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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 September 30, 2018
	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, LLC (a Texas limited liability company) 1600 Perdido Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 Telephone (504) 670-3700 82-2212934


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) 10055 Grogans Mill Road 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) 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 þ No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrants have submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 registrants were required to submit such files). Yes þ No o

Indicate by check mark whether each registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



	Large accelerated filer	Accelerated filer	Non- accelerated filer	Smaller reporting company	Emerging growth company
Entergy Corporation	ü
Entergy Arkansas, Inc.			ü
Entergy Louisiana, LLC			ü
Entergy Mississippi, Inc.			ü
Entergy New Orleans, LLC			ü
Entergy Texas, Inc.			ü
System Energy Resources, Inc.			ü

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrants have elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

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



Common Stock Outstanding		Outstanding at October 31, 2018
Entergy Corporation	($0.01 par value)	181,142,215

Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Inc., Entergy Louisiana, LLC, Entergy Mississippi, Inc., Entergy New Orleans, LLC, 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, 2017 and the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018, filed by the individual registrants with the SEC, and should be read in conjunction therewith.

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Forward-looking information	iii
Definitions	vi

Part I. Financial Information

Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries
Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis	1
Consolidated Income Statements	22
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income	23
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	24
Consolidated Balance Sheets	26
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity	28
Selected Operating Results	29
Notes to Financial Statements
Note 1. Commitments and Contingencies	30
Note 2. Rate and Regulatory Matters	31
Note 3. Equity	46
Note 4. Revolving Credit Facilities, Lines of Credit, Short-term Borrowings, and Long-term Debt	53
Note 5. Stock-based Compensation	58
Note 6. Retirement and Other Postretirement Benefits	60
Note 7. Business Segment Information	67
Note 8. Risk Management and Fair Values	69
Note 9. Decommissioning Trust Funds	88
Note 10. Income Taxes	96
Note 11. Property, Plant, and Equipment	97
Note 12. Variable Interest Entities	97
Note 13. Revenue Recognition	98
Note 14. Asset Retirement Obligations	102
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	103
Item 4. Controls and Procedures	103
Entergy Arkansas, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis	104
Consolidated Income Statements	113
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	115
Consolidated Balance Sheets	116
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Common Equity	118
Selected Operating Results	119
Entergy Louisiana, LLC and Subsidiaries
Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis	120
Consolidated Income Statements	130
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income	132
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	133

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Consolidated Balance Sheets	134
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity	136
Selected Operating Results	137
Entergy Mississippi, Inc.
Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis	138
Income Statements	147
Statements of Cash Flows	149
Balance Sheets	150
Statements of Changes in Common Equity	152
Selected Operating Results	153
Entergy New Orleans, LLC and Subsidiaries
Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis	154
Consolidated Income Statements	163
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	165
Consolidated Balance Sheets	166
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Common Equity	168
Selected Operating Results	169
Entergy Texas, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis	170
Consolidated Income Statements	177
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	179
Consolidated Balance Sheets	180
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Common Equity	182
Selected Operating Results	183
System Energy Resources, Inc.
Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis	184
Income Statements	190
Statements of Cash Flows	191
Balance Sheets	192
Statements of Changes in Common Equity	194

Part II. Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings	195
Item 1A. Risk Factors	195
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	195
Item 5. Other Information	196
Item 6. Exhibits	200
Signature	202

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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, formula rate proceedings and related negotiations, including various performance-based rate discussions, Entergy’s utility supply plan, and recovery of fuel and purchased power costs;


•	long-term risks and uncertainties associated with the termination of the System Agreement in 2016, including the potential absence of federal authority to resolve certain issues among the Utility operating companies and their retail regulators;

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regulatory and operating challenges and uncertainties and economic risks associated with the Utility operating companies’ participation in MISO, including the benefits of continued MISO participation, 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 with respect to 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 or the U.S. Department of Justice;


•	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 Entergy’s nuclear generating facilities;


•	increases in costs and capital expenditures that could result from the commitment of substantial human and capital resources required for the operation and maintenance of Entergy’s 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, especially in light of the planned shutdown or sale of each of these 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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•	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;

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changes in environmental laws and regulations, agency positions or associated litigation, including requirements for reduced emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, greenhouse gases, mercury, particulate matter, heat, and other regulated air and water emissions, requirements for waste management and disposal and for the remediation of contaminated sites, wetlands protection and permitting, and changes in costs of compliance with these environmental laws and regulations;


•	changes in laws and regulations, agency positions, or associated litigation related to protected species and associated critical habitat designations;


•	the effects of changes in federal, state, or local laws and regulations, and other governmental actions or policies, including changes in monetary, fiscal, tax, environmental, trade/tariff, or energy policies;


•	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, including the potential for increases in sea levels or coastal land and wetland loss;


•	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 northern 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;


•	federal income tax reform, including the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and its intended and unintended consequences on financial results and future cash flows, including the potential impact to credit ratings, which may affect Entergy’s ability to borrow funds or increase the cost of borrowing in the future;


•	the effects of Entergy’s strategies to reduce tax payments, especially in light of federal income tax reform;


•	changes in the financial markets and regulatory requirements for the issuance of securities, particularly as they affect access to capital and Entergy’s ability to refinance existing securities, 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;

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changes in technology, including (i) Entergy’s ability to implement new technologies, (ii) the impact of changes relating to new, developing, or alternative sources of generation such as distributed energy and energy storage, energy efficiency, demand side management, and other measures that reduce load, and (iii) competition from other companies offering products and services to Entergy’s customers based on new or emerging technologies;


•	the effects, including increased security costs, of threatened or actual terrorism, cyber-attacks or data security breaches, natural or man-made electromagnetic pulses that affect transmission or generation infrastructure, 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, directors, and employees with specialized skills;


•	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;

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•	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 Entergy’s nuclear plant sites and the implementation of decommissioning of such sites following shutdown;


•	the decision to cease merchant power generation at all Entergy Wholesale Commodities nuclear power plants by mid-2022, including the implementation of the planned shutdowns of Pilgrim, Indian Point 2, Indian Point 3, and Palisades;


•	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 strategic transactions Entergy may undertake, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, or restructurings, regulatory or other limitations imposed as a result of any such strategic transaction, and the success of the business following any such strategic transaction.

