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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 March 31, 2015
OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13
OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ____________ to ____________
Commission
File Number
Registrant, State of Incorporation or Organization, Address of Principal Executive Offices, Telephone Number, and IRS Employer Identification No.
Commission
File Number
Registrant, State of Incorporation or Organization, Address of Principal Executive Offices, Telephone Number, and IRS Employer Identification No.
1-11299
ENTERGY CORPORATION
(a Delaware corporation)
639 Loyola Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana 70113
Telephone (504) 576-4000
72-1229752
1-31508
ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI, INC.
(a Mississippi corporation)
308 East Pearl Street
Jackson, Mississippi 39201
Telephone (601) 368-5000
64-0205830
1-10764
ENTERGY ARKANSAS, INC.
(an Arkansas corporation)
425 West Capitol Avenue
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Telephone (501) 377-4000
71-0005900
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)
4809 Jefferson Highway
Jefferson, Louisiana 70121
Telephone (504) 576-4000
74-0662730
1-34360
ENTERGY TEXAS, INC.
(a Texas corporation)
9425 Pinecroft
The Woodlands, Texas 77380
Telephone (409) 981-2000
61-1435798
1-32718
ENTERGY LOUISIANA, LLC
(a Texas limited liability company)
4809 Jefferson Highway
Jefferson, Louisiana 70121
Telephone (504) 576-4000
75-3206126
1-09067
SYSTEM ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.
(an Arkansas corporation)
Echelon One
1340 Echelon Parkway
Jackson, Mississippi 39213
Telephone (601) 368-5000
72-0752777
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrants (1) have filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrants were required to file such reports), and (2) have been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes
R
No
o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrants have submitted electronically and posted on Entergy’s corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes
R
No
o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Large
accelerated
filer
Accelerated
filer
Non-
accelerated
filer
Smaller
reporting
company
Entergy Corporation
ü
Entergy Arkansas, Inc.
ü
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C.
ü
Entergy Louisiana, LLC
ü
Entergy Mississippi, Inc.
ü
Entergy New Orleans, Inc.
ü
Entergy Texas, Inc.
ü
System Energy Resources, Inc.
ü
Indicate by check mark whether the registrants are shell companies (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes
o
No
R
Common Stock Outstanding
Outstanding at April 30, 2015
Entergy Corporation
($0.01 par value)
179,522,178
Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Inc., Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C., Entergy Louisiana, LLC, Entergy Mississippi, Inc., Entergy New Orleans, Inc., Entergy Texas, Inc., and System Energy Resources, Inc. separately file this combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Information contained herein relating to any individual company is filed by such company on its own behalf. Each company reports herein only as to itself and makes no other representations whatsoever as to any other company. This combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q supplements and updates the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the calendar year ended December 31, 2014, filed by the individual registrants with the SEC, and should be read in conjunction therewith.
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ENTERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX TO QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
March 31, 2015
Page Number
Forward-looking information
iii
Definitions
v
Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries
Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis
1
Consolidated Income Statements
15
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
17
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
18
Consolidated Balance Sheets
20
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
22
Selected Operating Results
23
Notes to Financial Statements
24
Part 1. Item 4. Controls and Procedures
71
Entergy Arkansas, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis
72
Consolidated Income Statements
79
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
81
Consolidated Balance Sheets
82
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Common Equity
84
Selected Operating Results
85
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C.
Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis
86
Income Statements
93
Statements of Comprehensive Income
94
Statements of Cash Flows
95
Balance Sheets
96
Statements of Changes in Equity
98
Selected Operating Results
99
Entergy Louisiana, LLC and Subsidiaries
Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis
100
Consolidated Income Statements
105
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
106
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
107
Consolidated Balance Sheets
108
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
110
Selected Operating Results
111
Entergy Mississippi, Inc.
Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis
112
Income Statements
117
Statements of Cash Flows
119
Balance Sheets
120
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ENTERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX TO QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
March 31, 2015
Page Number
Statements of Changes in Common Equity
122
Selected Operating Results
123
Entergy New Orleans, Inc.
Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis
124
Income Statements
128
Statements of Cash Flows
129
Balance Sheets
130
Statements of Changes in Common Equity
132
Selected Operating Results
133
Entergy Texas, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis
134
Consolidated Income Statements
139
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
141
Consolidated Balance Sheets
142
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Common Equity
144
Selected Operating Results
145
System Energy Resources, Inc.
Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis
146
Income Statements
149
Statements of Cash Flows
151
Balance Sheets
152
Statements of Changes in Common Equity
154
Part II. Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
155
Item 1A. Risk Factors
155
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
155
Item 5. Other Information
156
Item 6. Exhibits
158
Signature
161
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FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
In this combined report and from time to time, Entergy Corporation and the Registrant Subsidiaries each makes statements as a registrant concerning its expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, strategies, and future events or performance. Such statements are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “project,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “estimate,” “continue,” “potential,” “plan,” “predict,” “forecast,” and other similar words or expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements but are not the only means to identify these statements. Although each of these registrants believes that these forward-looking statements and the underlying assumptions are reasonable, it cannot provide assurance that they will prove correct. Any forward-looking statement is based on information current as of the date of this combined report and speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made. Except to the extent required by the federal securities laws, these registrants undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. There are factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements, including those factors discussed or incorporated by reference in (a) Item 1A. Risk Factors in the Form 10-K, (b) Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis in the Form 10-K and in this report, and (c) the following factors (in addition to others described elsewhere in this combined report and in subsequent securities filings):
•
resolution of pending and future rate cases and negotiations, including various performance-based rate discussions, Entergy’s utility supply plan, and recovery of fuel and purchased power costs;
•
the termination of Entergy Arkansas’s participation in the System Agreement, which occurred in December 2013, the termination of Entergy Mississippi’s participation in the System Agreement in November 2015, the termination of Entergy Texas’s, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s, and Entergy Louisiana’s participation in the System Agreement after expiration of the proposed 60-month notice period or such other period as approved by the FERC;
•
regulatory and operating challenges and uncertainties and economic risks associated with the Utility operating companies’ move to MISO, which occurred in December 2013, including the effect of current or projected MISO market rules and system conditions in the MISO markets, the allocation of MISO system transmission upgrade costs, and the effect of planning decisions that MISO makes with respect to future transmission investments by the Utility operating companies;
•
changes in utility regulation, including the beginning or end of retail and wholesale competition, the ability to recover net utility assets and other potential stranded costs, and the application of more stringent transmission reliability requirements or market power criteria by the FERC;
•
changes in the regulation or regulatory oversight of Entergy’s nuclear generating facilities and nuclear materials and fuel, including with respect to the planned or potential shutdown of nuclear generating facilities owned or operated by Entergy Wholesale Commodities, and the effects of new or existing safety or environmental concerns regarding nuclear power plants and nuclear fuel;
•
resolution of pending or future applications, and related regulatory proceedings and litigation, for license renewals or modifications or other authorizations required of nuclear generating facilities;
•
the performance of and deliverability of power from Entergy’s generation resources, including the capacity factors at its nuclear generating facilities;
•
Entergy’s ability to develop and execute on a point of view regarding future prices of electricity, natural gas, and other energy-related commodities;
•
prices for power generated by Entergy’s merchant generating facilities and the ability to hedge, meet credit support requirements for hedges, sell power forward or otherwise reduce the market price risk associated with those facilities, including the Entergy Wholesale Commodities nuclear plants;
•
the prices and availability of fuel and power Entergy must purchase for its Utility customers, and Entergy’s ability to meet credit support requirements for fuel and power supply contracts;
•
volatility and changes in markets for electricity, natural gas, uranium, emissions allowances, and other energy-related commodities, and the effect of those changes on Entergy and its customers;
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FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION (Concluded)
•
changes in law resulting from federal or state energy legislation or legislation subjecting energy derivatives used in hedging and risk management transactions to governmental regulation;
•
changes in environmental, tax, and other laws, including requirements for reduced emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, greenhouse gases, mercury, and other regulated air and water emissions, and changes in costs of compliance with environmental and other laws and regulations;
•
uncertainty regarding the establishment of interim or permanent sites for spent nuclear fuel and nuclear waste storage and disposal and the level of spent fuel disposal fees charged by the U.S. government related to such sites;
•
variations in weather and the occurrence of hurricanes and other storms and disasters, including uncertainties associated with efforts to remediate the effects of hurricanes, ice storms, or other weather events and the recovery of costs associated with restoration, including accessing funded storm reserves, federal and local cost recovery mechanisms, securitization, and insurance;
•
effects of climate change;
•
changes in the quality and availability of water supplies and the related regulation of water use and diversion;
•
Entergy’s ability to manage its capital projects and operation and maintenance costs;
•
Entergy’s ability to purchase and sell assets at attractive prices and on other attractive terms;
•
the economic climate, and particularly economic conditions in Entergy’s Utility service area and the Northeast United States and events and circumstances that could influence economic conditions in those areas, and the risk that anticipated load growth may not materialize;
•
the effects of Entergy’s strategies to reduce tax payments;
•
changes in the financial markets, particularly those affecting the availability of capital and Entergy’s ability to refinance existing debt, execute share repurchase programs, and fund investments and acquisitions;
•
actions of rating agencies, including changes in the ratings of debt and preferred stock, changes in general corporate ratings, and changes in the rating agencies’ ratings criteria;
•
changes in inflation and interest rates;
•
the effect of litigation and government investigations or proceedings;
•
changes in technology, including with respect to new, developing, or alternative sources of generation;
•
the potential effects of threatened or actual terrorism, cyber attacks or data security breaches, including increased security costs, and war or a catastrophic event such as a nuclear accident or a natural gas pipeline explosion;
•
Entergy’s ability to attract and retain talented management and directors;
•
changes in accounting standards and corporate governance;
•
declines in the market prices of marketable securities and resulting funding requirements for Entergy’s defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans;
•
future wage and employee benefit costs, including changes in discount rates and returns on benefit plan assets;
•
changes in decommissioning trust fund values or earnings or in the timing of or cost to decommission nuclear plant sites;
•
the implementation of the shutdown of Vermont Yankee and the related decommissioning of Vermont Yankee;
•
the effectiveness of Entergy’s risk management policies and procedures and the ability and willingness of its counterparties to satisfy their financial and performance commitments;
•
factors that could lead to impairment of long-lived assets; and
•
the ability to successfully complete merger, acquisition, or divestiture plans, regulatory or other limitations imposed as a result of merger, acquisition, or divestiture, and the success of the business following a merger, acquisition, or divestiture.
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DEFINITIONS
Certain abbreviations or acronyms used in the text and notes are defined below:
Abbreviation or Acronym
Term
AFUDC
Allowance for Funds Used During Construction
ALJ
Administrative Law Judge
ANO 1 and 2
Units 1 and 2 of Arkansas Nuclear One (nuclear), owned by Entergy Arkansas
APSC
Arkansas Public Service Commission
ASLB
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, the board within the NRC that conducts hearings and performs other regulatory functions that the NRC authorizes
ASU
Accounting Standards Update issued by the FASB
Board
Board of Directors of Entergy Corporation
Cajun
Cajun Electric Power Cooperative, Inc.
capacity factor
Actual plant output divided by maximum potential plant output for the period
City Council or Council
Council of the City of New Orleans, Louisiana
D.C. Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
DOE
United States Department of Energy
Entergy
Entergy Corporation and its direct and indirect subsidiaries
Entergy Corporation
Entergy Corporation, a Delaware corporation
Entergy Gulf States, Inc.
Predecessor company for financial reporting purposes to Entergy Gulf States Louisiana that included the assets and business operations of both Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and Entergy Texas
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C., a company formally created as part of the jurisdictional separation of Entergy Gulf States, Inc. and the successor company to Entergy Gulf States, Inc. for financial reporting purposes. The term is also used to refer to the Louisiana jurisdictional business of Entergy Gulf States, Inc., as the context requires.
Entergy Texas
Entergy Texas, Inc., a company formally created as part of the jurisdictional separation of Entergy Gulf States, Inc. The term is also used to refer to the Texas jurisdictional business of Entergy Gulf States, Inc., as the context requires.
Entergy Wholesale
Commodities (EWC)
Entergy’s non-utility business segment primarily comprised of the ownership, operation, and decommissioning of nuclear power plants, the ownership of interests in non-nuclear power plants, and the sale of the electric power produced by its operating power plants to wholesale customers
EPA
United States Environmental Protection Agency
FASB
Financial Accounting Standards Board
FERC
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FitzPatrick
James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant (nuclear), owned by an Entergy subsidiary in the Entergy Wholesale Commodities business segment
Form 10-K
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the calendar year ended December 31, 2014 filed with the SEC by Entergy Corporation and its Registrant Subsidiaries
FTR
Financial transmission right
Grand Gulf
Unit No. 1 of Grand Gulf Nuclear Station (nuclear), 90% owned or leased by System Energy
GWh
Gigawatt-hour(s), which equals one million kilowatt-hours
Independence
Independence Steam Electric Station (coal), owned 16% by Entergy Arkansas, 25% by Entergy Mississippi, and 7% by Entergy Power, LLC
Indian Point 2
Unit 2 of Indian Point Energy Center (nuclear), owned by an Entergy subsidiary in the Entergy Wholesale Commodities business segment
Indian Point 3
Unit 3 of Indian Point Energy Center (nuclear), owned by an Entergy subsidiary in the Entergy Wholesale Commodities business segment
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DEFINITIONS (Concluded)
Abbreviation or Acronym
Term
IRS
Internal Revenue Service
ISO
Independent System Operator
kW
Kilowatt, which equals one thousand watts
kWh
Kilowatt-hour(s)
LPSC
Louisiana Public Service Commission
MISO
Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc., a regional transmission organization
MMBtu
One million British Thermal Units
MPSC
Mississippi Public Service Commission
MW
Megawatt(s), which equals one thousand kilowatts
MWh
Megawatt-hour(s)
Net debt to net capital ratio
Gross debt less cash and cash equivalents divided by total capitalization less cash and cash equivalents
Net MW in operation
Installed capacity owned and operated
NRC
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NYPA
New York Power Authority
Palisades
Palisades Power Plant (nuclear), owned by an Entergy subsidiary in the Entergy Wholesale Commodities business segment
Pilgrim
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (nuclear), owned by an Entergy subsidiary in the Entergy Wholesale Commodities business segment
PPA
Purchased power agreement or power purchase agreement
PUCT
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Registrant Subsidiaries
Entergy Arkansas, Inc., Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C., Entergy Louisiana, LLC, Entergy Mississippi, Inc., Entergy New Orleans, Inc., Entergy Texas, Inc., and System Energy Resources, Inc.
River Bend
River Bend Station (nuclear), owned by Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
RTO
Regional transmission organization
SEC
Securities and Exchange Commission
System Agreement
Agreement, effective January 1, 1983, as modified, among the Utility operating companies relating to the sharing of generating capacity and other power resources. Entergy Arkansas terminated its participation in the System Agreement effective December 18, 2013.
System Energy
System Energy Resources, Inc.
TWh
Terawatt-hour(s), which equals one billion kilowatt-hours
Unit Power Sales Agreement
Agreement, dated as of June 10, 1982, as amended and approved by FERC, among Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and System Energy, relating to the sale of capacity and energy from System Energy’s share of Grand Gulf
Utility
Entergy’s business segment that generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric power, with a small amount of natural gas distribution
Utility operating companies
Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas
Vermont Yankee
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (nuclear), owned by an Entergy subsidiary in the Entergy Wholesale Commodities business segment, which ceased power production in December 2014
Waterford 3
Unit No. 3 (nuclear) of the Waterford Steam Electric Station, 100% owned or leased by Entergy Louisiana
weather-adjusted usage
Electric usage excluding the effects of deviations from normal weather
White Bluff
White Bluff Steam Electric Generating Station, 57% owned by Entergy Arkansas
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ENTERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Entergy operates primarily through two business segments: Utility and Entergy Wholesale Commodities.
•
The
Utility
business segment includes the generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electric power in portions of Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas, and Louisiana, including the City of New Orleans; and operation of a small natural gas distribution business.
•
The
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
business segment includes the ownership, operation, and decommissioning of nuclear power plants located in the northern United States and the sale of the electric power produced by its operating plants to wholesale customers. Entergy Wholesale Commodities also provides services to other nuclear power plant owners and owns interests in non-nuclear power plants that sell the electric power produced by those plants to wholesale customers.
Results of Operations
Following are income statement variances for Utility, Entergy Wholesale Commodities, Parent & Other, and Entergy comparing the
first quarter
2015
to the
first quarter
2014
showing how much the line item increased or (decreased) in comparison to the prior period:
Utility
Entergy
Wholesale
Commodities
Parent &
Other (a)
Entergy
(In Thousands)
1st Quarter 2014 Consolidated Net Income (Loss)
$205,440
$242,470
($41,857
)
$406,053
Net revenue (operating revenue less fuel expense, purchased power, and other regulatory charges/credits)
73,119
(221,439
)
(915
)
(149,235
)
Other operation and maintenance
58,188
(20,296
)
(3,492
)
34,400
Asset write-off, impairments, and related charges
—
(2,270
)
—
(2,270
)
Taxes other than income taxes
10,198
(7,622
)
479
3,055
Depreciation and amortization
11,733
(7,884
)
(587
)
3,262
Other income
14,340
22,940
(5,102
)
32,178
Interest expense
5,861
854
(2,026
)
4,689
Other expenses
2,982
6,444
—
9,426
Income taxes
(23,813
)
(48,687
)
6,005
(66,495
)
1st Quarter 2015 Consolidated Net Income (Loss)
$227,750
$123,432
($48,253
)
$302,929
(a)
Parent & Other includes eliminations, which are primarily intersegment activity.
Refer to “
ENTERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES -
SELECTED OPERATING RESULTS
” for further information with respect to operating statistics.
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Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries
Management's Financial Discussion and Analysis
Net Revenue
Utility
Following is an analysis of the change in net revenue comparing the
first quarter
2015
to the
first quarter
2014
:
Amount
(In Millions)
2014 net revenue
$1,337
Retail electric price
68
Volume/weather
9
MISO deferral
(10
)
Other
6
2015 net revenue
$1,410
The retail electric price variance is primarily due to:
•
formula rate plan increases at Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and Entergy Louisiana, as approved by the LPSC, effective December 2014 and January 2015;
•
an annual net rate increase at Entergy Mississippi of $16 million, effective February 2015, as a result of the MPSC order in the June 2014 rate case;
•
an increase in energy efficiency rider revenue primarily due to an increase in the energy efficiency rider at Entergy Arkansas, as approved by the APSC, effective July 2014 and new energy efficiency riders at Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, and Entergy Mississippi that began in the fourth quarter 2014. Energy efficiency revenues are largely offset by costs included in other operation and maintenance expenses and have a minimal effect on net income; and
•
an annual base rate increase of $18.5 million at Entergy Texas, effective April 2014, as a result of the PUCT’s order in the September 2013 rate case.
See Note 2 to the financial statements herein and in the Form 10-K for a discussion of rate proceedings.
The volume/weather variance is primarily due to an increase in industrial usage and an increase in unbilled sales volume, partially offset by the effect of less favorable weather on billed residential and commercial sales. The increase in industrial usage is primarily in the chemicals industry. See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS -
Critical Accounting Estimates
- Unbilled Revenue
”
in the Form 10-K for further discussion of the accounting for unbilled revenues.
The MISO deferral variance is primarily due to the deferral in 2014 of the non-fuel MISO-related charges, as approved by the LPSC and the MPSC. The deferral of non-fuel MISO-related charges is partially offset in other operation and maintenance expenses. See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for further discussion of the recovery of non-fuel MISO-related charges.
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Following is an analysis of the change in net revenue comparing the
first quarter
2015
to the
first quarter
2014
:
Amount
(In Millions)
2014 net revenue
$748
Vermont Yankee shutdown in December 2014
(144
)
Nuclear realized price changes
(99
)
Mark-to-market
(55
)
Nuclear volume, excluding Vermont Yankee
67
Other
10
2015 net revenue
$527
As shown in the table above, net revenue for Entergy Wholesale Commodities decreased by $221 million in the
first quarter
2015
compared to the
first quarter
2014
primarily due to:
•
a decrease in net revenue as a result of Vermont Yankee ceasing power production in December 2014;
•
lower realized wholesale energy prices; and
•
in the fourth quarter 2014, Entergy Wholesale Commodities entered into electricity derivative instruments that were not designated as hedges, including additional financial power sales to lock in margins on some in-the-money purchased call options. When these positions settled, the turnaround of the positive year-end 2014 mark contributed to the negative mark-to-market variance for first quarter 2015. In the fourth quarter 2013, Entergy Wholesale Commodities also entered into similar transactions. The effect of increases in forward prices resulted in negative mark-to-market activity in fourth quarter 2013. The turnaround of the negative 2013 mark resulted in a positive mark in first quarter 2014, which also contributed to the negative mark-to-market variance for first quarter 2015. See Note 16 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K and Note 8 to the financial statements herein for discussion of derivative instruments.
The decrease was partially offset by higher volume in the Entergy Wholesale Commodities nuclear fleet resulting from fewer refueling outage days in the first quarter 2015 as compared to the first quarter 2014.
Following are key performance measures for Entergy Wholesale Commodities for the
first quarter
2015
and
2014
:
2015
2014
Owned capacity (MW) (a)
5,463
6,068
GWh billed
9,592
10,014
Average revenue per MWh
$67.00
$90.68
Entergy Wholesale Commodities Nuclear Fleet
Capacity factor
90%
82%
GWh billed
8,618
9,079
Average revenue per MWh
$65.78
$88.86
Refueling Outage Days:
Indian Point 2
—
24
Indian Point 3
23
—
Palisades
—
56
(a)
The reduction in owned capacity is due to the retirement of the 605 MW Vermont Yankee plant in December 2014.
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Revenue per MWh for Entergy Wholesale Commodities Nuclear Plants
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS –
Results of Operations
-
Realized Revenue per MWh for Entergy Wholesale Commodities Nuclear Plants
” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the effects of sustained low natural gas prices and power market structure challenges on market prices for electricity in the New York and New England power regions over the past few years. The higher realized revenue in first quarter 2014 compared to first quarter 2015 was due to significantly higher Northeast spot market prices in first quarter 2014 as a result of sustained cold weather across the entire region combined with limited liquefied natural gas imports and natural gas infrastructure constraints.
Other Income Statement Items
Utility
Other operation and maintenance expenses increased from $497 million for the
first quarter
2014
to $555 million for the
first quarter
2015
primarily due to:
•
an increase of $20 million in fossil-fueled generation expenses primarily due to an increase in scope of work done during plant outages;
•
an increase of $14 million in energy efficiency costs. These costs are recovered through energy efficiency riders and have a minimal effect on net income;
•
an increase of $12 million in nuclear generation expenses primarily due to increased costs related to an NRC inspection in first quarter 2015, higher labor costs, including contract labor, higher materials costs, and higher NRC fees;
•
an increase of $7 million in transmission expenses primarily due to an increase in costs related to the participation in the MISO RTO. The net income effect is partially offset due to deferrals of some of these costs in certain jurisdictions. See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for further information on the deferrals; and
•
an increase of $5 million primarily due to losses of $1 million on the sale of surplus diesel inventory in 2015 compared to gains of $4 million on the sale of surplus oil inventory in 2014.
The increase was partially offset by:
•
a decrease of $8 million in compensation and benefits costs primarily due to a decrease in the accrual for incentive-based compensation, partially offset by an increase in net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit costs as a result of lower discount rates and changes in retirement and mortality assumptions. See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
-
Critical Accounting Estimates
” in the Form 10-K and Note 6 to the financial statements herein for further discussion of benefits costs; and
•
a decrease of $5 million due to the timing of annual Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited distributions in 2015 as compared to 2014.
Taxes other than income taxes increased primarily due to increases in payroll taxes and ad valorem taxes.
Depreciation and amortization expenses increased primarily due to additions to plant in service.
Other income increased primarily due to:
•
an increase in earnings on decommissioning trust fund investments in the first quarter 2015 as compared to the first quarter 2014. There is no effect on net income as the trust fund earnings are offset by a corresponding amount of regulatory charges; and
•
an increase in distributions earned on preferred membership interests purchased from Entergy Holdings Company with the proceeds received in August 2014 from the Act 55 storm cost financing. The distributions
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on preferred membership interests are eliminated in consolidation and have no effect on Entergy's net income because the investment is in another Entergy subsidiary. See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the Act 55 storm cost financing.
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Other operation and maintenance expenses decreased from $233 million for the
first quarter
2014
to $212 million for the
first quarter
2015
primarily due to the shutdown of Vermont Yankee, which ceased power production in December 2014. The decrease was partially offset by lower deferral of costs for future amortization as a result of fewer refueling outage days.
Taxes other than income taxes decreased due to decreased ad valorem and payroll taxes primarily as a result of the shutdown of Vermont Yankee, which ceased power production in December 2014.
Depreciation and amortization expenses decreased primarily due to decreases in depreciable asset balances as a result of the shutdown of Vermont Yankee, which ceased power production in December 2014. See Note 1 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for further discussion of impairment of long-lived assets.
Other income increased primarily due to realized decommissioning trust gains in the first quarter 2015 that resulted from portfolio reallocations for the Vermont Yankee nuclear decommissioning trust funds.
Other expenses increased primarily due to an increase in nuclear refueling outage costs that are being amortized over the estimated period to the next outage.
Income Taxes
The effective income tax rate was 33.2% for the first quarter 2015. The difference in the effective income tax rate for the first quarter 2015 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% was primarily due to the reversal of a portion of the provision for uncertain income tax positions resulting from the receipt of finalized tax and interest computations for the 2006-2007 audit from the IRS, partially offset by certain book and tax differences related to utility plant items. See Note 10 to the financial statements for a discussion of the finalized tax and interest computations for the 2006-2007 audit.
The effective income tax rate was 34.8% for the first quarter 2014. The difference in the effective income tax rate for the first quarter 2014 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% was primarily due to a deferred state income tax reduction related to a New York tax law change. See Note 3 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the New York tax law change.
Entergy Wholesale Commodities Authorizations to Operate Its Nuclear Power Plants
See the Form 10-K for a discussion of the NRC operating licenses for Indian Point 2 and Indian Point 3 and the NRC license renewal joint application in process for these plants. Following are updates to the discussion regarding the NRC and related proceedings.
In March 2015 the NRC resolved the remaining appeals from the ASLB’s Track 1 decisions in favor of Entergy and NRC staff. Those appeals addressed electrical transformers and environmental justice. Initial filings in response to the NRC’s request for additional information on Severe Accident Mitigation Alternatives (SAMA) issues raised by the pending two SAMA-related appeals were completed. There is no deadline for the NRC to act once further filings have been made.
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In March 2015 the ASLB granted New York State’s motions to amend and update two of the remaining three previously-admitted Track 2 contentions. The ASLB also directed the parties to state their availability for Track 2 hearings starting in mid-November 2015.
In March 2015 the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) staff withdrew from consideration at trial before the ALJs its proposal for annual fish protection outages of 92 days. NYSDEC staff and Riverkeeper continue to advance other annual outage proposals. NYSDEC staff also withdrew from further consideration a $24 million annual interim payment that had been proposed as a condition of the draft water pollution control permit.
In March 2015, New York State Department of State’s (NYSDOS) motion for reargument or, alternatively, leave to appeal the December 2014 Coastal Zone Management Act grandfathering decision to the New York State Court of Appeals was denied by the Appellate Division. In April 2015, as permitted by New York rules, NYSDOS filed a separate motion directly with the State Court of Appeals requesting leave to appeal that decision. In April 2015, Entergy filed with the State Court of Appeals an answer opposing NYSDOS’s motion for leave to appeal.
ANO Damage, Outage, and NRC Reviews
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS -
ANO Damage, Outage, and NRC Reviews
”
in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the ANO stator incident and subsequent NRC reviews.
As discussed in the Form 10-K, in January 2015 the NRC issued its final risk significance determination for the flood barrier violation originally cited in the September 2014 report. The NRC’s final risk significance determination was classified as “yellow with substantial safety significance.” In March 2015 the NRC issued a letter notifying Entergy of its decision to move ANO into the “multiple/repetitive degraded cornerstone column” of the NRC’s reactor oversight process action matrix. Placement into this column will require significant additional NRC inspection activities at the ANO site, including a review of the site’s root cause evaluation associated with the flood barrier and stator issues, an assessment of the effectiveness of the site’s corrective action program, an additional design basis inspection, a safety culture assessment, and possibly other inspection activities consistent with the NRC’s Inspection Procedure. The additional NRC inspection activities at the site are expected to increase ANO’s operating costs. Excluding remediation and response costs that may result from the additional NRC inspection activities, Entergy Arkansas expects to incur NRC inspection costs of approximately $35 million in 2015 and approximately $15 million in 2016.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS -
Liquidity and Capital Resources
” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of Entergy’s capital structure, capital expenditure plans and other uses of capital, and sources of capital. Following are updates to that discussion.
Capital Structure
Entergy’s capitalization is balanced between equity and debt, as shown in the following table.
March 31, 2015
December 31,
2014
Debt to capital
57.4
%
57.6
%
Effect of excluding the securitization bonds
(1.4
%)
(1.4
%)
Debt to capital, excluding securitization bonds (a)
56.0
%
56.2
%
Effect of subtracting cash
(2.3
%)
(2.8
%)
Net debt to net capital, excluding securitization bonds (a)
53.7
%
53.4
%
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(a)
Calculation excludes the Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas securitization bonds, which are non-recourse to Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and Entergy Texas, respectively.
Net debt consists of debt less cash and cash equivalents. Debt consists of notes payable and commercial paper, capital lease obligations, and long-term debt, including the currently maturing portion. Capital consists of debt, common shareholders’ equity, and subsidiaries’ preferred stock without sinking fund. Net capital consists of capital less cash and cash equivalents. Entergy uses the debt to capital ratios excluding securitization bonds in analyzing its financial condition and believes they provide useful information to its investors and creditors in evaluating Entergy’s financial condition because the securitization bonds are non-recourse to Entergy, as more fully described in Note 5 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K. Entergy also uses the net debt to net capital ratio excluding securitization bonds in analyzing its financial condition and believes it provides useful information to its investors and creditors in evaluating Entergy’s financial condition because net debt indicates Entergy’s outstanding debt position that could not be readily satisfied by cash and cash equivalents on hand.
Entergy Corporation has in place a credit facility that has a borrowing capacity of $3.5 billion and expires in March 2019. Entergy Corporation also has the ability to issue letters of credit against 50% of the total borrowing capacity of the credit facility. The commitment fee is currently 0.275% of the undrawn commitment amount. Commitment fees and interest rates on loans under the credit facility can fluctuate depending on the senior unsecured debt ratings of Entergy Corporation. The weighted average interest rate for the
three months ended March 31, 2015
was
1.93%
on the drawn portion of the facility. Following is a summary of the borrowings outstanding and capacity available under the facility as of
March 31, 2015
:
Capacity
Borrowings
Letters
of Credit
Capacity
Available
(In Millions)
$3,500
$508
$9
$2,983
A covenant in Entergy Corporation’s credit facility requires Entergy to maintain a consolidated debt ratio of 65% or less of its total capitalization. The calculation of this debt ratio under Entergy Corporation’s credit facility is different than the calculation of the debt to capital ratio above. Entergy is currently in compliance with the covenant. If Entergy fails to meet this ratio, or if Entergy or one of the Utility operating companies (except Entergy New Orleans) defaults on other indebtedness or is in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, an acceleration of the facility’s maturity date may occur. See Note 4 to the financial statements herein for additional discussion of the Entergy Corporation credit facility and discussion of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ credit facilities.
In January 2015, Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee entered into a credit facility with a borrowing capacity of $60 million and an uncommitted credit facility with a borrowing capacity of $85 million. Both facilities are guaranteed by Entergy Corporation and will expire in January 2018. As of
March 31, 2015
, no amounts were outstanding under these facilities. See Note 4 to the financial statements herein for additional discussion of these facilities.
Entergy Corporation has a commercial paper program with a Board-approved program limit of up to $1.5 billion. As of
March 31, 2015
, Entergy Corporation had $762 million of commercial paper outstanding. The weighted-average interest rate for the three months ended March 31, 2015 was 0.85%.
Capital Expenditure Plans and Other Uses of Capital
See the table and discussion in the Form 10-K under “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS -
Liquidity and Capital Resources
- Capital Expenditure Plans and Other Uses of Capital
,” that sets forth the amounts of planned construction and other capital investments by operating segment for 2015 through 2017. Following are updates to the discussion in the Form 10-K.
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Union Power Station Purchase Agreement
As discussed in the Form 10-K, in December 2014, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, and Entergy Texas entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire the Union Power Station. The purchase of the Union Power Station is contingent upon, among other things, obtaining necessary approvals, including cost recovery, from various federal and state regulatory and permitting agencies. These include regulatory approvals from the APSC, LPSC, PUCT, and FERC, as well as clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR Act). In December 2014, Entergy Texas filed its application with the PUCT seeking one of the two necessary PUCT approvals of the acquisition. In April 2015 the Office of Public Utility Counsel filed testimony recommending that the Union Power Station transaction be determined not to be consistent with the public interest, and Texas Industrial Energy Consumers filed testimony concluding that serious concerns exist as to whether Entergy Texas needs the capacity of Union Power Station and whether Union Power Station is the most economical alternative. Also in April 2015, East Texas Electric Cooperative filed testimony raising certain transmission-related issues with respect to the proposed acquisition. In May 2015, PUCT staff filed testimony concluding that Entergy Texas had not adequately supported its demonstration of need for the facility or the extent of its due diligence in considering alternatives to the acquisition of Union Power Station. The PUCT staff further concluded that (i) Entergy Texas’ financial condition would remain adequate should it acquire the facility regardless of whether it was also allowed to recover its requested acquisition adjustment and (ii) Entergy Texas had not provided sufficient information for PUCT staff to determine the reasonable value of the facility. The PUCT has indicated that it will convene the hearing on the merits of the initial requested approval in June 2015. Entergy Texas intends to file a rate application to seek cost recovery in the second quarter of 2015. In January 2015, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana filed its application with the LPSC and Entergy Arkansas filed its application with the APSC, each for approval of the acquisition and cost recovery. The LPSC established a procedural schedule providing for a hearing on the merits in August 2015. The APSC established a procedural schedule providing for a hearing on the merits in September 2015. In February 2015, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, and Entergy Texas filed a notification and report form pursuant to the HSR Act with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission with respect to their planned acquisition of the Union Power Station. Union Power Partners, L.P. (UPP), the seller, also filed a notification and report form in February 2015. In March 2015 the DOJ requested additional information and documentary material from each of the purchasing companies and UPP, which will have the effect of extending the DOJ review period. In March 2015, UPP, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, and Entergy Texas filed an application with the FERC requesting authorization for the transaction. In April 2015, Entergy Texas and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana made a filing with the FERC to request authorization to recover their portions of the expected positive acquisition adjustment associated with the acquisition of the Union Power Station. Also in April 2015, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, and Entergy Texas made a filing with the FERC for approval of their proposed accounting treatment of the amortization expenses relating to the acquisition adjustment. Closing is targeted to occur in late-2015.
