$7,308 
 
$3,654 
 
$1,794 
 
$1,516 
 
$946 
 
 
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Entergy recognized $4.9 million and $11.5 million in pension cost for its non-qualified pension plans in the second quarters of 2011 and 2010, respectively.In the second quarter 2010, Entergy recognized a $6.9 million settlement charge related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan that is included in the non-qualified pension cost above.  Entergy recognized $9.8 million and $16.1 million in pension cost for its non-qualified pension plans for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, including the $6.9 million settlement charge recognized in the second quarter 2010.
 
The Registrant Subsidiaries recognized the following pension cost for their non-qualified pension plans in the second quarters of 2011 and 2010:

   
 
Entergy
Arkansas
 
Entergy
Gulf States
Louisiana
 
 
Entergy
Louisiana
 
 
Entergy
Mississippi
 
 
Entergy
New Orleans
 
 
Entergy
Texas
   
(In Thousands)
Non-qualified pension cost
  second quarter 2011
 
 
$115 
 
 
$42 
 
 
$4 
 
 
$48 
 
 
$16 
 
 
$192 
Non-qualified pension cost
  second quarter 2010
 
 
$189 
 
 
$41 
 
 
$6 
 
 
$51 
 
 
$6 
 
 
$175 
Settlement charge recognized
  in the second quarter 2010
  included in cost above
 
 
 
$86 
 
 
 
$ - 
 
 
 
$ - 
 
 
 
$ - 
 
 
 
$ - 
 
 
 
$5 

The Registrant Subsidiaries recognized the following pension cost for their non-qualified pension plans for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010:

   
 
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, 2011
 
 
$230 
 
 
$84 
 
 
$8 
 
 
$96 
 
 
$32 
 
 
$384 
Non-qualified pension cost
  six months ended June 30, 2010
 
 
$290 
 
 
$82 
 
 
$12 
 
 
$101 
 
 
$13 
 
 
$345 
Settlement charge recognized
  in the six months ended
  June 30, 2010 included in cost
  above
 
 
 
$86 
 
 
 
$ - 
 
 
 
$ - 
 
 
 
$ - 
 
 
 
$ - 
 
 
 
$5 

Components of Net Other Postretirement Benefit Cost

Entergy’s other postretirement benefit cost, including amounts capitalized, for the second quarters of 2011 and 2010, included the following components:

   
2011
 
2010
   
(In Thousands)
         
Service cost - benefits earned during the period
 
$14,835 
 
$13,078 
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit
      obligation (APBO)
 
 
18,631 
 
 
19,020 
Expected return on assets
 
(7,369)
 
(6,553)
Amortization of transition obligation
 
796 
 
932 
Amortization of prior service cost
 
(3,518)
 
(3,015)
Amortization of loss
 
5,298 
 
4,317 
Net other postretirement benefit cost
 
$28,673 
 
$27,779 
 
 
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Entergy’s other postretirement benefit cost, including amounts capitalized, for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, included the following components:

   
2011
 
2010
   
(In Thousands)
         
Service cost - benefits earned during the period
 
$29,670 
 
$26,156 
Interest cost on APBO
 
37,262 
 
38,040 
Expected return on assets
 
(14,738)
 
(13,106)
Amortization of transition obligation
 
1,592 
 
1,864 
Amortization of prior service cost
 
(7,036)
 
(6,030)
Amortization of loss
 
10,596 
 
8,634 
Net other postretirement benefit cost
 
$57,346 
 
$55,558 

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefit cost, including amounts capitalized, for the second quarters of 2011 and 2010, included the following components:

 
 
2011
 
 
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
 
$2,013 
 
$1,540 
 
$1,635 
 
$658 
 
$362 
 
$769 
 
$661 
Interest cost on APBO
 
3,436 
 
2,075 
 
2,192 
 
1,093 
 
806 
 
1,486 
 
667 
Expected return on assets
 
(2,882)
 
 
 
(977)
 
(800)
 
(1,874)
 
(529)
Amortization of transition
                           
  obligation
 
205 
 
60 
 
96 
 
88 
 
298 
 
47 
 
Amortization of prior service
                           
  cost
 
(133)
 
(206)
 
(62)
 
(35)
 
10 
 
(107)
 
(147)
Amortization of loss
 
1,610 
 
723 
 
698 
 
540 
 
241 
 
700 
 
369 
Net other postretirement
                           
  benefit cost
 
$4,249 
 
$4,192 
 
$4,559 
 
$1,367 
 
$917 
 
$1,021 
 
$1,023 

 
 
2010
 
 
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
 
$1,843 
 
$1,370 
 
$1,371 
 
$550 
 
$347 
 
$697 
 
$563 
Interest cost on APBO
 
3,629 
 
2,144 
 
2,269 
 
1,093 
 
900 
 
1,582 
 
641 
Expected return on assets
 
(2,445)
 
 
 
(888)
 
(725)
 
(1,718)
 
(468)
Amortization of transition
                           
  obligation
 
205 
 
60 
 
96 
 
88 
 
415 
 
66 
 
Amortization of prior service
                           
  cost
 
(197)
 
(77)
 
117 
 
(62)
 
90 
 
19 
 
(191)
Amortization of loss
 
1,690 
 
663 
 
609 
 
476 
 
274 
 
752 
 
325 
Net other postretirement
                           
  benefit cost
 
$4,725 
 
$4,160 
 
$4,462 
 
$1,257 
 
$1,301 
 
$1,398 
 
$872 
 
 
 
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    The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefit cost, including amounts capitalized, for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, included the following components:

 
 
2011
 
 
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
 
$4,026 
 
$3,080 
 
$3,270 
 
$1,316 
 
$724 
 
$1,538 
 
$1,322 
Interest cost on APBO
 
6,872 
 
4,150 
 
4,384 
 
2,186 
 
1,612 
 
2,972 
 
1,334 
Expected return on assets
 
(5,764)
 
 
 
(1,954)
 
(1,600)
 
(3,748)
 
(1,058)
Amortization of transition
                           
  obligation
 
410 
 
120 
 
192 
 
176 
 
596 
 
94 
 
Amortization of prior service
                           
  cost
 
(266)
 
(412)
 
(124)
 
(70)
 
20 
 
(214)
 
(294)
Amortization of loss
 
3,220 
 
1,446 
 
1,396 
 
1,080 
 
482 
 
1,400 
 
738 
Net other postretirement
                           
  benefit cost
 
$8,498 
 
$8,384 
 
$9,118 
 
$2,734 
 
$1,834 
 
$2,042 
 
$2,046 


 
 
2010
 
 
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
 
$3,686 
 
$2,740 
 
$2,742 
 
$1,100 
 
$694 
 
$1,394 
 
$1,126 
Interest cost on APBO
 
7,258 
 
4,288 
 
4,538 
 
2,186 
 
1,800 
 
3,164 
 
1,282 
Expected return on assets
 
(4,890)
 
 
 
(1,776)
 
(1,450)
 
(3,436)
 
(936)
Amortization of transition
                           
  obligation
 
410 
 
120 
 
192 
 
176 
 
830 
 
132 
 
Amortization of prior service
                           
  cost
 
(394)
 
(154)
 
234 
 
(124)
 
180 
 
38 
 
(382)
Amortization of loss
 
3,380 
 
1,326 
 
1,218 
 
952 
 
548 
 
1,504 
 
650 
Net other postretirement
                           
  benefit cost
 
$9,450 
 
$8,320 
 
$8,924 
 
$2,514 
 
$2,602 
 
$2,796 
 
$1,744 

Employer Contributions

Based on current assumptions, Entergy expects to contribute $400.5 million to its qualified pension plans in 2011.   As of the end of June 2011, Entergy had contributed $275.1 million to its pension plans.  Therefore, Entergy presently anticipates contributing an additional $125.4 million to fund its qualified pension plans in 2011.
 
 
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Based on current assumptions, the Registrant Subsidiaries expect to contribute the following to qualified pension plans in 2011:

   
 
Entergy
Arkansas
 
Entergy
Gulf States
Louisiana
 
 
Entergy
Louisiana
 
 
Entergy
Mississippi
 
 
Entergy
New Orleans
 
 
Entergy
Texas
 
 
System
Energy
   
(In Thousands)
Expected 2011 pension
  contributions
 
 
$120,400
 
 
$27,318
 
 
$60,597
 
 
$29,169
 
 
$12,160
 
 
$18,235
 
 
$28,351
Pension contributions made
  through June 2011
 
 
$88,004
 
 
$17,912
 
 
$42,207
 
 
$21,169
 
 
$8,419
 
 
$11,651
 
 
$20,546
Remaining estimated pension
  contributions to be made in 2011
 
 
$32,396
 
 
$9,406
 
 
$18,390
 
 
$8,000
 
 
$3,741
 
 
$6,584
 
 
$7,805

 
 
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, 2011 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 and operation of six nuclear power plants located in the northern United States and the sale of the electric power produced by those 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, including the earnings on the proceeds of sales of previously-owned businesses.

In the fourth quarter 2010, Entergy finished integrating its former Non-Utility Nuclear segment and its non-nuclear wholesale asset business into the new Entergy Wholesale Commodities business in an internal reorganization. The 2010 information in the tables below has been restated to reflect the change in reportable segments.

Entergy’s segment financial information for the second quarters of 2011 and 2010 is as follows:

 
 
 
Utility
 
Entergy
Wholesale Commodities*
 
 
 
All Other
 
 
 
Eliminations
 
 
 
Consolidated
 
(In Thousands)
2011
                 
Operating revenues
$2,241,475 
 
$568,076
 
$1,038 
 
($7,310)
 
$2,803,279 
Income taxes (benefit)
$139,036 
 
$64,324
 
($52,407)
 
$- 
 
$150,953 
Consolidated net income
$252,741 
 
$65,556
 
$29,946 
 
($27,645)
 
$320,598 
                   
2010
                 
Operating revenues
$2,246,108 
 
$622,067
 
$2,068 
 
($7,293)
 
$2,862,950 
Income taxes (benefit)
$141,047 
 
$67,348
 
($4,488)
 
$- 
 
$203,907 
Consolidated net income
$230,173 
 
$104,557
 
$3,912 
 
($18,359)
 
$320,283 



 
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Notes to Financial Statements


Entergy’s segment financial information for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 is as follows:

 
 
 
Utility
 
Entergy
Wholesale Commodities*
 
 
 
All Other
 
 
 
Eliminations
 
 
 
Consolidated
 
(In Thousands)
2011
                 
Operating revenues
$4,179,093 
 
$1,178,223
 
$2,138 
 
($14,966)
 
$5,344,488 
Income taxes (benefit)
$229,241 
 
$149,265
 
($63,303)
 
$- 
 
$315,203 
Consolidated net income
$421,394 
 
$188,789
 
$19,383 
 
($55,289)
 
$574,277 
                   
2010
                 
Operating revenues
$4,349,937 
 
$1,282,466
 
$4,025 
 
($14,132)
 
$5,622,296 
Income taxes (benefit)
$231,017 
 
$154,888
 
($34,313)
 
$- 
 
$351,592 
Consolidated net income
$373,144 
 
$195,099
 
$7,573 
 
($36,719)
 
$539,097 

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 and Commodity Risks

In the normal course of business, Entergy is exposed to a number of market and commodity 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 instrument or commodity.  All financial and commodity-related instruments, including derivatives, are subject to market risk.  Entergy is subject to a number of commodity and market risks, including:

Type of Risk
 
Affected Businesses
     
Power price risk
 
Utility, Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Fuel price risk
 
Utility, Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Foreign currency exchange rate risk
 
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Equity price and interest rate risk - investments
 
Utility, Entergy Wholesale Commodities

Entergy manages a portion of these risks using derivative instruments, some of which are classified as cash flow hedges due to their financial settlement provisions while others are classified as normal purchase/normal sales 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 futures, forwards, swaps, and options; foreign currency forwards; and interest rate swaps.  Entergy has entered into financially settled option contracts to manage market risk under certain hedging transactions, which may or may not be designated as hedging instruments. Entergy enters into derivatives only to manage natural risks inherent in its physical or financial assets or liabilities.
 
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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 primarily through the purchase of short-term natural gas swaps.  These swaps are marked-to-market with offsetting regulatory assets or liabilities.  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.

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.  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

The fair values of Entergy’s derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2011 are as follows:

Instrument
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
Fair Value (a)
 
Offset (a)
 
Business
                 
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
               
                 
Assets:
               
Electricity forwards, swaps and options
 
Prepayments and other (current portion)
 
$120 million
 
($19) million
 
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Electricity forwards, swaps and options
 
Other deferred debits and other assets (non-current portion)
 
$41 million
 
($30) million
 
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
                 
Liabilities:
               
Electricity forwards, swaps and options
 
Other current liabilities (current portion)
 
$24 million
 
($23) million
 
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Electricity forwards, swaps and options
 
 
Other non-current liabilities (non-current portion)
 
$47 million
 
($30) million
 
Entergy Wholesale Commodities

 
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Instrument
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
Fair Value (a)
 
Offset (a)
 
Business
                 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
               
                 
Assets:
               
Electricity forwards, swaps and options
 
Prepayments and other (current portion)
 
$15 million
 
($11) million
 
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Electricity forwards, swaps and options
 
Other deferred debits and other assets (non-current portion)
 
$5 million
 
($5) million
 
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
                 
Liabilities:
               
Electricity forwards, swaps and options
 
Other current liabilities (current portion)
 
$7 million
 
($7) million
 
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Electricity forwards, swaps and options
 
Other non-current liabilities (non-current portion)
 
$4 million
 
($4) million
 
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Natural gas swaps
 
Other current liabilities
 
$2 million
 
$-
 
Utility


The fair values of Entergy’s derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2010 are as follows:

Instrument
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
Fair Value (a)
 
Offset (a)
 
Business
                 
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
               
                 
Assets:
               
Electricity forwards, swaps and options
 
Prepayments and other (current portion)
 
$160 million
 
($7) million
 
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Electricity forwards, swaps and options
 
Other deferred debits and other assets (non-current portion)
 
$82 million
 
($29) million
 
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
                 
Liabilities:
               
Electricity forwards, swaps and options
 
Other current liabilities (current portion)
 
$5 million
 
($5) million
 
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Electricity forwards, swaps and options
 
Other non-current liabilities (non-current portion)
 
$47 million
 
($30) million
 
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
                 

 
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Instrument
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
Fair Value (a)
 
Offset (a)
 
Business
 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
               
                 
Assets:
               
Electricity forwards, swaps and options
 
Prepayments and other (current portion)
 
$2 million
 
$-
 
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Electricity forwards, swaps and options
 
Other deferred debits and other assets (non-current portion)
 
$14 million
 
($8) million
 
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
                 
Liabilities:
               
Electricity forwards, swaps and options
 
Other current liabilities (current portion)
 
$2 million
 
($2 million)
 
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Electricity forwards, swaps and options
 
Other non-current liabilities (non-current portion)
 
$7 million
 
($7) million
 
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Natural gas swaps
 
Other current liabilities
 
$2 million
 
$-
 
Utility

(a)
The balances of derivative assets and liabilities in these tables are presented gross.  Certain investments, including those not designated as hedging instruments, are subject to master netting agreements and are presented on the Entergy Consolidated Balance Sheets on a net basis in accordance with accounting guidance for Derivatives and Hedging.

The effect of Entergy’s derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges on the consolidated income statements for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:

 
 
 
Instrument
 
 
Amount of gain (loss)
recognized in OCI
(effective portion)
 
 
 
 
Income Statement location
 
Amount of gain
 reclassified from
accumulated OCI into
income (effective portion)
             
2011
           
Electricity forwards, swaps and options
 
$19 million
 
Competitive businesses operating revenues
 
$32 million
             
2010
           
Electricity forwards, swaps and options
 
($71) million
 
Competitive businesses operating revenues
 
$67 million


 
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The effect of Entergy’s derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges on the consolidated income statements for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:

 
 
 
Instrument
 
 
Amount of gain (loss)
recognized in OCI
(effective portion)
 
 
 
 
Income Statement location
 
Amount of gain
 reclassified from
accumulated OCI into
income (effective portion)
             
2011
           
Electricity forwards, swaps and options
 
($54) million
 
Competitive businesses operating revenues
 
$61 million
             
2010
           
Electricity forwards, swaps and options
 
$197 million
 
Competitive businesses operating revenues
 
$103 million

Electricity over-the-counter swaps that financially settle against day-ahead power pool prices are used to manage price exposure for Entergy Wholesale Commodities generation.  Based on market prices as of June 30, 2011, cash flow hedges relating to power sales totaled $90 million of net unrealized gains. Approximately $96 million are expected to be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (OCI) to operating revenues in the next twelve months.  The actual amount reclassified from accumulated OCI could vary, however, due to future changes in market prices.  Gains totaling approximately $32 million and $67 million were realized on the maturity of cash flow hedges, before taxes of $11 million and $23 million, for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Gains totaling approximately $61 million and $103 million were realized on the maturity of cash flow hedges, before taxes of $21 million and $36 million, for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  Unrealized gains or losses recorded in OCI result from hedging power output at the Entergy Wholesale Commodities power plants.  The related gains or losses from hedging power are included in operating revenues when realized.  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, 2011 is approximately 3.5 years.  Planned generation currently sold forward from Entergy Wholesale Commodities power plants is 96% for the remaining two quarters of 2011, of which approximately 46% is sold under financial derivatives and the remainder under normal purchase/sale contracts.  The change in the value of Entergy’s cash flow hedges due to ineffectiveness during the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 was insignificant.  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 guaranty.  As of June 30, 2011, hedge contracts with four counterparties were in a liability position (approximately $9 million total), but were significantly below the amount of the guarantee provided under the contract and no cash collateral was required.  If the Entergy Corporation credit rating falls below investment grade, the effect of the corporate guarantee is ignored and Entergy would have to post collateral equal to the estimated outstanding liability under the contract at the applicable date.  Entergy may effectively liquidate a cash flow hedge instrument by entering into a contract offsetting the original hedge, and then de-designating the original hedge in this situation.  Gains or losses accumulated in OCI prior to de-designation continue to be deferred in OCI 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.

Natural gas over-the-counter swaps that financially settle against NYMEX futures are used to manage fuel price volatility for the Utility’s Louisiana and Mississippi customers.  All benefits or costs of the program are recorded in fuel costs.  The total volume of natural gas swaps outstanding as of June 30, 2011 is 31,620,000 MMBtu for Entergy, 8,210,000 MMBtu for Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, 13,670,000 MMBtu for Entergy Louisiana, and 9,170,000 MMBtu for Entergy Mississippi, and 570,000 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.
 
 
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The effect of Entergy’s derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on the consolidated income statements for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 is as follows:

 
Instrument
 
Amount of gain (loss)
recognized in OCI
 
 
Income Statement location
 
Amount of gain (loss)
recorded in income
             
2011
           
Natural gas swaps
 
$-
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
 
($9) million
Electricity forwards, swaps and options de-designated as hedged items
 
($4) million
 
Competitive business operating revenues
 
$4 million
             
2010
           
Natural gas swaps
 
$-
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
 
$22 million
Electricity forwards, swaps and options de-designated as hedged items
 
$3 million
 
Competitive business operating revenues
 
$-

The effect of Entergy’s derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on the consolidated income statements for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 is as follows:

 
Instrument
 
Amount of gain
recognized in OCI
 
 
Income Statement location
 
Amount of gain (loss)
recorded in income
             
2011
           
Natural gas swaps
 
$-
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
 
($12) million
Electricity forwards, swaps and options de-designated as hedged items
 
$6 million
 
Competitive business operating revenues
 
$6 million
             
2010
           
Natural gas swaps
 
$-
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
 
($63) million
Electricity forwards, swaps and options de-designated as hedged items
 
$3 million
 
Competitive business operating revenues
 
$-

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 offsetting regulatory assets or liabilities.  The gains or losses recorded as fuel expenses when the swaps are settled are recovered through fuel cost recovery mechanisms.



 
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The fair values of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ derivative instruments on their balance sheets as of June 30, 2011 are as follows:

Instrument
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
Fair Value
 
Registrant
             
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
       
             
Liabilities:
           
Natural gas swaps
 
Other current liabilities
 
$0.4 million
 
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
Natural gas swaps
 
Other current liabilities
 
$0.6 million
 
Entergy Louisiana
Natural gas swaps
 
Other current liabilities
 
$0.3 million
 
Entergy Mississippi
Natural gas swaps
 
Other current liabilities
 
$0.1 million
 
Entergy New Orleans

The fair values of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ derivative instruments on their balance sheets as of December 31, 2010 are as follows:

Instrument
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
Fair Value
 
Registrant
             
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
       
             
Assets:
           
Natural gas swaps
 
Prepayments and other
 
$0.3 million
 
Entergy Mississippi
             
Liabilities:
           
Natural gas swaps
 
Other current liabilities
 
$1.0 million
 
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
Natural gas swaps
 
Other current liabilities
 
$0.4 million
 
Entergy Louisiana
Natural gas swaps
 
Other current liabilities
 
$0.5 million
 
Entergy New Orleans

The effects of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on their statements of income for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:

 
 
Instrument
 
 
 
Statement of Income Location
 
Amount of gain
(loss) recorded
in income
 
 
 
Registrant
             
2011
           
Natural gas swaps
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
 
($2.3) million
 
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
Natural gas swaps
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
 
($3.9) million
 
Entergy Louisiana
Natural gas swaps
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
 
($2.8) million
 
Entergy Mississippi
Natural gas swaps
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
 
($0.1) million
 
Entergy New Orleans
             
2010
           
Natural gas swaps
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
 
$4.9 million
 
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
Natural gas swaps
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
 
$9.2 million
 
Entergy Louisiana
Natural gas swaps
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
 
$8.2 million
 
Entergy Mississippi

 
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The effects of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on their statements of income for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:

 
 
Instrument
 
 
 
Statement of Income Location
 
Amount of
loss recorded
in income
 
 
 
Registrant
             
2011
           
Natural gas swaps
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
 
($4.2) million
 
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
Natural gas swaps
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
 
($5.0) million
 
Entergy Louisiana
Natural gas swaps
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
 
($2.5) million
 
Entergy Mississippi
Natural gas swaps
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
 
($0.9) million
 
Entergy New Orleans
             
2010
           
Natural gas swaps
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
 
($16.3) million
 
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
Natural gas swaps
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
 
($27.0) million
 
Entergy Louisiana
Natural gas swaps
 
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
 
($19.6) million
 
Entergy Mississippi

Fair Values

The estimated fair values of Entergy’s financial instruments and derivatives are determined using 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 forward energy contracts held by competitive businesses are reflected in future rates and therefore do not accrue to the benefit or detriment of shareholders.  Entergy considers 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, debt instruments, and gas hedge contracts.

 
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·  
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 derivative power contracts used as cash flow hedges of power sales at merchant power plants.

The values for the cash flow hedges that are recorded as derivative contract assets or liabilities are based on both observable inputs including public market prices and unobservable inputs such as model-generated prices for longer-term markets and are classified as Level 3 assets and liabilities.  The amounts reflected as the fair value of derivative assets or liabilities 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 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 Entergy’s 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 a combination of quoted forward power market prices for the period for which such curves are available, and model-generated prices using quoted forward gas market curves and estimates regarding heat rates to convert gas to power and the costs associated with the transportation of the power from the plants’ bus bar to the contract’s point of delivery, generally a power market hub, for the period thereafter.  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.  As of June 30, 2011, Entergy had in-the-money derivative contracts with a fair value of $107 million with counterparties or their guarantor who are all currently investment grade.  $9 million of the derivative contracts as of June 30, 2011 are out-of-the-money contracts supported by corporate guarantees, which would require additional cash or letters of credit in the event of a decrease in Entergy Corporation’s credit rating to below investment grade.

The following table sets 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, 2011 and December 31, 2010.  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.
 