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DEFINITIONS

Certain abbreviations or acronyms used in the text and notes are defined below:



Abbreviation or Acronym	Term

ALJ	Administrative Law Judge
ANO 1 and 2	Units 1 and 2 of Arkansas Nuclear One (nuclear), owned by Entergy Arkansas
APSC	Arkansas Public Service Commission
ASU	Accounting Standards Update issued by the FASB
Board	Board of Directors of Entergy Corporation
Cajun	Cajun Electric Power Cooperative, Inc.
capacity factor	Actual plant output divided by maximum potential plant output for the period
City 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	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), previously owned by an Entergy subsidiary in the Entergy Wholesale Commodities business segment, which was sold in March 2017
Form 10-K	Annual Report on Form 10-K for the calendar year ended December 31, 2017 filed with the SEC by Entergy Corporation and its Registrant Subsidiaries
Grand Gulf	Unit No. 1 of Grand Gulf Nuclear Station (nuclear), 90% owned or leased by System Energy
GWh	Gigawatt-hour(s), which equals one million kilowatt-hours
Independence	Independence Steam Electric Station (coal), owned 16% by Entergy Arkansas, 25% by Entergy Mississippi, and 7% by Entergy Power, LLC

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DEFINITIONS (Continued)



Abbreviation or Acronym	Term

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, LLC, Entergy Texas, Inc., and System Energy Resources, Inc.
River Bend	River Bend Station (nuclear), owned by Entergy Louisiana
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. The agreement terminated effective August 2016.
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 the FERC, among Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and System Energy, relating to the sale of capacity and energy from System Energy’s share of Grand Gulf
Utility	Entergy’s business segment that generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric power, with a small amount of natural gas distribution
Utility operating companies	Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas

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Abbreviation or Acronym	Term

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. See “Entergy Wholesale Commodities Exit from the Merchant Power Business” below and in the Form 10-K for discussion of the operation and planned shutdown or sale of each of the Entergy Wholesale Commodities nuclear power plants.

See Note 7 to the financial statements herein for financial information regarding Entergy’s business segments.

Results of Operations

Third Quarter 2018 Compared to Third Quarter 2017

Following are income statement variances for Utility, Entergy Wholesale Commodities, Parent & Other, and Entergy comparing the third quarter 2018 to the third quarter 2017 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)
3rd Quarter 2017 Consolidated Net Income (Loss)		$403,733			$55,765			($57,854	)		$401,644

Net revenue (operating revenue less fuel expense, purchased power, and other regulatory charges/credits)	(253,847		)	(50,681		)	(2		)	(304,530		)
Other operation and maintenance	50,746			24,903			3,363			79,012
Asset write-offs, impairments, and related charges	—			138,994			—			138,994
Taxes other than income taxes	1,388			775			279			2,442
Depreciation and amortization	(17,013		)	(12,845		)	(253		)	(30,111		)
Other income	26,926			88,207			(624		)	114,509
Interest expense	2,256			3,386			7,526			13,168
Other expenses	(628		)	(6,271		)	—			(6,899		)
Income taxes	(367,682		)	(161,222		)	4,103			(524,801		)

3rd Quarter 2018 Consolidated Net Income (Loss)		$507,745			$105,571			($73,498	)		$539,818


(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.

Third quarter 2018 results of operations includes impairment charges of $155 million ($123 million net-of-tax) due to costs being charged directly to expense as a result of the impaired value of the Entergy Wholesale

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Management's Financial Discussion and Analysis

Commodities nuclear plants’ long-lived assets due to the significantly reduced remaining estimated operating lives associated with management’s strategy to reduce the size of the Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ merchant fleet, a $107 million reduction of income tax expense, recognized by Entergy Wholesale Commodities, as a result of a restructuring of the investment holdings in one of its nuclear plant decommissioning trust funds, and a $23 million reduction of income tax expense, recognized by Entergy Wholesale Commodities, as a result of a state income tax audit. See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Entergy Wholesale Commodities Exit from the Merchant Power Business” below and in the Form 10-K for a discussion of management’s strategy to reduce the size of the Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ merchant fleet. See Note 10 to the financial statements herein for discussion of the state income tax audit and restructuring of its interest in the decommissioning trust fund.