Dividends
Declarations of dividends on Entergy’s common stock are made at the discretion of the Board. Among other things, the Board evaluates the level of Entergy’s common stock dividends based upon Entergy’s earnings, financial strength, and future investment opportunities. At its April 2015 meeting, the Board declared a dividend of $0.83 per share, which is the same quarterly dividend per share that Entergy has paid since the second quarter 2010.
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Cash Flow Activity
As shown in Entergy’s Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, cash flows for the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
and
2014
were as follows:
2015
2014
(In Millions)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
$1,422
$739
Cash flow provided by (used in):
Operating activities
611
767
Investing activities
(700
)
(656
)
Financing activities
(152
)
58
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
(241
)
169
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$1,181
$908
Operating Activities
Net cash flow provided by operating activities decreased by $156 million for the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
compared to the
three months ended
March 31, 2014
primarily due to:
•
lower Entergy Wholesale Commodities net revenues in 2015 as compared to the same period in 2014, as discussed previously;
•
an increase in income tax payments of $62 million primarily due to payments made in 2015 for the final settlement of amounts outstanding associated with the 2006-2007 IRS audit;
•
an increase in spending of $49 million in 2015 related to Vermont Yankee, including severance and retention payments accrued in 2014 and defueling activities that took place after the plant ceased power production in December 2014; and
•
an increase of $20 million in pension contributions in 2015. See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS –
Critical Accounting Estimates
–
Qualified Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits
” in the Form 10-K and Note 6 to the financial statements herein for a discussion of qualified pension and other postretirement benefits funding.
The decrease was partially offset by:
•
higher Utility net revenues in 2015 as compared to the same period in 2014, as discussed above;
•
a decrease of $16 million in spending on nuclear refueling outages in 2015 as compared to the same period in 2014; and
•
a decrease of $15 million in storm restoration spending in 2015.
Investing Activities
Net cash flow used in investing activities increased by $44 million for the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
compared to the
three months ended
March 31, 2014
primarily due to:
•
an increase in construction expenditures primarily due to compliance with NRC post-Fukushima requirements, an overall higher scope of work on various projects, and a higher scope of work during plant outages in 2015 as compared to the same period in 2014, partially offset by a decrease in spending on the Ninemile Unit 6 self-build project and a decrease in storm restoration spending;
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•
a change in collateral deposit activity, reflected in the “Decrease in other investments” line on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, as Entergy received net deposits of $21 million in 2014. Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ forward sales contracts are discussed in the “
Market and Credit Risk Sensitive Instruments
” section below;
•
a decrease of $15 million in insurance proceeds primarily due to $13 million received in the first quarter 2015 related to the Baxter Wilson plant event and $24 million received in the first quarter 2014 for property damages related to the generator stator incident at ANO. See Note 1 to the financial statements herein and Note 8 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the Baxter Wilson plant event and the ANO stator incident; and
•
proceeds from the sale of aircraft in first quarter 2014.
The increase was partially offset by a decrease in nuclear fuel purchases due to variations from year to year in the timing and pricing of fuel reload requirements, material and services deliveries, and the timing of cash payments during the nuclear fuel cycle.
Financing Activities
Entergy’s financing activities used net cash flow of $152 million for the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
compared to providing $58 million the
three months ended
March 31, 2014
primarily due to:
•
long-term debt activity using approximately $197 million of cash in 2015 compared to providing $17 million of cash in 2014. Included in the long-term debt activity is $187 million in 2015 and $140 million in 2014 for the repayment of borrowings on the Entergy Corporation long-term credit facility;
•
net issuances of commercial paper of $278 million in 2015 compared to net issuances of commercial paper of $14 million in 2014;
•
the repurchase of $25 million of Entergy common stock in 2015; and
•
a net decrease of $212 million in 2015 in short-term borrowings by the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities.
For details of long-term debt activity and Entergy’s commercial paper program in 2015, see Note 4 to the financial statements herein and Notes 4 and 5 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K.
Rate, Cost-recovery, and Other Regulation
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS -
Rate, Cost-recovery, and Other Regulation
” in the Form 10-K for discussions of rate regulation, federal regulation, and related regulatory proceedings.
State and Local Rate Regulation and Fuel-Cost Recovery
See Note 2 to the financial statements herein for updates to the discussion in the Form 10-K regarding these proceedings.
Federal Regulation
See the Form 10-K for a discussion of federal regulatory proceedings.
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Commodity Price Risk
Power Generation
As a wholesale generator, Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ core business is selling energy, measured in MWh, to its customers. Entergy Wholesale Commodities enters into forward contracts with its customers and also sells energy in the day ahead or spot markets. In addition to selling the energy produced by its plants, Entergy Wholesale Commodities sells unforced capacity, which allows load-serving entities to meet specified reserve and related requirements placed on them by the ISOs in their respective areas. Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ forward physical power contracts consist of contracts to sell energy only, contracts to sell capacity only, and bundled contracts in which it sells both capacity and energy. While the terminology and payment mechanics vary in these contracts, each of these types of contracts requires Entergy Wholesale Commodities to deliver MWh of energy, make capacity available, or both. In addition to its forward physical power contracts, Entergy Wholesale Commodities also uses a combination of financial contracts, including swaps, collars, and options, to manage forward commodity price risk. Certain hedge volumes have price downside and upside relative to market price movement. The contracted minimum, expected value, and sensitivities are provided in the table below to show potential variations. The sensitivities may not reflect the total maximum upside potential from higher market prices. The information contained in the following table represents projections at a point in time and will vary over time based on numerous factors, such as future market prices, contracting activities, and generation. Following is a summary of Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ current forward capacity and generation contracts as well as total revenue projections based on market prices as of
March 31, 2015
(
2015
represents the remainder of the year):
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Entergy Wholesale Commodities Nuclear Portfolio
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Energy
Percent of planned generation under contract (a):
Unit-contingent (b)
44%
23%
14%
14%
16%
Unit-contingent with availability guarantees (c)
20%
17%
18%
3%
3%
Firm LD (d)
42%
43%
7%
—%
—%
Offsetting positions (e)
(19%)
—%
—%
—%
—%
Total
87%
83%
39%
17%
19%
Planned generation (TWh) (f) (g)
27
36
35
35
36
Average revenue per MWh on contracted volumes:
Minimum
$42
$45
$48
$56
$57
Expected based on market prices as of March 31, 2015
$43
$49
$50
$56
$57
Sensitivity: -/+ $10 per MWh market price change
$42-$45
$46-$53
$49-$53
$56
$57
Capacity
Percent of capacity sold forward (h):
Bundled capacity and energy contracts (i)
17%
17%
18%
18%
18%
Capacity contracts (j)
40%
16%
16%
16%
7%
Total
57%
33%
34%
34%
25%
Planned net MW in operation (g)
4,406
4,406
4,406
4,406
4,406
Average revenue under contract per kW per month
(applies to capacity contracts only)
$5.1
$3.4
$5.6
$9.4
$11.1
Total Nuclear Energy and Capacity Revenues
Expected sold and market total revenue per MWh
$48
$50
$50
$52
$53
Sensitivity: -/+ $10 per MWh market price change
$46-$51
$47-$55
$44-$57
$44-$60
$45-$61
Entergy Wholesale Commodities Non-Nuclear Portfolio
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Energy
Percent of planned generation under contract (a):
Cost-based contracts (k)
38%
36%
34%
34%
34%
Firm LD (d)
7%
7%
7%
7%
7%
Total
45%
43%
41%
41%
41%
Planned generation (TWh) (f) (l)
4
6
6
6
6
Capacity
Percent of capacity sold forward (h):
Cost-based contracts (k)
24%
24%
26%
26%
26%
Bundled capacity and energy contracts (i)
8%
8%
8%
8%
8%
Capacity contracts (j)
53%
53%
57%
57%
24%
Total
85%
85%
91%
91%
58%
Planned net MW in operation (l)
1,052
1,052
977
977
977
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(a)
Percent of planned generation output sold or purchased forward under contracts, forward physical contracts, forward financial contracts, or options that mitigate price uncertainty that may require regulatory approval or approval of transmission rights. Positions that are not classified as hedges are netted in the planned generation under contract.
(b)
Transaction under which power is supplied from a specific generation asset; if the asset is not operating, seller is generally not liable to buyer for any damages.
(c)
A sale of power on a unit-contingent basis coupled with a guarantee of availability provides for the payment to the power purchaser of contract damages, if incurred, in the event the seller fails to deliver power as a result of the failure of the specified generation unit to generate power at or above a specified availability threshold. All of Entergy’s outstanding guarantees of availability provide for dollar limits on Entergy’s maximum liability under such guarantees.
(d)
Transaction that requires receipt or delivery of energy at a specified delivery point (usually at a market hub not associated with a specific asset) or settles financially on notional quantities; if a party fails to deliver or receive energy, defaulting party must compensate the other party as specified in the contract, a portion of which may be capped through the use of risk management products. This also includes option transactions that may expire without being exercised.
(e)
Transactions for the purchase of energy, generally to offset a Firm LD transaction.
(f)
Amount of output expected to be generated by Entergy Wholesale Commodities resources considering plant operating characteristics, outage schedules, and expected market conditions that affect dispatch.
(g)
Assumes NRC license renewals for plants whose current licenses expire within five years, and uninterrupted normal operation at all operating plants. NRC license renewal applications are in process for two units, as follows (with current license expirations in parentheses): Indian Point 2 (September 2013 and now operating under its period of extended operations while its application is pending) and Indian Point 3 (December 2015). For a discussion regarding the license renewals for Indian Point 2 and Indian Point 3, see “
Entergy Wholesale Commodities Authorizations to Operate Its Nuclear Power Plants
” above and in the Form10-K.
(h)
Percent of planned qualified capacity sold to mitigate price uncertainty under physical or financial transactions.
(i)
A contract for the sale of installed capacity and related energy, priced per megawatt-hour sold.
(j)
A contract for the sale of an installed capacity product in a regional market.
(k)
Contracts priced in accordance with cost-based rates, a ratemaking concept used for the design and development of rate schedules to ensure that the filed rate schedules recover only the cost of providing the service; these contracts are on owned non-utility resources located within Entergy’s Utility service area and were executed prior to receiving market-based rate authority under MISO. The percentage sold assumes completion of the necessary transmission upgrades required for the approved transmission rights.
(l)
Non-nuclear planned generation and net MW in operation include purchases from affiliated and non-affiliated counterparties under long-term contracts and exclude energy and capacity from Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ wind investment. The decrease in planned net MW in operation beginning in 2017 is due to the expiration of a non-affiliated 75 MW contract.
Entergy estimates that a positive $10 per MWh change in the annual average energy price in the markets in which the Entergy Wholesale Commodities nuclear business sells power, based on
March 31, 2015
market conditions, planned generation volumes, and hedged positions, would have a corresponding effect on pre-tax net income of $82 million for the remainder of 2015. As of March 31, 2014, a positive $10 per MWh change would have had a corresponding effect on pre-tax income of $148 million for the remainder of 2014. A negative $10 per MWh change in the annual average energy price in the markets based on
March 31, 2015
market conditions, planned generation volumes, and hedged positions, would have a corresponding effect on pre-tax net income of ($44) million for the remainder of 2015. As of March 31, 2014, a negative $10 per MWh change would have had a corresponding effect on pre-tax income of ($142) million for the remainder of 2014.
Some of the agreements to sell the power produced by Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ power plants contain provisions that require an Entergy subsidiary to provide collateral to secure its obligations under the agreements. The Entergy subsidiary is required to provide collateral based upon the difference between the current market and contracted
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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
March 31, 2015
, based on power prices at that time, Entergy had liquidity exposure of $172 million under the guarantees in place supporting Entergy Wholesale Commodities transactions and $6 million of posted cash collateral. In the event of a decrease in Entergy Corporation’s credit rating to below investment grade, based on power prices as of
March 31, 2015
, Entergy would have been required to provide approximately $62 million of additional cash or letters of credit under some of the agreements. As of
March 31, 2015
, the liquidity exposure associated with Entergy Wholesale Commodities assurance requirements, including return of previously posted collateral from counterparties, would increase by $79 million for a $1 per MMBtu increase in gas prices in both the short-and long-term markets.
As of
March 31, 2015
, substantially all of the counterparties or their guarantors for the planned energy output under contract for Entergy Wholesale Commodities nuclear plants through 2019 have public investment grade credit ratings.
Nuclear Matters
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS –
Nuclear Matters
” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of nuclear matters.
Critical Accounting Estimates
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS -
Critical Accounting Estimates
” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the estimates and judgments necessary in Entergy’s accounting for nuclear decommissioning costs, unbilled revenue, impairment of long-lived assets and trust fund investments, qualified pension and other postretirement benefits, and other contingencies.
New Accounting Pronouncements
The accounting standard-setting process, including projects between the FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) to converge U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards, is ongoing and the FASB and the IASB are each currently working on several projects. Final pronouncements that result from these projects could have a material effect on Entergy’s future net income, financial position, or cash flows.
In February 2015 the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-02, “Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to Consolidation Analysis” which changes the analysis that a reporting entity must perform to determine whether it should consolidate certain types of legal entities. The ASU affects (1) limited partnerships and similar legal entities, (2) evaluating fees paid to a decision maker or a service provider as a variable interest, (3) the effect of fee arrangements on the primary beneficiary determination, (4) the effect of related parties on the primary beneficiary determination, and (5) certain investment funds. ASU 2015-02 is effective for Entergy for the first quarter 2016. Entergy does not expect ASU 2015-02 to affect materially its results of operations, financial position, or cash flows.
In April 2015 the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, “Interest-Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs.” The ASU states that debt issuance costs shall be reported in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the associated debt liability. ASU 2015-03 is effective for Entergy for the first quarter 2016. Entergy does not expect ASU 2015-03 to affect materially its results of operations, financial position, or cash flows.
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CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
2015
2014
(In Thousands, Except Share Data)
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric
$2,217,989
$2,226,463
Natural gas
59,511
78,220
Competitive businesses
642,590
904,160
TOTAL
2,920,090
3,208,843
OPERATING EXPENSES
Operation and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
630,453
543,829
Purchased power
342,023
574,627
Nuclear refueling outage expenses
64,870
59,544
Other operation and maintenance
770,110
735,710
Asset write-offs, impairments, and related charges
—
2,270
Decommissioning
69,899
65,799
Taxes other than income taxes
157,523
154,468
Depreciation and amortization
331,986
328,724
Other regulatory charges
10,457
3,995
TOTAL
2,377,321
2,468,966
OPERATING INCOME
542,769
739,877
OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
11,738
15,129
Interest and investment income
68,133
35,248
Miscellaneous - net
(9,020
)
(11,704
)
TOTAL
70,851
38,673
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense
166,337
162,551
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction
(6,117
)
(7,020
)
TOTAL
160,220
155,531
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
453,400
623,019
Income taxes
150,471
216,966
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME
302,929
406,053
Preferred dividend requirements of subsidiaries
4,879
4,879
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO ENTERGY CORPORATION
$298,050
$401,174
Earnings per average common share:
Basic
$1.66
$2.24
Diluted
$1.65
$2.24
Dividends declared per common share
$0.83
$0.83
Basic average number of common shares outstanding
179,658,981
178,797,829
Diluted average number of common shares outstanding
180,480,523
179,055,967
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
Net Income
$302,929
$406,053
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Cash flow hedges net unrealized gain (loss)
(net of tax expense (benefit) of ($15,898) and $7,225)
(29,330
)
13,754
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
(net of tax expense of $3,175 and $17,761)
8,448
(12,696
)
Net unrealized investment gains
(net of tax expense of $3,666 and $5,748)
4,003
22,989
Foreign currency translation
(net of tax expense (benefit) of ($296) and $40)
(551
)
75
Other comprehensive income (loss)
(17,430
)
24,122
Comprehensive Income
285,499
430,175
Preferred dividend requirements of subsidiaries
4,879
4,879
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Entergy Corporation
$280,620
$425,296
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income
$302,929
$406,053
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization
526,008
516,442
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued
95,732
234,102
Changes in working capital:
Receivables
22,288
49,107
Fuel inventory
(22,553
)
15,940
Accounts payable
(153,700
)
32,870
Taxes accrued
(67,941
)
(79,829
)
Interest accrued
(42,551
)
(24,802
)
Deferred fuel costs
81,271
(161,189
)
Other working capital accounts
(90,619
)
(115,060
)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses
1,334
3,319
Changes in other regulatory assets
93,082
18,627
Changes in other regulatory liabilities
15,857
19,634
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities
(52,509
)
(46,174
)
Other
(97,670
)
(101,883
)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities
610,958
767,157
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures
(532,958
)
(483,350
)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
13,077
15,883
Nuclear fuel purchases
(96,392
)
(142,672
)
Proceeds from sale of assets
—
10,100
Insurance proceeds received for property damages
12,745
28,226
Changes in securitization account
(251
)
(2,219
)
NYPA value sharing payment
(70,790
)
(72,000
)
Payments to storm reserve escrow account
(1,865
)
(1,897
)
Decrease in other investments
278
18,093
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales
492,841
536,515
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds
(516,564
)
(562,278
)
Net cash flow used in investing activities
(699,879
)
(655,599
)
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Long-term debt
488,065
753,244
Treasury stock
23,156
35,538
Retirement of long-term debt
(685,258
)
(735,794
)
Repurchase of common stock
(25,078
)
—
Changes in credit borrowings and commercial paper - net
210,012
157,959
Other
(9,320
)
—
Dividends paid:
Common stock
(149,257
)
(148,275
)
Preferred stock
(4,879
)
(4,873
)
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities
(152,559
)
57,799
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
(241,480
)
169,357
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
1,422,026
739,126
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$1,180,546
$908,483
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized
$203,786
$181,112
Income taxes
$65,919
$4,196
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS
March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014
(Unaudited)
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash
$67,120
$131,327
Temporary cash investments
1,113,426
1,290,699
Total cash and cash equivalents
1,180,546
1,422,026
Accounts receivable:
Customer
638,721
596,917
Allowance for doubtful accounts
(35,884
)
(35,663
)
Other
174,030
220,342
Accrued unbilled revenues
291,040
321,659
Total accounts receivable
1,067,907
1,103,255
Deferred fuel costs
127,742
155,140
Accumulated deferred income taxes
22,953
27,783
Fuel inventory - at average cost
227,986
205,434
Materials and supplies - at average cost
929,843
918,584
Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs
278,900
214,188
Prepayments and other
304,108
343,223
TOTAL
4,139,985
4,389,633
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
Investment in affiliates - at equity
34,864
36,234
Decommissioning trust funds
5,452,950
5,370,932
Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation)
218,235
213,791
Other
407,639
405,169
TOTAL
6,113,688
6,026,126
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT
Electric
45,233,667
44,881,419
Property under capital lease
945,454
945,784
Natural gas
379,949
377,565
Construction work in progress
1,387,574
1,425,981
Nuclear fuel
1,523,612
1,542,055
TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT
49,470,256
49,172,804
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization
20,662,229
20,449,858
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT - NET
28,808,027
28,722,946
DEFERRED DEBITS AND OTHER ASSETS
Regulatory assets:
Regulatory asset for income taxes - net
803,744
836,064
Other regulatory assets (includes securitization property of $699,764 as of March 31, 2015 and $724,839 as of December 31, 2014)
4,877,838
4,968,553
Deferred fuel costs
238,706
238,102
Goodwill
377,172
377,172
Accumulated deferred income taxes
53,135
48,351
Other
965,238
920,907
TOTAL
7,315,833
7,389,149
TOTAL ASSETS
$46,377,533
$46,527,854
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014
(Unaudited)
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Currently maturing long-term debt
$896,877
$899,375
Notes payable and commercial paper
808,419
598,407
Accounts payable
941,596
1,166,431
Customer deposits
415,195
412,166
Taxes accrued
60,167
128,108
Accumulated deferred income taxes
94,719
38,039
Interest accrued
163,459
206,010
Deferred fuel costs
146,078
91,602
Obligations under capital leases
2,557
2,508
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
58,786
57,994
Other
177,572
248,251
TOTAL
3,765,425
3,848,891
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued
9,158,586
9,133,161
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits
251,616
247,521
Obligations under capital leases
29,051
29,710
Other regulatory liabilities
1,369,514
1,383,609
Decommissioning and asset retirement cost liabilities
4,513,168
4,458,296
Accumulated provisions
419,471
418,128
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
3,584,994
3,638,295
Long-term debt (includes securitization bonds of $762,101 as of March 31, 2015 and $784,862 as of December 31, 2014)
12,307,540
12,500,109
Other
539,429
557,649
TOTAL
32,173,369
32,366,478
Commitments and Contingencies
Subsidiaries' preferred stock without sinking fund
210,760
210,760
EQUITY
Common Shareholders' Equity:
Common stock, $.01 par value, authorized 500,000,000 shares; issued 254,752,788 shares in 2015 and in 2014
2,548
2,548
Paid-in capital
5,351,690
5,375,353
Retained earnings
10,318,450
10,169,657
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(59,737
)
(42,307
)
Less - treasury stock, at cost (75,238,343 shares in 2015 and 75,512,079 shares in 2014)
5,478,972
5,497,526
Total common shareholders' equity
10,133,979
10,007,725
Subsidiaries' preferred stock without sinking fund
94,000
94,000
TOTAL
10,227,979
10,101,725
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
$46,377,533
$46,527,854
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
Common Shareholders’ Equity
Subsidiaries’ Preferred Stock
Common
Stock
Treasury
Stock
Paid-in
Capital
Retained Earnings
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Total
(In Thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2013
$94,000
$2,548
($5,533,942
)
$5,368,131
$9,825,053
($29,324
)
$9,726,466
Consolidated net income (a)
4,879
—
—
—
401,174
—
406,053
Other comprehensive income
—
—
—
—
—
24,122
24,122
Common stock issuances related to stock plans
—
—
56,440
(17,499
)
—
—
38,941
Common stock dividends declared
—
—
—
—
(148,275
)
—
(148,275
)
Preferred dividend requirements of subsidiaries (a)
(4,879
)
—
—
—
—
—
(4,879
)
Balance at March 31, 2014
$94,000
$2,548
($5,477,502
)
$5,350,632
$10,077,952
($5,202
)
$10,042,428
Balance at December 31, 2014
$94,000
$2,548
($5,497,526
)
$5,375,353
$10,169,657
($42,307
)
$10,101,725
Consolidated net income (a)
4,879
—
—
—
298,050
—
302,929
Other comprehensive loss
—
—
—
—
—
(17,430
)
(17,430
)
Common stock repurchases
—
—
(25,078
)
—
—
—
(25,078
)
Common stock issuances related to stock plans
—
—
43,632
(23,663
)
—
—
19,969
Common stock dividends declared
—
—
—
—
(149,257
)
—
(149,257
)
Preferred dividend requirements of subsidiaries (a)
(4,879
)
—
—
—
—
—
(4,879
)
Balance at March 31, 2015
$94,000
$2,548
($5,478,972
)
$5,351,690
$10,318,450
($59,737
)
$10,227,979
See Notes to Financial Statements.
(a) Consolidated net income and preferred dividend requirements of subsidiaries for 2015 and 2014 include $3.2 million and $3.2 million, respectively, of preferred dividends on subsidiaries’ preferred stock without sinking fund that is not presented within equity.
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SELECTED OPERATING RESULTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
Increase/
Description
2015
2014
(Decrease)
%
(Dollars in Millions)
Utility Electric Operating Revenues:
Residential
$882
$904
($22
)
(2
)
Commercial
583
577
6
1
Industrial
576
555
21
4
Governmental
52
53
(1
)
(2
)
Total retail
2,093
2,089
4
—
Sales for resale
60
119
(59
)
(50
)
Other
65
18
47
261
Total
$2,218
$2,226
($8
)
—
Utility Billed Electric Energy Sales (GWh):
Residential
9,433
10,027
(594
)
(6
)
Commercial
6,721
6,800
(79
)
(1
)
Industrial
10,406
10,113
293
3
Governmental
592
584
8
1
Total retail
27,152
27,524
(372
)
(1
)
Sales for resale
1,811
2,234
(423
)
(19
)
Total
28,963
29,758
(795
)
(3
)
Entergy Wholesale Commodities:
Operating Revenues
$643
$912
($269
)
(29
)
Billed Electric Energy Sales (GWh)
9,592
10,014
(422
)
(4
)
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)
Entergy and the Registrant Subsidiaries are involved in a number of legal, regulatory, and tax proceedings before various courts, regulatory commissions, and governmental agencies in the ordinary course of business. While management is unable to predict the outcome of such proceedings, management does not believe that the ultimate resolution of these matters will have a material adverse effect on Entergy’s results of operations, cash flows, or financial condition, except as otherwise discussed in the Form 10-K or in this report. Entergy discusses regulatory proceedings in Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K and herein and discusses tax proceedings in Note 3 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K and Note 10 to the financial statements herein.
ANO Damage, Outage, and NRC Reviews
See Note 8 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the ANO stator incident and subsequent NRC reviews.
As discussed in the Form 10-K, in January 2015 the NRC issued its final risk significance determination for the flood barrier violation originally cited in the September 2014 report. The NRC’s final risk significance determination was classified as “yellow with substantial safety significance.” In March 2015 the NRC issued a letter notifying Entergy of its decision to move ANO into the “multiple/repetitive degraded cornerstone column” of the NRC’s reactor oversight process action matrix. Placement into this column will require significant additional NRC inspection activities at the ANO site, including a review of the site’s root cause evaluation associated with the flood barrier and stator issues, an assessment of the effectiveness of the site’s corrective action program, an additional design basis inspection, a safety culture assessment, and possibly other inspection activities consistent with the NRC’s Inspection Procedure. The additional NRC inspection activities at the site are expected to increase ANO’s operating costs. Excluding remediation and response costs that may result from the additional NRC inspection activities, Entergy Arkansas expects to incur NRC inspection costs of approximately
$35 million
in 2015 and approximately
$15 million
in 2016.
Baxter Wilson Plant Event
See Note 8 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the Baxter Wilson plant event. During the first quarter 2015, Entergy Mississippi received
$27.8 million
of previously accrued insurance proceeds with
$12.7 million
allocated to capital spending and
$15.1 million
allocated to operation and maintenance expenses.
Nuclear Fuel Enrichment Contracts
Entergy subsidiaries are parties to two contracts with American Centrifuge Enrichment, LLC (ACE) under which these subsidiaries purchase nuclear fuel enrichment services. The term of each contract is from 2011 to 2022; however, each contract provided for cancellation of the parties’ purchase and sale obligations for 2016-2022 if, by August 1, 2014, ACE’s planned Advanced Centrifuge Plant was not in commercial operation and ACE did not identify to Entergy’s reasonable satisfaction how it would meet its contractual delivery obligations through output from ACE. In August 2014, Entergy sent notice to ACE that the 2016-2022 obligations were canceled by the operation of this contractual provision. United States Enrichment Corporation, ACE’s affiliate to which ACE assigned the contracts, has filed a demand for arbitration with the American Arbitration Association, claiming damages of approximately
$165 million
. Entergy will participate in the arbitration proceedings and believes that ACE and United States Enrichment Corporation failed to satisfy the conditions required to avoid cancellation of the parties’ 2016-2022 performance obligations.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Nuclear Insurance
See Note 8 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for information on nuclear liability and property insurance associated with Entergy’s nuclear power plants.
Conventional Property Insurance
See Note 8 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for information on Entergy’s non-nuclear property insurance program.
Employment Litigation
See Note 8 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for information on Entergy’s employment and labor-related proceedings.
Asbestos Litigation
(Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas)
See Note 8 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for information regarding asbestos litigation at Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas.
NOTE 2. RATE AND REGULATORY MATTERS
(Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)
Regulatory Assets and Regulatory Liabilities
See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for information regarding regulatory assets and regulatory liabilities in the Utility business presented on the balance sheets of Entergy and the Registrant Subsidiaries. The following are updates to that discussion.
Fuel and purchased power cost recovery
Entergy Mississippi
Mississippi Attorney General Complaint
The Mississippi attorney general filed a complaint in state court in December 2008 against Entergy Corporation, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy Services, and Entergy Power alleging, among other things, violations of Mississippi statutes, fraud, and breach of good faith and fair dealing, and requesting an accounting and restitution. The complaint is wide ranging and relates to tariffs and procedures under which Entergy Mississippi purchases power not generated in Mississippi to meet electricity demand. Entergy believes the complaint is unfounded. In December 2008 the defendant Entergy companies removed the Attorney General’s lawsuit to U.S. District Court in Jackson, Mississippi. The Mississippi attorney general moved to remand the matter to state court. In August 2012 the District Court issued an opinion denying the Attorney General’s motion for remand, finding that the District Court has subject matter jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act.
The defendant Entergy companies answered the complaint and filed a counterclaim for relief based upon the Mississippi Public Utilities Act and the Federal Power Act. In May 2009 the defendant Entergy companies filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings asserting grounds of federal preemption, the exclusive jurisdiction of the MPSC,
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and factual errors in the Attorney General’s complaint. In September 2012 the District Court heard oral argument on Entergy’s motion for judgment on the pleadings.
In January 2014 the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in which it held that cases brought by attorneys general as the sole plaintiff to enforce state laws were not considered “mass actions” under the Class Action Fairness Act, so as to establish federal subject matter jurisdiction. One day later the Attorney General renewed his motion to remand the Entergy case back to state court, citing the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision. The defendant Entergy companies responded to that motion reiterating the additional grounds asserted for federal question jurisdiction, and the District Court held oral argument on the renewed motion to remand in February 2014. In April 2015 the District Court entered an order denying the renewed motion to remand, holding that the District Court has federal question subject matter jurisdiction. The District Court has not yet ruled on the defendant Entergy companies’ motion for judgment on the pleadings, which if granted would dismiss the case.
Entergy New Orleans
In February 2015, Entergy New Orleans filed an application with the City Council seeking authorization to enter into a power purchase agreement, subject to certain conditions, with Entergy Gulf States Louisiana to purchase on a life-of-unit basis
20%
of the capacity and related energy of the two power blocks of the Union Power Station that Entergy Gulf States Louisiana is seeking to purchase. In the application, Entergy New Orleans also seeks authorization from the City Council for full and timely cost recovery in rates for all costs associated with the power purchase agreement. In April 2015 the City Council approved a procedural schedule for this proceeding that would provide for a City Council decision in July 2015.
Retail Rate Proceedings
See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for detailed information regarding retail rate proceedings involving the Utility operating companies. The following are updates to that information.
Filings with the APSC
In April 2015, Entergy Arkansas filed with the APSC for a general change in rates, charges, and tariffs. The filing notifies the APSC of Entergy Arkansas’s intent to implement a formula rate review mechanism pursuant to Arkansas legislation passed in 2015, and requests a retail rate increase of
$268.4
million, with a net increase in revenue of
$167
million. The filing requests a
10.2%
return on common equity.
Filings with the LPSC
Retail Rates - Gas
(Entergy Gulf States Louisiana)
In January 2015, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana filed with the LPSC its gas rate stabilization plan for the test year ended September 30, 2014. The filing showed an earned return on common equity of
7.20%
, which results in a
$706
thousand rate increase. In April 2015 the LPSC issued findings recommending two adjustments to Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s as-filed results, and an additional recommendation that does not affect current year results. The LPSC staff’s recommended adjustments increase the earned return on equity for the test year to
7.24%
. Entergy Gulf States Louisiana accepted the LPSC staff’s recommendations and a revenue increase of
$688
thousand will be required as opposed to the $706 thousand requested by Entergy Gulf States Louisiana. The resulting change will be implemented with the first billing cycle of May 2015.
Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana Business Combination
As discussed in the Form 10-K, Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana filed an application with the LPSC in September 2014 seeking authorization to undertake the transactions that would result in the combination
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of Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana into a single public utility. In the proceedings with the LPSC, Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana estimate that the business combination could produce up to $128 million in customer benefits including proposed guaranteed savings of $97 million in the first ten years. In April 2015 the LPSC staff and intervenors filed testimony in the LPSC business combination proceeding. The testimony recommends an extensive set of conditions that would be required in order to recommend that the LPSC find that the business combination is in the public interest. The LPSC staff’s primary concern appears to be potential shifting in fuel costs between legacy Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana customers. In May 2015, Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana filed rebuttal testimony. The hearing in the LPSC proceeding is scheduled to take place in June 2015. Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana have requested that the LPSC issue its decision regarding the business combination in August 2015.
Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana filed applications with the FERC requesting authorization for the business combination and Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans filed applications with the FERC requesting authorization of the Algiers asset transfer. In April 2015 the FERC issued orders approving certain of those business combination and the Algiers asset transfer applications. Other FERC applications related to the business combination remain pending.
Algiers Asset Transfer
(Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans)
As discussed in the Form 10-K, in October 2014 Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans filed an application with the City Council seeking authorization to undertake a transaction that would result in the transfer from Entergy Louisiana to Entergy New Orleans of certain assets that currently serve Entergy Louisiana’s customers in Algiers. In March 2015 the City Council’s Utility advisors filed direct testimony recommending that the Algiers asset transfer be approved subject to certain conditions that Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans believe they will be able to satisfy. If the necessary approvals are obtained from the City Council, Entergy Louisiana expects to transfer the Algiers assets to Entergy New Orleans in the second half of 2015. In April 2015 the FERC issued an order approving the Algiers asset transfer.
System Agreement Cost Equalization Proceedings
See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the proceedings regarding the System Agreement, including the FERC’s October 2011 order that concluded the FERC did have the authority to order refunds, but decided that it would exercise its equitable discretion and not require refunds for the 20-months period from September 13, 2001 - May 2, 2003. Because the ruling on refunds relied on findings in the interruptible load proceeding, the FERC concluded that the refund ruling will be held in abeyance pending the outcome of the rehearing requests in that proceeding. In March 2015, in light of the December 2014 decision by the D.C. Circuit in the interruptible load proceeding, Entergy filed with the FERC a motion to establish briefing schedule on refund issues and initial brief addressing refund issues. The initial brief argued that the FERC, in response to the D.C. Circuit decision, should clarify its policy on refunds and find that refunds are not required in this proceeding.
Rough Production Cost Equalization Rates
2007 Rate Filing Based on Calendar Year 2006 Production Costs
See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of this proceeding. In March 2015 the D.C. Circuit issued an unpublished order dismissing in part and denying in part the petition for review by the LPSC and denying the petition for review by Entergy.
2008 Rate Filing Based on Calendar Year 2007 Production Costs
See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of this proceeding. In April 2015, after issuance of the March 2015 unpublished opinion of the D.C. Circuit related to the 2007 rate proceeding, as
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discussed above, Entergy filed an unopposed motion for voluntary dismissal of the petition for review of the FERC’s interest determination. In May 2015 the U.S. Supreme Court denied the LPSC’s petition for a writ of certiorari of the Fifth Circuit’s decision.