 
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2011
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
   
(In Millions)
Assets:
               
Temporary cash investments
 
$435
 
$-
 
$-
 
$435
Decommissioning trust funds (a):
               
Equity securities
 
401
 
1,803
 
-
 
2,204
Debt securities
 
581
 
990
 
-
 
1,571
Power contracts
 
-
 
-
 
116
 
116
Securitization recovery trust account
 
34
 
-
 
-
 
34
Storm reserve escrow account
 
332
 
-
 
-
 
332
   
$1,783
 
$2,793
 
$116
 
$4,692
                 
Liabilities:
               
Gas hedge contracts
 
$2
 
$-
 
$-
 
$2
Power contracts
 
-
 
-
 
18
 
18
   
$2
 
$-
 
$18
 
$20

2010
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
   
(In Millions)
Assets:
               
Temporary cash investments
 
$1,218
 
$-
 
$-
 
$1,218
Decommissioning trust funds (a):
               
Equity securities
 
387
 
1,689
 
-
 
2,076
Debt securities
 
497
 
1,023
 
-
 
1,520
Power contracts
 
-
 
-
 
214
 
214
Securitization recovery trust account
 
43
 
-
 
-
 
43
Storm reserve escrow account
 
329
 
-
 
-
 
329
   
$2,474
 
$2,712
 
$214
 
$5,400
                 
Liabilities:
               
Power contracts
 
$-
 
$-
 
$17
 
$17
Gas hedge contracts
 
2
 
-
 
-
 
2
   
$2
 
$-
 
$17
 
$19

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, 2011 and 2010:

   
2011
 
2010
   
(In Millions)
         
Balance as of beginning of period
 
$104 
 
$432 
         
Unrealized gains/(losses) from price changes
 
 
(68)
Unrealized gains/(losses) on originations
 
17 
 
Realized losses on settlements
 
(32)
 
(67)
         
Balance as of June 30,
 
$98 
 
$297 

 
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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, 2011 and 2010:

   
2011
 
2010
   
(In Millions)
         
Balance as of January 1,
 
$197 
 
$200 
         
Unrealized gains/(losses) from price changes
 
(53)
 
193 
Unrealized gains/(losses) on originations
 
15 
 
Realized losses on settlements
 
(61)
 
(103)
         
Balance as of June 30,
 
$98 
 
$297 

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, 2011 and December 31, 2010.  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

2011
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
   
(In Millions)
Assets:
               
Temporary cash investments
 
$4.9
 
$-
 
$-
 
$4.9
Decommissioning trust funds (a):
               
Equity securities
 
1.3
 
341.5
 
-
 
342.8
Debt securities
 
60.6
 
147.6
 
-
 
208.2
Securitization recovery trust account
 
2.9
 
-
 
-
 
2.9
   
$69.7
 
$489.1
 
$-
 
$558.8

2010
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
   
(In Millions)
Assets:
               
Temporary cash investments
 
$101.9
 
$-
 
$-
 
$101.9
Decommissioning trust funds (a):
               
Equity securities
 
3.4
 
316.3
 
-
 
319.7
Debt securities
 
41.4
 
159.7
 
-
 
201.1
Securitization recovery trust account
 
2.4
 
-
 
-
 
2.4
   
$149.1
 
$476.0
 
$-
 
$625.1


 
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Entergy Gulf States Louisiana

2011
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
   
(In Millions)
Assets:
               
Temporary cash investments
 
$37.7
 
$-
 
$-
 
$37.7
Decommissioning trust funds (a):
               
Equity securities
 
4.5
 
248.2
 
-
 
252.7
Debt securities
 
37.5
 
127.9
 
-
 
165.4
Storm reserve escrow account
 
90.2
 
-
 
-
 
90.2
   
$169.9
 
$376.1
 
$-
 
$546.0
                 
Liabilities:
               
Gas hedge contracts
 
$0.4
 
$-
 
$-
 
$0.4

2010
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
   
(In Millions)
Assets:
               
Temporary cash investments
 
$154.9
 
$-
 
$-
 
$154.9
Decommissioning trust funds (a):
               
Equity securities
 
3.8
 
231.1
 
-
 
234.9
Debt securities
 
32.2
 
126.5
 
-
 
158.7
Storm reserve escrow account
 
90.1
 
-
 
-
 
90.1
   
$281.0
 
$357.6
 
$-
 
$638.6
                 
Liabilities:
               
Gas hedge contracts
 
$1.0
 
$-
 
$-
 
$1.0

Entergy Louisiana

2011
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
   
(In Millions)
Assets:
               
Decommissioning trust funds (a):
               
Equity securities
 
$3.4
 
$152.2
 
$-
 
$155.6
Debt securities
 
44.3
 
54.8
 
-
 
99.1
Storm reserve escrow account
 
201.1
 
-
 
-
 
201.1
   
$248.8
 
$207.0
 
$-
 
$455.8
                 
Liabilities:
               
Gas hedge contracts
 
$0.6
 
$-
 
$-
 
$0.6


 
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2010
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
   
(In Millions)
Assets:
               
Temporary cash investments
 
$122.5
 
$-
 
$-
 
$122.5
Decommissioning trust funds (a):
               
Equity securities
 
1.3
 
142.6
 
-
 
143.9
Debt securities
 
45.7
 
50.9
 
-
 
96.6
Storm reserve escrow account
 
201.0
 
-
 
-
 
201.0
   
$370.5
 
$193.5
 
$-
 
$564.0
                 
Liabilities:
               
Gas hedge contracts
 
$0.4
 
$-
 
$-
 
$0.4

Entergy Mississippi

2011
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
   
(In Millions)
Assets:
               
Storm reserve escrow account
 
$31.9
 
$-
 
$-
 
$31.9
                 
Liabilities:
               
Gas hedge contracts
 
$0.3
 
$-
 
$-
 
$0.3

2010
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
   
(In Millions)
Assets:
               
Gas hedge contracts
 
$0.3
 
$-
 
$-
 
$0.3
Storm reserve escrow account
 
31.9
 
-
 
-
 
31.9
   
$32.2
 
$-
 
$-
 
$32.2
                 
Entergy New Orleans

2011
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
   
(In Millions)
Assets:
               
Temporary cash investments
 
$15.5
 
$-
 
$-
 
$15.5
Storm reserve escrow account
 
9.0
 
-
 
-
 
9.0
   
$24.5
 
$-
 
$-
 
$24.5
                 
Liabilities:
               
Gas hedge contracts
 
$0.1
 
$-
 
$-
 
$0.1


 
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2010
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
   
(In Millions)
Assets:
               
Temporary cash investments
 
$53.6
 
$-
 
$-
 
$53.6
Storm reserve escrow account
 
6.0
 
-
 
-
 
6.0
   
$59.6
 
$-
 
$-
 
$59.6
                 
Liabilities:
               
Gas hedge contracts
 
$0.5
 
$-
 
$-
 
$0.5

Entergy Texas

2011
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
   
(In Millions)
Assets:
               
Securitization recovery trust account
 
$31.0
 
$-
 
$-
 
$31.0

2010
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
   
(In Millions)
Assets:
               
Temporary cash investments
 
$33.6
 
$-
 
$-
 
$33.6
Securitization recovery trust account
 
40.6
 
-
 
-
 
40.6
   
$74.2
 
$-
 
$-
 
$74.2

System Energy

2011
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
   
(In Millions)
Assets:
               
Temporary cash investments
 
$67.7
 
$-
 
$-
 
$67.7
Decommissioning trust funds (a):
               
Equity securities
 
0.8
 
241.0
 
-
 
241.8
Debt securities
 
103.4
 
72.3
 
-
 
175.7
   
$171.9
 
$313.3
 
$-
 
$485.2

2010
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
   
(In Millions)
Assets:
               
Temporary cash investments
 
$262.9
 
$-
 
$-
 
$262.9
Decommissioning trust funds (a):
               
Equity securities
 
3.1
 
220.9
 
-
 
224.0
Debt securities
 
95.7
 
68.2
 
-
 
163.9
   
$361.7
 
$289.1
 
$-
 
$650.8

(a)
The decommissioning trust funds hold equity and fixed income securities. Equity securities are invested to approximate the returns of major market indexes.  Fixed income securities are held in various governmental and corporate securities with an average coupon rate of 4.23%.  See Note 9 for additional information on the investment portfolios.
 
 
 
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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, fixed-income 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 nonregulated portion of River Bend, 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 common 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, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are summarized as follows:

   
 
Fair
Value
 
Total
Unrealized
Gains
 
Total
Unrealized
Losses
   
(In Millions)
2011
           
Equity Securities
 
$2,204
 
$525
 
$5
Debt Securities
 
1,571
 
75
 
5
  Total
 
$3,775
 
$600
 
$10
             
             
2010
           
Equity Securities
 
$2,076
 
$436
 
$9
Debt Securities
 
1,520
 
67
 
12
  Total
 
$3,596
 
$503
 
$21

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 $159 million and $130 million as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.  The amortized cost of debt securities was $1,508 million as of June 30, 2011 and $1,475 million as of December 31, 2010.  As of June 30, 2011, the debt securities have an average coupon rate of approximately 4.23%, an average duration of approximately 5.16 years, and an average maturity of approximately 8.62 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 securities are held in funds intended to replicate the return of the Wilshire 4500 Index or the Russell 3000 Index.

 
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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, 2011:

   
Equity Securities
 
Debt Securities
   
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   
(In Millions)
                 
Less than 12 months
 
$49
 
$1
 
$314
 
$5
More than 12 months
 
52
 
4
 
5
 
-
  Total
 
$101
 
$5
 
$319
 
$5

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, 2010:

   
Equity Securities
 
Debt Securities
   
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   
(In Millions)
                 
Less than 12 months
 
$15
 
$1
 
$474
 
$11
More than 12 months
 
105
 
8
 
4
 
1
  Total
 
$120
 
$9
 
$478
 
$12

The unrealized losses in excess of twelve months on equity securities above relate to Entergy’s Utility operating companies and System Energy.

The fair value of debt securities, summarized by contractual maturities, as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows:

   
2011
 
2010
   
(In Millions)
Less than 1 year
 
$51
 
$37
1 year - 5 years
 
564
 
557
5 years - 10 years
 
548
 
512
10 years - 15 years
 
161
 
163
15 years - 20 years
 
46
 
47
20 years+
 
201
 
204
  Total
 
$1,571
 
$1,520

During the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, proceeds from the dispositions of securities amounted to $144 million and $716 million, respectively.  During the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, gross gains of $4 million and $9 million, respectively, and gross losses of $1 million and $2 million, respectively, were reclassified out of other comprehensive income into earnings.
 
 
 
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During the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, proceeds from the dispositions of securities amounted to $636 million and $1,487 million, respectively.  During the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, gross gains of $8 million and $24 million, respectively, and gross losses of $6 million and $4 million, respectively, were reclassified out of other comprehensive income 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, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are summarized as follows:

   
 
Fair
Value
 
Total
Unrealized
Gains
 
Total
Unrealized
Losses
   
(In Millions)
2011
           
Equity Securities
 
$342.8
 
$90.7
 
$0.1
Debt Securities
 
208.2
 
11.1
 
0.5
Total
 
$551.0
 
$101.8
 
$0.6
             
2010
           
Equity Securities
 
$319.7
 
$74.2
 
$0.3
Debt Securities
 
201.1
 
11.0
 
1.0
Total
 
$520.8
 
$85.2
 
$1.3

The amortized cost of debt securities was $198.4 million as of June 30, 2011 and $191.2 million as of December 31, 2010.  As of June 30, 2011, the debt securities have an average coupon rate of approximately 4.02%, an average duration of approximately 4.78 years, and an average maturity of approximately 5.61 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 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, 2011:
   
Equity Securities
 
Debt Securities
   
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   
(In Millions)
                 
Less than 12 months
 
$3.1
 
$0.1
 
$43.9
 
$0.5
More than 12 months
 
0.1
 
-
 
-
 
-
Total
 
$3.2
 
$0.1
 
$43.9
 
$0.5

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, 2010:

 
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Equity Securities
 
Debt Securities
   
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   
(In Millions)
                 
Less than 12 months
 
$-
 
$-
 
$44.3
 
$1.0
More than 12 months
 
6.6
 
0.3
 
-
 
-
Total
 
$6.6
 
$0.3
 
$44.3
 
$1.0

The fair value of debt securities, summarized by contractual maturities, as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows:

   
2011
 
2010
   
(In Millions)
         
Less than 1 year
 
$3.6
 
$5.3
1 year - 5 years
 
98.9
 
100.1
5 years - 10 years
 
97.0
 
85.2
10 years - 15 years
 
3.6
 
4.5
15 years - 20 years
 
-
 
-
20 years+
 
5.1
 
6.0
Total
 
$208.2
 
$201.1

During the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, proceeds from the dispositions of securities amounted to $15.1 million and $33.3 million, respectively.  During the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, gross gains of $0.7 million and $0.6 million, respectively, and gross losses of $0.03 million and $0.3 million, respectively, were reclassified out of other comprehensive income into earnings.

During the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, proceeds from the dispositions of securities amounted to $46.2 million and $132.3 million, respectively.  During the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, gross gains of $1.3 million and $2.6 million, respectively, and gross losses of $0.03 million and $0.6 million, respectively, were reclassified out of other comprehensive income into earnings.

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, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are summarized as follows:
   
 
Fair
Value
 
Total
Unrealized
Gains
 
Total
Unrealized
Losses
   
(In Millions)
2011
           
Equity Securities
 
$252.7
 
$53.2
 
$0.6
Debt Securities
 
165.4
 
11.1
 
0.4
Total
 
$418.1
 
$64.3
 
$1.0
             
2010
           
Equity Securities
 
$234.9
 
$41.7
 
$1.4
Debt Securities
 
158.7
 
8.8
 
0.8
Total
 
$393.6
 
$50.5
 
$2.2
 
 
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The amortized cost of debt securities was $153.8 million as of June 30, 2011 and $150.0 million as of December 31, 2010.  As of June 30, 2011, the debt securities have an average coupon rate of approximately 4.50%, an average duration of approximately 5.97 years, and an average maturity of approximately 8.91 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 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, 2011:

   
Equity Securities
 
Debt Securities
   
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   
(In Millions)
                 
Less than 12 months
 
$3.7
 
$-
 
$16.0
 
$0.2
More than 12 months
 
8.7
 
0.6
 
1.0
 
0.2
  Total
 
$12.4
 
$0.6
 
$17.0
 
$0.4

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, 2010:

   
Equity Securities
 
Debt Securities
   
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   
(In Millions)
                 
Less than 12 months
 
$-
 
$-
 
$22.6
 
$0.6
More than 12 months
 
18.6
 
1.4
 
0.9
 
0.2
  Total
 
$18.6
 
$1.4
 
$23.5
 
$0.8

The fair value of debt securities, summarized by contractual maturities, as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows:

   
2011
 
2010
   
(In Millions)
         
Less than 1 year
 
$4.9
 
$4.7
1 year - 5 years
 
34.2
 
35.0
5 years - 10 years
 
57.7
 
54.2
10 years - 15 years
 
52.1
 
48.1
15 years - 20 years
 
4.9
 
3.7
20 years+
 
11.6
 
13.0
  Total
 
$165.4
 
$158.7

 
 
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During the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, proceeds from the dispositions of securities amounted to $8.8 million and $36.5 million, respectively.  During the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, gross gains of $0.4 million and $0.6 million, respectively, and gross losses of $0.03 million and $0.1 million, respectively, were reclassified out of other comprehensive income into earnings.

During the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, proceeds from the dispositions of securities amounted to $20.7 million and $78.8 million, respectively.  During the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, gross gains of $0.4 million and $1.5 million, respectively, and gross losses of $0.07 million and $0.2 million, respectively, were reclassified out of other comprehensive income 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, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are summarized as follows:

   
 
Fair
Value
 
Total
Unrealized
Gains
 
Total
Unrealized
Losses
   
(In Millions)
2011
           
Equity Securities
 
$155.6
 
$37.7
 
$0.8
Debt Securities
 
99.1
 
6.0
 
0.1
Total
 
$254.7
 
$43.7
 
$0.9
             
2010
           
Equity Securities
 
$143.9
 
$31.0
 
$1.7
Debt Securities
 
96.6
 
5.3
 
0.1
Total
 
$240.5
 
$36.3
 
$1.8

The amortized cost of debt securities was $92.8 million as of June 30, 2011 and $91.0 million as of December 31, 2010.  As of June 30, 2011, the debt securities have an average coupon rate of approximately 3.97%, an average duration of approximately 4.64 years, and an average maturity of approximately 9.08 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 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, 2011:
   
Equity Securities
 
Debt Securities
   
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   
(In Millions)
                 
Less than 12 months
 
$2.4
 
$-
 
$4.1
 
$0.1
More than 12 months
 
10.8
 
0.8
 
0.1
 
-
  Total
 
$13.2
 
$0.8
 
$4.2
 
$0.1

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, 2010:

 
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Equity Securities
 
Debt Securities
   
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   
(In Millions)
                 
Less than 12 months
 
$-
 
$-
 
$4.8
 
$0.1
More than 12 months
 
18.9
 
1.7
 
0.2
 
-
  Total
 
$18.9
 
$1.7
 
$5.0
 
$0.1

The fair value of debt securities, summarized by contractual maturities, as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows:

   
2011
 
2010
   
(In Millions)
         
Less than 1 year
 
$2.1
 
$5.3
1 year - 5 years
 
35.4
 
28.1
5 years - 10 years
 
25.3
 
31.5
10 years - 15 years
 
17.8
 
14.1
15 years - 20 years
 
1.8
 
2.9
20 years+
 
16.7
 
14.7
  Total
 
$99.1
 
$96.6

During the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, proceeds from the dispositions of securities amounted to $1.7 million and $6.2 million, respectively.  During the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, gross gains of $0.03 million and $0.02 million, respectively, and gross losses of $0.02 million and $0.1 million, respectively, were reclassified out of other comprehensive income into earnings.

During the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, proceeds from the dispositions of securities amounted to $7.8 million and $26.7 million, respectively.  During the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, gross gains of $0.09 million and $0.6 million, respectively, and gross losses of $0.03 million and $0.1 million, respectively, were reclassified out of other comprehensive income into earnings.
 
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, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are summarized as follows:

   
 
Fair
Value
 
Total
Unrealized
Gains
 
Total
Unrealized
Losses
   
(In Millions)
2011
           
Equity Securities
 
$241.8
 
$46.2
 
$2.5
Debt Securities
 
175.7
 
5.0
 
0.5
Total
 
$417.5
 
$51.2
 
$3.0
             
2010
           
Equity Securities
 
$224.0
 
$37.3
 
$5.2
Debt Securities
 
163.9
 
4.4
 
1.5
Total
 
$387.9
 
$41.7
 
$6.7
 
 
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The amortized cost of debt securities was $169.1 million as of June 30, 2011 and $159.3 million as of December 31, 2010.  As of June 30, 2011, the debt securities have an average coupon rate of approximately 3.68%, an average duration of approximately 4.73 years, and an average maturity of approximately 7.38 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 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, 2011:

   
Equity Securities
 
Debt Securities
   
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   
(In Millions)
                 
Less than 12 months
 
$18.6
 
$0.3
 
$33.3
 
$0.5
More than 12 months
 
31.5
 
2.2
 
-
 
-
  Total
 
$50.1
 
$2.5
 
$33.3
 
$0.5

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, 2010:

   
Equity Securities
 
Debt Securities
   
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   
(In Millions)
                 
Less than 12 months
 
$-
 
$-
 
$63.0
 
$1.5
More than 12 months
 
61.1
 
5.2
 
-
 
-
  Total
 
$61.1
 
$5.2
 
$63.0
 
$1.5
 
 
The fair value of debt securities, summarized by contractual maturities, as of June 30, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:

   
2011
 
2010
   
(In Millions)
         
Less than 1 year
 
$8.8
 
$1.8
1 year - 5 years
 
85.7
 
79.8
5 years - 10 years
 
53.5
 
52.3
10 years - 15 years
 
0.5
 
2.5
15 years - 20 years
 
5.0
 
3.8
20 years+
 
22.2
 
23.7
  Total
 
$175.7
 
$163.9
 
 
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During the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, proceeds from the dispositions of securities amounted to $17.9 million and $56.8 million, respectively.  During the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, gross gains of $0.1 million and $0.4 million, respectively, and gross losses of $0.02 million and $0.1 million, respectively, were reclassified out of other comprehensive income into earnings.

During the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, proceeds from the dispositions of securities amounted to $106.5 million and $138.2 million, respectively.  During the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, gross gains of $0.5 million and $1.4 million, respectively, and gross losses of $1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, were reclassified out of other comprehensive income 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, 2011 and 2010.  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 Wholesale Commodities did not record material charges to other income in the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, 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 Note 3 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of tax proceedings.  Following are updates to that discussion.

Income Tax Litigation

As discussed in more detail in the Form 10-K, in October 2010 the United States Tax Court entered a decision in favor of Entergy for tax years 1997 and 1998.  There were two issues before the Court, depreciation of street lighting assets and the ability to credit the UK Windfall Tax as a foreign tax credit.  The IRS has not appealed street lighting depreciation, but has appealed the foreign tax credit matter to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Other Tax Matters

During the second quarter 2011, Entergy effectively settled an uncertain tax position with the IRS resulting in the reversal of a provision for uncertain tax positions of approximately $41 million.

During the second quarter 2011, Entergy filed an Application for Change in Accounting Method related to the allocation of overhead costs between production and non-production activity.  The requested method is one that has been accepted for other public utilities by the IRS staff.  The accounting method affects the amount of overhead that will be capitalized and deducted for tax purposes.

 
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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)

Acquisition

In April 2011, Entergy Louisiana purchased Unit 2 of the Acadia Energy Center, a 580 MW generating unit located near Eunice, Louisiana, from an independent power producer.  The Acadia Energy Center, which entered commercial service in 2002, consists of two combined-cycle gas-fired generating units, each nominally rated at 580 MW.  Entergy Louisiana purchased 100 percent of Acadia Unit 2 and a 50 percent ownership interest in the facility’s common assets for approximately $300 million.  In a separate transaction, Cleco Power acquired Acadia Unit 1 and the other 50 percent interest in the facility’s common assets.  Cleco Power will serve as operator for the entire facility. The FERC and the LPSC approved the transaction.

Construction Expenditures in Accounts Payable

Construction expenditures included in accounts payable at June 30, 2011 are $109.5 million for Entergy, $18.1 million for Entergy Arkansas, $8.7 million for Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, $21.3 million for Entergy Louisiana, $3.1 million for Entergy Mississippi, $0.3 million for Entergy New Orleans, $4.0 million for Entergy Texas, and $19.1 million for System Energy.

Vermont Yankee

See Impairment of Long-Lived Assets in Note 1 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K, including a discussion of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant.  Following are updates to that discussion.

In March 2011 the NRC renewed Vermont Yankee’s operating license for an additional 20 years, as a result of which the license now expires in 2032.  In July 2011 the Vermont Department of Public Service and the New England Coalition petitioned the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia seeking a summary reversal of the NRC’s issuance of the renewed operating license alleging that the license had been issued without a valid and effective water quality certification under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act.  Entergy has intervened in the proceeding.  The current schedule calls for briefing of all summary motions to be complete in September 2011.

On April 18, 2011, Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, the owner of Vermont Yankee, and Entergy Nuclear Operations, the operator of Vermont Yankee, filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Vermont seeking a declaratory judgment and injunctive relief to prevent the state of Vermont from forcing Vermont Yankee to cease operation on March 21, 2012.  Specifically the complaint asserts, in part, the following:

·  
Atomic Energy Act Preemption.  Under the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution, the U.S. Supreme Court held in 1983 that a state has no authority over (1) nuclear power plant licensing and operations or (2) the radiological safety of a nuclear power plant.  In violation of these legal principles, Vermont has asserted that it can shut down a federally licensed and operating nuclear power plant, and that it can regulate the plant based upon Vermont’s safety concerns.

·  
Federal Power Act Preemption and the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution.  Vermont is prohibited from conditioning post-March 2012 operation of Vermont Yankee on the plant’s agreement to provide power to Vermont utilities at preferential wholesale rates.  The Federal Power Act preempts any state interference with the FERC’s exclusive regulation of rates in the wholesale power market.  The Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution bars a state from discriminatory regulation of private markets that favors in-state over out-of-state residents.
 
 
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In addition to seeking a declaratory judgment, the complaint also requests a preliminary and permanent injunction enjoining the enforcement of Vermont statutes, regulations, or other laws purporting to regulate the operation and licensing and/or the radiological safety of Vermont Yankee; enjoining Vermont and its officials from undertaking any steps, based on denial of a certificate of public good, to shutdown Vermont Yankee, to prevent Vermont Yankee from delivering power to the interstate grid, or to prohibit the storage at Vermont Yankee of spent nuclear fuel; and enjoining Vermont and its officials from conditioning Vermont Yankee’s continued operation upon Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee’s agreement to provide below-market wholesale electricity rates to Vermont retail utilities.  On April 22, 2011, Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee and Entergy Nuclear Operations filed in the proceeding a motion for a preliminary injunction.  A hearing on the motion for a preliminary injunction was held on June 23 and 24, 2011.  On July 18, 2011, the court denied Entergy’s motion for preliminary injunction solely on the ground that Entergy had not shown that any irreparable harm it might suffer before the trial on the complaint for a declaratory judgment would be ameliorated or redressed by a preliminary injunction.  The court’s preliminary injunction ruling did not decide whether Entergy had shown a likelihood of success on the merits of its preemption claims.  A trial on the complaint for a declaratory judgment is currently scheduled for September 2011.
 
As discussed further in the Form 10-K, after evaluating various factors, including the progress of the litigation in the U.S. District Court,  if Entergy concludes that Vermont Yankee is unlikely to operate significantly beyond its original license expiration date in 2012, it could result in an impairment of part or all of the carrying value of the plant.  In preparing its second quarter 2011 financial statements Entergy evaluated these factors and concluded that the carrying value of Vermont Yankee is not impaired as of June 30, 2011.  As of June 30, 2011, the net carrying value of the plant, including nuclear fuel, is $415 million.

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

See Note 18 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of variable interest entities.