Net Revenue

Utility

Following is an analysis of the change in net revenue comparing the third quarter 2018 to the third quarter 2017:



	Amount
	(In Millions)
2017 net revenue		$1,811
Return of unprotected excess accumulated deferred income taxes to customers	(277		)
Grand Gulf recovery	(39		)
Retail electric price	(8		)
Volume/weather	44
Net wholesale revenue	26
2018 net revenue		$1,557

The return of unprotected excess accumulated deferred income taxes to customers resulted from activity in the third quarter 2018 at Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and System Energy in response to the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. There is no effect on net income as the reductions in net revenue were offset by reductions in income tax expense. Entergy Texas’s proposal for the return of its unprotected excess accumulated deferred income taxes is pending before the PUCT in an unopposed settlement in its base rate case proceeding. See Note 2 to the financial statements herein and in the Form 10-K for further discussion of regulatory activity regarding the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

The Grand Gulf recovery variance is primarily due to a reduction in depreciation expense recognized in third quarter 2018 upon FERC approval of the settlement in the Unit Power Sales Agreement proceeding, a reduction in income tax expense associated with the reduction in the federal income tax rate in 2018, and a reduction in recoverable decommissioning costs, primarily attributable to increased earnings on the decommissioning trust funds. This was partially offset by increases in other capacity costs. See Note 2 to the financial statements herein for a discussion of the Unit Power Sales Agreement settlement. See Note 3 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act.

The retail electric price variance is primarily due to regulatory charges recorded in the third quarter 2018 to reflect the effects of regulatory agreements to return the benefits of the lower income tax rate in 2018 to customers in Louisiana and New Orleans and a decrease in formula rate plan revenues implemented with the first billing cycle of September 2017 at Entergy Louisiana. The decrease was substantially offset by an increase in formula rate plan rates effective with the first billing cycle of January 2018 at Entergy Arkansas, as approved by the APSC, and an increase in energy efficiency revenues. See Note 2 to the financial statements herein and in the Form 10-K for further discussion of the regulatory proceedings.

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Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries

Management's Financial Discussion and Analysis

The volume/weather variance is primarily due to an increase of 1,851 GWh, or 6%, in billed electricity usage, including the effect of more favorable weather on residential and commercial sales and an increase in industrial usage. The increase in industrial usage is primarily driven by small industrials and cogeneration sales, as well as continued growth from new and expansion customers. The increase was partially offset by the effect of less favorable weather during the unbilled sales period.

The net wholesale revenue variance is primarily because of the regulatory lag experienced by certain Utility operating companies as a result of the change in the federal income tax rate in 2018 and its effect on wholesale rates. See Note 2 herein and in the Form 10-K for discussion of regulatory activity regarding the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Entergy Wholesale Commodities

Following is an analysis of the change in net revenue comparing the third quarter 2018 to the third quarter 2017:



	Amount
	(In Millions)
2017 net revenue		$392
Nuclear realized price changes	(24		)
Nuclear volume	(14		)
Other	(13		)
2018 net revenue		$341

As shown in the table above, net revenue for Entergy Wholesale Commodities decreased by $51 million in the third quarter 2018 as compared to the third quarter 2017 primarily due to lower realized wholesale energy prices, partially offset by higher capacity prices, and lower volume in the Entergy Wholesale Commodities nuclear fleet resulting from more non-refueling outage days in the third quarter 2018 as compared to the third quarter 2017.

Following are key performance measures for Entergy Wholesale Commodities for the third quarter 2018 and 2017:



	2018	2017
Owned capacity (MW)	3,962	3,962
GWh billed	7,576	8,234

Entergy Wholesale Commodities Nuclear Fleet (a)
Capacity factor	90%	98%
GWh billed	6,976	7,633
Average energy price ($/MWh)	$38.01	$39.94
Average capacity price ($/kW-month)	$9.32	$9.09


(a)	The Entergy Wholesale Commodities nuclear power plants had no refueling outage days in the third quarter 2018 or the third quarter 2017.

Other Income Statement Items

Utility

Other operation and maintenance expenses increased from $584 million for the third quarter 2017 to $635 million for the third quarter 2018 primarily due to:

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Management's Financial Discussion and Analysis


•	an increase of $16 million in fossil-fueled generation expenses primarily due to an overall higher scope of work performed in third quarter 2018 as compared to third quarter 2017;


•	an increase of $15 million in energy efficiency costs;


•	an increase of $8 million in customer service costs primarily due to higher contract costs;


•	an increase of $7 million in information technology costs primarily due to higher software maintenance costs and higher contract costs; and


•	a $6 million loss in 2018 on the sale of fuel oil inventory per an agreement approved by the MPSC in June 2018 resulting from the stipulation related to the effects of the Tax Act. There is no effect on net income as the loss on the sale of fuel oil inventory is offset by a reduction in income tax expense.

Depreciation and amortization expenses decreased primarily due to updated depreciation rates used in calculating Grand Gulf plant depreciation and amortization expenses under the Unit Power Sales Agreement as part of a settlement approved by the FERC in August 2018. See Note 2 to the financial statements herein and in the Form 10-K for further discussion of the Unit Power Sales Agreement.

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Other operation and maintenance expenses increased from $184 million for the third quarter 2017 to $209 million for the third quarter 2018 primarily due to an increase of $19 million in severance and retention costs as a result of management’s strategy to reduce the size of the Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ merchant fleet. See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Entergy Wholesale Commodities Exit from the Merchant Power Business” below and in the Form 10-K for a discussion of management’s strategy to reduce the size of the Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ merchant fleet.

The asset write-offs, impairments, and related charges variance is primarily due to impairment charges of $155 million ($123 million net-of-tax) in the third quarter 2018 compared to impairment charges of $16 million ($10 million net-of-tax) in the third quarter 2017. The impairment charges are due to nuclear fuel spending, nuclear refueling outage spending, and expenditures for capital assets being charged to expense as incurred as a result of the impaired value of the Entergy Wholesale Commodities nuclear plants’ long-lived assets due to the significantly reduced remaining estimated operating lives associated with management’s strategy to reduce the size of the Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ merchant fleet. The increase in impairment charges in the third quarter 2018 is primarily due to $117 million ($93 million net-of-tax) of impairment charges related to Pilgrim primarily resulting from the effects of an updated decommissioning cost study. See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Entergy Wholesale Commodities Exit from the Merchant Power Business” below and in the Form 10-K for a discussion of management’s strategy to reduce the size of the Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ merchant fleet. See Note 14 to the financial statements herein for a discussion of asset retirement obligations. See Note 14 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of impairment of long-lived assets.

