ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI, LLC - Quarter Report: 2016 March (Form 10-Q)

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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, 2016
	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	1-35747	ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, INC. (a Louisiana corporation) 1600 Perdido Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 Telephone (504) 670-3700 72-0273040


1-10764	ENTERGY ARKANSAS, INC. (an Arkansas corporation) 425 West Capitol Avenue Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Telephone (501) 377-4000 71-0005900	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 47-4469646	1-09067	SYSTEM ENERGY RESOURCES, INC. (an Arkansas corporation) Echelon One 1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, Mississippi 39213 Telephone (601) 368-5000 72-0752777


1-31508	ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI, INC. (a Mississippi corporation) 308 East Pearl Street Jackson, Mississippi 39201 Telephone (601) 368-5000 64-0205830

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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 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 29, 2016
Entergy Corporation	($0.01 par value)	178,740,867

Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Inc., 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, 2015, filed by the individual registrants with the SEC, and should be read in conjunction therewith.

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ENTERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

INDEX TO QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

March 31, 2016



	Page Number

Forward-looking information	iii
Definitions	v
Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries
Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis	1
Consolidated Income Statements	14
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income	15
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	16
Consolidated Balance Sheets	18
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity	20
Selected Operating Results	21
Notes to Financial Statements	22
Part 1. Item 4. Controls and Procedures	70
Entergy Arkansas, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis	71
Consolidated Income Statements	78
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	79
Consolidated Balance Sheets	80
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Common Equity	82
Selected Operating Results	83
Entergy Louisiana, LLC and Subsidiaries
Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis	84
Consolidated Income Statements	92
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income	93
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	95
Consolidated Balance Sheets	96
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity	98
Selected Operating Results	99
Entergy Mississippi, Inc.
Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis	100
Income Statements	105
Statements of Cash Flows	107
Balance Sheets	108
Statements of Changes in Common Equity	110
Selected Operating Results	111
Entergy New Orleans, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis	112
Consolidated Income Statements	116
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	117
Consolidated Balance Sheets	118

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INDEX TO QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

March 31, 2016



	Page Number

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Common Equity	120
Selected Operating Results	121
Entergy Texas, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis	122
Consolidated Income Statements	127
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	129
Consolidated Balance Sheets	130
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Common Equity	132
Selected Operating Results	133
System Energy Resources, Inc.
Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis	134
Income Statements	137
Statements of Cash Flows	139
Balance Sheets	140
Statements of Changes in Common Equity	142
Part II. Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings	143
Item 1A. Risk Factors	143
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	143
Item 5. Other Information	144
Item 6. Exhibits	146
Signature	149

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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, which occurred in November 2015, and the termination of Entergy Texas’s, Entergy New Orleans’s, and Entergy Louisiana’s participation in the System Agreement, which will occur on August 31, 2016, and will result in the termination of the System Agreement in its entirety pursuant to a settlement agreement approved by FERC in December 2015;

•

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 market 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 potential or actual 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 and the effect of public and political opposition on these applications, regulatory proceedings and litigation;


•	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;

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FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION (Concluded)


•	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;


•	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 and regulations, including requirements for reduced emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, greenhouse gases, mercury, thermal energy, 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 and nuclear waste disposal fees charged by the U.S. government or other providers 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, including power prices, 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 effects of threatened or actual terrorism, cyber-attacks or data security breaches, including increased security costs, accidents, 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 and the effects on benefits costs 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, requirements for, or cost to decommission nuclear plant sites;


•	the implementation of the shutdown of Pilgrim and FitzPatrick and the related decommissioning of those plants and 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 Louisiana limited liability 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. Effective October 1, 2015, the business of Entergy Gulf States Louisiana was combined with Entergy Louisiana.
Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Louisiana, LLC, a Texas limited liability company formally created as part of the combination of Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and the company formerly known as Entergy Louisiana, LLC (Old Entergy Louisiana) into a single public utility company and the successor to Old Entergy Louisiana for financial reporting purposes.
Entergy Texas	Entergy Texas, Inc., a Texas corporation 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, 2015 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

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DEFINITIONS (continued)



Abbreviation or Acronym	Term
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
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 Nuclear Plant (nuclear), owned by an Entergy subsidiary in the Entergy Wholesale Commodities business segment
Parent & Other	The portions of Entergy not included in the Utility or Entergy Wholesale Commodities segments, primarily consisting of the activities of the parent company, Entergy Corporation
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 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 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. Entergy Mississippi terminated its participation in the System Agreement effective November 7, 2015.
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

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DEFINITIONS (concluded)



Abbreviation or Acronym	Term
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 (prior to the completion of the business combination with Entergy 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.

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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 2016 to the first quarter 2015 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)
2015 Consolidated Net Income (Loss)		$227,750			$123,432			($48,253	)		$302,929

Net revenue (operating revenue less fuel expense, purchased power, and other regulatory charges/credits)	(35,427		)	(60,318		)	(9		)	(95,754		)
Other operation and maintenance	(41,278		)	1,335			1,748			(38,195		)
Asset write-offs, impairments, and related charges	—			7,361			—			7,361
Taxes other than income taxes	(6,461		)	(973		)	(311		)	(7,745		)
Depreciation and amortization	8,619			(6,156		)	(176		)	2,287
Other income	(8,300		)	(20,530		)	(923		)	(29,753		)
Interest expense	966			188			2,755			3,909
Other expenses	5,941			(20,852		)	—			(14,911		)
Income taxes	16,585			(17,876		)	(9,235		)	(10,526		)

2016 Consolidated Net Income (Loss)		$199,651			$79,557			($43,966	)		$235,242


(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 2016 to the first quarter 2015:



	Amount
	(In Millions)
2015 net revenue		$1,410
Volume/weather	(46		)
Retail electric price	23
Other	(12		)
2016 net revenue		$1,375

The volume/weather variance is primarily due to a decrease of 849 GWh, or 3%, in billed electricity usage primarily due to the effect of less favorable weather on residential and commercial sales. The decrease is partially offset by an increase in industrial usage, primarily due to increased growth for new and expansion customers as well as existing customers, primarily in the petroleum refining industry.

The retail electric price variance is primarily due to an increase in base rates at Entergy Arkansas, as approved by the APSC. The new rates were effective February 24, 2016 and began billing with the first billing cycle of April 2016. The increase includes an interim base rate adjustment surcharge, effective with the first billing cycle of April 2016, to recover the incremental revenue requirement for the period February 24, 2016 through March 31, 2016. See Note 2 to the financial statements herein for further discussion of the rate case.

Entergy Wholesale Commodities

Following is an analysis of the change in net revenue comparing the first quarter 2016 to the first quarter 2015:



	Amount
	(In Millions)
2015 net revenue		$527
Nuclear realized price changes	(78		)
Rhode Island State Energy Center	(15		)
Nuclear volume	12
Nuclear fuel expenses	21
Other	(1		)
2016 net revenue		$466

As shown in the table above, net revenue for Entergy Wholesale Commodities decreased by $61 million in the first quarter 2016 as compared to the first quarter 2015 primarily due to lower realized wholesale energy prices and lower capacity prices and as a result of the sale of the Rhode Island State Energy Center in December 2015. The decrease was partially offset by higher volume in the Entergy Wholesale Commodities nuclear fleet resulting from fewer unplanned outage days in the first quarter 2016 as compared to the first quarter 2015, and a decrease in nuclear fuel expenses related to the impairments of the FitzPatrick, Pilgrim, and Palisades plants and related assets in the third and fourth quarters of 2015. See Note 1 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for discussion of the impairments.

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Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries

Management's Financial Discussion and Analysis

Following are key performance measures for Entergy Wholesale Commodities for the first quarter 2016 and 2015:



	2016	2015
Owned capacity (MW) (a)	4,880	5,463
GWh billed	9,246	9,592
Average revenue per MWh	$56.47	$67.00

Entergy Wholesale Commodities Nuclear Fleet
Capacity factor	90%	90%
GWh billed	8,688	8,618
Average revenue per MWh	$57.43	$65.78
Refueling Outage Days:
Indian Point 2	25	—
Indian Point 3	—	23


(a)	The reduction in owned capacity is due to the sale of the 583 MW Rhode Island State Energy Center in December 2015.

Realized 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 over the past few years in the power regions where the Entergy Wholesale Commodities power plants are located. As shown in the contracted sale of energy table in “Market and Credit Risk Sensitive Instruments,” Entergy Wholesale Commodities has sold forward 88% of its planned nuclear energy output for 2016 for an expected average contracted energy price of $40 per MWh based on market prices at March 31, 2016. In addition, Entergy Wholesale Commodities has sold forward 63% of its planned nuclear energy output for 2017 for an expected average contracted energy price of $46 per MWh based on market prices at March 31, 2016.

The market price trend presents a challenging economic situation for the Entergy Wholesale Commodities plants. The severity of the challenge varies for each of the plants based on a variety of factors such as their market for both energy and capacity, their size, their contracted positions, and the amount of investment required to continue to operate and maintain the safety and integrity of the plants, including the estimated asset retirement costs. In addition, currently the market design under which the plants operate does not adequately compensate merchant nuclear plants for their environmental and fuel diversity benefits in the region.

In October 2015, Entergy determined that it will close the Pilgrim and FitzPatrick plants. The decisions to shut down the plants were primarily due to the poor market conditions that have led to reduced revenues, the poor market design that fails to properly compensate nuclear generators for the benefits they provide, and increased operational costs. The Pilgrim plant is expected to cease operations on May 31, 2019. The FitzPatrick plant is expected to shut down at the end of its current fuel cycle, which is planned for January 27, 2017.

Entergy previously shut down Vermont Yankee in 2014, and, after the closures of Pilgrim and FitzPatrick, will have two remaining nuclear power generating facilities in operation in the Entergy Wholesale Commodities business, Indian Point and Palisades. Unlike the three facilities that Entergy has decided to shut down, Indian Point is a multi-unit site with both Indian Point 2 and 3 in operation that sells power at NYISO Zone G, which is a key supply region for New York City. In addition, Indian Point 2 (1,028 MW) and 3 (1,041 MW) are significantly larger plants than Vermont Yankee (605 MW), Pilgrim (688 MW), or FitzPatrick (838 MW). The Indian Point plants, however, are currently involved and face opposition in extensive licensing proceedings, which are described in “Entergy Wholesale

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Management's Financial Discussion and Analysis

Commodities Authorizations to Operate Its Nuclear Power Plants” in the Form 10-K and herein. Palisades (811 MW) is similar in size to FitzPatrick, is also a single-unit site, and the MISO market in which it operates has also experienced market price declines over the past few years. At this time, most of the Palisades output is sold under a 15-year power purchase agreement, entered at the plant’s acquisition in 2007, that expires in 2022. The power purchase agreement prices currently exceed market prices and escalate each year, up to $61.50/MWh in 2022.

In 2015, Entergy recorded impairment and other related charges to write down the carrying values of the FitzPatrick, Pilgrim, and Palisades plants and related assets to their fair values. Impairment of long-lived assets and nuclear decommissioning costs, and the factors that influence these items, are both discussed in the Form 10-K in “MANAGMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Critical Accounting Estimates.” If economic conditions or regulatory activity no longer support the continued operation of Indian Point or Palisades for their expected lives or no longer support the recovery of the costs of the plants, it could adversely affect Entergy’s results of operations through loss of revenue, impairment charges, increased depreciation rates, transitional costs, or accelerated decommissioning costs.

Other Income Statement Items

Utility

Other operation and maintenance expenses decreased from $555 million for the first quarter 2015 to $514 million for the first quarter 2016 primarily due to:


•	a decrease of $22 million in fossil-fueled generation expenses primarily due to an overall lower scope of work done during plant outages in 2016 as compared to the same period in 2015;


•	the deferral of $8 million of previously-incurred costs related to ANO post-Fukushima compliance and $10 million of previously-incurred costs related to ANO flood barrier compliance, as approved by the APSC as part of the Entergy Arkansas 2015 rate case settlement. See Note 2 to the financial statements for further discussion of the rate case settlement;

•

a decrease of $15 million in compensation and benefits costs primarily due to a decrease in net periodic pension and other postretirement benefits costs as a result of an increase in the discount rate used to value the benefit liabilities and a refinement in the approach used to estimate the service cost and interest cost components of pension and other postretirement costs. See “MANAGEMENT’S 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; and


•	a decrease of $6 million in energy efficiency costs, including the effects of true-ups.

The decrease was partially offset by an increase of $27 million in nuclear generation expenses primarily due to an increase in regulatory compliance costs and higher nuclear labor costs, including contract labor. The increase in regulatory compliance costs is primarily related to additional NRC inspection activities in the first quarter 2016 as a result of the NRC’s March 2015 decision to move ANO into the “multiple/repetitive degraded cornerstone column” of the NRC’s Reactor Oversight Process Action Matrix. See “ANO Damage, Outage, and NRC Reviews” below.

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

Other income decreased primarily due to lower realized gains on decommissioning trust fund investments in 2016 as compared to the same period in 2015.

Entergy Wholesale Commodities

Other income decreased primarily due to lower realized gains on decommissioning trust fund investments in 2016 as compared to the same period in 2015, which included realized decommissioning trust gains that resulted from portfolio reallocations for the Vermont Yankee nuclear decommissioning trust funds.

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Other expenses decreased due to the reduction in deferred refueling outage amortization costs related to the impairments of the FitzPatrick, Pilgrim, and Palisades plants and related assets in the third and fourth quarters of 2015. See Note 1 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for discussion of the impairments.

Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate was 37.3% for the first quarter 2016. The difference in the effective income tax rate for the first quarter 2016 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% was primarily due to state income taxes, certain book and tax differences related to utility plant items, and the provision for uncertain tax positions, partially offset by book and tax differences related to the allowance for equity funds used during construction.

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 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 3 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the 2006-2007 audit.

Entergy Wholesale Commodities Authorizations to Operate Its Nuclear Power Plants

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Entergy Wholesale Commodities Authorizations to Operate Its Nuclear Power Plants” in 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 that discussion.

Indian Point NRC/ASLB Proceedings

In May 2016 the NRC issued a decision sustaining New York State’s appeal of the ASLB’s November 2013 Track 1 decision upholding the adequacy of Severe Accident Mitigation Alternatives (SAMA) decommissioning cost estimates. The NRC directed its staff to supplement its SAMA analysis to include sensitivity runs for two inputs to SAMA decommissioning costs. Since SAMA analysis is part of the NRC’s environmental impact analysis, and not part of its safety analysis, further supplementation of the NRC’s Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement will be required, with attendant impact on the schedule for completion of proceedings before the NRC. One SAMA appeal from Track 1 remains to be decided.

Indian Point Coastal Zone Management Act Proceedings

As discussed in the Form 10-K, in January 2016, Entergy filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York challenging the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s objection to Entergy’s withdrawn Coastal Zone Management Act consistency certification on federal preemption grounds. Entergy’s complaint requests a determination that the objection, which cites nuclear safety concerns, is preempted and thus invalid. The New York State Department of State filed a motion to dismiss Entergy’s lawsuit in March 2016, and Entergy filed its response in May 2016.

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.

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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. Entergy Arkansas incurred incremental expenses of approximately $53 million in 2015 to prepare for the NRC inspection that began in early 2016. Excluding remediation and response costs that may result from the additional NRC inspection activities, Entergy Arkansas expects to incur incremental expenses of approximately $50 million in 2016, of which $19.6 million was incurred in the first quarter 2016, in support of NRC inspection activities and to implement Entergy Arkansas’s performance improvement initiatives developed in 2015. A lesser amount of incremental expenses is expected to be ongoing annually after 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. The increase in the debt to capital ratio is primarily due to the net issuance of long-term debt in 2016.



	March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
Debt to capital	60.9	%	59.1	%
Effect of excluding securitization bonds	(1.2	%)	(1.4	%)
Debt to capital, excluding securitization bonds (a)	59.7	%	57.7	%
Effect of subtracting cash	(1.9	%)	(2.7	%)
Net debt to net capital, excluding securitization bonds (a)	57.8	%	55.0	%


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

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Entergy Corporation has in place a credit facility that has a borrowing capacity of $3.5 billion and expires in August 2020. 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, 2016 was 2.35% 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, 2016:

A covenant in Entergy Corporation’s credit facility requires Entergy to maintain a consolidated debt ratio, as defined, 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 and expects to remain in compliance with this 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.

Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee entered into a credit facility guaranteed by Entergy Corporation which expires in January 2018. In the first quarter 2016, Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee increased the borrowing capacity of its credit facility to $100 million. As of March 31, 2016, $61 million in cash borrowings were outstanding under the credit facility. Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee also entered into an uncommitted credit facility guaranteed by Entergy Corporation with a borrowing capacity of $85 million which expires in January 2018. As of March 31, 2016, there were no cash borrowings outstanding under the uncommitted credit facility. See Note 4 to the financial statements herein for additional discussion of the Vermont Yankee facilities.

Entergy Corporation has a commercial paper program with a Board-approved program limit of up to $1.5 billion. As of March 31, 2016, Entergy Corporation had $578 million of commercial paper outstanding. The weighted-average interest rate for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was 1.14%.

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 2016 through 2018. Following are updates to the discussion.

St. Charles Power Station

In August 2015, Entergy Louisiana filed with the LPSC an application seeking certification that the public necessity and convenience would be served by the construction of the St. Charles Power Station, a nominal 980 megawatt combined-cycle generating unit, on land adjacent to the existing Little Gypsy plant in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. Testimony has been filed by LPSC staff and intervenors, with LPSC staff concluding that the construction of the project serves the public convenience and necessity. Three intervenors contend that Entergy Louisiana has not established that construction of the project is in the public interest, claiming that the RFP excluded consideration of certain resources that could be more cost effective, that the RFP provided undue preference to the self-build option, and that a 30-year capacity commitment is not warranted by current supply conditions. The RFP independent monitor also filed testimony and a report affirming that the St. Charles Power Station was selected through an objective and

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fair RFP that showed no undue preference to any proposal. An evidentiary hearing was held in April 2016 and, subject to regulatory approval by the LPSC and receipt of other permits and approvals, full notice to proceed is expected to be issued in Summer 2016. Commercial operation is estimated to occur by Summer 2019.

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 per share from the Utility operating segment and the Parent and Other portion of the business, financial strength, and future investment opportunities. At its April 2016 meeting, the Board declared a dividend of $0.85 per share.

Cash Flow Activity

As shown in Entergy’s Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:



	2016			2015
	(In Millions)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		$1,351			$1,422

Cash flow provided by (used in):
Operating activities	533			611
Investing activities	(1,878		)	(700		)
Financing activities	1,086			(152		)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(259		)	(241		)

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$1,092			$1,181

Operating Activities

Net cash flow provided by operating activities decreased $78 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015 primarily due to:


•	lower Entergy Wholesale Commodities net revenues in 2016 as compared to the same period in 2015, as discussed previously;


•	an increase of $41 million in spending in 2016 on activities related to the decommissioning of Vermont Yankee, which ceased power production in December 2014; and

•

an increase of $48 million in interest paid in 2016 as compared to the same period in 2015 primarily due to an an interest payment of $60 million made in March 2016 related to the purchase of a beneficial interest in the Waterford 3 leased assets, partially offset by a decrease in interest paid in 2016 on the Grand Gulf sale-leaseback obligation. See Note 11 to the financial statements herein for a discussion of Entergy Louisiana’s purchase of a beneficial interest in the Waterford 3 leased assets, and see Note 10 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for details of the Grand Gulf sale-leaseback obligation.

The decrease was partially offset by spending of $52 million in 2015 related to Vermont Yankee, including the severance and retention payments accrued in 2014 and defueling activities that took place after the plant ceased power production in December 2014, and a decrease in income tax payments of $40 million in 2016 primarily related to the final settlement of amounts outstanding associated with the 2006-2007 IRS audit paid in 2015. See Note 3 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the income tax audit.

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Investing Activities

Net cash flow used in investing activities increased $1,178 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015 primarily due to:


•	the purchase of Union Power Station for approximately $948 million. See Note 13 to the financial statements for discussion of the Union purchase;

•

the deposit of $197 million held in trust as a result of the issuance by Louisiana Public Facilities Authority of $83.680 million of 3.375% pollution control refunding revenue bonds and $115 million of 3.50% pollution control refunding revenue bonds in March 2016. In April 2016, these funds were used to redeem $83.680 million of 5.0% pollution control refunding revenue bonds due September 2028 and $115 million of 5.0% pollution control refunding revenue bonds due June 2030; and


•	an increase in construction expenditures primarily due to an overall higher scope of work on various projects in 2016 as compared to the same period in 2015, partially offset by a decrease in spending related to compliance with NRC post-Fukushima requirements.

The increase was partially offset by a $71 million NYPA value sharing payment in 2015. See Note 15 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for further discussion of Entergy’s NYPA value sharing agreements.

Financing Activities

Entergy’s financing activities provided $1,086 million of cash for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to using $152 million of cash for the three months ended March 31, 2015 primarily due to:


•	long-term debt activity providing approximately $966 million of cash in 2016 compared to using approximately $197 million of cash in 2015. Included in the long-term debt activity is $219 million in 2016 and $187 million in 2015 for the repayment of borrowings on the Entergy Corporation long-term credit facility;


•	an increase of $116 million in 2016 compared to a decrease of $68 million in 2015 in short-term borrowings by the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities;


•	net issuances of $156 million of commercial paper in 2016 compared to net issuances of $278 million of commercial paper in 2015; and


•	$25 million of common stock repurchased in 2015.

For the details of Entergy’s commercial paper program and the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities’ short-term borrowings, see Note 4 to the financial statements herein. 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.

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 “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Rate, Cost-recovery, and Other Regulation - Federal Regulation” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of federal regulatory proceedings. The following is an update to that discussion.

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Entergy’s Integration Into the MISO Regional Transmission Organization

As discussed in the Form 10-K, in January 2013, Occidental Chemical Corporation filed with the FERC a petition for declaratory judgment and complaint against MISO alleging that MISO’s proposed treatment of Qualifying Facilities (QFs) in the Entergy region is unduly discriminatory in violation of sections 205 and 206 of the Federal Power Act and violates the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) and the FERC’s implementing regulations. In April 2016 the FERC denied Occidental’s complaint against MISO and found that MISO’s treatment of QFs in Entergy’s service territories is consistent with the requirements of PURPA and does not violate sections 205 and 206 of the Federal Power Act. In February 2014, Occidental also filed a petition for enforcement with the FERC against the LPSC. Occidental’s petition for enforcement alleges that the LPSC’s January 2014 order, which approved Entergy Louisiana’s application for modification of Entergy’s methodology for calculating avoided cost rates paid to QFs, is inconsistent with the requirements of PURPA and the FERC’s regulations implementing PURPA. In April 2014 the FERC issued a “Notice Of Intent Not To Act At This Time” with respect to Occidental’s petition for enforcement against the LPSC. The FERC concluded that Occidental’s petition for enforcement largely raises the same issues as those raised in the January 2013 complaint and petition for declaratory order that Occidental filed against MISO, and that the two proceedings should be addressed at the same time. The FERC reserved its ability to issue a further order or to take further action at a future date should it find that doing so is appropriate. In April 2016 the FERC reviewed its earlier “Notice of Intent Not to Act as This Time” and issued another notice declining to initiate an enforcement action against the LPSC. In January 2016, in a separate proceeding, the FERC issued an order granting the Utility operating companies’ petition to terminate the requirement that they enter into new obligations or contracts with QFs with net capacity in excess of 20 MW, including Occidental’s Taft QF, effective October 2015. The FERC denied without prejudice the petition as it relates to Dow Chemical Company’s Plaquemine QF. In April 2016 the FERC denied Occidental’s request for rehearing of the order granting the Utility operating companies’ petition to terminate the QF purchase requirement for QFs with net capacity in excess of 20 MW and affirmed that Occidental failed to rebut the presumption that its Taft QF has non-discriminatory access to the MISO markets.

Market and Credit Risk Sensitive Instruments

Commodity Price Risk

Power Generation

As a wholesale generator, Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ core business is selling energy, measured in MWh, to its customers. Entergy Wholesale Commodities enters into forward contracts with its customers and also sells energy in the day ahead or spot markets. In addition to selling the energy produced by its plants, Entergy Wholesale Commodities sells unforced capacity, which allows load-serving entities to meet specified reserve and related requirements placed on them by the ISOs in their respective areas. Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ forward physical power contracts consist of contracts to sell energy only, contracts to sell capacity only, and bundled contracts in which it sells both capacity and energy. While the terminology and payment mechanics vary in these contracts, each of these types of contracts requires Entergy Wholesale Commodities to deliver MWh of energy, make capacity available, or both. In addition to its forward physical power contracts, Entergy Wholesale Commodities also uses a combination of financial contracts, including swaps, collars, and options, to manage forward commodity price risk. Certain hedge volumes have price downside and upside relative to market price movement. The contracted minimum, expected value, 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, 2016 (2016 represents the remainder of the year):

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	2016	2017	2018	2019
Energy
Percent of planned generation under contract (a):
Unit-contingent (b)	67%	53%	21%	26%
Firm LD (c)	42%	10%	—%	—%
Offsetting positions (d)	(21%)	—%	—%	—%
Total	88%	63%	21%	26%
Planned generation (TWh) (e) (f)	25	28	29	26
Average revenue per MWh on contracted volumes:
Minimum	$40	$46	$56	$57
Expected based on market prices as of March 31, 2016	$40	$46	$56	$57
Sensitivity: -/+ $10 per MWh market price change	$40-$42	$46-$47	$56	$57

Capacity
Percent of capacity sold forward (g):
Bundled capacity and energy contracts (h)	17%	22%	22%	25%
Capacity contracts (i)	25%	20%	20%	9%
Total	42%	42%	42%	34%
Planned net MW in operation (f)	4,406	3,568	3,568	3,167
Average revenue under contract per kW per month (applies to capacity contracts only)	$3.4	$5.6	$9.4	$11.1

Total Nuclear Energy and Capacity Revenues (j)
Expected sold and market total revenue per MWh	$44	$50	$48	$49
Sensitivity: -/+ $10 per MWh market price change	$41-$47	$46-$54	$40-$56	$42-$56


(a)	Percent of planned generation output sold or purchased forward under contracts, forward physical contracts, forward financial contracts, or options that mitigate price uncertainty that may require regulatory approval or approval of transmission rights. Positions that are not classified as hedges are netted in the planned generation under contract.