Entergy Louisiana and System Energy are each considered to each 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 consolidated financial statements in the Form 10-K.  Entergy Louisiana made payments on its lease, including interest, of $37.6 million and $25.3 million in the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  System Energy made payments on its lease, including interest, of $47.4 million and $45.7 million in the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

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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.  The business of the Registrant Subsidiaries is subject to seasonal fluctuations, however, with the peak periods occurring during the third quarter.  The results for the interim periods presented should not be used as a basis for estimating results of operations for a full year.



Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of June 30, 2011, 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 the Registrants’ management, including their respective PEOs and PFOs, the Registrants evaluated changes in internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2011 and found no change that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, internal control over financial reporting.




MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS


Net Income

Second Quarter 2011 Compared to Second Quarter 2010

Net income decreased $5.1 million primarily due to higher other operation and maintenance expenses and lower net revenue, partially offset by lower depreciation and amortization expenses and lower interest expense.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2010

Net income increased $5.3 million primarily due to lower depreciation and amortization expenses, higher net revenue, lower taxes other than income taxes, lower interest expense, and a lower effective income tax rate, partially offset by higher other operation and maintenance expenses and lower other income.

Net Revenue

Second Quarter 2011 Compared to Second Quarter 2010

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 2011 to the second quarter 2010.

  
 
Amount
   
(In Millions)
     
2010 net revenue
 
$322.7 
Retail electric price
 
13.5 
Volume/weather
 
(6.2)
Net wholesale revenue
 
(4.9)
Capacity acquisition recovery
 
(4.3)
Other
 
(1.6)
2011 net revenue
 
$319.2 

The retail electric price variance is primarily due to a base rate increase effective July 2010.  See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for discussion of the rate case settlement.

The volume/weather variance is primarily due to less favorable weather and usage during the unbilled sales period compared to the same period in 2010.

The net wholesale revenue variance is primarily due to lower margins on co-owner contracts and higher wholesale energy costs.

The capacity acquisition recovery variance is primarily due to the cessation of the capacity acquisition rider to recover expenses incurred because those costs are recovered in base rates effective July 2010.
 
 
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Gross operating revenues and fuel and purchased power expenses

Gross operating revenues decreased primarily due to a decrease of $83.7 million in rider revenues primarily due to lower System Agreement production cost equalization payments.  The decrease was partially offset by an increase of $51.3 million in fuel cost recovery revenues due to a change in the energy cost recovery rider effective April 2011, and the base rate increase effective July 2010, as discussed above.

Fuel and purchased power expenses decreased primarily due to a reduction in the rough production cost equalization recovery rate because Entergy Arkansas’s obligation has decreased.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2010

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, 2011 to the six months ended June 30, 2010.

  
 
Amount
   
(In Millions)
     
2010 net revenue
 
$583.1 
Retail electric price
 
27.6 
Net wholesale revenue
 
(8.5)
Capacity acquisition recovery
 
(8.4)
Volume/weather
 
(4.8)
Other
 
2.2 
2011 net revenue
 
$591.2 

The retail electric price variance is primarily due to a base rate increase effective July 2010.  See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for discussion of the rate case settlement.

The net wholesale revenue variance is primarily due to lower margins on co-owner contracts and higher wholesale energy costs.

The capacity acquisition recovery variance is primarily due to the cessation of the capacity acquisition rider to recover expenses incurred because those costs are recovered in base rates effective July 2010.

The volume/weather variance is primarily due to a decrease of 149 GWh, or 1%, in billed electricity usage, primarily in the residential sector due to less favorable weather, partially offset by more favorable volume in the unbilled sales period as compared to the same period in 2010.

Gross operating revenues and fuel and purchased power expenses

Gross operating revenues decreased primarily due to a decrease of $178.4 million in rider revenues primarily due to lower System Agreement production cost equalization payments.  The decrease was partially offset by an increase of $59.3 million in fuel cost recovery revenues due to a change in the energy cost recovery rider effective April 2011, and the base rate increase effective July 2010, as discussed above.

Fuel and purchased power expenses decreased primarily due to a reduction in the rough production cost equalization recovery rate because Entergy Arkansas’s obligation has decreased.

 
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Other Income Statement Variances

Second Quarter 2011 Compared to Second Quarter 2010

Other operation and maintenance expenses increased primarily due to:

·  
an increase of $5.2 million in fossil costs primarily due to higher fossil plant outage costs;
·  
an increase of $4.6 million in nuclear expenses primarily due to higher labor and contract costs; and
·  
an increase of $3.2 million due to the deferral and subsequent amortization of 2009 rate case expenses, which began in July 2010.

Depreciation and amortization expenses decreased primarily due to a decrease in depreciation rates as a result of the rate case settlement agreement approved by the APSC in June 2010.

Interest expense decreased primarily due to the refinancing of debt at lower interest rates.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2010

Other operation and maintenance expenses increased primarily due to:

·  
an increase of $6.8 million in nuclear expenses primarily due to higher labor and contract costs;
·  
an increase of $4.5 million in fossil costs due to higher fossil plant outage costs; and
·  
an increase of $3.2 million due to the deferral and subsequent amortization of 2009 rate case expenses, which began in July 2010.

Depreciation and amortization expenses decreased primarily due to a decrease in depreciation rates as a result of the rate case settlement agreement approved by the APSC in June 2010.

Taxes other than income taxes decreased primarily due to a decrease in local franchise taxes as a result of lower residential and commercial gross revenues.

Other income decreased primarily due to lower earnings on decommissioning trust fund investments.

Interest expense decreased primarily due to the refinancing of debt at lower interest rates.

Income Taxes

The effective income tax rates for the second quarter 2011 and the six months ended June 30, 2011 were 40.7% and 41.3% respectively.  The differences in the effective income tax rates for the second quarter 2011 and the six months ended June 30, 2011 versus the federal statutory rate of 35.0% are primarily due to state income taxes and book and tax differences related to utility plant items.

The effective income tax rates for the second quarter 2010 and the six months ended June 30, 2010 were 40.8% and 42.7%, respectively.  The differences in the effective income tax rates for the second quarter 2010 and the six months ended June 30, 2010 versus the federal statutory rate of 35.0% were primarily due to certain book and tax differences related to utility plant items.


 
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April 2011 Storms

In April 2011, several thunderstorms with either tornados or straight-line winds caused damage to Entergy Arkansas’s transmission and distribution lines, equipment, poles, and other facilities.  The estimated cost of repairing that damage is approximately $70 million, of which approximately $20 million is estimated to be operating and maintenance costs that will be charged against the storm cost provision, and the remainder is estimated to be capital investment.

Cash Flow

Cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:

   
2011
 
2010
   
(In Thousands)
         
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
 
$106,102 
 
$86,233 
         
Cash flow provided by (used in):
       
 
Operating activities
 
164,799 
 
351,346 
 
Investing activities
 
(251,633)
 
(155,857)
 
Financing activities
 
(8,837)
 
(183,430)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
 
(95,671)
 
12,059 
         
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 
$10,431 
 
$98,292 

Operating Activities

           Cash flow from operations decreased $186.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2010 primarily due to a change of $128 million in deferred fuel costs primarily due to a reduction in the rough production cost equalization recovery rate because Entergy Arkansas’s obligation has decreased, along with an increase of $55.8 million in pension contributions.  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.

Investing Activities

Net cash flow used in investing activities increased $95.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2010 primarily due to an increase of $98.7 million in nuclear fuel purchases primarily due to the purchase of nuclear fuel from System Fuels because the Utility companies will now purchase nuclear fuel as System Fuels procures it, rather than primarily at the time of refueling.  The increase is also due to an increase of $40 million in storm restoration spending resulting from the April 2011 storms, as discussed above.  The increase was partially offset by money pool activity, and the repayment by System Fuels of Entergy Arkansas’s $11 million investment in System Fuels.

Decreases in Entergy Arkansas’s receivable from the money pool are a source of cash flow, and Entergy Arkansas’s receivable from the money pool decreased $29.5 million in the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to increasing $2.9 million in the six months ended June 30, 2010.  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

Net cash flow used in financing activities decreased $174.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2010 primarily due to the retirement in June 2010, at maturity, of $100 million of 4.50% Series first mortgage bonds, the issuance in June 2011 of $55 million of Series J notes by the nuclear fuel company variable interest entity, and a $24 million decrease in dividends paid on common stock compared to the same period in 2010.

Capital Structure

Entergy Arkansas’s capitalization is balanced between equity and debt, as shown in the following table.

   
June 30,
 2011
 
December 31,
2010
         
Debt to capital
 
55.5%
 
55.9%
Effect of excluding the securitization bonds
 
(1.6)%
 
(1.6)%
Debt to capital, excluding securitization bonds (1)
 
53.9%
 
54.3%
Effect of subtracting cash
 
(0.1)%
 
(1.5)%
Net debt to net capital, excluding securitization bonds (1)
 
53.8%
 
52.8%

(1)
 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 notes payable, capital lease obligations, and long-term debt, including the currently maturing portion.  Capital consists of debt, preferred stock without sinking fund, and shareholders’ equity.  Net capital consists of capital less cash and cash equivalents.  Entergy Arkansas 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 Arkansas’s financial condition.

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.

Entergy Arkansas’s receivables from the money pool were as follows:

June 30,
2011
 
December 31,
2010
 
June 30,
2010
 
December 31,
2009
(In Thousands)
             
$11,992
 
$41,463
 
$31,782
 
$28,859

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

No borrowings were outstanding under Entergy Arkansas’s credit facility as of June 30, 2011.  In April 2011, at the expiration of this facility, Entergy Arkansas entered into a new $78 million credit facility that expires in April 2012.

Hot Spring Energy Facility Purchase Agreement

In April 2011, Entergy Arkansas announced that it has signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire the Hot Spring Energy Facility, a 620 MW natural gas-fired combined-cycle turbine plant located in Hot Spring County, Arkansas, from a subsidiary of KGen Power Corporation.  The purchase price is expected to be approximately $253 million.  Entergy Arkansas also expects to invest in various plant upgrades at the facility after closing and expects the total cost of the acquisition to be approximately $277 million.  A transmission study estimates that the acquisition could require investment for supplemental upgrades in the Entergy transmission system, but there are still
 
 
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uncertainties associated with the results of this study that must be resolved.  The purchase is contingent upon, among other things, obtaining necessary approvals, including full cost recovery, from various federal and state regulatory and permitting agencies.  These include regulatory approvals from the APSC and FERC, as well as clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino anti-trust law.  Closing is expected to occur in mid-2012.  In July 2011, Entergy Arkansas filed its application with the APSC requesting approval of the acquisition and full cost recovery.


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 "System Agreement" and "Independent Coordinator of Transmission" in the "Rate, Cost-recovery, and Other Regulation" section of Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis for updates to the discussion in the Form 10-K.


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


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


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.



 
 
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
 
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
              
   
Three Months Ended
  
Six Months Ended
 
   
2011
  
2010
  
2011
  
2010
 
   
(In Thousands)
  
(In Thousands)
 
              
OPERATING REVENUES
            
Electric
 $516,833  $540,535  $960,331  $1,072,429 
                  
OPERATING EXPENSES
                
Operation and Maintenance:
                
   Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and
                
     gas purchased for resale
  86,882   116,739   169,113   282,469 
   Purchased power
  115,489   108,830   208,343   216,980 
   Nuclear refueling outage expenses
  10,258   10,748   20,219   21,859 
   Other operation and maintenance
  127,246   113,518   244,230   225,658 
Decommissioning
  9,442   8,877   18,739   17,619 
Taxes other than income taxes
  18,952   20,033   38,531   42,557 
Depreciation and amortization
  54,252   60,705   109,510   124,703 
Other regulatory credits - net
  (4,760)  (7,708)  (8,331)  (10,126)
TOTAL
  417,761   431,742   800,354   921,719 
                  
OPERATING INCOME
  99,072   108,793   159,977   150,710 
                  
OTHER INCOME
                
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
  1,815   1,304   2,880   2,758 
Interest and investment income
  5,381   6,034   9,161   13,722 
Miscellaneous - net
  (1,140)  (323)  (1,889)  (85)
TOTAL
  6,056   7,015   10,152   16,395 
                  
INTEREST EXPENSE
                
Interest expense
  20,960   23,023   42,023   45,359 
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction
  (622)  (762)  (1,101)  (1,611)
TOTAL
  20,338   22,261   40,922   43,748 
                  
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
  84,790   93,547   129,207   123,357 
                  
Income taxes
  34,492   38,146   53,301   52,703 
                  
NET INCOME
  50,298   55,401   75,906   70,654 
                  
Preferred dividend requirements and other
  1,718   1,718   3,437   3,437 
                  
EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO
                
COMMON STOCK
 $48,580  $53,683  $72,469  $67,217 
                  
See Notes to Financial Statements.
                

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
        
   
2011
  
2010
 
   
(In Thousands)
 
        
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
      
Net income
 $75,906  $70,654 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
 
  Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization
  167,451   179,316 
  Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued
  53,803   (156,174)
  Changes in working capital:
        
    Receivables
  (42,944)  (21,628)
    Fuel inventory
  719   (4,815)
    Accounts payable
  35,435   (51,095)
    Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued
  (7,142)  172,506 
    Interest accrued
  2,204   (836)
    Deferred fuel costs
  9,409   137,385 
    Other working capital accounts
  (22,042)  70,417 
  Changes in provisions for estimated losses
  (2,486)  (8,125)
  Changes in other regulatory assets
  13,074   (38,326)
  Changes in pension and other postretirement liabilities
  (91,437)  (28,336)
  Other
  (27,151)  30,403 
Net cash flow provided by operating activities
  164,799   351,346 
          
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
        
Construction expenditures
  (173,311)  (144,478)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
  3,518   2,758 
Nuclear fuel purchases
  (110,848)  (12,129)
Proceeds from sale of equipment
  -   2,489 
Changes in other investments
  -   2,415 
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales
  46,176   132,340 
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds
  (57,102)  (136,329)
Change in money pool receivable - net
  29,471   (2,923)
Investment in affiliates
  10,994   - 
Remittances to transition charge account
  (6,867)  - 
Payments from transition charge account
  6,336   - 
Net cash flow used in investing activities
  (251,633)  (155,857)
          
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
        
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt
  54,905   - 
Retirement of long-term debt
  (4,145)  (100,000)
Changes in short-term borrowings - net
  (27,160)  (25,777)
Dividends paid:
        
  Common stock
  (29,000)  (53,400)
  Preferred stock
  (3,437)  (3,437)
Other
  -   (816)
Net cash flow used in financing activities
  (8,837)  (183,430)
          
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
  (95,671)  12,059 
          
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
  106,102   86,233 
          
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 $10,431  $98,292 
          
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
     
Cash paid during the period for:
        
  Interest - net of amount capitalized
 $37,358  $43,570 
  Income taxes
 $-  $10,000 
          
See Notes to Financial Statements.
        

 

 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
ASSETS
 
June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
        
   
2011
  
2010
 
   
(In Thousands)
 
        
CURRENT ASSETS
      
Cash and cash equivalents:
      
  Cash
 $5,537  $4,250 
  Temporary cash investments
  4,894   101,852 
    Total cash and cash equivalents
  10,431   106,102 
Securitization recovery trust account
  2,943   2,412 
Accounts receivable:
        
  Customer
  96,199   79,905 
  Allowance for doubtful accounts
  (23,955)  (24,402)
  Associated companies
  52,555   82,583 
  Other
  64,754   61,135 
  Accrued unbilled revenues
  97,368   74,227 
    Total accounts receivable
  286,921   273,448 
Deferred fuel costs
  52,093   61,502 
Fuel inventory - at average cost
  36,980   37,699 
Materials and supplies - at average cost
  139,289   140,095 
Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs
  38,893   23,099 
System agreement cost equalization
  66,351   52,160 
Prepaid taxes
  93,835   86,693 
Prepayments and other
  10,052   7,877 
TOTAL
  737,788   791,087 
          
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
     
Decommissioning trust funds
  551,003   520,841 
Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation)
  1,681   1,684 
Other
  3,182   14,176 
TOTAL
  555,866   536,701 
          
UTILITY PLANT
        
Electric
  7,871,282   7,787,348 
Property under capital lease
  1,269   1,303 
Construction work in progress
  182,127   114,324 
Nuclear fuel
  260,315   188,611 
TOTAL UTILITY PLANT
  8,314,993   8,091,586 
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization
  3,775,019   3,683,001 
UTILITY PLANT - NET
  4,539,974   4,408,585 
          
DEFERRED DEBITS AND OTHER ASSETS
     
Regulatory assets:
        
  Regulatory asset for income taxes - net
  93,203   98,836 
  Other regulatory assets (includes securitization property of
 
    $113,023 as of June 30, 2011 and $118,505 as of
 
    December 31, 2010)
  885,492   892,449 
Other
  29,553   23,710 
TOTAL
  1,008,248   1,014,995 
          
TOTAL ASSETS
 $6,841,876  $6,751,368 
          
See Notes to Financial Statements.
        


ENTERGY ARKANSAS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
        
   
2011
  
2010
 
   
(In Thousands)
 
        
CURRENT LIABILITIES
      
Currently maturing long-term debt
 $35,000  $35,000 
Short-term borrowings
  35,617   62,777 
Accounts payable:
        
  Associated companies
  106,654   92,627 
  Other
  138,034   114,454 
Customer deposits
  78,209   72,535 
Accumulated deferred income taxes
  91,148   82,820 
Interest accrued
  29,224   27,020 
Other
  24,753   21,115 
TOTAL
  538,639   508,348 
          
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
        
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued
  1,704,262   1,661,365 
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits
  43,933   44,928 
Other regulatory liabilities
  150,017   140,801 
Decommissioning
  620,903   602,164 
Accumulated provisions
  5,484   7,970 
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
  324,488   415,925 
Long-term debt (includes securitization bonds of $119,922 as
 
    of June 30, 2011 and $124,066 as of December 31, 2010)
  1,879,895   1,828,910 
Other
  10,530   20,701 
TOTAL
  4,739,512   4,722,764 
          
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 2011
 
  and 2010
  470   470 
Paid-in capital
  588,444   588,444 
Retained earnings
  858,461   814,992 
TOTAL
  1,447,375   1,403,906 
          
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 $6,841,876  $6,751,368 
          
See Notes to Financial Statements.
        


 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN COMMON EQUITY
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
 
(Unaudited) (In Thousands)
 
              
   
Common Equity
    
   
Common Stock
  
Paid-in Capital
  
Retained Earnings
  
Total
 
Balance at December 31, 2009
 $470  $588,444  $822,647  $1,411,561 
                  
Net income
  -   -   70,654   70,654 
Common stock dividends
  -   -   (53,400)  (53,400)
Preferred stock dividends
  -   -   (3,437)  (3,437)
                  
Balance at June 30, 2010
 $470  $588,444  $836,464  $1,425,378 
                  
                  
Balance at December 31, 2010
 $470  $588,444  $814,992  $1,403,906 
                  
Net income
  -   -   75,906   75,906 
Common stock dividends
  -   -   (29,000)  (29,000)
Preferred stock dividends
  -   -   (3,437)  (3,437)
                  
Balance at June 30, 2011
 $470  $588,444  $858,461  $1,447,375 
                  
See Notes to Financial Statements.
                
                  
                  


 
SELECTED OPERATING RESULTS
 
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
              
              
   
Three Months Ended
  
Increase/
    
Description
 
2011
  
2010
  
(Decrease)
  
%
 
   
(Dollars In Millions)
       
Electric Operating Revenues:
            
  Residential
 $157  $164  $(7)  (4)
  Commercial
  107   111   (4)  (4)
  Industrial
  101   109   (8)  (7)
  Governmental
  6   4   2   50 
    Total retail
  371   388   (17)  (4)
  Sales for resale
                
     Associated companies
  73   76   (3)  (4)
     Non-associated companies
  23   16   7   44 
  Other
  50   61   (11)  (18)
    Total
 $517  $541  $(24)  (4)
                  
Billed Electric Energy
                
 Sales (GWh):
                
  Residential
  1,654   1,624   30   2 
  Commercial
  1,425   1,429   (4)  - 
  Industrial
  1,704   1,739   (35)  (2)
  Governmental
  65   62   3   5 
    Total retail
  4,848   4,854   (6)  - 
  Sales for resale
                
     Associated companies
  1,723   2,070   (347)  (17)
     Non-associated companies
  301   139   162   117 
    Total
  6,872   7,063   (191)  (3)
                  
                  
   
Six Months Ended
  
Increase/
     
Description
  2011   2010  
(Decrease)
  
%
 
   
(Dollars In Millions)
         
Electric Operating Revenues:
                
  Residential
 $332  $383  $(51)  (13)
  Commercial
  199   220   (21)  (10)
  Industrial
  184   210   (26)  (12)
  Governmental
  9   9   -   - 
    Total retail
  724   822   (98)  (12)
  Sales for resale
                
     Associated companies
  137   155   (18)  (12)
     Non-associated companies
  47   40   7   18 
  Other
  52   55   (3)  (5)
    Total
 $960  $1,072  $(112)  (10)
                  
Billed Electric Energy
                
 Sales (GWh):
                
  Residential
  3,905   4,025   (120)  (3)
  Commercial
  2,785   2,809   (24)  (1)
  Industrial
  3,317   3,325   (8)  - 
  Governmental
  129   126   3   2 
    Total retail
  10,136   10,285   (149)  (1)
  Sales for resale
                
     Associated companies
  3,381   4,057   (676)  (17)
     Non-associated companies
  625   387   238   61 
    Total
  14,142   14,729   (587)  (4)
                  
                  
                  




MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS



Net Income

Second Quarter 2011 Compared to Second Quarter 2010

Net income increased by $17.2 million primarily due to higher net revenue, lower interest expense, and a lower effective income tax rate, partially offset by higher depreciation and amortization expenses.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2010

Net income increased by $24.7 million primarily due to higher net revenue, lower interest expense, and a lower effective income tax rate, partially offset by higher depreciation and amortization expenses.

Net Revenue

Second Quarter 2011 Compared to Second Quarter 2010

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 2011 to the second quarter 2010.

   
Amount
   
(In Millions)
     
2010 net revenue
 
$229.3 
Volume/weather
 
7.6 
Other
 
2.7 
2011 net revenue
 
$239.6 

The volume/weather variance is primarily due to an increase in sales volume in the unbilled period as well as an increase of 94 GWh, or 2%, in billed electricity usage, including the effect of more favorable weather on the residential and commercial sectors.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2010

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, 2011 to the six months ended June 30, 2010.

   
Amount
   
(In Millions)
     
2010 net revenue
 
$447.3 
Volume/weather
 
7.6 
Fuel recovery
 
7.0 
Net wholesale revenue
 
4.0 
Other
 
(1.2)
2011 net revenue
 
$464.7 

 
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The volume/weather variance is primarily due to an increase in sales volume in the unbilled period as well as an increase of 192 GWh, or 2%, in billed electricity usage, primarily in the industrial sector as a result of increased consumption in the chemicals industry, and the effect of more favorable weather on the commercial sector.

The fuel recovery variance resulted primarily from an adjustment to deferred fuel costs in the first quarter 2010.

The net wholesale revenue variance is primarily due to higher revenue as a result of sales to Entergy Texas.

Other Income Statement Variances

Second Quarter 2011 Compared to Second Quarter 2010

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased primarily due to a revision in the second quarter 2010 related to depreciation on storm cost-related assets and an increase in plant in service.  Recovery of the storm cost-related assets will now be through the Act 55 financing of storm costs as approved by the LPSC in June 2010.  See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – Hurricane Gustav and Hurricane Ike” and Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the Act 55 storm cost financing.

Interest expense decreased primarily due to:

·  
interest expense accrued in 2010 related to the expected result of the LPSC staff audit of the fuel adjustment clause for the period 1995 through 2004; and
·  
redemptions of first mortgage bonds of $68 million in June 2010 and $304 million in November 2010, partially offset by the issuance of first mortgage bonds of $250 million in October 2010.  See Note 4 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for details of long-term debt.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2010

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased primarily due to a revision in the second quarter 2010 related to depreciation on storm cost-related assets and an increase in plant in service.  Recovery of the storm cost-related assets will now be through the Act 55 financing of storm costs as approved by the LPSC in June 2010.  See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – Hurricane Gustav and Hurricane Ike” and Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the Act 55 storm cost financing.

Interest expense decreased primarily due to:

·  
interest expense accrued in 2010 related to the expected result of the LPSC staff audit of the fuel adjustment clause for the period 1995 through 2004; and
·  
redemptions of first mortgage bonds of $68 million in June 2010 and $304 million in November 2010, partially offset by the issuance of first mortgage bonds of $250 million in October 2010.  See Note 4 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for details of long-term debt.

Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate was 38.7% for the second quarter 2011 and 37.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2011.  The differences in the effective income tax rates for the second quarter 2011 and for the six months ended June 30, 2011 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% are primarily due to state income taxes, book and tax differences related to utility plant items, and flow-through tax accounting, partially offset by book and tax differences related to non-taxable distributions earned on the preferred membership interests purchased from Entergy Holdings Company with the proceeds received from the Act 55 storm cost financings and the amortization of investment tax credits.
 