Depreciation and amortization expenses decreased primarily due to the decision in the third quarter 2017 to continue operating Palisades until May 31, 2022. See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Entergy Wholesale Commodities Exit from the Merchant Power Business” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the planned shutdown of Palisades.

Other income increased primarily due to higher realized gains on the decommissioning trust fund investments in the third quarter 2018 as compared to the third quarter 2017, including the effect of portfolio rebalancing in the third quarter 2018.

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Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate was (110.2%) for the third quarter 2018. The difference in the effective income tax rate for the third quarter 2018 versus the federal statutory rate of 21% was primarily due to amortization of excess accumulated deferred income taxes, a restructuring of the investment holdings in one of the Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ nuclear plant decommissioning trusts for which additional tax basis is now recoverable, and the conclusion of a state income tax audit involving Entergy Wholesale Commodities. See Notes 2 and 10 to the financial statements herein and Notes 2 and 3 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the effects and regulatory activity regarding the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. See Note 10 to the financial statements herein for discussions of the restructuring and the conclusion of the state income tax audit.

The effective income tax rate was 37.6% for the third quarter 2017. The difference in the effective income tax rate for the third quarter 2017 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% was primarily due to state income taxes, partially offset by book and tax differences related to the allowance for equity funds used during construction.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017

Following are income statement variances for Utility, Entergy Wholesale Commodities, Parent & Other, and Entergy comparing the nine months ended September 30, 2018 to the nine months ended September 30, 2017 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)
2017 Consolidated Net Income (Loss)		$817,738			$252,455			($169,129	)		$901,064

Net revenue (operating revenue less fuel expense, purchased power, and other regulatory charges/credits)	(377,472		)	(140,849		)	(13		)	(518,334		)
Other operation and maintenance	114,009			(61,579		)	8,444			60,874
Asset write-offs, impairments, and related charges	—			(124,502		)	—			(124,502		)
Taxes other than income taxes	18,478			(2,337		)	451			16,592
Depreciation and amortization	10,660			(40,640		)	(253		)	(30,233		)
Gain on sale of assets	—			(16,270		)	—			(16,270		)
Other income	28,651			25,853			(2,464		)	52,040
Interest expense	9,449			7,618			18,504			35,571
Other expenses	(2,633		)	(29,664		)	—			(32,297		)
Income taxes	(785,124		)	340,837			11,905			(432,382		)

2018 Consolidated Net Income (Loss)		$1,104,078			$31,456			($210,657	)		$924,877


(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.

Results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 include impairment charges of $297 million ($235 million net-of-tax) due to costs being charged directly to expense as a result of the impaired value of the Entergy Wholesale Commodities nuclear plants’ long-lived assets due to the significantly reduced remaining estimated operating lives associated with management’s strategy to reduce the size of the Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ merchant fleet, a $107 million reduction of income tax expense, recognized by Entergy Wholesale Commodities, as a

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result of a restructuring of the investment holdings in one of its nuclear plant decommissioning trust funds, a $52 million income tax benefit, recognized by Entergy Louisiana, as a result of the settlement of the 2012-2013 IRS audit, associated with the Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita contingent sharing obligation associated with the Louisiana Act 55 financing, and a $23 million reduction of income tax expense, recognized by Entergy Wholesale Commodities, as a result of a state income tax audit. See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Entergy Wholesale Commodities Exit from the Merchant Power Business” below and in the Form 10-K for a discussion of management’s strategy to reduce the size of the Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ merchant fleet. See Note 10 to the financial statements herein for discussion of the IRS audit settlement, the state income tax audit, and restructuring of its interest in the decommissioning trust fund.

Results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 include impairment charges of $422 million ($274 million net-of-tax) due to costs being charged directly to expense as a result of the impaired value of the Entergy Wholesale Commodities nuclear plants’ long-lived assets due to the significantly reduced remaining estimated operating lives associated with management’s strategy to reduce the size of the Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ merchant fleet and a reduction of income tax expense, net of unrecognized tax benefits, of $373 million as a result of a change in the tax classification of legal entities that own Entergy Wholesale Commodities nuclear power plants. See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Entergy Wholesale Commodities Exit from the Merchant Power Business” below and in the Form 10-K for a discussion of management’s strategy to reduce the size of the Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ merchant fleet and Note 3 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for additional discussion of the tax elections.

Net Revenue

Utility

Following is an analysis of the change in net revenue comparing the nine months ended September 30, 2018 to the nine months ended September 30, 2017:



	Amount
	(In Millions)
2017 net revenue		$4,765
Return of unprotected excess accumulated deferred income taxes to customers	(555		)
Grand Gulf recovery	(74		)
Retail electric price	(4		)
Net wholesale revenue	35
Volume/weather	203
Other	18
2018 net revenue		$4,388

The return of unprotected excess accumulated deferred income taxes to customers resulted from activity in 2018 at Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and System Energy in response to the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. There is no effect on net income as the reductions in net revenue were offset by reductions in income tax expense. Entergy Texas’s proposal for the return of its unprotected excess accumulated deferred income taxes is pending before the PUCT in an unopposed settlement in its base rate case proceeding. See Note 2 to the financial statements herein and in the Form 10-K for further discussion of regulatory activity regarding the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

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partially offset by increases in other capacity costs. See Note 2 to the financial statements herein for a discussion of the Unit Power Sales Agreement settlement. See Note 3 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act.