(b)

Transaction under which power is supplied from a specific generation asset; if the asset is not operating, the seller is generally not liable to buyer for any damages. Certain unit-contingent sales include a guarantee of availability. Availability guarantees provide 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.

(c)

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.


(d)	Transactions for the purchase of energy, generally to offset a Firm LD transaction.


(e)	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.


(f)	Assumes NRC license renewals for plants with NRC license renewal applications in process. Assumes shutdown of FitzPatrick on January 27, 2017, shutdown of Pilgrim on May 31, 2019, and uninterrupted normal operation

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at remaining 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 and now operating under its period of extended operations while its application is pending). For a discussion regarding the shutdown of the FitzPatrick and Pilgrim plants, see Note 1 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K. 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 Form 10-K.


(g)	Percent of planned qualified capacity sold to mitigate price uncertainty under physical or financial transactions.


(h)	A contract for the sale of installed capacity and related energy, priced per megawatt-hour sold.


(i)	A contract for the sale of an installed capacity product in a regional market.


(j)	Includes assumptions on converting a portion of the portfolio to contracted with fixed price cost or discount and excludes non-cash revenue from the amortization of the Palisades below-market PPA, mark-to-market activity, and service revenues.

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, 2016 market conditions, planned generation volumes, and hedged positions, would have a corresponding effect on pre-tax net income of $79 million for the remainder of 2016. As of March 31, 2015, a positive $10 per MWh change would have had a corresponding effect on pre-tax income of $82 million for the remainder of 2015. A negative $10 per MWh change in the annual average energy price in the markets based on March 31, 2016 market conditions, planned generation volumes, and hedged positions, would have a corresponding effect on pre-tax net income of ($69) million for the remainder of 2016. As of March 31, 2015, a negative $10 per MWh change would have had a corresponding effect on pre-tax income of ($44) million for the remainder of 2015.

Some of the agreements to sell the power produced by Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ power plants contain provisions that require an Entergy subsidiary to provide credit support to secure its obligations under the agreements. The Entergy subsidiary is required to provide credit support based upon the difference between the current market prices and contracted power prices in the regions where Entergy Wholesale Commodities sells power. The primary form of credit support to satisfy these requirements is an Entergy Corporation guaranty. Cash and letters of credit are also acceptable forms of credit support. At March 31, 2016, based on power prices at that time, Entergy had liquidity exposure of $136 million under the guarantees in place supporting Entergy Wholesale Commodities transactions and $5 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, 2016, Entergy would have been required to provide approximately $50 million of additional cash or letters of credit under some of the agreements. As of March 31, 2016, the liquidity exposure associated with Entergy Wholesale Commodities assurance requirements, including return of previously posted collateral from counterparties, would increase by $81 million for a $1 per MMBtu increase in gas prices in both the short-and long-term markets.

As of March 31, 2016, substantially all of the credit exposure associated with the planned energy output under contract for Entergy Wholesale Commodities nuclear plants through 2019 is with counterparties or their guarantors that have public investment grade credit ratings.

Nuclear Matters

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

See “ANO Damage, Outage, and NRC Reviews” above for discussion of the NRC’s decision to move ANO into the “multiple/repetitive degraded cornerstone column” (Column 4) of the NRC’s Reactor Oversight Process Action Matrix, and the resulting significant additional NRC inspection activities at the ANO site.

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See Note 1 to the financial statements herein for discussion of the NRC’s decision in September 2015 to place Pilgrim in Column 4 of its Reactor Oversight Process Action Matrix due to its finding of continuing weaknesses in Pilgrim’s corrective action program that contributed to repeated unscheduled shutdowns and equipment failures.

Based upon the recent performance history of several units within the Entergy nuclear fleet, Entergy has determined to undertake a nuclear performance improvement plan. That plan has not been fully developed, but it may result in increased operating and capital costs associated with operating Entergy’s nuclear plants. Entergy is continuing to determine what specific actions will be part of the nuclear performance improvement plan, and an estimate of the costs associated with this plan cannot be made at this time.

Indian Point 2 outage

During the scheduled refueling and maintenance outage at Indian Point Unit 2 in the first quarter 2016, comprehensive inspections were done as part of the aging management program which calls for an in-depth inspection of the reactor vessel. Inspections of more than 2,000 bolts in the reactor's removable insert liner identified issues with roughly 11% of the bolts that required further analysis. Entergy is replacing the bolts as necessary and expects that the replacement effort will extend the outage into June 2016 and increase costs associated with the outage. The additional costs will be accounted for as deferred refueling outage costs and amortized over the plant’s subsequent fuel cycle. The increase in the deferred refueling outage balance is expected to increase outage amortization expense in 2016, 2017, and 2018. In addition to the higher costs, Entergy will lose net revenue due to the plant being offline. Entergy estimates the negative effect on earnings to be approximately $60 million pre-tax during 2016. This estimate is subject to change depending upon final costs incurred, the restart date of the plant, and prices that would have been received for the sale of Indian Point 2’s power.

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

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - New Accounting Pronouncements” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of new accounting pronouncements. Following are updates to that discussion.

In February 2016 the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842).” The ASU’s core principle is that “a lessee should recognize the assets and liabilities that arise from leases.” The ASU considers that “all leases create an asset and a liability,” and accordingly requires that the assets and liabilities related to all leases with a term greater than 12 months must be recorded on the balance sheet. ASU 2016-02 is effective for Entergy for the first quarter 2019. Entergy expects that ASU 2016-02 will affect its financial position by increasing the assets and liabilities recorded relating to its operating leases. Entergy is evaluating the ASU for other effects on the results of operations, financial position, and cash flows.

In March 2016 the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, “Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting.” The ASU seeks to simplify several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. The statement is effective beginning in 2017 and Entergy expects that ASU 2016-09 will prospectively increase the volatility of income tax expense related to share-based payments. Entergy is evaluating the ASU for other effects on the results of operations, financial position, and cash flows.

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CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)

	2016			2015
	(In Thousands, Except Share Data)
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric		$2,042,160			$2,217,989
Natural gas	45,613			59,511
Competitive businesses	522,079			642,590
TOTAL	2,609,852			2,920,090

OPERATING EXPENSES
Operation and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	504,967			630,453
Purchased power	262,323			342,023
Nuclear refueling outage expenses	51,230			64,870
Other operation and maintenance	731,915			770,110
Asset write-offs, impairments, and related charges	7,361			—
Decommissioning	68,628			69,899
Taxes other than income taxes	149,778			157,523
Depreciation and amortization	334,273			331,986
Other regulatory charges	1,159			10,457
TOTAL	2,111,634			2,377,321

OPERATING INCOME	498,218			542,769

OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	18,932			11,738
Interest and investment income	32,753			68,133
Miscellaneous - net	(10,587		)	(9,020		)
TOTAL	41,098			70,851

INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense	173,811			166,337
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(9,682		)	(6,117		)
TOTAL	164,129			160,220

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	375,187			453,400

Income taxes	139,945			150,471

CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	235,242			302,929

Preferred dividend requirements of subsidiaries	5,276			4,879

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO ENTERGY CORPORATION		$229,966			$298,050

Earnings per average common share:
Basic		$1.29			$1.66
Diluted		$1.28			$1.65
Dividends declared per common share		$0.85			$0.83

Basic average number of common shares outstanding	178,578,536			179,658,981
Diluted average number of common shares outstanding	178,976,380			180,480,523

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)

	2016			2015
	(In Thousands)

Net Income		$235,242			$302,929

Other comprehensive income (loss)
Cash flow hedges net unrealized loss
(net of tax benefit of $5,201 and $15,898)	(9,506		)	(29,330		)
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
(net of tax expense of $258 and $3,715)	7,562			8,448
Net unrealized investment gains
(net of tax expense of $18,358 and $3,666)	23,069			4,003
Foreign currency translation
(net of tax benefit of $153 and $296)	(284		)	(551		)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	20,841			(17,430		)

Comprehensive Income	256,083			285,499
Preferred dividend requirements of subsidiaries	5,276			4,879
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Entergy Corporation		$250,807			$280,620

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)
	2016			2015
	(In Thousands)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income		$235,242			$302,929
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	500,248			526,008
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	75,415			95,732
Asset write-offs, impairments, and related charges	7,361			—
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	76,532			22,288
Fuel inventory	(9,089		)	(22,553		)
Accounts payable	(67,364		)	(153,700		)
Taxes accrued	(15,996		)	(67,941		)
Interest accrued	(27,535		)	(42,551		)
Deferred fuel costs	97,566			81,271
Other working capital accounts	(95,291		)	(90,619		)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses	(3,968		)	1,334
Changes in other regulatory assets	56,047			93,082
Changes in other regulatory liabilities	18,735			15,857
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities	(89,046		)	(52,509		)
Other	(226,036		)	(97,670		)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	532,821			610,958

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(636,011		)	(532,958		)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	19,107			13,077
Nuclear fuel purchases	(85,819		)	(96,392		)
Payment for purchase of plant	(947,778		)	—
Insurance proceeds received for property damages	—			12,745
Changes in securitization account	(1,399		)	(251		)
NYPA value sharing payment	—			(70,790		)
Payments to storm reserve escrow account	(367		)	(1,865		)
Decrease (increase) in other investments	(196,509		)	278
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales	729,414			492,841
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds	(758,665		)	(516,564		)
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(1,878,027		)	(699,879		)

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)
	2016			2015
	(In Thousands)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Long-term debt	2,869,808			488,065
Treasury stock	5,787			23,156
Retirement of long-term debt	(1,903,670		)	(685,258		)
Repurchase of common stock	—			(25,078		)
Changes in credit borrowings and commercial paper - net	271,730			210,012
Other	(644		)	(9,320		)
Dividends paid:
Common stock	(151,839		)	(149,257		)
Preferred stock	(5,276		)	(4,879		)
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities	1,085,896			(152,559		)

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(259,310		)	(241,480		)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	1,350,961			1,422,026

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$1,091,651			$1,180,546

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized		$251,305			$203,786
Income taxes		$26,382			$65,919

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS
March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
	2016			2015
	(In Thousands)
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash		$81,624			$63,497
Temporary cash investments	1,010,027			1,287,464
Total cash and cash equivalents	1,091,651			1,350,961
Accounts receivable:
Customer	559,584			608,491
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(41,377		)	(39,895		)
Other	170,771			178,364
Accrued unbilled revenues	304,446			321,940
Total accounts receivable	993,424			1,068,900
Deferred fuel costs	28,296			—
Fuel inventory - at average cost	226,898			217,810
Materials and supplies - at average cost	873,679			873,357
Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs	245,623			211,512
Prepayments and other	541,624			344,872
TOTAL	4,001,195			4,067,412

OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
Investment in affiliates - at equity	4,653			4,341
Decommissioning trust funds	5,451,729			5,349,953
Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation)	221,431			219,999
Other	490,232			468,704
TOTAL	6,168,045			6,042,997

PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT
Electric	46,578,818			44,467,159
Property under capital lease	610,590			952,465
Natural gas	396,687			392,032
Construction work in progress	1,426,671			1,456,735
Nuclear fuel	1,302,903			1,345,422
TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT	50,315,669			48,613,813
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization	21,333,661			20,789,452
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT - NET	28,982,008			27,824,361

DEFERRED DEBITS AND OTHER ASSETS
Regulatory assets:
Regulatory asset for income taxes - net	776,370			775,528
Other regulatory assets (includes securitization property of $689,885 as of March 31, 2016 and $714,044 as of December 31, 2015)	4,647,907			4,704,796
Deferred fuel costs	238,951			238,902
Goodwill	377,172			377,172
Accumulated deferred income taxes	121,700			54,903
Other	620,534			561,610
TOTAL	6,782,634			6,712,911

TOTAL ASSETS		$45,933,882			$44,647,681

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
	2016		2015
	(In Thousands)
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Currently maturing long-term debt		$796,732		$214,374
Notes payable and commercial paper	766,079		494,348
Accounts payable	888,349		1,071,798
Customer deposits	423,564		419,407
Taxes accrued	194,081		210,077
Interest accrued	167,030		194,565
Deferred fuel costs	361,897		235,986
Obligations under capital leases	2,762		2,709
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	62,789		62,513
Other	176,065		184,181
TOTAL	3,839,348		3,089,958

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued	8,467,757		8,306,865
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits	231,610		234,300
Obligations under capital leases	26,290		27,001
Other regulatory liabilities	1,433,632		1,414,898
Decommissioning and asset retirement cost liabilities	4,808,315		4,790,187
Accumulated provisions	456,698		460,727
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	3,098,036		3,187,357
Long-term debt (includes securitization bonds of $751,595 as of March 31, 2016 and $774,696 as of December 31, 2015)	13,500,140		13,111,556
Other	392,924		449,856
TOTAL	32,415,402		31,982,747

Commitments and Contingencies

Subsidiaries' preferred stock without sinking fund	318,185		318,185

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock, $.01 par value, authorized 500,000,000 shares; issued 254,752,788 shares in 2016 and in 2015	2,548		2,548
Paid-in capital	5,384,762		5,403,758
Retained earnings	9,472,040		9,393,913
Accumulated other comprehensive income	29,792		8,951
Less - treasury stock, at cost (76,031,187 shares in 2016 and 76,363,763 shares in 2015)	5,528,195		5,552,379
TOTAL	9,360,947		9,256,791

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY		$45,933,882		$44,647,681

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015
(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, 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


Balance at December 31, 2015		$—			$2,548		($5,552,379	)		$5,403,758			$9,393,913			$8,951			$9,256,791

Consolidated net income (a)	5,276			—		—			—			229,966			—			235,242
Other comprehensive income	—			—		—			—			—			20,841			20,841
Common stock issuances related to stock plans	—			—		24,184			(18,996		)	—			—			5,188
Common stock dividends declared	—			—		—			—			(151,839		)	—			(151,839		)
Preferred dividend requirements of subsidiaries (a)	(5,276		)	—		—			—			—			—			(5,276		)

Balance at March 31, 2016		$—			$2,548		($5,528,195	)		$5,384,762			$9,472,040			$29,792			$9,360,947

See Notes to Financial Statements.

(a) Consolidated net income and preferred dividend requirements of subsidiaries for 2016 and 2015 include $5.3 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, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended				Increase/
Description	2016		2015		(Decrease)			%
	(Dollars in Millions)
Utility Electric Operating Revenues:
Residential		$744		$882		($138	)	(16	)
Commercial	538		583		(45		)	(8	)
Industrial	560		576		(16		)	(3	)
Governmental	51		52		(1		)	(2	)
Total retail	1,893		2,093		(200		)	(10	)
Sales for resale	55		60		(5		)	(8	)
Other	94		65		29			45
Total		$2,042		$2,218		($176	)	(8	)

Utility Billed Electric Energy Sales (GWh):
Residential	8,137		9,433		(1,296		)	(14	)
Commercial	6,511		6,721		(210		)	(3	)
Industrial	11,055		10,406		649			6
Governmental	600		592		8			1
Total retail	26,303		27,152		(849		)	(3	)
Sales for resale	3,140		1,811		1,329			73
Total	29,443		28,963		480			2

Entergy Wholesale Commodities:
Operating Revenues		$522		$643		($121	)	(19	)
Billed Electric Energy Sales (GWh)	9,246		9,592		(346		)	(4	)

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(Unaudited)

NOTE 1. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, 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 with certainty 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 March 2015 the NRC issued a letter notifying Entergy of its decision to move ANO into the “multiple/repetitive degraded cornerstone column” (Column 4) of the NRC’s Reactor Oversight Process Action Matrix. Placement into Column 4 requires 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. Entergy Arkansas incurred incremental expenses of approximately $53 million in 2015 to prepare for the NRC inspection that began in early 2016. Excluding remediation and response costs that may result from the additional NRC inspection activities, Entergy Arkansas expects to incur incremental expenses of approximately $50 million in 2016, of which $19.6 million was incurred in the first quarter 2016, in support of NRC inspection activities and to implement Entergy Arkansas’s performance improvement initiatives developed in 2015. A lesser amount of incremental expenses is expected to be ongoing annually after 2016.

Pilgrim NRC Oversight and Planned Shutdown

In September 2015 the NRC placed Pilgrim in its “multiple/repetitive degraded cornerstone column” (Column 4) of its Reactor Oversight Process Action Matrix due to its finding of continuing weaknesses in Pilgrim’s corrective action program that contributed to repeated unscheduled shutdowns and equipment failures. The preliminary estimate of direct costs of Pilgrim’s response to a planned NRC enhanced inspection ranges from $45 million to $60 million in operation and maintenance expense, including approximately $30 million in 2016, of which $5 million was incurred in the first quarter 2016. The estimate does not include potential capital investment or other costs to address issues that may arise in the inspection.

Entergy determined in April 2016 that it intends to refuel Pilgrim in 2017 and then cease operations May 31, 2019. In October 2015, Entergy previously announced its intention to cease operations at Pilgrim because of poor market conditions, reduced revenues, and increased operational costs. Pilgrim currently has approximately 677 MW of Capacity Supply Obligations in ISO New England through May 2019.

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.

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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 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 Louisiana, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas.

NOTE 2. RATE AND REGULATORY MATTERS (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, 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 Louisiana

In April 2010 the LPSC authorized its staff to initiate an audit of Entergy Louisiana’s fuel adjustment clause filings. The audit includes a review of the reasonableness of charges flowed through the fuel adjustment clause by Entergy Louisiana for the period from 2005 through 2009. The LPSC staff issued its audit report in January 2013. The LPSC staff recommended that Entergy Louisiana refund approximately $1.9 million, plus interest, to customers and realign the recovery of approximately $1 million from Entergy Louisiana’s fuel adjustment clause to base rates. The recommended refund was made by Entergy Louisiana in May 2013 in the form of a credit to customers through its fuel adjustment clause filing. Two parties intervened in the proceeding. A procedural schedule was established for the identification of issues by the intervenors and for Entergy Louisiana to submit comments regarding the LPSC staff report and any issues raised by intervenors. One intervenor sought further proceedings regarding certain issues it raised in its comments on the LPSC staff report. Entergy Louisiana filed responses to both the LPSC staff report and the issues raised by the intervenor. After conducting additional discovery, in April 2016 the LPSC staff consultant issued its supplemental audit report, which concluded that Entergy Louisiana was not imprudent on the issues raised by the intervenor.

In December 2011 the LPSC authorized its staff to initiate a proceeding to audit the fuel adjustment clause filings of Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and its affiliates. The audit includes a review of the reasonableness of charges flowed by Entergy Gulf States Louisiana through its fuel adjustment clause for the period 2005 through 2009. In March 2016 the LPSC staff consultant issued its audit report. In its report, the LPSC staff consultant recommended that Entergy Louisiana refund approximately $8.6 million, plus interest, to customers and realign the recovery of approximately $12.7 million from Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s fuel adjustment clause to base rates. A procedural schedule has not been established for this proceeding, and discovery from intervenors has not commenced.

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Entergy Mississippi

Entergy Mississippi had a deferred fuel over-recovery balance of $58.3 million as of May 31, 2015, along with an under-recovery balance of $12.3 million under the power management rider. Pursuant to those tariffs, in July 2015, Entergy Mississippi filed for interim adjustments under both the energy cost recovery rider and the power management rider to flow through to customers the approximately $46 million net over-recovery over a six-month period. In August 2015 the MPSC approved the interim adjustments effective with September 2015 bills. In November 2015, Entergy Mississippi filed its annual redetermination of the annual factor to be applied under the energy cost recovery rider. The calculation of the annual factor included a projected over-recovery balance of $48 million projected through January 31, 2016. In January 2016 the MPSC approved the redetermined annual factor effective February 1, 2016. The MPSC further ordered, however, that due to the significant change in natural gas price forecasts since Entergy Mississippi’s filing in November 2015, Entergy Mississippi shall file a revised fuel factor with the MPSC no later than February 1, 2016. Pursuant to that order, Entergy Mississippi submitted a revised fuel factor. Additionally, because Entergy Mississippi’s projected over-recovery balance for the period ending January 31, 2017 was $68 million, in February 2016, Entergy Mississippi filed for another interim adjustment to the energy cost factor effective April 2016 to flow through to customers the projected over-recovery balance over a six-month period. That interim adjustment was approved by the MPSC in February 2016 effective for April 2016 bills.

Entergy Texas

As discussed in the Form 10-K, in July 2015 certain parties filed briefs in the open proceeding asserting that Entergy Texas should refund to retail customers an additional $10.9 million in bandwidth remedy payments Entergy Texas received related to calendar year 2006 production costs. In October 2015 an ALJ issued a proposal for decision recommending that the additional $10.9 million in bandwidth remedy payments be refunded to retail customers. In January 2016 the PUCT issued its order affirming the ALJ’s recommendation, and Entergy Texas filed a motion for rehearing of the PUCT’s decision, which the PUCT denied. In March 2016, Entergy Texas filed a complaint in Federal District Court for the Western District of Texas and a petition in the Travis County (State) District Court appealing the PUCT’s decision. Both appeals are pending, but the appeals do not stay the PUCT’s decision. In April 2016, Entergy Texas filed with the PUCT an application to refund to customers approximately $56.2 million. The refund resulted from (i) $41.8 million of fuel cost recovery over-collections through February 2016, (ii) the $10.9 million in bandwidth remedy payments, discussed above, that Entergy Texas received related to calendar year 2006 production costs, and (iii) $3.5 million in bandwidth remedy payments that Entergy Texas received related to 2006-2008 production costs. Entergy Texas requested that the refund be made to most customers over a four-month period beginning June 2016.

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

2015 Rate Case

In April 2015, Entergy Arkansas filed with the APSC for a general change in rates, charges, and tariffs. The filing notified the APSC of Entergy Arkansas’s intent to implement a formula rate review mechanism pursuant to Arkansas legislation passed in 2015, and requested a retail rate increase of $268.4 million, with a net increase in revenue of $167 million. The filing requested a 10.2% return on common equity. In September 2015, APSC staff and intervenors filed direct testimony, with the APSC staff recommending a revenue requirement of $217.9 million and a 9.65% return on common equity. In December 2015, Entergy Arkansas, the APSC staff, and certain of the intervenors in the rate case filed with the APSC a joint motion for approval of a settlement of the case that proposed a retail rate increase of approximately $225 million with a net increase in revenue of approximately $133 million; an authorized return on common equity of 9.75%; and a formula rate plan tariff that provides a 50 basis point band around the 9.75% allowed

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return on common equity. A significant portion of the rate increase is related to Entergy Arkansas’s acquisition in March 2016 of Union Power Station Power Block 2 for a base purchase price of $237 million, subject to closing adjustments. The settlement agreement also provided for amortization over a 10-year period of $7.7 million of previously-incurred costs related to ANO post-Fukushima compliance and $9.9 million of previously-incurred costs related to ANO flood barrier compliance. A hearing was held in January 2016. In February 2016 the APSC approved the settlement with one exception that would reduce the retail rate increase proposed in the settlement by $5 million. The settling parties agreed to the APSC modifications in February 2016. The new rates were effective February 24, 2016 and began billing with the first billing cycle of April 2016. In March 2016, Entergy Arkansas made a compliance filing regarding the new rates that included an interim base rate adjustment surcharge, effective with the first billing cycle of April 2016, to recover the incremental revenue requirement for the period February 24, 2016 through March 31, 2016. The interim base rate adjustment surcharge will recover a total of $21.1 million over the nine-month period from April 2016 through December 2016.

Entergy Arkansas plans to make its first formula rate plan filing in July 2016 for rates effective with the first billing cycle of January 2017.

Filings with the LPSC

Retail Rates - Electric

Ninemile 6

As discussed in the Form 10-K, in July 2015, Entergy Louisiana submitted to the LPSC a Ninemile 6 compliance filing including an estimate at completion, inclusive of interconnection costs and transmission upgrades, of approximately $648 million, or $76 million less than originally estimated, along with other project details and supporting evidence, to enable the LPSC to review the prudence of Entergy Louisiana’s management of the project. Testimony filed by LPSC staff generally supports the prudence of the management of the project and recovery of the costs incurred to complete the project. The LPSC staff has questioned the warranty coverage for one element of the project. In March 2016, Entergy Louisiana and the LPSC staff filed a joint motion to suspend the procedural schedule pending the filing of an uncontested joint stipulated settlement.

Union Power Station

As discussed in the Form 10-K, in October 2015 the LPSC approved a settlement authorizing the purchase of Power Blocks 3 and 4 of the Union Power Station. In March 2016, Entergy Louisiana acquired Power Blocks 3 and 4 of Union Power Station for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $474 million, subject to closing adjustments, and implemented rates to collect the estimated first-year revenue requirement with the first billing cycle of March 2016.