 
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The effective income tax rate was 47.9% for the second quarter 2010 and 43.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2010.  The differences in the effective income tax rates for the second quarter 2010 and for the six months ended June 30, 2010 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% were primarily due to book and tax differences related to utility plant items, state income taxes, and the reversal of prior flow through items related to the effects of storm cost financing, partially offset by book and tax differences related to non-taxable distributions earned on the preferred membership interests purchased from Entergy Holdings Company with the proceeds received from the Act 55 storm cost financings and the amortization of investment tax credits.


Cash Flow

Cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:

   
2011
 
2010
   
(In Thousands)
         
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
 
$155,173 
 
$144,460 
         
Cash flow provided by (used in):
       
 
Operating activities
 
176,653 
 
208,179 
 
Investing activities
 
(203,048)
 
(128,780)
 
Financing activities
 
(90,861)
 
(75,311)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
 
(117,256)
 
4,088 
         
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 
$37,917 
 
$148,548 

Operating Activities

Net cash flow provided by operating activities decreased $31.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2010 primarily due to higher nuclear refueling outage spending at River Bend and an increase of $11.0 million in pension contributions.  River Bend had a refueling outage in the first half of 2011 and did not have one in the first half of 2010.  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.

Investing Activities

Net cash flow used in investing activities increased $74.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2010 primarily due to an increase of $58.7 million in nuclear fuel purchases and money pool activity, partially offset by a decrease in construction expenditures resulting from $24.9 million in costs associated with the development of new nuclear generation at River Bend in 2010.

Increases in Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s receivable from the money pool are a use of cash flow, and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s receivable from the money pool increased by $28.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to decreasing by $0.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010.  The money pool is an inter-company borrowing arrangement designed to reduce the Utility operating companies’ need for external short-term borrowings.


 
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Financing Activities

Net cash flow used in financing activities increased $15.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2010 primarily due to an increase of $57.9 million in common equity distributions, partially offset by net borrowings of $32.1 million against the nuclear fuel company variable interest entity credit facility in 2011. See Note 4 to the financial statements for a discussion of the credit facility.

Capital Structure

Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s capitalization is balanced between equity and debt, as shown in the following table.

   
June 30,
2011
 
December 31,
2010
         
Debt to capital
 
52.2% 
 
51.2% 
Effect of subtracting cash
 
(0.6)%
 
(2.6)%
Net debt to net capital
 
51.6% 
 
48.6% 

Net debt consists of debt less cash and cash equivalents.  Debt consists of notes payable, capital lease obligations and long-term debt, including the currently maturing portion.  Capital consists of debt and member’s equity.  Net capital consists of capital less cash and cash equivalents.  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.

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,
2011
 
December 31,
2010
 
June 30,
2010
 
December 31,
2009
(In Thousands)
             
$91,453
 
$63,003
 
$50,032
 
$50,131

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

As discussed in the Form 10-K, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana has a credit facility in the amount of $100 million scheduled to expire in August 2012.  No borrowings were outstanding under the facility as of June 30, 2011.

New Nuclear Development

See the Form 10-K for a discussion of the project option being developed by Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and Entergy Louisiana for new nuclear generation at River Bend.  In March 2010, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and Entergy Louisiana filed with the LPSC seeking approval to continue the development activities.  In April 2011 the procedural schedule was suspended to allow for further settlement discussions among the parties.  Discovery is complete and the parties have filed testimony and pre-hearing briefs.  The testimony and pre-hearing brief of the LPSC staff generally support the request of Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and Entergy Louisiana, although other parties filed briefs, without supporting testimony, in opposition to the request.  An evidentiary hearing has been scheduled for October 3 and 7, 2011.
 
 
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Entergy Louisiana’s Ninemile Point Unit 6 Self-Build Project

In June 2011, Entergy Louisiana filed with the LPSC an application seeking certification that the public necessity and convenience would be served by Entergy Louisiana’s construction of a combined-cycle gas turbine generating facility (Ninemile 6) at its existing Ninemile Point electric generating station.  Ninemile 6 will be a nominally-sized 550 MW unit that is estimated to cost approximately $721 million to construct, excluding interconnection and transmission upgrades.  Entergy Gulf States Louisiana joined in the application, seeking certification of its purchase under a life-of-unit power purchase agreement of up to 35% of the capacity and energy generated by Ninemile 6.  The Ninemile 6 capacity and energy is proposed to be allocated 55% to Entergy Louisiana, 25% to Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, and 20% to Entergy New Orleans.  Entergy New Orleans has filed a request with the City Council to approve its purchase under a life-of-unit power purchase agreement of this capacity and energy.  If the City Council does not approve this power purchase agreement in a timely manner, then an allocation of 65% to Entergy Louisiana and 35% to Entergy Gulf States Louisiana is proposed.  If approvals are obtained from the LPSC and other permitting agencies, Ninemile 6 construction is expected to begin in 2012, and the unit is expected to commence commercial operation by mid-2015.


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.  Following are updates to that discussion.

In January 2003 the LPSC authorized its staff to initiate a proceeding to audit the fuel adjustment clause filings of Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and its affiliates.  The audit includes a review of the reasonableness of charges flowed by Entergy Gulf States Louisiana through its fuel adjustment clause for the period 1995 through 2004.  The LPSC Staff issued its audit report in December 2010.  The report recommends the disallowance of $23 million of costs which, with interest, will total $43 million.  $2 million of this total relates to a realignment to and recovery through base rates of certain SO2 costs.  Entergy Gulf States Louisiana filed comments disputing the findings in the report.  Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and the LPSC Staff have reached a settlement that, if approved by the LPSC, will resolve this matter.  The settlement requires Entergy Gulf States Louisiana to refund $18 million to customers, including the realignment to base rates of the $2 million of SO2 costs.  The procedural schedule requires Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and the LPSC Staff to file the settlement by August 29, 2011, with hearings to take place either in September 2011, if the settlement is uncontested, or in late October or early November 2011, if the settlement is contested.  The Louisiana Energy Users Group is the sole active intervenor in the case and is currently reviewing the settlement.  Entergy Gulf States Louisiana has recorded provisions for the estimated effect of this proceeding.

In April 2010 the LPSC authorized its staff to initiate an audit of Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s purchased gas adjustment clause filings for its gas distribution operations.  The audit includes a review of the reasonableness of charges flowed through by Entergy Gulf States Louisiana for the period from 2003 through 2008.  Discovery is complete and, in June 2011, the LPSC staff filed an audit report generally supporting the appropriateness of charges flowed through the purchased gas adjustment clause filings.  LPSC consideration of the audit report is pending.

In January 2011, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana filed with the LPSC its gas rate stabilization plan for the test year ended September 30, 2010.  The filing showed an earned return on common equity of 8.84% and a revenue deficiency of $0.3 million.  In March 2011, the LPSC staff filed its findings, suggesting an adjustment that will produce an 11.76% earned return on common equity for the test year and a $0.2 million rate reduction.  Entergy Gulf States Louisiana implemented the $0.2 million rate reduction effective with the May 2011 billing cycle.  The LPSC docket is now closed.

In May 2011, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana made a special formula rate plan rate implementation filing with the LPSC that implements effective with the May 2011 billing cycle a $5.1 million rate decrease to reflect adjustments in accordance with a previous LPSC order relating to the acquisition of Unit 2 of the Acadia Energy Center by Entergy Louisiana.  As a result of the closing of the acquisition and termination of the pre-acquisition power purchase agreement with Acadia, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s allocation of capacity related to this unit ended, resulting in a reduction in the additional capacity revenue requirement.
 
 
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In May 2011, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana made its formula rate plan filing with the LPSC for the 2010 test year.  The filing reflects an 11.11% earned return on common equity, which is within the allowed earnings bandwidth, indicating no cost of service rate change is necessary under the formula rate plan.  The filing also reflects a $22.8 million rate decrease for incremental capacity costs.  The filing is currently subject to LPSC review.


See "System Agreement" and "Independent Coordinator of Transmission" in the "Rate, Cost-recovery, and Other Regulation" section of Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis for updates to the discussion in the Form 10-K.


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


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


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.


 
 
INCOME STATEMENTS
 
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
              
   
Three Months Ended
  
Six Months Ended
 
   
2011
  
2010
  
2011
  
2010
 
   
(In Thousands)
  
(In Thousands)
 
              
OPERATING REVENUES
            
Electric
 $511,648  $497,004  $978,689  $954,785 
Natural gas
  10,914   12,221   39,771   53,115 
TOTAL
  522,562   509,225   1,018,460   1,007,900 
                  
OPERATING EXPENSES
                
Operation and Maintenance:
                
   Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and
                
     gas purchased for resale
  75,923   68,853   156,558   132,989 
   Purchased power
  207,389   213,417   398,497   432,027 
   Nuclear refueling outage expenses
  4,324   5,605   9,342   11,323 
   Other operation and maintenance
  87,472   87,240   166,485   166,879 
Decommissioning
  3,522   3,325   6,993   6,604 
Taxes other than income taxes
  18,777   17,954   37,578   36,410 
Depreciation and amortization
  35,675   32,613   71,399   67,802 
Other regulatory credits - net
  (380)  (2,376)  (1,322)  (4,430)
TOTAL
  432,702   426,631   845,530   849,604 
                  
OPERATING INCOME
  89,860   82,594   172,930   158,296 
                  
OTHER INCOME
                
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
  2,163   1,525   3,903   2,811 
Interest and investment income
  10,473   8,780   19,831   19,378 
Miscellaneous - net
  (1,712)  (1,773)  (3,873)  (3,352)
TOTAL
  10,924   8,532   19,861   18,837 
                  
INTEREST EXPENSE
                
Interest expense
  21,231   30,423   42,580   55,605 
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction
  (828)  (982)  (1,693)  (1,799)
TOTAL
  20,403   29,441   40,887   53,806 
                  
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
  80,381   61,685   151,904   123,327 
                  
Income taxes
  31,071   29,531   56,923   53,090 
                  
NET INCOME
  49,310   32,154   94,981   70,237 
                  
Preferred distribution requirements and other
  206   208   412   414 
                  
                  
EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON EQUITY
 $49,104  $31,946  $94,569  $69,823 
                  
See Notes to Financial Statements.
                

 
 
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
        
   
2011
  
2010
 
   
(In Thousands)
 
        
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
      
Net income
 $94,981  $70,237 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
     
  Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization
  101,561   98,435 
  Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued
  13,995   (301,383)
  Changes in working capital:
        
    Receivables
  (58,808)  (66,006)
    Fuel inventory
  (2,435)  1,973 
    Accounts payable
  (17,147)  62,841 
    Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued
  63,111   325,175 
    Interest accrued
  (692)  229 
    Deferred fuel costs
  (38,044)  (29,431)
    Other working capital accounts
  (10,757)  39,676 
  Changes in provisions for estimated losses
  840   (7,322)
  Changes in other regulatory assets
  21,505   (2,998)
  Changes in pension and other postretirement liabilities
  (14,164)  (3,428)
  Other
  22,707   20,181 
Net cash flow provided by operating activities
  176,653   208,179 
          
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
        
Construction expenditures
  (108,261)  (118,261)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
  3,903   2,811 
Nuclear fuel purchases
  (70,728)  (12,023)
Proceeds from the sale of nuclear fuel
  9,647   - 
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales
  20,668   78,849 
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds
  (29,749)  (83,391)
Change in money pool receivable - net
  (28,450)  99 
Changes in other investments
  (78)  3,136 
Net cash flow used in investing activities
  (203,048)  (128,780)
          
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
        
Changes in credit borrowings - net
  32,100   (9,500)
Dividends/distributions paid:
        
  Common equity
  (122,250)  (64,300)
  Preferred membership interests
  (412)  (414)
Other
  (299)  (1,097)
Net cash flow used in financing activities
  (90,861)  (75,311)
          
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
  (117,256)  4,088 
          
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
  155,173   144,460 
          
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 $37,917  $148,548 
          
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
        
Cash paid/(received) during the period for:
        
  Interest - net of amount capitalized
 $41,695  $53,905 
  Income taxes
 $(7) $394 
          
Noncash financing activities:
        
  Repayment by Entergy Texas of assumed long-term debt
 $-  $167,742 
          
See Notes to Financial Statements.
        

 
 
BALANCE SHEETS
 
ASSETS
 
June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
        
   
2011
  
2010
 
   
(In Thousands)
 
        
CURRENT ASSETS
      
Cash and cash equivalents:
      
  Cash
 $183  $231 
  Temporary cash investments
  37,734   154,942 
        Total cash and cash equivalents
  37,917   155,173 
Accounts receivable:
        
  Customer
  78,021   60,369 
  Allowance for doubtful accounts
  (1,511)  (1,306)
  Associated companies
  181,304   119,252 
  Other
  26,014   27,728 
  Accrued unbilled revenues
  66,089   56,616 
    Total accounts receivable
  349,917   262,659 
Deferred fuel costs
  15,743   - 
Fuel inventory - at average cost
  28,262   25,827 
Materials and supplies - at average cost
  110,638   113,302 
Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs
  30,164   7,372 
Prepaid taxes
  -   40,946 
Prepayments and other
  7,721   5,127 
TOTAL
  580,362   610,406 
          
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
        
Investment in affiliate preferred membership interests
  339,664   339,664 
Decommissioning trust funds
  418,129   393,580 
Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation)
  161,964   156,845 
Storm reserve escrow account
  90,204   90,125 
Other
  12,519   12,011 
TOTAL
  1,022,480   992,225 
          
UTILITY PLANT
        
Electric
  6,985,003   6,907,268 
Natural gas
  127,473   124,020 
Construction work in progress
  118,621   119,017 
Nuclear fuel
  205,730   202,609 
TOTAL UTILITY PLANT
  7,436,827   7,352,914 
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization
  3,860,793   3,812,394 
UTILITY PLANT - NET
  3,576,034   3,540,520 
          
DEFERRED DEBITS AND OTHER ASSETS
        
Regulatory assets:
        
  Regulatory asset for income taxes - net
  228,514   234,406 
  Other regulatory assets
  254,317   270,883 
  Deferred fuel costs
  100,124   100,124 
Other
  17,571   14,832 
TOTAL
  600,526   620,245 
          
TOTAL ASSETS
 $5,779,402  $5,763,396 
          
See Notes to Financial Statements.
        


ENTERGY GULF STATES LOUISIANA, L.L.C.
 
BALANCE SHEETS
 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
        
   
2011
  
2010
 
   
(In Thousands)
 
        
CURRENT LIABILITIES
      
Accounts payable:
      
  Associated companies
 $100,634  $71,601 
  Other
  110,589   160,246 
Customer deposits
  49,462   48,631 
Taxes accrued
  22,165   - 
Accumulated deferred income taxes
  12,367   1,749 
Interest accrued
  26,569   27,261 
Deferred fuel costs
  -   22,301 
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
  7,606   7,415 
System agreement cost equalization
  10,282   - 
Other
  15,710   15,049 
TOTAL
  355,384   354,253 
          
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
        
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued
  1,406,839   1,405,374 
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits
  83,189   84,858 
Other regulatory liabilities
  94,518   83,479 
Decommissioning and asset retirement cost liabilities
  349,717   339,925 
Accumulated provisions
  98,520   97,680 
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
  206,268   220,432 
Long-term debt
  1,616,551   1,584,332 
Long-term payables - associated companies
  31,791   32,596 
Other
  53,879   51,254 
TOTAL
  3,941,272   3,899,930 
          
Commitments and Contingencies
        
          
EQUITY
        
Preferred membership interests without sinking fund
  10,000   10,000 
Member's equity
  1,511,821   1,539,517 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
  (39,075)  (40,304)
TOTAL
  1,482,746   1,509,213 
          
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 $5,779,402  $5,763,396 
          
See Notes to Financial Statements.
        
          


 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
 
(Unaudited) (In Thousands)
 
              
      
Common Equity
    
   
Preferred Membership Interests
  
Member's Equity
  
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
  
Total
 
Balance at December 31, 2009
 $10,000  $1,473,930  $(42,171) $1,441,759 
                  
Net income
  -   70,237   -   70,237 
Other comprehensive income:
                
    Pension and other postretirement liabilities (net of tax expense of $1,048)
  -   -   1,098   1,098 
        Total comprehensive income
              71,335 
                  
Dividends/distributions declared on common equity
  -   (64,300)  -   (64,300)
Dividends/distributions declared on preferred membership interests
  -   (414)  -   (414)
Other
  -   (10)  -   (10)
                  
Balance at June 30, 2010
 $10,000  $1,479,443  $(41,073) $1,448,370 
                  
                  
Balance at December 31, 2010
 $10,000  $1,539,517  $(40,304) $1,509,213 
                  
Net income
  -   94,981   -   94,981 
Other comprehensive income:
                
    Pension and other postretirement liabilities (net of tax expense of $1,015)
  -   -   1,229   1,229 
        Total comprehensive income
              96,210 
                  
Dividends/distributions declared on common equity
  -   (122,250)  -   (122,250)
Dividends/distributions declared on preferred membership interests
  -   (412)  -   (412)
Other
  -   (15)  -   (15)
                  
Balance at June 30, 2011
 $10,000  $1,511,821  $(39,075) $1,482,746 
                  
See Notes to Financial Statements.
                
                  


 

 
SELECTED OPERATING RESULTS
 
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
              
              
   
Three Months Ended
  
Increase/
    
Description
 
2011
  
2010
  
(Decrease)
  
%
 
   
(Dollars In Millions)
    
Electric Operating Revenues:
            
  Residential
 $110  $107  $3   3 
  Commercial
  103   101   2   2 
  Industrial
  128   128   0   - 
  Governmental
  6   5   1   20 
    Total retail
  347   341   6   2 
  Sales for resale
                
     Associated companies
  126   116   10   9 
     Non-associated companies
  15   22   (7)  (32)
  Other
  24   18   6   33 
    Total
 $512  $497  $15   3 
                  
Billed Electric Energy
                
 Sales (GWh):
                
  Residential
  1,229   1,195   34   3 
  Commercial
  1,275   1,244   31   2 
  Industrial
  2,345   2,319   26   1 
  Governmental
  54   51   3   6 
    Total retail
  4,903   4,809   94   2 
  Sales for resale
                
     Associated companies
  2,262   2,216   46   2 
     Non-associated companies
  306   480   (174)  (36)
    Total
  7,471   7,505   (34)  - 
                  
                  
   
Six Months Ended
  
Increase/
     
Description
  2011   2010  
(Decrease)
  
%
 
   
(Dollars In Millions)
     
Electric Operating Revenues:
                
  Residential
 $220  $226  $(6)  (3)
  Commercial
  200   199   1   1 
  Industrial
  243   241   2   1 
  Governmental
  11   10   1   10 
    Total retail
  674   676   (2)  - 
  Sales for resale
                
     Associated companies
  245   209   36   17 
     Non-associated companies
  28   46   (18)  (39)
  Other
  32   24   8   33 
    Total
 $979  $955  $24   3 
                  
Billed Electric Energy
                
 Sales (GWh):
                
  Residential
  2,476   2,520   (44)  (2)
  Commercial
  2,488   2,443   45   2 
  Industrial
  4,520   4,329   191   4 
  Governmental
  107   107   -   - 
    Total retail
  9,591   9,399   192   2 
  Sales for resale
                
     Associated companies
  4,136   3,906   230   6 
     Non-associated companies
  510   957   (447)  (47)
    Total
  14,237   14,262   (25)  - 
                  
                  

 


MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS


Net Income

Second Quarter 2011 Compared to Second Quarter 2010

Net income increased $13.8 million primarily due to higher net revenue, higher other income, and a lower effective income tax rate, partially offset by higher depreciation and amortization expenses and higher taxes other than income taxes.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2010

Net income increased $17.3 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, higher depreciation and amortization expenses, and higher taxes other than income taxes.

Net Revenue

Second Quarter 2011 Compared to Second Quarter 2010

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 2011 to the second quarter 2010.

   
Amount
   
(In Millions)
     
2010 net revenue
 
$269.1 
Retail electric price
 
16.9 
2011 net revenue
 
$286.0 

The retail electric price variance is primarily due to formula rate plan increases effective September 2010 and May 2011, partially offset by more credits passed on to customers in 2011 compared to 2010 related to the Act 55 storm cost financing.  See Note 2 to the financial statements herein and in the Form 10-K for discussions of the formula rate plan increases and the Act 55 storm cost financing.

Gross operating revenues and fuel and purchased power expenses

Gross operating revenues increased primarily due to an increase of $29.9 million in fuel cost recovery revenues due to higher fuel rates.  Entergy Louisiana’s fuel and purchased power recovery mechanism is discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K.

Fuel and purchased power expenses increased primarily due to an increase in the demand for gas-fired generation because of a refueling outage at Waterford 3 in the second quarter 2011.

 
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2010

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, 2011 to the six months ended June 30, 2010.

   
Amount
   
(In Millions)
     
2010 net revenue
 
$507.4 
Retail electric price
 
9.2 
Other
 
3.2 
2011 net revenue
 
$519.8 

The retail electric price variance is primarily due to formula rate plan increases effective September 2010 and May 2011, partially offset by more credits passed on to customers in 2011 compared to 2010 related to the Act 55 storm cost financing.  See Note 2 to the financial statements herein and in the Form 10-K for discussions of the formula rate plan increases and the Act 55 storm cost financing.

Gross operating revenues and fuel and purchased power expenses

Gross operating revenues decreased primarily due to a decrease of $61.9 million in fuel cost recovery revenues due to lower fuel rates.  Entergy Louisiana’s fuel and purchased power recovery mechanism is discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K.

Fuel and purchased power expenses decreased primarily due to a decrease in the recovery from customers of deferred fuel costs, partially offset by an increase in demand for gas-fired generation because of a refueling outage at Waterford 3 in the second quarter 2011.

Other Income Statement Variances

Second Quarter 2011 Compared to Second Quarter 2010

Taxes other than income taxes increased primarily due to an increase in ad valorem taxes as a result of a higher 2011 assessment and a reduction in capitalized property taxes as compared to 2010 and an increase in local franchise taxes as a result of higher revenues primarily in the residential and commercial sectors.

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased primarily due to a revision in the second quarter 2010 related to depreciation on storm cost-related assets.  Recovery of the cost of those assets will now be through the Act 55 financing of storm costs as approved by the LPSC in June 2010.  See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – Hurricane Gustav and Hurricane Ike” and Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the Act 55 storm cost financing.

Other income increased primarily due to an increase of $5.9 million in distributions earned on preferred membership interests purchased from Entergy Holdings Company with the proceeds received from the Act 55 storm cost financing.  See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – Hurricane Gustav and Hurricane Ike” and Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the Act 55 storm cost financing.


 
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2010

Other operation and maintenance expenses increased primarily due to:

·  
an increase of $2.9 million in nuclear expenses due to higher nuclear labor costs;
·  
an increase of $1.6 million in loss provisions in 2011; and
·  
an increase of $1.3 million in legal expenses primarily resulting from an increase in legal and regulatory activity increasing the use of outside legal services.

Taxes other than income taxes increased primarily due to an increase in ad valorem taxes as a result of a higher 2011 assessment and a reduction in capitalized property taxes as compared to 2010.

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased primarily due to a revision in the second quarter 2010 related to depreciation on storm cost-related assets.  Recovery of the cost of those assets will now be through the Act 55 financing of storm costs as approved by the LPSC in June 2010.  See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – Hurricane Gustav and Hurricane Ike” and Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the Act 55 storm cost financing.

Other income increased primarily due to an increase of $11.8 million in distributions earned on preferred membership interests purchased from Entergy Holdings Company with the proceeds received from the Act 55 storm cost financing.  See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – Hurricane Gustav and Hurricane Ike” and Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the Act 55 storm cost financing.

Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate was 26.5% for the second quarter 2011 and 24.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2011.  The differences in the effective income tax rates for the second quarter 2011 and the six months ended June 30, 2011 versus the federal statutory rate of 35.0% are primarily due to book and tax differences related to non-taxable distributions earned on the preferred membership interests purchased from Entergy Holdings Company with the proceeds received from the Act 55 storm cost financings and book and tax differences related to the allowance for equity funds used during construction, partially offset by state income taxes.

The effective income tax rate was 31.1% for the second quarter 2010 and 30.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2010.  The differences in the effective income tax rates for the second quarter 2010 and the six months ended June 30, 2010 versus the federal statutory rate of 35.0% were primarily due to book and tax differences related to non-taxable distributions earned on the preferred membership interests purchased from Entergy Holdings Company with the proceeds received from the Act 55 storm cost financings and book and tax differences related to allowance for equity funds used during construction, partially offset by state income taxes.