2009 Rate Filing Based on Calendar Year 2008 Production Costs
See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of this proceeding. In May 2015 the U.S. Supreme Court denied the LPSC’s petition for a writ of certiorari of the Fifth Circuit’s decision.
2011 Rate Filing Based on Calendar Year 2010 Production Costs
See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of this proceeding. In May 2015, Entergy filed direct testimony in the consolidated rate filings and the LPSC filed direct testimony concerning its complaint proceeding that is consolidated with the rate filings, challenging certain components of the pending bandwidth calculations for prior years.
2012 Rate Filing Based on Calendar Year 2011 Production Costs
See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of this proceeding. In May 2015, Entergy filed direct testimony in the consolidated rate filings and the LPSC filed direct testimony concerning its complaint proceeding that is consolidated with the rate filings, challenging certain components of the pending bandwidth calculations for prior years.
2013 Rate Filing Based on Calendar Year 2012 Production Costs
See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of this proceeding. In May 2015, Entergy filed direct testimony in the consolidated rate filings and the LPSC filed direct testimony concerning its complaint proceeding that is consolidated with the rate filings, challenging certain components of the pending bandwidth calculations for prior years.
2014 Rate Filing Based on Calendar Year 2013 Production Costs
See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of this proceeding. In May 2015, Entergy filed direct testimony in the consolidated rate filings and the LPSC filed direct testimony concerning its complaint proceeding that is consolidated with the rate filings, challenging certain components of the pending bandwidth calculations for prior years.
Interruptible Load Proceeding
As discussed in the
Form 10-K, in May 2013 the LPSC filed a petition for review with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit seeking review of FERC prior orders in the interruptible load proceeding that concluded that the FERC would exercise its discretion and not order refunds in this proceeding. In December 2014 the D.C. Circuit issued an order on the LPSC’s appeal and remanded the case back to the FERC. The D.C. Circuit rejected the LPSC’s argument that there is a presumption in favor of refunds, but it held that the FERC had not adequately explained its decision to deny refunds and directed the FERC “to consider the relevant factors and weigh them against one another.” In March 2015, Entergy filed with the FERC a motion to establish a briefing schedule on remand and an initial brief on remand to address the December 2014 decision by the D.C. Circuit. The initial brief on remand argued that the FERC, in response to the D.C. Circuit decision, should clarify its policy on refunds and find that refunds are not required in the interruptible load proceeding.
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Storm Cost Recovery Filings with Retail Regulators
Entergy New Orleans
As discussed in the Form 10-K, in January 2015, Entergy New Orleans filed with the City Council an application requesting that the City Council grant a financing order authorizing the securitization of Entergy New Orleans’s storm costs, storm reserves, and issuance costs pursuant to Louisiana Act 64. In February 2015 the City Council approved a resolution establishing an expedited procedural schedule that provided for a hearing on the securitization application in late-April 2015, with a decision to be rendered no later than May 2015. In April 2015 the City Council’s Utility advisors filed direct testimony recommending that the proposed securitization be approved subject to certain limited modifications, and Entergy New Orleans filed rebuttal testimony later in April 2015. Also in April 2015, the parties’ joint motion to continue the hearing to facilitate settlement negotiations was granted.
Texas Power Price Lawsuit
See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of this lawsuit. In May 2015 the Court of Appeals granted plaintiffs’ motion for rehearing, withdrew its prior opinion, and set the case for resubmission in June 2015, without further argument.
NOTE 3. EQUITY (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, and Entergy Louisiana)
Common Stock
Earnings per Share
The following table presents Entergy’s basic and diluted earnings per share calculations included on the consolidated income statements:
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
2015
2014
(In Millions, Except Per Share Data)
Basic earnings per share
Income
Shares
$/share
Income
Shares
$/share
Net income attributable to Entergy Corporation
$298.1
179.7
$1.66
$401.2
178.8
$2.24
Average dilutive effect of:
Stock options
0.5
(0.01
)
—
—
Other equity plans
0.3
—
0.3
—
Diluted earnings per share
$298.1
180.5
$1.65
$401.2
179.1
$2.24
The number of stock options not included in the calculation of diluted common shares outstanding due to their antidilutive effect was approximately
3.5 million
for the
three months ended March 31, 2015
and approximately
9.0 million
for the
three months ended March 31, 2014
.
Entergy’s stock options and other equity compensation plans are discussed in Note 5 to the financial statements herein and in Note 12 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K.
Treasury Stock
During the
three months ended March 31, 2015
, Entergy Corporation issued
599,136
shares of its previously repurchased common stock to satisfy stock option exercises, vesting of shares of restricted stock, and other stock-based
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awards. During the
three months ended March 31, 2015
, Entergy Corporation repurchased
325,400
shares of its common stock for a total purchase price of
$25.1 million
.
Retained Earnings
On April 1, 2015, Entergy Corporation’s Board of Directors declared a common stock dividend of
$0.83
per share, payable on June 1, 2015 to holders of record as of May 14, 2015.
Comprehensive Income
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) is included in the equity section of the balance sheets of Entergy, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, and Entergy Louisiana. The following table presents changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for Entergy for the
three months ended March 31, 2015
by component:
Cash flow
hedges
net
unrealized
gain (loss)
Pension
and
other
postretirement
liabilities
Net
unrealized
investment
gain (loss)
Foreign
currency
translation
Total
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
(In Thousands)
Beginning balance, December 31, 2014
$98,118
($569,789
)
$426,695
$2,669
($42,307
)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
(20,896
)
13
12,658
(551
)
(8,776
)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
(8,434
)
8,435
(8,655
)
—
(8,654
)
Net other comprehensive income (loss) for the period
(29,330
)
8,448
4,003
(551
)
(17,430
)
Ending balance, March 31, 2015
$68,788
($561,341
)
$430,698
$2,118
($59,737
)
The following table presents changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for Entergy for the three months ended March 31, 2014 by component:
Cash flow
hedges
net
unrealized
gain (loss)
Pension
and
other
postretirement
liabilities
Net
unrealized
investment
gain (loss)
Foreign
currency
translation
Total
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
(In Thousands)
Beginning balance, December 31, 2013
($81,777
)
($288,223
)
$337,256
$3,420
($29,324
)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
140,052
—
24,723
75
164,850
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
(126,298
)
(12,696
)
(1,734
)
—
(140,728
)
Net other comprehensive income (loss) for the period
13,754
(12,696
)
22,989
75
24,122
Ending balance, March 31, 2014
($68,023
)
($300,919
)
$360,245
$3,495
($5,202
)
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The following table presents changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and Entergy Louisiana for the three months ended March 31, 2015:
Pension and Other
Postretirement Liabilities
Entergy
Gulf States
Louisiana
Entergy
Louisiana
(In Thousands)
Beginning balance, December 31, 2014
($53,347
)
($25,876
)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss)
422
(42
)
Net other comprehensive income (loss) for the period
422
(42
)
Ending balance, March 31, 2015
($52,925
)
($25,918
)
The following table presents changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and Entergy Louisiana for the three months ended March 31, 2014:
Pension and Other
Postretirement Liabilities
Entergy
Gulf States
Louisiana
Entergy
Louisiana
(In Thousands)
Beginning balance, December 31, 2013
($28,202
)
($9,635
)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss)
122
(302
)
Net other comprehensive income (loss) for the period
122
(302
)
Ending balance, March 31, 2014
($28,080
)
($9,937
)
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Total reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI) for Entergy for the three months ended March 31, 2015 are as follows:
Amounts
reclassified
from
AOCI
Income Statement Location
(In Thousands)
Cash flow hedges net unrealized gain (loss)
Power contracts
$13,522
Competitive business operating revenues
Interest rate swaps
(546
)
Miscellaneous - net
Total realized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges
12,976
(4,542
)
Income taxes
Total realized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges (net of tax)
$8,434
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
Amortization of prior-service credit
$5,986
(a)
Amortization of loss
(17,588
)
(a)
Total amortization
(11,602
)
3,167
Income taxes
Total amortization (net of tax)
($8,435
)
Net unrealized investment gain (loss)
Realized gain (loss)
$16,970
Interest and investment income
(8,315
)
Income taxes
Total realized investment gain (loss) (net of tax)
$8,655
Total reclassifications for the period (net of tax)
$8,654
(a)
These accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and other postretirement cost. See Note 6 to the financial statements herein for additional details.
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Total reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI) for Entergy for the three months ended March 31, 2014 are as follows:
Amounts
reclassified
from
AOCI
Income Statement Location
(In Thousands)
Cash flow hedges net unrealized gain (loss)
Power contracts
$194,603
Competitive business operating revenues
Interest rate swaps
(298
)
Miscellaneous - net
Total realized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges
194,305
(68,007
)
Income taxes
Total realized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges (net of tax)
$126,298
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
Amortization of prior-service credit
$5,078
(a)
Amortization of loss
(8,981
)
(a)
Settlement loss
(1,162
)
(a)
Total amortization
(5,065
)
17,761
Income taxes
Total amortization (net of tax)
$12,696
Net unrealized investment gain (loss)
Realized gain (loss)
$3,400
Interest and investment income
(1,666
)
Income taxes
Total realized investment gain (loss) (net of tax)
$1,734
Total reclassifications for the period (net of tax)
$140,728
(a)
These accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and other postretirement cost. See Note 6 to the financial statements herein for additional details.
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Total reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI) for Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and Entergy Louisiana for the three months ended March 31, 2015 are as follows:
Amounts reclassified
from AOCI
Entergy
Gulf States
Louisiana
Entergy
Louisiana
Income Statement Location
(In Thousands)
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
Amortization of prior-service credit
$1,022
$845
(a)
Amortization of loss
(1,733
)
(802
)
(a)
Total amortization
(711
)
43
289
(1
)
Income tax expense (benefit)
Total amortization (net of tax)
(422
)
42
Total reclassifications for the period (net of tax)
($422
)
$42
(a)
These accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and other postretirement cost. See Note 6 to the financial statements herein for additional details.
Total reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI) for Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and Entergy Louisiana for the three months ended March 31, 2014 are as follows:
Amounts reclassified
from AOCI
Entergy
Gulf States
Louisiana
Entergy
Louisiana
Income Statement Location
(In Thousands)
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
Amortization of prior-service credit
$559
$844
(a)
Amortization of loss
(782
)
(378
)
(a)
Total amortization
(223
)
466
101
(164
)
Income tax expense (benefit)
Total amortization (net of tax)
(122
)
302
Total reclassifications for the period (net of tax)
($122
)
$302
(a)
These accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and other postretirement cost. See Note 6 to the financial statements herein for additional details.
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NOTE 4. REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITIES, LINES OF CREDIT, SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS, AND LONG-TERM DEBT
(Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)
Entergy Corporation has in place a credit facility that has a borrowing capacity of
$3.5 billion
and expires in March 2019. Entergy Corporation also has the ability to issue letters of credit against
50%
of the total borrowing capacity of the credit facility. The commitment fee is currently
0.275%
of the undrawn commitment amount. Commitment fees and interest rates on loans under the credit facility can fluctuate depending on the senior unsecured debt ratings of Entergy Corporation. The weighted average interest rate for the
three months ended March 31, 2015
was
1.93%
on the drawn portion of the facility. Following is a summary of the borrowings outstanding and capacity available under the facility as of
March 31, 2015
.
Capacity
Borrowings
Letters
of Credit
Capacity
Available
(In Millions)
$3,500
$508
$9
$2,983
Entergy Corporation’s facility requires it to maintain a consolidated debt ratio of
65%
or less of its total capitalization. Entergy is in compliance with this covenant. If Entergy fails to meet this ratio, or if Entergy Corporation or one of the Utility operating companies (except Entergy New Orleans) defaults on other indebtedness or is in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, an acceleration of the facility maturity date may occur.
Entergy Corporation has a commercial paper program with a Board-approved program limit of up to
$1.5 billion
. At
March 31, 2015
, Entergy Corporation had
$762 million
of commercial paper outstanding. The weighted-average interest rate for the
three months ended March 31, 2015
was
0.85%
.
Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas each had credit facilities available as of
March 31, 2015
as follows:
Company
Expiration
Date
Amount of
Facility
Interest Rate (a)
Amount Drawn
as of
March 31, 2015
Entergy Arkansas
April 2015
$20 million (b)
1.68%
$—
Entergy Arkansas
March 2019
$150 million (c)
1.68%
$—
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
March 2019
$150 million (d)
1.43%
$—
Entergy Louisiana
March 2019
$200 million (e)
1.43%
$—
Entergy Mississippi
May 2015
$37.5 million (f)
1.68%
$—
Entergy Mississippi
May 2015
$35 million (f)
1.68%
$—
Entergy Mississippi
May 2015
$20 million (f)
1.68%
$—
Entergy Mississippi
May 2015
$10 million (f)
1.68%
$—
Entergy New Orleans
November 2015
$25 million
1.93%
$—
Entergy Texas
March 2019
$150 million (g)
1.68%
$—
(a)
The interest rate is the rate as of
March 31, 2015
that would most likely apply to outstanding borrowings under the facility.
(b)
Borrowings under the Entergy Arkansas credit facility may be secured by a security interest in its accounts receivable at Entergy Arkansas’s option. In April 2015, Entergy Arkansas renewed its credit facility through April 2016.
(c)
The credit facility allows Entergy Arkansas to issue letters of credit against
50%
of the borrowing capacity of the facility. As of
March 31, 2015
, no letters of credit were outstanding.
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(d)
The credit facility allows Entergy Gulf States Louisiana to issue letters of credit against
50%
of the borrowing capacity of the facility. As of
March 31, 2015
, no letters of credit were outstanding.
(e)
The credit facility allows Entergy Louisiana to issue letters of credit against
50%
of the borrowing capacity of the facility. As of
March 31, 2015
, no letters of credit were outstanding.
(f)
Borrowings under the Entergy Mississippi credit facilities may be secured by a security interest in its accounts receivable at Entergy Mississippi’s option. Prior to expiration on May 31, 2015, Entergy Mississippi expects to renew all of its credit facilities.
(g)
The credit facility allows Entergy Texas to issue letters of credit against
50%
of the borrowing capacity of the facility. As of
March 31, 2015
,
$1.3 million
in letters of credit were outstanding.
The commitment fees on the credit facilities range from
0.125%
to
0.275%
of the undrawn commitment amount. Each of the credit facilities requires the Registrant Subsidiary borrower to maintain a debt ratio of
65%
or less of its total capitalization. Each Registrant Subsidiary is in compliance with this covenant.
In addition, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas each entered into one or more uncommitted standby letter of credit facilities as a means to post collateral to support its obligations related to MISO. Following is a summary of the uncommitted standby letter of credit facilities as of March 31, 2015:
Company
Amount of Uncommitted Facility
Letter of Credit Fee
Letters of Credit
Issued as of
March 31, 2015
Entergy Arkansas
$25 million
0.70
%
$2 million
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
$75 million
0.70
%
$26 million
Entergy Louisiana
$50 million
0.70
%
$1 million
Entergy Mississippi
$40 million
0.70
%
$9.5 million
Entergy Mississippi
$40 million
1.50
%
$—
Entergy New Orleans
$15 million
0.75
%
$8.5 million
Entergy Texas
$50 million
0.70
%
$11 million
The short-term borrowings of the Registrant Subsidiaries are limited to amounts authorized by the FERC. The current FERC-authorized limits are effective through October 31, 2015. In addition to borrowings from commercial banks, these companies are authorized under a FERC order to borrow from the Entergy System money pool. The money pool is an inter-company borrowing arrangement designed to reduce the Utility subsidiaries’ dependence on external short-term borrowings. Borrowings from the money pool and external short term borrowings combined may not exceed the FERC-authorized limits. The following are the FERC-authorized limits for short-term borrowings and the outstanding short-term borrowings as of
March 31, 2015
(aggregating both money pool and external short-term borrowings) for the Registrant Subsidiaries:
Authorized
Borrowings
(In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas
$250
$—
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
$200
$—
Entergy Louisiana
$250
$—
Entergy Mississippi
$175
$—
Entergy New Orleans
$100
$—
Entergy Texas
$200
$—
System Energy
$200
$—
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Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee Credit Facilities
In January 2015, Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee entered into a credit facility guaranteed by Entergy Corporation with a borrowing capacity of
$60 million
which expires in January 2018. Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee does not have the ability to issue letters of credit against this facility. This facility provides working capital to Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee for general business purposes including, without limitation, the decommissioning of Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee’s nuclear facilities. As of
March 31, 2015
, no amounts were outstanding under the facility. The commitment fee is currently
0.25%
of the undrawn commitment amount. The rate as of
March 31, 2015
that would most likely apply to outstanding borrowings under the facility was
1.93%
on the drawn portion of the facility.
Also in January 2015, Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee entered into an uncommitted credit facility guaranteed by Entergy Corporation with a borrowing capacity of
$85 million
which expires in January 2018. Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee does not have the ability to issue letters of credit against this facility. This facility provides an additional funding source to Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee for general business purposes including, without limitation, the decommissioning of Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee’s nuclear facilities. As of
March 31, 2015
, no amounts were outstanding under the facility. The rate as of
March 31, 2015
that would most likely apply to outstanding borrowings under the facility was
1.93%
on the drawn portion of the facility.
Variable Interest Entities
(Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy)
See Note 18 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the consolidation of the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities (VIE). The nuclear fuel company variable interest entities have credit facilities and also issue commercial paper to finance the acquisition and ownership of nuclear fuel as follows as of
March 31, 2015
:
Company
Expiration
Date
Amount
of
Facility
Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate on Borrowings (a)
Amount
Outstanding as of March 31, 2015
(Dollars in Millions)
Entergy Arkansas VIE
June 2016
$85
1.71%
$19.5
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana VIE
June 2016
$100
1.25%
$41.0
Entergy Louisiana VIE
June 2016
$90
1.48%
$27.3
System Energy VIE
June 2016
$125
n/a
$—
(a)
Includes letter of credit fees and bank fronting fees on commercial paper issuances by the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities for Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy. The nuclear fuel company variable interest entity for Entergy Gulf States Louisiana does not issue commercial paper, but borrows directly on its bank credit facility.
Amounts outstanding on the Entergy Gulf States Louisiana nuclear fuel company variable interest entity’s credit facility, if any, are included in long-term debt on its balance sheet and commercial paper outstanding for the other nuclear fuel company variable interest entities is classified as a current liability on the respective balance sheets. The commitment fees on the credit facilities are
0.10%
of the undrawn commitment amount for the Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana VIEs and
0.125%
of the undrawn commitment amount for the Entergy Arkansas and System Energy VIEs. Each credit facility requires the respective lessee of nuclear fuel (Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, or Entergy Corporation as guarantor for System Energy) to maintain a consolidated debt ratio of
70%
or less of its total capitalization.
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The nuclear fuel company variable interest entities had notes payable that are included in debt on the respective balance sheets as of
March 31, 2015
as follows:
Company
Description
Amount
Entergy Arkansas VIE
3.23% Series J due July 2016
$55 million
Entergy Arkansas VIE
2.62% Series K due December 2017
$60 million
Entergy Arkansas VIE
3.65% Series L due July 2021
$90 million
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana VIE
3.25% Series Q due July 2017
$75 million
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana VIE
3.38% Series R due August 2020
$70 million
Entergy Louisiana VIE
3.30% Series F due March 2016
$20 million
Entergy Louisiana VIE
3.25% Series G due July 2017
$25 million
Entergy Louisiana VIE
3.92% Series H due February 2021
$40 million
System Energy VIE
5.33% Series G due April 2015 (a)
$60 million
System Energy VIE
4.02% Series H due February 2017
$50 million
System Energy VIE
3.78% Series I due October 2018
$85 million
(a)
In April 2015, the System Energy nuclear fuel company variable interest entity redeemed, at maturity, its
$60 million
of 5.33% Series G Notes.
In 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.
Fair Value
The book value and the fair value of long-term debt for Entergy Corporation and the Registrant Subsidiaries as of
March 31, 2015
are as follows:
Book Value
of Long-Term Debt
Fair Value
of Long-Term Debt (a) (b)
(In Thousands)
Entergy
$13,204,417
$13,558,411
Entergy Arkansas
$2,671,406
$2,567,341
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
$1,663,879
$1,753,434
Entergy Louisiana
$3,340,585
$3,477,366
Entergy Mississippi
$1,058,869
$1,111,044
Entergy New Orleans
$225,875
$229,573
Entergy Texas
$1,456,274
$1,611,345
System Energy
$699,429
$683,191
(a)
The values exclude lease obligations of
$112 million
at Entergy Louisiana and
$39 million
at System Energy, long-term DOE obligations of
$181 million
at Entergy Arkansas, and the note payable to NYPA of
$80 million
at Entergy, and include debt due within one year.
(b)
Fair values are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy discussed in Note 8 to the financial statements and are based on prices derived from inputs such as benchmark yields and reported trades.
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The book value and the fair value of long-term debt for Entergy Corporation and the Registrant Subsidiaries as of
December 31, 2014
were as follows:
Book Value
of Long-Term Debt
Fair Value
of Long-Term Debt (a) (b)
(In Thousands)
Entergy
$13,399,484
$13,607,242
Entergy Arkansas
$2,671,343
$2,517,633
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
$1,622,817
$1,743,143
Entergy Louisiana
$3,356,579
$3,447,404
Entergy Mississippi
$1,058,838
$1,102,741
Entergy New Orleans
$225,866
$226,349
Entergy Texas
$1,478,931
$1,629,124
System Energy
$710,806
$677,475
(a)
The values exclude lease obligations of
$128 million
at Entergy Louisiana and
$51 million
at System Energy, long-term DOE obligations of
$181 million
at Entergy Arkansas, and the note payable to NYPA of
$80 million
at Entergy, and include debt due within one year.
(b)
Fair values are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy discussed in Note 8 to the financial statements and are based on prices derived from inputs such as benchmark yields and reported trades.
NOTE 5. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Entergy Corporation)
Entergy grants stock awards, which are described more fully in Note 12 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K. Awards under Entergy’s plans generally vest over three years.
Stock Options
Entergy granted
456,100
stock options during the first quarter 2015 with a weighted-average fair value of
$11.41
per option. At
March 31, 2015
, there are
7,413,220
stock options outstanding with a weighted-average exercise price of
$84.16
. 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
March 31, 2015
. Because Entergy’s stock price at
March 31, 2015
is less than the weighted average exercise price, the aggregate intrinsic value of the stock options outstanding as of
March 31, 2015
is zero. The intrinsic value of “in the money” stock options is
$3.3 million
as of
March 31, 2015
.
The following table includes financial information for stock options for the
three months ended March 31, 2015
and
2014
:
2015
2014
(In Millions)
Compensation expense included in Entergy’s net income
$1.1
$1.3
Tax benefit recognized in Entergy’s net income
$0.4
$0.5
Compensation cost capitalized as part of fixed assets and inventory
$0.2
$0.2
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Other Equity Plans
In January 2015 the Board approved and Entergy granted
292,750
restricted stock awards and
156,017
long-term incentive awards under the 2011 Equity Ownership and Long-term Cash Incentive Plan. The restricted stock awards were made effective as of January 29, 2015 and were valued at
$89.90
per share, which was the closing price of Entergy’s common stock on that date. One-third of the restricted stock awards will vest upon each anniversary of the grant date. The long-term incentive awards are granted in the form of performance units, which are equal to the cash value of shares of Entergy Corporation at the end of the performance period, which is the last day of the year. The performance units were made effective as of January 29, 2015 and were valued at
$99.02
per share. Entergy considers various factors, primarily market conditions, in determining the value of the performance units. Shares of the restricted stock awards have the same dividend and voting rights as other common stock, are considered issued and outstanding shares of Entergy upon vesting, and are expensed ratably over the
3
-year vesting period. Shares of the performance units have the same dividend rights as other common stock, are considered issued and outstanding shares of Entergy upon vesting, and are expensed ratably over the
3
-year vesting period.
The following table includes financial information for other equity plans for the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
and
2014
:
2015
2014
(In Millions)
Compensation expense included in Entergy’s net income
$8.1
$7.4
Tax benefit recognized in Entergy’s net income
$3.1
$2.9
Compensation cost capitalized as part of fixed assets and inventory
$1.5
$1.1
NOTE 6. RETIREMENT AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)
Components of Qualified Net Pension Cost
Entergy’s qualified pension cost, including amounts capitalized, for the first quarters of 2015 and 2014, included the following components:
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period
$43,762
$35,109
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation
75,694
72,519
Expected return on assets
(98,655
)
(90,366
)
Amortization of prior service cost
390
400
Amortization of loss
58,981
36,274
Special termination benefit
76
—
Net pension costs
$80,248
$53,936
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The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension cost, including amounts capitalized, for their employees for the first quarters of 2015 and 2014, included the following components:
2015
Entergy
Arkansas
Entergy
Gulf States
Louisiana
Entergy
Louisiana
Entergy
Mississippi
Entergy
New Orleans
Entergy
Texas
System
Energy
(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned
during the period
$6,661
$3,821
$4,778
$1,982
$849
$1,645
$1,957
Interest cost on projected
benefit obligation
15,471
7,428
9,939
4,502
2,108
4,354
3,493
Expected return on assets
(20,026
)
(10,160
)
(12,541
)
(6,105
)
(2,725
)
(6,222
)
(4,568
)
Amortization of loss
13,564
5,775
9,176
3,724
2,013
3,238
3,264
Net pension cost
$15,670
$6,864
$11,352
$4,103
$2,245
$3,015
$4,146
2014
Entergy
Arkansas
Entergy
Gulf States
Louisiana
Entergy
Louisiana
Entergy
Mississippi
Entergy
New Orleans
Entergy
Texas
System
Energy
(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned
during the period
$5,023
$2,881
$3,546
$1,523
$666
$1,285
$1,446
Interest cost on projected
benefit obligation
14,884
7,278
9,467
4,318
2,041
4,437
3,390
Expected return on assets
(18,305
)
(9,488
)
(11,449
)
(5,698
)
(2,505
)
(5,931
)
(4,155
)
Amortization of loss
8,989
3,981
6,131
2,354
1,449
2,339
2,375
Net pension cost
$10,591
$4,652
$7,695
$2,497
$1,651
$2,130
$3,056
Non-Qualified Net Pension Cost
Entergy recognized
$4.5 million
and
$10 million
in pension cost for its non-qualified pension plans in the
first
quarters of
2015
and
2014
, respectively. Reflected in the pension cost for non-qualified pension plans in the
first
quarter of 2014 is a
$5.5 million
settlement charge related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan.
The Registrant Subsidiaries recognized the following pension cost for their employees for their non-qualified pension plans in the first quarters of 2015 and 2014:
Entergy
Arkansas
Entergy
Gulf States
Louisiana
Entergy
Louisiana
Entergy
Mississippi
Entergy
New Orleans
Entergy
Texas
(In Thousands)
Non-qualified pension cost
first quarter 2015
$113
$65
$3
$59
$16
$149
Non-qualified pension cost
first quarter 2014
$161
$33
$1
$48
$23
$125
Reflected in Entergy Arkansas’s and Entergy Texas’s non-qualified pension costs in the first quarter of 2014 are
$51 thousand
and
$6 thousand
, respectively, in settlement charges related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan.
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Components of Net Other Postretirement Benefit Cost
Entergy’s other postretirement benefit cost, including amounts capitalized, for the first quarters of 2015 and 2014, included the following components:
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period
$11,326
$10,873
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation (APBO)
17,984
17,960
Expected return on assets
(11,344
)
(11,197
)
Amortization of prior service credit
(9,320
)
(7,898
)
Amortization of loss
7,893
2,786
Net other postretirement benefit cost
$16,539
$12,524
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefit cost, including amounts capitalized, for their employees for the first quarters of 2015 and 2014, included the following components:
2015
Entergy
Arkansas
Entergy
Gulf States
Louisiana
Entergy
Louisiana
Entergy
Mississippi
Entergy
New Orleans
Entergy
Texas
System
Energy
(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned
during the period
$1,739
$1,247
$1,227
$507
$205
$500
$470
Interest cost on APBO
3,130
2,062
2,016
859
652
1,342
628
Expected return on assets
(4,798
)
—
—
(1,542
)
(1,201
)
(2,588
)
(911
)
Amortization of prior service
credit
(610
)
(1,022
)
(845
)
(229
)
(177
)
(681
)
(366
)
Amortization of loss
1,339
977
803
215
118
685
300
Net other postretirement
benefit cost
$800
$3,264
$3,201
($190
)
($403
)
($742
)
$121
2014
Entergy
Arkansas
Entergy
Gulf States
Louisiana
Entergy
Louisiana
Entergy
Mississippi
Entergy
New Orleans
Entergy
Texas
System
Energy
(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned
during the period
$1,489
$1,224
$1,130
$475
$217
$595
$515
Interest cost on APBO
3,065
2,095
2,066
914
701
1,413
653
Expected return on assets
(4,784
)
—
—
(1,443
)
(1,119
)
(2,590
)
(932
)
Amortization of prior service
credit
(610
)
(559
)
(844
)
(229
)
(177
)
(325
)
(206
)
Amortization of loss
317
303
378
37
14
200
111
Net other postretirement
benefit cost
($523
)
$3,063
$2,730
($246
)
($364
)
($707
)
$141
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Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Entergy and the Registrant Subsidiaries reclassified the following costs out of accumulated other comprehensive income (before taxes and including amounts capitalized) for the first quarters of 2015 and 2014:
2015
Qualified
Pension
Costs
Other
Postretirement
Costs
Non-Qualified
Pension Costs
Total
(In Thousands)
Entergy
Amortization of prior service (cost)/credit
($389
)
$6,482
($107
)
$5,986
Amortization of loss
(12,627
)
(4,409
)
(552
)
(17,588
)
($13,016
)
$2,073
($659
)
($11,602
)
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
Amortization of prior service credit
$—
$1,022
$—
$1,022
Amortization of loss
(751
)
(977
)
(5
)
(1,733
)
($751
)
$45
($5
)
($711
)
Entergy Louisiana
Amortization of prior service credit
$—
$845
$—
$845
Amortization of loss
—
(802
)
—
(802
)
$—
$43
$—
$43
2014
Qualified
Pension
Costs
Other
Postretirement
Costs
Non-Qualified
Pension Costs
Total
(In Thousands)
Entergy
Amortization of prior service (cost)/credit
($389
)
$5,571
($104
)
$5,078
Amortization of loss
(6,734
)
(1,673
)
(574
)
(8,981
)
Settlement loss
—
—
(1,162
)
(1,162
)
($7,123
)
$3,898
($1,840
)
($5,065
)
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
Amortization of prior service credit
$—
$559
$—
$559
Amortization of loss
(478
)
(303
)
(1
)
(782
)
($478
)
$256
($1
)
($223
)
Entergy Louisiana
Amortization of prior service credit
$—
$844
$—
$844
Amortization of loss
—
(378
)
—
(378
)
$—
$466
$—
$466
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Employer Contributions
Based on current assumptions, Entergy expects to contribute
$396 million
to its qualified pension plans in 2015. As of
March 31, 2015
, Entergy had contributed
$78.5 million
to its pension plans. Based on current assumptions, the Registrant Subsidiaries expect to contribute the following to qualified pension plans for their employees in
2015
:
Entergy
Arkansas
Entergy
Gulf States
Louisiana
Entergy
Louisiana
Entergy
Mississippi
Entergy
New Orleans
Entergy
Texas
System
Energy
(In Thousands)
Expected 2015 pension contributions
$92,458
$32,471
$56,986
$22,473
$10,918
$17,167
$20,796
Pension contributions made through March 2015
$19,093
$5,959
$11,073
$4,385
$2,101
$3,279
$4,272
Remaining estimated pension contributions to be made in 2015
$73,365
$26,512
$45,913
$18,088
$8,817
$13,888
$16,524
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
March 31, 2015
are Utility and Entergy Wholesale Commodities. Utility includes the generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electric power in portions of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, and natural gas utility service in portions of Louisiana. Entergy Wholesale Commodities includes the ownership, operation, and decommissioning of nuclear power plants located in the northern United States and the sale of the electric power produced by its operating plants to wholesale customers. Entergy Wholesale Commodities also includes the ownership of interests in non-nuclear power plants that sell the electric power produced by those plants to wholesale customers. “All Other” includes the parent company, Entergy Corporation, and other business activity.
Entergy’s segment financial information for the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
and
2014
is as follows:
Utility
Entergy
Wholesale
Commodities*
All Other
Eliminations
Entergy
(In Thousands)
2015
Operating revenues
$2,277,510
$642,590
$—
($10
)
$2,920,090
Income taxes
$91,251
$70,190
($10,970
)
$—
$150,471
Consolidated net income (loss)
$227,750
$123,432
($16,354
)
($31,899
)
$302,929
2014
Operating revenues
$2,304,704
$912,122
$761
($8,744
)
$3,208,843
Income taxes
$115,064
$118,877
($16,975
)
$—
$216,966
Consolidated net income (loss)
$205,440
$242,470
($15,462
)
($26,395
)
$406,053
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.
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Registrant Subsidiaries
Each of the Registrant Subsidiaries has one reportable segment, which is an integrated utility business, except for System Energy, which is an electricity generation business. Each of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ operations is managed on an integrated basis by that company because of the substantial effect of cost-based rates and regulatory oversight on the business process, cost structures, and operating results.
NOTE 8. RISK MANAGEMENT AND FAIR VALUES (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)
Market Risk
In the normal course of business, Entergy is exposed to a number of market risks. Market risk is the potential loss that Entergy may incur as a result of changes in the market or fair value of a particular commodity or instrument. All financial and commodity-related instruments, including derivatives, are subject to market risk including commodity price risk, equity price, and interest rate risk. Entergy uses derivatives primarily to mitigate commodity price risk, particularly power price and fuel price risk.
The Utility has limited exposure to the effects of market risk because it operates primarily under cost-based rate regulation. To the extent approved by their retail regulators, the Utility operating companies use derivative instruments to hedge the exposure to price volatility inherent in their purchased power, fuel, and gas purchased for resale costs that are recovered from customers.
As a wholesale generator, Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ core business is selling energy, measured in MWh, to its customers. Entergy Wholesale Commodities enters into forward contracts with its customers and also sells energy and capacity in the day ahead or spot markets. In addition to its forward physical power contracts, Entergy Wholesale Commodities also uses a combination of financial contracts, including swaps, collars, and options, to mitigate commodity price risk. When the market price falls, the combination of instruments is expected to settle in gains that offset lower revenue from generation, which results in a more predictable cash flow.