Retail Rates - Gas

In January 2016, Entergy Louisiana filed with the LPSC its gas rate stabilization plan for the test year ended September 30, 2015. The filing showed an earned return on common equity of 10.22%, which is within the authorized bandwidth, therefore requiring no change in rates. In March 2016 the LPSC staff issued its report stating that the 2015 gas rate stabilization plan filing is in compliance with the exception of several issues that require additional information, explanation, or clarification for which the LPSC staff has reserved the right to further review. Discovery regarding these issues is pending, but a procedural schedule has not been established for addressing the outstanding issues. Absent approval of an extension by the LPSC, test year 2015 is the final year under the current gas rate stabilization plan. In February 2016, however, Entergy Louisiana filed a motion requesting to extend the terms of the gas rate stabilization plan for an additional three-year term. A procedural schedule has not been established.

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Filings with the MPSC

In March 2016, Entergy Mississippi submitted its formula rate plan 2016 test year filing showing Entergy Mississippi’s projected earned return for the 2016 calendar year to be below the formula rate plan bandwidth. The filing shows a $32.6 million rate increase is necessary to reset Entergy Mississippi’s earned return on common equity to the specified point of adjustment of 9.96%, within the formula rate plan bandwidth. The filing is currently subject to MPSC review. In April 2016 the Mississippi Public Utilities Staff filed a letter disputing the formula rate plan evaluation report subject to its continued review of the submittal. A final order is expected in second quarter 2016, with the resulting rates effective mid-year 2016. Pursuant to the terms of the formula rate plan, Entergy Mississippi also submitted an informational look-back filing for 2015 that showed Entergy Mississippi’s 2015 earned return was within the formula rate plan bandwidth.

Filings with the City Council

As discussed in the Form 10-K, in November 2015 the City Council authorized expansion of the purchased power and capacity acquisition cost recovery rider to recover the non-fuel purchased power expense from Ninemile 6 as well as the revenue requirement associated with the acquisition of Power Block 1 of Union Power Station. In March 2016, Entergy New Orleans acquired Power Block 1 of Union Power Station for approximately $237 million, subject to closing adjustments, and initiated recovery of these costs with March 2016 bills.

Filings with the PUCT

2011 Rate Case

See the Form 10-K for discussion of Entergy Texas’s 2011 rate case. As discussed in the Form 10-K, several parties, including Entergy Texas, appealed various aspects of the PUCT’s order to the Travis County District Court. In October 2014 the Travis County District Court issued an order upholding the PUCT’s decision except as to the line-loss factor issue referenced in the Form 10-K, which was found in favor of Entergy Texas. In November 2014, Entergy Texas and other parties, including the PUCT, appealed the Travis County District Court decision to the Third Court of Appeals. Oral argument before the court panel was held in September 2015. In April 2016 the Third Court of Appeals issued its opinion affirming the District Court’s decision on all points. Entergy Texas plans to petition the Texas Supreme Court to hear its appeal of the Third Court’s ruling.

Other Filings

In September 2015, Entergy Texas filed for a transmission cost recovery factor rider requesting a $13 million increase, incremental to base rates. Testimony was filed in November 2015, with the PUCT staff and other parties proposing various disallowances involving, among other things, MISO charges, vegetation management costs, and bad debt expenses that would reduce the requested increase by approximately $2 million. In addition to those recommended disallowances, a number of parties recommended that Entergy Texas’s request be reduced by an additional $3.4 million to account for load growth since base rates were last set. A hearing on the merits was held in December 2015. In February 2016 a State Office of Administrative Hearings ALJ issued a proposal for decision recommending that the PUCT disallow approximately $2 million from Entergy Texas’s $13 million request, but recommending that the PUCT not accept the load growth offset. In May 2016 the PUCT deferred final consideration of Entergy Texas’s TCRF application and opened the record to consider additional evidence to be provided by Entergy Texas and potentially other parties regarding the rate-making treatment of spare transmission-level transformers that are transferred among the Utility operating companies. It is not known when the PUCT will take up the merits of this matter, but Entergy Texas was granted interim rates as of April 14, 2016 whenever a final order is issued setting those rates.

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System Agreement Cost Equalization Proceedings

Rough Production Cost Equalization Rates

2015 Rate Filing Based on Calendar Year 2014 Production Costs

In May 2015, Entergy filed with the FERC the 2015 rates in accordance with the FERC’s orders in the System Agreement proceeding. The filing shows that no payments and receipts are required in 2015 to implement the FERC’s remedy based on calendar year 2014 production costs. Several parties intervened in the proceeding and the LPSC and City Council intervened and filed comments. In October 2015 the FERC accepted the 2015 rates for filing, suspended them for a nominal period, to become effective June 1, 2015, as requested, subject to refund, and set them for hearing and settlement judge procedures. In March 2016, Entergy Services filed a settlement at the FERC resolving the 2015 rate filing. In the settlement, the parties did not dispute the 2015 rates as calculated with no payments or receipts. Pursuant to the settlement, the 2015 rates are subject to a recalculation and compliance filing upon resolution of other ongoing bandwidth-related proceedings.

Interruptible Load Proceedings

See the Form 10-K for a discussion of the interruptible load proceeding. In April 2016 the FERC issued an order on remand that addressed the December 2014 decision by the D.C. Circuit in the interruptible load proceeding. The order on remand affirmed the FERC’s denial of refunds for the 15-month refund effective period. The FERC explained and clarified its policies regarding refunds and concluded that the evidence in the record demonstrated that the relevant equitable factors favored not requiring refunds in this case. The FERC also noted that, under Section 206(c) of the Federal Power Act, in a Section 206 proceeding involving two or more electric utility companies of a registered holding company system, the FERC may order refunds only if it determines the refunds would not cause the registered holding company to experience any reduction in revenues resulting from an inability of an electric utility company in the system to recover the resulting increase in costs. The FERC stated it was not able to find that the Entergy system would not experience a reduction in revenues if refunds were awarded in this proceeding, which further supported the denial of refunds.

Entergy Arkansas Opportunity Sales Proceedings

See the Form 10-K for a discussion of the proceeding initiated at the FERC by the LPSC in June 2009 in which the LPSC initially requested that the FERC determine that certain of Entergy Arkansas’s sales of electric energy to third parties: (a) violated the provisions of the System Agreement that allocate the energy generated by Entergy System resources, (b) imprudently denied the Entergy System and its ultimate consumers the benefits of low-cost Entergy System generating capacity, and (c) violated the provision of the System Agreement that prohibits sales to third parties by individual companies absent an offer of a right-of-first-refusal to other Utility operating companies. In April 2016 the FERC issued orders addressing the requests for rehearing filed in July 2012 and the ALJ’s August 2013 initial decision. The first order denies Entergy’s request for rehearing and affirms FERC’s earlier rulings that Entergy’s original methodology for allocating energy costs to the opportunity sales was incorrect and, as a result, Entergy Arkansas must make payments to the other Utility operating companies to put them in the same position that they would have been in absent the incorrect allocation. The FERC clarified that interest should be included with the payments. The second order affirmed in part, and reversed in part, the rulings in the ALJ’s initial decision regarding the methodology that should be used to calculate the payments Entergy Arkansas is to make to the other Utility operating companies. The FERC affirmed the ALJ’s ruling that a full re-run of intra-system bills should be performed, but required that methodology be modified so that the sales have the same priority for purposes of energy allocation as joint account sales. The FERC reversed the ALJ’s decision that any payments by Entergy Arkansas should be reduced by 20%. The FERC also reversed the ALJ’s decision that adjustments to other System Agreement service schedules and excess bandwidth payments should not be taken into account when calculating the payments to be made by Entergy Arkansas. The FERC held that such adjustments and excess bandwidth payments should be taken into account, but ordered further

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proceedings before an ALJ to address whether a cap on any reduction due to bandwidth payments was necessary and to implement the other adjustments to the calculation methodology.

The effect of the FERC’s decisions, if upheld, is that Entergy Arkansas will make payments to some or all of the other Utility operating companies. As part of the further proceedings required by the FERC, Entergy will re-run intra-system bills for a ten-year period (2000-2009) to quantify the effects of the FERC's rulings. The ALJ will issue an initial decision and FERC will issue an order reviewing that decision. No payments will be made or received by the Utility operating companies until the FERC issues an order reviewing that initial decision and Entergy submits a subsequent filing to comply with that order. Because further proceedings are required, the amount and recipients of payments by Entergy Arkansas are unknown at this time. Based on testimony previously submitted in the case, however, in the first quarter 2016 Entergy Arkansas recorded a liability of $87 million for its estimated increased costs and payment to the other Utility operating companies, including interest. This estimate is subject to change depending on how the FERC resolves the issues that are still outstanding in the case. Entergy Arkansas’s increased costs will be attributed to Entergy Arkansas’s retail and wholesale businesses, and it is not probable that Entergy Arkansas will recover the wholesale portion. Therefore Entergy Arkansas recorded a regulatory asset of approximately $75 million, which represents its estimate of the retail portion of the costs.

NOTE 3. EQUITY (Entergy Corporation 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,
	2016						2015
	(In Millions, Except Per Share Data)
Basic earnings per share	Income		Shares	$/share			Income		Shares	$/share
Net income attributable to Entergy Corporation		$230.0	178.6		$1.29			$298.1	179.7		$1.66
Average dilutive effect of:
Stock options			0.1	—					0.5	(0.01		)
Other equity plans			0.3	(0.01		)			0.3	—
Diluted earnings per share		$230.0	179.0		$1.28			$298.1	180.5		$1.65

The number of stock options not included in the calculation of diluted common shares outstanding due to their antidilutive effect was approximately 6.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and approximately 3.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

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, 2016, Entergy Corporation issued 332,576 shares of its previously repurchased common stock to satisfy stock option exercises, vesting of shares of restricted stock, and other stock-based awards. Entergy Corporation did not repurchase any of its common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2016.

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Retained Earnings

On April 6, 2016, Entergy Corporation’s Board of Directors declared a common stock dividend of $0.85 per share, payable on June 1, 2016, to holders of record as of May 12, 2016.

Comprehensive Income

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) is included in the equity section of the balance sheets of Entergy and Entergy Louisiana. The following table presents changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for Entergy for the three months ended March 31, 2016 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, January 1, 2016		$105,970			($466,604	)		$367,557			$2,028			$8,951
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	90,307			—			25,032			(284		)	115,055
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(99,813		)	7,562			(1,963		)	—			(94,214		)
Net other comprehensive income (loss) for the period	(9,506		)	7,562			23,069			(284		)	20,841
Ending balance, March 31, 2016		$96,464			($459,042	)		$390,626			$1,744			$29,792

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, January 1, 2015		$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	)

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The following table presents changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for Entergy Louisiana for the three months ended March 31, 2016:



	Pension and Other Postretirement Liabilities
	(In Thousands)
Beginning balance, January 1, 2016		($56,412	)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(263		)
Net other comprehensive income (loss) for the period	(263		)
Ending balance, March 31, 2016		($56,675	)

The following table presents changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for Entergy Louisiana for the three months ended March 31, 2015:



	Pension and Other Postretirement Liabilities
	(In Thousands)
Beginning balance, January 1, 2015		($79,223	)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	380
Net other comprehensive income (loss) for the period	380
Ending balance, March 31, 2015		($78,843	)

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Total reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI) for Entergy for the three months ended March 31, 2016 are as follows:



	Amounts reclassified from AOCI			Income Statement Location
	(In Thousands)
Cash flow hedges net unrealized gain (loss)
Power contracts		$153,958		Competitive business operating revenues
Interest rate swaps	(400		)	Miscellaneous - net
Total realized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges	153,558
	(53,745		)	Income taxes
Total realized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges (net of tax)		$99,813

Pension and other postretirement liabilities
Amortization of prior-service credit		$7,355		(a)
Amortization of loss	(15,175		)	(a)
Total amortization	(7,820		)
	258			Income taxes
Total amortization (net of tax)		($7,562	)

Net unrealized investment gain (loss)
Realized gain (loss)		$3,850		Interest and investment income
	(1,887		)	Income taxes
Total realized investment gain (loss) (net of tax)		$1,963

Total reclassifications for the period (net of tax)		$94,214


(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, 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 Louisiana for the three months ended March 31, 2016 are as follows:



	Amounts reclassified from AOCI			Income Statement Location
	(In Thousands)
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
Amortization of prior-service credit		$1,947		(a)
Amortization of loss	(1,569		)	(a)
Total amortization	378
	(115		)	Income taxes
Total amortization (net of tax)	263

Total reclassifications for the period (net of tax)		$263


(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 Louisiana for the three months ended March 31, 2015 are as follows:



	Amounts reclassified from AOCI			Income Statement Location
	(In Thousands)
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
Amortization of prior-service credit		$1,867		(a)
Amortization of loss	(2,535		)	(a)
Total amortization	(668		)
	288			Income taxes
Total amortization (net of tax)	(380		)

Total reclassifications for the period (net of tax)		($380	)


(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 Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)

Entergy Corporation’s credit facility requires Entergy to maintain a consolidated debt ratio, as defined, 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, 2016, Entergy Corporation had $578 million of commercial paper outstanding. The weighted-average interest rate for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was 1.14%.

Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas each had credit facilities available as of March 31, 2016 as follows:



Company	Expiration Date	Amount of Facility	Interest Rate (a)	Amount Drawn as of March 31, 2016	Letters of Credit Outstanding as of March 31, 2016
Entergy Arkansas	April 2016	$20 million (b)	1.93%	$—	$—
Entergy Arkansas	August 2020	$150 million (c)	1.68%	$—	$—
Entergy Louisiana	August 2020	$350 million (d)	1.68%	$—	$3.1 million
Entergy Mississippi	May 2016	$37.5 million (e)	1.93%	$—	$—
Entergy Mississippi	May 2016	$35 million (e)	1.93%	$—	$—
Entergy Mississippi	May 2016	$20 million (e)	1.93%	$—	$—
Entergy Mississippi	May 2016	$10 million (e)	1.93%	$—	$—
Entergy New Orleans	November 2018	$25 million	2.18%	$—	$—
Entergy Texas	August 2020	$150 million (f)	1.93%	$—	$1.3 million


(a)	The interest rate is the rate as of March 31, 2016 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. The credit facility expired in April 2016. Entergy Arkansas plans to renew the credit facility.


(c)	The credit facility allows Entergy Arkansas to issue letters of credit against 50% of the borrowing capacity of the facility.


(d)	The credit facility allows Entergy Louisiana to issue letters of credit against 50% of the borrowing capacity of the facility.

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(e)	Borrowings under the Entergy Mississippi credit facilities may be secured by a security interest in its accounts receivable at Entergy Mississippi’s option. Entergy Mississippi expects to renew its credit facilities prior to expiration.


(f)	The credit facility allows Entergy Texas to issue letters of credit against 50% of the borrowing capacity of the facility.

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, as defined, of 65% or less of its total capitalization. Each Registrant Subsidiary is in compliance with this covenant.

In addition, Entergy Arkansas, 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, 2016:



Company	Amount of Uncommitted Facility	Letter of Credit Fee	Letters of Credit Issued as of March 31, 2016 (a)
Entergy Arkansas	$25 million	0.70%	$1.0 million
Entergy Louisiana	$125 million	0.70%	$7.0 million
Entergy Mississippi	$40 million	0.70%	$4.4 million
Entergy New Orleans	$15 million	0.75%	$6.2 million
Entergy Texas	$50 million	0.70%	$5.6 million


(a)	The amount for Entergy Mississippi includes $0.4 million related to FTR exposure. See Note 8 to the financial statements herein for discussion of FTRs.

The short-term borrowings of the Registrant Subsidiaries are limited to amounts authorized by the FERC. The current FERC-authorized limits are effective through October 31, 2017. In addition to borrowings from commercial banks, these companies may also 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, 2016 (aggregating both money pool and external short-term borrowings) for the Registrant Subsidiaries:



	Authorized	Borrowings
	(In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas	$250	$—
Entergy Louisiana	$450	$—
Entergy Mississippi	$175	$—
Entergy New Orleans	$100	$—
Entergy Texas	$200	$—
System Energy	$200	$—

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Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee Credit Facilities

Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee entered into a credit facility guaranteed by Entergy Corporation which expires in January 2018. In the first quarter 2016, Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee increased the borrowing capacity of its credit facility to $100 million. Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee does not have the ability to issue letters of credit against the credit facility. This facility provides working capital to Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee for general business purposes including, without limitation, the decommissioning of Vermont Yankee. The commitment fee is currently 0.25% of the undrawn commitment amount. As of March 31, 2016, $61 million in cash borrowings were outstanding under the credit facility. The weighted average interest rate for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was 2.20% on the drawn portion of the facility.

Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee also 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 the credit facility. This facility provides an additional funding source to Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee for general business purposes including, without limitation, the decommissioning of Vermont Yankee. As of March 31, 2016, there were no cash borrowings outstanding under the credit facility. The rate as of March 31, 2016 that would most likely apply to outstanding borrowings under the facility was 2.18% on the drawn portion of the facility.

Variable Interest Entities (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, 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 (VIEs). To finance the acquisition and ownership of nuclear fuel, the nuclear fuel company VIEs have credit facilities and three of the four VIEs also issue commercial paper, details of which follow as of March 31, 2016:



Company	Expiration Date (a)	Amount of Facility	Weighted Average Interest Rate on Borrowings (b)	Amount Outstanding as of March 31, 2016
		(Dollars in Millions)
Entergy Arkansas VIE	June 2016	$85	n/a	$—
Entergy Louisiana River Bend VIE	June 2016	$100	n/a	$—
Entergy Louisiana Waterford VIE	June 2016	$90	1.86%	$77.5 (c)
System Energy VIE	June 2016	$125	2.01%	$111 (c)


(a)	Prior to expiration, the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities for Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy each plan to renew its credit facility.


(b)	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 Louisiana River Bend does not issue commercial paper, but borrows directly on its bank credit facility.


(c)	Commercial paper, classified as a current liability.

The commitment fees on the credit facilities are 0.10% of the undrawn commitment amount for the Entergy 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 Louisiana, or Entergy Corporation as guarantor for System Energy) to maintain a consolidated debt ratio, as defined, 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, 2016 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 Louisiana River Bend VIE	3.25% Series Q due July 2017	$75 million
Entergy Louisiana River Bend VIE	3.38% Series R due August 2020	$70 million
Entergy Louisiana Waterford VIE	3.25% Series G due July 2017	$25 million
Entergy Louisiana Waterford VIE	3.92% Series H due February 2021	$40 million
System Energy VIE	4.02% Series H due February 2017	$50 million
System Energy VIE	3.78% Series I due October 2018	$85 million

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

Debt Issuances and Redemptions

(Entergy Arkansas)

In January 2016, Entergy Arkansas issued $325 million of 3.5% Series first mortgage bonds due April 2026. Entergy Arkansas used the proceeds to pay, prior to maturity, its $175 million of 5.66% Series first mortgage bonds due February 2025, and used the remainder of the proceeds, together with other funds, towards the purchase of Power Block 2 at Union Power Station and for general corporate purposes. See Note 13 to the financial statements herein for discussion of the Union purchase.

(Entergy Louisiana)

In March 2016, Entergy Louisiana issued $200 million of 4.95% Series first mortgage bonds due January 2045. Entergy Louisiana used the proceeds to pay, together with other funds, the $60 million cash portion of the price to purchase the undivided interests of Waterford 3, to repay borrowings from the money pool, to repay borrowings under its $350 million credit facility, and for general corporate purposes. A portion of the proceeds of the borrowings described in the preceding sentence were used, together with other funds, for the purchase of Power Blocks 3 and 4 at Union Power Station. See Note 11 to the financial statements herein for discussion of the Waterford 3 transaction and Note 13 to the financial statements herein for discussion of the Union purchase.

In March 2016, Entergy Louisiana issued $425 million of 3.25% Series collateral trust mortgage bonds due April 2028. Entergy Louisiana used the proceeds to pay, together with other funds, the $60 million cash portion of the price to purchase the undivided interests of Waterford 3, to repay borrowings from the money pool, and for general corporate purposes. A portion of the proceeds of the borrowings described in the preceding sentence were used, together with other funds, for the purchase of Power Blocks 3 and 4 at Union Power Station. See Note 11 to the financial statements herein for discussion of the Waterford 3 transaction and Note 13 to the financial statements herein for discussion of the Union purchase.

In March 2016, Entergy Louisiana arranged for the issuance by the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority of (i) $83.680 million of 3.375% pollution control refunding revenue bonds (Entergy Louisiana, LLC Project) Series 2016A due September 2028, and (ii) $115 million of 3.50% pollution control refunding revenue bonds (Entergy Louisiana, LLC Project) Series 2016B due June 2030, each of which series is evidenced by a separate series of non-interest bearing collateral trust mortgage bonds of Entergy Louisiana. The proceeds from these issuances were held

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in trust as of March 31, 2016 and were applied in April 2016 to the refunding of $198.68 million of outstanding series of pollution control revenue bonds previously issued on behalf of Entergy Louisiana.

In March 2016, Entergy Louisiana issued $51.972 million of Waterford Series collateral trust mortgage notes due July 2017 as part of the purchase of the undivided interests in Waterford 3. See Note 11 to the financial statements herein for discussion of the Waterford 3 transaction.

In March 2016 the Entergy Louisiana nuclear fuel company variable interest entity redeemed, at maturity, its $20 million of 3.30% Series F notes.

(Entergy New Orleans)

In March 2016, Entergy New Orleans issued $110 million of 5.50% Series first mortgage bonds due April 2066. Entergy New Orleans used the proceeds to repay borrowings from the money pool, to repay borrowings under its $25 million credit facility, and for general corporate purposes. A portion of the proceeds of the borrowings described in the preceding sentence were used, together with other funds, for the purchase of Power Block 1 of Union Power Station. See Note 13 to the financial statements for discussion of the Union purchase.

(Entergy Texas)

In March 2016, Entergy Texas issued $125 million of 2.55% Series first mortgage bonds due June 2021. Entergy Texas used the proceeds for general corporate purposes.

Fair Value

The book value and the fair value of long-term debt for Entergy Corporation and the Registrant Subsidiaries as of March 31, 2016 are as follows:



	Book Value of Long-Term Debt		Fair Value of Long-Term Debt (a) (b)
	(In Thousands)
Entergy		$14,296,872		$14,811,845
Entergy Arkansas		$2,777,649		$2,726,079
Entergy Louisiana		$5,620,234		$5,967,996
Entergy Mississippi		$1,045,430		$1,100,469
Entergy New Orleans		$449,892		$443,145
Entergy Texas		$1,552,741		$1,702,601
System Energy		$572,742		$550,080


(a)	The values exclude lease obligations of $56 million at Entergy Louisiana and $34 million at System Energy, long-term DOE obligations of $181 million at Entergy Arkansas, and the note payable to NYPA of $35 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, 2015 were as follows:



	Book Value of Long-Term Debt		Fair Value of Long-Term Debt (a) (b)
	(In Thousands)
Entergy		$13,325,930		$13,578,511
Entergy Arkansas		$2,629,839		$2,498,108
Entergy Louisiana		$4,836,162		$5,018,786
Entergy Mississippi		$1,045,085		$1,087,326
Entergy New Orleans		$342,880		$351,040
Entergy Texas		$1,451,967		$1,590,616
System Energy		$572,667		$552,762


(a)	The values exclude lease obligations of $109 million at Entergy Louisiana and $34 million at System Energy, long-term DOE obligations of $181 million at Entergy Arkansas, and the note payable to NYPA of $35 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 and stock-based 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 options on 696,900 shares of its common stock under the 2015 Equity Ownership Plan during the first quarter 2016 with a weighted-average fair value of $7.40 per option. As of March 31, 2016, there were options on 7,562,576 shares of common stock outstanding with a weighted-average exercise price of $84.06. The intrinsic value, which has no effect on net income, of the outstanding stock options is calculated by the positive difference between the weighted average exercise price of the stock options granted and Entergy Corporation’s common stock price as of March 31, 2016. Because Entergy’s stock price at March 31, 2016 was less than the weighted average exercise price, the aggregate intrinsic value of the stock options outstanding as of March 31, 2016 was zero. The intrinsic value of all “in the money” stock options was $30.5 million as of March 31, 2016.