 
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Cash Flow

Cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:

   
2011
 
2010
   
(In Thousands)
         
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
 
$123,254 
 
$151,849 
         
Cash flow provided by (used in):
       
 
Operating activities
 
51,486 
 
226,060 
 
Investing activities
 
(578,247)
 
(175,517)
 
Financing activities
 
405,519 
 
(103,357)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
 
(121,242) 
 
(52,814)
         
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 
$2,012  
 
$99,035 

Operating Activities

Cash flow provided by operating activities decreased $174.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2010 primarily due to decreased recovery of fuel costs due to a decrease in the amount of deferred fuel to be recovered compared to last year, an increase of $30.9 million in pension contributions, and the purchase of $28.1 million of fuel oil from System Fuels because System Fuels will no longer procure fuel oil for the Utility companies.  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.

Investing Activities

Net cash flow used in investing activities increased $402.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2010 primarily due to the purchase of the Acadia Power Plant for approximately $300 million in April 2011 and an increase of $119 million in nuclear fuel purchases because of the timing of refueling outages and the purchase of nuclear fuel from System Fuels because the Utility companies will now purchase nuclear fuel as System Fuels procures it, rather than primarily at the time of refueling.  The increase was partially offset by money pool activity.
 
Decreases in Entergy Louisiana’s receivable from the money pool are a source of cash flow, and Entergy Louisiana’s receivable from the money pool decreased by $49.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to decreasing by $18.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010.  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 provided $405.5 million of cash for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to using $103.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 primarily due to the following cash flow activity:

·  
the issuance of $200 million of 4.8% Series first mortgage bonds in March 2011;
·  
money pool activity;
·  
borrowings of $100 million on Entergy Louisiana’s credit facility;
·  
an increase in borrowings on the nuclear fuel company variable interest entity’s credit facility;
·  
the issuance of the $20 million Series F note by the nuclear fuel company variable interest entity in March 2011;
 
 
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·  
the retirement of $55 million of 4.67% Series first mortgage bonds in June 2010; and
·  
the retirement of the $30 million Series D note by the nuclear fuel company variable interest entity in January 2010.

These increases were offset by the following:

·  
a principal payment of $30.3 million in 2011 for the Waterford 3 sale-leaseback obligation compared to a principal payment of $17.3 million in 2010; and
·  
$31.2 million in common equity dividends paid in 2011.

Increases in Entergy Louisiana’s payable to the money pool are a source of cash flow, and Entergy Louisiana’s payable to the money pool increased by $111.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011.

Capital Structure

Entergy Louisiana’s capitalization is balanced between equity and debt, as shown in the following table.  The increase in the debt to capital for Entergy Louisiana as of June 30, 2011 is primarily due to the issuance of $200 million of 4.8% Series first mortgage bonds in March 2011 and the $100 million borrowing on the credit facility.

   
June 30,
2011
 
December 31,
2010
         
Debt to capital
 
49.3%
 
46.1%
Effect of subtracting cash
 
0.0%
 
(1.7)%
Net debt to net capital
 
49.3%
 
44.4%

Net debt consists of debt less cash and cash equivalents.  Debt consists of notes payable, capital lease obligations, and long-term debt, including the currently maturing portion.  Capital consists of debt and member’s equity.  Net capital consists of capital less cash and cash equivalents.  Entergy 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 Louisiana’s financial condition.

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 updates to the information provided in the Form 10-K.

Entergy Louisiana’s receivables from or (payables to) the money pool were as follows:

June 30,
2011
 
December 31,
2010
 
June 30,
2010
 
December 31,
2009
(In Thousands)
             
($111,848)
 
$49,887
 
$34,131
 
$52,807

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

As discussed in the Form 10-K, Entergy Louisiana has a credit facility in the amount of $200 million scheduled to expire in August 2012.  As of June 30, 2011, $100 million was outstanding on the credit facility.

In March 2011, Entergy Louisiana issued $200 million of 4.80% Series first mortgage bonds due May 2021.  Entergy Louisiana used the proceeds, together with other available funds, to purchase Unit 2 of the Acadia Energy Center, as discussed below.
 
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Acadia Unit 2 Purchase Agreement

As discussed more fully in the Form 10-K, in October 2009, Entergy Louisiana announced that it signed an agreement to acquire Unit 2 of the Acadia Energy Center, a 580 MW generating unit located near Eunice, La., from Acadia Power Partners, LLC, an independent power producer.  Entergy Louisiana acquired the plant on April 29, 2011.

Little Gypsy Repowering Project

See the Form 10-K for a discussion of the Little Gypsy repowering project.  As discussed in the Form 10-K, in January 2011 all parties conducted a mediation on the disputed issues, and thereafter, reached agreement on a settlement of all disputed issues, including cost recovery and cost allocation.  The settlement provides for Entergy Louisiana to recover $200 million as of March 31, 2011, and carrying costs on that amount on specified terms thereafter.  The settlement also provides for Entergy Louisiana to recover the approved project costs by securitization.  In April 2011, Entergy Louisiana filed an application with the LPSC to authorize the securitization of the investment recovery costs associated with the project and to issue a financing order by which Entergy Louisiana may accomplish such securitization.  In June 2011 the LPSC issued an order approving the settlement and also issued a financing order for the securitization.  Due to the need for additional public notice to be published in connection with the securitization of the project costs, a filing was made on July 21, 2011, requesting that the LPSC re-approve and re-issue a financing order with respect to the securitization of the investment recovery costs.  Entergy Louisiana anticipates continuing its efforts to complete in the third quarter 2011 the securitization of the investment recovery costs.

Waterford 3 Steam Generator Replacement Project

See the Form 10-K for a discussion of the Waterford 3 Steam Generator Replacement project.  With regard to the delay in the delivery of the steam generators, Entergy Louisiana worked with the manufacturer to fully develop and evaluate repair options, and expects the replacement steam generators to be delivered in time for the Fall 2012 refueling outage.  Extensive inspections of the existing steam generators at Waterford 3 in cooperation with the manufacturer were completed in April 2011.  The review of data obtained during these inspections supports the conclusion that Waterford 3 can operate safely for another full cycle before the replacement of the existing steam generators.  Entergy Louisiana is required to report formally its findings to the NRC through a report made 180 days after plant start up.  At this time, a requirement to perform a mid-cycle outage for further inspections in order to allow the plant to continue operation until its Fall 2012 refueling outage is not anticipated.  Entergy Louisiana currently expects the cost of the project, including carrying costs, to increase to approximately $687 million if the replacement occurs during the Fall 2012 refueling outage.

Entergy Louisiana’s existing formula rate plan provides for rate treatment of the Waterford 3 project costs, including in-service rate recovery without regulatory lag and treatment outside of the formula rate plan earnings sharing formula; however, these provisions contemplated the project being placed in service during the term of the current formula rate plan and will not apply at the time of the expected in-service date in the Fall 2012.  Entergy Louisiana will seek to reestablish comparable rate recovery provisions for the project through renewal or extension of the current formula rate plan provisions or through a base rate filing.

New Nuclear Development

See the Form 10-K for a discussion of the project option being developed by Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and Entergy Louisiana for new nuclear generation at River Bend.  In March 2010, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and Entergy Louisiana filed with the LPSC seeking approval to continue the development activities.  In April 2011 the procedural schedule was suspended to allow for further settlement discussions among the parties.  Discovery is complete and the parties have filed testimony and pre-hearing briefs.  The testimony and pre-hearing brief of the LPSC staff generally support the request of Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and Entergy Louisiana, although other parties filed briefs, without supporting testimony, in opposition to the request.  An evidentiary hearing has been scheduled for October 3 and 7, 2011.
 
 
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Ninemile Point Unit 6 Self-Build Project

In June 2011, Entergy Louisiana filed with the LPSC an application seeking certification that the public necessity and convenience would be served by Entergy Louisiana’s construction of a combined-cycle gas turbine generating facility (Ninemile 6) at its existing Ninemile Point electric generating station.  Ninemile 6 will be a nominally-sized 550 MW unit that is estimated to cost approximately $721 million to construct, excluding interconnection and transmission upgrades.  Entergy Gulf States Louisiana joined in the application, seeking certification of its purchase under a life-of-unit power purchase agreement of up to 35% of the capacity and energy generated by Ninemile 6.  The Ninemile 6 capacity and energy is proposed to be allocated 55% to Entergy Louisiana, 25% to Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, and 20% to Entergy New Orleans.  Entergy New Orleans has filed a request with the City Council to approve its purchase under a life-of-unit power purchase agreement of this capacity and energy.  If the City Council does not approve this power purchase agreement in a timely manner, then an allocation of 65% to Entergy Louisiana and 35% to Entergy Gulf States Louisiana is proposed.  If approvals are obtained from the LPSC and other permitting agencies, Ninemile 6 construction is expected to begin in 2012, and the unit is expected to commence commercial operation by mid-2015.


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.

In May 2011, Entergy Louisiana made a special formula rate plan rate implementation filing with the LPSC that implements effective with the May 2011 billing cycle a $43.1 million net rate increase to reflect adjustments in accordance with a previous LPSC order relating to the acquisition of Unit 2 of the Acadia Energy Center.  The net rate increase represents the decrease in the additional capacity revenue requirement resulting from the termination of the power purchase agreement with Acadia and the increase in the revenue requirement resulting from the ownership of the Acadia facility.  The filing is currently subject to LPSC review.  The May 2011 rate change contributed approximately $9 million to Entergy Louisiana’s revenues in the second quarter 2011.

In May 2011, Entergy Louisiana made its formula rate plan filing with the LPSC for the 2010 test year.  The filing reflects an 11.07% earned return on common equity, which is just outside of the allowed earnings bandwidth and results in no cost of service rate change under the formula rate plan.  The filing also reflects a very slight ($9 thousand) rate increase for incremental capacity costs.  The filing is currently subject to LPSC review.


See "System Agreement" and "Independent Coordinator of Transmission" in the "Rate, Cost-recovery, and Other Regulation" section of Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis for updates to the discussion in the Form 10-K.


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


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


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.


 
 
INCOME STATEMENTS
 
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
              
   
Three Months Ended
  
Six Months Ended
 
   
2011
  
2010
  
2011
  
2010
 
   
(In Thousands)
  
(In Thousands)
 
              
OPERATING REVENUES
            
Electric
 $651,847  $619,473  $1,167,281  $1,230,997 
                  
OPERATING EXPENSES
                
Operation and Maintenance:
                
   Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and
                
     gas purchased for resale
  143,532   143,426   228,757   302,675 
   Purchased power
  230,546   212,402   430,924   432,475 
   Nuclear refueling outage expenses
  6,706   6,172   14,181   12,270 
   Other operation and maintenance
  106,439   104,706   212,804   206,686 
Decommissioning
  6,108   5,688   12,109   11,275 
Taxes other than income taxes
  18,345   15,158   35,084   33,158 
Depreciation and amortization
  51,777   47,291   101,423   97,518 
Other regulatory credits - net
  (8,254)  (5,485)  (12,210)  (11,503)
TOTAL
  555,199   529,358   1,023,072   1,084,554 
                  
OPERATING INCOME
  96,648   90,115   144,209   146,443 
                  
OTHER INCOME
                
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
  8,277   6,990   15,651   13,527 
Interest and investment income
  23,716   18,566   44,126   34,908 
Miscellaneous - net
  (134)  (1,250)  (656)  (2,072)
TOTAL
  31,859   24,306   59,121   46,363 
                  
INTEREST EXPENSE
                
Interest expense
  30,700   30,152   59,335   61,189 
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction
  (4,306)  (4,668)  (8,403)  (9,036)
TOTAL
  26,394   25,484   50,932   52,153 
                  
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
  102,113   88,937   152,398   140,653 
                  
Income taxes
  27,010   27,678   36,997   42,562 
                  
NET INCOME
  75,103   61,259   115,401   98,091 
                  
Preferred distribution requirements and other
  1,738   1,738   3,475   3,475 
                  
EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO
                
COMMON EQUITY
 $73,365  $59,521  $111,926  $94,616 
                  
See Notes to Financial Statements.
                

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
        
   
2011
  
2010
 
   
(In Thousands)
 
        
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
      
Net income
 $115,401  $98,091 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
     
  Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization
  137,175   140,665 
  Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued
  92,865   86,180 
  Changes in working capital:
        
     Receivables
  (91,060)  (56,595)
     Fuel inventory
  (27,750)  - 
     Accounts payable
  27,363   25,101 
     Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued
  (32,083)  (25,993)
     Interest accrued
  3,749   (1,646)
     Deferred fuel costs
  (77,308)  16,177 
     Other working capital accounts
  (27,956)  (27,190)
  Changes in provisions for estimated losses
  (6,315)  3,120 
  Changes in other regulatory assets
  (18,412)  (26,468)
  Changes in pension and other postretirement liabilities
  (35,923)  (5,859)
  Other
  (8,260)  477 
Net cash flow provided by operating activities
  51,486   226,060 
          
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
        
Construction expenditures
  (219,667)  (213,121)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
  15,651   13,527 
Nuclear fuel purchases
  (130,489)  - 
Proceeds from sale of nuclear fuel
  11,570   - 
Payment for purchase of plant
  (299,589)  - 
Changes in other investments - net
  -   9,353 
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales
  7,785   26,668 
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds
  (13,224)  (30,176)
Change in money pool receivable - net
  49,887   18,676 
Other
  (171)  (444)
Net cash flow used in investing activities
  (578,247)  (175,517)
          
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
        
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt
  217,047   - 
Changes in short-term borrowings - net
  141,583   7,990 
Retirement of long-term debt
  (30,284)  (102,326)
Changes in money pool payable - net
  111,848   - 
Distributions paid:
        
   Common equity
  (31,200)  - 
   Preferred membership interests
  (3,475)  (3,475)
Other
  -   (5,546)
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities
  405,519   (103,357)
          
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
  (121,242)  (52,814)
          
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
  123,254   151,849 
          
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 $2,012  $99,035 
          
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
        
Cash paid/(received) during the period for:
        
  Interest - net of amount capitalized
 $53,606  $60,992 
  Income taxes
 $(77) $4,527 
          
Noncash investing and financing activities:
        
Proceeds from long-term debt issued for the purpose
        
  of refunding prior long-term debt
 $-  $150,000 
Long-term debt refunded with proceeds from long-term
        
  debt issued in prior period
 $-  $(150,000)
          
See Notes to Financial Statements.
        
          


 
BALANCE SHEETS
 
ASSETS
 
June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
        
   
2011
  
2010
 
   
(In Thousands)
 
        
CURRENT ASSETS
      
Cash and cash equivalents:
      
  Cash
 $2,012  $708 
  Temporary cash investments
  -   122,546 
    Total cash and cash equivalents
  2,012   123,254 
Accounts receivable:
        
  Customer
  153,827   85,799 
  Allowance for doubtful accounts
  (1,878)  (1,961)
  Associated companies
  35,705   81,050 
  Other
  10,327   14,594 
  Accrued unbilled revenues
  94,333   71,659 
    Total accounts receivable
  292,314   251,141 
Deferred fuel costs
  18,081   - 
Accumulated deferred income taxes
  -   7,072 
Fuel inventory
  27,753   3 
Materials and supplies - at average cost
  139,724   138,047 
Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs
  36,420   11,364 
Prepaid taxes
  57,093   25,010 
Prepayments and other
  18,723   10,719 
TOTAL
  592,120   566,610 
          
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
        
Investment in affiliate preferred membership interests
  807,424   807,424 
Decommissioning trust funds
  254,659   240,535 
Storm reserve escrow account
  201,147   200,972 
Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation)
  851   946 
TOTAL
  1,264,081   1,249,877 
          
UTILITY PLANT
        
Electric
  7,732,472   7,216,146 
Property under capital lease
  264,266   264,266 
Construction work in progress
  560,935   521,172 
Nuclear fuel
  156,262   134,528 
TOTAL UTILITY PLANT
  8,713,935   8,136,112 
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization
  3,599,637   3,457,190 
UTILITY PLANT - NET
  5,114,298   4,678,922 
          
DEFERRED DEBITS AND OTHER ASSETS
        
Regulatory assets:
        
  Regulatory asset for income taxes - net
  245,047   235,404 
  Other regulatory assets
  670,296   662,746 
  Deferred fuel costs
  67,998   67,998 
Other
  32,415   26,866 
TOTAL
  1,015,756   993,014 
          
TOTAL ASSETS
 $7,986,255  $7,488,423 
          
See Notes to Financial Statements.
        

 
ENTERGY LOUISIANA, LLC
 
BALANCE SHEETS
 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
        
   
2011
  
2010
 
   
(In Thousands)
 
        
CURRENT LIABILITIES
      
Currently maturing long-term debt
 $24,864  $35,550 
Short-term borrowings
  64,649   23,066 
Accounts payable:
        
  Associated companies
  176,861   148,528 
  Other
  165,080   140,564 
Customer deposits
  85,989   84,437 
Accumulated deferred income taxes
  11,117   - 
Interest accrued
  35,638   31,889 
Deferred fuel costs
  -   59,227 
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
  8,767   8,632 
Other
  22,608   17,514 
TOTAL
  595,573   549,407 
          
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
        
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued
  1,985,025   1,896,685 
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits
  74,868   76,453 
Other regulatory liabilities
  101,542   88,899 
Decommissioning
  333,285   321,176 
Accumulated provisions
  217,241   223,556 
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
  309,802   345,725 
Long-term debt
  2,071,697   1,771,566 
Other
  78,524   78,085 
TOTAL
  5,171,984   4,802,145 
          
Commitments and Contingencies
        
          
EQUITY
        
Preferred membership interests without sinking fund
  100,000   100,000 
Member's equity
  2,142,559   2,061,833 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
  (23,861)  (24,962)
TOTAL
  2,218,698   2,136,871 
          
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 $7,986,255  $7,488,423 
          
See Notes to Financial Statements.
        

 
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
 
(Unaudited) (In Thousands)
 
              
      
Common Equity
    
   
Preferred Membership Interests
  
Member's Equity
  
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
  
Total
 
Balance at December 31, 2009
 $100,000  $1,837,348  $(25,539) $1,911,809 
                  
Net income
  -   98,091   -   98,091 
Other comprehensive income:
                
    Pension and other postretirement liabilities (net of tax expense of $754)
  -   -   891   891 
        Total comprehensive income
              98,982 
                  
Dividends/distributions declared on preferred membership interests
  -   (3,475)  -   (3,475)
                  
Balance at June 30, 2010
 $100,000  $1,931,964  $(24,648) $2,007,316 
                  
                  
Balance at December 31, 2010
 $100,000  $2,061,833  $(24,962) $2,136,871 
                  
Net income
  -   115,401   -   115,401 
Other comprehensive income:
                
    Pension and other postretirement liabilities (net of tax expense of $731)
  -   -   1,101   1,101 
        Total comprehensive income
              116,502 
Dividends/distributions declared on common equity
  -   (31,200)  -   (31,200)
Dividends/distributions declared on preferred membership interests
  -   (3,475)  -   (3,475)
                  
Balance at June 30, 2011
 $100,000  $2,142,559  $(23,861) $2,218,698 
                  
See Notes to Financial Statements.
                
                  


 
SELECTEED OPERATING RESULSTS
 
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
              
              
   
Three Months Ended
  
Increase/
    
Description
 
2011
  
2010
  
(Decrease)
 
%
 
   
(Dollars In Millions)
    
Electric Operating Revenues:
          
  Residential
 $199  $177  $22   12 
  Commercial
  139   127   12   9 
  Industrial
  218   205   13   6 
  Governmental
  10   10   -   - 
    Total retail
  566   519   47   9 
  Sales for resale:
                
     Associated companies
  37   58   (21)  (36)
     Non-associated companies
  3   1   2   200 
  Other
  46   41   5   12 
    Total
 $652  $619  $33   5 
                  
Billed Electric Energy
                
 Sales (GWh):
                
  Residential
  2,101   2,022   79   4 
  Commercial
  1,493   1,455   38   3 
  Industrial
  3,784   3,703   81   2 
  Governmental
  115   112   3   3 
    Total retail
  7,493   7,292   201   3 
  Sales for resale:
                
     Associated companies
  631   959   (328)  (34)
     Non-associated companies
  44   8   36   450 
    Total
  8,168   8,259   (91)  (1)
                  
                  
   
Six Months Ended
  
Increase/
     
Description
  2011   2010  
(Decrease)
 
%
 
   
(Dollars In Millions)
     
Electric Operating Revenues:
             
  Residential
 $371  $392  $(21)  (5)
  Commercial
  253   259   (6)  (2)
  Industrial
  393   409   (16)  (4)
  Governmental
  20   22   (2)  (9)
    Total retail
  1,037   1,082   (45)  (4)
  Sales for resale:
                
     Associated companies
  69   95   (26)  (27)
     Non-associated companies
  5   3   2   67 
  Other
  56   51   5   10 
    Total
 $1,167  $1,231  $(64)  (5)
                  
Billed Electric Energy
                
 Sales (GWh):
                
  Residential
  4,352   4,411   (59)  (1)
  Commercial
  2,896   2,839   57   2 
  Industrial
  7,415   6,927   488   7 
  Governmental
  234   240   (6)  (3)
    Total retail
  14,897   14,417   480   3 
  Sales for resale:
                
     Associated companies
  1,103   1,193   (90)  (8)
     Non-associated companies
  83   59   24   41 
    Total
  16,083   15,669   414   3 
                  




MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS



Net Income

Second Quarter 2011 Compared to Second Quarter 2010

Net income decreased $10.4 million primarily due to lower net revenue, higher other operation and maintenance expenses, and a higher effective income tax rate.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2010

Net income decreased $4.3 million primarily due to higher other operation and maintenance expenses and a higher effective income tax rate, partially offset by higher net revenue.

Net Revenue

Second Quarter 2011 Compared to Second Quarter 2010

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 2011 to the second quarter 2010.

   
Amount
   
(In Millions)
     
2010 net revenue
 
$154.0 
Retail electric price
 
(7.0)
Other
 
(0.8)
2011 net revenue
 
$146.2 

The retail electric price variance is primarily due to the elimination of the summer/winter residential rate differential effective September 2010.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2010

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, 2011 to the six months ended June 30, 2010.

   
Amount
   
(In Millions)
     
2010 net revenue
 
$266.5 
Volume/weather
 
3.6 
Other
 
1.5 
2011 net revenue
 
$271.6 


 
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The volume/weather variance is primarily due to increased electricity usage in the commercial sector due to an increase in customers and in the industrial sector primarily in the primary metals industry.  The increase was partially offset by the effect of milder weather on the residential sector compared to the same period in 2010.

Gross operating revenues and fuel and purchased power expenses

Gross operating revenues increased primarily due to an increase of $50.2 million in fuel cost recovery revenues due to higher fuel rates, partially offset by a decrease of $15.8 million in power management rider revenue.

Fuel and purchased power expenses increased primarily due to an increase in deferred fuel expense as a result of higher fuel revenues, as discussed above, partially offset by a decrease in the average market prices of natural gas and purchased power.

Other Income Statement Variances

Second Quarter 2011 Compared to Second Quarter 2010

Other operation and maintenance expenses increased primarily due to an increase of $3.9 million in legal expenses due to the deferral in 2010 of certain litigation expenses in accordance with regulatory treatment.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2010

Other operation and maintenance expenses increased primarily due to an increase of $3.9 million in legal expenses due to the deferral in 2010 of certain litigation expenses in accordance with regulatory treatment.

Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate was 36.3% for the second quarter 2011 and 35.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2011.  The difference in the effective income tax rate for second quarter 2011 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% is primarily due to state income taxes, 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.

The effective income tax rate was 33.0% for the second quarter 2010 and 31.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2010.  The difference in the effective income tax rate for the second quarter of 2010 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% was primarily due to state income taxes, book and tax differences related to the allowance for equity funds used during construction, book and tax differences related to utility plant items, and the amortization of investment tax credits, offset by an adjustment to the provision for uncertain tax positions.  The difference in the effective income tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2010 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% was primarily due to book and tax differences related to the allowance for equity funds used during construction, state income taxes, the amortization of investment tax credits, and book and tax differences related to utility plant items, partially offset by an adjustment to the provision for uncertain tax positions.

 
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Cash Flow

Cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:

   
2011
 
2010
   
(In Thousands)
         
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
 
$1,216 
 
$91,451 
         
Cash flow provided by (used in):
       
 
Operating activities
 
(2,462)
 
4,482 
 
Investing activities
 
(76,670)
 
(70,940)
 
Financing activities
 
78,487 
 
(23,775)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
 
(645)
 
(90,233)
         
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 
$571 
 
$1,218 

Operating Activities

Entergy Mississippi’s operating activities used $2.5 million of cash for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to providing $4.5 million of cash for the six months ended June 30, 2010 primarily due to the purchase of $42.6 million of fuel oil from System Fuels because System Fuels will no longer procure fuel oil for the Utility companies and an increase of $13.7 million in pension contributions, partially offset by increased recovery of deferred fuel costs.  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.

Investing Activities

Cash flow used in investing activities increased $5.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2010 primarily due to money pool activity, an increase in transmission construction expenditures resulting from an increase in reliability work in 2011, and the repayment by Entergy New Orleans in 2010 of a $7.6 million note issued in resolution of its bankruptcy proceedings.  The increase was substantially offset by a decrease in construction expenditures resulting from a $49 million payment in 2010 to a System Energy subsidiary for costs associated with the development of new nuclear generation at Grand Gulf and the repayment by System Fuels of Entergy Mississippi’s $5.5 million investment in System Fuels.