Entergy’s exposure to market risk is determined by a number of factors, including the size, term, composition, and diversification of positions held, as well as market volatility and liquidity. For instruments such as options, the time period during which the option may be exercised and the relationship between the current market price of the underlying instrument and the option’s contractual strike or exercise price also affects the level of market risk. A significant factor influencing the overall level of market risk to which Entergy is exposed is its use of hedging techniques to mitigate such risk. Hedging instruments and volumes are chosen based on ability to mitigate risk associated with future energy and capacity prices; however, other considerations are factored into hedge product and volume decisions including corporate liquidity, corporate credit ratings, counterparty credit risk, hedging costs, firm settlement risk, and product availability in the marketplace. Entergy manages market risk by actively monitoring compliance with stated risk management policies as well as monitoring the effectiveness of its hedging policies and strategies. Entergy’s risk management policies limit the amount of total net exposure and rolling net exposure during the stated periods. These policies, including related risk limits, are regularly assessed to ensure their appropriateness given Entergy’s objectives.
Derivatives
Some derivative instruments are classified as cash flow hedges due to their financial settlement provisions while others are classified as normal purchase/normal sale transactions due to their physical settlement provisions. Normal purchase/normal sale risk management tools include power purchase and sales agreements, fuel purchase agreements, capacity contracts, and tolling agreements. Financially-settled cash flow hedges can include
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natural gas and electricity swaps and options and interest rate swaps. Entergy may enter into financially-settled swap and option contracts to manage market risk that may or may not be designated as hedging instruments.
Entergy enters into derivatives to manage natural risks inherent in its physical or financial assets or liabilities. Electricity over-the-counter instruments that financially settle against day-ahead power pool prices are used to manage price exposure for Entergy Wholesale Commodities generation. The maximum length of time over which Entergy is currently hedging the variability in future cash flows with derivatives for forecasted power transactions at
March 31, 2015
is approximately
3
years. Planned generation currently under contract from Entergy Wholesale Commodities nuclear power plants is
87%
for the remainder of
2015
, of which approximately
63%
is sold under financial derivatives and the remainder under normal purchase/normal sale contracts. Total planned generation for the remainder of
2015
is
27
TWh.
Entergy may use standardized master netting agreements to help mitigate the credit risk of derivative instruments. These master agreements facilitate the netting of cash flows associated with a single counterparty and may include collateral requirements. Cash, letters of credit, and parental/affiliate guarantees may be obtained as security from counterparties in order to mitigate credit risk. The collateral agreements require a counterparty to post cash or letters of credit in the event an exposure exceeds an established threshold. The threshold represents an unsecured credit limit, which may be supported by a parental/affiliate guaranty, as determined in accordance with Entergy’s credit policy. In addition, collateral agreements allow for termination and liquidity of all positions in the event of a failure or inability to post collateral.
Certain of the agreements to sell the power produced by Entergy Wholesale Commodities power plants contain provisions that require an Entergy subsidiary to provide collateral to secure its obligations when the current market prices exceed the contracted power prices. The primary form of collateral to satisfy these requirements is an Entergy Corporation guarantee. As of
March 31, 2015
, derivative contracts with two counterparties were in a liability position (approximately
$14 million
total). In addition to the corporate guarantee,
$1 million
in cash collateral was required to be posted. As of
March 31, 2014
, derivative contracts with nine counterparties were in a liability position (approximately
$98 million
total) and, in addition to the corporate guarantee,
$64 million
in cash collateral was required to be posted. If the Entergy Corporation credit rating falls below investment grade, the effect of the corporate guarantee is typically ignored and Entergy would have to post collateral equal to the estimated outstanding liability under the contract at the applicable date.
Entergy manages fuel price volatility for its Louisiana jurisdictions (Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, and Entergy New Orleans) and Entergy Mississippi through the purchase of short-term natural gas swaps that financially settle against NYMEX futures. These swaps are marked-to-market through fuel expense with offsetting regulatory assets or liabilities. All benefits or costs of the program are recorded in fuel costs. The notional volumes of these swaps are based on a portion of projected annual exposure to gas for electric generation and projected winter purchases for gas distribution at Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans. The total volume of natural gas swaps outstanding as of
March 31, 2015
is
44,080,000
MMBtu for Entergy,
16,610,000
MMBtu for Entergy Gulf States Louisiana,
20,190,000
MMBtu for Entergy Louisiana, and
7,280,000
MMBtu for Entergy Mississippi. Credit support for these natural gas swaps is covered by master agreements that do not require collateralization based on mark-to-market value, but do carry adequate assurance language that may lead to collateralization requests.
During the second quarter 2014, Entergy participated in the annual FTR auction process for the MISO planning year of June 1, 2014 through May 31, 2015. FTRs are derivative instruments which represent economic hedges of future congestion charges that will be incurred in serving Entergy’s customer load. They are not designated as hedging instruments. Entergy initially records FTRs at their estimated fair value and subsequently adjusts the carrying value to their estimated fair value at the end of each accounting period prior to settlement. Unrealized gains or losses on FTRs held by Entergy Wholesale Commodities are included in operating revenues. The Utility operating companies recognize regulatory liabilities or assets for unrealized gains or losses on FTRs. The total volume of FTRs outstanding as of
March 31, 2015
is 18,332 GWh for Entergy, including 4,010 GWh for Entergy Arkansas, 4,060 GWh for Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, 4,358 GWh for Entergy Louisiana, 2,031 GWh for Entergy Mississippi, 1,478 GWh for Entergy
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New Orleans, and 2,276 GWh for Entergy Texas. Credit support for FTRs held by the Utility operating companies is covered by cash or letters of credit issued by each Utility operating company as required by MISO. Credit support for FTRs held by Entergy Wholesale Commodities is covered by cash. As of
March 31, 2015
, letters of credit posted with MISO covered the FTR exposure for Entergy Texas. No cash collateral was required to be posted for FTR exposure for the Utility operating companies or Entergy Wholesale Commodities.
The fair values of Entergy’s derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet as of
March 31, 2015
are shown in the table below. Certain investments, including those not designated as hedging instruments, are subject to master netting arrangements and are presented in the balance sheet on a net basis in accordance with accounting guidance for derivatives and hedging.
Instrument
Balance Sheet Location
Fair Value (a)
Offset (b)
Net (c) (d)
Business
(In Millions)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Assets:
Electricity swaps and options
Prepayments and other (current portion)
$118
($47)
$71
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Electricity swaps and options
Other deferred debits and other assets (non-current portion)
$39
($8)
$31
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Liabilities:
Electricity swaps and options
Other current liabilities
(current portion)
$13
($13)
$—
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Electricity swaps and options
Other non-current liabilities (non-current portion)
$8
($8)
$—
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Assets:
Electricity swaps and options
Prepayments and other (current portion)
$67
($10)
$57
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Electricity swaps and options
Other deferred debits and other assets (non-current portion)
$2
($2)
$—
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
FTRs
Prepayments and other
$15
$—
$15
Utility and Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Liabilities:
Electricity swaps and options
Other current liabilities(current portion)
$57
($43)
$14
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Electricity swaps and options
Other non-current liabilities (non-current portion)
$2
($2)
$—
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Natural gas swaps
Other current liabilities
$21
$—
$21
Utility
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The fair values of Entergy’s derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet as of
December 31, 2014
are shown in the table below. Certain investments, including those not designated as hedging instruments, are subject to master netting arrangements and are presented in the balance sheet on a net basis in accordance with accounting guidance for derivatives and hedging.
Instrument
Balance Sheet Location
Fair Value (a)
Offset (b)
Net (c) (d)
Business
(In Millions)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Assets:
Electricity swaps and options
Prepayments and other (current portion)
$149
($53)
$96
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Electricity swaps and options
Other deferred debits and other assets (non-current portion)
$48
$—
$48
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Liabilities:
Electricity swaps and options
Other current liabilities (current portion)
$24
($24)
$—
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Assets:
Electricity swaps and options
Prepayments and other (current portion)
$97
($25)
$72
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Electricity swaps and options
Other deferred debits and other assets (non-current portion)
$9
($8)
$1
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
FTRs
Prepayments and other
$50
($3)
$47
Utility and Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Liabilities:
Electricity swaps and options
Other current liabilities (current portion)
$57
($55)
$2
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Electricity swaps and options
Other non-current liabilities (non-current portion)
$8
($8)
$—
Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Natural gas swaps
Other current liabilities
$20
$—
$20
Utility
(a)
Represents the gross amounts of recognized assets/liabilities
(b)
Represents the netting of fair value balances with the same counterparty
(c)
Represents the net amounts of assets /liabilities presented on the Entergy Consolidated Balance Sheets
(d)
Excludes cash collateral in the amounts of
$1 million
posted as of
March 31, 2015
and
$25 million
held as of
December 31, 2014
, respectively
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The effect of Entergy’s derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges on the consolidated income statements for the three months ended
March 31, 2015
and
2014
are as follows:
Instrument
Amount of loss recognized in other
comprehensive income
Income Statement location
Amount of gain (loss)
reclassified from
AOCI into income (a)
(In Millions)
(In Millions)
2015
Electricity swaps and options
($32)
Competitive businesses operating revenues
$14
2014
Electricity swaps and options
($174)
Competitive businesses operating revenues
($195)
(a) Before taxes (benefit) of
$5 million
and
($68) million
, respectively
At each reporting period, Entergy measures its hedges for ineffectiveness. Any ineffectiveness is recognized in earnings during the period. The ineffective portion of cash flow hedges is recorded in competitive business operating revenues. The change in fair value of Entergy’s cash flow hedges due to ineffectiveness during the
three months ended March 31, 2015
and
2014
was
($1) million
and
$1 million
, respectively.
Based on market prices as of
March 31, 2015
, unrealized gains (losses) recorded in AOCI on cash flow hedges relating to power sales totaled
$111 million
of net unrealized gains (losses). Approximately
$88 million
is expected to be reclassified from AOCI to operating revenues in the next twelve months. The actual amount reclassified from AOCI, however, could vary due to future changes in market prices.
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 other comprehensive income prior to de-designation continue to be deferred in other comprehensive income until they are included in income as the original hedged transaction occurs. From the point of de-designation, the gains or losses on the original hedge and the offsetting contract are recorded as assets or liabilities on the balance sheet and offset as they flow through to earnings.
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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
March 31, 2015
and
2014
is as follows:
Instrument
Amount of gain recognized in AOCI
Income Statement
location
Amount of gain (loss)
recorded in the income statement
(In Millions)
(In Millions)
2015
Natural gas swaps
—
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
(a)
($19)
FTRs
—
Purchased power expense
(b)
$33
Electricity swaps and options de-designated as hedged items
$4
Competitive business operating revenues
($34)
2014
Natural gas swaps
—
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
(a)
$17
FTRs
—
Purchased power expense
(b)
$46
Electricity swaps and options de-designated as hedged items
$22
Competitive business operating revenues
$21
(a)
Due to regulatory treatment, the natural gas swaps are marked-to-market through fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale and then such amounts are simultaneously reversed and recorded as an offsetting regulatory asset or liability. The gains or losses recorded as fuel expenses when the swaps are settled are recovered or refunded through fuel cost recovery mechanisms.
(b)
Due to regulatory treatment, the changes in the estimated fair value of FTRs for the Utility operating companies are recorded through purchased power expense and then such amounts are simultaneously reversed and recorded as an offsetting regulatory asset or liability. The gains or losses recorded as purchased power expense when the FTRs for the Utility operating companies are settled are recovered or refunded through fuel cost recovery mechanisms.
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The fair values of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on their balance sheets as of
March 31, 2015
are as follows:
Instrument
Balance Sheet Location
Fair Value (a)
Registrant
(In Millions)
Assets:
FTRs
Prepayments and other
$0.6
Entergy Arkansas
FTRs
Prepayments and other
$5.0
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
FTRs
Prepayments and other
$3.8
Entergy Louisiana
FTRs
Prepayments and other
$0.9
Entergy Mississippi
FTRs
Prepayments and other
$1.4
Entergy New Orleans
FTRs
Prepayments and other
$3.4
Entergy Texas
Liabilities:
Natural gas swaps
Other current liabilities
$7.8
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
Natural gas swaps
Other current liabilities
$9.7
Entergy Louisiana
Natural gas swaps
Other current liabilities
$3.4
Entergy Mississippi
The fair values of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on their balance sheets as of
December 31, 2014
are as follows:
Instrument
Balance Sheet Location
Fair Value (a)
Registrant
(In Millions)
Assets:
FTRs
Prepayments and other
$0.7
Entergy Arkansas
FTRs
Prepayments and other
$14.4
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
FTRs
Prepayments and other
$11.1
Entergy Louisiana
FTRs
Prepayments and other
$3.4
Entergy Mississippi
FTRs
Prepayments and other
$4.1
Entergy New Orleans
FTRs
Prepayments and other
$12.3
Entergy Texas
Liabilities:
Natural gas swaps
Other current liabilities
$8.2
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
Natural gas swaps
Other current liabilities
$7.6
Entergy Louisiana
Natural gas swaps
Other current liabilities
$2.8
Entergy Mississippi
Natural gas swaps
Other current liabilities
$0.9
Entergy New Orleans
(a)
No cash collateral was required to be posted as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.
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The effects of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on their income statements for the three months ended
March 31, 2015
and
2014
are as follows:
Instrument
Income Statement Location
Amount of gain
(loss) recorded
in the income statement
Registrant
(In Millions)
2015
Natural gas swaps
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
($7.9)
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
Natural gas swaps
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
($8.1)
Entergy Louisiana
Natural gas swaps
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
($3.0)
Entergy Mississippi
Natural gas swaps
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
($0.5)
Entergy New Orleans
FTRs
Purchased power expense
$15.1
Entergy Arkansas
FTRs
Purchased power expense
$7.4
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
FTRs
Purchased power expense
$7.1
Entergy Louisiana
FTRs
Purchased power expense
$3.3
Entergy Mississippi
FTRs
Purchased power expense
$1.6
Entergy New Orleans
FTRs
Purchased power expense
($1.4)
Entergy Texas
2014
Natural gas swaps
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
$6.8
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
Natural gas swaps
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
$8.0
Entergy Louisiana
Natural gas swaps
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
$1.6
Entergy Mississippi
Natural gas swaps
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
$0.7
Entergy New Orleans
FTRs
Purchased power expense
$5.1
Entergy Arkansas
FTRs
Purchased power expense
$9.1
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
FTRs
Purchased power expense
$8.0
Entergy Louisiana
FTRs
Purchased power expense
$7.8
Entergy Mississippi
FTRs
Purchased power expense
$2.9
Entergy New Orleans
FTRs
Purchased power expense
$12.8
Entergy Texas
Fair Values
The estimated fair values of Entergy’s financial instruments and derivatives are determined using historical prices, bid prices, market quotes, and financial modeling. Considerable judgment is required in developing the estimates of fair value. Therefore, estimates are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that Entergy could realize in a current market exchange. Gains or losses realized on financial instruments other than those instruments held by the Entergy Wholesale Commodities business are reflected in future rates and therefore do not affect net income. Entergy considers
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the carrying amounts of most financial instruments classified as current assets and liabilities to be a reasonable estimate of their fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments.
Accounting standards define fair value as an exit price, or the price that would be received to sell an asset or the amount that would be paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between knowledgeable market participants at the date of measurement. Entergy and the Registrant Subsidiaries use assumptions or market input data that market participants would use in pricing assets or liabilities at fair value. The inputs can be readily observable, corroborated by market data, or generally unobservable. Entergy and the Registrant Subsidiaries endeavor to use the best available information to determine fair value.
Accounting standards establish a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. The hierarchy establishes the highest priority for unadjusted market quotes in an active market for the identical asset or liability and the lowest priority for unobservable inputs. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are:
•
Level 1 - Level 1 inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the entity has the ability to access at the measurement date. Active markets are those in which transactions for the asset or liability occur in sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. Level 1 primarily consists of individually owned common stocks, cash equivalents (temporary cash investments, securitization recovery trust account, and escrow accounts), debt instruments, and gas hedge contracts. Cash equivalents includes all unrestricted highly liquid debt instruments with an original maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase.
•
Level 2 - Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are, either directly or indirectly, observable for the asset or liability at the measurement date. Assets are valued based on prices derived by independent third parties that use inputs such as benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, and issuer spreads. Prices are reviewed and can be challenged with the independent parties and/or overridden by Entergy if it is believed such would be more reflective of fair value. Level 2 inputs include the following:
- quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;
- quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in inactive markets;
- inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability; or
-
inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.
Level 2 consists primarily of individually-owned debt instruments or shares in common trusts. Common trust funds are stated at estimated fair value based on the fair market value of the underlying investments.
•
Level 3 - Level 3 inputs are pricing inputs that are generally less observable or unobservable from objective sources. These inputs are used with internally developed methodologies to produce management’s best estimate of fair value for the asset or liability. Level 3 consists primarily of FTRs and derivative power contracts used as cash flow hedges of power sales at merchant power plants.
The values for power contract assets or liabilities are based on both observable inputs including public market prices and interest rates, and unobservable inputs such as implied volatilities, unit contingent discounts, expected basis differences, and credit adjusted counterparty interest rates. They are classified as Level 3 assets and liabilities. The valuations of these assets and liabilities are performed by the Entergy Wholesale Commodities Risk Control group and the Entergy Wholesale Commodities Accounting Policy and External Reporting group. The primary functions of the Entergy Wholesale Commodities Risk Control group include: gathering, validating and reporting market data, providing market risk analyses and valuations in support of Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ commercial transactions, developing and administering protocols for the management of market risks, and implementing and maintaining controls around changes to market data in the energy trading and risk management system. The Risk Control group is also
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responsible for managing the energy trading and risk management system, forecasting revenues, forward positions and analysis. The Entergy Wholesale Commodities Accounting Policy and External Reporting group performs functions related to market and counterparty settlements, revenue reporting and analysis and financial accounting. The Entergy Wholesale Commodities Risk Control group reports to the Vice President and Treasurer while the Entergy Wholesale Commodities Accounting Policy and External Reporting group reports to the Vice President, Accounting Policy and External Reporting.
The amounts reflected as the fair value of electricity swaps are based on the estimated amount that the contracts are in-the-money at the balance sheet date (treated as an asset) or out-of-the-money at the balance sheet date (treated as a liability) and would equal the estimated amount receivable to or payable by Entergy if the contracts were settled at that date. These derivative contracts include cash flow hedges that swap fixed for floating cash flows for sales of the output from the Entergy Wholesale Commodities business. The fair values are based on the mark-to-market comparison between the fixed contract prices and the floating prices determined each period from quoted forward power market prices. The differences between the fixed price in the swap contract and these market-related prices multiplied by the volume specified in the contract and discounted at the counterparties’ credit adjusted risk free rate are recorded as derivative contract assets or liabilities. For contracts that have unit contingent terms, a further discount is applied based on the historical relationship between contract and market prices for similar contract terms.
The amounts reflected as the fair values of electricity options are valued based on a Black Scholes model, and are calculated at the end of each month for accounting purposes. Inputs to the valuation include end of day forward market prices for the period when the transactions will settle, implied volatilities based on market volatilities provided by a third party data aggregator, and US Treasury rates for a risk-free return rate. As described further below, prices and implied volatilities are reviewed and can be adjusted if it is determined that there is a better representation of fair value.
On a daily basis, Entergy Wholesale Commodities Risk Control group calculates the mark-to-market for electricity swaps and options. Entergy Wholesale Commodities Risk Control group also validates forward market prices by comparing them to other sources of forward market prices or to settlement prices of actual market transactions. Significant differences are analyzed and potentially adjusted based on these other sources of forward market prices or settlement prices of actual market transactions. Implied volatilities used to value options are also validated using actual counterparty quotes for Entergy Wholesale Commodities transactions when available, and uses multiple sources of market implied volatilities. Moreover, on at least a monthly basis, the Office of Corporate Risk Oversight confirms the mark-to-market calculations and prepares price scenarios and credit downgrade scenario analysis. The scenario analysis is communicated to senior management within Entergy and within Entergy Wholesale Commodities. Finally, for all proposed derivative transactions, an analysis is completed to assess the risk of adding the proposed derivative to Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ portfolio. In particular, the credit and liquidity effects are calculated for this analysis. This analysis is communicated to senior management within Entergy and Entergy Wholesale Commodities.
The values of FTRs are based on unobservable inputs, including estimates of future congestion costs in MISO between applicable generation and load pricing nodes based on prices published by MISO. They are classified as Level 3 assets and liabilities. The valuations of these assets and liabilities are performed by the Entergy Wholesale Commodities Risk Control group for the unregulated business and by the System Planning and Operations Risk Control group for the Utility operating companies. Entergy’s Accounting Policy group reviews these valuations for reasonableness, with the assistance of others within the organization with knowledge of the various inputs and assumptions used in the valuation. The System Planning and Operations Risk Control group reports to the Vice President and Treasurer. The Accounting Policy group reports to the Vice President, Accounting Policy and External Reporting.
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The following tables set forth, by level within the fair value hierarchy, Entergy’s assets and liabilities that are accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of
March 31, 2015
and
December 31, 2014
. The assessment of the significance of a particular input to a fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels.
2015
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
(In Millions)
Assets:
Temporary cash investments
$1,113
$—
$—
$1,113
Decommissioning trust funds (a):
Equity securities
485
2,842
(b)
—
3,327
Debt securities
877
1,249
—
2,126
Power contracts
—
—
159
159
Securitization recovery trust account
45
—
—
45
Escrow accounts
364
—
—
364
FTRs
—
—
15
15
$2,884
$4,091
$174
$7,149
Liabilities:
Power contracts
$—
$—
$14
$14
Gas hedge contracts
21
—
—
21
$21
$—
$14
$35
2014
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
(In Millions)
Assets:
Temporary cash investments
$1,291
$—
$—
$1,291
Decommissioning trust funds (a):
Equity securities
452
2,834
(b)
—
3,286
Debt securities
880
1,205
—
2,085
Power contracts
—
—
217
217
Securitization recovery trust account
44
—
—
44
Escrow accounts
362
—
—
362
FTRs
—
—
47
47
$3,029
$4,039
$264
$7,332
Liabilities:
Power contracts
$—
$—
$2
$2
Gas hedge contracts
20
—
—
20
$20
$—
$2
$22
(a)
The decommissioning trust funds hold equity and fixed income securities. Equity securities are held to approximate the returns of major market indices. Fixed income investments are held in various governmental and corporate securities. See Note 9 to the financial statements herein for additional information on the investment portfolios.
(b)
Commingled equity funds may be redeemed bi-monthly.
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The following table sets forth a reconciliation of changes in the net assets (liabilities) for the fair value of derivatives classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy for the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
and
2014
:
2015
2014
Power Contracts
FTRs
Power Contracts
FTRs
(In Millions)
Balance as of January 1,
$215
$47
($133
)
$34
Realized gains (losses) included in earnings
52
—
5
—
Unrealized gains (losses) included in earnings
(87
)
—
16
—
Unrealized gains (losses) included in OCI
(26
)
—
(162
)
—
Unrealized gains (losses) included as a regulatory liability/asset
—
1
—
37
Purchases
10
—
5
—
Settlements
(19
)
(33
)
183
(46
)
Balance as of March 31,
$145
$15
($86
)
$25
The
following
table sets forth a description of the types of transactions classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy and significant unobservable inputs to each which cause that classification as of
March 31, 2015
:
Transaction Type
Fair Value
as of
March 31,
2015
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
Range
from
Average
%
Effect on
Fair Value
(In Millions)
(In Millions)
Electricity swaps
$109
Unit contingent discount
+/-
3%
$7
Electricity options
$36
Implied volatility
+/-
65%
$32
The following table sets forth an analysis of each of the types of unobservable inputs impacting the fair value of items classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy, and the sensitivity to changes to those inputs:
Significant
Unobservable
Input
Transaction Type
Position
Change to Input
Effect on
Fair Value
Unit contingent discount
Electricity swaps
Sell
Increase (Decrease)
Decrease (Increase)
Implied volatility
Electricity options
Sell
Increase (Decrease)
Increase (Decrease)
Implied volatility
Electricity options
Buy
Increase (Decrease)
Increase (Decrease)
The following table sets forth, by level within the fair value hierarchy, the Registrant Subsidiaries’ assets that are accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of
March 31, 2015
and
December 31, 2014
. The assessment of the significance of a particular input to a fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect its placement within the fair value hierarchy levels.
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Entergy Arkansas
2015
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
(In Millions)
Assets:
Temporary cash investments
$112.3
$—
$—
$112.3
Decommissioning trust funds (a):
Equity securities
12.4
474.1
(b)
—
486.5
Debt securities
93.8
202.8
—
296.6
Securitization recovery trust account
8.1
—
—
8.1
Escrow accounts
12.2
—
—
12.2
FTRs
—
—
0.6
0.6
$238.8
$676.9
$0.6
$916.3
2014
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
(In Millions)
Assets:
Temporary cash investments
$208.0
$—
$—
$208.0
Decommissioning trust funds (a):
Equity securities
7.2
480.1
(b)
—
487.3
Debt securities
72.2
210.4
—
282.6
Securitization recovery trust account
4.1
—
—
4.1
Escrow accounts
12.2
—
—
12.2
FTRs
—
—
0.7
0.7
$303.7
$690.5
$0.7
$994.9
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
2015
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
(In Millions)
Assets:
Temporary cash investments
$114.8
$—
$—
$114.8
Decommissioning trust funds (a):
Equity securities
15.9
391.4
(b)
—
407.3
Debt securities
81.0
160.4
—
241.4
Escrow accounts
90.1
—
—
90.1
FTRs
—
—
5.0
5.0
$301.8
$551.8
$5.0
$858.6
Liabilities:
Gas hedge contracts
$7.8
$—
$—
$7.8
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2014
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
(In Millions)
Assets:
Temporary cash investments
$109.6
$—
$—
$109.6
Decommissioning trust funds (a):
Equity securities
10.5
385.4
(b)
—
395.9
Debt securities
81.9
159.9
—
241.8
Escrow accounts
90.1
—
—
90.1
FTRs
—
—
14.4
14.4
$292.1
$545.3
$14.4
$851.8
Liabilities:
Gas hedge contracts
$8.2
$—
$—
$8.2
Entergy Louisiana
2015
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
(In Millions)
Assets:
Temporary cash investments
$167.5
$—
$—
$167.5
Decommissioning trust funds (a):
Equity securities
6.5
238.8
(b)
—
245.3
Debt securities
69.5
77.0
—
146.5
Escrow accounts
200.1
—
—
200.1
Securitization recovery trust account
8.5
—
—
8.5
FTRs
—
—
3.8
3.8
$452.1
$315.8
$3.8
$771.7
Liabilities:
Gas hedge contracts
$9.7
$—
$—
$9.7
2014
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
(In Millions)
Assets:
Temporary cash investments
$157.1
$—
$—
$157.1
Decommissioning trust funds (a):
Equity securities
4.8
234.8
(b)
—
239.6
Debt securities
68.7
75.3
—
144.0
Escrow accounts
200.1
—
—
200.1
Securitization recovery trust account
3.1
—
—
3.1
FTRs
—
—
11.1
11.1
$433.8
$310.1
$11.1
$755.0
Liabilities:
Gas hedge contracts
$7.6
$—
$—
$7.6
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Entergy Mississippi
2015
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
(In Millions)
Assets:
Temporary cash investments
$77.6
$—
$—
$77.6
Escrow accounts
41.8
—
—
41.8
FTRs
—
—
0.9
0.9
$119.4
$—
$0.9
$120.3
Liabilities:
Gas hedge contracts
$3.4
$—
$—
$3.4
2014
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
(In Millions)
Assets:
Temporary cash investments
$60.4
$—
$—
$60.4
Escrow accounts
41.8
—
—
41.8
FTRs
—
—
3.4
3.4
$102.2
$—
$3.4
$105.6
Liabilities:
Gas hedge contracts
$2.8
$—
$—
$2.8
Entergy New Orleans
2015
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
(In Millions)
Assets:
Temporary cash investments
$21.0
$—
$—
$21.0
Escrow accounts
19.8
—
—
19.8
FTRs
—
—
1.4
1.4
$40.8
$—
$1.4
$42.2
2014
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
(In Millions)
Assets:
Temporary cash investments
$41.4
$—
$—
$41.4
Escrow accounts
18.0
—
—
18.0
FTRs
—
—
4.1
4.1
$59.4
$—
$4.1
$63.5
Liabilities:
Gas hedge contracts
$0.9
$—
$—
$0.9
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Entergy Texas
2015
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
(In Millions)
Assets
:
Temporary cash investments
$13.6
$—
$—
$13.6
Securitization recovery trust account
28.1
—
—
28.1
FTRs
—
—
3.4
3.4
$41.7
$—
$3.4
$45.1
2014
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
(In Millions)
Assets
:
Temporary cash investments
$28.7
$—
$—
$28.7
Securitization recovery trust account
37.2
—
—
37.2
FTRs
—
—
12.3
12.3
$65.9
$—
$12.3
$78.2
System Energy
2015
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
(In Millions)
Assets:
Temporary cash investments
$171.5
$—
$—
$171.5
Decommissioning trust funds (a):
Equity securities
2.1
429.8
(b)
—
431.9
Debt securities
200.7
63.6
—
264.3
$374.3
$493.4
$—
$867.7
2014
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
(In Millions)
Assets:
Temporary cash investments
$222.4
$—
$—
$222.4
Decommissioning trust funds (a):
Equity securities
2.0
422.5
(b)
—
424.5
Debt securities
194.2
61.1
—
255.3
$418.6
$483.6
$—
$902.2
(a)
The decommissioning trust funds hold equity and fixed income securities. Equity securities are held to approximate the returns of major market indices. Fixed income investments are held in various governmental and corporate securities. See Note 9 to the financial statements herein for additional information on the investment portfolios.
(b)
Commingled equity funds may be redeemed bi-monthly.
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The following table sets forth a reconciliation of changes in the net assets (liabilities) for the fair value of derivatives classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy for the
three months ended March 31, 2015
.
Entergy
Arkansas
Entergy
Gulf States
Louisiana
Entergy
Louisiana
Entergy
Mississippi
Entergy
New
Orleans
Entergy
Texas
(In Millions)
Balance as of January 1,
$0.7
$14.4
$11.1
$3.4
$4.1
$12.3
Unrealized gains (losses) included as a regulatory liability/asset
15.0
(2.0
)
(0.2
)
0.8
(1.1
)
(10.3
)
Settlements
(15.1
)
(7.4
)
(7.1
)
(3.3
)
(1.6
)
1.4
Balance as of March 31,
$0.6
$5.0
$3.8
$0.9
$1.4
$3.4
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
March 31, 2014
.
Entergy
Arkansas
Entergy
Gulf States
Louisiana
Entergy
Louisiana
Entergy
Mississippi
Entergy
New
Orleans
Entergy
Texas
(In Millions)
Balance as of January 1,
$—
$6.7
$5.7
$1.0
$2.0
$18.4
Unrealized gains included as a regulatory liability/asset
7.8
7.7
5.3
11.6
2.0
1.8
Settlements
(5.1
)
(9.0
)
(8.0
)
(7.8
)
(3.0
)
(12.8
)
Balance as of March 31,
$2.7
$5.4
$3.0
$4.8
$1.0
$7.4
NOTE 9. DECOMMISSIONING TRUST FUNDS (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy)
Entergy holds debt and equity securities, classified as available-for-sale, in nuclear decommissioning trust accounts. The NRC requires Entergy subsidiaries to maintain trusts to fund the costs of decommissioning ANO 1, ANO 2, River Bend, Waterford 3, Grand Gulf, Pilgrim, Indian Point 1 and 2, Vermont Yankee, and Palisades (NYPA currently retains the decommissioning trusts and liabilities for Indian Point 3 and FitzPatrick). The funds are invested primarily in equity securities, fixed-rate debt securities, and cash and cash equivalents.
Entergy records decommissioning trust funds on the balance sheet at their fair value. Because of the ability of the Registrant Subsidiaries to recover decommissioning costs in rates and in accordance with the regulatory treatment for decommissioning trust funds, the Registrant Subsidiaries have recorded an offsetting amount of unrealized gains/(losses) on investment securities in other regulatory liabilities/assets. For the 30% interest in River Bend formerly owned by Cajun, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana has recorded an offsetting amount of unrealized gains/(losses) in other deferred credits. Decommissioning trust funds for Pilgrim, Indian Point 1 and 2, Vermont Yankee, and Palisades do not meet the criteria for regulatory accounting treatment. Accordingly, unrealized gains recorded on the assets in these trust funds are recognized in the accumulated other comprehensive income component of shareholders’ equity because these assets are classified as available-for-sale. Unrealized losses (where cost exceeds fair market value) on the assets in these trust funds are also recorded in the accumulated other comprehensive income component of shareholders’ equity unless the unrealized loss is other than temporary and therefore recorded in earnings. Generally, Entergy records realized gains and losses on its debt and equity securities using the specific identification method to determine the cost basis of its securities.
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The securities held as of
March 31, 2015
and
December 31, 2014
are summarized as follows:
Fair
Value
Total
Unrealized
Gains
Total
Unrealized
Losses
(In Millions)
2015
Equity Securities
$3,327
$1,525
$1
Debt Securities
2,126
88
4
Total
$5,453
$1,613
$5
Fair
Value
Total
Unrealized
Gains
Total
Unrealized
Losses
(In Millions)
2014
Equity Securities
$3,286
$1,513
$1
Debt Securities
2,085
76
6
Total
$5,371
$1,589
$7
Deferred taxes on unrealized gains/(losses) are recorded in other comprehensive income for the decommissioning trusts which do not meet the criteria for regulatory accounting treatment as described above. Unrealized gains/(losses) above are reported before deferred taxes of
$400 million
and
$396 million
as of
March 31, 2015
and
December 31, 2014
, respectively. The amortized cost of debt securities was
$2,054 million
as of
March 31, 2015
and
$2,019 million
as of
December 31, 2014
. As of
March 31, 2015
, the debt securities have an average coupon rate of approximately
3.33%
, an average duration of approximately
5.7
years, and an average maturity of approximately
8.75
years. The equity securities are generally held in funds that are designed to approximate or somewhat exceed the return of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. A relatively small percentage of the equity securities are held in funds intended to replicate the return of the Wilshire 4500 Index or the Russell 3000 Index.
The fair value and gross unrealized losses of available-for-sale equity and debt securities, summarized by investment type and length of time that the securities have been in a continuous loss position, are as follows as of
March 31, 2015
:
Equity Securities
Debt Securities
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
(In Millions)
Less than 12 months
$13
$1
$213
$2
More than 12 months
—
—
80
2
Total
$13
$1
$293
$4
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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
December 31, 2014
:
Equity Securities
Debt Securities
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
(In Millions)
Less than 12 months
$9
$1
$277
$2
More than 12 months
—
—
163
4
Total
$9
$1
$440
$6
The fair value of debt securities, summarized by contractual maturities, as of
March 31, 2015
and
December 31, 2014
are as follows:
2015
2014
(In Millions)
less than 1 year
$70
$94
1 year - 5 years
801
783
5 years - 10 years
692
681
10 years - 15 years
176
173
15 years - 20 years
71
79
20 years+
316
275
Total
$2,126
$2,085
During the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
and
2014
, proceeds from the dispositions of securities amounted to
$493 million
and
$537 million
, respectively. During the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
and
2014
, gross gains of
$26 million
and
$6 million
, respectively, and gross losses of
$2 million
and
$2 million
, respectively, were reclassified out of other comprehensive income or other regulatory liabilities/assets into earnings.