The following table includes financial information for outstanding stock options for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:



	2016		2015
	(In Millions)
Compensation expense included in Entergy’s net income		$1.1		$1.1
Tax benefit recognized in Entergy’s net income		$0.4		$0.4
Compensation cost capitalized as part of fixed assets and inventory		$0.2		$0.2

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Other Equity Awards

In January 2016 the Board approved and Entergy granted 370,000 restricted stock awards and 199,800 long-term incentive awards under the 2015 Equity Ownership Plan. The restricted stock awards were made effective as of January 28, 2016 and were valued at $70.56 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. In addition, long-term incentive awards were granted in the form of performance units that represent the value of, and are settled with, one share of Entergy Corporation common stock at the end of the three-year performance period, plus dividends accrued during the performance period on the number of performance units earned. The performance units were granted effective as of January 28, 2016 and were valued at $84.52 per share. Entergy considers various factors, primarily market conditions, in determining the value of the performance units. Shares of restricted stock 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. Performance units have the same dividend rights as shares of Entergy 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 outstanding equity awards for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:



	2016		2015
	(In Millions)
Compensation expense included in Entergy’s net income		$8.4		$8.1
Tax benefit recognized in Entergy’s net income		$3.2		$3.1
Compensation cost capitalized as part of fixed assets and inventory		$1.8		$1.5

NOTE 6. RETIREMENT AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, 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 2016 and 2015, included the following components:



	2016			2015
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$35,811			$43,762
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	65,403			75,694
Expected return on assets	(97,366		)	(98,655		)
Amortization of prior service cost	270			390
Amortization of loss	48,824			58,981
Special termination benefit	—			76
Net pension costs		$52,942			$80,248

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The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension cost, including amounts capitalized, for their employees for the first quarters of 2016 and 2015, included the following components:



2016	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned
during the period		$5,181			$7,049			$1,562			$656			$1,416			$1,566
Interest cost on projected
benefit obligation	13,055			14,870			3,811			1,814			3,557			2,992
Expected return on assets	(19,772		)	(22,096		)	(5,981		)	(2,687		)	(6,062		)	(4,459		)
Amortization of loss	10,936			11,946			2,985			1,615			2,340			2,604
Net pension cost		$9,400			$11,769			$2,377			$1,398			$1,251			$2,703



2015	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned
during the period		$6,661			$8,599			$1,982			$849			$1,645			$1,957
Interest cost on projected
benefit obligation	15,471			17,367			4,502			2,108			4,354			3,493
Expected return on assets	(20,026		)	(22,701		)	(6,105		)	(2,725		)	(6,222		)	(4,568		)
Amortization of loss	13,564			14,951			3,724			2,013			3,238			3,264
Net pension cost		$15,670			$18,216			$4,103			$2,245			$3,015			$4,146

Non-Qualified Net Pension Cost

Entergy recognized $4.3 million and $4.5 million in pension cost for its non-qualified pension plans in the first quarters of 2016 and 2015, respectively.

The Registrant Subsidiaries recognized the following pension cost for their employees for their non-qualified pension plans in the first quarters of 2016 and 2015:



	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
Non-qualified pension cost first quarter 2016		$106		$59		$59		$16		$127
Non-qualified pension cost first quarter 2015		$113		$68		$59		$16		$149

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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 2016 and 2015, included the following components:



	2016			2015
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$8,073			$11,326
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation (APBO)	14,083			17,984
Expected return on assets	(10,455		)	(11,344		)
Amortization of prior service credit	(11,373		)	(9,320		)
Amortization of loss	4,554			7,893
Net other postretirement benefit cost		$4,882			$16,539

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefit cost, including amounts capitalized, for their employees for the first quarters of 2016 and 2015, included the following components:



2016	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned
during the period		$978			$1,869			$386			$156			$398			$334
Interest cost on APBO	2,324			3,260			709			448			1,039			529
Expected return on assets	(4,464		)	—			(1,379		)	(1,154		)	(2,394		)	(814		)
Amortization of prior service
credit	(1,368		)	(1,947		)	(234		)	(186		)	(681		)	(393		)
Amortization of loss	1,064			731			223			37			537			287
Net other postretirement
benefit cost		($1,466	)		$3,913			($295	)		($699	)		($1,101	)		($57	)



2015	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned
during the period		$1,739			$2,474			$507			$205			$500			$470
Interest cost on APBO	3,130			4,078			859			652			1,342			628
Expected return on assets	(4,798		)	—			(1,542		)	(1,201		)	(2,588		)	(911		)
Amortization of prior service
credit	(610		)	(1,867		)	(229		)	(177		)	(681		)	(366		)
Amortization of loss	1,339			1,780			215			118			685			300
Net other postretirement
benefit cost		$800			$6,465			($190	)		($403	)		($742	)		$121

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Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Entergy and Entergy Louisiana reclassified the following costs out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (before taxes and including amounts capitalized) for the first quarters of 2016 and 2015:



2016	Qualified Pension Costs			Other Postretirement Costs			Non-Qualified Pension Costs			Total
	(In Thousands)
Entergy
Amortization of prior service (cost)/credit		($270	)		$7,738			($113	)		$7,355
Amortization of loss	(12,482		)	(2,063		)	(630		)	(15,175		)
		($12,752	)		$5,675			($743	)		($7,820	)
Entergy Louisiana
Amortization of prior service credit		$—			$1,947			$—			$1,947
Amortization of loss	(836		)	(731		)	(2		)	(1,569		)
		($836	)		$1,216			($2	)		$378



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 Louisiana
Amortization of prior service credit		$—			$1,867			$—			$1,867
Amortization of loss	(751		)	(1,779		)	(5		)	(2,535		)
		($751	)		$88			($5	)		($668	)

Employer Contributions

Based on current assumptions, Entergy expects to contribute $387.5 million to its qualified pension plans in 2016. As of March 31, 2016, Entergy had contributed $88.2 million to its pension plans. Based on current assumptions, the Registrant Subsidiaries expect to contribute the following to qualified pension plans for their employees in 2016:



	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas		System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Expected 2016 pension contributions		$82,831		$83,909		$19,913		$10,694		$15,770		$20,206
Pension contributions made through March 2016		$19,494		$20,195		$4,946		$2,434		$3,798		$4,613
Remaining estimated pension contributions to be made in 2016		$63,337		$63,714		$14,967		$8,260		$11,972		$15,593

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

Entergy Corporation

Entergy’s reportable segments as of March 31, 2016 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 first quarters of 2016 and 2015 is as follows:



	Utility		Entergy Wholesale Commodities*		All Other			Eliminations			Entergy
	(In Thousands)
2016
Operating revenues		$2,087,793		$522,079		$—			($20	)		$2,609,852
Income taxes		$107,836		$52,314		($20,205	)		$—			$139,945
Consolidated net income (loss)		$199,651		$79,557		($12,067	)		($31,899	)		$235,242
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

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

Registrant Subsidiaries

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

NOTE 8. RISK MANAGEMENT AND FAIR VALUES (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy 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.

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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.

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

Derivatives

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

Entergy enters into derivatives to manage natural risks inherent in its physical or financial assets or liabilities. Electricity over-the-counter instruments that financially settle against day-ahead power pool prices are used to manage price exposure for Entergy Wholesale Commodities generation. The maximum length of time over which Entergy is currently hedging the variability in future cash flows with derivatives for forecasted power transactions at March 31, 2016 is approximately 2 years. Planned generation currently under contract from Entergy Wholesale Commodities nuclear power plants is 88% for the remainder of 2016, of which approximately 60% is sold under financial derivatives and the remainder under normal purchase/normal sale contracts. Total planned generation for the remainder of 2016 is 25 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 liquidation of all positions in the event of a failure or inability to post collateral.

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Certain of the agreements to sell the power produced by Entergy Wholesale Commodities power plants contain provisions that require an Entergy subsidiary to provide credit support to secure its obligations when the current market prices exceed the contracted power prices. The primary form of credit support to satisfy these requirements is an Entergy Corporation guarantee. As of March 31, 2016, there were no derivative contracts with counterparties in a liability position. Letters of credit in the amount of $66 million were required to be posted by its counterparties to the Entergy subsidiary as of March 31, 2016. As of December 31, 2015, derivative contracts with two counterparties were in a liability position (approximately $2 million total). In addition to the corporate guarantee, $9 million in cash collateral was required to be posted by the Entergy subsidiary to its counterparties and $68 million was required to be posted by its counterparties to the Entergy subsidiary. 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 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 at Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Mississippi and projected winter purchases for gas distribution at Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans. The total volume of natural gas swaps outstanding as of March 31, 2016 is 57,500,000 MMBtu for Entergy, including 46,330,000 MMBtu for Entergy Louisiana and 11,170,000 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 2015, Entergy participated in the annual FTR auction process for the MISO planning year of June 1, 2015 through May 31, 2016. FTRs are derivative instruments which represent economic hedges of future congestion charges that will be incurred in serving Entergy’s customer load. They are not designated as hedging instruments. Entergy initially records FTRs at their estimated fair value and subsequently adjusts the carrying value to their estimated fair value at the end of each accounting period prior to settlement. Unrealized gains or losses on FTRs held by Entergy Wholesale Commodities are included in operating revenues. The Utility operating companies recognize regulatory liabilities or assets for unrealized gains or losses on FTRs. The total volume of FTRs outstanding as of March 31, 2016 is 18,305 GWh for Entergy, including 3,894 GWh for Entergy Arkansas, 8,385 GWh for Entergy Louisiana, 2,436 GWh for Entergy Mississippi, 1,398 GWh for Entergy New Orleans, and 2,086 GWh for Entergy Texas. Credit support for FTRs held by the Utility operating companies is covered by cash and/or letters of credit issued by each Utility operating company as required by MISO. Credit support for FTRs held by Entergy Wholesale Commodities is covered by cash. As of March 31, 2016, letters of credit posted with MISO covered the FTR exposure for Entergy Mississippi. No cash collateral was required to be posted for FTR exposure for the Utility operating companies or Entergy Wholesale Commodities. As of December 31, 2015, no cash or letters of credit were required to be posted for FTR exposure for the Utility operating companies or Entergy Wholesale Commodities, respectively.

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The fair values of Entergy’s derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2016 are shown in the table below. Certain investments, including those not designated as hedging instruments, are subject to master netting agreements 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)	$120	($26)	$94	Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Electricity swaps and options	Other deferred debits and other assets (non-current portion)	$20	($1)	$19	Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Liabilities:
Electricity swaps and options	Other current liabilities (current portion)	$1	($1)	$—	Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Electricity swaps and options	Other non-current liabilities (non-current portion)	$1	($1)	$—	Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Assets:
Electricity swaps and options	Prepayments and other (current portion)	$94	($24)	$70	Entergy Wholesale Commodities
FTRs	Prepayments and other	$9	$—	$9	Utility and Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Liabilities:
Electricity swaps and options	Other current liabilities(current portion)	$49	($49)	$—	Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Natural gas swaps	Other current liabilities	$9	$—	$9	Utility

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The fair values of Entergy’s derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2015 are shown in the table below. Certain investments, including those not designated as hedging instruments, are subject to master netting agreements 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)	$173	($34)	$139	Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Electricity swaps and options	Other deferred debits and other assets (non-current portion)	$17	($2)	$15	Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Liabilities:
Electricity swaps and options	Other current liabilities (current portion)	$14	($14)	$—	Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Electricity swaps and options	Other non-current liabilities (non-current portion)	$2	($2)	$—	Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Assets:
Electricity swaps and options	Prepayments and other (current portion)	$54	($13)	$41	Entergy Wholesale Commodities
FTRs	Prepayments and other	$24	($1)	$23	Utility and Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Liabilities:
Electricity swaps and options	Other current liabilities (current portion)	$38	($32)	$6	Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Natural gas swaps	Other current liabilities	$9	$—	$9	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 amount of $9 million posted and $68 million held as of December 31, 2015. There was no cash collateral required to be posted as of March 31, 2016. Also excludes letters of credit in the amount of $0.4 million posted and $66 million held as of March 31, 2016.

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The effects of Entergy’s derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges on the consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:



Instrument	Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income	Income Statement location	Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI into income (a)
	(In Millions)		(In Millions)
2016
Electricity swaps and options	$139	Competitive businesses operating revenues	$154

2015
Electricity swaps and options	($32)	Competitive businesses operating revenues	$14


(a)	Before taxes of $54 million and $5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, 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, 2016 and 2015 was ($1) million and ($1) million, respectively.

Based on market prices as of March 31, 2016, net unrealized gains recorded in AOCI on cash flow hedges relating to power sales totaled $152 million. Approximately $134 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 effects of Entergy’s derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on the consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:



Instrument	Amount of gain (loss) recognized in AOCI	Income Statement location		Amount of gain (loss) recorded in the income statement
	(In Millions)			(In Millions)
2016
Natural gas swaps	$—	Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	(a)	($24)
FTRs	$—	Purchased power expense	(b)	$21
Electricity swaps and options de-designated as hedged items	$25	Competitive business operating revenues		$—

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)


(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, 2016 are as follows:



Instrument	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value (a)	Registrant
		(In Millions)
Assets:
FTRs	Prepayments and other	$3.7	Entergy Arkansas
FTRs	Prepayments and other	$3.3	Entergy Louisiana
FTRs	Prepayments and other	$0.9	Entergy Mississippi
FTRs	Prepayments and other	$0.6	Entergy New Orleans
FTRs	Prepayments and other	$0.9	Entergy Texas

Liabilities:
Natural gas swaps	Other current liabilities	$7.6	Entergy Louisiana
Natural gas swaps	Other current liabilities	$1.8	Entergy Mississippi

The fair values of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on their balance sheets as of December 31, 2015 are as follows:



Instrument	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value (a)	Registrant
		(In Millions)
Assets:
FTRs	Prepayments and other	$7.9	Entergy Arkansas
FTRs	Prepayments and other	$8.5	Entergy Louisiana
FTRs	Prepayments and other	$2.4	Entergy Mississippi
FTRs	Prepayments and other	$1.5	Entergy New Orleans
FTRs	Prepayments and other	$2.2	Entergy Texas

Liabilities:
Natural gas swaps	Other current liabilities	$7.0	Entergy Louisiana
Natural gas swaps	Other current liabilities	$1.3	Entergy Mississippi
Natural gas swaps	Other current liabilities	$0.5	Entergy New Orleans


(a)	Excludes letters of credit in the amount of $0.4 million posted by Entergy Mississippi as of March 31, 2016. No cash collateral was required to be posted as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, 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, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:



Instrument	Income Statement Location	Amount of gain (loss) recorded in the income statement		Registrant
		(In Millions)
2016
Natural gas swaps	Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	($19.3)	(a)	Entergy Louisiana
Natural gas swaps	Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	($4.1)	(a)	Entergy Mississippi
Natural gas swaps	Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	($0.5)	(a)	Entergy New Orleans

FTRs	Purchased power expense	$7.8	(b)	Entergy Arkansas
FTRs	Purchased power expense	$10.5	(b)	Entergy Louisiana
FTRs	Purchased power expense	$0.8	(b)	Entergy Mississippi
FTRs	Purchased power expense	$0.5	(b)	Entergy New Orleans
FTRs	Purchased power expense	$1.5	(b)	Entergy Texas

2015
Natural gas swaps	Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	($16.0)	(a)	Entergy Louisiana
Natural gas swaps	Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	($3.0)	(a)	Entergy Mississippi
Natural gas swaps	Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	($0.5)	(a)	Entergy New Orleans

FTRs	Purchased power expense	$15.1	(b)	Entergy Arkansas
FTRs	Purchased power expense	$14.5	(b)	Entergy Louisiana
FTRs	Purchased power expense	$3.3	(b)	Entergy Mississippi
FTRs	Purchased power expense	$1.6	(b)	Entergy New Orleans
FTRs	Purchased power expense	($1.4)	(b)	Entergy Texas


(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)

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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 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.

Effective first quarter 2016, Entergy retrospectively adopted ASU 2015-07, which simplifies the disclosure for fair value investments by removing the requirement to categorize within the fair value hierarchy investment for which fair value is measured using the net asset value per share as a practical expedient. For all periods presented the common trust funds have not been assigned a level and are presented within the fair value tables only as a reconciling item to the total fair value of investments.

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 or remaining 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.

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•	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 Accounting Policy and Entergy Wholesale Commodities Accounting 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 responsible for managing the energy trading and risk management system, forecasting revenues, forward positions and analysis. The Accounting Policy and Entergy Wholesale Commodities Accounting 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 Accounting Policy and Entergy Wholesale Commodities Accounting group reports to the Chief Accounting Officer.

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 U.S. 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.

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The values of FTRs are based on unobservable inputs, including estimates of congestion costs in MISO between applicable generation and load pricing nodes based on the 50th percentile of historical prices. 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. The values are calculated internally and verified against the data published by MISO. 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 Risk Control groups report to the Vice President and Treasurer. The Accounting Policy group reports to the Chief Accounting Officer.

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, 2016 and December 31, 2015. 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.



2016	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(In Millions)
Assets:
Temporary cash investments		$1,010		$—		$—		$1,010
Funds held on deposit	197		—		—		197
Decommissioning trust funds (a):
Equity securities	446		—		—		446
Debt securities	1,060		1,189		—		2,249
Common trusts (b)							2,757
Power contracts	—		—		183		183
Securitization recovery trust account	52		—		—		52
Escrow accounts	454		—		—		454
FTRs	—		—		9		9
		$3,219		$1,189		$192		$7,357
Liabilities:
Gas hedge contracts		$9		$—		$—		$9



2015	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(In Millions)
Assets:
Temporary cash investments		$1,287		$—		$—		$1,287
Decommissioning trust funds (a):
Equity securities	468		—		—		468
Debt securities	1,061		1,094		—		2,155
Common trusts (b)							2,727
Power contracts	—		—		195		195
Securitization recovery trust account	50		—		—		50
Escrow accounts	425		—		—		425
FTRs	—		—		23		23
		$3,291		$1,094		$218		$7,330
Liabilities:
Power contracts		$—		$—		$6		$6
Gas hedge contracts	9		—		—		9
		$9		$—		$6		$15

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


(b)	Common trust funds are not publicly quoted, and are valued by the fund administrators using net asset value (NAV) as a practical expedient. Accordingly, these funds are not assigned a level in the fair value table. The fund administrator of these investments allows daily trading at the NAV and trades settle at a later date.

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, 2016 and 2015:



	2016						2015
	Power Contracts			FTRs			Power Contracts			FTRs
	(In Millions)
Balance as of January 1,		$189			$23			$215			$47
Total gains (losses) for the period (a)
Included in earnings	—			—			(35		)	—
Included in OCI	139			—			(26		)	—
Included as a regulatory liability/asset	—			7			—			1
Purchases	—			—			10			—
Settlements	(145		)	(21		)	(19		)	(33		)
Balance as of March 31,		$183			$9			$145			$15


(a)	Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in earnings for derivatives held at the end of the reporting period is $6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and ($87) million for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

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, 2016:



Transaction Type	Fair Value as of March 31, 2016	Significant Unobservable Inputs	Range from Average %		Effect on Fair Value
	(In Millions)				(In Millions)
Power contracts - electricity swaps	$149	Unit contingent discount	+/-	3%	$7
Power contracts - electricity options	$34	Implied volatility	+/-	30%	$10

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)

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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, 2016 and December 31, 2015. The assessment of the significance of a particular input to a fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect its placement within the fair value hierarchy levels.

Entergy Arkansas



2016	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(In Millions)
Assets:
Temporary cash investments		$13.4		$—		$—		$13.4
Decommissioning trust funds (a):
Equity securities	5.2		—		—		5.2
Debt securities	102.3		208.9		—		311.2
Common trusts (b)							469.1
Securitization recovery trust account	7.6		—		—		7.6
Escrow accounts	19.3		—		—		19.3
FTRs	—		—		3.7		3.7
		$147.8		$208.9		$3.7		$829.5



2015	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(In Millions)
Assets:
Decommissioning trust funds (a):
Equity securities		$3.0		$—		$—		$3.0
Debt securities	110.5		193.4		—		303.9
Common trusts (b)							464.4
Securitization recovery trust account	4.2		—		—		4.2
Escrow accounts	12.2		—		—		12.2
FTRs	—		—		7.9		7.9
		$129.9		$193.4		$7.9		$795.6

Entergy Louisiana



2016	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(In Millions)
Assets:
Temporary cash investments		$100.0		$—		$—		$100.0
Funds held on deposit	196.6		—		—		196.6
Decommissioning trust funds (a):
Equity securities	8.5		—		—		8.5
Debt securities	154.5		267.7		—		422.2
Common trusts (b)							634.5
Escrow accounts	304.9		—		—		304.9
Securitization recovery trust account	8.7		—		—		8.7
FTRs	—		—		3.3		3.3
		$773.2		$267.7		$3.3		$1,678.7

Liabilities:
Gas hedge contracts		$7.6		$—		$—		$7.6

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2015	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(In Millions)
Assets:
Temporary cash investments		$34.8		$—		$—		$34.8
Decommissioning trust funds (a):
Equity securities	7.1		—		—		7.1
Debt securities	161.1		248.8		—		409.9
Common trusts (b)							625.3
Escrow accounts	290.4		—		—		290.4
Securitization recovery trust account	3.2		—		—		3.2
FTRs	—		—		8.5		8.5
		$496.6		$248.8		$8.5		$1,379.2

Liabilities:
Gas hedge contracts		$7.0		$—		$—		$7.0

Entergy Mississippi



2016	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(In Millions)
Assets:
Temporary cash investments		$112.7		$—		$—		$112.7
Escrow accounts	41.8		—		—		41.8
FTRs	—		—		0.9		0.9
		$154.5		$—		$0.9		$155.4

Liabilities:
Gas hedge contracts		$1.8		$—		$—		$1.8



2015	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(In Millions)
Assets:
Temporary cash investments		$144.2		$—		$—		$144.2
Escrow accounts	41.7		—		—		41.7
FTRs	—		—		2.4		2.4
		$185.9		$—		$2.4		$188.3

Liabilities:
Gas hedge contracts		$1.3		$—		$—		$1.3

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Entergy New Orleans



2016	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(In Millions)
Assets:
Temporary cash investments		$5.3		$—		$—		$5.3
Securitization recovery trust account	7.4		—		—		7.4
Escrow accounts	88.2		—		—		88.2
FTRs	—		—		0.6		0.6
		$100.9		$—		$0.6		$101.5



2015	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(In Millions)
Assets:
Temporary cash investments		$87.8		$—		$—		$87.8
Securitization recovery trust account	4.6		—		—		4.6
Escrow accounts	81.0		—		—		81.0
FTRs	—		—		1.5		1.5
		$173.4		$—		$1.5		$174.9

Liabilities:
Gas hedge contracts		$0.5		$—		$—		$0.5

Entergy Texas



2016	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(In Millions)
Assets:
Temporary cash investments		$64.8		$—		$—		$64.8
Securitization recovery trust account	27.9		—		—		27.9
FTRs	—		—		0.9		0.9
		$92.7		$—		$0.9		$93.6



2015	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(In Millions)
Assets:
Securitization recovery trust account		$38.2		$—		$—		$38.2
FTRs	—		—		2.2		2.2
		$38.2		$—		$2.2		$40.4

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System Energy



2016	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(In Millions)
Assets:
Temporary cash investments		$255.0		$—		$—		$255.0
Decommissioning trust funds (a):
Equity securities	2.1		—		—		2.1
Debt securities	232.6		58.8		—		291.4
Common trusts (b)							426.3
		$489.7		$58.8		$—		$974.8



2015	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(In Millions)
Assets:
Temporary cash investments		$222.0		$—		$—		$222.0
Decommissioning trust funds (a):
Equity securities	1.8		—		—		1.8
Debt securities	218.6		59.2		—		277.8
Common trusts (b)							421.9
		$442.4		$59.2		$—		$923.5


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


(b)	Common trust funds are not publicly quoted, and are valued by the fund administrators using net asset value (NAV) as a practical expedient. Accordingly, these funds are not assigned a level in the fair value table. The fund administrator of these investments allows daily trading at the NAV and trades settle at a later date.



	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas
	(In Millions)
Balance as of January 1,		$7.9			$8.5			$2.4			$1.5			$2.2
Gains (losses) included as a regulatory liability/asset	3.6			5.3			(0.7		)	(0.4		)	0.2
Settlements	(7.8		)	(10.5		)	(0.8		)	(0.5		)	(1.5		)
Balance as of March 31,		$3.7			$3.3			$0.9			$0.6			$0.9

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	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas
	(In Millions)
Balance as of January 1,		$0.7			$25.5			$3.4			$4.1			$12.3
Gains (losses) included as a regulatory liability/asset	15.0			(2.2		)	0.8			(1.1		)	(10.3		)
Settlements	(15.1		)	(14.5		)	(3.3		)	(1.6		)	1.4
Balance as of March 31,		$0.6			$8.8			$0.9			$1.4			$3.4

NOTE 9. DECOMMISSIONING TRUST FUNDS (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, 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 Louisiana has recorded an offsetting amount of unrealized gains/(losses) in other deferred credits. Decommissioning trust funds for Pilgrim, Indian Point 1 and 2, Vermont Yankee, and Palisades do not meet the criteria for regulatory accounting treatment. Accordingly, unrealized gains recorded on the assets in these trust funds are recognized in the accumulated other comprehensive income component of shareholders’ equity because these assets are classified as available-for-sale. Unrealized losses (where cost exceeds fair market value) on the assets in these trust funds are also recorded in the accumulated other comprehensive income component of shareholders’ equity unless the unrealized loss is other than temporary and therefore recorded in earnings. Generally, Entergy records realized gains and losses on its debt and equity securities using the specific identification method to determine the cost basis of its securities.