The retail electric price variance is primarily due to regulatory charges recorded in 2018 to reflect the effects of regulatory agreements to return the benefits of the lower income tax rate in 2018 to customers in Louisiana and New Orleans. The decrease was substantially offset by the following:


•	an increase in formula rate plan rates effective with the first billing cycle of January 2018 at Entergy Arkansas, as approved by the APSC;


•	an increase in energy efficiency revenues;


•	higher storm damage rider revenues at Entergy Mississippi; and


•	an increase in the distribution cost recovery factor rider rate in September 2017 at Entergy Texas, as approved by the PUCT.

See Note 2 to the financial statements herein and in the Form 10-K for further discussion of the regulatory proceedings discussed above.

The volume/weather variance is primarily due to an increase of 4,576 GWh, or 5%, in billed electricity usage, including the effect of more favorable weather on residential and commercial sales and an increase in industrial usage. The increase in industrial usage is primarily driven by small industrials sales, as well as continued growth from new and expansion customers.

Entergy Wholesale Commodities

Following is an analysis of the change in net revenue comparing the nine months ended September 30, 2018 to the nine months ended September 30, 2017:



	Amount
	(In Millions)
2017 net revenue		$1,136
FitzPatrick reimbursement agreement	(98		)
Nuclear realized price changes	(35		)
Nuclear volume	21
Other	(29		)
2018 net revenue		$995

As shown in the table above, net revenue for Entergy Wholesale Commodities decreased by $141 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2017 primarily due to:

•

a decrease resulting from the reimbursement agreement with Exelon pursuant to which Exelon reimbursed Entergy in the first quarter 2017 for specified out-of-pocket costs associated with preparing for the refueling and operation of FitzPatrick that otherwise would have been avoided had Entergy shut down FitzPatrick in January 2017. Revenues received from Exelon under the reimbursement agreement were offset by other operation and maintenance expenses and taxes other than income taxes and had no effect on net income. See Note 14 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for discussion of the sale of FitzPatrick and the reimbursement agreement with Exelon; and

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•	lower realized wholesale energy prices and the effect of rising forward power prices on electricity derivative instruments that are not designated as hedging instruments, partially offset by higher capacity prices.

The decrease was partially offset by higher volume in the Entergy Wholesale Commodities nuclear fleet resulting from fewer refueling outage days in the nine months ended September 30, 2018, partially offset by a larger exercise of resupply options in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 provided for in purchase power agreements where Entergy Wholesale Commodities may elect to supply power from another source when the plant is not running.

Following are key performance measures for Entergy Wholesale Commodities for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017:



	2018	2017
Owned capacity (MW)	3,962	3,962
GWh billed	21,853	22,616

Entergy Wholesale Commodities Nuclear Fleet
Capacity factor	86%	79%
GWh billed	20,096	20,861
Average energy price ($/MWh)	$40.72	$42.46
Average capacity price ($/kW-month)	$7.01	$6.33
Refueling outage days:
FitzPatrick	—	42
Indian Point 2	33	—
Indian Point 3	—	66
Pilgrim	—	43
Palisades	—	27

Other Income Statement Items

Utility

Other operation and maintenance expenses increased from $1,738 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 to $1,852 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 primarily due to:


•	an increase of $38 million in fossil-fueled generation expenses primarily due to an overall higher scope of work performed in 2018 as compared to 2017;


•	an increase of $27 million in energy efficiency costs;


•	an increase of $12 million in storm damage provisions, primarily at Entergy Mississippi. See Note 2 to the financial statements herein and in the Form 10-K for discussion of storm cost recovery;


•	an increase of $11 million in customer service costs primarily due to higher contract costs;


•	an increase of $10 million in transmission expenses primarily due to higher labor and contract costs to support industrial customers;


•	an increase of $10 million in information technology costs primarily due to higher software maintenance costs and higher labor costs, including contract labor;


•	an increase of $6 million in nuclear generation expenses primarily due to higher nuclear labor costs, including contract labor, to position the nuclear fleet to meet its operational goals and a higher scope of work performed during plant outages in 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017;


•	a $6 million loss in 2018 on the sale of fuel oil inventory per an agreement approved by the MPSC in June 2018 resulting from the stipulation related to the effects of the Tax Act. There is no effect on net income as the loss on the sale of fuel oil inventory is offset by a reduction in income tax expense; and


•	an increase of $6 million in vegetation maintenance costs.

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The increase was partially offset by higher nuclear insurance refunds of $15 million.

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

Other income increased primarily due to changes in decommissioning trust fund investment activity, including portfolio rebalancing of certain of the decommissioning trust funds in the third quarter 2018 and an increase in the allowance for equity funds used during construction due to higher construction work in progress in 2018, which included the St. Charles Power Station project.

Entergy Wholesale Commodities

Other operation and maintenance expenses decreased from $661 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 to $599 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 primarily due to the absence of other operation and maintenance expenses from the FitzPatrick plant, which was sold to Exelon in March 2017. The decrease was partially offset by an increase of $17 million in severance and retention costs as a result of management’s strategy to reduce the size of the Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ merchant fleet. See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Entergy Wholesale Commodities Exit from the Merchant Power Business” below and in the Form 10-K for a discussion of management’s strategy to reduce the size of the Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ merchant fleet.