Decreases in Entergy Mississippi’s receivable from the money pool are a source of cash flow, and Entergy Mississippi’s receivable from the money pool decreased $31.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010.  Entergy Mississippi did not have a receivable from the money pool for the six months ended June 30, 2011.  The money pool is an inter-company borrowing arrangement designed to reduce the Utility subsidiaries’ need for external short-term borrowings.

Financing Activities

Entergy Mississippi’s financing activities provided $78.5 million in cash flow for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to using $23.8 million in cash flow for the six months ended June 30, 2010 primarily due to:

·  
the issuance of $275 million of first mortgage bonds in 2011 compared to the issuance of $80 million of first mortgage bonds in 2010; and
·  
a decrease of $16.9 million in common equity distributions; partially offset by:
 
 
 
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·  
the redemption of $180 million of first mortgage bonds in 2011 compared to the redemption of $100 million of first mortgage bonds in 2010; and
·  
money pool activity.

Decreases in Entergy Mississippi’s payable to the money pool are a use of cash flow, and Entergy Mississippi’s payable to the money pool decreased by $5.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to increasing by $20.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010.

Capital Structure

Entergy Mississippi’s capitalization is balanced between equity and debt, as shown in the following table.

   
June 30,
2011
 
December 31,
2010
         
Debt to capital
 
53.3%
 
51.8%
Effect of subtracting cash
 
0.0%
 
0.0%
Net debt to net capital
 
53.3%
 
51.8%

Net debt consists of debt less cash and cash equivalents.  Debt consists of notes payable, 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 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.

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,
2011
 
December 31,
2010
 
June 30,
2010
 
December 31,
2009
(In Thousands)
             
($27,494)
 
($33,255)
 
($20,591)
 
$31,435

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

In May 2011, Entergy Mississippi renewed its three separate credit facilities through May 2012 in the aggregate amount of $70 million.  No borrowings were outstanding under the credit facilities as of June 30, 2011.

In May 2011, Entergy Mississippi issued $125 million of 3.25% Series first mortgage bonds due June 2016.  Entergy Mississippi used a portion of the proceeds to pay prior to maturity its $100 million 5.92% Series first mortgage bonds due February 2016.

In April 2011, Entergy Mississippi issued $150 million of 6.0% Series first mortgage bonds due May 2051. Entergy Mississippi used a portion of the proceeds to pay at maturity its $80 million 4.65% Series first mortgage bonds due May 2011.



 
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Hinds Energy Facility Purchase Agreement

In April 2011, Entergy Mississippi announced that it has signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire the Hinds Energy Facility, a 450 MW natural gas-fired combined-cycle turbine plant located in Jackson, Mississippi, from a subsidiary of KGen Power Corporation.  The purchase price is expected to be approximately $206 million.  Entergy Mississippi also expects to invest in various plant upgrades at the facility after closing and expects the total cost of the acquisition to be approximately $246 million.  A transmission study estimates that the acquisition could require investment for supplemental upgrades in the Entergy transmission system, but there are still uncertainties associated with the results of this study that must be resolved.  The purchase is contingent upon, among other things, obtaining necessary approvals, including full cost recovery, from various federal and state regulatory and permitting agencies.  These include regulatory approvals from the MPSC and FERC, as well as clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino anti-trust law.  Closing is expected to occur in mid-2012.  In July 2011, Entergy Mississippi filed with the MPSC requesting approval of the acquisition and full cost recovery.


See "MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - State and Local Rate Regulation" in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the formula rate plan and fuel and purchased power cost recovery. Following is an update to that discussion.

Formula Rate Plan

In March 2011, Entergy Mississippi submitted its formula rate plan 2010 test year filing.  The filing shows an earned return on common equity of 10.65% for the test year, which is within the earnings bandwidth and results in no change in rates. The filing is currently subject to MPSC review.


See "System Agreement" and "Independent Coordinator of Transmission" in the "Rate, Cost-recovery, and Other Regulation" section of Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis for updates to the discussion in the Form 10-K.


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.


 
 
 
INCOME STATEMENTS
 
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
              
   
Three Months Ended
  
Six Months Ended
 
   
2011
  
2010
  
2011
  
2010
 
   
(In Thousands)
  
(In Thousands)
 
              
OPERATING REVENUES
            
Electric
 $302,263  $308,492  $591,175  $552,050 
                  
OPERATING EXPENSES
                
Operation and Maintenance:
                
   Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and
                
     gas purchased for resale
  50,564   75,236   131,870   83,289 
   Purchased power
  100,370   83,758   175,504   184,094 
   Other operation and maintenance
  55,339   51,379   103,346   98,780 
Taxes other than income taxes
  17,391   16,561   34,562   32,609 
Depreciation and amortization
  23,167   22,275   46,154   44,380 
Other regulatory charges (credits) - net
  5,083   (4,521)  12,175   18,173 
TOTAL
  251,914   244,688   503,611   461,325 
                  
OPERATING INCOME
  50,349   63,804   87,564   90,725 
                  
OTHER INCOME
                
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
  2,225   1,708   4,319   3,099 
Interest and investment income
  16   133   67   321 
Miscellaneous - net
  (1,283)  25   (1,837)  55 
TOTAL
  958   1,866   2,549   3,475 
                  
INTEREST EXPENSE
                
Interest expense
  15,046   15,493   28,449   29,143 
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction
  (1,237)  (953)  (2,402)  (1,729)
TOTAL
  13,809   14,540   26,047   27,414 
                  
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
  37,498   51,130   64,066   66,786 
                  
Income taxes
  13,626   16,861   22,924   21,324 
                  
NET INCOME
  23,872   34,269   41,142   45,462 
                  
Preferred dividend requirements and other
  707   707   1,414   1,414 
                  
EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO
                
COMMON STOCK
 $23,165  $33,562  $39,728  $44,048 
                  
See Notes to Financial Statements.
                
                  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
        
   
2011
  
2010
 
   
(In Thousands)
 
        
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
      
Net income
 $41,142  $45,462 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow provided by (used in) operating activities:
     
  Depreciation and amortization
  46,154   44,380 
  Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued
  26,630   (14,794)
  Changes in working capital:
        
    Receivables
  (12,059)  (33,931)
    Fuel inventory
  (48,329)  (1,512)
    Accounts payable
  23,229   10,020 
    Taxes accrued
  (24,760)  15,305 
    Interest accrued
  258   904 
    Deferred fuel costs
  (22,371)  (83,156)
    Other working capital accounts
  (4,103)  35,061 
  Changes in provision for estimated losses
  (181)  (2,870)
  Changes in other regulatory assets
  (2,225)  (14,171)
  Changes in pension and other postretirement liabilities
  (21,690)  (7,070)
  Other
  (4,157)  10,854 
Net cash flow provided by (used in) operating activities
  (2,462)  4,482 
          
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
        
Construction expenditures
  (86,497)  (117,021)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
  4,319   3,099 
Proceeds from sale of assets
  -   3,951 
Change in money pool receivable - net
  -   31,435 
Changes in other investments - net
  -   7,610 
Investments in affiliates
  5,527   - 
Other
  (19)  (14)
Net cash flow used in investing activities
  (76,670)  (70,940)
          
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
        
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt
  268,962   77,248 
Retirement of long-term debt
  (180,000)  (100,000)
Change in money pool payable - net
  (5,761)  20,591 
Dividends paid:
        
  Common stock
  (3,300)  (20,200)
  Preferred stock
  (1,414)  (1,414)
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities
  78,487   (23,775)
          
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
  (645)  (90,233)
          
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
  1,216   91,451 
          
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 $571  $1,218 
          
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
     
Cash paid during the period for:
        
  Interest - net of amount capitalized
 $26,874  $26,957 
  Income taxes
 $-  $1,500 
          
See Notes to Financial Statements.
        


 
BALANCE SHEETS
 
ASSETS
 
June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
        
   
2011
  
2010
 
   
(In Thousands)
 
        
CURRENT ASSETS
      
Cash and cash equivalents:
      
  Cash
 $562  $1,207 
  Temporary cash investments
  9   9 
    Total cash and cash equivalents
  571   1,216 
Accounts receivable:
        
  Customer
  66,147   58,204 
  Allowance for doubtful accounts
  (828)  (985)
  Associated companies
  39,413   41,803 
  Other
  7,534   7,500 
  Accrued unbilled revenues
  48,029   41,714 
    Total accounts receivable
  160,295   148,236 
Deferred fuel costs
  25,528   3,157 
Accumulated deferred income taxes
  14,509   19,308 
Fuel inventory - at average cost
  55,207   6,878 
Materials and supplies - at average cost
  33,946   34,499 
Prepayments and other
  8,134   4,902 
TOTAL
  298,190   218,196 
          
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
        
Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation)
  4,739   4,753 
Storm reserve escrow account
  31,880   31,862 
TOTAL
  36,619   36,615 
          
UTILITY PLANT
        
Electric
  3,261,985   3,174,148 
Property under capital lease
  11,960   13,197 
Construction work in progress
  131,465   147,169 
TOTAL UTILITY PLANT
  3,405,410   3,334,514 
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization
  1,201,334   1,166,463 
UTILITY PLANT - NET
  2,204,076   2,168,051 
          
DEFERRED DEBITS AND OTHER ASSETS
        
Regulatory assets:
        
  Regulatory asset for income taxes - net
  64,374   63,533 
  Other regulatory assets
  254,750   253,231 
Other
  23,253   22,009 
TOTAL
  342,377   338,773 
          
TOTAL ASSETS
 $2,881,262  $2,761,635 
          
See Notes to Financial Statements.
        


ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI, INC.
 
BALANCE SHEETS
 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
        
   
2011
  
2010
 
   
(In Thousands)
 
        
CURRENT LIABILITIES
      
Currently maturing long-term debt
 $-  $80,000 
Accounts payable:
        
  Associated companies
  75,687   75,128 
  Other
  66,689   53,417 
Customer deposits
  67,031   65,873 
Taxes accrued
  2,979   27,739 
Interest accrued
  21,352   21,094 
System agreement cost equalization
  34,269   36,650 
Other
  9,694   9,895 
TOTAL
  277,701   369,796 
          
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
        
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued
  704,236   680,467 
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits
  6,063   6,541 
Obligations under capital lease
  9,355   10,747 
Other regulatory liabilities
  -   262 
Asset retirement cost liabilities
  5,534   5,375 
Accumulated provisions
  39,285   39,466 
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
  83,222   104,912 
Long-term debt
  920,409   745,378 
Other
  22,424   22,086 
TOTAL
  1,790,528   1,615,234 
          
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 2011 and 2010
  199,326   199,326 
Capital stock expense and other
  (690)  (690)
Retained earnings
  564,016   527,588 
TOTAL
  762,652   726,224 
          
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 $2,881,262  $2,761,635 
          
See Notes to Financial Statements.
        


 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN COMMON EQUITY
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
 
(Unaudited) (In Thousands)
 
              
   
Common Equity
    
   
Common Stock
  
Capital Stock Expense and Other
  
Retained Earnings
  
Total
 
Balance at December 31, 2009
 $199,326  $(690) $490,129  $688,765 
                  
Net income
  -   -   45,462   45,462 
Common stock dividends
  -   -   (20,200)  (20,200)
Preferred stock dividends
  -   -   (1,414)  (1,414)
                  
Balance at June 30, 2010
 $199,326  $(690) $513,977  $712,613 
                  
                  
Balance at December 31, 2010
 $199,326  $(690) $527,588  $726,224 
                  
Net income
  -   -   41,142   41,142 
Common stock dividends
  -   -   (3,300)  (3,300)
Preferred stock dividends
  -   -   (1,414)  (1,414)
                  
Balance at June 30, 2011
 $199,326  $(690) $564,016  $762,652 
                  
See Notes to Financial Statements.
                
                  


 
SELECTED OPERATING RESULTS
 
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
              
              
   
Three Months Ended
  
Increase/
    
Description
 
2011
  
2010
  
(Decrease)
  
%
 
   
(Dollars In Millions)
       
Electric Operating Revenues:
            
  Residential
 $110  $110  $-   - 
  Commercial
  99   97   2   2 
  Industrial
  38   37   1   3 
  Governmental
  9   9   -   - 
    Total retail
  256   253   3   1 
  Sales for resale
                
     Associated companies
  12   12   -   - 
     Non-associated companies
  8   10   (2)  (20)
  Other
  26   33   (7)  (21)
    Total
 $302  $308  $( 6)  (2)
                  
Billed Electric Energy
                
 Sales (GWh):
                
  Residential
  1,253   1,235   18   1 
  Commercial
  1,188   1,173   15   1 
  Industrial
  565   566   (1)  - 
  Governmental
  101   99   2   2 
    Total retail
  3,107   3,073   34   1 
  Sales for resale
                
     Associated companies
  35   87   (52)  (60)
     Non-associated companies
  100   107   (7)  (7)
    Total
  3,242   3,267   (25)  (1)
                  
                  
   
Six Months Ended
  
Increase/
     
Description
  2011   2010  
(Decrease)
  
%
 
   
(Dollars In Millions)
         
Electric Operating Revenues:
                
  Residential
 $235  $216  $19   9 
  Commercial
  194   181   13   7 
  Industrial
  74   66   8   12 
  Governmental
  18   18   -   - 
    Total retail
  521   481   40   8 
  Sales for resale
                
     Associated companies
  28   20   8   40 
     Non-associated companies
  13   18   (5)  (28)
  Other
  29   33   (4)  (12)
    Total
 $591  $552  $39   7 
                  
Billed Electric Energy
                
 Sales (GWh):
                
  Residential
  2,695   2,780   (85)  (3)
  Commercial
  2,312   2,269   43   2 
  Industrial
  1,104   1,068   36   3 
  Governmental
  196   196   -   - 
    Total retail
  6,307   6,313   (6)  - 
  Sales for resale
                
     Associated companies
  205   154   51   33 
     Non-associated companies
  152   182   (30)  (16)
    Total
  6,664   6,649   15   - 
                  

 
 
 

MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS



Net Income

Second Quarter 2011 Compared to Second Quarter 2010

Net income increased $2.7 million primarily due to lower other operation and maintenance expenses, offset by lower net revenue and a higher effective income tax rate.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2010

Net income remained relatively unchanged, increasing $0.1 million, primarily due to lower other operation and maintenance expenses and lower interest expense, substantially offset by lower net revenue and a higher effective income tax rate.

Net Revenue

Second Quarter 2011 Compared to Second Quarter 2010

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 changes in net revenue comparing the second quarter 2011 to the second quarter 2010.

   
Amount
   
(In Millions)
     
2010 net revenue
 
$65.9 
Retail electric price
 
(4.2)
Volume/weather
 
3.0 
Other
 
(1.0)
2011 net revenue
 
$63.7 

The retail electric price variance is primarily due to a formula rate plan decrease effective October 2010.  See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the formula rate plan filing.

The volume/weather variance is primarily due to the effect of more favorable weather on residential and commercial sales compared to last year.

Gross operating revenues and fuel and purchased power expenses

Gross operating revenues increased primarily due to an increase of $18.7 million in gross wholesale revenue due to increased sales to affiliated customers and more favorable volume/weather, as discussed above, partially offset by a formula rate plan decrease effective October 2010, as discussed above, and a decrease of $4.2 million in electric fuel cost recovery revenues due to lower fuel rates.

Fuel and purchased power expenses increased primarily due to an increase in demand for gas-fired generation offset by a decrease in the market price of purchased power.

 
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2010

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 changes in net revenue comparing the six months ended June 30, 2011 to the six months ended June 30, 2010.

   
Amount
   
(In Millions)
     
2010 net revenue
 
$136.3 
Retail electric price
 
(8.2)
Net gas revenue
 
(5.2)
Volume/weather
 
4.2 
Other
 
0.6 
2011 net revenue
 
$127.7 

The retail electric price variance is primarily due to a formula rate plan decrease effective October 2010.  See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the formula rate plan filing.

The net gas revenue variance is primarily due to milder weather compared to last year.

The volume/weather variance is primarily due to an increase in electricity usage as a result of an increase in customers in the residential and commercial sectors, partially offset by the effect of less favorable weather on residential sales.  Billed electricity usage increased 64 GWh compared to last year, an increase of 3%, and total reported customers increased 3.7% compared to last year.

Gross operating revenues

Gross operating revenues decreased primarily due to:

·  
a decrease of $13.8 million in gross gas revenues primarily due to lower fuel cost recovery revenues as a  result of  lower fuel rates and the effect of milder weather;
·  
a formula rate plan decrease effective October 2010, as discussed above; and
·  
a decrease of $7.0 million in electric fuel cost recovery revenues due to lower fuel rates.

The decrease was partially offset by an increase of $16.1 million in gross wholesale revenue due to increased sales to affiliated customers and more favorable volume/weather, as discussed above.

Other Income Statement Variances

Second Quarter 2011 Compared to Second Quarter 2010

Other operation and maintenance expenses decreased primarily due to a decrease of $8.8 million in fossil expenses due to higher plant outage costs in 2010 due to a greater scope of work at the Michoud plant.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2010

Other operation and maintenance expenses decreased primarily due to a decrease of $11.1 million in fossil expenses due to higher plant outage costs in 2010 due to a greater scope of work at the Michoud plant.

Interest expense decreased primarily due to the repayment in May 2010 of the notes payable issued to affiliates as part of Entergy New Orleans’ plan of reorganization and the repayment, at maturity, of $30 million of 4.98% Series first mortgage bonds in July 2010.
 
 
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Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate was 36.0% for the second quarter 2011 and 36.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2011.  The differences in the effective income tax rates for the second quarter 2011 and the six months ended June 30, 2011 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% are primarily due to state income taxes and book and tax differences related to utility plant items, partially offset by flow-through tax accounting.

The effective income tax rate was 16.5% for the second quarter 2010 and 29.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2010.  The differences in the effective income tax rates for the second quarter 2010 and the six months ended June 30, 2010 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% were primarily due to flow-through book and tax timing differences, partially offset by certain book and tax differences related to utility plant items and state income taxes.
 

Cash Flow

Cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:

   
2011
 
2010
   
(In Thousands)
         
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
 
$54,986 
 
$191,191 
         
Cash flow provided by (used in):
       
 
Operating activities
 
19,098 
 
49,828 
 
Investing activities
 
(44,172)
 
(10,226)
 
Financing activities
 
(13,671)
 
(90,398)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
 
(38,745)
 
(50,796)
         
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 
$16,241
 
$140,395 

Operating Activities

Cash flow provided by operating activities decreased $30.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2010 primarily due to the receipt of $19.2 million of Community Development Block Grant funds in 2010 related to Hurricane Katrina costs and an increase of $6.2 million in pension contributions.  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.

Investing Activities

Net cash flow used in investing activities increased $33.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2010 primarily due to money pool activity and a withdrawal in 2010 from the storm escrow account related to Hurricane Gustav costs.  The increase was partially offset by a decrease in construction expenditures due to decreased spending on the gas system rebuild project and System Fuels repayment of Entergy New Orleans’s $3.3 million investment in System Fuels.

Increases in Entergy New Orleans’s receivable from the money pool are a use of cash flow, and Entergy New Orleans’s receivable from the money pool increased by $16.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to decreasing by $18.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010.  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

Net cash flow used in financing activities decreased $76.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2010 primarily due to the repayment in 2010 of $74.3 million of affiliate notes payable that were issued to affiliates as part of Entergy New Orleans’s plan of reorganization.

Capital Structure

Entergy New Orleans’s capitalization is balanced between equity and debt, as shown in the following table.

   
June 30,
 2011
 
December 31,
2010
         
Debt to capital
 
43.6%
 
44.2%
Effect of subtracting cash
 
(2.5)%
 
(9.5)%
Net debt to net capital
 
41.1%
 
34.7%

Net debt consists of debt less cash and cash equivalents.  Debt consists of notes payable and long-term debt, including the currently maturing portion.  Capital consists of debt, preferred stock without sinking fund, and shareholders’ equity.  Net capital consists of capital less cash and cash equivalents.  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.

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,
2011
 
December 31,
2010
 
June 30,
2010
 
December 31,
2009
(In Thousands)
             
$38,048
 
$21,820
 
$48,078
 
$66,149

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

Entergy Louisiana’s Ninemile Point Unit 6 Self-Build Project

In June 2011, Entergy Louisiana filed with the LPSC an application seeking certification that the public necessity and convenience would be served by Entergy Louisiana’s construction of a combined-cycle gas turbine generating facility (Ninemile 6) at its existing Ninemile Point electric generating station.  Ninemile 6 will be a nominally-sized 550 MW unit that is estimated to cost approximately $721 million to construct, excluding interconnection and transmission upgrades.  Entergy Gulf States Louisiana joined in the application, seeking certification of its purchase under a life-of-unit power purchase agreement of up to 35% of the capacity and energy generated by Ninemile 6.  The Ninemile 6 capacity and energy is proposed to be allocated 55% to Entergy Louisiana, 25% to Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, and 20% to Entergy New Orleans.  Entergy New Orleans has filed a request with the City Council to approve its purchase under a life-of-unit power purchase agreement of this capacity and energy.  If the City Council does not approve this power purchase agreement in a timely manner, then an allocation of 65% to Entergy Louisiana and 35% to Entergy Gulf States Louisiana is proposed.  If approvals are obtained from the LPSC and other permitting agencies, Ninemile 6 construction is expected to begin in 2012, and the unit is expected to commence commercial operation by mid-2015.


 
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See "MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – Rate, Cost-recovery, and Other Regulation - State and Local Rate Regulation and Fuel-Cost Recovery" in the Form 10-K for a discussion of state and local rate regulation.  Following is an update to the discussion in the Form 10-K.

In May 2011, Entergy New Orleans filed its electric and gas formula rate plan evaluation reports for the 2010 test year.  The filings request a $6.5 million electric base revenue decrease and a $1.1 million gas base revenue decrease.  As part of the filing, Entergy New Orleans is also requesting to increase annual funding for its storm reserve by approximately $3.7 million.  The new rates would be effective, if approved, with the first billing cycle in October 2011.  The City Council’s and its Advisors’ review of these filings is pending.


See "System Agreement" and "Independent Coordinator of Transmission" in the "Rate, Cost-recovery, and Other Regulation" section of Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis for updates to the discussion in the Form 10-K.


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


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.


 
 
INCOME STATEMENTS
 
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
              
   
Three Months Ended
  
Six Months Ended
 
   
2011
  
2010
  
2011
  
2010
 
   
(In Thousands)
  
(In Thousands)
 
              
OPERATING REVENUES
            
Electric
 $132,521  $119,666  $248,511  $244,632 
Natural gas
  17,977   18,915   60,243   74,048 
TOTAL
  150,498   138,581   308,754   318,680 
                  
OPERATING EXPENSES
                
Operation and Maintenance:
                
   Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and
                
     gas purchased for resale
  34,832   11,867   80,685   71,958 
   Purchased power
  51,475   60,229   99,381   109,138 
   Other operation and maintenance
  28,960   37,053   56,106   65,181 
Taxes other than income taxes
  10,131   10,125   21,152   22,071 
Depreciation and amortization
  8,906   8,816   17,898   17,525 
Other regulatory charges - net
  478   568   957   1,332 
TOTAL
  134,782   128,658   276,179   287,205 
                  
OPERATING INCOME
  15,716   9,923   32,575   31,475 
                  
OTHER INCOME
                
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
  116   192   222   361 
Interest and investment income
  9   162   63   296 
Miscellaneous - net
  (293)  (287)  (529)  (471)
TOTAL
  (168)  67   (244)  186 
                  
INTEREST EXPENSE
                
Interest expense
  2,764   3,536   5,553   7,593 
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction
  (52)  (92)  (100)  (174)
TOTAL
  2,712   3,444   5,453   7,419 
                  
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
  12,836   6,546   26,878   24,242 
                  
Income taxes
  4,626   1,079   9,785   7,214 
                  
NET INCOME
  8,210   5,467   17,093   17,028 
                  
Preferred dividend requirements and other
  241   241   482   482 
                  
EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO
                
COMMON STOCK
 $7,969  $5,226  $16,611  $16,546 
                  
See Notes to Financial Statements.
                