The securities held as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are summarized as follows:



	Fair Value		Total Unrealized Gains		Total Unrealized Losses
	(In Millions)
2016
Equity Securities		$3,203		$1,638		$1
Debt Securities	2,249		78		4
Total		$5,452		$1,716		$5

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	Fair Value		Total Unrealized Gains		Total Unrealized Losses
	(In Millions)
2015
Equity Securities		$3,195		$1,396		$2
Debt Securities	2,155		41		17
Total		$5,350		$1,437		$19

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 $361 million and $342 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. The amortized cost of debt securities was $2,183 million as of March 31, 2016 and $2,124 million as of December 31, 2015. As of March 31, 2016, the debt securities have an average coupon rate of approximately 3.20%, an average duration of approximately 5.84 years, and an average maturity of approximately 8.91 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, 2016:



	Equity Securities				Debt Securities
	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
	(In Millions)
Less than 12 months		$38		$1		$196		$2
More than 12 months	—		—		73		2
Total		$38		$1		$269		$4



	Equity Securities				Debt Securities
	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
	(In Millions)
Less than 12 months		$54		$2		$1,031		$15
More than 12 months	1		—		61		2
Total		$55		$2		$1,092		$17

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Notes to Financial Statements

The fair value of debt securities, summarized by contractual maturities, as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:



	2016		2015
	(In Millions)
less than 1 year		$98		$77
1 year - 5 years	855		857
5 years - 10 years	711		704
10 years - 15 years	144		124
15 years - 20 years	58		50
20 years+	383		343
Total		$2,249		$2,155

During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, proceeds from the dispositions of securities amounted to $729 million and $493 million, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, gross gains of $10 million and $26 million, respectively, and gross losses of $3 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, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are summarized as follows:



	Fair Value		Total Unrealized Gains		Total Unrealized Losses
	(In Millions)
2016
Equity Securities		$474.3		$238.5		$0.2
Debt Securities	311.2		9.5		0.8
Total		$785.5		$248.0		$1.0

2015
Equity Securities		$467.4		$234.4		$0.2
Debt Securities	303.9		4.1		2.2
Total		$771.3		$238.5		$2.4

The amortized cost of debt securities was $302 million as of March 31, 2016 and $301.8 million as of December 31, 2015. As of March 31, 2016, the debt securities have an average coupon rate of approximately 2.58%, an average duration of approximately 5.25 years, and an average maturity of approximately 6.16 years. The equity securities are generally held in funds that are designed to approximate the return of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. A relatively small percentage of the equity securities are held in funds intended to replicate the return of the Wilshire 4500 Index.

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Notes to Financial Statements



	Equity Securities				Debt Securities
	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
	(In Millions)
Less than 12 months		$7.3		$0.2		$18.1		$0.4
More than 12 months	—		—		11.3		0.4
Total		$7.3		$0.2		$29.4		$0.8



	Equity Securities				Debt Securities
	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
	(In Millions)
Less than 12 months		$7.8		$0.2		$111.4		$1.7
More than 12 months	—		—		18.5		0.5
Total		$7.8		$0.2		$129.9		$2.2

The fair value of debt securities, summarized by contractual maturities, as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:



	2016		2015
	(In Millions)
less than 1 year		$3.7		$1.8
1 year - 5 years	142.0		145.2
5 years - 10 years	138.4		138.5
10 years - 15 years	7.5		2.4
15 years - 20 years	2.1		2.0
20 years+	17.5		14.0
Total		$311.2		$303.9

During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, proceeds from the dispositions of securities amounted to $58.6 million and $81.9 million, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, gross gains of $0.8 million and $5.1 million, respectively, and gross losses of $0.1 million and $1.3 thousand, respectively were reclassified out of other regulatory liabilities/assets into earnings.

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Notes to Financial Statements

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, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are summarized as follows:



	Fair Value		Total Unrealized Gains		Total Unrealized Losses
	(In Millions)
2016
Equity Securities		$643.0		$289.3		$0.1
Debt Securities	422.2		19.0		0.8
Total		$1,065.2		$308.3		$0.9

2015
Equity Securities		$632.4		$283.7		$0.2
Debt Securities	409.9		13.2		2.4
Total		$1,042.3		$296.9		$2.6

The amortized cost of debt securities was $407 million as of March 31, 2016 and $399.2 million as of December 31, 2015. As of March 31, 2016, the debt securities have an average coupon rate of approximately 3.89%, an average duration of approximately 5.54 years, and an average maturity of approximately 10.24 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.



	Equity Securities				Debt Securities
	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
	(In Millions)
Less than 12 months		$8.6		$0.1		$24.0		$0.3
More than 12 months	—		—		11.0		0.5
Total		$8.6		$0.1		$35.0		$0.8



	Equity Securities				Debt Securities
	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
	(In Millions)
Less than 12 months		$9.4		$0.2		$124.0		$2.0
More than 12 months	—		—		7.4		0.4
Total		$9.4		$0.2		$131.4		$2.4

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Notes to Financial Statements

The fair value of debt securities, summarized by contractual maturities, as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:



	2016		2015
	(In Millions)
less than 1 year		$31.9		$27.1
1 year - 5 years	114.8		124.0
5 years - 10 years	121.2		114.3
10 years - 15 years	43.6		39.3
15 years - 20 years	29.7		26.5
20 years+	81.0		78.7
Total		$422.2		$409.9

During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, proceeds from the dispositions of securities amounted to $53.8 million and $25.6 million, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, gross gains of $0.9 million and $1.3 million, respectively, and gross losses of $0.1 million and $0.01 million, respectively, were reclassified out of other regulatory liabilities/assets into earnings.

System Energy

System Energy holds debt and equity securities, classified as available-for-sale, in nuclear decommissioning trust accounts. The securities held as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are summarized as follows:



	Fair Value		Total Unrealized Gains		Total Unrealized Losses
	(In Millions)
2016
Equity Securities		$428.4		$182.7		$0.1
Debt Securities	291.4		5.5		0.4
Total		$719.8		$188.2		$0.5

2015
Equity Securities		$423.7		$179.2		$0.3
Debt Securities	277.8		2.2		2.3
Total		$701.5		$181.4		$2.6

The amortized cost of debt securities was $286.9 million as of March 31, 2016 and $270.7 million as of December 31, 2015. As of March 31, 2016, the debt securities have an average coupon rate of approximately 1.93%, an average duration of approximately 5.02 years, and an average maturity of approximately 6.37 years. The equity securities are generally held in funds that are designed to approximate the return of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. A relatively small percentage of the equity securities are held in funds intended to replicate the return of the Wilshire 4500 Index.

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Notes to Financial Statements



	Equity Securities				Debt Securities
	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
	(In Millions)
Less than 12 months		$3.9		$0.1		$45.8		$0.3
More than 12 months	—		—		2.4		0.1
Total		$3.9		$0.1		$48.2		$0.4



	Equity Securities				Debt Securities
	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
	(In Millions)
Less than 12 months		$8.3		$0.2		$200.4		$2.2
More than 12 months	0.9		0.1		5.0		0.1
Total		$9.2		$0.3		$205.4		$2.3

The fair value of debt securities, summarized by contractual maturities, as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:



	2016		2015
	(In Millions)
less than 1 year		$4.6		$2.0
1 year - 5 years	180.9		181.2
5 years - 10 years	73.3		63.0
10 years - 15 years	4.5		4.4
15 years - 20 years	1.5		1.6
20 years+	26.6		25.6
Total		$291.4		$277.8

During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, proceeds from the dispositions of securities amounted to $188.5 million and $78.4 million, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, gross gains of $1.6 million and $0.4 million, respectively, and gross losses of $0.3 million and $0.1 million, respectively, were reclassified out of other regulatory liabilities/assets into earnings.

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Notes to Financial Statements

Other-than-temporary impairments and unrealized gains and losses

Entergy, Entergy Arkansas, 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, 2016 and 2015. 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 have any material charges relating to other-than-temporary impairment of certain equity securities for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.

NOTE 10. INCOME TAXES (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, 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. The following is an update to that discussion

2010-2011 IRS Audit

The IRS examination of the 2010 and 2011 years has not been completed. The audit fieldwork is continuing and is expected to be completed before the end of 2016. The Revenue Agent’s Report is expected to be received shortly after the completion of field work.

NOTE 11. PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, 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, 2016 are $172 million for Entergy, $29.3 million for Entergy Arkansas, $40.5 million for Entergy Louisiana, $2.5 million for Entergy Mississippi, $0.4 million for Entergy New Orleans, $17.3 million for Entergy Texas, and $24.7 million for System Energy. Construction expenditures included in accounts payable at December 31, 2015 are $234 million for Entergy, $43 million for Entergy Arkansas, $68.6 million for Entergy Louisiana, $11.4 million for Entergy Mississippi, $1.5 million for Entergy New Orleans, $33.1 million for Entergy Texas, and $6.8 million for System Energy.

Waterford 3 Transaction

See Note 10 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the Waterford 3 lease obligation.

In December 2015, Entergy Louisiana agreed to purchase the undivided interests in Waterford 3 that were previously being leased. In March 2016, Entergy Louisiana completed the first step in the two-step transaction by acquiring the equity participant’s beneficial interest in the leased assets. Entergy Louisiana paid $60 million in cash and $52 million through the issuance of a non-interest bearing collateral trust mortgage note, payable in installments through July 2017.

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Notes to Financial Statements

Entergy Louisiana will continue to make payments on the lessor debt that remains outstanding. The combination of payments on the $52 million collateral trust mortgage note issued and the debt service on the lessor debt will be equal in timing and amount to the remaining lease payments due from the closing of the transaction through the end of the lease term in July 2017.

NOTE 12. VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, 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 was considered to hold a variable interest in the lessor from which it leased an undivided interest representing approximately 9.3% of the Waterford 3 nuclear plant. After Entergy Louisiana acquired a beneficial interest in the leased assets in March 2016, however, the lessor was no longer considered a variable interest entity. Entergy Louisiana made payments on its lease, including interest, of $9.2 million and $21 million in the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. See Note 11 to the financial statements herein for a discussion of Entergy Louisiana’s purchase of a beneficial interest in the Waterford 3 leased assets.

System Energy is considered to hold a variable interest in the lessor from which it leases an undivided interest representing approximately 11.5% of the Grand Gulf nuclear plant. System Energy is the lessee under this arrangement, which is described in more detail in Note 10 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K. System Energy made payments on its lease, including interest, of $8.6 million and $37.6 million in the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

NOTE 13. ACQUISITIONS (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and Entergy New Orleans)

In March 2016, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and Entergy New Orleans purchased the Union Power Station, a 1,980 MW (summer rating) power generation facility located near El Dorado, Arkansas, from Union Power Partners, L.P. The Union Power Station consists of four natural gas-fired, combined-cycle gas turbine power blocks, each rated at 495 MW (summer rating). Entergy Louisiana purchased two of the power blocks and a 50% undivided ownership interest in certain assets related to the facility, and Entergy Arkansas and Entergy New Orleans each purchased one power block and a 25% undivided ownership interest in such related assets. The aggregate purchase price for the Union Power Station was approximately $948 million (approximately $237 million for each power block and associated assets), subject to further adjustment.

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

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Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of March 31, 2016, evaluations were performed under the supervision and with the participation of Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, 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, 2016 and found no change that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, internal control over financial reporting.

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ENTERGY ARKANSAS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Results of Operations

Net Income

Net income increased slightly, by $1.4 million, primarily due to higher net revenue and lower other operation and maintenance expenses, partially offset by a higher effective income tax rate, lower other income, 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 2016 to the first quarter 2015:



	Amount
	(In Millions)
2015 net revenue		$307.4
Retail electric price	23.4
Asset retirement obligation	7.8
Volume/weather	(13.6		)
Opportunity sales	(7.5		)
Other	4.2
2016 net revenue		$321.7

The retail electric price variance is primarily due to an increase in base rates, as approved by the APSC. The new rates were effective February 24, 2016 and began billing with the first billing cycle of April 2016. The increase includes an interim base rate adjustment surcharge, effective with the first billing cycle of April 2016, to recover the incremental revenue requirement for the period February 24, 2016 through March 31, 2016. See Note 2 to the financial statements herein for further discussion of the rate case.

The asset retirement obligation affects net revenue because Entergy Arkansas records a regulatory charge or credit for the difference between asset retirement obligation-related expenses and trust earnings plus asset retirement obligation-related costs collected in revenue. The variance for the first quarter 2016 compared to the first quarter 2015 is primarily caused by an increase in regulatory credits because of lower realized gains on decommissioning trust fund investments.

The volume/weather variance is primarily due to a decrease of 571 GWh, or 10%, in billed electricity usage, including the effect of less favorable weather on residential and commercial sales.

The opportunity sales variance results from the estimated net revenue effect of the FERC orders issued in April 2016 in the opportunity sales proceeding. See Note 2 to the financial statements herein for further discussion of the opportunity sales proceeding.

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Management's Financial Discussion and Analysis

Other Income Statement Variances

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

Other operation and maintenance expenses decreased primarily due to:


•	the deferral of $7.7 million of previously-incurred costs related to ANO post-Fukushima compliance and $9.9 million of previously-incurred costs related to ANO flood barrier compliance, as approved by the APSC as part of the 2015 rate case settlement. See Note 2 to the financial statements herein for further discussion of the rate case settlement;


•	a decrease of $5.4 million in energy efficiency costs, including the effects of true-ups to the energy efficiency filings in March 2015 for fixed costs to be collected from customers; and

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a decrease of $5.3 million in compensation and benefits costs primarily due to a decrease in net periodic pension and other postretirement benefits costs as a result of an increase in the discount rate used to value the benefit liabilities and a refinement in the approach used to estimate the service cost and interest cost components of pension and other postretirement costs. See “MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Critical Accounting Estimates - Qualified Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits” in the Form 10-K and Note 6 to the financial statements herein for further discussion of benefits costs.

The decrease was partially offset by an increase of $21.5 million in nuclear generation expenses primarily due to an increase in regulatory compliance costs and an overall higher scope of work done during plant outages as compared to prior year. The increase in regulatory compliance costs is primarily related to additional NRC inspection activities in the first quarter 2016 as a result of the NRC’s March 2015 decision to move ANO into the “multiple/repetitive degraded cornerstone column” of the NRC’s Reactor Oversight Process Action Matrix. See “ANO Damage, Outage, and NRC Reviews” below.

Taxes other than income taxes decreased primarily due to a decrease in payroll taxes.

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

Other income decreased primarily due to lower realized gains in the first quarter 2016 compared to the first quarter 2015 on the decommissioning trust fund investments, partially offset by an increase in the allowance for equity funds used during construction resulting from increased transmission spending in 2016.

Interest expense increased primarily due to $5.1 million in estimated interest expense recorded in connection with the FERC orders issued in April 2016 in the opportunity sales proceeding. See Note 2 to the financial statements herein for further discussion of the opportunity sales proceeding.

Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate was 39.8% for the first quarter 2016. The difference in the effective income tax rate for the first quarter 2016 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% was primarily due to state income taxes and certain book and tax differences related to utility plant items, partially offset by book and tax differences related to the allowance for equity funds used during construction.

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.

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Management's Financial Discussion and Analysis

See Note 3 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the finalized tax and interest computations for the 2006-2007 audit.

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.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash Flow

Cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:



	2016			2015
	(In Thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		$9,135			$218,505

Cash flow provided by (used in):
Operating activities	139,613			68,919
Investing activities	(395,106		)	(138,537		)
Financing activities	280,137			(29,397		)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	24,644			(99,015		)

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$33,779			$119,490

Operating Activities

Net cash flow provided by operating activities increased $70.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015 primarily due to:


•	an increase in the recovery of fuel and purchased power costs;


•	a decrease of $13.5 million in spending on nuclear refueling outages in 2016;


•	a decrease of $10.3 million in income tax payments primarily due to the final settlement of amounts outstanding associated with the 2006-2007 IRS audit paid in the first quarter of 2015. See Note 3 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the income tax audits; and


•	a decrease of $5.2 million in storm spending in 2016.

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Investing Activities

Net cash flow used in investing activities increased $256.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015 primarily due to:


•	the purchase of Power Block 2 of Union Power Station in March 2016 for approximately $237 million. See Note 13 to the financial statements herein for discussion of the Union purchase; and


•	an increase in transmission construction expenditures primarily due to a higher scope of non-storm related work performed in 2016.

The increase was partially offset by the decrease in nuclear construction expenditures primarily due to decreased spending on compliance with NRC post-Fukushima requirements and a decrease in transmission and distribution construction expenditures primarily due to higher storm restoration spending in 2015.

Financing Activities

Entergy Arkansas’s financing activities provided $280.1 million of cash for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to using $29.4 million of cash for the three months ended March 31, 2015 primarily due to the following activity:


•	the issuance of $325 million of 3.5% Series first mortgage bonds in January 2016, a portion of the proceeds of which were used to pay, prior to maturity, $175 million of 5.66% Series first mortgage bonds. Entergy Arkansas used the remainder of the proceeds, together with other funds, for the purchase of Power Block 2 of Union Power Station, as discussed above, and for general corporate purposes;


•	a $200 million capital contribution received from Entergy Corporation in March 2016; and


•	money pool activity.

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

Decreases in Entergy Arkansas’s payable to the money pool are a use of cash flow, and Entergy Arkansas’s payable to the money pool decreased by $52.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016. The money pool is an inter-company borrowing arrangement designed to reduce the Utility subsidiaries’ need for external short-term borrowings.

Capital Structure

Entergy Arkansas’s capitalization is balanced between equity and debt, as shown in the following table. The decrease in the debt to capital ratio for Entergy Arkansas is primarily due to the capital contribution received from Entergy Corporation in March 2016.



	March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
Debt to capital	55.5	%	56.8	%
Effect of excluding the securitization bonds	(0.5	%)	(0.6	%)
Debt to capital, excluding securitization bonds (a)	55.0	%	56.2	%
Effect of subtracting cash	(0.3	%)	(0.1	%)
Net debt to net capital, excluding securitization bonds (a)	54.7	%	56.1	%


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

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Management's Financial Discussion and Analysis

Net debt consists of debt less cash and cash equivalents. Debt consists of short-term borrowings and long-term debt, including the currently maturing portion. Capital consists of debt, 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 updates to the information provided in the Form 10-K.

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

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 August 2020. Entergy Arkansas also has a $20 million credit facility scheduled to expire in April 2016. The credit facility expired in April 2016. Entergy Arkansas plans to renew the credit facility. 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, 2016, 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, 2016, a $1 million letter of credit was outstanding under Entergy Arkansas’s uncommitted 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. Entergy Arkansas’s nuclear fuel company variable interest entity plans to renew its credit facility prior to expiration. As of March 31, 2016, no letters of credit were outstanding under the credit facility. See Note 4 to the financial statements 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.

2015 Rate Case

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of $167 million. The filing requested a 10.2% return on common equity. In September 2015, APSC staff and intervenors filed direct testimony, with the APSC staff recommending a revenue requirement of $217.9 million and a 9.65% return on common equity. In December 2015, Entergy Arkansas, the APSC staff, and certain of the intervenors in the rate case filed with the APSC a joint motion for approval of a settlement of the case that proposed a retail rate increase of approximately $225 million with a net increase in revenue of approximately $133 million; an authorized return on common equity of 9.75%; and a formula rate plan tariff that provides a 50 basis point band around the 9.75% allowed return on common equity. A significant portion of the rate increase is related to Entergy Arkansas’s acquisition in March 2016 of Union Power Station Power Block 2 for a base purchase price of $237 million, subject to closing adjustments. The settlement agreement also provided for amortization over a 10-year period of $7.7 million of previously-incurred costs related to ANO post-Fukushima compliance and $9.9 million of previously-incurred costs related to ANO flood barrier compliance. A hearing was held in January 2016. In February 2016 the APSC approved the settlement with one exception that would reduce the retail rate increase proposed in the settlement by $5 million. The settling parties agreed to the APSC modifications in February 2016. The new rates were effective February 24, 2016 and began billing with the first billing cycle of April 2016. In March 2016, Entergy Arkansas made a compliance filing regarding the new rates that included an interim base rate adjustment surcharge, effective with the first billing cycle of April 2016, to recover the incremental revenue requirement for the period February 24, 2016 through March 31, 2016. The interim base rate adjustment surcharge will recover a total of $21.1 million over the nine-month period from April 2016 through December 2016.

Entergy Arkansas plans to make its first formula rate plan filing in July 2016 for rates effective with the first billing cycle of January 2017.

Opportunity Sales Proceeding

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payments by Entergy Arkansas are unknown at this time. Based on testimony previously submitted in the case, however, in the first quarter 2016 Entergy Arkansas recorded a liability of $87 million for its estimated increased costs and payment to the other Utility operating companies, including interest. This estimate is subject to change depending on how the FERC resolves the issues that are still outstanding in the case. Entergy Arkansas’s increased costs will be attributed to Entergy Arkansas’s retail and wholesale businesses, and it is not probable that Entergy Arkansas will recover the wholesale portion. Therefore Entergy Arkansas recorded a regulatory asset of $75 million, which represents its estimate of the retail portion of the costs.

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. The following is an update to that discussion.

Environmental Risks

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

Critical Accounting Estimates

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

New Accounting Pronouncements

See “New Accounting Pronouncements” section of Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis for further discussion.

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CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)

	2016			2015
	(In Thousands)
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric		$465,373			$511,253

OPERATING EXPENSES
Operation and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	80,937			104,872
Purchased power	61,804			99,814
Nuclear refueling outage expenses	15,069			12,063
Other operation and maintenance	152,906			160,545
Decommissioning	13,103			12,304
Taxes other than income taxes	23,086			25,704
Depreciation and amortization	63,173			60,102
Other regulatory charges (credits) - net	917			(807		)
TOTAL	410,995			474,597

OPERATING INCOME	54,378			36,656

OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	4,932			2,374
Interest and investment income	3,594			10,952
Miscellaneous - net	(775		)	(167		)
TOTAL	7,751			13,159

INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense	32,782			26,487
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(2,715		)	(1,231		)
TOTAL	30,067			25,256

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	32,062			24,559

Income taxes	12,768			6,694

NET INCOME	19,294			17,865

Preferred dividend requirements	1,718			1,718

EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK		$17,576			$16,147

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)
	2016			2015
	(In Thousands)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income		$19,294			$17,865
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	102,975			97,294
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	20,645			17,847
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables	(4,405		)	(8,086		)
Fuel inventory	(5,825		)	(8,232		)
Accounts payable	55,077			(24,651		)
Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued	1,210			(18,923		)
Interest accrued	5,228			4,338
Deferred fuel costs	(37,198		)	14,933
Other working capital accounts	15,203			(27,858		)
Provisions for estimated losses	355			46
Other regulatory assets	892			29,585
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	(24,288		)	(19,074		)
Other assets and liabilities	(9,550		)	(6,165		)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	139,613			68,919

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction expenditures	(171,090		)	(128,399		)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	5,080			3,700
Payment for purchase of plant	(236,947		)	—
Nuclear fuel purchases	(22,692		)	(21,392		)
Proceeds from sale of nuclear fuel	40,336			28,296
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales	58,604			81,852
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds	(63,039		)	(85,620		)
Changes in money pool receivable - net	(1,842		)	(13,001		)
Changes in securitization account	(3,413		)	(3,973		)
Other	(103		)	—
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(395,106		)	(138,537		)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt	321,289			—
Capital contribution from parent	200,000			—
Retirement of long-term debt	(175,002		)	—
Changes in short-term borrowings - net	(11,690		)	(28,462		)
Change in money pool payable - net	(52,742		)	—
Dividends paid:
Preferred stock	(1,718		)	(1,718		)
Other	—			783
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities	280,137			(29,397		)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	24,644			(99,015		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	9,135			218,505
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$33,779			$119,490

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized		$20,998			$20,761
Income taxes		$7,242			$17,587

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS
March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
	2016			2015
	(In Thousands)
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash		$20,416			$9,066
Temporary cash investments	13,363			69
Total cash and cash equivalents	33,779			9,135
Securitization recovery trust account	7,617			4,204
Accounts receivable:
Customer	120,539			108,636
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(34,312		)	(34,226		)
Associated companies	37,130			32,987
Other	72,420			84,216
Accrued unbilled revenues	75,666			73,583
Total accounts receivable	271,443			265,196
Deferred fuel costs	28,296			—
Fuel inventory - at average cost	68,514			62,689
Materials and supplies - at average cost	173,554			169,919
Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs	52,195			67,834
Prepaid taxes	29,081			30,291
Prepayments and other	11,611			15,145
TOTAL	676,090			624,413

OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
Decommissioning trust funds	785,503			771,313
Other	20,118			12,895
TOTAL	805,621			784,208

UTILITY PLANT
Electric	10,021,925			9,536,802
Property under capital lease	812			844
Construction work in progress	358,522			388,075
Nuclear fuel	233,578			286,341
TOTAL UTILITY PLANT	10,614,837			10,212,062
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization	4,479,132			4,349,809
UTILITY PLANT - NET	6,135,705			5,862,253

DEFERRED DEBITS AND OTHER ASSETS
Regulatory assets:
Regulatory asset for income taxes - net	62,158			61,438
Other regulatory assets (includes securitization property of $51,360 as of March 31, 2016 and $54,450 as of December 31, 2015)	1,332,161			1,333,773
Deferred fuel costs	66,749			66,700
Other	20,440			14,989
TOTAL	1,481,508			1,476,900

TOTAL ASSETS		$9,098,924			$8,747,774

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
	2016		2015
	(In Thousands)
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Currently maturing long-term debt		$55,000		$55,000
Short-term borrowings	—		11,690
Accounts payable:
Associated companies	129,526		110,464
Other	136,648		177,758
Customer deposits	120,060		118,340
Interest accrued	25,111		19,883
Deferred fuel costs	—		8,853
Other	48,269		45,219
TOTAL	514,614		547,207

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued	1,998,112		1,982,812
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits	36,206		36,506
Other regulatory liabilities	257,879		242,913
Decommissioning	885,448		872,346
Accumulated provisions	5,907		5,552
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	434,865		459,153
Long-term debt (includes securitization bonds of $61,326 as of March 31, 2016 and $61,249 as of December 31, 2015)	2,722,649		2,574,839
Other	17,660		18,438
TOTAL	6,358,726		6,192,559

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 2016 and 2015	470		470
Paid-in capital	788,493		588,493
Retained earnings	1,320,271		1,302,695
TOTAL	2,109,234		1,891,658

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY		$9,098,924		$8,747,774

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN COMMON EQUITY
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)

	Common Equity
	Common Stock		Paid-in Capital		Retained Earnings			Total
	(In Thousands)

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


Balance at December 31, 2015		$470		$588,493		$1,302,695			$1,891,658

Net income	—		—		19,294			19,294
Capital contribution from parent	—		200,000		—			200,000
Preferred stock dividends	—		—		(1,718		)	(1,718		)

Balance at March 31, 2016		$470		$788,493		$1,320,271			$2,109,234

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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SELECTED OPERATING RESULTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)

						Increase/
Description	2016			2015		(Decrease)			%
	(Dollars In Millions)
Electric Operating Revenues:
Residential		$192			$222		($30	)	(14	)
Commercial	110			111		(1		)	(1	)
Industrial	100			98		2			2
Governmental	4			4		—			—
Total retail	406			435		(29		)	(7	)
Sales for resale:
Associated companies	(32		)	29		(61		)	(210	)
Non-associated companies	38			40		(2		)	(5	)
Other	53			7		46			657
Total		$465			$511		($46	)	(9	)

Billed Electric Energy Sales (GWh):
Residential	2,024			2,485		(461		)	(19	)
Commercial	1,340			1,415		(75		)	(5	)
Industrial	1,576			1,611		(35		)	(2	)
Governmental	56			56		—			—
Total retail	4,996			5,567		(571		)	(10	)
Sales for resale:
Associated companies	425			510		(85		)	(17	)
Non-associated companies	2,556			1,469		1,087			74
Total	7,977			7,546		431			6

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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 for a discussion of the combination of the businesses formerly conducted by Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana into a single public utility on October 1, 2015. The effect of the business combination has been retrospectively applied to the first quarter 2015 Entergy Louisiana financial statements that are presented in this report.