The asset write-offs, impairments, and related charges variance is primarily due to impairment charges of $297 million ($235 million net-of-tax) in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to impairment charges of $422 million ($274 million net-of-tax) in the nine months ended September 30, 2017. The impairment charges are due to nuclear fuel spending, nuclear refueling outage spending, and expenditures for capital assets being charged to expense as incurred as a result of the impaired value of the Entergy Wholesale Commodities nuclear plants’ long-lived assets due to the significantly reduced remaining estimated operating lives associated with management’s strategy to reduce the size of the Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ merchant fleet. The decrease in impairment charges in 2018 is primarily due to Palisades expenditures incurred after September 30, 2017, no longer being charged to expense as incurred but recorded as assets and depreciated or amortized, and the timing of nuclear refueling outage spending and nuclear fuel spending at the remaining impaired Entergy Wholesale Commodities nuclear plants, partially offset by an increase in impairment charges related to Pilgrim primarily resulting from the effects of an updated decommissioning cost study. See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Entergy Wholesale Commodities Exit from the Merchant Power Business” below and in the Form 10-K for a discussion of management’s strategy to reduce the size of the Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ merchant fleet. See Note 14 to the financial statements herein for a discussion of asset retirement obligations. See Note 14 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of impairment of long-lived assets.

The gain on sale of assets resulted from the sale in March 2017 of the 838 MW FitzPatrick plant to Exelon. Entergy sold the FitzPatrick plant for approximately $110 million, which included a $10 million non-refundable signing fee paid in August 2016, in addition to the assumption by Exelon of certain liabilities related to the FitzPatrick plant, resulting in a pre-tax gain of $16 million on the sale. See Note 14 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for discussion of the sale of FitzPatrick.

Other income increased primarily due to higher realized gains on the decommissioning trust fund investments in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2017, including the effect of portfolio rebalancing in 2018.

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Other expenses decreased primarily due to the absence of decommissioning expense from the FitzPatrick plant after it was sold to Exelon in March 2017 and a reduction in deferred refueling outage amortization costs related to the impairments of the Indian Point 3, Indian Point 2, and Palisades plants and related assets. See Note 14 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for discussion of the sale of FitzPatrick and impairments and related charges.

Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate was (128.4%) for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The difference in the effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 versus the federal statutory rate of 21% was primarily due to amortization of excess accumulated deferred income taxes, a restructuring of the investment holdings in one of the Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ nuclear plant decommissioning trusts for which additional tax basis is now recoverable, and an IRS audit settlement for the 2012-2013 tax returns. See Notes 2 and 10 to the financial statements herein and Notes 2 and 3 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the effects and regulatory activity regarding the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. See Note 10 to the financial statements herein for a discussion of the IRS audit settlement and the restructuring.

The effective income tax rate was (10.8%) for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. The difference in the effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 versus the federal statutory rate of 35% was primarily due to a change in the tax classification of legal entities that own Entergy Wholesale Commodities nuclear power plants, which resulted in both permanent and temporary differences under the income tax accounting standards and the re-determined tax basis of the FitzPatrick plant as a result of its sale on March 31, 2017, partially offset by state income taxes. See Note 3 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for further discussion of the change in tax classification and the tax benefit associated with the sale of FitzPatrick.

Income Tax Legislation

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Income Tax Legislation” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted in December 2017.

See Note 2 to the financial statements herein and in the Form 10-K for discussion of proceedings commenced or other responses by Entergy’s regulators to the Tax Act.

Entergy Wholesale Commodities Exit from the Merchant Power Business

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Entergy Wholesale Commodities Exit from the Merchant Power Business” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of management’s strategy to reduce the size of the Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ merchant fleet. Following are updates to that discussion.

Shutdown and Planned Sale of Vermont Yankee

As discussed in the Form 10-K, in December 2014 the Vermont Yankee plant ceased power production and entered its decommissioning phase, and in November 2016, Entergy entered into an agreement to sell 100% of the membership interests in Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC to a subsidiary of NorthStar. In March 2018, Entergy and NorthStar entered into a settlement agreement and a Memorandum of Understanding with State of Vermont agencies and other interested parties that set forth the terms on which the agencies and parties support the Vermont Public Utility Commission’s approval of the transaction. The agreements provide additional financial assurance for decommissioning, spent fuel management and site restoration, and detail the site restoration standards that will apply to protect the environment and the health and safety of workers and the public. The provisions of the agreements will become effective upon approval of the transaction by the Vermont Public Utility Commission consistent with the agreements’ terms, the NRC’s approval of the license transfer application, and the closing of the transaction. In October 2018 the

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NRC issued an order approving the application to transfer Vermont Yankee’s license to NorthStar for decommissioning. The Vermont Public Utility Commission is expected to issue its decision in the fourth quarter of 2018.

Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee has an outstanding credit facility with borrowing capacity of $145 million to pay for dry fuel storage costs. This credit facility is guaranteed by Entergy Corporation. At or before closing, a subsidiary of Entergy will assume the obligations under the existing credit facility or enter into a new credit facility, and Entergy will guarantee the credit facility. At the closing of the sale transaction, NorthStar will pay $1,000 for the membership interests in Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, and NorthStar will cause Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee to issue a promissory note to an Entergy affiliate. The amount of the promissory note issued will be equal to the amount drawn under the credit facility or the amount drawn under the new credit facility, plus borrowing fees and costs incurred by Entergy in connection with such facility. The principal amount drawn under the outstanding credit facility was $132 million as of September 30, 2018. The transaction is expected to result in a loss based on the difference between Entergy’s net investment in Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee and the sale price plus any agreed adjustments. As of September 30, 2018, Entergy’s adjusted net investment in Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee was $266 million. The primary variables in the ultimate loss are the values of the nuclear decommissioning trusts and the asset retirement obligations at closing, financial results from the plant until the closing, and any changes in Entergy’s investment in Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee before closing.