                  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
   
2011
  
2010
 
   
(In Thousands)
 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
      
Net income
 $17,093  $17,028 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
     
  Depreciation and amortization
  17,898   17,525 
  Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued
  (13,330)  29,868 
  Changes in working capital:
        
    Receivables
  (2,865)  4,508 
    Fuel inventory
  (4,836)  (919)
    Accounts payable
  (9,271)  1,960 
    Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued
  20,023   (24,619)
    Interest accrued
  (357)  (672)
    Deferred fuel costs
  (6,532)  (4,910)
    Other working capital accounts
  2,287   (13,168)
  Changes in provisions for estimated losses
  3,280   (7,875)
  Changes in other regulatory assets
  4,920   7,627 
  Changes in pension and other postretirement liabilities
  (8,770)  (3,823)
  Other
  (442)  27,298 
Net cash flow provided by operating activities
  19,098   49,828 
          
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
        
Construction expenditures
  (28,400)  (35,568)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
  222   361 
Change in money pool receivable - net
  (16,228)  18,071 
Investment in affiliates
  3,256   - 
Changes in other investments - net
  (3,022)  6,910 
Net cash flow used in investing activities
  (44,172)  (10,226)
          
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
        
Retirement of long-term debt
  -   (74,993)
Dividends paid:
        
  Common stock
  (12,600)  (14,900)
  Preferred stock
  (482)  (482)
Other
  (589)  (23)
Net cash flow used in financing activities
  (13,671)  (90,398)
          
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
  (38,745)  (50,796)
          
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
  54,986   191,191 
          
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 $16,241  $140,395 
          
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
        
Cash paid during the period for:
        
  Interest - net of amount capitalized
 $5,427  $7,936 
          
See Notes to Financial Statements.
        
          

 
 
BALANCE SHEETS
 
ASSETS
 
June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
        
   
2011
  
2010
 
   
(In Thousands)
 
        
CURRENT ASSETS
      
Cash and cash equivalents
      
  Cash
 $714  $1,386 
  Temporary cash investments
  15,527   53,600 
        Total cash and cash equivalents
  16,241   54,986 
Accounts receivable:
        
  Customer
  37,659   38,160 
  Allowance for doubtful accounts
  (628)  (734)
  Associated companies
  61,268   44,842 
  Other
  4,835   1,824 
  Accrued unbilled revenues
  19,151   19,100 
    Total accounts receivable
  122,285   103,192 
Accumulated deferred income taxes
  15,489   15,092 
Fuel inventory - at average cost
  7,482   2,646 
Materials and supplies - at average cost
  9,667   9,896 
Prepayments and other
  9,752   5,375 
TOTAL
  180,916   191,187 
          
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
        
Non-utility property at cost (less accumulated depreciation)
  1,016   1,016 
Storm reserve escrow account
  8,975   5,953 
TOTAL
  9,991   6,969 
          
UTILITY PLANT
        
Electric
  811,824   822,003 
Natural gas
  208,902   206,148 
Construction work in progress
  8,649   11,669 
TOTAL UTILITY PLANT
  1,029,375   1,039,820 
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization
  517,410   531,871 
UTILITY PLANT - NET
  511,965   507,949 
          
DEFERRED DEBITS AND OTHER ASSETS
        
Regulatory assets:
        
  Deferred fuel costs
  4,080   4,080 
  Other regulatory assets
  130,035   135,282 
Other
  5,974   8,081 
TOTAL
  140,089   147,443 
          
TOTAL ASSETS
 $842,961  $853,548 
          
See Notes to Financial Statements.
        


ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, INC.
 
BALANCE SHEETS
 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
        
   
2011
  
2010
 
   
(In Thousands)
 
        
CURRENT LIABILITIES
      
Accounts payable:
      
  Associated companies
 $22,780  $25,140 
  Other
  23,326   30,093 
Customer deposits
  21,524   21,206 
Taxes accrued
  20,023   - 
Interest accrued
  2,471   2,828 
Deferred fuel costs
  395   6,927 
System agreement cost equalization
  21,779   15,510 
Other
  2,503   2,655 
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES
  114,801   104,359 
          
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
        
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued
  165,868   180,290 
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits
  1,687   1,835 
Regulatory liability for income taxes - net
  42,250   40,142 
Asset retirement cost liabilities
  3,513   3,396 
Accumulated provisions
  14,486   11,206 
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
  40,045   48,815 
Long-term debt
  166,714   167,215 
Gas system rebuild insurance proceeds
  68,380   75,700 
Other
  9,800   9,184 
TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
  512,743   537,783 
          
          
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 2011
        
  and 2010
  33,744   33,744 
Paid-in capital
  36,294   36,294 
Retained earnings
  125,599   121,588 
TOTAL
  195,637   191,626 
          
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 $842,961  $853,548 
          
See Notes to Financial Statements.
        
          


 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN COMMON EQUITY
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
 
(Unaudited) (In Thousands)
 
              
   
Common Equity
    
   
Common Stock
  
Paid-in Capital
  
Retained Earnings
  
Total
 
Balance at December 31, 2009
 $33,744  $36,294  $138,548  $208,586 
                  
Net income
  -   -   17,028   17,028 
Common stock dividends
  -   -   (14,900)  (14,900)
Preferred stock dividends
  -   -   (482)  (482)
                  
Balance at June 30, 2010
 $33,744  $36,294  $140,194  $210,232 
                  
                  
Balance at December 31, 2010
 $33,744  $36,294  $121,588  $191,626 
                  
Net income
  -   -   17,093   17,093 
Common stock dividends
  -   -   (12,600)  (12,600)
Preferred stock dividends
  -   -   (482)  (482)
                  
Balance at June 30, 2011
 $33,744  $36,294  $125,599  $195,637 
                  
See Notes to Financial Statements.
                
                  


 
SELECTED OPERATING RESULTS
 
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
              
              
   
Three Months Ended
  
Increase/
    
Description
 
2011
  
2010
  
(Decrease)
 
%
 
   
(Dollars In Millions)
       
Electric Operating Revenues:
            
  Residential
 $41  $41  $-   - 
  Commercial
  39   41   (2)  (5)
  Industrial
  8   9   (1)  (11)
  Governmental
  15   17   (2)  (12)
    Total retail
  103   108   (5)  (5)
  Sales for resale:
                
     Associated companies
  21   2   19   950 
  Other
  9   10   (1)  (10)
    Total
 $133  $120  $13   11 
                  
Billed Electric Energy
                
 Sales (GWh):
                
  Residential
  424   379   45   12 
  Commercial
  480   458   22   5 
  Industrial
  129   134   (5)  (4)
  Governmental
  196   191   5   3 
    Total retail
  1,229   1,162   67   6 
  Sales for resale:
                
     Associated companies
  281   24   257   1,071 
     Non-associated companies
  5   1   4   400 
    Total
  1,515   1,187   328   28 
                  
                  
   
Six Months Ended
  
Increase/
     
Description
  2011   2010  
(Decrease)
 
%
 
   
(Dollars In Millions)
         
Electric Operating Revenues:
                
  Residential
 $82  $87  $(5)  (6)
  Commercial
  74   78   (4)  (5)
  Industrial
  15   16   (1)  (6)
  Governmental
  29   32   (3)  (9)
    Total retail
  200   213   (13)  (6)
  Sales for resale:
                
     Associated companies
  39   22   17   77 
  Other
  10   10   -   - 
    Total
 $249  $245  $4   2 
                  
Billed Electric Energy
                
 Sales (GWh):
                
  Residential
  891   865   26   3 
  Commercial
  919   886   33   4 
  Industrial
  241   241   -   - 
  Governmental
  379   374   5   1 
    Total retail
  2,430   2,366   64   3 
  Sales for resale:
                
     Associated companies
  598   304   294   97 
     Non-associated companies
  11   9   2   22 
    Total
  3,039   2,679   360   13 
                  
                  




MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS



Net Income

Second Quarter 2011 Compared to Second Quarter 2010

Net income remained relatively flat, increasing $0.8 million, primarily due to higher net revenue and lower other operation and maintenance expenses, partially offset by lower other income.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2010

Net income increased $4.1 million primarily due to higher net revenue and lower interest expense, partially offset by lower other income.

Net Revenue

Second Quarter 2011 Compared to Second Quarter 2010

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 2011 to the second quarter 2010.

   
Amount
   
(In Millions)
     
2010 net revenue
 
$139.7 
Retail electric price
 
11.1 
Volume/weather
 
6.1 
Net wholesale revenue
 
(7.5)
Purchased power capacity
 
(7.4)
Other
 
0.1 
2011 net revenue
 
$142.1 

The retail electric price variance is primarily due to rate actions, including an annual base rate increase of $59 million beginning August 2010, with an additional increase of $9 million beginning May 2011, as a result of the settlement of the December 2009 rate case.  See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for further discussion of the rate case settlement.

The volume/weather variance is primarily due to the effect of more favorable weather on residential and commercial sales compared to the same period in the prior year.

The net wholesale revenue variance is primarily due to higher revenue in 2010 as a result of sales to Entergy Gulf States Louisiana.

The purchased power capacity variance is primarily due to price increases for ongoing purchased power capacity and additional capacity purchases.

 
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Gross operating revenues and fuel and purchased power expenses

Gross operating revenues decreased primarily due to:

·  
a decrease of $58.1 million in gross wholesale revenues due to a decrease in sales to affiliated customers; and
·  
a decrease of $47.8 million in fuel cost recovery revenues due to lower fuel rates and the interim fuel refund of $15 million in the second quarter 2011.  The interim fuel refund and the PUCT approval is discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K.

The decrease was partially offset by:

·  
an increase of $63 million in rider revenues due to lower System Agreement credits to customers in 2011;
·  
base rate increases effective August 2010 and May 2011, as discussed above; and
·  
an increase of $6.1 million related to volume/weather, as discussed above.

Fuel and purchased power expenses decreased primarily due to a decrease in deferred fuel expense as a result of lower fuel revenues, as discussed above, partially offset by an increase in the average market price of purchased power.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2010

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 2011 to the second quarter 2010.

   
Amount
   
(In Millions)
     
2010 net revenue
 
$260.8 
Retail electric price
 
21.6 
Volume/weather
 
10.0 
Purchased power capacity
 
(13.7)
Net wholesale revenue
 
(7.6)
Other
 
(1.8)
2011 net revenue
 
$269.3 

The retail electric price variance is primarily due to rate actions, including an annual base rate increase of $59 million beginning August 2010, with an additional increase of $9 million beginning May 2011, as a result of the settlement of the December 2009 rate case.  See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for further discussion of the rate case settlement.

The volume/weather variance is primarily due to an increase of 377 GWh, or 5%, in billed electricity usage.  Usage in the industrial sector increased primarily in the chemicals and refining industries.

The purchased power capacity variance is primarily due to price increases for ongoing purchased power capacity and additional capacity purchases.

The net wholesale revenue variance is primarily due to a decrease in sales to municipal and co-op customers compared to the same period in 2010.

 
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Gross operating revenues, fuel and purchased power expenses, and other regulatory charges

Gross operating revenues decreased primarily due to:

·  
a decrease of $64.9 million in gross wholesale revenues due to a decrease in sales to affiliated customers; and
·  
a decrease of $25 million in fuel cost recovery revenues due to lower fuel rates, offset by lower interim fuel refunds in 2011 versus 2010.  The interim fuel refunds and the PUCT approvals are discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K.

The decrease was partially offset by:

·  
an increase of $44.2 million in rider revenues due to lower System Agreement credits to customers in 2011;
·  
base rate increases effective August 2010 and May 2011, as discussed above; and
·  
an increase of $10 million related to volume/weather, as discussed above.

Fuel and purchased power expenses decreased primarily due to a decrease in deferred fuel expense as a result of lower fuel revenues, as discussed above, partially offset by an increase in the average market price of purchased power.

Other regulatory charges decreased primarily due to the distribution in the first quarter 2011 of $17.4 million to customers of the 2007 rough production cost equalization remedy receipts.  See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for further discussion of the rough production cost equalization proceedings.

Other Income Statement Variances

Second Quarter 2011 Compared to Second Quarter 2010

Other operation and maintenance expenses decreased primarily due to a decrease of $6.1 million in fossil expenses due to higher plant outage expenses in 2010 due to the larger scope of the outages in 2010.  The decrease was partially offset by:

·  
an increase of $0.9 million due to a change in the classification of over-recovery of energy efficiency costs, which has no effect on net income;
·  
an increase of $0.7 million in transmission expenses primarily due to higher transmission equalization expenses in 2011; and
·  
several individually insignificant items.

Other income decreased primarily due to a decrease in the allowance for equity funds used during construction due to less construction work in progress in 2011.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2010

Other operation and maintenance expenses increased primarily due to:

·  
an increase of $2.3 million due to a change in the classification of over-recovery of energy efficiency costs, which has no effect on net income;
·  
an increase of $1.7 million in transmission expenses primarily due to higher transmission equalization expenses in 2011; and
·  
several individually insignificant items.

The increase was partially offset by a decrease of $7.1 million in fossil expenses due to higher plant outage expenses in 2010 due to the larger scope of the outages in 2010.
 
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Other income decreased primarily due to a decrease in the allowance for equity funds used during construction due to less construction work in progress in 2011 and a decrease in contributions in aid of construction on prepaid transmission projects in 2011.

Interest expense decreased primarily due to the pay-off of debt assumption agreement liabilities in June 2010 and lower interest on deferred fuel costs, partially offset by the issuance of $200 million of 3.60% Series first mortgage bonds in May 2010.

Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate was 38.1% for the second quarter 2011 and 38.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2011.  The differences in the effective income tax rate for the second quarter 2011 and for the six months ended June 30, 2011 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% are primarily due to book and tax differences related to utility plant items and state income taxes, partially offset by the amortization of investment tax credits and book and tax differences related to allowance for equity funds used during construction.

The effective income tax rate was 38.2% for the second quarter 2010 and 40.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2010.  The differences in the effective income tax rate for the second quarter 2010 and for the six months ended June 30, 2010 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% were primarily due to book and tax differences related to utility plant items and state income taxes, partially offset by book and tax differences related to allowance for equity funds used during construction and the amortization of investment tax credits.


Cash Flow

Cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:

   
2011
 
2010
   
(In Thousands)
         
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
 
$35,342 
 
$200,703 
         
Cash flow provided by (used in):
       
 
Operating activities
 
25,917 
 
4,680 
 
Investing activities
 
(50,767)
 
(60,964)
 
Financing activities
 
(10,149)
 
(42,655)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
 
(34,999)
 
(98,939)
         
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 
$343 
 
$101,764 

Operating Activities

Net cash flow provided by operating activities increased $21.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2010 primarily due to $73 million of fuel cost refunds for the six months ended June 30, 2011 versus $99 million of fuel cost refunds for the six months ended June 30, 2010.  See Note 2 to the financial statements herein for discussion of the 2011 fuel cost refund and see Note 2 in the Form 10-K for discussion of the 2010 fuel cost refund.

Investing Activities

Net cash flow used in investing activities decreased $10.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2010 primarily due to the timing of remittances to and payments from the transition charge account as a result of the issuance of $546 million in securitization bonds in November 2009, partially offset by money pool activity.  See Note 5 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for further discussion of the issuance of the securitization bonds.
 
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Decreases in Entergy Texas’s receivable from the money pool are a source of cash flow, and Entergy Texas’s receivable from the money pool decreased by $13.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to decreasing by $34.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010.  The money pool is an inter-company borrowing arrangement designed to reduce Entergy’s subsidiaries’ need for external short-term borrowings.

Financing Activities

Net cash flow used in financing activities decreased $32.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2010 primarily due to:

·  
the retirement of $177.3 million of debt assumption liabilities and securitization bonds in 2010 compared to the retirement of $31.2 million of securitization bonds in 2011;
·  
the decrease of $63.9 million in common equity distributions; and
·  
money pool activity.

This decrease was partially offset by the issuance of $200 million of 3.60% Series mortgage bonds in May 2010.

Increases in Entergy Texas’s payable to the money pool are a source of cash flow, and Entergy Texas’s payable to the money pool increased by $21.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011.

Capital Structure

Entergy Texas’s capitalization is balanced between equity and debt, as shown in the following table.

   
June 30,
 2011
 
December 31,
2010
         
Debt to capital
 
65.4%
 
66.8%
Effect of excluding the securitization bonds
 
(15.7)%
 
(16.0)%
Debt to capital, excluding securitization bonds (1)
 
49.7%
 
50.8%
Effect of subtracting cash
 
0.0%
 
(1.0)%
Net debt to net capital, excluding securitization bonds (1)
 
49.7%
 
49.8%

  (1)
 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 notes payable and long-term debt, including the currently maturing portion and the debt assumption liability.  Capital consists of debt and shareholder’s equity.  Net capital consists of capital less cash and cash equivalents.  Entergy Texas 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 Texas’s financial condition.

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.

 
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Entergy Texas’s receivables from or (payables to) the money pool were as follows:

June 30,
2011
 
December 31,
2010
 
June 30,
2010
 
December 31,
2009
(In Thousands)
             
($21,067)
 
$13,672
 
$34,505
 
$69,317

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

As discussed in the Form 10-K, Entergy Texas has a credit facility in the amount of $100 million scheduled to expire in August 2012.  No borrowings were outstanding under the facility as of June 30, 2011.


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.

In December 2010, Entergy Texas filed with the PUCT a request to refund fuel cost recovery over-collections through October 2010.  Pursuant to a stipulation among the parties that was approved by the PUCT in March 2011, Entergy Texas refunded over-collections through November 2010 of approximately $73 million, including interest through the refund period.  The refund was made for most customers over a three-month period that began with the February 2011 billing cycle.


See "System Agreement" and "Independent Coordinator of Transmission" in the "Rate, Cost-recovery, and Other Regulation" section of Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis for updates to the discussion in the Form 10-K.


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


See "MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Critical Accounting Estimates" in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the unbilled revenue and qualified pension and other postretirement benefits.


 
 
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
 
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
              
   
Three Months Ended
  
Six Months Ended
 
   
2011
  
2010
  
2011
  
2010
 
   
(In Thousands)
  
(In Thousands)
 
              
OPERATING REVENUES
            
Electric
 $444,423  $471,153  $793,307  $807,359 
                  
OPERATING EXPENSES
                
Operation and Maintenance:
                
   Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and
                
     gas purchased for resale
  75,742   128,897   119,823   135,456 
   Purchased power
  210,847   188,882   391,511   381,576 
   Other operation and maintenance
  49,677   51,954   96,918   95,323 
Taxes other than income taxes
  15,030   14,234   29,887   30,759 
Depreciation and amortization
  19,710   19,880   39,236   39,008 
Other regulatory charges - net
  15,735   13,691   12,657   29,539 
TOTAL
  386,741   417,538   690,032   711,661 
                  
OPERATING INCOME
  57,682   53,615   103,275   95,698 
                  
OTHER INCOME
                
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
  781   3,497   1,547   4,138 
Interest and investment income
  2,048   2,582   2,738   3,636 
Miscellaneous - net
  (795)  (305)  (970)  1,149 
TOTAL
  2,034   5,774   3,315   8,923 
                  
INTERET EXPENSE
                
Interest expense
  22,964   25,294   45,041   49,202 
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction
  (542)  (2,031)  (1,068)  (2,511)
TOTAL
  22,422   23,263   43,973   46,691 
                  
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
  37,294   36,126   62,617   57,930 
                  
Income taxes
  14,197   13,793   23,794   23,179 
                  
NET INCOME
 $23,097  $22,333  $38,823  $34,751 
                  
See Notes to Financial Statements.
                


 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
        
   
2011
  
2010
 
   
(In Thousands)
 
        
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
      
Net income
 $38,823  $34,751 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
     
  Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning
  39,236   39,008 
  Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued
  24,535   96,423 
  Changes in working capital:
        
    Receivables
  (49,396)  (85,930)
    Fuel inventory
  179   315 
    Accounts payable
  43,543   60,626 
    Taxes accrued
  (10,501)  (67,785)
    Interest accrued
  (789)  8,031 
    Deferred fuel costs
  (62,683)  (38,134)
    Other working capital accounts
  5,188   (56,630)
  Changes in provisions for estimated losses
  (89)  (2,200)
  Changes in other regulatory assets
  36,660   33,603 
  Changes in pension and other postretirement liabilities
  (13,603)  (6,181)
  Other
  (25,186)  (11,217)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities
  25,917   4,680 
          
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
        
Construction expenditures
  (75,623)  (79,704)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
  1,547   4,138 
Change in money pool receivable - net
  13,672   34,812 
Increase in other investments
  -   2,318 
Remittances to transition charge account
  (39,178)  (40,800)
Payments from transition charge account
  48,815   18,272 
Net cash flow used in investing activities
  (50,767)  (60,964)
          
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
        
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt
  -   198,534 
Retirement of long-term debt
  (31,177)  (177,289)
Change in money pool payable - net
  21,067   - 
Dividends paid:
        
  Common stock
  -   (63,900)
Other
  (39)  - 
Net cash flow used in financing activities
  (10,149)  (42,655)
          
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
  (34,999)  (98,939)
          
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
  35,342   200,703 
          
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 $343  $101,764 
          
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
        
Cash paid during the period for:
        
  Interest - net of amount capitalized
 $43,659  $39,083 
  Income taxes
 $-  $1,745 
          
See Notes to Financial Statements.
        


 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
ASSETS
 
June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
        
   
2011
  
2010
 
   
(In Thousands)
    
        
CURRENT ASSETS
      
Cash and cash equivalents:
      
  Cash
 $305  $1,719 
   Temporary cash investments
  38   33,623 
    Total cash and cash equivalents
  343   35,342 
Securitization recovery trust account
  30,994   40,632 
Accounts receivable:
        
  Customer
  74,408   56,358 
  Allowance for doubtful accounts
  (2,000)  (2,185)
  Associated companies
  58,429   53,128 
  Other
  10,622   11,605 
  Accrued unbilled revenues
  52,642   39,471 
    Total accounts receivable
  194,101   158,377 
Accumulated deferred income taxes
  38,191   44,752 
Fuel inventory - at average cost
  53,693   53,872 
Materials and supplies - at average cost
  28,869   28,842 
Prepayments and other
  8,358   14,856 
TOTAL
  354,549   376,673 
          
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
        
Investments in affiliates - at equity
  804   812 
Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation)
  1,077   1,223 
Other
  17,697   17,037 
TOTAL
  19,578   19,072 
          
UTILITY PLANT
        
Electric
  3,276,716   3,205,566 
Construction work in progress
  77,057   80,096 
TOTAL UTILITY PLANT
  3,353,773   3,285,662 
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization
  1,273,422   1,245,729 
UTILITY PLANT - NET
  2,080,351   2,039,933 
          
DEFERRED DEBITS AND OTHER ASSETS
        
Regulatory assets:
        
  Regulatory asset for income taxes - net
  125,495   127,046 
  Other regulatory assets (includes securitization property of
       $739,700 as of June 30, 2011 and
       $763,841 as of December 31, 2010)
  1,128,113   1,168,960 
Long-term receivables - associated companies
  31,791   32,596 
Other
  21,568   19,584 
TOTAL
  1,306,967   1,348,186 
          
TOTAL ASSETS
 $3,761,445  $3,783,864 
          
See Notes to Financial Statements.
        

 

ENTERGY TEXAS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
        
   
2011
  
2010
 
   
(In Thousands)
    
        
CURRENT LIABILITIES
      
Accounts payable:
      
  Associated companies
 $133,018  $69,862 
  Other
  72,476   70,325 
Customer deposits
  37,486   38,376 
Taxes accrued
  18,050   28,551 
Interest accrued
  32,888   33,677 
Deferred fuel costs
  14,747   77,430 
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
  1,197   1,354 
Other
  3,986   4,222 
TOTAL
  313,848   323,797 
          
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
        
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued
  847,633   829,668 
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits
  20,137   20,936 
Other regulatory liabilities
  6,271   26,178 
Asset retirement cost liabilities
  3,759   3,651 
Accumulated provisions
  5,231   5,320 
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
  59,121   72,724 
Long-term debt (includes securitization bonds of
       $775,901 as of June 30, 2011 and
       $807,066 as of December 31, 2010)
  1,628,270   1,659,230 
Other
  14,062   18,070 
TOTAL
  2,584,484   2,635,777 
          
Commitments and Contingencies
        
          
COMMON EQUITY
        
Common stock, no par value, authorized 200,000,000 shares;
        
  issued and outstanding 46,525,000 shares in 2011 and 2010
  49,452   49,452 
Paid-in capital
  481,994   481,994 
Retained earnings
  331,667   292,844 
TOTAL
  863,113   824,290 
          
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 $3,761,445  $3,783,864 
          
See Notes to Financial Statements.
        

 
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN COMMON EQUITY
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
 
(Unaudited) (In Thousands)
 
              
   
Common Equity
    
   
Common Stock
  
Paid-in Capital
  
Retained Earnings
  
Total
 
Balance at December 31, 2009
 $49,452  $481,994  $313,044  $844,490 
                  
Net income
  -   -   34,751   34,751 
Common stock dividends
  -   -   (63,900)  (63,900)
                  
Balance at June 30, 2010
 $49,452  $481,994  $283,895  $815,341 
                  
                  
Balance at December 31, 2010
 $49,452  $481,994  $292,844  $824,290 
                  
Net income
  -   -   38,823   38,823 
                  
Balance at June 30, 2011
 $49,452  $481,994  $331,667  $863,113 
                  
See Notes to Financial Statements.
                