Results of Operations

Net Income

Net income decreased $14.5 million primarily due to lower net revenue, a higher effective income tax rate, and lower other income, partially offset by lower other operation and maintenance expenses.

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 2016 to the first quarter 2015:



	Amount
	(In Millions)
2015 net revenue		$579.1
Volume/weather	(17.8		)
Retail electric price	7.8
Other	(5.2		)
2016 net revenue		$563.9

The volume/weather variance is primarily due to a decrease of 95 GWh, or 1%, in billed electricity usage, including the effect of less favorable weather on residential and commercial sales, partially offset by an increase in industrial usage. The increase in industrial usage is primarily due to increased demand for existing large refinery customers, new customers, and expansion projects, primarily in the chemicals industry.

The retail electric price variance is primarily due to an increase in the formula rate plan, implemented with the first billing cycle of March 2016, to collect the estimated first-year revenue requirement related to the acquisition of Power Blocks 3 and 4 of Union Power Station. See Note 2 to the financial statements for more discussion.

Other Income Statement Variances

Other operation and maintenance expenses decreased primarily due to:


•	a decrease of $9.4 million in fossil-fueled generation expenses primarily due to an overall lower scope of work done during plant outages in 2016 as compared to the same period in 2015; and


•	a decrease of $7.1 million in compensation and benefits costs primarily due to a decrease in net periodic pension and other postretirement costs as a result of higher discount rates used to value the benefit liabilities and a refinement in the approach used to estimate the service cost and interest cost components of pension and other

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postretirement costs. See “MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Critical Accounting Estimates - Qualified Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits” in the Form 10-K and Note 6 to the financial statements herein for further discussion of benefits costs.

The decrease was partially offset by an increase of $5.3 million in nuclear generation expenses primarily due to higher nuclear labor costs, including contract labor.

Other income decreased primarily due to higher realized gains in 2015 on the River Bend and Waterford 3 decommissioning trust fund investments and a decrease of $3 million as a result of income collected in 2015 from contracts with independent power producers. The decrease was partially offset by an increase in the allowance for equity funds used during construction resulting from increased distribution spending in 2016.

Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate was 30.8% for the first quarter 2016. The difference in the effective income tax rate for the first quarter 2016 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% was primarily due to book and tax differences related to the non-taxable income distributions earned on preferred membership interests, partially offset by state income taxes.

The effective income tax rate was 25.3% 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 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 3 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the finalized tax and interest computations for the 2006-2007 audit.

Louisiana tax legislation

In first quarter 2016 the Louisiana Legislature conducted a special session in which various corporate tax changes passed and were enacted. Entergy Louisiana does not consider any current changes to be material to results of operations, financial position, or cash flows. A summary of the changes is described below:


•	Restrictions were enacted on the utilization of net operating loss carryovers. Entergy Louisiana has determined that no additional valuation allowance is necessary at this time on its Louisiana net operating loss carryovers.


•	Depending on the outcome of a statewide election to amend the Louisiana Constitution in November 2016, the applicable Louisiana corporate tax rate may change slightly. It would require a deferred tax adjustment for Entergy companies that have Louisiana nexus; however, the net effect would be less than a 1% increase in the applicable tax rate for such companies.


•	Effective January 1, 2017, franchise tax will be applicable to limited liability companies that elect to be taxed as corporations for income tax purposes. Entergy currently estimates that its consolidated Louisiana franchise tax liability will increase in the range of $4 million to $10 million as a result of such franchise tax change.


•	The Louisiana state sales tax rate was increased by 1% and certain tax exemptions were made temporarily inoperable. The combination of the two will likely increase Entergy Louisiana’s costs related to fuel, capital expenditures, and other operating expenses. These temporary provisions are currently scheduled to be in place through mid-2018.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash Flow

Cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:



	2016			2015
	(In Thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		$35,102			$320,516

Cash flow provided by (used in):
Operating activities	148,481			281,737
Investing activities	(872,761		)	(316,169		)
Financing activities	801,126			(3,498		)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	76,846			(37,930		)

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$111,948			$282,586

Operating Activities

Net cash flow provided by operating activities decreased $133.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015 primarily due to:


•	an interest payment of $60 million made in March 2016 related to the purchase of a beneficial interest in the Waterford 3 leased assets. See Note 11 to the financial statements herein for a discussion of the purchase of a beneficial interest in the Waterford 3 leased assets;

•

income tax payments of $22.7 million in 2016 compared to income tax refunds of $4.1 million in 2015. Entergy Louisiana made income tax payments of $22.7 million in 2016 related to the 2016 payments for state taxes resulting from the correlative effect of the final settlement of the 2006-2007 IRS audit. Entergy Louisiana received income tax refunds of $4.1 million in 2015 in accordance with the Entergy Corporation and Subsidiary Companies Intercompany Income Tax Allocation Agreement. The income tax refunds in 2015 resulted primarily from an Entergy Louisiana overpayment associated with the final settlement of amounts outstanding from the 2006-2007 IRS audit. See Note 3 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the 2006-2007 IRS audit;


•	an increase in storm spending; and


•	the timing of payments to vendors.

Investing Activities

Net cash flow used in investing activities increased $556.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015 primarily due to:


•	the purchase of Power Blocks 3 and 4 of Union Power Station for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $474 million in March 2016. See Note 13 to the financial statements herein for discussion of the Union purchase; and

•

the deposit of $197 million held in trust as a result of the issuance by Louisiana Public Facilities Authority of $83.680 million of 3.375% pollution control refunding revenue bonds and $115 million of 3.50% pollution control refunding revenue bonds. In April 2016 these funds were used to redeem the $83.680 million of 5.0% pollution control revenue bonds due September 2028 and the $115 million of 5.0% pollution control revenue bonds due June 2030, previously issued on behalf of Entergy Louisiana.

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The increase was partially offset by:


•	fluctuations in nuclear fuel activity because of variations from year to year in the timing and pricing of fuel reload requirements in the Utility business, material and service deliveries, and the timing of cash payments during the nuclear fuel cycle; and


•	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 $7.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to increasing by $35 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015. The money pool is an inter-company borrowing arrangement designed to reduce the Utility subsidiaries’ need for external short-term borrowings.

Financing Activities

Entergy Louisiana’s financing activities provided $801.1 million of cash for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to using $3.5 million of cash for the three months ended March 31, 2015 primarily due to:


•	the issuance of $200 million of 4.95% Series first mortgage bonds in March 2016;


•	the issuance of $425 million of 3.25% Series collateral trust mortgage bonds in March 2016;


•	the issuance of $115 million of 3.50% pollution control refunding revenue bonds in March 2016; and


•	the issuance of $83.68 million of 3.375% pollution control refunding revenue bonds in March 2016.

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

Capital Structure

Entergy Louisiana’s capitalization is balanced between equity and debt, as shown in the following table. The increase in the debt to capital ratio is primarily due to the issuance of long-term debt in 2016 and the increase in cash and cash equivalents.



	March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
Debt to capital	54.0	%	50.8	%
Effect of excluding securitization bonds	(0.5	%)	(0.6	%)
Debt to capital, excluding securitization bonds (a)	53.5	%	50.2	%
Effect of subtracting cash	(0.5	%)	(0.2	%)
Net debt to net capital, excluding securitization bonds (a)	53.0	%	50.0	%


(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 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 because the securitization bonds are non-recourse to Entergy Louisiana, as more fully described in Note 5 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K. Entergy Louisiana 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 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 on hand.

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Uses and Sources of Capital

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

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

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 $350 million scheduled to expire in August 2020. The credit facility allows Entergy Louisiana to issue letters of credit against 50% of the borrowing capacity of the facility. As of March 31, 2016, there were no cash borrowings and $3.1 million of letters of credit outstanding under the credit facility. In addition, Entergy Louisiana is a party to an uncommitted letter of credit facility as a means to post collateral to support its obligations under MISO. As of March 31, 2016, a $7 million letter of credit was outstanding under Entergy Louisiana’s uncommitted letter of credit facility. See Note 4 to the financial statements herein for additional discussion of the credit facilities.

The Entergy Louisiana nuclear fuel company variable interest entities have two separate credit facilities, one in the amount of $100 million and one in the amount of $90 million, both scheduled to expire in June 2016. Entergy Louisiana’s nuclear fuel company variable interest entities each plan to renew its credit facility prior to expiration. As of March 31, 2016, $77.5 million in letters of credit were outstanding under the credit facility to support a like amount of commercial paper issued by the Entergy Louisiana Waterford 3 nuclear fuel company variable interest entity and there were no letters of credit outstanding under the credit facility for the Entergy Louisiana River Bend nuclear fuel company variable interest entity. See Note 4 to the financial statements herein for additional discussion of the nuclear fuel company variable interest entity credit facilities.

St. Charles Power Station

State and Local Rate Regulation and Fuel-Cost Recovery

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

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Retail Rates - Electric

Ninemile 6

Union Power Station

Retail Rates - Gas

Fuel and purchased power cost recovery

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2016 the LPSC staff consultant issued its audit report. In its report, the LPSC staff consultant recommended that Entergy Louisiana refund approximately $8.6 million, plus interest, to customers and realign the recovery of approximately $12.7 million from Entergy Gulf States Louisiana’s fuel adjustment clause to base rates. A procedural schedule has not been established for this proceeding, and discovery from intervenors has not commenced.

Other dockets

In March 2016 the LPSC opened two dockets to examine, on a generic basis, issues that it identified in connection with its review of the Cleco-Macquarie transaction. The first docket is captioned “In re: Investigation of double leveraging issues for all LPSC-jurisdictional utilities,” and the second is captioned “In re: Investigation of tax structure issues for all LPSC-jurisdictional utilities.” In April 2016 the LPSC clarified that the concerns giving rise to the two dockets arose as a result of its review of the structure of the recently-approved Cleco-Macquarie transaction and that the specific intent of the directives is to seek more information regarding intra-corporate debt financing of a utility’s capital structure as well as the use of investment tax credits to mitigate the tax obligation at the parent level of a consolidated entity. No schedule has been set for either docket.

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. The following are updates to that discussion.

Waterford 3’s operating license is currently due to expire in December 2024. In March 2016, Entergy Louisiana filed an application with the NRC for an extension of Waterford 3’s operating license to 2044.

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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Entergy Louisiana, LLC and Subsidiaries

Management's Financial Discussion and Analysis

New Accounting Pronouncements

See “New Accounting Pronouncements” section of Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis for further discussion.

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ENTERGY LOUISIANA, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)

	2016			2015
	(In Thousands)
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric		$936,431			$1,044,810
Natural gas	18,714			24,381
TOTAL	955,145			1,069,191

OPERATING EXPENSES
Operation and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	202,083			219,658
Purchased power	191,398			271,198
Nuclear refueling outage expenses	12,780			11,130
Other operation and maintenance	206,064			220,801
Decommissioning	11,508			10,645
Taxes other than income taxes	42,362			43,890
Depreciation and amortization	109,591			106,868
Other regulatory credits - net	(2,259		)	(775		)
TOTAL	773,527			883,415

OPERATING INCOME	181,618			185,776

OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	7,238			5,472
Interest and investment income	37,416			40,016
Miscellaneous - net	(3,745		)	(200		)
TOTAL	40,909			45,288

INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense	65,076			65,281
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(3,897		)	(3,128		)
TOTAL	61,179			62,153

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	161,348			168,911

Income taxes	49,742			42,802

NET INCOME	111,606			126,109

Preferred dividend requirements and other	—			1,944

EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON EQUITY		$111,606			$124,165

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ENTERGY LOUISIANA, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)

	2016			2015
	(In Thousands)

Net Income		$111,606			$126,109
Other comprehensive loss
Pension and other postretirement liabilities
(net of tax expense (benefit) of ($115) and $288)	(263		)	380
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(263		)	380
Comprehensive Income		$111,343			$126,489

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ENTERGY LOUISIANA, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)
	2016			2015
	(In Thousands)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income		$111,606			$126,109
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	146,870			145,069
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	172,887			60,884
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	(25,879		)	(49,211		)
Fuel inventory	(2,538		)	(3,153		)
Accounts payable	(110,500		)	7,886
Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued	(104,444		)	14,463
Interest accrued	(2,185		)	717
Deferred fuel costs	45,511			14,633
Other working capital accounts	1,387			(25,286		)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses	(2,695		)	2,329
Changes in other regulatory assets	30,033			22,417
Changes in pension and other postretirement liabilities	(19,115		)	(10,720		)
Other	(92,457		)	(24,400		)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	148,481			281,737

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction expenditures	(206,572		)	(180,634		)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	7,238			5,472
Nuclear fuel purchases	(26,684		)	(108,613		)
Proceeds from the sale of nuclear fuel	47,565			18,123
Payments to storm reserve escrow account	—			(19		)
Changes to securitization account	(5,506		)	(5,433		)
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales	53,793			25,566
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds	(64,337		)	(35,579		)
Changes in money pool receivable - net	(7,559		)	(35,011		)
Funds held on deposit	(196,568		)	—
Payment for purchase of plant	(473,888		)	—
Other	(243		)	(41		)
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(872,761		)	(316,169		)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt	809,369			—
Retirement of long-term debt	(26,189		)	(16,083		)
Changes in credit borrowings - net	17,094			22,260
Distributions paid:
Preferred membership interests	—			(1,944		)
Other	852			(7,731		)
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities	801,126			(3,498		)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	76,846			(37,930		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	35,102			320,516
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$111,948			$282,586

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized		$125,589			$62,655
Income taxes		$22,676			($4,056	)

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ENTERGY LOUISIANA, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS
March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
	2016			2015
	(In Thousands)
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash		$11,957			$348
Temporary cash investments	99,991			34,754
Total cash and cash equivalents	111,948			35,102
Accounts receivable:
Customer	166,483			179,051
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(5,781		)	(4,209		)
Associated companies	139,816			94,418
Other	60,825			56,793
Accrued unbilled revenues	141,227			143,079
Total accounts receivable	502,570			469,132
Fuel inventory	50,583			48,045
Materials and supplies - at average cost	287,314			282,688
Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs	52,679			66,984
Funds held on deposit	196,568			—
Prepayments and other	29,965			28,294
TOTAL	1,231,627			930,245

OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
Investment in affiliate preferred membership interests	1,390,587			1,390,587
Decommissioning trust funds	1,065,165			1,042,293
Storm reserve escrow account	290,665			290,422
Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation)	207,963			206,293
Other	28,976			14,776
TOTAL	2,983,356			2,944,371

UTILITY PLANT
Electric	18,729,802			17,629,077
Natural gas	162,314			159,252
Property under capital lease	—			341,514
Construction work in progress	390,215			420,874
Nuclear fuel	326,280			386,524
TOTAL UTILITY PLANT	19,608,611			18,937,241
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization	8,505,828			8,302,774
UTILITY PLANT - NET	11,102,783			10,634,467

DEFERRED DEBITS AND OTHER ASSETS
Regulatory assets:
Regulatory asset for income taxes - net	475,657			478,243
Other regulatory assets (includes securitization property of $109,773 as of March 31, 2016 and $114,701 as of December 31, 2015)	1,190,427			1,217,874
Deferred fuel costs	168,122			168,122
Other	24,286			14,125
TOTAL	1,858,492			1,878,364

TOTAL ASSETS		$17,176,258			$16,387,447

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ENTERGY LOUISIANA, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
	2016			2015
	(In Thousands)
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Currently maturing long-term debt		$61,004			$29,372
Short-term borrowings	77,450			60,356
Accounts payable:
Associated companies	86,379			165,419
Other	193,603			276,280
Customer deposits	147,709			146,555
Taxes accrued	20,698			125,142
Interest accrued	72,195			74,380
Deferred fuel costs	110,745			65,234
Other	77,000			79,982
TOTAL	846,783			1,022,720

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued	2,668,395			2,506,956
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits	130,505			131,760
Regulatory liability for income taxes - net	—			2,473
Other regulatory liabilities	817,625			818,623
Decommissioning	1,041,300			1,027,862
Accumulated provisions	307,587			310,282
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	814,000			833,185
Long-term debt (includes securitization bonds of $120,615 as of March 31, 2016 and $120,549 as of December 31, 2015)	5,559,230			4,806,790
Long-term payables - associated companies	671			1,073
Other	141,514			188,411
TOTAL	11,480,827			10,627,415

Commitments and Contingencies

EQUITY
Member's equity	4,905,323			4,793,724
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(56,675		)	(56,412		)
TOTAL	4,848,648			4,737,312

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY		$17,176,258			$16,387,447

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ENTERGY LOUISIANA, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)

			Common Equity
	Preferred Membership Interests		Member’s Equity			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Total
			(In Thousands)

Balance at December 31, 2014		$100,000		$4,316,210			($79,223	)		$4,336,987

Net income	—		126,109			—			126,109
Other comprehensive income	—		—			380			380
Distributions declared on preferred membership interests	—		(1,944		)	—			(1,944		)
Other	—		(8		)	—			(8		)

Balance at March 31, 2015		$100,000		$4,440,367			($78,843	)		$4,461,524


Balance at December 31, 2015		$—		$4,793,724			($56,412	)		$4,737,312

Net income	—		111,606			—			111,606
Other comprehensive loss	—		—			(263		)	(263		)
Other	—		(7		)	—			(7		)

Balance at March 31, 2016		$—		$4,905,323			($56,675	)		$4,848,648

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ENTERGY LOUISIANA, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED OPERATING RESULTS (a)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)


					Increase/
Description	2016		2015		(Decrease)			%
	(Dollars In Millions)
Electric Operating Revenues:
Residential		$254		$307		($53	)	(17	)
Commercial	209		232		(23		)	(10	)
Industrial	326		342		(16		)	(5	)
Governmental	16		17		(1		)	(6	)
Total retail	805		898		(93		)	(10	)
Sales for resale:
Associated companies	89		96		(7		)	(7	)
Non-associated companies	6		12		(6		)	(50	)
Other	36		39		(3		)	—
Total		$936		$1,045		($109	)	(10	)

Billed Electric Energy Sales (GWh):
Residential	3,054		3,507		(453		)	(13	)
Commercial	2,566		2,673		(107		)	(4	)
Industrial	7,023		6,567		456			7
Governmental	199		190		9			5
Total retail	12,842		12,937		(95		)	(1	)
Sales for resale:
Associated companies	1,569		1,632		(63		)	(4	)
Non-associated companies	288		207		81			39
Total	14,699		14,776		(77		)	(1	)


(a) Amounts have been retrospectively adjusted to reflect the effects of the Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana business combination for the first quarter 2015. See Note 1 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the business combination.

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ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI, INC.

MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Results of Operations

Net Income

Net income decreased $7.8 million primarily due to lower net revenue and higher depreciation and amortization expenses, partially offset by lower other operation and maintenance expenses.

Net Revenue



	Amount
	(In Millions)
2015 net revenue		$175.8
Retail electric price	(10.4		)
Volume/weather	(8.6		)
Reserve equalization	(2.8		)
Other	(4.4		)
2016 net revenue		$149.6

The retail electric price variance is primarily due to the effect of the realignment of certain costs from collection in riders to base rates on first quarter 2015 unbilled revenue and a decrease in the storm damage rider. See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the rate case and the storm damage rider.

The volume/weather variance is primarily due to a decrease of 202 GWh, or 6%, in billed electricity usage, including the effect of less unfavorable weather on residential and commercial sales.

The reserve equalization revenue variance is primarily due to the absence of reserve equalization revenue as compared to the same period in 2015 resulting from Entergy Mississippi’s exit from the System Agreement in November 2015.

Other Income Statement Variances

Other operation and maintenance expenses decreased primarily due to a decrease of $9.3 million in fossil-fueled generation expenses primarily due to a lower scope of work done during plant outages in 2016 as compared to the same period in 2015 and a decrease of $3.5 million in storm damage accruals. The decrease was partially offset by an increase of $2.3 million in distribution expenses primarily due to vegetation maintenance. See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of storm cost recovery.

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

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Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate was 39.3% for the first quarter 2016. The difference in the effective income tax rate for the first quarter 2016 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 39.2% 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.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash Flow

Cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:



	2016			2015
	(In Thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		$145,605			$61,633

Cash flow provided by (used in):
Operating activities	30,276			65,167
Investing activities	(61,178		)	(42,340		)
Financing activities	(757		)	(749		)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(31,659		)	22,078

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$113,946			$83,711

Operating Activities

Net cash flow provided by operating activities decreased $34.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015 primarily due to decreased recovery of fuel costs in 2016 as compared to the same period in 2015, and $15.1 million in insurance proceeds received in the first quarter of 2015 related to the Baxter Wilson plant event. The decrease was partially offset by income tax refunds of $6.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to income tax payments of $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015. Entergy Mississippi received income tax refunds in accordance with the intercompany state income tax sharing arrangements. See Note 3 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the income tax audits and Note 8 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion on the Baxter Wilson plant event.

Investing Activities

Net cash flow used in investing activities increased $18.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015 primarily due to an increase in transmission construction expenditures primarily due to a higher scope of work done in 2016 as compared to the same period in 2015, and insurance proceeds of $12.7 million received in the first quarter of 2015 related to the Baxter Wilson plant event, partially offset by money pool activity. See Note 8 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion on the Baxter Wilson plant event.

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Management's Financial Discussion and Analysis

Decreases in Entergy Mississippi’s receivable from the money pool are a source of cash flow, and Entergy Mississippi’s receivable from the money pool decreased by $10.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to increasing by $9.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015. The money pool is an inter-company borrowing arrangement designed to reduce the Utility subsidiaries’ need for external short-term borrowings.

Capital Structure

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



	March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
Debt to capital	49.3	%	49.7	%
Effect of subtracting cash	(2.9	%)	(3.8	%)
Net debt to net capital	46.4	%	45.9	%

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

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

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

Entergy Mississippi has four separate credit facilities in the aggregate amount of $102.5 million scheduled to expire in May 2016. Entergy Mississippi expects to renew its credit facilities prior to expiration. No borrowings were outstanding under the credit facilities as of March 31, 2016. In addition, Entergy Mississippi 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, 2016, a $4.4 million letter of credit was outstanding under Entergy Mississippi’s uncommitted letter of credit facility. 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 are updates to that discussion.

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Formula Rate Plan

Fuel and Purchased Power Cost Recovery

Entergy Mississippi had a deferred fuel over-recovery balance of $58.3 million as of May 31, 2015, along with an under-recovery balance of $12.3 million under the power management rider. Pursuant to those tariffs, in July 2015, Entergy Mississippi filed for interim adjustments under both the energy cost recovery rider and the power management rider to flow through to customers the approximately $46 million net over-recovery over a six-month period. In August 2015, the MPSC approved the interim adjustments effective with September 2015 bills. In November 2015, Entergy Mississippi filed its annual redetermination of the annual factor to be applied under the energy cost recovery rider. The calculation of the annual factor included a projected over-recovery balance of $48 million projected through January 31, 2016. In January 2016 the MPSC approved the redetermined annual factor effective February 1, 2016. The MPSC further ordered, however, that due to the significant change in natural gas price forecasts since Entergy Mississippi’s filing in November 2015, Entergy Mississippi shall file a revised fuel factor with the MPSC no later than February 1, 2016. Pursuant to that order, Entergy Mississippi submitted a revised fuel factor. Additionally, because Entergy Mississippi’s projected over-recovery balance for the period ending January 31, 2017 was $68 million, in February 2016, Entergy Mississippi filed for another interim adjustment to the energy cost factor effective April 2016 to flow through to customers the projected over-recovery balance over a six-month period. That interim adjustment was approved by the MPSC in February 2016 effective for April 2016 bills.

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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New Accounting Pronouncements

See “New Accounting Pronouncements” section of Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis for further discussion.