Entergy Arkansas
Entergy Arkansas holds debt and equity securities, classified as available-for-sale, in nuclear decommissioning trust accounts. The securities held as of
March 31, 2015
and
December 31, 2014
are summarized as follows:
Fair
Value
Total
Unrealized
Gains
Total
Unrealized
Losses
(In Millions)
2015
Equity Securities
$486.5
$249.7
$—
Debt Securities
296.6
8.2
0.6
Total
$783.1
$257.9
$0.6
2014
Equity Securities
$487.3
$248.9
$—
Debt Securities
282.6
6.2
1.1
Total
$769.9
$255.1
$1.1
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The amortized cost of debt securities was
$290 million
as of
March 31, 2015
and
$277.4 million
as of
December 31, 2014
. As of
March 31, 2015
, the debt securities have an average coupon rate of approximately
2.43%
, an average duration of approximately
4.9
years, and an average maturity of approximately
5.64
years. The equity securities are generally held in funds that are designed to approximate the return of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. A relatively small percentage of the equity securities are held in funds intended to replicate the return of the Wilshire 4500 Index.
The fair value and gross unrealized losses of available-for-sale equity and debt securities, summarized by investment type and length of time that the securities have been in a continuous loss position, are as follows as of
March 31, 2015
:
Equity Securities
Debt Securities
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
(In Millions)
Less than 12 months
$1.0
$—
$29.6
$0.3
More than 12 months
—
—
19.6
0.3
Total
$1.0
$—
$49.2
$0.6
The fair value and gross unrealized losses of available-for-sale equity and debt securities, summarized by investment type and length of time that the securities have been in a continuous loss position, are as follows as of
December 31, 2014
:
Equity Securities
Debt Securities
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
(In Millions)
Less than 12 months
$0.1
$—
$56.5
$0.3
More than 12 months
—
—
34.8
0.8
Total
$0.1
$—
$91.3
$1.1
The fair value of debt securities, summarized by contractual maturities, as of
March 31, 2015
and
December 31, 2014
are as follows:
2015
2014
(In Millions)
less than 1 year
$16.7
$14.9
1 year - 5 years
128.0
127.3
5 years - 10 years
136.0
128.2
10 years - 15 years
3.1
1.7
15 years - 20 years
1.0
1.0
20 years+
11.8
9.5
Total
$296.6
$282.6
During the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
and
2014
, proceeds from the dispositions of securities amounted to
$81.9 million
and
$45.3 million
, respectively. During the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
and
2014
, gross gains of
$5.1 million
and
$0.1 million
, respectively, and gross losses of
$1.3 thousand
and
$0.2 million
, respectively were reclassified out of other regulatory liabilities/assets into earnings.
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Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana holds debt and equity securities, classified as available-for-sale, in nuclear decommissioning trust accounts. The securities held as of
March 31, 2015
and
December 31, 2014
are summarized as follows:
Fair
Value
Total
Unrealized
Gains
Total
Unrealized
Losses
(In Millions)
2015
Equity Securities
$407.3
$180.6
$—
Debt Securities
241.4
11.9
0.2
Total
$648.7
$192.5
$0.2
2014
Equity Securities
$395.9
$177.6
$—
Debt Securities
241.8
11.9
0.3
Total
$637.7
$189.5
$0.3
The amortized cost of debt securities was
$232.8 million
as of
March 31, 2015
and
$231.5 million
as of
December 31, 2014
. As of
March 31, 2015
, the debt securities have an average coupon rate of approximately
4.40%
, an average duration of approximately
5.72
years, and an average maturity of approximately
11.1
years. The equity securities are generally held in funds that are designed to approximate the return of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. A relatively small percentage of the equity securities are held in funds intended to replicate the return of the Wilshire 4500 Index.
The fair value and gross unrealized losses of available-for-sale equity and debt securities, summarized by investment type and length of time that the securities have been in a continuous loss position, are as follows as of
March 31, 2015
:
Equity Securities
Debt Securities
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
(In Millions)
Less than 12 months
$1.7
$—
$18.1
$0.2
More than 12 months
—
—
2.1
—
Total
$1.7
$—
$20.2
$0.2
The fair value and gross unrealized losses of available-for-sale equity and debt securities, summarized by investment type and length of time that the securities have been in a continuous loss position, are as follows as of
December 31, 2014
:
Equity Securities
Debt Securities
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
(In Millions)
Less than 12 months
$0.1
$—
$14.0
$0.1
More than 12 months
—
—
15.0
0.2
Total
$0.1
$—
$29.0
$0.3
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The fair value of debt securities, summarized by contractual maturities, as of
March 31, 2015
and
December 31, 2014
are as follows:
2015
2014
(In Millions)
less than 1 year
$7.2
$6.4
1 year - 5 years
62.1
59.8
5 years - 10 years
63.1
68.3
10 years - 15 years
43.2
43.6
15 years - 20 years
14.0
14.8
20 years+
51.8
48.9
Total
$241.4
$241.8
During the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
and
2014
, proceeds from the dispositions of securities amounted to
$21.7 million
and
$30.3 million
, respectively. During the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
and
2014
, gross gains of
$1.3 million
and
$0.2 million
, respectively, and gross losses of
$0.7 thousand
and $
0.2 million
, respectively, were reclassified out of other regulatory liabilities/assets into earnings.
Entergy Louisiana
Entergy Louisiana holds debt and equity securities, classified as available-for-sale, in nuclear decommissioning trust accounts. The securities held as of
March 31, 2015
and
December 31, 2014
are summarized as follows:
Fair
Value
Total
Unrealized
Gains
Total
Unrealized
Losses
(In Millions)
2015
Equity Securities
$245.3
$119.1
$—
Debt Securities
146.5
8.2
0.2
Total
$391.8
$127.3
$0.2
2014
Equity Securities
$239.6
$116.7
$—
Debt Securities
144.0
6.9
0.4
Total
$383.6
$123.6
$0.4
The amortized cost of debt securities was
$138.5 million
as of
March 31, 2015
and
$137.9 million
as of
December 31, 2014
. As of
March 31, 2015
, the debt securities have an average coupon rate of approximately
2.96%
, an average duration of approximately
5.31
years, and an average maturity of approximately
8.21
years. The equity securities are generally held in funds that are designed to approximate the return of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. A relatively small percentage of the equity securities are held in funds intended to replicate the return of the Wilshire 4500 Index.
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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
March 31, 2015
:
Equity Securities
Debt Securities
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
(In Millions)
Less than 12 months
$0.6
$—
$10.5
$0.1
More than 12 months
—
—
4.2
0.1
Total
$0.6
$—
$14.7
$0.2
The fair value and gross unrealized losses of available-for-sale equity and debt securities, summarized by investment type and length of time that the securities have been in a continuous loss position, are as follows as of
December 31, 2014
:
Equity Securities
Debt Securities
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
(In Millions)
Less than 12 months
$0.1
$—
$19.1
$0.1
More than 12 months
—
—
12.1
0.3
Total
$0.1
$—
$31.2
$0.4
The fair value of debt securities, summarized by contractual maturities, as of
March 31, 2015
and
December 31, 2014
are as follows:
2015
2014
(In Millions)
less than 1 year
$4.3
$5.6
1 year - 5 years
60.2
58.2
5 years - 10 years
45.1
44.2
10 years - 15 years
7.5
7.3
15 years - 20 years
10.0
9.4
20 years+
19.4
19.3
Total
$146.5
$144.0
During the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
and
2014
, proceeds from the dispositions of securities amounted to
$3.9 million
and
$18.1 million
, respectively. During the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
and
2014
, gross gains of
$16.8 thousand
and
$0.2 million
, respectively, and gross losses of
$4.9 thousand
and
$3.9 thousand
, respectively, were reclassified out of other regulatory liabilities/assets into earnings.
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System Energy
System Energy holds debt and equity securities, classified as available-for-sale, in nuclear decommissioning trust accounts. The securities held as of
March 31, 2015
and
December 31, 2014
are summarized as follows:
Fair
Value
Total
Unrealized
Gains
Total
Unrealized
Losses
(In Millions)
2015
Equity Securities
$431.9
$192.3
$—
Debt Securities
264.3
8.1
0.1
Total
$696.2
$200.4
$0.1
2014
Equity Securities
$424.5
$188.0
$—
Debt Securities
255.3
5.9
0.3
Total
$679.8
$193.9
$0.3
The amortized cost of debt securities was
$256.6 million
as of
March 31, 2015
and
$251 million
as of
December 31, 2014
. As of
March 31, 2015
, the debt securities have an average coupon rate of approximately
2.25%
, an average duration of approximately
4.54
years, and an average maturity of approximately
6.12
years. The equity securities are generally held in funds that are designed to approximate the return of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. A relatively small percentage of the equity securities are held in funds intended to replicate the return of the Wilshire 4500 Index.
The fair value and gross unrealized losses of available-for-sale equity and debt securities, summarized by investment type and length of time that the securities have been in a continuous loss position, are as follows as of
March 31, 2015
:
Equity Securities
Debt Securities
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
(In Millions)
Less than 12 months
$1.0
$—
$20.5
$—
More than 12 months
—
—
2.6
0.1
Total
$1.0
$—
$23.1
$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, 2014
:
Equity Securities
Debt Securities
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
(In Millions)
Less than 12 months
$0.1
$—
$51.6
$0.2
More than 12 months
—
—
6.5
0.1
Total
$0.1
$—
$58.1
$0.3
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Notes to Financial Statements
The fair value of debt securities, summarized by contractual maturities, as of
March 31, 2015
and
December 31, 2014
are as follows:
2015
2014
(In Millions)
less than 1 year
$12.9
$33.5
1 year - 5 years
163.8
139.7
5 years - 10 years
54.5
53.5
10 years - 15 years
3.8
3.4
15 years - 20 years
1.7
3.2
20 years+
27.6
22.0
Total
$264.3
$255.3
During the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
and
2014
, proceeds from the dispositions of securities amounted to
$78.4 million
and
$130.3 million
, respectively. During the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
and
2014
, gross gains of
$0.4 million
and
$1.0 million
, respectively, and gross losses of
$0.1 million
and
$0.3 million
, respectively, were reclassified out of other regulatory liabilities/assets into earnings.
Other-than-temporary impairments and unrealized gains and losses
Entergy, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy evaluate unrealized losses at the end of each period to determine whether an other-than-temporary impairment has occurred. The assessment of whether an investment in a debt security has suffered an other-than-temporary impairment is based on whether Entergy has the intent to sell or more likely than not will be required to sell the debt security before recovery of its amortized costs. Further, if Entergy does not expect to recover the entire amortized cost basis of the debt security, an other-than-temporary impairment is considered to have occurred and it is measured by the present value of cash flows expected to be collected less the amortized cost basis (credit loss). Entergy did not have any material other-than-temporary impairments relating to credit losses on debt securities for the
three
months ended
March 31, 2015
and
2014
. The assessment of whether an investment in an equity security has suffered an other-than-temporary impairment continues to be based on a number of factors including, first, whether Entergy has the ability and intent to hold the investment to recover its value, the duration and severity of any losses, and, then, whether it is expected that the investment will recover its value within a reasonable period of time. Entergy’s trusts are managed by third parties who operate in accordance with agreements that define investment guidelines and place restrictions on the purchases and sales of investments. Entergy did not record material charges to other income in the
three
months ended
March 31, 2015
and
2014
, respectively, resulting from the recognition of the other-than-temporary impairment of certain equity securities held in its decommissioning trust funds.
NOTE 10. INCOME TAXES (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)
See “
Income Tax Litigation
”, “
Income Tax Audits
”, and “
Other Tax Matters
” in Note 3 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of income tax proceedings, income tax audits, and other income tax matters involving Entergy. Following is an update to that disclosure.
The IRS finalized tax and interest computations from the 2006-2007 audit in the first quarter 2015 that resulted in a reduction in Entergy's income tax expense of approximately
$20 million
, including decreases in income tax expense of approximately
$4 million
for Entergy Arkansas,
$5 million
for Entergy Gulf States Louisiana,
$6 million
for Entergy Louisiana, and
$1 million
for System Energy.
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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)
Construction Expenditures in Accounts Payable
Construction expenditures included in accounts payable at
March 31, 2015
are
$147 million
for Entergy,
$31.5 million
for Entergy Arkansas,
$26.9 million
for Entergy Gulf States Louisiana,
$17 million
for Entergy Louisiana,
$8.3 million
for Entergy Mississippi,
$0.1 million
for Entergy New Orleans,
$9.1 million
for Entergy Texas, and
$10.3 million
for System Energy. Construction expenditures included in accounts payable at
December 31, 2014
are
$209 million
for Entergy,
$37.3 million
for Entergy Arkansas,
$23.4 million
for Entergy Gulf States Louisiana,
$48 million
for Entergy Louisiana,
$7.8 million
for Entergy Mississippi,
$0.9 million
for Entergy New Orleans,
$24.1 million
for Entergy Texas, and
$7.7 million
for System Energy.
NOTE 12. VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)
See Note 18 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of variable interest entities. See Note 4 to the financial statements herein for details of the nuclear fuel companies’ credit facilities and commercial paper borrowings and long-term debt.
Entergy Louisiana and System Energy are each considered to hold a variable interest in the lessors from which they lease, respectively, undivided interests representing approximately
9.3%
of the Waterford 3 and
11.5%
of the Grand Gulf nuclear plants. Entergy Louisiana and System Energy are the lessees under these arrangements, which are described in more detail in Note 10 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K. Entergy Louisiana made payments on its lease, including interest, of
$21 million
and
$22.7 million
in the three months ended
March 31, 2015
and
2014
, respectively. System Energy made payments on its lease, including interest, of
$37.6 million
and
$51.6 million
in the three months ended
March 31, 2015
and
2014
, respectively.
__________________________________
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 necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented. Entergy’s business is subject to seasonal fluctuations, however, with peak periods occurring typically during the first and third quarters. The results for the interim periods presented should not be used as a basis for estimating results of operations for a full year.
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Part I, Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of
March 31, 2015
, evaluations were performed under the supervision and with the participation of Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy (individually “Registrant” and collectively the “Registrants”) management, including their respective Principal Executive Officers (PEO) and Principal Financial Officers (PFO). The evaluations assessed the effectiveness of the Registrants’ disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the evaluations, each PEO and PFO has concluded that, as to the Registrant or Registrants for which they serve as PEO or PFO, the Registrant’s or Registrants’ disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by each Registrant in reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms; and that the Registrant’s or Registrants’ disclosure controls and procedures are also effective in reasonably assuring that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s or Registrants’ management, including their respective PEOs and PFOs, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
Under the supervision and with the participation of each Registrants’ management, including its respective PEO and PFO, each Registrant evaluated changes in internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended
March 31, 2015
and found no change that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, internal control over financial reporting.
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MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Results of Operations
Net Income
Net income decreased $10.5 million primarily due to higher other operation and maintenance expenses, higher taxes other than income taxes, higher nuclear refueling outage expenses, higher interest expense, and higher depreciation and amortization expenses, partially offset by higher other income, a lower effective income tax rate, and higher net revenue.
Net Revenue
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 first quarter 2015 to the first quarter 2014:
Amount
(In Millions)
2014 net revenue
$304.4
Retail electric price
7.4
Asset retirement obligation
(4.9
)
Other
0.5
2015 net revenue
$307.4
The retail electric price variance is primarily due to an increase in the energy efficiency rider, as approved by the APSC, effective July 2014. Energy efficiency revenues are largely offset by costs included in other operation and maintenance expenses and have a minimal effect on net income.
The asset retirement obligation affects net revenue because Entergy Arkansas records a regulatory debit or credit for the difference between asset retirement obligation-related expenses and trust earnings plus asset retirement obligation-related costs collected in revenue. The variance for the first quarter 2015 compared to the first quarter 2014 is primarily caused by a decrease in the regulatory credits because of higher realized gains on the decommissioning trust fund investments.
Other Income Statement Variances
Nuclear refueling outage expenses increased primarily due to higher costs associated with the most recent outage as compared to the previous outages.
Other operation and maintenance expenses increased primarily due to:
•
an increase of $10.3 million in energy efficiency costs, including the effects of true-ups to the energy efficiency filings. Energy efficiency costs are recovered through the energy efficiency rider and have a minimal effect on net income;
•
an increase of $5.2 million in fossil-fueled generation expenses due to an overall higher scope of work done during plant outages as compared to the prior year; and
•
an increase of $3.1 million in nuclear generation expenses primarily due to higher contract labor costs.
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Taxes other than income taxes increased primarily due to an increase in payroll taxes and an increase in local franchise taxes resulting from higher residential and commercial revenues in 2015 as compared to 2014. Franchise taxes have no effect on net income as these taxes are recovered through the franchise tax rider.
Depreciation and amortization expenses increased primarily due to additions to plant in service.
Other income increased primarily due to higher realized gains in the first quarter 2015 compared to the first quarter 2014 on the decommissioning trust fund investments. There is no effect on net income as these investment gains are offset by a corresponding amount of regulatory charges.
Interest expense increased primarily due to the issuance of $250 million of 4.95% Series first mortgage bonds in December 2014 and the issuance of $375 million of 3.7% Series first mortgage bonds in March 2014. The increase was partially offset by the repayment of $115 million of 5.0% Series first mortgage bonds in April 2014.
Income Taxes
The effective income tax rate was 27.3% for the first quarter 2015. The difference in the effective income tax rate for the first quarter 2015 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% was primarily due to the reversal of a portion of the provision for uncertain tax positions resulting from the receipt of finalized tax and interest computations for the 2006-2007 audit from the IRS and book and tax differences related to the allowance for equity funds used during construction, partially offset by certain book and tax differences related to utility plant items and state income taxes. See Note 10 to the financial statements for a discussion of the finalized tax and interest computations for the 2006-2007 audit.
The effective income tax rate was 42.8% for the first quarter 2014. The difference in the effective income tax rate for the first quarter 2014 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% was primarily due to state income taxes and certain book and tax differences related to utility plant items.
ANO Damage, Outage, and NRC Reviews
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS -
ANO Damage, Outage, and NRC Reviews
” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the ANO stator incident and subsequent NRC reviews.
As discussed in the Form 10-K, in January 2015 the NRC issued its final risk significance determination for the flood barrier violation originally cited in the September 2014 report. The NRC’s final risk significance determination was classified as “yellow with substantial safety significance.” In March 2015 the NRC issued a letter notifying Entergy of its decision to move ANO into the “multiple/repetitive degraded cornerstone column” of the NRC’s reactor oversight process action matrix. Placement into this column will require significant additional NRC inspection activities at the ANO site, including a review of the site’s root cause evaluation associated with the flood barrier and stator issues, an assessment of the effectiveness of the site’s corrective action program, an additional design basis inspection, a safety culture assessment, and possibly other inspection activities consistent with the NRC’s Inspection Procedure. The additional NRC inspection activities at the site are expected to increase ANO’s operating costs. Excluding remediation and response costs that may result from the additional NRC inspection activities, Entergy Arkansas expects to incur NRC inspection costs of approximately $35 million in 2015 and approximately $15 million in 2016.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash Flow
Cash flows for the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
and
2014
were as follows:
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
$218,505
$127,022
Cash flow provided by (used in):
Operating activities
68,919
80,524
Investing activities
(138,537
)
(169,864
)
Financing activities
(29,397
)
182,835
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
(99,015
)
93,495
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$119,490
$220,517
Operating Activities
Net cash flow provided by operating activities decreased $11.6 million for the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
compared to the
three months ended
March 31, 2014
primarily due to:
•
an increase of $18.9 million in spending on nuclear refueling outages in 2015 as compared to the same period in 2014;
•
an increase of $16 million in income tax payments. Entergy Arkansas made income tax payments of $17.6 million in 2015 in accordance with the Entergy Corporation and Subsidiary Companies Intercompany Income Tax Allocation Agreement. The income tax payments made in 2015 resulted primarily from final settlement of amounts outstanding associated with the 2006-2007 IRS audit;
•
$8.8 million in insurance proceeds received in the first quarter 2014 for property damages related to the generator stator incident at ANO. See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS -
ANO Damage, Outage, and NRC Reviews
” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the ANO stator incident; and
•
an increase of $5.4 million in pension contributions in 2015. See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS –
Critical Accounting Estimates
” in the Form 10-K and Note 6 to the financial statements herein for a discussion of qualified pension and other postretirement benefits funding.
The decrease was partially offset by:
•
an increase in the recovery of fuel and purchased power costs including System Agreement bandwidth remedy collections from customers of $13.2 million received in the first quarter 2015 as a result of the compliance filing pursuant to the FERC’s February 2014 orders related to the bandwidth payments/receipts for the June - December 2005 period. See Note 2 to the financial statements herein and in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the System Agreement proceedings; and
•
a decrease of $4.2 million in interest paid in 2015 as compared to the same period in the prior year.
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Investing Activities
Net cash flow used in investing activities decreased $31.3 million for the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
compared to the
three months ended
March 31, 2014
primarily due to:
•
fluctuations in nuclear fuel activity because of variations from year to year in the timing and pricing of fuel reload requirements in the Utility business, material and services deliveries, and the timing of cash payments during the nuclear fuel cycle;
•
a decrease in distribution construction expenditures primarily due to storm restoration spending in 2014; and
•
money pool activity.
The decrease was partially offset by:
•
an increase in nuclear construction expenditures due to compliance with NRC post-Fukushima requirements and a higher scope of work on various nuclear projects in 2015; and
•
$24.2 million in insurance proceeds received in the first quarter 2014 for property damages related to the generator stator incident at ANO. See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS -
ANO Damage, Outage, and NRC Reviews
” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the ANO stator incident .
Increases in Entergy Arkansas’s receivable from the money pool are a use of cash flow, and Entergy Arkansas’s receivable from the money pool increased by $13 million for the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
compared to increasing by $29.9 million for the
three months ended
March 31, 2014
. The money pool is an inter-company borrowing arrangement designed to reduce the Utility subsidiaries’ need for external short-term borrowings.
Financing Activities
Entergy Arkansas’s financing activities used $29.4 million of cash for the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
compared to providing $182.8 million of cash for the
three months ended
March 31, 2014
primarily due to the following activity:
•
the issuance of $375 million of 3.7% Series first mortgage bonds in March 2014;
•
net repayments of $28.5 million on the Entergy Arkansas nuclear fuel company variable interest entity credit facility in the first quarter 2015 compared to net borrowings of $62.5 million in the first quarter 2014; and
•
the repayment, prior to maturity, of a $250 million term loan in March 2014.
See Note 5 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K and Note 4 to the financial statements herein for more details on long-term debt.
Capital Structure
Entergy Arkansas’s capitalization is balanced between equity and debt, as shown in the following table.
March 31, 2015
December 31,
2014
Debt to capital
57.9
%
58.4
%
Effect of excluding the securitization bonds
(0.7
%)
(0.7
%)
Debt to capital, excluding securitization bonds (a)
57.2
%
57.7
%
Effect of subtracting cash
(1.2
%)
(2.2
%)
Net debt to net capital, excluding securitization bonds (a)
56.0
%
55.5
%
(a)
Calculation excludes the securitization bonds, which are non-recourse to Entergy Arkansas.
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Net debt consists of debt less cash and cash equivalents. Debt consists of short-term borrowings and long-term debt, including the currently maturing portion. Capital consists of debt, preferred stock without sinking fund, and common equity. Net capital consists of capital less cash and cash equivalents. Entergy Arkansas uses the debt to capital ratios excluding securitization bonds in analyzing its financial condition and believes they provide useful information to its investors and creditors in evaluating Entergy Arkansas’s financial condition because the securitization bonds are non-recourse to Entergy Arkansas, as more fully described in Note 5 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K. Entergy Arkansas also uses the net debt to net capital ratio excluding securitization bonds in analyzing its financial condition and believes it provides useful information to its investors and creditors in evaluating Entergy Arkansas’s financial condition because net debt indicates Entergy Arkansas’s outstanding debt position that could not be readily satisfied by cash and cash equivalents on hand.
Uses and Sources of Capital
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS -
Liquidity and Capital Resources
”
in the Form 10-K for a discussion of Entergy Arkansas’s uses and sources of capital. Following are additional updates to the information provided in the Form 10-K.
Entergy Arkansas’s receivables from the money pool were as follows:
March 31, 2015
December 31,
2014
March 31, 2014
December 31,
2013
(In Thousands)
$15,219
$2,218
$47,407
$17,531
See Note 4 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a description of the money pool.
Entergy Arkansas has a credit facility in the amount of $150 million scheduled to expire in March 2019. In April 2015, Entergy Arkansas renewed its $20 million credit facility through April 2016. The $150 million credit facility allows Entergy Arkansas to issue letters of credit against 50% of the borrowing capacity of the facility. As of
March 31, 2015
, there were no cash borrowings and no letters of credit outstanding under the credit facilities. In addition, Entergy Arkansas is a party to an uncommitted letter of credit facility as a means to post collateral to support its obligations under MISO. As of
March 31, 2015
, a $2 million letter of credit was outstanding under Entergy Arkansas’s letter of credit facility. See Note 4 to the financial statements for additional discussion of the credit facilities.
The Entergy Arkansas nuclear fuel company variable interest entity has a credit facility in the amount of $85 million scheduled to expire in June 2016. As of
March 31, 2015
, $19.5 million in letters of credit were outstanding under the credit facility to support a like amount of commercial paper issued by the Entergy Arkansas nuclear fuel company variable interest entity. See Note 4 to the financial statements for additional discussion of the nuclear fuel company variable interest entity credit facility.
Union Power Station Purchase Agreement
As discussed in the Form 10-K, in December 2014, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, and Entergy Texas entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire the Union Power Station. The purchase of the Union Power Station is contingent upon, among other things, obtaining necessary approvals, including cost recovery, from various federal and state regulatory and permitting agencies. These include regulatory approvals from the APSC, LPSC, PUCT, and FERC, as well as clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR Act). In December 2014, Entergy Texas filed its application with the PUCT seeking one of the two necessary PUCT approvals of the acquisition. In April 2015 the Office of Public Utility Counsel filed testimony recommending that the Union Power Station transaction be determined not to be consistent with the public interest, and Texas Industrial Energy Consumers filed testimony concluding that serious concerns exist as to whether Entergy Texas needs the capacity of Union Power Station and whether Union Power Station is the most economical alternative. Also in April 2015, East
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Texas Electric Cooperative filed testimony raising certain transmission-related issues with respect to the proposed acquisition. In May 2015, PUCT staff filed testimony concluding that Entergy Texas had not adequately supported its demonstration of need for the facility or the extent of its due diligence in considering alternatives to the acquisition of Union Power Station. The PUCT staff further concluded that (i) Entergy Texas’ financial condition would remain adequate should it acquire the facility regardless of whether it was also allowed to recover its requested acquisition adjustment and (ii) Entergy Texas had not provided sufficient information for PUCT staff to determine the reasonable value of the facility. The PUCT has indicated that it will convene the hearing on the merits of the initial requested approval in June 2015. Entergy Texas intends to file a rate application to seek cost recovery in the second quarter of 2015. In January 2015, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana filed its application with the LPSC and Entergy Arkansas filed its application with the APSC, each for approval of the acquisition and cost recovery. The LPSC established a procedural schedule providing for a hearing on the merits in August 2015. The APSC established a procedural schedule providing for a hearing on the merits in September 2015. In February 2015, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, and Entergy Texas filed a notification and report form pursuant to the HSR Act with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission with respect to their planned acquisition of the Union Power Station. Union Power Partners, L.P. (UPP), the seller, also filed a notification and report form in February 2015. In March 2015 the DOJ requested additional information and documentary material from each of the purchasing companies and UPP, which will have the effect of extending the DOJ review period. In March 2015, UPP, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, and Entergy Texas filed an application with the FERC requesting authorization for the transaction. In April 2015, Entergy Texas and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana made a filing with the FERC to request authorization to recover their portions of the expected positive acquisition adjustment associated with the acquisition of the Union Power Station. Also in April 2015, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, and Entergy Texas made a filing with the FERC for approval of their proposed accounting treatment of the amortization expenses relating to the acquisition adjustment. Closing is targeted to occur in late-2015.
State and Local Rate Regulation and Fuel-Cost Recovery
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS –
State and Local Rate Regulation and Fuel-Cost Recovery
”
in the Form 10-K for a discussion of state and local rate regulation and fuel-cost recovery. The following is an update to that discussion.
In April 2015, Entergy Arkansas filed with the APSC for a general change in rates, charges, and tariffs. The filing notifies the APSC of Entergy Arkansas’s intent to implement a formula rate review mechanism pursuant to Arkansas legislation passed in 2015, and requests a retail rate increase of $268.4 million, with a net increase in revenue of $167 million. The filing requests a 10.2% return on common equity.
Federal Regulation
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS –
Federal Regulation
”
in the Form 10-K for a discussion of federal regulation.
Nuclear Matters
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS -
Nuclear Matters
” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of nuclear matters.
Environmental Risks
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS -
Environmental Risks
” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of environmental risks.
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Critical Accounting Estimates
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS -
Critical Accounting Estimates
” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the estimates and judgments necessary in Entergy Arkansas’s accounting for nuclear decommissioning costs, unbilled revenue, and qualified pension and other postretirement benefits.
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ENTERGY ARKANSAS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric
$511,253
$514,981
OPERATING EXPENSES
Operation and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
104,872
92,153
Purchased power
99,814
118,848
Nuclear refueling outage expenses
12,063
8,677
Other operation and maintenance
160,545
138,545
Decommissioning
12,304
11,186
Taxes other than income taxes
25,704
21,908
Depreciation and amortization
60,102
57,721
Other regulatory credits - net
(807
)
(417
)
TOTAL
474,597
448,621
OPERATING INCOME
36,656
66,360
OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
2,374
1,753
Interest and investment income
10,952
4,017
Miscellaneous - net
(167
)
(364
)
TOTAL
13,159
5,406
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense
26,487
22,833
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction
(1,231
)
(638
)
TOTAL
25,256
22,195
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
24,559
49,571
Income taxes
6,694
21,201
NET INCOME
17,865
28,370
Preferred dividend requirements
1,718
1,718
EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK
$16,147
$26,652
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income
$17,865
$28,370
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization
97,294
95,346
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued
17,847
59,118
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables
(8,086
)
(2,984
)
Fuel inventory
(8,232
)
9,648
Accounts payable
(24,651
)
(24,908
)
Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued
(18,923
)
(23,229
)
Interest accrued
4,338
(3,476
)
Deferred fuel costs
14,933
(19,638
)
Other working capital accounts
(27,858
)
(55,519
)
Provisions for estimated losses
46
(321
)
Other regulatory assets
29,585
(17,558
)
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
(19,074
)
(16,342
)
Other assets and liabilities
(6,165
)
52,017
Net cash flow provided by operating activities
68,919
80,524
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction expenditures
(128,399
)
(140,439
)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
3,700
2,507
Nuclear fuel purchases
(21,392
)
(95,644
)
Proceeds from sale of nuclear fuel
28,296
76,808
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales
81,852
45,317
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds
(85,620
)
(47,603
)
Changes in money pool receivable - net
(13,001
)
(29,876
)
Changes in securitization account
(3,973
)
(4,290
)
Insurance proceeds
—
24,156
Other
—
(800
)
Net cash flow used in investing activities
(138,537
)
(169,864
)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt
—
372,063
Retirement of long-term debt
—
(250,003
)
Changes in short-term borrowings - net
(28,462
)
62,493
Dividends paid:
Preferred stock
(1,718
)
(1,718
)
Other
783
—
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities
(29,397
)
182,835
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
(99,015
)
93,495
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
218,505
127,022
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$119,490
$220,517
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized
$20,761
$24,977
Income taxes
$17,587
$1,620
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ENTERGY ARKANSAS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS
March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014
(Unaudited)
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash
$7,153
$10,526
Temporary cash investments
112,337
207,979
Total cash and cash equivalents
119,490
218,505
Securitization recovery trust account
8,069
4,096
Accounts receivable:
Customer
128,873
97,314
Allowance for doubtful accounts
(32,312
)
(32,247
)
Associated companies
54,127
32,187
Other
97,213
110,269
Accrued unbilled revenues
61,413
80,704
Total accounts receivable
309,314
288,227
Accumulated deferred income taxes
28,054
21,533
Deferred fuel costs
127,742
143,279
Fuel inventory - at average cost
59,130
50,898
Materials and supplies - at average cost
170,295
162,792
Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs
53,382
29,690
Prepayments and other
8,969
9,588
TOTAL
884,445
928,608
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
Decommissioning trust funds
783,113
769,883
Other
12,844
14,170
TOTAL
795,957
784,053
UTILITY PLANT
Electric
9,256,116
9,139,181
Property under capital lease
933
961
Construction work in progress
272,789
284,322
Nuclear fuel
264,240
293,695
TOTAL UTILITY PLANT
9,794,078
9,718,159
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization
4,235,279
4,191,959
UTILITY PLANT - NET
5,558,799
5,526,200
DEFERRED DEBITS AND OTHER ASSETS
Regulatory assets:
Regulatory asset for income taxes - net
63,503
64,214
Other regulatory assets (includes securitization property of $64,027 as of March 31, 2015 and $67,877 as of December 31, 2014)
1,362,402
1,391,276
Deferred fuel costs
66,504
65,900
Other
51,895
47,674
TOTAL
1,544,304
1,569,064
TOTAL ASSETS
$8,783,505
$8,807,925
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014
(Unaudited)
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Short-term borrowings
$19,506
$47,968
Accounts payable:
Associated companies
42,648
56,078
Other
159,510
174,998
Customer deposits
115,976
115,647
Taxes accrued
5,317
24,240
Accumulated deferred income taxes
12,178
15,009
Interest accrued
24,588
20,250
Other
30,276
27,872
TOTAL
409,999
482,062
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued
2,024,986
1,997,983
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits
37,407
37,708
Other regulatory liabilities
266,358
254,036
Decommissioning
830,655
818,351
Accumulated provisions
5,735
5,689
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
552,784
571,870
Long-term debt (includes securitization bonds of $76,165 as of March 31, 2015 and $76,164 as of December 31, 2014)
2,671,406
2,671,343
Other
27,441
28,296
TOTAL
6,416,772
6,385,276
Commitments and Contingencies
Preferred stock without sinking fund
116,350
116,350
COMMON EQUITY
Common stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 325,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 46,980,196 shares in 2015 and 2014
470
470
Paid-in capital
588,471
588,471
Retained earnings
1,251,443
1,235,296
TOTAL
1,840,384
1,824,237
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
$8,783,505
$8,807,925
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN COMMON EQUITY
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
Common Equity
Common
Stock
Paid-in
Capital
Retained
Earnings
Total
(In Thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2013
$470
$588,471
$1,130,777
$1,719,718
Net income
—
—
28,370
28,370
Preferred stock dividends
—
—
(1,718
)
(1,718
)
Balance at March 31, 2014
$470
$588,471
$1,157,429
$1,746,370
Balance at December 31, 2014
$470
$588,471
$1,235,296
$1,824,237
Net income
—
—
17,865
17,865
Preferred stock dividends
—
—
(1,718
)
(1,718
)
Balance at March 31, 2015
$470
$588,471
$1,251,443
$1,840,384
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ENTERGY ARKANSAS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED OPERATING RESULTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
Increase/
Description
2015
2014
(Decrease)
%
(Dollars In Millions)
Electric Operating Revenues:
Residential
$222
$206
$16
8
Commercial
111
102
9
9
Industrial
98
84
14
17
Governmental
4
4
—
—
Total retail
435
396
39
10
Sales for resale:
Associated companies
29
31
(2
)
(6
)
Non-associated companies
40
73
(33
)
(45
)
Other
7
15
(8
)
(53
)
Total
$511
$515
($4
)
(1
)
Billed Electric Energy Sales (GWh):
Residential
2,485
2,581
(96
)
(4
)
Commercial
1,415
1,433
(18
)
(1
)
Industrial
1,611
1,523
88
6
Governmental
56
57
(1
)
(2
)
Total retail
5,567
5,594
(27
)
—
Sales for resale:
Associated companies
510
462
48
10
Non-associated companies
1,469
1,752
(283
)
(16
)
Total
7,546
7,808
(262
)
(3
)
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ENTERGY GULF STATES LOUISIANA, L.L.C.