Planned Sales of Pilgrim and Palisades

On July 30, 2018, Entergy entered into purchase and sale agreements with Holtec International to sell to a Holtec subsidiary (i) 100% of the equity interests in Entergy Nuclear Generation Company, the owner of Pilgrim, and (ii) 100% of the equity interests in Entergy Nuclear Palisades, LLC, the owner of Palisades and the Big Rock Point Site. The sales of Entergy Nuclear Generation Company and Entergy Nuclear Palisades will include the transfer of each entity’s nuclear decommissioning trust and obligation for spent fuel management and plant decommissioning. At the closing of each sale transaction, the Holtec subsidiary will pay $1,000 each (subject to adjustment for net liabilities and other amounts) for the equity interests in Entergy Nuclear Generation Company and Entergy Nuclear Palisades.

The Pilgrim transaction is subject to certain closing conditions, including: the permanent shutdown of Pilgrim and the transfer of all nuclear fuel from the reactor vessel to the spent nuclear fuel pool; NRC approval for the transfer of the operating and the independent spent fuel storage installation licenses; FERC approval for the change in control of the switchyard; receipt of a favorable private letter ruling from the IRS; the market value of the nuclear decommissioning trust for Pilgrim, less the hypothetical income tax on the aggregate unrealized gain of such fund assets at closing, equaling or exceeding a specified minimum amount; and, the Palisades purchase and sale agreement not having been terminated due to a breach by Holtec or its subsidiary.

The Palisades transaction is subject to certain closing conditions, including: the permanent shutdown of Palisades and the transfer of all nuclear fuel from the reactor vessel to the spent nuclear fuel pool; NRC regulatory approval for the transfer of the Palisades and Big Rock Point operating and independent spent fuel storage installation licenses; receipt of a favorable private letter ruling from the IRS; the market value of the nuclear decommissioning trust for Palisades, less the hypothetical income tax on the aggregate unrealized gain of such fund assets at closing, equaling or exceeding a specified minimum amount; and, the Pilgrim transaction having closed.

Subject to the above conditions, the Pilgrim transaction is expected to close by the end of 2019 and the Palisades transaction is expected to close by the end of 2022. Each transaction is expected to result in a loss based on the difference between Entergy’s net investment in each subsidiary and the sale price plus any agreed adjustments. As of September 30, 2018, Entergy’s adjusted net investment in Entergy Nuclear Generation Company was $456 million and Entergy’s adjusted net investment in Entergy Nuclear Palisades was $210 million. The primary variables in the ultimate loss are the values of the nuclear decommissioning trusts and the asset retirement obligations at closing, financial results from plant operations until the closing, and the level of any deferred tax balances at closing.

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Costs Associated with Entergy Wholesale Commodities Strategic Transactions

Entergy expects to incur employee retention and severance expenses associated with management’s strategy to reduce the size of the Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ merchant fleet of approximately $155 million in 2018, of which $103 million has been incurred as of September 30, 2018, and a total of approximately $215 million from 2019 through mid-2022. In addition, Entergy Wholesale Commodities incurred impairment charges related to nuclear fuel spending, nuclear refueling outage spending, and expenditures for capital assets of $155 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and $297 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. These costs were charged to expense as incurred as a result of the impaired value of certain of the Entergy Wholesale Commodities nuclear plants’ long-lived assets due to the significantly reduced remaining estimated operating lives associated with management’s strategy to reduce the size of the Entergy Wholesale Commodities’ merchant fleet. Entergy expects to continue to incur costs associated with nuclear fuel-related spending and expenditures for capital assets and, except for Palisades, expects to continue to charge these costs to expense as incurred because Entergy expects the value of the plants to continue to be impaired.

Entergy Wholesale Commodities Authorizations to Operate Indian Point

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Entergy Wholesale Commodities Authorizations to Operate Indian Point” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the NRC operating licensing proceedings for Indian Point 2 and Indian Point 3 and the settlement reached with New York State in January 2017. Following are updates to that discussion.

In April 2018 the NRC issued a supplement to the final supplemental environmental impact statement, and in August 2018 the NRC issued a supplemental safety evaluation report. The supplements update the environmental record and safety record related to the Indian Point license renewal. In September 2018 the NRC issued renewed operating licenses for Indian Point 2 through April 2024 and for Indian Point 3 through April 2025.

As discussed in the Form 10-K, in January 2017, Entergy reached a settlement with New York State, several State agencies, and Riverkeeper, Inc. under which Indian Point 2 and Indian Point 3 will cease commercial operation by April 30, 2020 and April 30, 2021, respectively. Operations may be extended up to four additional years for each unit by mutual agreement of Entergy and New York State based on an exigent reliability need for Indian Point generation. In accordance with the FERC-approved tariff of the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO), Entergy submitted to the NYISO a notice of generator deactivation based on the dates in the settlement. In December 2017 the NYISO issued a report stating there will not be a system reliability need following the deactivation of Indian Point. In April 2018 the NYISO issued a determination that the retirement of Indian Point was economically justified and, therefore, did not raise competition concerns.

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.

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Capital Structure

Entergy’s debt to capital ratio is shown in the following table. The increase in the debt to capital ratio for Entergy as of September 30, 2018 is primarily due to the net issuance of debt in 2018.