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INCOME STATEMENTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)

	2016			2015
	(In Thousands)
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric		$263,046			$360,815

OPERATING EXPENSES
Operation and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	61,380			90,611
Purchased power	55,383			92,158
Other operation and maintenance	51,273			65,072
Taxes other than income taxes	23,497			25,020
Depreciation and amortization	33,298			30,830
Other regulatory charges (credits) - net	(3,358		)	2,285
TOTAL	221,473			305,976

OPERATING INCOME	41,573			54,839

OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	1,286			771
Interest and investment income	121			28
Miscellaneous - net	(705		)	(802		)
TOTAL	702			(3		)

INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense	14,742			14,246
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(667		)	(417		)
TOTAL	14,075			13,829

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	28,200			41,007

Income taxes	11,082			16,072

NET INCOME	17,118			24,935

Preferred dividend requirements and other	707			707

EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK		$16,411			$24,228

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)
	2016			2015
	(In Thousands)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income		$17,118			$24,935
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	33,298			30,830
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	(7,095		)	(51,789		)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables	(5,118		)	20,385
Fuel inventory	(3,244		)	(4,628		)
Accounts payable	(3,329		)	(12,413		)
Taxes accrued	(24,009		)	21,501
Interest accrued	(2,033		)	(6,218		)
Deferred fuel costs	40,350			40,244
Other working capital accounts	(979		)	(997		)
Provisions for estimated losses	(2,016		)	(157		)
Other regulatory assets	751			15,065
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	(6,015		)	(4,153		)
Other assets and liabilities	(7,403		)	(7,438		)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	30,276			65,167

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction expenditures	(72,764		)	(45,976		)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	1,286			771
Insurance proceeds	—			12,745
Changes in money pool receivable - net	10,381			(9,878		)
Other	(81		)	(2		)
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(61,178		)	(42,340		)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Dividends paid:
Preferred stock	(707		)	(707		)
Other	(50		)	(42		)
Net cash flow used in financing activities	(757		)	(749		)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(31,659		)	22,078
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	145,605			61,633
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$113,946			$83,711

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized		$16,137			$19,813
Income taxes		($6,175	)		$597

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI, INC.
BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS
March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
	2016			2015
	(In Thousands)
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash		$1,277			$1,426
Temporary cash investments	112,669			144,179
Total cash and cash equivalents	113,946			145,605
Accounts receivable:
Customer	50,148			56,685
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(499		)	(718		)
Associated companies	46,141			34,964
Other	5,009			8,276
Accrued unbilled revenues	40,429			47,284
Total accounts receivable	141,228			146,491
Fuel inventory - at average cost	54,517			51,273
Materials and supplies - at average cost	39,113			39,491
Prepayments and other	6,292			5,184
TOTAL	355,096			388,044

OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation)	4,621			4,625
Escrow accounts	41,752			41,726
TOTAL	46,373			46,351

UTILITY PLANT
Electric	4,133,487			4,083,933
Property under capital lease	2,613			2,942
Construction work in progress	116,595			114,067
TOTAL UTILITY PLANT	4,252,695			4,200,942
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization	1,554,988			1,534,522
UTILITY PLANT - NET	2,697,707			2,666,420

DEFERRED DEBITS AND OTHER ASSETS
Regulatory assets:
Regulatory asset for income taxes - net	45,814			45,790
Other regulatory assets	327,906			328,681
Other	5,335			2,121
TOTAL	379,055			376,592

TOTAL ASSETS		$3,478,231			$3,477,407

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI, INC.
BALANCE SHEETS
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
	2016			2015
	(In Thousands)
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Currently maturing long-term debt		$125,000			$125,000
Accounts payable:
Associated companies	31,226			38,496
Other	46,536			51,502
Customer deposits	82,493			81,583
Taxes accrued	19,452			43,461
Interest accrued	18,798			20,831
Deferred fuel costs	148,104			107,754
Other	21,627			22,754
TOTAL	493,236			491,381

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued	804,273			810,635
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits	4,605			4,645
Asset retirement cost liabilities	8,367			8,252
Accumulated provisions	46,046			48,062
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	114,199			120,217
Long-term debt	920,430			920,085
Other	8,233			11,699
TOTAL	1,906,153			1,923,595

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 2016 and 2015	199,326			199,326
Capital stock expense and other	(690		)	(690		)
Retained earnings	829,825			813,414
TOTAL	1,028,461			1,012,050

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY		$3,478,231			$3,477,407

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, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)

	Common Equity
	Common Stock		Capital Stock Expense and Other			Retained Earnings			Total
	(In Thousands)

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


Balance at December 31, 2015		$199,326		($690	)		$813,414			$1,012,050

Net income	—		—			17,118			17,118
Preferred stock dividends	—		—			(707		)	(707		)

Balance at March 31, 2016		$199,326		($690	)		$829,825			$1,028,461

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI, INC.
SELECTED OPERATING RESULTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)

					Increase/
Description	2016		2015		(Decrease)			%
	(Dollars In Millions)
Electric Operating Revenues:
Residential		$116		$154		($38	)	(25	)
Commercial	92		113		(21		)	(19	)
Industrial	34		40		(6		)	(15	)
Governmental	10		12		(2		)	(17	)
Total retail	252		319		(67		)	(21	)
Sales for resale:
Associated companies	—		22		(22		)	(100	)
Non-associated companies	5		3		2			67
Other	6		17		(11		)	(65	)
Total		$263		$361		($98	)	(27	)

Billed Electric Energy Sales (GWh):
Residential	1,285		1,488		(203		)	(14	)
Commercial	1,079		1,110		(31		)	(3	)
Industrial	549		517		32			6
Governmental	98		98		—			—
Total retail	3,011		3,213		(202		)	(6	)
Sales for resale:
Associated companies	—		474		(474		)	(100	)
Non-associated companies	132		38		94			247
Total	3,143		3,725		(582		)	(16	)

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ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Algiers Asset Transfer

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Algiers Asset Transfer” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the Algiers asset transfer on September 1, 2015. The effect of the Algiers transfer has been retrospectively applied to the first quarter 2015 Entergy New Orleans financial statements that are presented in this report.

Results of Operations

Net Income

Net income remained relatively unchanged, decreasing by $0.1 million, for the first quarter 2016 compared to the first quarter 2015 primarily because lower net revenue was substantially offset by lower other operation and maintenance expenses.

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 2016 to the first quarter 2015:



	Amount
	(In Millions)
2015 net revenue		$72.2
Volume/weather	(2.5		)
Net gas revenue	(2.1		)
Retail electric price	2.5
Other	(2.1		)
2016 net revenue		$68.0

The volume/weather variance is primarily due to a decrease of 66 GWh, or 5%, in billed electricity usage, including the effect of less favorable weather, primarily on residential sales. The decrease is partially offset by a 2% increase in the average number of electric customers.

The net gas revenue variance is primarily due to the effect of less favorable weather, primarily in the residential sector.

The retail electric price variance is primarily due to an increase in the purchased power and capacity acquisition cost recovery rider, as approved by the City Council, effective with the first billing cycle of March 2016, related to the acquisition of Power Block 1 of the Union Power Station. The increase was partially offset by lower storm reserve rider revenues due to the cessation of the storm rider in August 2015. See Note 13 to the financial statements herein for discussion of the Union purchase. See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for further discussion of storm costs recovery.

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Management's Financial Discussion and Analysis

Other Income Statement Variances

Other operation and maintenance expenses decreased primarily due to:


•	a decrease of $1.9 million primarily due to storm reserve accruals booked in 2015, as discussed above;


•	a decrease of $1.4 million in transmission expenses primarily due to a decrease in the amount of transmission costs allocated by MISO; and


•	a decrease of $1.2 million in fossil-fueled generation expenses primarily due to an overall lower scope of work done during plant outages in 2016 as compared to the same period in 2015.

Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate was 37.2% for the first quarter 2016. The difference in the effective income tax rate for the first quarter 2016 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% was primarily due to state income taxes and certain book and tax differences related to utility plant items, partially offset by flow-through tax accounting.

The effective income tax rate was 34.6% 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.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash Flow

Cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:



	2016			2015
	(In Thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		$88,876			$42,389

Cash flow provided by (used in):
Operating activities	4,453			7,227
Investing activities	(242,386		)	(20,000		)
Financing activities	155,025			(7,566		)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(82,908		)	(20,339		)

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$5,968			$22,050

Operating Activities

Net cash flow provided by operating activities decreased $2.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015 primarily due to an increase of $2.5 million in income taxes paid and the timing of collections from customers, partially offset by $3.2 million in payments made in the first quarter 2015 related to settlements on asbestos claims and the timing of payments to vendors.

Investing Activities

Net cash flow used in investing activities increased $222.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015 primarily due to the purchase of Power Block 1 of Union Power Station for approximately $237 million in March 2016, partially offset by money pool activity. See Note 13 to the financial statements herein for discussion of the Union purchase.

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Management's Financial Discussion and Analysis

Decreases in Entergy New Orleans’s receivable from the money pool are a source of cash flow, and Entergy New Orleans’s receivable from the money pool decreased $15.1 million in 2016 compared to increasing $2.4 million in 2015. The money pool is an inter-company borrowing arrangement designed to reduce the Utility subsidiaries’ need for external short-term borrowings.

Financing Activities

Entergy New Orleans’s financing activities provided $155 million of cash for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to using $7.6 million of cash for the three months ended March 31, 2015 primarily due to the issuance of $110 million of 5.5% Series first mortgage bonds in March 2016, a $47.8 million capital contribution received from Entergy Corporation in March 2016, and $7.3 million in common stock dividends paid in 2015. See Note 4 to the financial statements herein and Note 5 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for more details on long-term debt.

Capital Structure

Entergy New Orleans’s capitalization is balanced between equity and debt, as shown in the following table. The increase in the debt to capital ratio is due to the issuance of $110 million of 5.50% Series first mortgage bonds in March 2016, partially offset by the $47.8 million capital contribution received from Entergy Corporation in March 2016.



	March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
Debt to capital	51.2	%	48.1	%
Effect of excluding securitization bonds	(6.0	%)	(8.1	%)
Debt to capital, excluding securitization bonds (a)	45.2	%	40.0	%
Effect of subtracting cash	(0.4	%)	(10.0	%)
Net debt to net capital, excluding securitization bonds (a)	44.8	%	30.0	%


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

Net debt consists of debt less cash and cash equivalents. Debt consists of short-term borrowings, long-term debt, including the currently maturing portion, and the long-term payable to Entergy Louisiana. 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 ratios excluding securitization bonds in analyzing its financial condition and believes they provide useful information to its investors and creditors in evaluating Entergy New Orleans’s financial condition because the securitization bonds are non-recourse to Entergy New Orleans, as more fully described in Note 5 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K. Entergy New Orleans 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 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 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 New Orleans’s uses and sources of capital. Following are updates to the information provided in the Form 10-K.

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Management's Financial Discussion and Analysis

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

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 2018. No borrowings were outstanding under the facility as of March 31, 2016. 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, 2016, a $6.2 million letter of credit was outstanding under Entergy New Orleans’s uncommitted letter of credit facility. See Note 4 to the financial statements herein for additional discussion of the credit facilities.

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.

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.

New Accounting Pronouncements

See “New Accounting Pronouncements” section of Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis for further discussion.

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ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)

	2016			2015
	(In Thousands)
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric		$122,441			$121,495
Natural gas	26,899			35,131
TOTAL	149,340			156,626

OPERATING EXPENSES
Operation and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	10,921			21,623
Purchased power	68,525			63,135
Other operation and maintenance	22,842			28,000
Taxes other than income taxes	11,512			11,893
Depreciation and amortization	11,764			11,520
Other regulatory charges (credits) - net	1,896			(290		)
TOTAL	127,460			135,881

OPERATING INCOME	21,880			20,745

OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	313			320
Interest and investment income	69			26
Miscellaneous - net	(245		)	364
TOTAL	137			710

INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense	4,373			4,341
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(126		)	(150		)
TOTAL	4,247			4,191

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	17,770			17,264

Income taxes	6,603			5,972

NET INCOME	11,167			11,292

Preferred dividend requirements and other	241			241

EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK		$10,926			$11,051

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)
	2016			2015
	(In Thousands)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income		$11,167			$11,292
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	11,764			11,520
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	(9,742		)	4,883
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables	(5,346		)	4,474
Fuel inventory	1,518			1,360
Accounts payable	(101		)	(3,829		)
Taxes accrued	14,187			—
Interest accrued	(579		)	(1,315		)
Deferred fuel costs	(5,288		)	(3,949		)
Other working capital accounts	(11,382		)	(9,271		)
Provisions for estimated losses	(532		)	(2,012		)
Other regulatory assets	6,270			(676		)
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	(4,102		)	(3,013		)
Other assets and liabilities	(3,381		)	(2,237		)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	4,453			7,227

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction expenditures	(17,931		)	(16,110		)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	313			320
Payment for purchase of plant	(236,944		)	—
Investment in affiliates	(38		)	—
Changes in money pool receivable - net	15,059			(2,407		)
Receipts from storm reserve escrow account	3			3
Payments to storm reserve escrow account	(102		)	(1,806		)
Change in securitization account	(2,746		)	—
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(242,386		)	(20,000		)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt	106,786			—
Capital contributions from parent	47,750			—
Dividends paid:
Common stock	—			(7,250		)
Preferred stock	(241		)	(241		)
Other	730			(75		)
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities	155,025			(7,566		)

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(82,908		)	(20,339		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	88,876			42,389
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$5,968			$22,050

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized		$4,654			$5,405
Income taxes		$2,500			$40

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS
March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
	2016			2015
	(In Thousands)
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash		$652			$1,068
Temporary cash investments	5,316			87,808
Total cash and cash equivalents	5,968			88,876
Securitization recovery trust account	7,366			4,620
Accounts receivable:
Customer	39,245			34,627
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(289		)	(268		)
Associated companies	9,063			23,248
Other	6,099			3,753
Accrued unbilled revenues	15,328			17,799
Total accounts receivable	69,446			79,159
Fuel inventory - at average cost	394			1,912
Materials and supplies - at average cost	15,257			13,244
Prepayments and other	17,932			10,263
TOTAL	116,363			198,074

OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
Non-utility property at cost (less accumulated depreciation)	1,016			1,016
Storm reserve escrow account	81,102			81,002
Other	7,119			—
TOTAL	89,237			82,018

UTILITY PLANT
Electric	1,390,403			1,051,239
Natural gas	234,374			232,780
Construction work in progress	18,582			29,027
TOTAL UTILITY PLANT	1,643,359			1,313,046
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization	740,029			648,081
UTILITY PLANT - NET	903,330			664,965

DEFERRED DEBITS AND OTHER ASSETS
Regulatory assets:
Deferred fuel costs	4,080			4,080
Other regulatory assets (includes securitization property of $89,585 as of March 31, 2016 and $91,599 as of December 31, 2015)	259,052			265,322
Other	2,089			685
TOTAL	265,221			270,087

TOTAL ASSETS		$1,374,151			$1,215,144

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
	2016		2015
	(In Thousands)
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable:
Payable due to Entergy Louisiana		$4,973		$4,973
Associated companies	35,163		37,467
Other	22,583		21,471
Customer deposits	28,497		28,392
Taxes accrued	14,187		—
Interest accrued	4,330		4,909
Deferred fuel costs	23,733		29,021
Other	9,525		6,216
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES	142,991		132,449

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued	203,650		214,061
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits	722		753
Regulatory liability for income taxes - net	11,841		13,199
Asset retirement cost liabilities	2,733		2,687
Accumulated provisions	83,655		84,187
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	39,507		43,609
Long-term debt (includes securitization property of $95,930 as of March 31, 2016 and $95,867 as of December 31, 2015)	424,392		317,380
Long-term payable due to Entergy Louisiana	20,527		20,527
Gas system rebuild insurance proceeds	10,269		12,788
Other	5,376		3,692
TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES	802,672		712,883

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 2016 and 2015	33,744		33,744
Paid-in capital	171,544		123,794
Retained earnings	203,420		192,494
TOTAL	408,708		350,032

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY		$1,374,151		$1,215,144

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN COMMON EQUITY
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)

	Common Equity
	Common Stock		Paid-in Capital		Retained Earnings			Total
	(In Thousands)

Balance at December 31, 2014		$33,744		$36,294		$157,987			$228,025

Net income	—		—		11,292			11,292
Net income attributable to Entergy Louisiana	—		—		(238		)	(238		)
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


Balance at December 31, 2015		$33,744		$123,794		$192,494			$350,032

Net income	—		—		11,167			11,167
Capital contributions from parent	—		47,750		—			47,750
Preferred stock dividends	—		—		(241		)	(241		)

Balance at March 31, 2016		$33,744		$171,544		$203,420			$408,708

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED OPERATING RESULTS (a)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended				Increase/
Description	2016		2015		(Decrease)			%
	(Dollars In Millions)
Electric Operating Revenues:
Residential		$47		$48		($1	)	(2	)
Commercial	44		41		3			7
Industrial	7		6		1			17
Governmental	15		13		2			15
Total retail	113		108		5			5
Sales for resale:
Associated companies	7		9		(2		)	(22	)
Other	2		4		(2		)	(50	)
Total		$122		$121		$1		1

Billed Electric Energy Sales (GWh):
Residential	499		559		(60		)	(11	)
Commercial	510		506		4			1
Industrial	101		103		(2		)	(2	)
Governmental	178		186		(8		)	(4	)
Total retail	1,288		1,354		(66		)	(5	)
Sales for resale:
Associated companies	242		214		28			13
Non-associated companies	14		4		10			250
Total	1,544		1,572		(28		)	(2	)


(a) Amounts have been retrospectively adjusted to reflect the effects of the transfer of the Algiers assets for the first quarter 2015. See Note 1 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the Algiers asset transfer.

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ENTERGY TEXAS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Results of Operations

Net Income

Net income decreased $2 million primarily due to lower net revenue, partially offset by lower other operation and maintenance expenses.

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 2016 to the first quarter 2015:



	Amount
	(In Millions)
2015 net revenue		$143.7
Volume/weather	(10.3		)
Reserve equalization	5.3
Other	(0.5		)
2016 net revenue		$138.2

The volume/weather variance is primarily due to a decrease of 214 GWh, or 9%, in billed residential and commercial sales, including the effect of less favorable weather. This decrease was partially offset by an increase in industrial usage, primarily due to higher usage by petroleum refining customers.

The reserve equalization variance is primarily due to a reduction in reserve equalization expense primarily due to changes in the Entergy System generation mix compared to the same period in 2015 as a result of the execution of a new purchase power agreement and Entergy Mississippi’s exit from the System Agreement, each in November 2015.

Other Income Statement Variances

Other operation and maintenance expenses decreased primarily due to a decrease of $2 million in fossil-fueled generation expenses primarily due to an overall higher scope of work done in the prior year, and a decrease of $1 million in energy efficiency costs.

Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate was 37.9% for the first quarter 2016. The difference in the effective income tax rate for the first quarter 2016 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% was primarily due to state income taxes and certain book and tax differences related to utility plant items, partially offset by book and tax differences related to the allowance for equity funds used during construction.

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.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash Flow

Cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:



	2016			2015
	(In Thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		$2,182			$30,441

Cash flow provided by (used in):
Operating activities	75,735			66,325
Investing activities	(88,057		)	(57,511		)
Financing activities	76,473			(23,743		)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	64,151			(14,929		)

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$66,333			$15,512

Operating Activities

Net cash flow provided by operating activities increased $9.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015 primarily due to increased recovery of fuel and purchased power costs compared to prior year.

Investing Activities

Net cash flow used in investing activities increased $30.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015 primarily due to an increase in transmission construction expenditures primarily due to a higher scope of work in 2016 as compared to the same period 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 $8.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to increasing by $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015. The money pool is an inter-company borrowing arrangement designed to reduce the Utility subsidiaries’ need for external short-term borrowings.

Financing Activities

Entergy Texas’s financing activities provided $76.5 million of cash for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to using $23.7 million of cash for the three months ended March 31, 2015 primarily due to the issuance of $125 million of 2.55% Series first mortgage bonds in March 2016, partially offset by money pool activity. See Note 4 to the financial statements herein and Note 5 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for more details on long-term debt.

Decreases in Entergy Texas’s payable to the money pool are a use of cash flow, and Entergy Texas’s payable to the money pool decreased by $22.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016.

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Capital Structure

Entergy Texas’s capitalization is balanced between equity and debt, as shown in the following table. The increase in the debt to capital ratio for Entergy Texas as of March 31, 2016 is primarily due to the issuance of $125 million of 2.55% Series first mortgage bonds in March 2016.



	March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
Debt to capital	61.4	%	60.2	%
Effect of excluding the securitization bonds	(8.9	%)	(10.4	%)
Debt to capital, excluding securitization bonds (a)	52.5	%	49.8	%
Effect of subtracting cash	(1.6	%)	—	%
Net debt to net capital, excluding securitization bonds (a)	50.9	%	49.8	%


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

Net debt consists of debt less cash and cash equivalents. Debt consists of long-term debt, including the currently maturing portion. Capital consists of debt and common equity. Net capital consists of capital less cash and cash equivalents. Entergy Texas uses the debt to capital ratios excluding securitization bonds in analyzing its financial condition and believes they provide useful information to its investors and creditors in evaluating Entergy Texas’s financial condition because the securitization bonds are non-recourse to Entergy Texas, as more fully described in Note 5 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K. Entergy Texas also uses the net debt to net capital ratio excluding securitization bonds in analyzing its financial condition and believes it provides useful information to its investors and creditors in evaluating Entergy Texas’s financial condition because net debt indicates Entergy Texas’s outstanding debt position that could not be readily satisfied by cash and cash equivalents on hand.

Uses and Sources of Capital

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

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

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 August 2020. The credit facility allows Entergy Texas to issue letters of credit against 50% of the borrowing capacity of the facility. As of March 31, 2016, 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, 2016, a $5.6 million letter of credit was outstanding under Entergy Texas’s uncommitted letter of credit facility. See Note 4 to the financial statements herein for additional discussion of the credit facilities.

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Management's Financial Discussion and Analysis

State and Local Rate Regulation and Fuel-Cost Recovery

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

Filings with the PUCT

2011 Rate Case

Other Filings

Fuel and purchased power cost recovery

As discussed in the Form 10-K, in July 2015 certain parties filed briefs in the open proceeding asserting that Entergy Texas should refund to retail customers an additional $10.9 million in bandwidth remedy payments Entergy Texas received related to calendar year 2006 production costs. In October 2015 an ALJ issued a proposal for decision recommending that the additional $10.9 million in bandwidth remedy payments be refunded to retail customers. In January 2016 the PUCT issued its order affirming the ALJ’s recommendation, and Entergy Texas filed a motion for rehearing of the PUCT’s decision, which the PUCT denied. In March 2016, Entergy Texas filed a complaint in Federal District Court for the Western District of Texas and a petition in the Travis County (State) District Court appealing the PUCT’s decision. Both appeals are pending, but the appeals do not stay the PUCT’s decision. In April 2016, Entergy Texas filed with the PUCT an application to refund to customers approximately $56.2 million. The refund resulted from (i) approximately $41.8 million of fuel cost recovery over-collections through February 2016, (ii) the $10.9 million in bandwidth remedy payments, discussed above, that Entergy Texas received related to calendar year 2006 production costs, and (iii) $3.5 million in bandwidth remedy payments that Entergy Texas received related to 2006-2008 production costs. Entergy Texas requested that the refund be made to most customers over a four-month period beginning June 2016.

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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. The following is an update to that discussion.

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.

New Accounting Pronouncements

See “New Accounting Pronouncements” section of Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis for further discussion.