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana Business Combination
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
-
Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana Business Combination
” in the Form 10-K.
As discussed in the Form 10-K, Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana filed an application with the LPSC in September 2014 seeking authorization to undertake the transactions that would result in the combination of Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana into a single public utility. In the proceedings with the LPSC, Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana estimate that the business combination could produce up to $128 million in customer benefits including proposed guaranteed savings of $97 million in the first ten years. In April 2015 the LPSC staff and intervenors filed testimony in the LPSC business combination proceeding. The testimony recommends an extensive set of conditions that would be required in order to recommend that the LPSC find that the business combination is in the public interest. The LPSC staff’s primary concern appears to be potential shifting in fuel costs between legacy Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana customers. In May 2015, Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana filed rebuttal testimony. The hearing in the LPSC proceeding is scheduled to take place in June 2015. Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana have requested that the LPSC issue its decision regarding the business combination in August 2015.
Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana filed applications with the FERC requesting authorization for the business combination and Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans filed applications with the FERC requesting authorization of the Algiers asset transfer. In April 2015 the FERC issued orders approving certain of those business combination and the Algiers asset transfer applications. Other FERC applications related to the business combination remain pending.
Results of Operations
Net Income
Net income increased $7.4 million primarily due to higher net revenue, higher other income, and a lower effective income tax rate, partially offset by higher other operation and maintenance expenses and higher interest expense.
Net Revenue
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
first
quarter 2015 to the
first
quarter 2014:
Amount
(In Millions)
2014 net revenue
$238.3
Net wholesale revenue
1.9
Retail electric price
1.1
Other
0.7
2015 net revenue
$242.0
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The net wholesale revenue variance is primarily due to higher wholesale billings to affiliate companies due to higher expenses.
The retail electric price variance is primarily due to an increase in purchased power capacity costs that are recovered through base rates set in the annual formula rate plan mechanism. See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for further discussion of Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s formula rate plan.
Other Income Statement Variances
Other operation and maintenance expenses increased primarily due to:
•
an increase of $2.1 million in nuclear generation expenses primarily due to higher labor costs, including contract labor, higher materials costs, and higher NRC fees;
•
an increase of $1.5 million as a result of spending related to the Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana business combination. See “
Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana Business Combination
” above for discussion of the business combination; and
•
an increase of $1.2 million in transmission expenses primarily due to an increase in costs related to the participation in the MISO RTO. The net income effect is partially offset due to deferrals of some of these costs. See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for further information on the deferrals.
Other income increased primarily due to:
•
higher realized gains and higher earnings in 2015 on the River Bend decommissioning trust fund investments. There is no effect on net income as these investment gains are offset by a corresponding amount of regulatory charges;
•
an increase of $1.8 million as a result of income collected from contracts with independent power producers; and
•
an increase of $1.2 million due to distributions earned on preferred membership interests purchased from Entergy Holdings Company with the proceeds received in August 2014 from the Act 55 storm cost financing. See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the Act 55 storm cost financing.
Interest expense increased primarily due to the issuance of $110 million of 3.78% Series first mortgage bonds in July 2014.
Income Taxes
The effective income tax rate was 26.9% for the
first
quarter 2015. The difference in the effective income tax rate for the
first
quarter 2015 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% was primarily due to the reversal of a portion of the provision for uncertain tax positions resulting from the receipt of finalized tax and interest computations for the 2006-2007 audit from the IRS and book and tax differences related to the non-taxable income distributions earned on preferred membership interests. See Note 10 to the financial statements for a discussion of the finalized tax and interest computations for the 2006-2007 audit.
The effective income tax rate was 36.4% for the
first
quarter 2014. The difference in the effective income tax rate for the
first
quarter 2014 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% was primarily due to state income taxes and the provision for uncertain tax positions, partially offset by book and tax differences related to the non-taxable income distributions earned on preferred membership interests.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash Flow
Cash flows for the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
and
2014
were as follows:
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
$162,963
$15,581
Cash flow provided by (used in):
Operating activities
110,486
76,528
Investing activities
(191,409
)
(28,782
)
Financing activities
32,979
(48,168
)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(47,944
)
(422
)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$115,019
$15,159
Operating Activities
Net cash flow provided by operating activities increased $34 million for the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
compared to the
three months ended
March 31, 2014
primarily due to increased recovery of fuel costs compared to prior year, partially offset by an increase of $15.4 million in spending on nuclear refueling outages in 2015 as compared to the same period in 2014 and income tax payments of $5.5 million in 2015. Entergy Gulf States Louisiana made income tax payments of $5.5 million in 2015 in accordance with the Entergy Corporation and Subsidiary Companies Intercompany Income Tax Allocation Agreement. The income tax payments in 2015 resulted primarily from final settlement of amounts outstanding associated with the 2006-2007 IRS audit.
Investing Activities
Net cash flow used in investing activities increased $162.6 million for the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
compared to the
three months ended
March 31, 2014
primarily due to:
•
fluctuations in nuclear fuel activity because of variations from year to year in the timing and pricing of fuel reload requirements in the Utility business, material and services deliveries, and the timing of cash payments during the nuclear fuel cycle;
•
an increase in nuclear construction expenditures at the River Bend plant as a result of an increased scope of work performed in 2015; and
•
money pool activity.
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 $14.3 million for the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
compared to increasing by $1.3 million for the
three months ended March 31, 2014
. The money pool is an inter-company borrowing arrangement designed to reduce the Utility subsidiaries’ need for external short-term borrowings.
Financing Activities
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s financing activities provided $33 million of cash for the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
compared to using $48.2 million of cash for the
three months ended
March 31, 2014
primarily due to
an increase of $41 million in credit borrowings against the nuclear fuel company variable interest entity credit facility in 2015 compared to payments of $14.5 million on credit borrowings in 2014 and common equity distributions of $33.3 million in 2014.
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Management's Financial Discussion and Analysis
Capital Structure
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s capitalization is balanced between equity and debt, as shown in the following table.
March 31, 2015
December 31,
2014
Debt to capital
52.8
%
53.1
%
Effect of subtracting cash
(1.7
%)
(2.6
%)
Net debt to net capital
51.1
%
50.5
%
Net debt consists of debt less cash and cash equivalents. Debt consists of short-term borrowings and long-term debt, including the currently maturing portion. Capital consists of debt and equity. Net capital consists of capital less cash and cash equivalents. Entergy Gulf States Louisiana uses the debt to capital ratio in analyzing its financial condition and believes it provides useful information to its investors and creditors in evaluating Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s financial condition. Entergy Gulf States Louisiana uses the net debt to net capital ratio in analyzing its financial condition and believes it provides useful information to its investors and creditors in evaluating Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s financial condition because net debt indicates Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s outstanding debt position that could not be readily satisfied by cash and cash equivalents on hand.
Uses and Sources of Capital
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS -
Liquidity and Capital Resources
” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s uses and sources of capital. Following are additional updates to the information provided in the Form 10-K.
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s receivables from the money pool were as follows:
March 31,
2015
December 31,
2014
March 31,
2014
December 31,
2013
(In Thousands)
$15,469
$1,166
$3,265
$1,925
See Note 4 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a description of the money pool.
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana has a credit facility in the amount of $150 million scheduled to expire in March 2019. The credit facility allows Entergy Gulf States Louisiana to issue letters of credit against 50% of the borrowing capacity of the facility. As of
March 31, 2015
, there were no cash borrowings and no letters of credit outstanding under the credit facility. In addition, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana is a party to an uncommitted letter of credit facility as a means to post collateral to support its obligations under MISO. As of
March 31, 2015
, a $26 million letter of credit was outstanding under Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s letter of credit facility. See Note 4 to the financial statements herein for additional discussion of the credit facilities.
The Entergy Gulf States Louisiana nuclear fuel company variable interest entity has a credit facility in the amount of $100 million scheduled to expire in June 2016. As of
March 31, 2015
, $41 million was outstanding under the variable interest entity credit facility. See Note 4 to the financial statements herein for additional discussion of the variable interest entity credit facility.
Union Power Station Purchase Agreement
As discussed in the Form 10-K, in December 2014, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, and Entergy Texas entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire the Union Power Station. The purchase of the Union
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Power Station is contingent upon, among other things, obtaining necessary approvals, including cost recovery, from various federal and state regulatory and permitting agencies. These include regulatory approvals from the APSC, LPSC, PUCT, and FERC, as well as clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR Act). In December 2014, Entergy Texas filed its application with the PUCT seeking one of the two necessary PUCT approvals of the acquisition. In April 2015 the Office of Public Utility Counsel filed testimony recommending that the Union Power Station transaction be determined not to be consistent with the public interest, and Texas Industrial Energy Consumers filed testimony concluding that serious concerns exist as to whether Entergy Texas needs the capacity of Union Power Station and whether Union Power Station is the most economical alternative. Also in April 2015, East Texas Electric Cooperative filed testimony raising certain transmission-related issues with respect to the proposed acquisition. In May 2015, PUCT staff filed testimony concluding that Entergy Texas had not adequately supported its demonstration of need for the facility or the extent of its due diligence in considering alternatives to the acquisition of Union Power Station. The PUCT staff further concluded that (i) Entergy Texas’ financial condition would remain adequate should it acquire the facility regardless of whether it was also allowed to recover its requested acquisition adjustment and (ii) Entergy Texas had not provided sufficient information for PUCT staff to determine the reasonable value of the facility. The PUCT has indicated that it will convene the hearing on the merits of the initial requested approval in June 2015. Entergy Texas intends to file a rate application to seek cost recovery in the second quarter of 2015. In January 2015, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana filed its application with the LPSC and Entergy Arkansas filed its application with the APSC, each for approval of the acquisition and cost recovery. The LPSC established a procedural schedule providing for a hearing on the merits in August 2015. The APSC established a procedural schedule providing for a hearing on the merits in September 2015. In February 2015, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, and Entergy Texas filed a notification and report form pursuant to the HSR Act with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission with respect to their planned acquisition of the Union Power Station. Union Power Partners, L.P. (UPP), the seller, also filed a notification and report form in February 2015. In March 2015 the DOJ requested additional information and documentary material from each of the purchasing companies and UPP, which will have the effect of extending the DOJ review period. In March 2015, UPP, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, and Entergy Texas filed an application with the FERC requesting authorization for the transaction. In April 2015, Entergy Texas and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana made a filing with the FERC to request authorization to recover their portions of the expected positive acquisition adjustment associated with the acquisition of the Union Power Station. Also in April 2015, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, and Entergy Texas made a filing with the FERC for approval of their proposed accounting treatment of the amortization expenses relating to the acquisition adjustment. Closing is targeted to occur in late-2015.
State and Local Rate Regulation and Fuel-Cost Recovery
See
“
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS –
State and Local Rate Regulation and Fuel-Cost Recovery
”
in the Form 10-K for a discussion of state and local rate regulation and fuel-cost recovery
.
The following is an update to that discussion.
Retail Rates - Gas
In January 2015, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana filed with the LPSC its gas rate stabilization plan for the test year ended September 30, 2014. The filing showed an earned return on common equity of 7.20%, which results in a $706 thousand rate increase. In April 2015 the LPSC issued findings recommending two adjustments to Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s as-filed results, and an additional recommendation that does not affect current year results. The LPSC staff’s recommended adjustments increase the earned return on equity for the test year to 7.24%. Entergy Gulf States Louisiana accepted the LPSC staff’s recommendations and a revenue increase of $688 thousand will be required as opposed to the $706 thousand requested by Entergy Gulf States Louisiana. The resulting change will be implemented with the first billing cycle of May 2015.
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Industrial and Commercial Customers
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS –
Industrial and Commercial Customers
” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of industrial and commercial customers.
Federal Regulation
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS –
Federal Regulation
”
in the Form 10-K for a discussion of federal regulation.
Nuclear Matters
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS -
Nuclear Matters
” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of nuclear matters.
Environmental Risks
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS -
Environmental Risks
” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of environmental risks.
Critical Accounting Estimates
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS -
Critical Accounting Estimates
” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the estimates and judgments necessary in Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s accounting for nuclear decommissioning costs, unbilled revenue, and qualified pension and other postretirement benefits.
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ENTERGY GULF STATES LOUISIANA, L.L.C.
INCOME STATEMENTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric
$462,396
$481,422
Natural gas
24,381
31,873
TOTAL
486,777
513,295
OPERATING EXPENSES
Operation and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
76,714
59,205
Purchased power
165,881
219,708
Nuclear refueling outage expenses
4,705
5,273
Other operation and maintenance
91,947
87,097
Decommissioning
4,286
4,121
Taxes other than income taxes
22,869
21,009
Depreciation and amortization
38,790
38,242
Other regulatory charges (credits) - net
2,196
(3,936
)
TOTAL
407,388
430,719
OPERATING INCOME
79,389
82,576
OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
2,043
1,646
Interest and investment income
13,611
10,057
Miscellaneous - net
(737
)
(1,718
)
TOTAL
14,917
9,985
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense
21,940
20,278
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction
(1,267
)
(761
)
TOTAL
20,673
19,517
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
73,633
73,044
Income taxes
19,788
26,572
NET INCOME
53,845
46,472
Preferred distribution requirements and other
206
206
EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON EQUITY
$53,639
$46,266
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
Net Income
$53,845
$46,472
Other comprehensive income
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
(net of tax expense of $289 and $101)
422
122
Other comprehensive income
422
122
Comprehensive Income
$54,267
$46,594
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income
$53,845
$46,472
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization
51,500
58,109
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued
(16,470
)
28,882
Changes in working capital:
Receivables
(31,990
)
(53,949
)
Fuel inventory
(4,482
)
(831
)
Accounts payable
28,454
2,019
Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued
44,889
16,865
Interest accrued
4,440
3,552
Deferred fuel costs
9,063
(27,051
)
Other working capital accounts
(30,143
)
33,674
Changes in provisions for estimated losses
2,228
(601
)
Changes in other regulatory assets
9,390
856
Changes in pension and other postretirement liabilities
(3,253
)
(2,197
)
Other
(6,985
)
(29,272
)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities
110,486
76,528
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction expenditures
(77,850
)
(61,683
)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
2,043
1,646
Nuclear fuel purchases
(95,014
)
(17,553
)
Proceeds from the sale of nuclear fuel
—
55,147
Payment to storm reserve escrow account
(19
)
(3
)
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales
21,699
30,268
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds
(27,965
)
(35,264
)
Changes in money pool receivable - net
(14,303
)
(1,340
)
Net cash flow used in investing activities
(191,409
)
(28,782
)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Changes in credit borrowings - net
41,000
(14,500
)
Distributions paid:
Common equity
—
(33,317
)
Preferred membership interests
(206
)
(206
)
Other
(7,815
)
(145
)
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities
32,979
(48,168
)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(47,944
)
(422
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
162,963
15,581
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$115,019
$15,159
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized
$16,774
$16,011
Income taxes
$5,537
$—
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS
March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014
(Unaudited)
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash
$173
$53,394
Temporary cash investments
114,846
109,569
Total cash and cash equivalents
115,019
162,963
Accounts receivable:
Customer
74,005
67,006
Allowance for doubtful accounts
(764
)
(625
)
Associated companies
114,918
86,966
Other
28,319
18,379
Accrued unbilled revenues
55,620
54,079
Total accounts receivable
272,098
225,805
Fuel inventory - at average cost
20,689
16,207
Materials and supplies - at average cost
117,957
121,237
Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs
42,441
7,416
Prepaid taxes
—
24,058
Prepayments and other
11,832
21,064
TOTAL
580,036
578,750
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
Investment in affiliate preferred membership interests
355,906
355,906
Decommissioning trust funds
648,743
637,744
Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation)
199,677
193,407
Storm reserve escrow account
90,080
90,061
Other
15,463
14,887
TOTAL
1,309,869
1,292,005
UTILITY PLANT
Electric
7,663,441
7,600,730
Natural gas
150,065
148,586
Construction work in progress
119,094
127,436
Nuclear fuel
220,657
131,901
TOTAL UTILITY PLANT
8,153,257
8,008,653
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization
4,204,827
4,176,242
UTILITY PLANT - NET
3,948,430
3,832,411
DEFERRED DEBITS AND OTHER ASSETS
Regulatory assets:
Regulatory asset for income taxes - net
161,553
161,714
Other regulatory assets
417,152
426,381
Deferred fuel costs
100,124
100,124
Other
15,704
12,438
TOTAL
694,533
700,657
TOTAL ASSETS
$6,532,868
$6,403,823
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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BALANCE SHEETS
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014
(Unaudited)
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Currently maturing long-term debt
$31,955
$31,955
Accounts payable:
Associated companies
96,857
102,933
Other
138,658
108,874
Customer deposits
57,633
56,749
Taxes accrued
20,831
—
Accumulated deferred income taxes
37,931
21,095
Interest accrued
31,515
27,075
Deferred fuel costs
19,643
10,580
Other
36,081
44,517
TOTAL
471,104
403,778
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued
1,568,844
1,601,032
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits
71,569
72,277
Other regulatory liabilities
178,734
176,305
Decommissioning and asset retirement cost liabilities
452,733
446,619
Accumulated provisions
109,213
106,985
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
397,813
401,144
Long-term debt
1,631,924
1,590,862
Long-term payables - associated companies
25,753
26,156
Other
140,565
148,102
TOTAL
4,577,148
4,569,482
Commitments and Contingencies
EQUITY
Preferred membership interests without sinking fund
10,000
10,000
Member's equity
1,527,541
1,473,910
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(52,925
)
(53,347
)
TOTAL
1,484,616
1,430,563
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
$6,532,868
$6,403,823
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
Common Equity
Preferred Membership Interests
Member's
Equity
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Total
(In Thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2013
$10,000
$1,479,179
($28,202
)
$1,460,977
Net income
—
46,472
—
46,472
Other comprehensive income
—
—
122
122
Distributions declared on common equity
—
(33,317
)
—
(33,317
)
Distributions declared on preferred membership interests
—
(206
)
—
(206
)
Other
—
(10
)
—
(10
)
Balance at March 31, 2014
$10,000
$1,492,118
($28,080
)
$1,474,038
Balance at December 31, 2014
$10,000
$1,473,910
($53,347
)
$1,430,563
Net income
—
53,845
—
53,845
Other comprehensive income
—
—
422
422
Distributions declared on preferred membership interests
—
(206
)
—
(206
)
Other
—
(8
)
—
(8
)
Balance at March 31, 2015
$10,000
$1,527,541
($52,925
)
$1,484,616
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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SELECTED OPERATING RESULTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
Increase/
Description
2015
2014
(Decrease)
%
(Dollars In Millions)
Electric Operating Revenues:
Residential
$114
$125
($11
)
(9
)
Commercial
101
104
(3
)
(3
)
Industrial
131
124
7
6
Governmental
6
6
—
—
Total retail
352
359
(7
)
(2
)
Sales for resale:
Associated companies
81
92
(11
)
(12
)
Non-associated companies
10
21
(11
)
(52
)
Other
19
9
10
111
Total
$462
$481
($19
)
(4
)
Billed Electric Energy Sales (GWh):
Residential
1,260
1,382
(122
)
(9
)
Commercial
1,233
1,256
(23
)
(2
)
Industrial
2,385
2,193
192
9
Governmental
61
58
3
5
Total retail
4,939
4,889
50
1
Sales for resale:
Associated companies
1,238
1,691
(453
)
(27
)
Non-associated companies
168
221
(53
)
(24
)
Total
6,345
6,801
(456
)
(7
)
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MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana Business Combination
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
-
Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana Business Combination
” in the Form 10-K.
As discussed in the Form 10-K, Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana filed an application with the LPSC in September 2014 seeking authorization to undertake the transactions that would result in the combination of Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana into a single public utility. In the proceedings with the LPSC, Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana estimate that the business combination could produce up to $128 million in customer benefits including proposed guaranteed savings of $97 million in the first ten years. In April 2015 the LPSC staff and intervenors filed testimony in the LPSC business combination proceeding. The testimony recommends an extensive set of conditions that would be required in order to recommend that the LPSC find that the business combination is in the public interest. The LPSC staff’s primary concern appears to be potential shifting in fuel costs between legacy Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana customers. In May 2015, Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana filed rebuttal testimony. The hearing in the LPSC proceeding is scheduled to take place in June 2015. Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana have requested that the LPSC issue its decision regarding the business combination in August 2015.
Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana filed applications with the FERC requesting authorization for the business combination and Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans filed applications with the FERC requesting authorization of the Algiers asset transfer. In April 2015 the FERC issued orders approving certain of those business combination and the Algiers asset transfer applications. Other FERC applications related to the business combination remain pending.
Results of Operations
Net Income
Net income increased $13.9 million primarily due to higher net revenue, partially offset by higher other operation and maintenance expenses, higher depreciation and amortization expenses, and higher interest expense.
Net Revenue
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 first quarter 2015 to the first quarter 2014:
Amount
(In Millions)
2014 net revenue
$291.2
Retail electric price
33.5
Net wholesale revenue
10.5
Other
1.9
2015 net revenue
$337.1
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The retail electric price variance is primarily due to formula rate plan increases, as approved by the LPSC, effective December 2014 and January 2015. Entergy Louisiana’s formula rate plan increase is discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K.
The net wholesale revenue variance is primarily due to the sale of generation from the Ninemile plant of 25% to Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and 20% to Entergy New Orleans, pursuant to a long-term power purchase agreement.
Other Income Statement Variances
Other operation and maintenance expenses increased primarily due to:
•
an increase of $5.8 million in fossil-fueled generation expenses primarily due to an overall higher scope of work done during plant outages as compared to prior year;
•
an increase resulting from losses of $1.2 million on the sale of surplus diesel inventory in 2015 compared to gains of $3.8 million on the sale of surplus oil inventory in 2014; and
•
an increase of $4.9 million in nuclear generation expenses primarily due to increased costs related to an NRC inspection in first quarter 2015.
Depreciation and amortization expenses increased primarily due to additions to plant in service, including the Ninemile Unit 6 project which was placed in service in December 2014.
Other income increased primarily due to an increase of $4.3 million due to distributions earned on preferred membership interests purchased from Entergy Holdings Company with the proceeds received in August 2014 from the Act 55 storm cost financing. The increase was substantially offset by a decrease in allowance for equity funds used during construction due to a higher construction work in progress balance in 2014, which included the Ninemile Unit 6 project. See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the Act 55 storm cost financing.
Interest expense increased primarily due to:
•
the issuance of $250 million of 4.95% Series first mortgage bonds in November 2014;
•
the issuance of $190 million of 3.78% Series first mortgage bonds in July 2014; and
•
the decrease in the allowance for borrowed funds used during construction due to a higher construction work in progress balance in 2014, including the Ninemile Unit 6 project which was placed in service in December 2014.
The increase was partially offset by the retirement, at maturity, of $250 million of 1.875% Series first mortgage bonds in December 2014.
Income Taxes
The effective income tax rate was 24.2% for the first quarter 2015. The difference in the effective income tax rate for the first quarter 2015 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% was primarily due to book and tax differences related to the non-taxable income distributions earned on preferred membership interests and the reversal of a portion of the provision for uncertain tax positions resulting from the receipt of finalized tax and interest computations for the 2006-2007 audit from the IRS, partially offset by state income taxes. See Note 10 to the financial statements for a discussion of the finalized tax and interest computations for the 2006-2007 audit.
The effective income tax rate was 25.8% for the first quarter 2014. The difference in the effective income tax rate for the first quarter 2014 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% was primarily due to book and tax differences related to the non-taxable income distributions earned on preferred membership interests and book and tax differences related to the allowance for equity funds used during construction, partially offset by state income taxes.
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Management's Financial Discussion and Analysis
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash Flow
Cash flows for the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
and
2014
were as follows:
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
$157,553
$124,007
Cash flow provided by (used in):
Operating activities
171,251
100,930
Investing activities
(124,760
)
(158,927
)
Financing activities
(36,477
)
6,366
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
10,014
(51,631
)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$167,567
$72,376
Operating Activities
Net cash flow provided by operating activities increased $70.3 million for the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
compared to the
three months ended
March 31, 2014
primarily due to increased recovery of fuel costs compared to prior year and income tax refunds of $9.6 million received in 2015. Entergy Louisiana received income tax refunds of $9.6 million in 2015 in accordance with the Entergy Corporation and Subsidiary Companies Intercompany Income Tax Allocation Agreement. The income tax refunds in 2015 resulted primarily from an Entergy Louisiana overpayment associated with the final settlement of amounts understanding from the 2006-2007 IRS audit.
Investing Activities
Net cash flow used in investing activities decreased $34.2 million for the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
compared to the
three months ended
March 31, 2014
primarily due to:
•
a decrease in nuclear fuel activity because of variations from year to year in the timing and pricing of fuel reload requirements in the Utility business, material and services deliveries, and the timing of cash payments during the nuclear fuel cycle; and
•
a decrease in fossil-fueled generation construction expenditures primarily due to a decrease in spending on the Ninemile Unit 6 project.
The decrease was partially offset by money pool activity.
Increases in Entergy Louisiana’s receivable from the money pool are a use of cash flow, and Entergy Louisiana’s receivable from the money pool increased by $20.7 million for the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
compared to decreasing by $1.8 million for the
three months ended
March 31, 2014
. The money pool is an inter-company borrowing arrangement designed to reduce the Utility subsidiaries’ need for external short-term borrowings.
Financing Activities
Entergy Louisiana’s financing activities used $36.5 million of cash for the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
compared to providing $6.4 million of cash for the
three months ended
March 31, 2014
primarily due to the repayment of borrowings of $18.7 million on the nuclear fuel company variable interest entity’s credit facility in 2015 compared to an increase in borrowings $28.8 million in 2014 and the issuance of $40 million of 3.92% Series H Notes by the nuclear fuel company variable interest entity in February 2014, partially offset by a common equity distribution of
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$43.4 million in 2014. See Note 4 to the financial statements herein and Note 5 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for details of long-term debt activity.
Capital Structure
Entergy Louisiana’s capitalization is balanced between equity and debt, as shown in the following table.
March 31,
2015
December 31,
2014
Debt to capital
53.0
%
53.8
%
Effect of excluding securitization bonds
(1.1
%)
(1.0
%)
Debt to capital, excluding securitization bonds (a)
51.9
%
52.8
%
Effect of subtracting cash
(1.3
%)
(1.3
%)
Net debt to net capital, excluding securitization bonds (a)
50.6
%
51.5
%
(a)
Calculation excludes the securitization bonds, which are non-recourse to Entergy Louisiana.
Net debt consists of debt less cash and cash equivalents. Debt consists of short-term borrowings and long-term debt, including the currently maturing portion. Capital consists of debt, preferred stock without sinking fund, and common equity. Net capital consists of capital less cash and cash equivalents. Entergy Louisiana uses the debt to capital ratios excluding securitization bonds in analyzing its financial condition and believes they provide useful information to its investors and creditors in evaluating Entergy Louisiana’s financial condition. Entergy Louisiana uses the net debt to net capital ratio excluding securitization bonds in analyzing its financial condition and believes it provides useful information to its investors and creditors in evaluating Entergy Louisiana’s financial condition because net debt indicates Entergy Louisiana’s outstanding debt position that could not be readily satisfied by cash and cash equivalents.
Uses and Sources of Capital
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS -
Liquidity and Capital Resources
” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of Entergy Louisiana’s uses and sources of capital. Following are additional updates to the information provided in the Form 10-K.
Entergy Louisiana’s receivables from the money pool were as follows:
March 31,
2015
December 31,
2014
March 31,
2014
December 31,
2013
(In Thousands)
$22,357
$1,649
$15,806
$17,648
See Note 4 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a description of the money pool.
Entergy Louisiana has a credit facility in the amount of $200 million scheduled to expire in March 2019. The credit facility allows Entergy Louisiana to issue letters of credit against 50% of the borrowing capacity of the facility. As of
March 31, 2015
, there were no cash borrowings and no letters of credit outstanding under the credit facility. In addition, Entergy Louisiana is a party to an uncommitted letter of credit facility as a means to post collateral to support its obligations under MISO. As of
March 31, 2015
, a $1.0 million letter of credit was outstanding under Entergy Louisiana’s letter of credit facility. See Note 4 to the financial statements herein for additional discussion of the credit facilities.
The Entergy Louisiana nuclear fuel company variable interest entity has a credit facility in the amount of $90 million scheduled to expire in June 2016. As of
March 31, 2015
, $27.3 million in letters of credit were outstanding under the credit facility to support a like amount of commercial paper issued by the Entergy Louisiana nuclear fuel
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company variable interest entity. See Note 4 to the financial statements herein for additional discussion of the nuclear fuel company variable interest entity credit facility.
State and Local Rate Regulation and Fuel-Cost Recovery
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS –
State and Local Rate Regulation and Fuel Cost Recovery
”
in the Form 10-K for a discussion of state and local rate regulation and fuel cost recovery.
Algiers Asset Transfer
As discussed in the Form 10-K, in October 2014 Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans filed an application with the City Council seeking authorization to undertake a transaction that would result in the transfer from Entergy Louisiana to Entergy New Orleans of certain assets that currently serve Entergy Louisiana’s customers in Algiers. In March 2015 the City Council’s Utility advisors filed direct testimony recommending that the Algiers asset transfer be approved subject to certain conditions that Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans believe they will be able to satisfy. If the necessary approvals are obtained from the City Council, Entergy Louisiana expects to transfer the Algiers assets to Entergy New Orleans in the second half of 2015. In April 2015 the FERC issued an order approving the Algiers asset transfer.
Industrial and Commercial Customers
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS –
Industrial and Commercial Customers
” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of industrial and commercial customers.
Federal Regulation
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS –
Federal Regulation
”
in the Form 10-K for a discussion of federal regulation.
Nuclear Matters
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS -
Nuclear Matters
” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of nuclear matters.
Environmental Risks
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS -
Environmental Risks
” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of environmental risks.
Critical Accounting Estimates
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS -
Critical Accounting Estimates
” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the estimates and judgments necessary in Entergy Louisiana’s accounting for nuclear decommissioning costs, unbilled revenue, and qualified pension and other postretirement benefits.