                  


 
SELECTED OPERATING RESULTS
 
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
              
              
   
Three Months Ended
  
Increase/
    
Description
 
2011
  
2010
  
(Decrease)
  
%
 
   
(Dollars In Millions)
       
Electric Operating Revenues:
            
  Residential
 $142  $125  $17   14 
  Commercial
  89   85   4   5 
  Industrial
  96   82   14   17 
  Governmental
  6   6   -   - 
    Total retail
  333   298   35   12 
  Sales for resale
                
     Associated companies
  74   133   (59)  (44)
     Non-associated companies
  16   14   2   14 
  Other
  21   26   (5)  (19)
    Total
 $444  $471  $(27)  (6)
                  
Billed Electric Energy
                
 Sales (GWh):
                
  Residential
  1,331   1,251   80   6 
  Commercial
  1,083   1,044   39   4 
  Industrial
  1,613   1,402   211   15 
  Governmental
  73   64   9   14 
    Total retail
  4,100   3,761   339   9 
  Sales for resale
                
     Associated companies
  1,161   1,019   142   14 
     Non-associated companies
  280   236   44   19 
    Total
  5,541   5,016   525   10 
                  
                  
   
Six Months Ended
  
Increase/
     
Description
  2011   2010  
(Decrease)
  
%
 
   
(Dollars In Millions)
         
Electric Operating Revenues:
                
  Residential
 $268  $238  $30   13 
  Commercial
  162   151   11   7 
  Industrial
  159   149   10   7 
  Governmental
  11   11   -   - 
    Total retail
  600   549   51   9 
  Sales for resale
                
     Associated companies
  129   190   (61)  (32)
     Non-associated companies
  36   39   (3)  (8)
  Other
  28   29   (1)  (3)
    Total
 $793  $807  $(14)  (2)
                  
Billed Electric Energy
                
 Sales (GWh):
                
  Residential
  2,714   2,751   (37)  (1)
  Commercial
  2,074   2,029   45   2 
  Industrial
  3,061   2,705   356   13 
  Governmental
  142   129   13   10 
    Total retail
  7,991   7,614   377   5 
  Sales for resale
                
     Associated companies
  1,989   1,651   338   20 
     Non-associated companies
  601   694   (93)  (13)
    Total
  10,581   9,959   622   6 
                  




MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS



System Energy’s principal asset consists of a 78.5% ownership interest and 11.5% 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 2011 Compared to Second Quarter 2010

Net income increased $1.5 million as lower interest expense and higher other income were in large part offset by a decrease in rate base that contributed to lower operating income.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2010

Net income remained relatively flat as lower interest expense and higher other income were in large part offset by a decrease in rate base that contributed to lower operating income.


Cash Flow

Cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:

   
2011
 
2010
   
(In Thousands)
         
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
 
$263,772 
 
$264,482 
         
Cash flow provided by (used in):
       
 
Operating activities
 
142,079 
 
129,154 
 
Investing activities
 
(219,374)
 
 (99,483)
 
Financing activities
 
(118,071)
 
23,855 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
 
(195,366)
 
53,526 
         
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 
$68,406 
 
$318,008 

Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities increased $12.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2010 primarily due to a Grand Gulf refueling outage in 2010 and no refueling outage planned  in 2011, partially offset by an increase of $14.4 million in pension contributions.  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.

 
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Investing Activities

Net cash used in investment activities increased $119.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2010 primarily due to:

·  
the proceeds from the transfer, in the first quarter 2010, of $100.3 million in development costs related to Entergy New Nuclear Development, LLC, as discussed in the Form 10-K;
·  
money pool activity;
·  
an increase of $35 million in construction expenditures primarily due to the Grand Gulf power uprate project;
·  
the repayment in 2010 of $25.6 million by Entergy New Orleans of a note issued in resolution of its bankruptcy proceedings; and
·  
a $20 million loan made to another Entergy subsidiary under an intercompany credit agreement between Entergy New Nuclear Development, LLC (a subsidiary of System Energy) and that affiliate.  The interest rate at June 30, 2011 was 4.31%.

The increase was partially offset by a decrease of $91.6 million in nuclear fuel purchases due to the timing of refueling outages and the purchase of nuclear fuel from System Fuels because the Utility companies will now purchase nuclear fuel as System Fuels procures it, rather than primarily at the time of refueling 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 $61.7 million in the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to increasing $15.5 million in the six months ended June 30, 2010.  The money pool is an inter-company borrowing arrangement designed to reduce the Utility subsidiaries’ need for external short-term borrowings.

Financing Activities

System Energy’s financing activities used $118.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to providing $23.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 primarily due to the repayment of $37.8 million in commercial paper in the six months ended June 30, 2011 as compared to the issuance of $62.7 million in commercial paper and $60 million of 5.33% Series G notes by the nuclear fuel company variable interest entity in the same period in 2010.  See Note 4 to the financial statements herein and in the Form 10-K for a discussion of this activity.

Capital Structure

System Energy’s capitalization is balanced between equity and debt, as shown in the following table.

   
June 30,
 2011
 
December 31,
2010
         
Debt to capital
 
49.2%
 
51.7%
Effect of subtracting cash
 
(2.3)%
 
(9.0)%
Net debt to net capital
 
46.9%
 
42.7%

Net debt consists of debt less cash and cash equivalents.  Debt consists of notes payable, capital lease obligations, and long-term debt, including the currently maturing portion.  Capital consists of debt and common shareholder’s equity.  Net capital consists of capital less cash and cash equivalents.  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.


 
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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 updates to the information provided in the Form 10-K.

System Energy’s receivables from the money pool were as follows:

June 30,
2011
 
December 31,
2010
 
June 30,
2010
 
December 31,
2009
(In Thousands)
             
$159,655
 
$97,948
 
$105,977
 
$90,507

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


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


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


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.  The following is an update to that discussion.

Nuclear Decommissioning Costs

In the first quarter 2011, System Energy recorded a revision to its estimated decommissioning cost liability for Grand Gulf as a result of a revised decommissioning cost study.  The revised estimate resulted in a $38.9 million reduction in its decommissioning liability, along with a corresponding reduction in the related regulatory asset. 




 
INCOME STATEMENTS
 
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
              
   
Three Months Ended
  
Six Months Ended
 
   
2011
  
2010
  
2011
  
2010
 
   
(In Thousands)
  
(In Thousands)
 
              
OPERATING REVENUES
            
Electric
 $129,120  $124,419  $257,515  $253,002 
                  
OPERATING EXPENSES
                
Operation and Maintenance:
                
   Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and
                
     gas purchased for resale
  19,485   12,307   39,175   27,625 
   Nuclear refueling outage expenses
  4,067   4,545   8,089   9,218 
   Other operation and maintenance
  34,886   31,405   63,843   60,290 
Decommissioning
  7,614   7,772   15,816   15,406 
Taxes other than income taxes
  5,790   6,058   11,213   12,089 
Depreciation and amortization
  25,583   24,930   54,246   53,301 
Other regulatory credits - net
  (2,301)  (4,890)  (5,250)  (5,615)
TOTAL
  95,124   82,127   187,132   172,314 
                  
OPERATING INCOME
  33,996   42,292   70,383   80,688 
                  
OTHER INCOME
                
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
  5,376   2,414   9,521   4,232 
Interest and investment income
  2,508   1,236   5,049   6,622 
Miscellaneous - net
  (145)  (97)  (249)  (229)
TOTAL
  7,739   3,553   14,321   10,625 
                  
INTEREST EXPENSE
                
Interest expense
  7,736   12,411   19,125   22,720 
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction
  (1,563)  (835)  (2,916)  (1,465)
TOTAL
  6,173   11,576   16,209   21,255 
                  
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
  35,562   34,269   68,495   70,058 
                  
Income taxes
  13,576   13,827   27,173   29,003 
                  
NET INCOME
 $21,986  $20,442  $41,322  $41,055 
                  
See Notes to Financial Statements.
                
                  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
        
   
2011
  
2010
 
   
(In Thousands)
 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
      
Net income
 $41,322  $41,055 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
     
  Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization
  98,127   88,363 
  Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued
  (32,655)  (50,759)
  Changes in working capital:
        
    Receivables
  6,926   6,207 
    Accounts payable
  7,807   (397)
    Prepaid taxes
  49,348   68,652 
    Interest accrued
  (43,112)  (39,416)
    Other working capital accounts
  2,383   (24,959)
  Changes in provision for estimated losses
  -   (2,009)
  Changes in other regulatory assets
  34,791   (9,292)
  Changes in pension and other postretirement liabilities
  (19,837)  (5,602)
  Other
  (3,021)  57,311 
Net cash flow provided by operating activities
  142,079   129,154 
          
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
        
Construction expenditures
  (105,653)  (70,695)
Proceeds from the transfer of development costs
  -   100,280 
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
  9,521   4,232 
Nuclear fuel purchases
  (37,709)  (129,331)
Proceeds from the sale of nuclear fuel
  12,420   - 
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales
  106,528   138,232 
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds
  (122,774)  (152,291)
Loan to affiliate
  (20,000)  - 
Changes in money pool receivable - net
  (61,707)  (15,470)
Changes in other investments
  -   25,560 
Net cash flow used in investing activities
  (219,374)  (99,483)
          
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
        
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt
  -   57,859 
Retirement of long-term debt
  (38,161)  (41,715)
Changes in credit borrowings - net
  (37,763)  44,411 
Dividends paid:
        
  Common stock
  (39,300)  (36,700)
Other
  (2,847)  - 
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities
  (118,071)  23,855 
          
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
  (195,366)  53,526 
          
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
  263,772   264,482 
          
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 $68,406  $318,008 
          
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
        
Cash paid during the period for:
        
  Interest - net of amount capitalized
 $23,592  $18,305 
          
See Notes to Financial Statements.
        


 
BALANCE SHEETS
 
ASSETS
 
June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
        
   
2011
  
2010
 
   
(In Thousands)
 
        
CURRENT ASSETS
      
Cash and cash equivalents:
      
  Cash
 $680  $903 
  Temporary cash investments
  67,726   262,869 
        Total cash and cash equivalents
  68,406   263,772 
Accounts receivable:
        
  Associated companies
  201,528   147,180 
  Other
  5,503   5,070 
    Total accounts receivable
  207,031   152,250 
Loan to affiliate
  20,000   - 
Materials and supplies - at average cost
  86,432   84,077 
Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs
  14,337   22,627 
Prepaid taxes
  18,691   68,039 
Prepayments and other
  4,699   1,142 
TOTAL
  419,596   591,907 
          
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
        
Decommissioning trust funds
  417,471   387,876 
TOTAL
  417,471   387,876 
          
UTILITY PLANT
        
Electric
  3,374,061   3,362,422 
Property under capital lease
  480,899   489,175 
Construction work in progress
  292,016   210,536 
Nuclear fuel
  147,965   155,282 
TOTAL UTILITY PLANT
  4,294,941   4,217,415 
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization
  2,462,681   2,417,811 
UTILITY PLANT - NET
  1,832,260   1,799,604 
          
DEFERRED DEBITS AND OTHER ASSETS
        
Regulatory assets:
        
  Regulatory asset for income taxes - net
  126,755   126,642 
  Other regulatory assets
  260,067   296,715 
Other
  22,540   21,326 
TOTAL
  409,362   444,683 
          
TOTAL ASSETS
 $3,078,689  $3,224,070 
          
See Notes to Financial Statements.
        


SYSTEM ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.
 
BALANCE SHEETS
 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
        
   
2011
  
2010
 
   
(In Thousands)
 
        
CURRENT LIABILITIES
      
Currently maturing long-term debt
 $40,163  $33,740 
Short-term borrowings
  501   38,264 
Accounts payable:
        
  Associated companies
  5,115   6,520 
  Other
  42,972   38,447 
Accumulated deferred income taxes
  4,661   8,508 
Interest accrued
  12,969   56,081 
Other
  2,263   2,258 
TOTAL
  108,644   183,818 
          
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
        
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued
  614,203   617,012 
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits
  53,017   54,755 
Other regulatory liabilities
  226,452   201,364 
Decommissioning
  429,708   452,782 
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
  85,408   105,245 
Long-term debt
  746,848   796,728 
Other
  21   - 
TOTAL
  2,155,657   2,227,886 
          
Commitments and Contingencies
        
          
COMMON EQUITY
        
Common stock, no par value, authorized 1,000,000 shares;
     
  issued and outstanding 789,350 shares in 2011 and 2010
  789,350   789,350 
Retained earnings
  25,038   23,016 
TOTAL
  814,388   812,366 
          
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 $3,078,689  $3,224,070 
          
See Notes to Financial Statements.
        


 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN COMMON EQUITY
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
 
(Unaudited) (In Thousands)
 
           
   
Common Equity
    
   
Common Stock
  
Retained Earnings
  
Total
 
Balance at December 31, 2009
 $789,350  $40,592  $829,942 
              
Net income
  -   41,055   41,055 
Common stock dividends
  -   (36,700)  (36,700)
              
Balance at June 30, 2010
 $789,350  $44,947  $834,297 
              
              
Balance at December 31, 2010
 $789,350  $23,016  $812,366 
              
Net income
  -   41,322   41,322 
Common stock dividends
  -   (39,300)  (39,300)
              
Balance at June 30, 2011
 $789,350  $25,038  $814,388 
              
See Notes to Financial Statements.
            



ENTERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION


See "PART I, Item 1, Litigation" in the Form 10-K for a discussion of legal, administrative, and other regulatory proceedings affecting Entergy.  Following is an update to that discussion.  Also see "Item 5, Other Information, Environmental Regulation", below, for updates regarding environmental proceedings and regulation and Note 11 to the financial statements for a description of a legal proceeding involving Vermont Yankee.

Texas Power Price Lawsuit

See the Form 10-K for a discussion of the lawsuit filed in August 2003 in the district court of Chambers County, Texas by Texas residents on behalf of a purported class apparently of the Texas retail customers of Entergy Gulf States, Inc. who were billed and paid for electric power from January 1, 1994 to the present.  The case is pending in state district court, and the court has scheduled a class certification hearing for August 2011.


There have been no material changes to the risk factors discussed in "PART I, Item 1A, Risk Factors" in the Form 10-K.


Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities (1)

 
 
 
 
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 (2)
                 
4/01/2011-4/30/2011
 
310,000
 
$67.58
 
310,000
 
$500,000,000
5/01/2011-5/31/2011
 
135,000
 
$69.13
 
135,000
 
$500,000,000
6/01/2011-6/30/2011
 
1,100,000
 
$68.11
 
1,100,000
 
$425,083,376
Total
 
1,545,000
 
$68.09
 
1,545,000
   
 
 
(1)
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.  See Note 12 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for additional discussion of the stock-based compensation plans.  In addition to this authority, in October 2010 the Board granted authority for an additional $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.
(2)
Maximum amount of shares that may yet be repurchased 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.





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

Hazardous Air Pollutants

The EPA is developing a Maximum Achievable Control Technology retrofit standard for new and existing coal and oil-fired units.  In 2009 the EPA issued an Information Collection Request to gather data needed for promulgation of Hazardous Air Pollutant regulations.  In May 2011 the EPA published the proposed rule to regulate Hazardous Air Pollutants for Electric Generating Utilities, and the final rule is expected in November 2011.  Entergy is reviewing the proposal and remains involved in the current rulemaking process.

Interstate Air Transport

In March 2005, the EPA finalized the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR), which was intended to reduce SO2 and NOx emissions from electric generation plants in order to improve air quality in twenty-nine eastern states.  The rule required a combination of investment of capital to install pollution control equipment and increased operating costs through the purchase of emission allowances.  Entergy began implementation in 2007, including installation of controls at several facilities and the development of an emission allowance procurement strategy.

Based on several court challenges, the CAIR was vacated and remanded to the EPA by the D.C. Circuit in 2008.  The court allowed the CAIR to become effective on January 1, 2009, while the EPA revised the rule.  The EPA released the proposed Transport Rule to replace the CAIR on July 9, 2010.  On July 7, 2011, the EPA released its final Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR, which previously was referred to as the Transport Rule).  The rule, which will be effective 60 days after it is published in the Federal Register, is directed at limiting the interstate transport of emissions of NOx and SO2 as precursors to ozone and fine particulate matter.  The final rule provides a significantly lower number of allowances to Entergy’s Utility states than did the draft rule.  Entergy’s capital investment and annual allowance purchase costs under the CSAPR will depend on the economic assessment of NOx and SO2 allowance markets, the cost of control technologies, generation unit utilization, and the availability and cost of purchased power.  Entergy continues to review the implications of the final rule.

Nelson Unit 6 (Entergy Gulf States Louisiana)
 
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana self-reported to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) potential exceedances of annual carbon monoxide emission limits at the Nelson Unit 6 coal-fired facility for the years 2006-2010 and the failure to report these potential exceedances in semi-annual reporting and in annual Title V compliance certifications.  Entergy Gulf States Louisiana is not required to monitor carbon monoxide emissions from Nelson Unit 6 on a regular or continuous schedule.  Stack tests performed in 2010 appear to indicate carbon monoxide emissions in excess of the maximum hourly limit for three 1-hour test runs and the annual limit.  Comparison of the 2010 stack tests with the most recent previous tests from 2006, however, appear to indicate that the permit limits were calculated incorrectly and should have been higher.  The 2010 test emission levels did not cause a violation of National Ambient Air Quality Standards.  Additionally, the 2010 stack testing, which was performed in compliance with an EPA data request connected to the EPA’s development of a new air emissions rule, was not taken during a period of normal and representative operations for Nelson Unit 6.  Entergy Gulf States Louisiana continues to develop data regarding this matter in coordination with the LDEQ.



Clean Water Act

NPDES Permits and Section 401 Water Quality Certifications

Indian Point

See the Form 10-K for a discussion of Indian Point permitting and water quality certification proceedings.  On June 21, 2011, Entergy filed notice with the NRC that the NYSDEC, the agency that would issue or deny a water quality certification for the Indian Point license renewal process, has taken longer than one year to take final action on Entergy’s application for a water quality certification and, therefore, has waived its opportunity to require a certification under the provisions of Section 401 of the Clean Water Act.  Entergy submitted its application for a water quality certification to the NYSDEC in April 2009, with a reservation of rights regarding the applicability of Section 401 in this case.  After Entergy submitted certain additional information in response to NYSDEC requests for additional information, in February 2010 the NYSDEC staff determined that Entergy’s water quality certification application was complete.  In April 2010 the NYSDEC staff issued a proposed notice of denial of Entergy’s water quality certification application (the Notice).  NYSDEC staff’s Notice triggered an administrative adjudicatory hearing before NYSDEC ALJs on the proposed Notice that remains ongoing, but no final decision has been rendered.  The NYSDEC has notified the NRC that it disagrees with Entergy’s position and does not believe that it has waived the right to require a certification.  The NYSDEC ALJs overseeing the agency’s certification adjudicatory process stated in a ruling issued on July 15, 2011 that while the waiver issue is pending before the NRC, the NYSDEC hearing process will continue on selected issues.  The hearing is currently expected to begin in the fourth quarter 2011.

316(b) Cooling Water Intake Structures

See the Form 10-K for a discussion of the EPA regulations finalized in July 2004 governing the intake of water at large existing power plants employing cooling water intake structures.  The rule sought to reduce perceived impacts on aquatic resources by requiring covered facilities to implement technology or other measures to meet EPA-targeted reductions in water use and corresponding perceived aquatic impacts.  Entergy, other industry members and industry groups, environmental groups, and a coalition of northeastern and mid-Atlantic states challenged various aspects of the rule.  In January 2007, the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals remanded the rule to the EPA for reconsideration.  The court instructed the EPA to reconsider several aspects of the rule that were beneficial to businesses affected by the rule after finding that these provisions of the rule were contrary to the language of the Clean Water Act or were not sufficiently explained in the rule.  In April 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review the Second Circuit decision on the question of whether the EPA may take into consideration a cost-benefit analysis in developing these regulations, a consideration of potential benefit to businesses affected by the rule that the Second Circuit disallowed.  In March 2009, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the petitioners that cost-benefit analysis may be taken into consideration.  The EPA reissued the proposed rule in April 2011, with finalization anticipated by July 27, 2012.  Entergy currently is reviewing the revised proposed rule.

Other Environmental Matters

Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) notified Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas that the TCEQ believes those entities are PRPs concerning contamination existing at the San Angelo Electric Service Company (SESCO) facility in San Angelo, Texas.  The facility operated as a transformer repair and scrapping facility from the 1930s until 2003.  Both soil and groundwater contamination exists at the site.  Entergy Gulf States, Inc. and Entergy Louisiana sent transformers to this facility during the 1980s.  Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Texas, Entergy Louisiana, and Entergy Arkansas responded to an information request from the TCEQ and continue to cooperate in this investigation.  Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Texas, and Entergy Louisiana joined a group of PRPs responding to site conditions in cooperation with the State of Texas, creating cost allocation models based on review of SESCO documents and employee interviews, and investigating contribution actions against other PRPs.  Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, and Entergy Texas have agreed to contribute to the remediation of contaminated soil and groundwater at the site in a measure proportionate to those companies’ involvement at the site, while Entergy Arkansas and
 
Entergy New Orleans likely will pay de minimis amounts.  Current estimates, although preliminary and variable depending on the level of third-party cost contributions, indicate that Entergy’s total share of remediation costs likely will be less than $1 million.  The TCEQ approved an agreed administrative order in September 2006 that allows the implementation of a Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study at the SESCO site; with the ultimate disposition being a remedial action to remove contaminants of concern.  The TCEQ approved the Remedial Investigation Work Plan in May 2007 and field sampling began in July 2007.  Off-site removal activities of PCB-impacted soil and debris were completed at the site in December 2010.  The Remedial Investigation report was submitted in February 2011 to the TCEQ and was approved on April 15, 2011.  The PRP working group prepared a Feasibility Study and description of proposed site remediation and management actions for TCEQ’s review.  This information was submitted to the TCEQ in June 2011.

Property

Following is an update to the Entergy Wholesale Commodities, Property section of Part I, Item 1 of the Form 10-K.

Nuclear Generating Stations

As discussed further in the Form 10-K, the NRC operating license for Vermont Yankee was to expire in March 2012.  In March 2011 the NRC renewed Vermont Yankee’s operating license for an additional 20 years, as a result of which the license now expires in 2032.  In July 2011 the Vermont Department of Public Service and the New England Coalition petitioned the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia seeking a summary reversal of the NRC’s issuance of the renewed operating license alleging that the license had been issued without a valid and effective water quality certification under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act.  Entergy has intervened in the proceeding.  The current schedule calls for briefing of all summary motions to be complete in September 2011.  See Note 11 to the financial statements herein for additional discussion of Vermont Yankee.

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,
 
2006
 
2007
 
2008
 
2009
 
2010
 
2011
                       
Entergy Arkansas
3.37
 
3.19
 
2.33
 
2.39
 
3.91
 
4.07
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
3.01
 
2.84
 
2.44
 
2.99
 
3.58
 
4.24
Entergy Louisiana
3.23
 
3.44
 
3.14
 
3.52
 
3.41
 
3.55
Entergy Mississippi
2.54
 
3.22
 
2.92
 
3.25
 
3.30
 
3.27
Entergy New Orleans
1.52
 
2.74
 
3.71
 
3.66
 
4.41
 
5.21
Entergy Texas
2.12
 
2.07
 
2.04
 
1.92
 
2.10
 
2.20
System Energy
4.05
 
3.95
 
3.29
 
3.73
 
3.64
 
3.80




 
Ratios of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges
and Preferred Dividends/Distributions
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
December 31,
 
June 30,
 
 
2006
 
2007
 
2008
 
2009
 
2010
 
2011
 
                         
Entergy Arkansas
3.06
 
2.88
 
1.95
 
2.09
 
3.50
 
3.65
 
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
2.90
 
2.73
 
2.42
 
2.95
 
3.53
 
4.18
 
Entergy Louisiana
2.90
 
3.08
 
2.87
 
3.27
 
3.13
 
3.23
 
Entergy Mississippi
2.34
 
2.97
 
2.67
 
3.01
 
3.06
 
3.02
 
Entergy New Orleans
1.35
 
2.54
 
3.45
 
3.38
 
3.97
 
4.57
 

The Registrant Subsidiaries accrue interest expense related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense and do not include it in fixed charges.


 
4(a) -
Seventy-second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 30, 2011, to Entergy Louisiana, LLC Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated as of April 1, 1944.
     
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4(b) -
Twenty-ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 1, 2011, to Entergy Mississippi, Inc. Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated as of February 1, 1988 (4.38 to Form 8-K dated May 13, 2011 in 1-31508).
     
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10(a) -
2011 Equity Ownership and Long Term Cash Incentive Plan of Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries (Annex A to Entergy Corporation’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed on March 24, 2011 in 1-11299).
     
 
10(b) -
Entergy Corporation Outside Director Stock Program Established under the 2011 Equity Ownership and Long Term Cash Incentive Plan of Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries.
     
 
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.
     
 
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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Incorporated herein by reference as indicated.




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/ Theodore H. Bunting, Jr.
Theodore H. Bunting, Jr
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
(For each Registrant and for each as
Principal Accounting Officer)


Date:  August 5, 2011



 
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