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ENTERGY TEXAS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)


	2016			2015
	(In Thousands)
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric		$378,304			$411,211

OPERATING EXPENSES
Operation and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	92,404			73,807
Purchased power	130,412			174,205
Other operation and maintenance	53,035			56,525
Taxes other than income taxes	18,310			18,270
Depreciation and amortization	25,619			24,847
Other regulatory charges - net	17,255			19,544
TOTAL	337,035			367,198

OPERATING INCOME	41,269			44,013

OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	2,432			1,224
Interest and investment income (loss)	200			(213		)
Miscellaneous - net	(416		)	64
TOTAL	2,216			1,075

INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense	21,601			20,996
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(1,581		)	(794		)
TOTAL	20,020			20,202

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	23,465			24,886

Income taxes	8,903			8,295

NET INCOME		$14,562			$16,591

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ENTERGY TEXAS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)
	2016			2015
	(In Thousands)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income		$14,562			$16,591
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	25,619			24,847
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	(26,970		)	(75,378		)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables	2,118			22,233
Fuel inventory	2,860			(3,976		)
Accounts payable	(17,346		)	(14,776		)
Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued	18,871			66,279
Interest accrued	(9,978		)	(8,952		)
Deferred fuel costs	54,192			15,517
Other working capital accounts	1,957			4,686
Provisions for estimated losses	662			1,252
Other regulatory assets	24,310			26,065
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	(6,505		)	(4,387		)
Other assets and liabilities	(8,617		)	(3,676		)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	75,735			66,325

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction expenditures	(91,843		)	(66,371		)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	2,460			1,237
Changes in money pool receivable - net	(8,938		)	(1,532		)
Changes in securitization account	10,264			9,155
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(88,057		)	(57,511		)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt	123,786			—
Retirement of long-term debt	(23,458		)	(22,769		)
Change in money pool payable - net	(22,068		)	—
Other	(1,787		)	(974		)
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities	76,473			(23,743		)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	64,151			(14,929		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	2,182			30,441
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$66,333			$15,512

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized		$30,969			$29,004
Income taxes		($756	)		($933	)

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ENTERGY TEXAS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS
March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
	2016			2015
	(In Thousands)
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash		$1,550			$2,153
Temporary cash investments	64,783			29
Total cash and cash equivalents	66,333			2,182
Securitization recovery trust account	27,897			38,161
Accounts receivable:
Customer	53,133			61,870
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(495		)	(474		)
Associated companies	66,773			42,279
Other	10,537			11,054
Accrued unbilled revenues	31,796			40,195
Total accounts receivable	161,744			154,924
Fuel inventory - at average cost	44,082			46,942
Materials and supplies - at average cost	35,415			34,994
Prepayments and other	11,693			17,975
TOTAL	347,164			295,178

OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
Investments in affiliates - at equity	613			620
Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation)	376			376
Other	20,426			20,186
TOTAL	21,415			21,182

UTILITY PLANT
Electric	3,947,837			3,923,100
Construction work in progress	239,695			210,964
TOTAL UTILITY PLANT	4,187,532			4,134,064
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization	1,479,969			1,477,529
UTILITY PLANT - NET	2,707,563			2,656,535

DEFERRED DEBITS AND OTHER ASSETS
Regulatory assets:
Regulatory asset for income taxes - net	107,650			107,499
Other regulatory assets (includes securitization property of $439,167 as of March 31, 2016 and $453,317 as of December 31, 2015)	788,401			812,862
Other	8,084			5,326
TOTAL	904,135			925,687

TOTAL ASSETS		$3,980,277			$3,898,582

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ENTERGY TEXAS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
	2016		2015
	(In Thousands)
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable:
Associated companies		$74,610		$106,065
Other	63,654		87,421
Customer deposits	44,806		44,537
Taxes accrued	24,204		5,333
Interest accrued	19,228		29,206
Deferred fuel costs	79,316		25,124
Other	6,179		10,363
TOTAL	311,997		308,049

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued	977,049		1,006,834
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits	13,609		13,835
Other regulatory liabilities	6,446		6,396
Asset retirement cost liabilities	6,209		6,124
Accumulated provisions	9,981		9,319
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	71,023		77,517
Long-term debt (includes securitization bonds of $473,724 as of March 31, 2016 and $497,030 as of December 31, 2015)	1,552,741		1,451,967
Other	55,204		57,085
TOTAL	2,692,262		2,629,077

Commitments and Contingencies

COMMON EQUITY
Common stock, no par value, authorized 200,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 46,525,000 shares in 2016 and 2015	49,452		49,452
Paid-in capital	481,994		481,994
Retained earnings	444,572		430,010
TOTAL	976,018		961,456

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY		$3,980,277		$3,898,582

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ENTERGY TEXAS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN COMMON EQUITY
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)

	Common Equity
	Common Stock		Paid-in Capital		Retained Earnings		Total
	(In Thousands)

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


Balance at December 31, 2015		$49,452		$481,994		$430,010		$961,456

Net income	—		—		14,562		14,562

Balance at March 31, 2016		$49,452		$481,994		$444,572		$976,018

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ENTERGY TEXAS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED OPERATING RESULTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)

					Increase/
Description	2016		2015		(Decrease)			%
	(Dollars In Millions)
Electric Operating Revenues:
Residential		$135		$156		($21	)	(13	)
Commercial	84		90		(6		)	(7	)
Industrial	94		91		3			3
Governmental	6		6		—			—
Total retail	319		343		(24		)	(7	)
Sales for resale:
Associated companies	53		58		(5		)	(9	)
Non-associated companies	6		7		(1		)	(14	)
Other	—		3		(3		)	(100	)
Total		$378		$411		($33	)	(8	)

Billed Electric Energy Sales (GWh):
Residential	1,275		1,459		(184		)	(13	)
Commercial	1,017		1,047		(30		)	(3	)
Industrial	1,807		1,609		198			12
Governmental	70		66		4			6
Total retail	4,169		4,181		(12		)	—
Sales for resale:
Associated companies	1,422		1,188		234			20
Non-associated companies	149		93		56			60
Total	5,740		5,462		278			5

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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 $0.4 million, for the first quarter 2016 compared to the first quarter 2015.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash Flow

Cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:



	2016			2015
	(In Thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		$230,661			$223,179

Cash flow provided by (used in):
Operating activities	73,156			39,719
Investing activities	(159,100		)	(35,153		)
Financing activities	110,985			(51,837		)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	25,041			(47,271		)

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$255,702			$175,908

Operating Activities

Net cash flow provided by operating activities increased $33.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015 primarily due to:

•

income tax refunds of $6.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to income tax payments of $25.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015. System Energy made income tax payments of $25.3 million in 2015 in accordance with the Entergy Corporation and Subsidiary Companies Intercompany Income Tax Allocation Agreement primarily related to the final settlement of amounts outstanding associated with the 2006-2007 IRS audit. See Note 3 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the finalized tax and interest computations for the 2006-2007 IRS audit; and


•	a decrease in interest paid on the Grand Gulf sale-leaseback obligation in 2016 as compared to the same period in 2015 due to renewal of the leases in 2015. See Note 10 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for details on the Grand Gulf sale-leaseback obligation.

The increase in net cash flow was partially offset by an increase in spending on nuclear refueling outages in 2016 as compared to the same period in 2015.

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Investing Activities

Net cash flow used in investing activities increased $123.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015 primarily due to:


•	fluctuations in nuclear fuel activity because of variations from year to year in the timing and pricing of fuel reload requirements in the Utility business, material and services deliveries, and the timing of cash payments during the nuclear fuel cycle; and


•	an increase in nuclear construction expenditures primarily as a result of a higher scope of work on nuclear outage projects.

The increase was partially offset by money pool activity.

Decreases in System Energy’s receivable from the money pool are a source of cash flow and System Energy’s receivable from the money pool decreased by $4.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to increasing by $20.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015. The money pool is an inter-company borrowing arrangement designed to reduce the Utility subsidiaries’ need for external short-term borrowings.

Financing Activities

System Energy’s financing activities provided $111 million of cash for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to using $51.8 million of cash for the three months ended March 31, 2015 primarily due to:


•	an increase in borrowings of $111 million on the nuclear fuel company variable interest entity’s credit facility in 2016 compared to payments of $20.4 million on the nuclear fuel company variable interest entity’s credit facility in 2015;


•	$20 million in common stock dividends paid in 2015; and


•	a decrease in principal payments on the Grand Gulf sale-leaseback obligation in 2016 as compared to the same period in 2015 due to renewal of the lease in 2015. See Note 10 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for details on the Grand Gulf sale-leaseback obligation.

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

Capital Structure

System Energy’s capitalization is balanced between equity and debt, as shown in the following table. The increase in the debt to capital ratio for System Energy as of March 31, 2016 is primarily due to the System Energy borrowings of $111 million on the nuclear fuel company variable interest entity’s credit facility.



	March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
Debt to capital	45.9	%	42.3	%
Effect of subtracting cash	(11.2	%)	(11.8	%)
Net debt to net capital	34.7	%	30.5	%

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 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

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

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

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

The System Energy nuclear fuel company variable interest entity has a credit facility in the amount of $125 million scheduled to expire in June 2016. System Entergy’s nuclear fuel company variable interest entity plans to renew its credit facility prior to expiration. As of March 31, 2016, $111 million in letters of credit were outstanding under the credit facility to support a like amount of commercial paper issued by the System Energy nuclear fuel company variable interest entity. See Note 4 to the financial statements herein for additional discussion of the variable interest entity credit facility.

Nuclear Matters

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – Nuclear Matters” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of nuclear matters. The following is an update to that discussion.

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.

New Accounting Pronouncements

See “New Accounting Pronouncements” section of Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis for further discussion.

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SYSTEM ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.
INCOME STATEMENTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)

	2016			2015
	(In Thousands)
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric		$137,693			$156,039

OPERATING EXPENSES
Operation and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	13,428			20,473
Nuclear refueling outage expenses	4,584			5,682
Other operation and maintenance	32,160			35,706
Decommissioning	12,387			11,703
Taxes other than income taxes	6,252			7,208
Depreciation and amortization	34,707			37,060
Other regulatory credits - net	(13,291		)	(9,577		)
TOTAL	90,227			108,255

OPERATING INCOME	47,466			47,784

OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	2,729			1,651
Interest and investment income	3,274			4,213
Miscellaneous - net	(92		)	(221		)
TOTAL	5,911			5,643

INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense	9,552			13,013
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(696		)	(436		)
TOTAL	8,856			12,577

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	44,521			40,850

Income taxes	18,563			15,317

NET INCOME		$25,958			$25,533

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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SYSTEM ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)
	2016			2015
	(In Thousands)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income		$25,958			$25,533
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	58,717			66,660
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	49,894			(10,618		)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables	9,121			2,952
Accounts payable	16,257			(6,919		)
Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued	(38,617		)	(14,444		)
Interest accrued	837			(14,282		)
Other working capital accounts	(30,111		)	600
Other regulatory assets	(8,319		)	(2,493		)
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	(4,576		)	(3,188		)
Other assets and liabilities	(6,005		)	(4,082		)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	73,156			39,719

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction expenditures	(34,747		)	(13,324		)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	2,729			1,651
Nuclear fuel purchases	(122,320		)	(16,699		)
Proceeds from the sale of nuclear fuel	—			22,563
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales	188,506			78,361
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds	(197,996		)	(86,832		)
Changes in money pool receivable - net	4,728			(20,873		)
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(159,100		)	(35,153		)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Retirement of long-term debt	(1		)	(11,405		)
Changes in credit borrowings - net	111,012			(20,404		)
Dividends paid:
Common stock	—			(20,000		)
Other	(26		)	(28		)
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities	110,985			(51,837		)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	25,041			(47,271		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	230,661			223,179
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$255,702			$175,908

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized		$8,593			$26,208
Income taxes		($6,598	)		$25,304

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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SYSTEM ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.
BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS
March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
	2016		2015
	(In Thousands)
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash		$698		$8,681
Temporary cash investments	255,004		221,980
Total cash and cash equivalents	255,702		230,661
Accounts receivable:
Associated companies	76,847		93,724
Other	7,602		4,574
Total accounts receivable	84,449		98,298
Materials and supplies - at average cost	78,850		87,366
Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs	39,352		5,605
Prepaid taxes	47,944		9,327
Prepayments and other	6,849		1,955
TOTAL	513,146		433,212

OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
Decommissioning trust funds	719,769		701,460
TOTAL	719,769		701,460

UTILITY PLANT
Electric	4,313,474		4,253,949
Property under capital lease	575,027		575,027
Construction work in progress	74,726		92,546
Nuclear fuel	285,426		183,706
TOTAL UTILITY PLANT	5,248,653		5,105,228
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization	2,992,700		2,961,842
UTILITY PLANT - NET	2,255,953		2,143,386

DEFERRED DEBITS AND OTHER ASSETS
Regulatory assets:
Regulatory asset for income taxes - net	96,933		98,230
Other regulatory assets	357,446		347,830
Other	4,881		4,757
TOTAL	459,260		450,817

TOTAL ASSETS		$3,948,128		$3,728,875

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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SYSTEM ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.
BALANCE SHEETS
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
	2016		2015
	(In Thousands)
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Currently maturing long-term debt		$50,002		$2
Short-term borrowings	111,012		—
Accounts payable:
Associated companies	3,663		7,391
Other	58,048		34,010
Interest accrued	15,020		14,183
Other	1,940		1,926
TOTAL	239,685		57,512

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued	1,065,590		1,019,075
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits	44,646		45,451
Other regulatory liabilities	344,950		337,424
Decommissioning	815,792		803,405
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	107,688		112,264
Long-term debt	522,740		572,665
TOTAL	2,901,406		2,890,284

Commitments and Contingencies

COMMON EQUITY
Common stock, no par value, authorized 1,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 789,350 shares in 2016 and 2015	719,350		719,350
Retained earnings	87,687		61,729
TOTAL	807,037		781,079

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY		$3,948,128		$3,728,875

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, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)

	Common Equity
	Common Stock		Retained Earnings			Total
	(In Thousands)

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


Balance at December 31, 2015		$719,350		$61,729			$781,079

Net income	—		25,958			25,958

Balance at March 31, 2016		$719,350		$87,687			$807,037

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. Also see “Item 5, Other Information, Environmental Regulation” below, for updates regarding environmental proceedings and regulation.

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)

1/01/2016-1/31/2016	—		$—	—		$350,052,918
2/01/2016-2/29/2016	—		$—	—		$350,052,918
3/01/2016-3/31/2016	—		$—	—		$350,052,918
Total	—		$—	—

In accordance with Entergy’s stock-based compensation plans, Entergy periodically grants stock options to key employees, which may be exercised to obtain shares of Entergy’s common stock. According to the plans, these shares can be newly issued shares, treasury stock, or shares purchased on the open market. Entergy’s management has been authorized by the Board to repurchase on the open market shares up to an amount sufficient to fund the exercise of grants under the plans. In addition to this authority, the Board has authorized share repurchase programs to enable opportunistic purchases in response to market conditions. In October 2010 the Board granted authority for a $500 million share repurchase program. The amount of share repurchases under these programs may vary as a result of material changes in business results or capital spending or new investment opportunities. In addition, in the first quarter 2016, Entergy withheld 19,399 shares of its common stock at $68.09 per share, 36,439 shares of its common stock at $70.58 per share, and 82,619 shares of its common stock at $71.60 per share to pay income taxes due upon vesting of restricted stock granted and payout of performance units 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.


(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.

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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 DOE's breach of its obligations to remove spent fuel from nuclear sites. The following is an update to that discussion.

In April 2015 the U.S. Court of Federal Claims issued a judgment in the amount of $29.4 million in favor of Entergy Arkansas and against the DOE in the second round ANO damages case. Also in April 2015 the U.S. Court of Federal Claims issued a judgment in favor of System Energy and against the DOE in the second round Grand Gulf damages case in the amount of $44.4 million. In June 2015, Entergy Arkansas and System Energy appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit portions of those decisions relating to cask loading costs. In April 2016, the Federal Circuit issued a decision in both appeals in favor of Entergy Arkansas and System Energy, and remanded the cases back to the trial courts for further proceedings. In December 2015 the U.S. Court of Federal Claims issued a judgment in favor of Entergy Nuclear Indian Point 3 and Entergy Nuclear FitzPatrick in the first round Indian Point 3/FitzPatrick damages case in the amount of $80.9 million. Entergy Nuclear Indian Point 3 and Entergy FitzPatrick moved for reconsideration on a portion of the disallowed costs, and in March 2016, the court denied the motion. In January 2016, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims issued a judgment in the amount of $49.4 million in favor of Entergy Louisiana and against the DOE in the first round Waterford 3 damages case. In April 2016, Entergy Louisiana appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit the portion of that decision relating to cask loading costs. In April 2016 the U.S. Court of Federal Claims issued a partial judgment in the amount of $42.3 million in favor of Entergy Louisiana and against the DOE in the first round River Bend damages case, reserving the issue of cask loading costs pending resolution of the appeal on the same issues in the Entergy Arkansas and System Energy cases. Management cannot predict the timing or amount of any potential recoveries on other claims filed by Entergy subsidiaries, and cannot predict the timing of any eventual receipt from the government of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims damage awards.

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 2016, filings with the NRC were made for certain Entergy subsidiaries’ nuclear plants reporting on decommissioning funding. Those reports showed that decommissioning funding for each of those nuclear plants met the NRC’s financial assurance requirements.

NRC Reactor Oversight Process

See the discussion in Part I, Item 1 in the Form 10-K for information regarding the NRC’s Reactor Oversight Process and the status of each of Entergy’s nuclear plants. In March 2016 the NRC notified Entergy of its decision to place Indian Point 3 in the “regulatory response column,” or Column 2, of its Reactor Oversight Process Action Matrix. Plants in Column 2, Column 3, or Column 4 are subject to progressively increasing levels of inspection by the NRC with, in general, progressively increasing levels of associated costs.

Environmental Regulation

Following are updates to the Environmental Regulation section of Part I, Item 1 of the Form 10-K.

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Clean Air Act and Subsequent Amendments

Potential SO₂ Nonattainment

The EPA issued a final rule in June 2010 adopting an SO₂ 1-hour national ambient air quality standard of 75 parts per billion. The EPA designations for counties in attainment and nonattainment were originally due in June 2012, but the EPA initially indicated that it would delay designations except for those areas with existing monitoring data from 2009 to 2011 indicating violations of the new standard. In August 2013 the EPA issued final designations for these areas. In Entergy’s utility service territory, only St. Bernard Parish in Louisiana is designated as non-attainment for the SO₂ 1-hour national ambient air quality standard of 75 parts per billion. Entergy does not have a generation asset in that parish. Pursuant to a court order issued in a proceeding in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, 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. In September 2015 the State of Arkansas recommended designations of “Unclassifiable/Attainment” for Independence and Jefferson Counties. In September 2015 the State of Louisiana recommended a designation of “Attainment” for Calcasieu Parish. In February 2016 the EPA responded to these state recommendations and proposed a designation of “Unclassifiable/Attainment” for Jefferson County and designations of “unclassifiable” for Independence County and Calcasieu Parish. In August 2015 the EPA issued a final data requirement rule for the SO₂ 1-hour standard. This rule will guide the process to be followed by the states and the EPA to determine the appropriate designation for the remaining unclassified areas in the country. Additional capital projects or operational changes may be required to continue operating Entergy facilities in areas eventually designated as in non-attainment of the standard or designated as contributing to non-attainment areas.

Hazardous Air Pollutants

The EPA released the final Mercury and Air Toxics Standard (MATS) rule in December 2011, which has a compliance date, with a widely granted one-year extension, of April 2016. In June 2015 the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit decision and remanded to the D.C. Circuit the EPA’s finding that it was appropriate and necessary to regulate power plants under Clean Air Act section 112, ruling that the EPA must consider costs. This EPA finding underpins the MATS rule. In November 2015 the EPA released a Proposed Supplemental Finding that consideration of costs does not alter its previous conclusion that it is appropriate and necessary to regulate hazardous air pollutants from power plants. In December 2015 the D.C. Circuit issued a ruling to leave the rule in effect while the EPA finalizes the appropriate and necessary finding to consider costs. In April 2016 the EPA issued a cost analysis meant to affirm the rule. The rule remains in place and effective and additional litigation is likely. Compliance with MATS was required by the Clean Air Act within three years, or by 2015, although certain extensions of this deadline were available from state permit authorities and the EPA. Entergy applied for and received a one-year extension for its affected facilities in Arkansas and Louisiana. The required controls have been installed and are operational at Entergy’s White Bluff and Independence units. At Entergy’s Nelson 6 unit, controls continue to be tested prior to full scale operation and to confirm regulatory compliance. Operations are being modified as necessary to maintain compliance throughout this process. Additional expenditures or operational modifications could be required for compliance depending on the final outcome of testing.

Groundwater at Certain Nuclear Sites

As discussed in the Form 10-K, in February 2016, Entergy disclosed that elevated tritium levels had been detected in samples from several monitoring wells that are part of Indian Point’s groundwater monitoring program. Investigation of the source of elevated tritium continues. The likely cause based on the investigation to date is related to the processing of water in preparation for the regularly scheduled refueling outage at Indian Point 2. The system was secured and is no longer in use or required to be used for the next two years.

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Earnings Ratios (Entergy Arkansas, 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,
	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
Entergy Arkansas	4.31	3.79	3.62	3.08	2.04	2.05
Entergy Louisiana	2.90	2.61	3.30	3.44	3.36	3.33
Entergy Mississippi	3.55	2.79	3.19	3.23	3.59	3.37
Entergy New Orleans	4.72	2.91	1.85	3.55	4.90	4.94
Entergy Texas	2.34	1.76	1.94	2.39	2.22	2.19
System Energy	3.85	5.12	5.66	4.04	4.53	4.93



	Ratios of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends/Distributions
	Twelve Months Ended
	December 31,					March 31,
	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
Entergy Arkansas	3.83	3.36	3.25	2.76	1.85	1.87
Entergy Louisiana	2.74	2.47	3.14	3.28	3.24	3.26
Entergy Mississippi	3.27	2.59	2.97	3.00	3.34	3.13
Entergy New Orleans	4.25	2.63	1.70	3.26	4.50	4.54

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

Item 6. Exhibits *



	4(a) -	Mortgage and Deed of Trust of Entergy Louisiana, dated as of November 1, 2015 (4.38 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Form S-3 filed November 25, 2015 in 333-190911-07).

	4(b) -	Officer’s Certificate No. 1-B-1, dated March 18, 2016, supplemental to Mortgage and Deed of Trust of Entergy Louisiana, dated as of November 1, 2015, establishing the terms of the Collateral Trust Mortgage Bonds, LPFA 2016A Series due 2028 and Collateral Trust Mortgage Bonds, LPFA 2016B Series due 2030 (4(e) to Form 8-K filed March 18, 2016 in 1-32718).

	4(c) -	Officer’s Certificate No. 2-B-2, dated March 17, 2016, supplemental to Mortgage and Deed of Trust of Entergy Louisiana, dated as of November 1, 2015 (4.39 to Form 8-K filed March 24, 2016 in 1-32718).

	*4(d) -	Officer’s Certificate No. 3-B-3, dated March 28, 2016, supplemental to Mortgage and Deed of Trust of Entergy Louisiana, dated as of November 1, 2015.

	4(e) -	First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 1, 2016, to Entergy Louisiana Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated as of November 1, 2015 (4(f) to Form 8-K filed March 18, 2016 in 1-32718).

	4(f) -	Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 15, 2016, to Entergy Louisiana Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated as of November 1, 2015 (4.40 to Form 8-K filed March 24, 2016 in 1-32718).

	*4(g) -	Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 17, 2016, to Entergy Louisiana Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated as of November 1, 2015.

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	*4(h) -	Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 1, 2016, to Entergy Louisiana Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated as of November 1, 2015.

	4(i) -	Eighty-third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 15, 2016, to Entergy Louisiana Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated as of April 1, 1944 (4(g) to Form 8-K filed March 18, 2016 in 1-32718).

	4(j) -	Eighty-fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 17, 2016, to Entergy Louisiana Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated as of April 1, 1944 (4.33 to Form 8-K filed March 24, 2016 in 1-32718).

	*4(k) -	Eighty-fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 17, 2016, to Entergy Louisiana Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated as of April 1, 1944.

	4(l) -	Eighty-fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 1, 2016, to Entergy Louisiana Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated as of September 1, 1926 (4.42 to Form 8-K filed March 24, 2016 in 1-32718).

	*4(m) -	Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 3, 2016, to Entergy New Orleans Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated as of May 1, 1987.

	4(n) -	Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 15, 2016, to Entergy New Orleans Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated as of May 1, 1987 (4.02 to Form 8-K dated March 22, 2016 in 0-05807).

	4(o) -	Officer’s Certificate No. 9-B-7 dated March 8, 2016, supplemental to Indenture, Deed of Trust and Security Agreement dated as of October 1, 2008, between Entergy Texas and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (4.40 to Form 8-K dated March 11, 2016 in 1-34360).

	10(a) -	Loan Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2016, between the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority and Entergy Louisiana relating to Refunding Revenue Bonds (Entergy Louisiana, LLC Project) Series 2016A (4(b) to Form 8-K filed March 18, 2016 in 1-32718).

	10(b) -	Loan Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2016, between Louisiana Public Facilities Authority and Entergy Louisiana relating to Refunding Revenue Bonds (Entergy Louisiana, LLC Project) Series 2016B (4(d) to Form 8-K filed March 18, 2016 in 1-32718).

	*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 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 Mississippi’s Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends, as defined.

	*12(d) -	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(e) -	Entergy Texas’s Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges, as defined.

	*12(f) -	System Energy’s Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges, as defined.

	*31(a) -	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification for Entergy Corporation.

	*31(b) -	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification for Entergy Corporation.

	*31(c) -	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification for Entergy Arkansas.

	*31(d) -	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification for Entergy Arkansas.

	*31(e) -	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification for Entergy Louisiana.

	*31(f) -	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification for Entergy Louisiana.

	*31(g) -	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification for Entergy Mississippi.

	*31(h) -	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification for Entergy Mississippi.

	*31(i) -	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification for Entergy New Orleans.

	*31(j) -	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification for Entergy New Orleans.

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	*31(k) -	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification for Entergy Texas.

	*31(l) -	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification for Entergy Texas.

	*31(m) -	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification for System Energy.

	*31(n) -	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 Louisiana.

	*32(f) -	Section 1350 Certification for Entergy Louisiana.

	*32(g) -	Section 1350 Certification for Entergy Mississippi.

	*32(h) -	Section 1350 Certification for Entergy Mississippi.

	*32(i) -	Section 1350 Certification for Entergy New Orleans.

	*32(j) -	Section 1350 Certification for Entergy New Orleans.

	*32(k) -	Section 1350 Certification for Entergy Texas.

	*32(l) -	Section 1350 Certification for Entergy Texas.

	*32(m) -	Section 1350 Certification for System Energy.

	*32(n) -	Section 1350 Certification for System Energy.

	*101 INS -	XBRL Instance Document.

	*101 SCH -	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.

	*101 PRE -	XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document.

	*101 LAB -	XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document.

	*101 CAL -	XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document.

	*101 DEF -	XBRL Definition Linkbase Document.

___________________________

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.



*	Filed herewith.
+	Management contracts or compensatory plans or arrangements.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. The signature for each undersigned company shall be deemed to relate only to matters having reference to such company or its subsidiaries.

ENTERGY CORPORATION

ENTERGY ARKANSAS, INC.

ENTERGY 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 6, 2016

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