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CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric
$640,094
$623,494
OPERATING EXPENSES
Operation and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
142,944
90,787
Purchased power
162,997
249,119
Nuclear refueling outage expenses
6,425
8,878
Other operation and maintenance
128,854
109,122
Decommissioning
6,359
6,046
Taxes other than income taxes
21,021
19,745
Depreciation and amortization
68,078
62,375
Other regulatory credits - net
(2,971
)
(7,635
)
TOTAL
533,707
538,437
OPERATING INCOME
106,387
85,057
OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
3,429
8,877
Interest and investment income
26,405
21,178
Miscellaneous - net
537
(169
)
TOTAL
30,371
29,886
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense
43,341
40,689
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction
(1,861
)
(4,463
)
TOTAL
41,480
36,226
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
95,278
78,717
Income taxes
23,014
20,339
NET INCOME
72,264
58,378
Preferred dividend requirements and other
1,738
1,738
EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON EQUITY
$70,526
$56,640
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
Net Income
$72,264
$58,378
Other comprehensive loss
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
(net of tax benefit of $1 and $164)
(42
)
(302
)
Other comprehensive loss
(42
)
(302
)
Comprehensive Income
$72,222
$58,076
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income
$72,264
$58,378
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization
93,569
88,186
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued
77,354
81,091
Changes in working capital:
Receivables
(17,221
)
41,296
Fuel inventory
1,329
4,531
Accounts payable
(20,568
)
(21,861
)
Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued
(30,426
)
(41,033
)
Interest accrued
(3,723
)
(5,899
)
Deferred fuel costs
5,570
(63,587
)
Other working capital accounts
4,857
5,648
Changes in provisions for estimated losses
101
(237
)
Changes in other regulatory assets
13,027
(3,935
)
Changes in other regulatory liabilities
(1,194
)
2,629
Changes in pension and other postretirement liabilities
(7,467
)
(5,153
)
Other
(16,221
)
(39,124
)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities
171,251
100,930
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction expenditures
(102,784
)
(118,854
)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
3,429
8,877
Nuclear fuel purchases
(13,599
)
(89,474
)
Proceeds from the sale of nuclear fuel
18,123
46,646
Changes to securitization account
(5,433
)
(5,709
)
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales
3,867
18,140
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds
(7,614
)
(20,395
)
Changes in money pool receivable - net
(20,708
)
1,842
Other
(41
)
—
Net cash flow used in investing activities
(124,760
)
(158,927
)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt
—
39,782
Retirement of long-term debt
(16,083
)
(17,018
)
Changes in credit borrowings - net
(18,740
)
28,774
Distributions paid:
Common equity
—
(43,434
)
Preferred membership interests
(1,738
)
(1,738
)
Other
84
—
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities
(36,477
)
6,366
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
10,014
(51,631
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
157,553
124,007
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$167,567
$72,376
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized
$45,881
$45,156
Income taxes
($9,593
)
$—
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS
March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014
(Unaudited)
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash
$87
$431
Temporary cash investments
167,480
157,122
Total cash and cash equivalents
167,567
157,553
Accounts receivable:
Customer
128,211
124,125
Allowance for doubtful accounts
(1,146
)
(984
)
Associated companies
81,403
48,474
Other
14,904
9,150
Accrued unbilled revenues
83,995
88,673
Total accounts receivable
307,367
269,438
Accumulated deferred income taxes
31,523
74,558
Fuel inventory
29,622
30,951
Materials and supplies - at average cost
160,722
154,295
Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs
15,721
23,067
Prepaid taxes
29,566
—
Prepayments and other
23,047
24,962
TOTAL
765,135
734,824
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
Investment in affiliate preferred membership interests
1,034,696
1,034,696
Decommissioning trust funds
391,822
383,615
Storm reserve escrow account
200,093
200,053
Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation)
169
214
TOTAL
1,626,780
1,618,578
UTILITY PLANT
Electric
9,731,402
9,627,495
Property under capital lease
334,716
334,716
Construction work in progress
201,091
241,923
Nuclear fuel
139,644
162,721
TOTAL UTILITY PLANT
10,406,853
10,366,855
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization
3,998,742
3,942,916
UTILITY PLANT - NET
6,408,111
6,423,939
DEFERRED DEBITS AND OTHER ASSETS
Regulatory assets:
Regulatory asset for income taxes - net
323,722
324,555
Other regulatory assets (includes securitization property of $130,773 as of March 31, 2015 and $135,538 as of December 31, 2014)
902,035
914,229
Deferred fuel costs
67,998
67,998
Other
49,746
45,182
TOTAL
1,343,501
1,351,964
TOTAL ASSETS
$10,143,527
$10,129,305
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014
(Unaudited)
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Currently maturing long-term debt
$28,431
$19,525
Short-term borrowings
27,293
46,033
Accounts payable:
Associated companies
59,810
74,692
Other
128,598
164,329
Customer deposits
93,729
93,010
Taxes accrued
—
860
Interest accrued
40,649
44,372
Deferred fuel costs
56,002
50,432
Other
44,153
48,250
TOTAL
478,665
541,503
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued
1,441,003
1,406,507
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits
64,165
64,771
Other regulatory liabilities
544,890
546,084
Decommissioning
510,093
503,734
Accumulated provisions
212,344
212,243
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
523,345
530,844
Long-term debt (includes securitization bonds of $143,039 as of March 31, 2015 and $143,039 as of December 31, 2014)
3,312,154
3,337,054
Other
69,960
70,141
TOTAL
6,677,954
6,671,378
Commitments and Contingencies
EQUITY
Preferred membership interests without sinking fund
100,000
100,000
Member's equity
2,912,826
2,842,300
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(25,918
)
(25,876
)
TOTAL
2,986,908
2,916,424
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
$10,143,527
$10,129,305
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
Common Equity
Preferred
Membership
Interests
Member’s
Equity
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
Total
(In Thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2013
$100,000
$2,885,287
($9,635
)
$2,975,652
Net income
—
58,378
—
58,378
Other comprehensive loss
—
—
(302
)
(302
)
Distributions declared on common equity
—
(43,434
)
—
(43,434
)
Distributions declared on preferred membership interests
—
(1,738
)
—
(1,738
)
Balance at March 31, 2014
$100,000
$2,898,493
($9,937
)
$2,988,556
Balance at December 31, 2014
$100,000
$2,842,300
($25,876
)
$2,916,424
Net income
—
72,264
—
72,264
Other comprehensive loss
—
—
(42
)
(42
)
Distributions declared on preferred membership interests
—
(1,738
)
—
(1,738
)
Balance at March 31, 2015
$100,000
$2,912,826
($25,918
)
$2,986,908
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ENTERGY LOUISIANA, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED OPERATING RESULTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
Increase/
Description
2015
2014
(Decrease)
%
(Dollars In Millions)
Electric Operating Revenues:
Residential
$193
$200
($7
)
(4
)
Commercial
131
130
1
1
Industrial
211
206
5
2
Governmental
11
11
—
—
Total retail
546
547
(1
)
—
Sales for resale:
Associated companies
72
70
2
3
Non-associated companies
2
6
(4
)
(67
)
Other
20
—
20
—
Total
$640
$623
$17
3
Billed Electric Energy Sales (GWh):
Residential
2,247
2,413
(166
)
(7
)
Commercial
1,440
1,465
(25
)
(2
)
Industrial
4,182
4,041
141
3
Governmental
129
128
1
1
Total retail
7,998
8,047
(49
)
(1
)
Sales for resale:
Associated companies
1,774
1,218
556
46
Non-associated companies
39
80
(41
)
(51
)
Total
9,811
9,345
466
5
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ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI, INC.
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Results of Operations
Net Income
Net income decreased slightly, by $0.9 million, primarily due to higher other operation and maintenance expenses, higher taxes other than income taxes, and higher depreciation and amortization expenses, substantially offset by higher net revenue.
Net Revenue
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
first quarter
2015
to the
first quarter
2014
:
Amount
(In Millions)
2014 net revenue
$162.9
Retail electric price
12.4
Other
0.5
2015 net revenue
$175.8
The retail electric price variance is primarily due to a $16 million net annual increase in revenues, effective February 2015, as a result of the MPSC order in the June 2014 rate case. The rate case included the realignment of certain costs from collection in riders to base rates. See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the rate case.
Other Income Statement Variances
Other operation and maintenance expenses increased primarily due to an increase of $8.7 million in fossil-fueled generation expenses primarily due to a higher scope of work done during plant outages in 2015 as compared to the same period in 2014.
Taxes other than income taxes increased primarily due to an increase in ad valorem taxes.
Depreciation and amortization expenses increased primarily due to additions to plant in service and higher depreciation rates in 2015, as approved by the MPSC.
Income Taxes
The effective income tax rate was 39.2% for the first quarter 2015. The difference in the effective income tax rate for the first quarter 2015 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% was primarily due to state income taxes and certain book and tax differences related to utility plant items.
The effective income tax rate was 39.7% for the first quarter 2014. The difference in the effective income tax rate for the first quarter 2014 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% was primarily due to state income taxes and certain book and tax differences related to utility plant items.
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Entergy Mississippi, Inc.
Management's Financial Discussion and Analysis
Baxter Wilson Plant Event
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS -
Baxter Wilson Plant Event
”
in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the Baxter Wilson plant event. During the first quarter 2015, Entergy Mississippi received $27.8 million of previously accrued insurance proceeds with $12.7 million allocated to capital spending and $15.1 million allocated to operation and maintenance expenses.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash Flow
Cash flows for the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
and
2014
were as follows:
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
$61,633
$31
Cash flow provided by (used in):
Operating activities
65,167
26,181
Investing activities
(42,340
)
(49,870
)
Financing activities
(749
)
94,994
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
22,078
71,305
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$83,711
$71,336
Operating Activities
Net cash flow provided by operating activities increased $39 million for the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
compared to the
three months ended
March 31, 2014
primarily due to:
•
increased recovery of fuel costs compared to prior year;
•
$15.1 million in insurance proceeds received in the first quarter 2015 related to the Baxter Wilson plant event. See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS -
Baxter Wilson Plant Event
”
in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the Baxter Wilson plant event; and
•
timing of collections from customers.
The increase was partially offset by income tax payments of $0.6 million in the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to income tax refunds of $9.4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2014. Entergy Mississippi had income tax payments in accordance with the Entergy Corporation and Subsidiary Companies Intercompany Income Tax Allocation Agreement. The income tax payments in 2015 resulted primarily from final settlement of amounts outstanding associated with the 2006-2007 IRS audit. The 2014 income tax refunds were received in accordance with intercompany state income tax sharing arrangements.
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Management's Financial Discussion and Analysis
Investing Activities
Net cash flow used in investing activities decreased $7.5 million for the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
compared to the
three months ended
March 31, 2014
primarily due to:
•
$12.7 million of insurance proceeds received in the first quarter 2015 related to the Baxter Wilson Plant Event. See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS -
Baxter Wilson Plant Event
”
in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the Baxter Wilson plant event; and
•
money pool activity.
The decrease was partially offset by an increase in fossil-fueled generation construction expenditures primarily due to a higher scope of work done during plant outages in the first quarter 2015 compared to the same period in 2014.
Increases in Entergy Mississippi’s receivable from the money pool are a use of cash flow, and Entergy Mississippi’s receivable from the money pool increased by $9.9 million for the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
compared to increasing by $15.4 million for the
three months ended
March 31, 2014
. The money pool is an inter-company borrowing arrangement designed to reduce the Utility subsidiaries’ need for external short-term borrowings.
Financing Activities
Entergy Mississippi’s financing activities used $0.7 million of cash for the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
compared to providing $95 million of cash for the
three months ended
March 31, 2014
primarily due to the issuance of $100 million of 3.75% Series first mortgage bonds in March 2014.
Capital Structure
Entergy Mississippi’s capitalization is balanced between equity and debt, as shown in the following table.
March 31, 2015
December 31, 2014
Debt to capital
50.6
%
51.2%
Effect of subtracting cash
(2.0
%)
(1.5%)
Net debt to net capital
48.6
%
49.7%
Net debt consists of debt less cash and cash equivalents. Debt consists of short-term borrowings, capital lease obligations, and long-term debt, including the currently maturing portion. Capital consists of debt, preferred stock without sinking fund, and common equity. Net capital consists of capital less cash and cash equivalents. Entergy Mississippi uses the debt to capital ratio in analyzing its financial condition and believes it provides useful information to its investors and creditors in evaluating Entergy Mississippi’s financial condition. Entergy Mississippi uses the net debt to net capital ratio in analyzing its financial condition and believes it provides useful information to its investors and creditors in evaluating Entergy Mississippi’s financial condition because net debt indicates Entergy Mississippi’s outstanding debt position that could not be readily satisfied by cash and cash equivalents on hand.
Uses and Sources of Capital
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS -
Liquidity and Capital Resources
”
in the Form 10-K for a discussion of Entergy Mississippi’s uses and sources of capital. Following are additional updates to the information provided in the Form 10-K.
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Management's Financial Discussion and Analysis
Entergy Mississippi’s receivables from or (payables to) the money pool were as follows:
March 31, 2015
December 31,
2014
March 31, 2014
December 31,
2013
(In Thousands)
$10,522
$644
$15,427
($3,536)
See Note 4 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a description of the money pool.
Entergy Mississippi has four separate credit facilities in the aggregate amount of $102.5 million scheduled to expire in May 2015. Entergy Mississippi expects to renew all of its credit facilities prior to expiration. No borrowings were outstanding under the credit facilities as of
March 31, 2015
. In addition, Entergy Mississippi is a party to uncommitted letter of credit facilities as a means to post collateral to support its obligations under MISO. As of
March 31, 2015
, a $9.5 million letter of credit was outstanding under one of Entergy Mississippi’s letter of credit facilities. See Note 4 to the financial statements herein for additional discussion of the credit facilities.
State and Local Rate Regulation and Fuel-Cost Recovery
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS -
State and Local Rate Regulation and Fuel-Cost Recovery
” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the formula rate plan and fuel and purchased power cost recovery. The following is an update to that discussion.
Fuel and purchased power recovery
Mississippi Attorney General Complaint
The Mississippi attorney general filed a complaint in state court in December 2008 against Entergy Corporation, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy Services, and Entergy Power alleging, among other things, violations of Mississippi statutes, fraud, and breach of good faith and fair dealing, and requesting an accounting and restitution. The complaint is wide ranging and relates to tariffs and procedures under which Entergy Mississippi purchases power not generated in Mississippi to meet electricity demand. Entergy believes the complaint is unfounded. In December 2008 the defendant Entergy companies removed the Attorney General’s lawsuit to U.S. District Court in Jackson, Mississippi. The Mississippi attorney general moved to remand the matter to state court. In August 2012 the District Court issued an opinion denying the Attorney General’s motion for remand, finding that the District Court has subject matter jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act.
The defendant Entergy companies answered the complaint and filed a counterclaim for relief based upon the Mississippi Public Utilities Act and the Federal Power Act. In May 2009 the defendant Entergy companies filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings asserting grounds of federal preemption, the exclusive jurisdiction of the MPSC, and factual errors in the Attorney General’s complaint. In September 2012 the District Court heard oral argument on Entergy’s motion for judgment on the pleadings.
In January 2014 the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in which it held that cases brought by attorneys general as the sole plaintiff to enforce state laws were not considered “mass actions” under the Class Action Fairness Act, so as to establish federal subject matter jurisdiction. One day later the Attorney General renewed his motion to remand the Entergy case back to state court, citing the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision. The defendant Entergy companies responded to that motion reiterating the additional grounds asserted for federal question jurisdiction, and the District Court held oral argument on the renewed motion to remand in February 2014. In April 2015 the District Court entered an order denying the renewed motion to remand, holding that the District Court has federal question subject matter jurisdiction. The District Court has not yet ruled on the defendant Entergy companies’ motion for judgment on the pleadings, which if granted would dismiss the case.
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Management's Financial Discussion and Analysis
Federal Regulation
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS –
Federal Regulation
”
in the Form 10-K for a discussion of federal regulation.
Nuclear Matters
See “
Nuclear Matters
” section of Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis in the Form 10-K for a discussion of nuclear matters.
Environmental Risks
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS –
Environmental Risks
” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of environmental risks.
Critical Accounting Estimates
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS -
Critical Accounting Estimates
” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the estimates and judgments necessary in Entergy Mississippi’s accounting for unbilled revenue and qualified pension and other postretirement benefits.
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ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI, INC.
INCOME STATEMENTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric
$360,815
$348,196
OPERATING EXPENSES
Operation and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
90,611
57,315
Purchased power
92,158
128,052
Other operation and maintenance
65,072
55,358
Taxes other than income taxes
25,020
22,267
Depreciation and amortization
30,830
28,111
Other regulatory charges (credits) - net
2,285
(39
)
TOTAL
305,976
291,064
OPERATING INCOME
54,839
57,132
OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
771
435
Interest and investment income
28
338
Miscellaneous - net
(802
)
(839
)
TOTAL
(3
)
(66
)
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense
14,246
14,428
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction
(417
)
(228
)
TOTAL
13,829
14,200
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
41,007
42,866
Income taxes
16,072
17,027
NET INCOME
24,935
25,839
Preferred dividend requirements and other
707
707
EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK
$24,228
$25,132
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI, INC.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income
$24,935
$25,839
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
30,830
28,111
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued
(51,789
)
(5,525
)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables
20,385
(12,663
)
Fuel inventory
(4,628
)
1,536
Accounts payable
(12,413
)
13,498
Taxes accrued
21,501
(11,595
)
Interest accrued
(6,218
)
136
Deferred fuel costs
40,244
(22,302
)
Other working capital accounts
(997
)
4,401
Provisions for estimated losses
(157
)
1,391
Other regulatory assets
15,065
4,842
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
(4,153
)
(3,188
)
Other assets and liabilities
(7,438
)
1,700
Net cash flow provided by operating activities
65,167
26,181
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction expenditures
(45,976
)
(34,877
)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
771
435
Insurance proceeds
12,745
—
Changes in money pool receivable - net
(9,878
)
(15,427
)
Other
(2
)
(1
)
Net cash flow used in investing activities
(42,340
)
(49,870
)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt
(42
)
99,237
Change in money pool payable - net
—
(3,536
)
Dividends paid:
Preferred stock
(707
)
(707
)
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities
(749
)
94,994
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
22,078
71,305
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
61,633
31
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$83,711
$71,336
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized
$19,813
$13,616
Income taxes
$597
($9,440
)
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI, INC.
BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS
March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014
(Unaudited)
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash
$6,077
$1,223
Temporary cash investments
77,634
60,410
Total cash and cash equivalents
83,711
61,633
Accounts receivable:
Customer
88,854
78,593
Allowance for doubtful accounts
(913
)
(873
)
Associated companies
21,913
21,233
Other
7,441
42,009
Accrued unbilled revenues
43,791
43,374
Total accounts receivable
161,086
184,336
Accumulated deferred income taxes
2,356
5,198
Fuel inventory - at average cost
47,364
42,736
Materials and supplies - at average cost
38,717
37,741
Prepayments and other
6,286
7,315
TOTAL
339,520
338,959
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation)
4,637
4,642
Escrow accounts
41,754
41,752
TOTAL
46,391
46,394
UTILITY PLANT
Electric
3,955,077
3,999,918
Property under capital lease
3,883
4,185
Construction work in progress
85,035
67,514
TOTAL UTILITY PLANT
4,043,995
4,071,617
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization
1,471,931
1,516,540
UTILITY PLANT - NET
2,572,064
2,555,077
DEFERRED DEBITS AND OTHER ASSETS
Regulatory assets:
Regulatory asset for income taxes - net
43,959
49,306
Other regulatory assets
355,029
364,747
Other
21,282
19,121
TOTAL
420,270
433,174
TOTAL ASSETS
$3,378,245
$3,373,604
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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BALANCE SHEETS
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014
(Unaudited)
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable:
Associated companies
$43,889
$49,832
Other
57,323
63,300
Customer deposits
79,549
77,753
Taxes accrued
75,066
53,565
Accumulated deferred income taxes
195
—
Interest accrued
16,954
23,172
Deferred fuel costs
42,438
2,194
Other
14,715
17,533
TOTAL
330,129
287,349
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued
738,678
800,374
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits
10,523
6,370
Asset retirement cost liabilities
6,885
6,786
Accumulated provisions
49,985
50,142
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
131,003
135,156
Long-term debt
1,058,869
1,058,838
Other
15,394
16,038
TOTAL
2,011,337
2,073,704
Commitments and Contingencies
Preferred stock without sinking fund
50,381
50,381
COMMON EQUITY
Common stock, no par value, authorized 12,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 8,666,357 shares in 2015 and 2014
199,326
199,326
Capital stock expense and other
(690
)
(690
)
Retained earnings
787,762
763,534
TOTAL
986,398
962,170
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
$3,378,245
$3,373,604
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI, INC.
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN COMMON EQUITY
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
Common Equity
Common
Stock
Capital Stock
Expense and
Other
Retained
Earnings
Total
(In Thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2013
$199,326
($690
)
$752,941
$951,577
Net income
—
—
25,839
25,839
Preferred stock dividends
—
—
(707
)
(707
)
Balance at March 31, 2014
$199,326
($690
)
$778,073
$976,709
Balance at December 31, 2014
$199,326
($690
)
$763,534
$962,170
Net income
—
—
24,935
24,935
Preferred stock dividends
—
—
(707
)
(707
)
Balance at March 31, 2015
$199,326
($690
)
$787,762
$986,398
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI, INC.
SELECTED OPERATING RESULTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
Increase/
Description
2015
2014
(Decrease)
%
(Dollars In Millions)
Electric Operating Revenues:
Residential
$154
$154
$—
—
Commercial
113
109
4
4
Industrial
40
38
2
5
Governmental
12
11
1
9
Total retail
319
312
7
2
Sales for resale:
Associated companies
22
28
(6
)
(21
)
Non-associated companies
3
4
(1
)
(25
)
Other
17
4
13
325
Total
$361
$348
$13
4
Billed Electric Energy Sales (GWh):
Residential
1,488
1,577
(89
)
(6
)
Commercial
1,110
1,129
(19
)
(2
)
Industrial
517
528
(11
)
(2
)
Governmental
98
99
(1
)
(1
)
Total retail
3,213
3,333
(120
)
(4
)
Sales for resale:
Associated companies
474
355
119
34
Non-associated companies
38
35
3
9
Total
3,725
3,723
2
—
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MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Algiers Asset Transfer
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
-
Algiers Asset Transfer
” in the Form 10-K.
As discussed in the Form 10-K, in October 2014 Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans filed an application with the City Council seeking authorization to undertake a transaction that would result in the transfer from Entergy Louisiana to Entergy New Orleans of certain assets that currently serve Entergy Louisiana’s customers in Algiers. In March 2015 the City Council’s Utility advisors filed direct testimony recommending that the Algiers asset transfer be approved subject to certain conditions that Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans believe they will be able to satisfy. If the necessary approvals are obtained from the City Council, Entergy Louisiana expects to transfer the Algiers assets to Entergy New Orleans in the second half of 2015. In April 2015 the FERC issued an order approving the Algiers asset transfer.
Results of Operations
Net Income
Net income increased $2.8 million primarily due to lower other operation and maintenance expenses and lower taxes other than income taxes.
Net Revenue
Net revenue consists of operating revenues net of: 1) fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale, 2) purchased power expenses, and 3) other regulatory charges (credits). Following is an analysis of the changes in net revenue comparing the first quarter 2015 to the first quarter 2014:
Amount
(In Millions)
2014 net revenue
$66.0
Net gas revenue
(1.0
)
Miscellaneous items
1.0
2015 net revenue
$66.0
The net gas revenue variance is primarily due to the effect of less favorable weather, primarily in the residential and commercial sectors, in 2015 as compared to the same period in prior year.
Other Income Statement Variances
Other operation and maintenance expenses decreased primarily due to a decrease of $2.6 million in fossil- fueled generation expenses resulting primarily from increases in 2014 to loss reserves related to asbestos claims.
Taxes other than income taxes decreased primarily due to a decrease in local franchise taxes resulting from lower electric and gas retail revenues as compared to the prior year and a decrease in ad valorem taxes. Franchise taxes have no effect on net income as these taxes are recovered through the franchise tax rider.
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Income Taxes
The effective income tax rate was 34.5% for the first quarter 2015. The difference in the effective income tax rate for the first quarter 2015 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% was primarily due to flow-through tax accounting, partially offset by state income taxes and certain book and tax differences related to utility plant items.
The effective income tax rate was 31.6% for the first quarter 2014. The difference in the effective income tax rate for the first quarter 2014 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% was primarily due to flow-through tax accounting, partially offset by state income taxes and certain book and tax differences related to utility plant items.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash Flow
Cash flows for the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
and
2014
were as follows:
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
$42,389
$33,489
Cash flow provided by (used in):
Operating activities
5,524
7,451
Investing activities
(18,297
)
(14,794
)
Financing activities
(7,566
)
(260
)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(20,339
)
(7,603
)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$22,050
$25,886
Operating Activities
Net cash flow provided by operating activities decreased $1.9 million for the three months ended
March 31, 2015
compared to the three months ended
March 31, 2014
primarily due to the timing of payments to vendors and an increase of $3.2 million in payments related to settlements on asbestos claims, substantially offset by the timing of collection of receivables from customers.
Investing Activities
Net cash flow used in investing activities increased $3.5 million for the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
compared to the
three months ended
March 31, 2014
primarily due to higher construction expenditures as result of increased spending on information technology projects in 2015 and money pool activity.
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 $2.4 million for the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
compared to increasing $0.7 million for the
three months ended
March 31, 2014
. The money pool is an inter-company borrowing arrangement designed to reduce the Utility subsidiaries’ need for external short-term borrowings.
Financing Activities
Net cash used in financing activities increased $7.3 million for the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
compared to the
three months ended
March 31, 2014
primarily due to $7.3 million in common stock dividends paid in 2015.
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Management's Financial Discussion and Analysis
Capital Structure
Entergy New Orleans’s capitalization is balanced between equity and debt, as shown in the following table.
March 31,
2015
December 31,
2014
Debt to capital
47.3
%
47.7
%
Effect of subtracting cash
(2.5
%)
(5.2
%)
Net debt to net capital
44.8
%
42.5
%
Net debt consists of debt less cash and cash equivalents. Debt consists of short-term borrowings and long-term debt, including the currently maturing portion. Capital consists of debt, preferred stock without sinking fund, and common equity. Net capital consists of capital less cash and cash equivalents. Entergy New Orleans uses the debt to capital ratio in analyzing its financial condition and believes it provides useful information to its investors and creditors in evaluating Entergy New Orleans’s financial condition. Entergy New Orleans uses the net debt to net capital ratio in analyzing its financial condition and believes it provides useful information to its investors and creditors in evaluating Entergy New Orleans’s financial condition because net debt indicates Entergy New Orleans’s outstanding debt position that could not be readily satisfied by cash and cash equivalents.
Uses and Sources of Capital
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS -
Liquidity and Capital Resources
”
in the Form 10-K for a discussion of Entergy New Orleans’s uses and sources of capital. Following are updates to the information provided in the Form 10-K.
Entergy New Orleans’s receivables from the money pool were as follows:
March 31,
2015
December 31,
2014
March 31,
2014
December 31,
2013
(In Thousands)
$2,849
$442
$5,430
$4,737
See Note 4 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a description of the money pool.
Entergy New Orleans has a credit facility in the amount of $25 million scheduled to expire in November 2015. No borrowings were outstanding under the facility as of
March 31, 2015
. In addition, Entergy New Orleans is a party to an uncommitted letter of credit facility as a means to post collateral to support its obligations under MISO. As of
March 31, 2015
, an $8.5 million letter of credit was outstanding under Entergy New Orleans’s letter of credit facility. See Note 4 to the financial statements herein for additional discussion of the credit facilities.
State and Local Rate Regulation
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS –
State and Local Rate Regulation
”
in the Form 10-K for a discussion of state and local rate regulation. The following is an update to that discussion.
Storm Cost Recovery
As discussed in the Form 10-K, in January 2015, Entergy New Orleans filed with the City Council an application requesting that the City Council grant a financing order authorizing the securitization of Entergy New Orleans’s storm costs, storm reserves, and issuance costs pursuant to Louisiana Act 64. In February 2015 the City Council approved a resolution establishing an expedited procedural schedule that provided for a hearing on the securitization application in late-April 2015, with a decision to be rendered no later than May 2015. In April 2015 the City Council’s Utility
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advisors filed direct testimony recommending that the proposed securitization be approved subject to certain limited modifications, and Entergy New Orleans filed rebuttal testimony later in April 2015. Also in April 2015, the parties’ joint motion to continue the hearing to facilitate settlement negotiations was granted.
Union Power Station Power Purchase Agreement
In February 2015, Entergy New Orleans filed an application with the City Council seeking authorization to enter into a power purchase agreement, subject to certain conditions, with Entergy Gulf States Louisiana to purchase on a life-of-unit basis 20% of the capacity and related energy of the two power blocks of the Union Power Station that Entergy Gulf States Louisiana is seeking to purchase. In the application, Entergy New Orleans also seeks authorization from the City Council for full and timely cost recovery in rates for all costs associated with the power purchase agreement. In April 2015 the City Council approved a procedural schedule for this proceeding that would provide for a City Council decision in July 2015.
Federal Regulation
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS –
Federal Regulation
”
in the Form 10-K for a discussion of federal regulation.
Nuclear Matters
See “
Nuclear Matters
” section of Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis in the Form 10-K for a discussion of nuclear matters.
Environmental Risks
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS -
Environmental Risks
” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of environmental risks.
Critical Accounting Estimates
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS -
Critical Accounting Estimates
” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the estimates and judgments necessary in Entergy New Orleans’s accounting for unbilled revenue and qualified pension and other postretirement benefits.
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ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, INC.
INCOME STATEMENTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric
$111,769
$140,227
Natural gas
35,131
46,340
TOTAL
146,900
186,567
OPERATING EXPENSES
Operation and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
19,933
51,162
Purchased power
61,225
69,145
Other operation and maintenance
25,204
28,131
Taxes other than income taxes
11,390
13,135
Depreciation and amortization
9,793
9,465
Other regulatory charges (credits) - net
(213
)
248
TOTAL
127,332
171,286
OPERATING INCOME
19,568
15,281
OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
247
355
Interest and investment income
25
17
Miscellaneous - net
352
(347
)
TOTAL
624
25
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense
3,427
3,362
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction
(110
)
(173
)
TOTAL
3,317
3,189
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
16,875
12,117
Income taxes
5,821
3,823
NET INCOME
11,054
8,294
Preferred dividend requirements and other
241
241
EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK
$10,813
$8,053
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income
$11,054
$8,294
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
9,793
9,465
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued
4,884
5,931
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables
4,416
(2,055
)
Fuel inventory
1,360
1,246
Accounts payable
(3,829
)
454
Interest accrued
(1,241
)
(1,357
)
Deferred fuel costs
(4,059
)
(1,710
)
Other working capital accounts
(8,600
)
(13,493
)
Provisions for estimated losses
(2,012
)
3,974
Other regulatory assets
(359
)
537
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
(3,013
)
(1,367
)
Other assets and liabilities
(2,870
)
(2,468
)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities
5,524
7,451
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction expenditures
(14,334
)
(12,563
)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
247
355
Changes in money pool receivable - net
(2,407
)
(693
)
Receipts from storm reserve escrow account
3
—
Payments to storm reserve escrow account
(1,806
)
(1,893
)
Net cash flow used in investing activities
(18,297
)
(14,794
)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Dividends paid:
Common stock
(7,250
)
—
Preferred stock
(241
)
(241
)
Other
(75
)
(19
)
Net cash flow used in financing activities
(7,566
)
(260
)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(20,339
)
(7,603
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
42,389
33,489
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$22,050
$25,886
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized
$4,440
$4,491
Income taxes
$40
$—
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, INC.
BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS
March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014
(Unaudited)
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash
$1,037
$1,006
Temporary cash investments
21,013
41,383
Total cash and cash equivalents
22,050
42,389
Accounts receivable:
Customer
39,174
35,663
Allowance for doubtful accounts
(250
)
(262
)
Associated companies
10,116
11,693
Other
2,619
3,223
Accrued unbilled revenues
13,114
16,465
Total accounts receivable
64,773
66,782
Accumulated deferred income taxes
6,200
8,562
Fuel inventory - at average cost
1,656
3,016
Materials and supplies - at average cost
12,723
12,650
Prepayments and other
13,633
6,887
TOTAL
121,035
140,286
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
Non-utility property at cost (less accumulated depreciation)
1,016
1,016
Storm reserve escrow account
19,841
18,038
TOTAL
20,857
19,054
UTILITY PLANT
Electric
946,420
936,862
Natural gas
229,884
228,979
Construction work in progress
18,370
18,866
TOTAL UTILITY PLANT
1,194,674
1,184,707
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization
603,108
594,945
UTILITY PLANT - NET
591,566
589,762
DEFERRED DEBITS AND OTHER ASSETS
Regulatory assets:
Deferred fuel costs
4,080
4,080
Other regulatory assets
175,955
175,596
Other
6,602
5,345
TOTAL
186,637
185,021
TOTAL ASSETS
$920,095
$934,123
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, INC.
BALANCE SHEETS
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014
(Unaudited)
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable:
Associated companies
$31,345
$33,170
Other
19,624
22,435
Customer deposits
25,089
24,681
Interest accrued
2,297
3,538
Deferred fuel costs
24,338
28,397
Other
4,641
6,830
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES
107,334
119,051
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued
205,280
199,241
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits
828
864
Regulatory liability for income taxes - net
17,670
20,640
Asset retirement cost liabilities
2,554
2,511
Accumulated provisions
23,865
25,877
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
59,427
62,440
Long-term debt
225,875
225,866
Gas system rebuild insurance proceeds
20,776
23,218
Other
5,118
6,610
TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
561,393
567,267
Commitments and Contingencies
Preferred stock without sinking fund
19,780
19,780
COMMON EQUITY
Common stock, $4 par value, authorized 10,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 8,435,900 shares in 2015 and 2014
33,744
33,744
Paid-in capital
36,294
36,294
Retained earnings
161,550
157,987
TOTAL
231,588
228,025
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
$920,095
$934,123
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN COMMON EQUITY
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
Common Equity
Common
Stock
Paid-in
Capital
Retained
Earnings
Total
(In Thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2013
$33,744
$36,294
$136,245
$206,283
Net income
—
—
8,294
8,294
Preferred stock dividends
—
—
(241
)
(241
)
Balance at March 31, 2014
$33,744
$36,294
$144,298
$214,336
Balance at December 31, 2014
$33,744
$36,294
$157,987
$228,025
Net income
—
—
11,054
11,054
Common stock dividends
—
—
(7,250
)
(7,250
)
Preferred stock dividends
—
—
(241
)
(241
)
Balance at March 31, 2015
$33,744
$36,294
$161,550
$231,588
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, INC.
SELECTED OPERATING RESULTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
Increase/
Description
2015
2014
(Decrease)
%
(Dollars In Millions)
Electric Operating Revenues:
Residential
$43
$54
($11
)
(20
)
Commercial
38
43
(5
)
(12
)
Industrial
6
8
(2
)
(25
)
Governmental
13
15
(2
)
(13
)
Total retail
100
120
(20
)
(17
)
Sales for resale:
Associated companies
9
18
(9
)
(50
)
Non associated companies
—
3
(3
)
(100
)
Other
3
(1
)
4
(400
)
Total
$112
$140
($28
)
(20
)
Billed Electric Energy Sales (GWh):
Residential
493
541
(48
)
(9
)
Commercial
475
472
3
1
Industrial
102
106
(4
)
(4
)
Governmental
182
175
7
4
Total retail
1,252
1,294
(42
)
(3
)
Sales for resale:
Associated companies
193
267
(74
)
(28
)
Non-associated companies
4
10
(6
)
(60
)
Total
1,449
1,571
(122
)
(8
)
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MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Results of Operations
Net Income
Net income increased $3.4 million primarily due to higher net revenue and lower interest expense, partially offset by higher other operation and maintenance expenses and higher taxes other than income taxes.
Net Revenue
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
first quarter
2015
to the
first quarter
2014
:
Amount
(In Millions)
2014 net revenue
$135.3
Retail electric price
4.5
Net wholesale revenue
2.8
Fuel recovery
2.6
Volume/weather
2.3
Purchased power capacity
(2.1
)
Rent from electric property
(3.2
)
Other
1.5
2015 net revenue
$143.7
The retail electric price variance is primarily due to an annual base rate increase of $18.5 million, effective April 2014, as a result of the PUCT’s order in the September 2013 rate case. See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for further discussion of the rate case.
The net wholesale revenue variance is primarily due to higher capacity revenue resulting from the purchased power agreements between Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and Entergy Texas.
The fuel recovery variance is primarily due to an increase in recoverable fuel expenses as a result of a change in the application of the fuel factor. See Note 2 to the financial statements herein and in the Form 10-K for discussion of the PUCT fuel cost proceedings.
The volume/weather variance is primarily due to an increase in unbilled sales volume, partially offset by a decrease of 188 GWh, or 4%, in billed electricity usage, including the effect of less favorable weather on residential and commercial sales and decreased industrial usage in various industries as compared to the same period in prior year. See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS -
Critical Accounting Estimates
- Unbilled Revenue
”
in the Form 10-K for further discussion of the accounting for unbilled revenues.
The purchased power capacity variance is primarily due to increased expenses due to contract changes and price changes for ongoing purchased power capacity.
The rent from electric property variance is primarily due to a decrease in right-of-way revenues in the first quarter 2015 as compared to the first quarter 2014.
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Other Income Statement Variances
Other operation and maintenance expenses increased primarily due to:
•
an increase of $3.4 million in fossil-fueled generation expenses resulting from an overall higher scope of work done compared to prior year; and
•
an increase of $2.3 million in transmission expenses primarily due to an increase in costs related to the participation in the MISO RTO.
The increase was partially offset by a decrease of $1.5 million in compensation and benefits costs primarily due to a decrease in the accrual for incentive-based compensation, partially offset by an increase in net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit costs as a result of lower discount rates and changes in retirement and mortality assumptions. See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS –
Critical Accounting Estimates
– Qualified Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits
” in the Form 10-K and Note 6 to the financial statements herein for further discussion of benefits costs.
Taxes other than income taxes increased primarily due to an increase in local franchise taxes resulting from an increase in the annual city franchise tax amortization and increases in ad valorem taxes and payroll taxes. Franchise taxes have no effect on net income as these taxes are recovered through the franchise tax rider.
Interest expense decreased primarily due to the retirement, prior to maturity, of $150 million of 7.875% Series first mortgage bonds in June 2014, partially offset by the issuance of $135 million of 5.625% Series first mortgage bonds in May 2014.
Income Taxes
The effective income tax rate was 33.3% for the first quarter 2015. The difference in the effective income tax rate for the first quarter 2015 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% was primarily due to state income taxes, partially offset by the provision for uncertain tax positions and certain book and tax differences related to utility plant items.
The effective income tax rate was 39.2% for the first quarter 2014. The difference in the effective income tax rate for the first quarter 2014 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% was primarily due to certain book and tax differences related to utility plant items and state income taxes.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash Flow
Cash flows for the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
and
2014
were as follows:
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
$30,441
$46,488
Cash flow provided by (used in):
Operating activities
66,325
(1,319
)
Investing activities
(57,511
)
(19,764
)
Financing activities
(23,743
)
(23,481
)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(14,929
)
(44,564
)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$15,512
$1,924
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Operating Activities
Entergy Texas’s operating activities provided $66.3 million of cash for the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
compared to using $1.3 million of cash for the
three months ended
March 31, 2014
primarily due to increased recovery of fuel costs compared to prior year and the timing of collections from customers.
Investing Activities
Net cash flow used in investing activities increased $37.7 million for the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
compared to the
three months ended
March 31, 2014
primarily due to:
•
an increase in transmission construction expenditures due to a greater scope of projects in 2015;
•
an increase in fossil-fueled generation construction expenditures primarily due to a greater scope of work during plant outages in 2015; and
•
money pool activity.
Increases in Entergy Texas’s receivable from the money pool are a use of cash flow, and Entergy Texas’s receivable from the money pool increased by $1.5 million for the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
compared to decreasing by $6.3 million for the
three months ended
March 31, 2014
. The money pool is an inter-company borrowing arrangement designed to reduce the Utility subsidiaries’ need for external short-term borrowings.
Financing Activities
Net cash flow used in financing activities increased $0.3 million for the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
compared to the
three months ended
March 31, 2014
primarily due to money pool activity, substantially offset by $40 million in common stock dividends paid in 2014.
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 $39.2 million for the
three months ended
March 31, 2014
.
Capital Structure
Entergy Texas’s capitalization is balanced between equity and debt, as shown in the following table.
March 31, 2015
December 31,
2014
Debt to capital
61.6
%
62.4
%
Effect of excluding the securitization bonds
(11.5
%)
(11.8
%)
Debt to capital, excluding securitization bonds (a)
50.1
%
50.6
%
Effect of subtracting cash
(0.4
%)
(0.9
%)
Net debt to net capital, excluding securitization bonds (a)
49.7
%
49.7
%
(a)
Calculation excludes the securitization bonds, which are non-recourse to Entergy Texas.
Net debt consists of debt less cash and cash equivalents. Debt consists of long-term debt, including the currently maturing portion. Capital consists of debt and common equity. Net capital consists of capital less cash and cash equivalents. Entergy Texas uses the debt to capital ratios excluding securitization bonds in analyzing its financial condition and believes they provide useful information to its investors and creditors in evaluating Entergy Texas’s financial condition because the securitization bonds are non-recourse to Entergy Texas, as more fully described in Note 5 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K. Entergy Texas also uses the net debt to net capital ratio excluding securitization bonds in analyzing its financial condition and believes it provides useful information to its investors and
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creditors in evaluating Entergy Texas’s financial condition because net debt indicates Entergy Texas’s outstanding debt position that could not be readily satisfied by cash and cash equivalents on hand.
Uses and Sources of Capital
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS -
Liquidity and Capital Resources
” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of Entergy Texas’s uses and sources of capital. Following are updates to the information provided in the Form 10-K.
Entergy Texas’s receivables from the money pool were as follows:
March 31,
2015
December 31,
2014
March 31,
2014
December 31,
2013
(In Thousands)
$1,838
$306
($39,155)
$6,287
See Note 4 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a description of the money pool.
Entergy Texas has a credit facility in the amount of $150 million scheduled to expire in March 2019. The credit facility allows Entergy Texas to issue letters of credit against 50% of the borrowing capacity of the facility. As of
March 31, 2015
, there were no cash borrowings and $1.3 million of letters of credit outstanding under the credit facility. In addition, Entergy Texas is a party to an uncommitted letter of credit facility as a means to post collateral to support its obligations under MISO. As of
March 31, 2015
, an $11 million letter of credit was outstanding under Entergy Texas’s letter of credit facility. See Note 4 to the financial statements herein for additional discussion of the credit facilities.
Union Power Station Purchase Agreement
As discussed in the Form 10-K, in December 2014, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, and Entergy Texas entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire the Union Power Station. The purchase of the Union Power Station is contingent upon, among other things, obtaining necessary approvals, including cost recovery, from various federal and state regulatory and permitting agencies. These include regulatory approvals from the APSC, LPSC, PUCT, and FERC, as well as clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR Act). In December 2014, Entergy Texas filed its application with the PUCT seeking one of the two necessary PUCT approvals of the acquisition. In April 2015 the Office of Public Utility Counsel filed testimony recommending that the Union Power Station transaction be determined not to be consistent with the public interest, and Texas Industrial Energy Consumers filed testimony concluding that serious concerns exist as to whether Entergy Texas needs the capacity of Union Power Station and whether Union Power Station is the most economical alternative. Also in April 2015, East Texas Electric Cooperative filed testimony raising certain transmission-related issues with respect to the proposed acquisition. In May 2015, PUCT staff filed testimony concluding that Entergy Texas had not adequately supported its demonstration of need for the facility or the extent of its due diligence in considering alternatives to the acquisition of Union Power Station. The PUCT staff further concluded that (i) Entergy Texas’ financial condition would remain adequate should it acquire the facility regardless of whether it was also allowed to recover its requested acquisition adjustment and (ii) Entergy Texas had not provided sufficient information for PUCT staff to determine the reasonable value of the facility. The PUCT has indicated that it will convene the hearing on the merits of the initial requested approval in June 2015. Entergy Texas intends to file a rate application to seek cost recovery in the second quarter of 2015. In January 2015, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana filed its application with the LPSC and Entergy Arkansas filed its application with the APSC, each for approval of the acquisition and cost recovery. The LPSC established a procedural schedule providing for a hearing on the merits in August 2015. The APSC established a procedural schedule providing for a hearing on the merits in September 2015. In February 2015, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, and Entergy Texas filed a notification and report form pursuant to the HSR Act with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission with respect to their planned acquisition of the Union Power Station.
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Union Power Partners, L.P. (UPP), the seller, also filed a notification and report form in February 2015. In March 2015 the DOJ requested additional information and documentary material from each of the purchasing companies and UPP, which will have the effect of extending the DOJ review period. In March 2015, UPP, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, and Entergy Texas filed an application with the FERC requesting authorization for the transaction. In April 2015, Entergy Texas and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana made a filing with the FERC to request authorization to recover their portions of the expected positive acquisition adjustment associated with the acquisition of the Union Power Station. Also in April 2015, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, and Entergy Texas made a filing with the FERC for approval of their proposed accounting treatment of the amortization expenses relating to the acquisition adjustment. Closing is targeted to occur in late-2015.
State and Local Rate Regulation and Fuel-Cost Recovery
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS -
State and Local Rate Regulation and Fuel-Cost Recovery
” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of state and local rate regulation and fuel-cost recovery.
Federal Regulation
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS –
Federal Regulation
”
in the Form 10-K for a discussion of federal regulation.
Industrial and Commercial Customers
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS –
Industrial and Commercial Customers
” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of industrial and commercial customers.
Nuclear Matters
See “
Nuclear Matters
” section of Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis in the Form 10-K for a discussion of nuclear matters.
Environmental Risks
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS -
Environmental Risks
” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of environmental risks.
Critical Accounting Estimates
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS -
Critical Accounting Estimates
” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of unbilled revenue and qualified pension and other postretirement benefits.
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CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric
$411,211
$440,256
OPERATING EXPENSES
Operation and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
73,807
50,968
Purchased power
174,205
234,826
Other operation and maintenance
56,525
51,210
Taxes other than income taxes
18,270
16,498
Depreciation and amortization
24,847
24,515
Other regulatory charges - net
19,544
19,183
TOTAL
367,198
397,200
OPERATING INCOME
44,013
43,056
OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
1,224
845
Interest and investment income (loss)
(213
)
303
Miscellaneous - net
64
(464
)
TOTAL
1,075
684
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense
20,996
22,661
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction
(794
)
(589
)
TOTAL
20,202
22,072
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
24,886
21,668
Income taxes
8,295
8,503
NET INCOME
$16,591
$13,165
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income
$16,591
$13,165
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
24,847
24,515
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued
(75,378
)
(49,904
)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables
22,233
(38,870
)
Fuel inventory
(3,976
)
79
Accounts payable
(14,776
)
(15,089
)
Prepaid taxes
66,279
43,701
Interest accrued
(8,952
)
(8,948
)
Deferred fuel costs
15,517
(26,901
)
Other working capital accounts
4,686
32,814
Provisions for estimated losses
1,252
54
Other regulatory assets
26,065
25,034
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
(4,387
)
(3,135
)
Other assets and liabilities
(3,676
)
2,166
Net cash flow provided by (used in) operating activities
66,325
(1,319
)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction expenditures
(66,371
)
(34,677
)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
1,237
845
Changes in money pool receivable - net
(1,532
)
6,287
Changes in securitization account
9,155
7,781
Net cash flow used in investing activities
(57,511
)
(19,764
)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Retirement of long-term debt
(22,769
)
(22,519
)
Change in money pool payable - net
—
39,155
Dividends paid:
Common stock
—
(40,000
)
Other
(974
)
(117
)
Net cash flow used in financing activities
(23,743
)
(23,481
)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(14,929
)
(44,564
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
30,441
46,488
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$15,512
$1,924
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized
$29,004
$30,646
Income taxes
($933
)
($928
)
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS
March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014
(Unaudited)
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash
$1,926
$1,733
Temporary cash investments
13,586
28,708
Total cash and cash equivalents
15,512
30,441
Securitization recovery trust account
28,065
37,219
Accounts receivable:
Customer
67,565
70,993
Allowance for doubtful accounts
(499
)
(672
)
Associated companies
45,435
57,004
Other
10,363
10,985
Accrued unbilled revenues
33,108
38,363
Total accounts receivable
155,972
176,673
Deferred fuel costs
—
11,861
Accumulated deferred income taxes
5,369
669
Fuel inventory - at average cost
53,878
49,902
Materials and supplies - at average cost
34,811
33,892
Prepayments and other
14,761
29,211
TOTAL
308,368
369,868
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
Investments in affiliates - at equity
647
655
Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation)
376
376
Other
19,674
19,085
TOTAL
20,697
20,116
UTILITY PLANT
Electric
3,820,069
3,761,847
Construction work in progress
108,637
125,425
TOTAL UTILITY PLANT
3,928,706
3,887,272
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization
1,469,690
1,454,701
UTILITY PLANT - NET
2,459,016
2,432,571
DEFERRED DEBITS AND OTHER ASSETS
Regulatory assets:
Regulatory asset for income taxes - net
122,787
123,407
Other regulatory assets (includes securitization property of $504,964 as of March 31, 2015 and $521,424 as of December 31, 2014)
896,642
922,087
Long-term receivables - associated companies
25,753
26,156
Other
16,031
13,880
TOTAL
1,061,213
1,085,530
TOTAL ASSETS
$3,849,294
$3,908,085
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014
(Unaudited)
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Currently maturing long-term debt
$200,000
$200,000
Accounts payable:
Associated companies
84,166
91,481
Other
65,411
87,910
Customer deposits
43,202
44,308
Taxes accrued
68,128
1,849
Interest accrued
20,805
29,757
Deferred fuel costs
3,656
—
Other
10,477
18,238
TOTAL
495,845
473,543
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued
975,718
1,046,618
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits
14,510
14,735
Other regulatory liabilities
5,334
5,125
Asset retirement cost liabilities
4,677
4,610
Accumulated provisions
13,470
12,218
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
106,645
111,011
Long-term debt (includes securitization bonds of $542,897 as of March 31, 2015 and $565,659 as of December 31, 2014)
1,256,274
1,278,931
Other
68,399
69,463
TOTAL
2,445,027
2,542,711
Commitments and Contingencies
COMMON EQUITY
Common stock, no par value, authorized 200,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 46,525,000 shares in 2015 and 2014
49,452
49,452
Paid-in capital
481,994
481,994
Retained earnings
376,976
360,385
TOTAL
908,422
891,831
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
$3,849,294
$3,908,085
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN COMMON EQUITY
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
Common Equity
Common
Stock
Paid-in
Capital
Retained
Earnings
Total
(In Thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2013
$49,452
$481,994
$355,581
$887,027
Net income
—
—
13,165
13,165
Common stock dividends
—
—
(40,000
)
(40,000
)
Balance at March 31, 2014
$49,452
$481,994
$328,746
$860,192
Balance at December 31, 2014
$49,452
$481,994
$360,385
$891,831
Net income
—
—
16,591
16,591
Balance at March 31, 2015
$49,452
$481,994
$376,976
$908,422
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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SELECTED OPERATING RESULTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
Increase/
Description
2015
2014
(Decrease)
%
(Dollars In Millions)
Electric Operating Revenues:
Residential
$156
$165
($9
)
(5
)
Commercial
90
88
2
2
Industrial
91
95
(4
)
(4
)
Governmental
6
6
—
—
Total retail
343
354
(11
)
(3
)
Sales for resale:
Associated companies
58
75
(17
)
(23
)
Non-associated companies
7
12
(5
)
(42
)
Other
3
(1
)
4
(400
)
Total
$411
$440
($29
)
(7
)
Billed Electric Energy Sales (GWh):
Residential
1,459
1,533
(74
)
(5
)
Commercial
1,047
1,046
1
—
Industrial
1,609
1,722
(113
)
(7
)
Governmental
66
68
(2
)
(3
)
Total retail
4,181
4,369
(188
)
(4
)
Sales for resale:
Associated companies
1,188
1,030
158
15
Non-associated companies
93
136
(43
)
(32
)
Total
5,462
5,535
(73
)
(1
)
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MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Results of Operations
System Energy’s principal asset currently consists of an ownership interest and a leasehold interest in Grand Gulf. The capacity and energy from its 90% interest is sold under the Unit Power Sales Agreement to its only four customers, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, and Entergy New Orleans. System Energy’s operating revenues are derived from the allocation of the capacity, energy, and related costs associated with its 90% interest in Grand Gulf pursuant to the Unit Power Sales Agreement. Payments under the Unit Power Sales Agreement are System Energy’s only source of operating revenues.
Net income remained relatively flat, increasing by $0.9 million, for the first quarter 2015 compared to the first quarter 2014.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash Flow
Cash flows for the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
and
2014
were as follows:
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
$223,179
$127,142
Cash flow provided by (used in):
Operating activities
39,719
85,670
Investing activities
(35,153
)
(119,532
)
Financing activities
(51,837
)
(9,075
)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(47,271
)
(42,937
)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$175,908
$84,205
Operating Activities
Net cash flow provided by operating activities decreased $46 million for the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
compared to the
three months ended
March 31, 2014
primarily due to higher interest paid on the Grand Gulf sale-leaseback obligation as a result of the renewal in December 2013 and an increase of $19.7 million in income tax payments in 2015. System Energy had income tax payments of $25.3 million in 2015 in accordance with the Entergy Corporation and Subsidiary Companies Intercompany Income Tax Allocation Agreement. The income tax payments in 2015 resulted primarily from final settlement of amounts outstanding associated with the 2006-2007 IRS audit. The decrease in cash provided was partially offset by a decrease in spending on nuclear refueling outages in 2015 as compared to the same period in 2014. See Note 10 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for details on the Grand Gulf sale-leaseback obligation.
Investing Activities
Net cash flow used in investing activities decreased $84.4 million for the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
compared to the
three months ended
March 31, 2014
primarily due to fluctuations in nuclear fuel activity because of variations from year to year in the timing and pricing of fuel reload requirements in the Utility business, material and
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services deliveries, and the timing of cash payments during the nuclear fuel cycle, partially offset by money pool activity.
Increases in System Energy’s receivable from the money pool are a use of cash flow and System Energy’s receivable from the money pool increased by $20.9 million for the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
compared to increasing by $9 million for the
three months ended
March 31, 2014
. The money pool is an inter-company borrowing arrangement designed to reduce the Utility subsidiaries’ need for external short-term borrowings.
Financing Activities
Net cash flow used by financing activities increased $42.8 million for the
three months ended
March 31, 2015
compared to the
three months ended
March 31, 2014
primarily due to repayments of $20.4 million on the nuclear fuel company variable interest entity’s credit facility in 2015 compared to borrowings of $52.7 million on the nuclear fuel company variable interest entity’s credit facility in 2014. The increase was partially offset by a decrease of $35.3 million in principal payments on the Grand Gulf sale-leaseback obligation in 2015 compared to 2014. See Note 10 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for details on the Grand Gulf sale-leaseback obligation.
Capital Structure
System Energy’s capitalization is balanced between equity and debt, as shown in the following table.
March 31, 2015
December 31, 2014
Debt to capital
44.4
%
45.7
%
Effect of subtracting cash
(7.0
%)
(8.8
%)
Net debt to net capital
37.4
%
36.9
%
Net debt consists of debt less cash and cash equivalents. Debt consists of short-term borrowings and long-term debt, including the currently maturing portion. Capital consists of debt and common equity. Net capital consists of capital less cash and cash equivalents. System Energy uses the debt to capital ratio in analyzing its financial condition and believes it provides useful information to its investors and creditors in evaluating System Energy’s financial condition. System Energy uses the net debt to net capital ratio in analyzing its financial condition and believes it provides useful information to its investors and creditors in evaluating System Energy’s financial condition because net debt indicates System Energy’s outstanding debt position that could not be readily satisfied by cash and cash equivalents on hand.
Uses and Sources of Capital
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS -
Liquidity and Capital Resources
” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of System Energy’s uses and sources of capital. Following are additional updates to the information provided in the Form 10-K.
System Energy’s receivables from the money pool were as follows:
March 31, 2015
December 31,
2014
March 31, 2014
December 31,
2013
(In Thousands)
$23,246
$2,373
$18,244
$9,223
See Note 4 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a description of the money pool.
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The System Energy nuclear fuel company variable interest entity has a credit facility in the amount of
$125 million
scheduled to expire in
June 2016
. As of
March 31, 2015
, no letters of credit were outstanding under the credit facility. See Note 4 to the financial statements herein for additional discussion of the variable interest entity credit facility.
In April 2015 the System Energy nuclear fuel company variable interest entity redeemed, at maturity, its $60 million of 5.33% Series G Notes.
Nuclear Matters
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS –
Nuclear Matters
” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of nuclear matters.
Environmental Risks
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS –
Environmental Risks
” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of environmental risks.
Critical Accounting Estimates
See “
MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS -
Critical Accounting Estimates
” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the estimates and judgments necessary in System Energy’s accounting for nuclear decommissioning costs and qualified pension and other postretirement benefits.
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INCOME STATEMENTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric
$156,039
$157,667
OPERATING EXPENSES
Operation and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale
20,473
14,148
Nuclear refueling outage expenses
5,682
6,182
Other operation and maintenance
35,706
34,678
Decommissioning
11,703
10,192
Taxes other than income taxes
7,208
6,522
Depreciation and amortization
37,060
37,326
Other regulatory credits - net
(9,577
)
(3,410
)
TOTAL
108,255
105,638
OPERATING INCOME
47,784
52,029
OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
1,651
1,218
Interest and investment income
4,213
4,415
Miscellaneous - net
(221
)
(105
)
TOTAL
5,643
5,528
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense
13,013
14,247
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction
(436
)
(167
)
TOTAL
12,577
14,080
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
40,850
43,477
Income taxes
15,317
18,858
NET INCOME
$25,533
$24,619
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income
$25,533
$24,619
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization
66,660
57,987
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued
(10,618
)
28,873
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables
2,952
47,002
Accounts payable
(6,919
)
21,210
Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued
(14,444
)
(26,542
)
Interest accrued
(14,282
)
7,477
Other working capital accounts
600
(46,388
)
Other regulatory assets
(2,493
)
2,890
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
(3,188
)
(1,981
)
Other assets and liabilities
(4,082
)
(29,477
)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities
39,719
85,670
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction expenditures
(13,324
)
(19,056
)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
1,651
1,218
Nuclear fuel purchases
(16,699
)
(128,204
)
Proceeds from the sale of nuclear fuel
22,563
43,992
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales
78,361
130,315
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds
(86,832
)
(138,776
)
Changes in money pool receivable - net
(20,873
)
(9,021
)
Net cash flow used in investing activities
(35,153
)
(119,532
)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Retirement of long-term debt
(11,405
)
(46,743
)
Changes in credit borrowings - net
(20,404
)
52,684
Dividends paid:
Common stock
(20,000
)
(15,000
)
Other
(28
)
(16
)
Net cash flow used in financing activities
(51,837
)
(9,075
)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(47,271
)
(42,937
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
223,179
127,142
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$175,908
$84,205
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized
$26,208
$4,894
Income taxes
$25,304
$5,564
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS
March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014
(Unaudited)
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash
$4,424
$789
Temporary cash investments
171,484
222,390
Total cash and cash equivalents
175,908
223,179
Accounts receivable:
Associated companies
80,135
60,907
Other
4,410
5,717
Total accounts receivable
84,545
66,624
Materials and supplies - at average cost
80,975
80,049
Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs
20,937
26,580
Prepayments and other
6,429
2,312
TOTAL
368,794
398,744
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
Decommissioning trust funds
696,223
679,840
TOTAL
696,223
679,840
UTILITY PLANT
Electric
4,246,650
4,244,902
Property under capital lease
573,784
573,784
Construction work in progress
56,391
50,382
Nuclear fuel
226,937
251,376
TOTAL UTILITY PLANT
5,103,762
5,120,444
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization
2,854,193
2,819,688
UTILITY PLANT - NET
2,249,569
2,300,756
DEFERRED DEBITS AND OTHER ASSETS
Regulatory assets:
Regulatory asset for income taxes - net
105,891
105,882
Other regulatory assets
338,097
335,613
Other
8,624
9,251
TOTAL
452,612
450,746
TOTAL ASSETS
$3,767,198
$3,830,086
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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SYSTEM ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.
BALANCE SHEETS
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014
(Unaudited)
2015
2014
(In Thousands)
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Currently maturing long-term debt
$64,906
$76,310
Short-term borrowings
—
20,404
Accounts payable:
Associated companies
2,642
6,252
Other
28,111
33,096
Taxes accrued
8,823
23,267
Accumulated deferred income taxes
12,005
14,175
Interest accrued
18,914
33,196
Other
2,366
2,365
TOTAL
137,767
209,065
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued
800,309
808,171
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits
51,163
49,313
Other regulatory liabilities
371,806
371,110
Decommissioning
769,620
757,918
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
125,964
129,152
Long-term debt
634,523
634,496
Other
2
350
TOTAL
2,753,387
2,750,510
Commitments and Contingencies
COMMON EQUITY
Common stock, no par value, authorized 1,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 789,350 shares in 2015 and 2014
789,350
789,350
Retained earnings
86,694
81,161
TOTAL
876,044
870,511
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
$3,767,198
$3,830,086
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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SYSTEM ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN COMMON EQUITY
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
Common Equity
Common
Stock
Retained
Earnings
Total
(In Thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2013
$789,350
$86,757
$876,107
Net income
—
24,619
24,619
Common stock dividends
—
(15,000
)
(15,000
)
Balance at March 31, 2014
$789,350
$96,376
$885,726
Balance at December 31, 2014
$789,350
$81,161
$870,511
Net income
—
25,533
25,533
Common stock dividends
—
(20,000
)
(20,000
)
Balance at March 31, 2015
$789,350
$86,694
$876,044
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ENTERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
See “
PART I, Item 1,
Litigation
” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of legal, administrative, and other regulatory proceedings affecting Entergy. Following are updates to that discussion. Also see “
Item 5, Other Information,
Environmental Regulation
” below, for updates regarding environmental proceedings and regulation.
Texas Power Price Lawsuit
See Note 2 to the financial statements for a discussion of this proceeding.
Mississippi Attorney General Complaint
See Note 2 to the financial statements for a discussion of this proceeding.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
There have been no material changes to the risk factors discussed in “
PART I, Item 1A,
Risk Factors”
in the Form 10-K.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities (a)
Period
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
Average Price Paid
per Share
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of a
Publicly
Announced Plan
Maximum $
Amount
of Shares that May
Yet be Purchased
Under a Plan (b)
1/01/2015-1/31/2015
—
$—
—
$350,052,918
2/01/2015-2/28/2015
—
$—
—
$350,052,918
3/01/2015-3/31/2015
325,400
$77.07
325,400
$350,052,918
Total
325,400
$—
325,400
In accordance with Entergy’s stock-based compensation plans, Entergy periodically grants stock options to key employees, which may be exercised to obtain shares of Entergy’s common stock. According to the plans, these shares can be newly issued shares, treasury stock, or shares purchased on the open market. Entergy’s management has been authorized by the Board to repurchase on the open market shares up to an amount sufficient to fund the exercise of grants under the plans. In addition to this authority, the Board has authorized share repurchase programs to enable opportunistic purchases in response to market conditions. In October 2010 the Board granted authority for a $500 million share repurchase program. The amount of share repurchases under these programs may vary as a result of material changes in business results or capital spending or new investment opportunities. In addition, in the first quarter 2015, Entergy withheld 35,473 shares of its common stock at $88.83 per share, 40,050 shares of its common stock at $88.15 per share, 42,706 shares of its common stock at $87.51 per share, and 36,721 shares of its common stock at $88.67 per share to pay income taxes due upon vesting of restricted stock granted and performance unit payout as part of its long-term incentive program.
(a)
See Note 12 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for additional discussion of the stock-based compensation plans.
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(b)
Maximum amount of shares that may yet be repurchased relates only to the $500 million plan and does not include an estimate of the amount of shares that may be purchased to fund the exercise of grants under the stock-based compensation plans.
Item 5. Other Information
Regulation of the Nuclear Power Industry
Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982
Spent Nuclear Fuel
See the discussion in Part I, Item 1 in the Form 10-K for information regarding litigation against the DOE related to the DOE’s breach of its obligation to remove spent fuel from nuclear sites. Following is an update to that discussion. In April 2015 the U.S. Court of Federal Claims issued a judgment in favor of Entergy Arkansas and against the DOE in the second round ANO damages case in the amount of $29.4 million. Also in April 2015 the U.S. Court of Federal Claims issued a judgment in favor of System Energy and against the DOE in the second round Grand Gulf damages case in the amount of $44.4 million. These decisions may be appealed by either party. Management cannot predict the timing or amount of receipt of funds pursuant to these judgments.
Nuclear Plant Decommissioning
See the discussion in Part I, Item 1 in the Form 10-K for information regarding decommissioning funding for the nuclear plants. Following is an update to that discussion. In March 2015, filings with the NRC were made for all Entergy subsidiaries’ nuclear plants reporting on decommissioning funding. Those reports all showed that decommissioning funding for those nuclear plants met the NRC’s financial assurance requirements.
Environmental Regulation
Following are updates to the
Environmental Regulation
section of Part I, Item 1 of the Form 10-K.
Clean Air Act and Subsequent Amendments
Potential SO
2
Nonattainment
The EPA issued a final rule in June 2010 adopting an SO
2
1-hour national ambient air quality standard of 75 parts per billion. The EPA designations for counties in attainment and nonattainment were originally due in June 2012, but the EPA initially has indicated that it will delay designations except for those areas with existing monitoring data from 2009 to 2011 indicating violations of the new standard. In July 2013 EPA issued final designations for these areas. In Entergy’s utility service territory, only St. Bernard Parish in Louisiana is designated as non-attainment for the SO
2
1-hour national ambient air quality standard of 75 parts per billion. Entergy does not have a generation asset in that parish. Pursuant to a court order issued in Sierra Club v. McCarthy, No. 13-3953 (N.D. Cal.), the EPA will finalize another round of designations by July 2, 2016, for areas with newly monitored violations of the 2010 standard and those with stationary sources that emit over a threshold amount of SO2. Counties and parishes in which Entergy owns and operates fossil generating facilities that are expected to be assessed in this round of designations include Independence County and Jefferson County, Arkansas and Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. In other areas, analysis is required once the EPA issues additional final regulations and guidance. Additional capital projects or operational changes may be required for Entergy facilities in areas eventually designated as in non-attainment of the standard or as contributing to non-attainment areas.
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Regional Haze
In June 2005 the EPA issued its final Clean Air Visibility Rule (CAVR) regulations that could potentially result in a requirement to install SO
2
and NO
x
pollution control technology as Best Available Retrofit Control Technology (BART) on certain of Entergy’s fossil generation units. The rule leaves certain CAVR determinations to the states. The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) prepared a State Implementation Plan (SIP) for Arkansas facilities to implement its obligations under the CAVR. In October 2011 the EPA released a proposed rule addressing the Arkansas Regional Haze SIP. In the proposal the EPA disapproved a large portion of the Arkansas Regional Haze SIP, including the emission limits for NO
x
and SO
2
at White Bluff. The final rule was published, mostly unchanged, in March 2012 and became final in April 2012. This triggered a two-year timeframe in which the EPA was required to either approve a revised SIP issued by Arkansas or issue a Federal Implementation Plan (FIP). This two-year time frame expired in April 2014. Pursuant to a consent decree between the Sierra Club and the EPA, the agency is to issue a final FIP for Arkansas Regional Haze by no later than December 15, 2015. In April 2015 the EPA published a proposed FIP for Arkansas, taking comment on requiring installation of scrubbers and low NO
x
burners on both units at the White Bluff plant and both units at the Independence plant and NO
x
controls at the Lake Catherine plant. Entergy is reviewing the proposed FIP and expects to comment by the deadline. These decisions could impact the timing and level of control installation at Entergy's coal units in Arkansas.
Coal Combustion Residuals
In June 2010 the EPA issued a proposed rule on coal combustion residuals (CCRs) that contained two primary regulatory options: (1) regulating CCRs destined for disposal in landfills or received (including stored) in surface impoundments as so-called “special wastes” under the hazardous waste program of RCRA Subtitle C; or (2) regulating CCRs destined for disposal in landfills or surface impoundments as non-hazardous wastes under Subtitle D of RCRA. Under both options, CCRs that are beneficially reused in certain processes would remain excluded from hazardous waste regulation. In April 2015 the EPA published the final CCR rule with the material being regulated under the second scenario presented above - as non-hazardous wastes regulated under RCRA Subtitle D.
The final regulations create new compliance requirements including modified storage, new notification and reporting practices, product disposal considerations, and CCR unit closure criteria. Entergy believes that on-site disposal options will be available at its facilities, to the extent needed for CCR that cannot be transferred for beneficial reuse. Entergy expects to record asset retirement obligations in the second quarter 2015 at Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, and Entergy Texas, the effects of which are not expected to affect materially the results of operations, financial position, or cash flows.
Other Environmental Matters
Entergy Arkansas
In April 2014 an EF4 tornado impacted two substation transformers in Entergy Arkansas’s Mayflower EHV substation. The tornado caused a release of approximately 25,000 gallons of non-PCB transformer oils, which subsequently flowed into a creek on Entergy Arkansas property. A report was made to the National Response Center, and several environmental agencies responded. Entergy initiated spill response activities within hours of the release with eventual oversight of the EPA and Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality personnel. At the direction of the agencies, Entergy Arkansas has installed several temporary monitoring and recovery wells throughout the site and has regularly pumped and sampled the wells to determine the site meets regulatory screening limits. Recovery and sampling operations will continue at the site until these limits are achieved; it is anticipated that this process could take up to two years to complete. Entergy Arkansas believes that its remaining liability at the site will not materially exceed the existing clean-up provision of $0.5 million.
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Earnings Ratios
(Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)
The Registrant Subsidiaries have calculated ratios of earnings to fixed charges and ratios of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred dividends/distributions pursuant to Item 503 of Regulation S-K of the SEC as follows:
Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges
Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
March 31,
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Entergy Arkansas
3.91
4.31
3.79
3.62
3.08
2.76
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
3.58
4.36
3.48
3.63
3.84
3.79
Entergy Louisiana
3.41
1.86
2.08
3.13
3.23
3.29
Entergy Mississippi
3.35
3.55
2.79
3.19
3.23
3.21
Entergy New Orleans
4.43
5.37
3.02
1.93
3.96
4.29
Entergy Texas
2.10
2.34
1.76
1.94
2.39
2.45
System Energy
3.64
3.85
5.12
5.66
4.04
4.05
Ratios of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges
and Preferred Dividends/Distributions
Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
March 31,
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Entergy Arkansas
3.60
3.83
3.36
3.25
2.76
2.49
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
3.54
4.30
3.43
3.57
3.78
3.74
Entergy Louisiana
3.19
1.70
1.93
2.92
3.03
3.09
Entergy Mississippi
3.16
3.27
2.59
2.97
3.00
2.97
Entergy New Orleans
4.08
4.74
2.67
1.74
3.56
3.85
The Registrant Subsidiaries accrue interest expense related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense and do not include it in fixed charges.
Item 6. Exhibits *
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.
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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.
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101 DEF -
XBRL Definition Linkbase Document.
___________________________
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.
*
Incorporated herein by reference as indicated.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. The signature for each undersigned company shall be deemed to relate only to matters having reference to such company or its subsidiaries.
ENTERGY CORPORATION
ENTERGY ARKANSAS, INC.
ENTERGY GULF STATES LOUISIANA, L.L.C.
ENTERGY LOUISIANA, LLC
ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI, INC.
ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, INC.
ENTERGY TEXAS, INC.
SYSTEM ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.
/s/ Alyson M. Mount
Alyson M. Mount
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
(For each Registrant and for each as
Principal Accounting Officer)
Date:
May 7, 2015
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