	September 30, 2018		December 31, 2017
Debt to capital	68.2	%	67.1	%
Effect of excluding securitization bonds	(0.5	%)	(0.8	%)
Debt to capital, excluding securitization bonds (a)	67.7	%	66.3	%
Effect of subtracting cash	(1.3	%)	(1.1	%)
Net debt to net capital, excluding securitization bonds (a)	66.4	%	65.2	%


(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.

Entergy Corporation has in place a credit facility that has a borrowing capacity of $3.5 billion and expires in September 2023. The facility includes fronting commitments for the issuance of letters of credit against $20 million of the total borrowing capacity of the credit facility. The commitment fee is currently 0.225% 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 nine months ended September 30, 2018 was 3.46% on the drawn portion of the facility. Following is a summary of the borrowings outstanding and capacity available under the facility as of September 30, 2018:

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. One such difference is that it excludes the effects, among other things, of certain impairments related to the Entergy Wholesale Commodities nuclear generation assets. 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 has a credit facility guaranteed by Entergy Corporation with a borrowing capacity of $145 million that expires in November 2020. As of September 30, 2018, $132 million in cash borrowings were outstanding under the credit facility. The weighted average interest rate for the nine months ended September

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30, 2018 was 3.37% on the drawn portion of the facility. See Note 4 to the financial statements herein for additional discussion of the Vermont Yankee facility.

Entergy Corporation has a commercial paper program with a Board-approved program limit of up to $2 billion. As of September 30, 2018, Entergy Corporation had approximately $1,947 million of commercial paper outstanding. The weighted-average interest rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was 2.42%.

Equity Forward Sale Agreements

In June 2018, Entergy marketed an equity offering of 15.3 million shares of common stock. In lieu of issuing equity at the time of the offering, Entergy entered into forward sale agreements with several counterparties. Settlement of the forward sale agreements is expected to occur on or prior to June 7, 2019. See Note 3 to the financial statements herein for discussion of the equity forwards.

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 2018 through 2020. Following are updates to the discussion.

Preliminary Capital Investment Plan Estimate for 2019-2021

Entergy is developing its capital investment plan for 2019 through 2021 and currently anticipates that the Utility will make approximately $11.1 billion in capital investments during that period and that Entergy Wholesale Commodities will make approximately $0.2 billion in capital investments, not including nuclear fuel, during that period. The preliminary Utility estimate includes amounts associated with specific investments such as the New Orleans Power Station, the Washington Parish Energy Center, and the Choctaw Generating Station, each discussed below, the Lake Charles Power Station, the St. Charles Power Station, and the Montgomery County Power Station; transmission projects to enhance reliability, reduce congestion, and enable economic growth; distribution spending to enhance reliability and improve service to customers, including advanced meters and related investments; resource planning, including potential generation projects; system improvements; investments in the nuclear fleet; software and security; and other investments. The preliminary Entergy Wholesale Commodities estimate includes amounts associated with specific investments, such as the investments in the nuclear fleet, component replacement, software and security, and dry cask storage. Estimated capital expenditures are subject to periodic review and modification and may vary based on the ongoing effects of business restructuring, regulatory constraints and requirements, environmental regulations, business opportunities, market volatility, economic trends, changes in project plans, and the ability to access capital.

New Orleans Power Station

As discussed in the Form 10-K, in June 2016, Entergy New Orleans filed an application with the City Council seeking a public interest determination and authorization to construct the New Orleans Power Station, a 226 MW advanced combustion turbine in New Orleans, Louisiana, at the site of the existing Michoud generating facility. In July 2017, Entergy New Orleans submitted a supplemental and amending application to the City Council seeking approval to construct either the originally proposed 226 MW advanced combustion turbine, or alternatively, a 128 MW unit composed of natural gas-fired reciprocating engines and a related cost recovery plan. In March 2018 the City Council adopted a resolution approving construction of the 128 MW unit. The targeted commercial operation date is Spring 2020, subject to receipt of all necessary permits by the end of November 2018. In April 2018 intervenors opposing the construction of the New Orleans Power Station filed with the City Council a request for rehearing, which was subsequently denied, and a petition for judicial review of the City Council’s decision, and also filed a lawsuit challenging the City Council’s approval based on Louisiana’s open meeting law. In May 2018 the City Council announced that it would initiate an investigation into allegations that Entergy New Orleans, Entergy, or some other

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entity paid or participated in paying certain attendees and speakers in support of the New Orleans Power Station to attend or speak at certain meetings organized by the City Council. In June 2018, Entergy New Orleans produced documents in response to a City Council resolution relating to this investigation. The City Council issued a request for qualifications for an investigator and in June 2018 selected two investigators. In October 2018 the investigators for the City Council released their report, concluding that individuals were paid to attend and/or speak in support of the New Orleans Power Station and that Entergy New Orleans “knew or should have known that such conduct occurred or reasonably might occur.” The City Council held a special meeting on October 31, 2018 to allow the investigators to present the report and for the City Council to consider next steps. At that meeting, the City Council issued a resolution requiring Entergy New Orleans to show cause why it should not be fined $5 million as a result of the findings in the report. A response to the resolution is due within 30 days from issuance of the certified resolution. Entergy New Orleans disagrees with certain characterizations and omissions of fact in the report and submitted its response to the City Council.

Washington Parish Energy Center

As discussed in the Form 10-K, in April 2017, Entergy Louisiana signed an agreement with a subsidiary of Calpine Corporation for the construction and purchase of a peaking plant. In May 2017, Entergy Louisiana filed an application with the LPSC seeking certification of the plant. In April 2018 the parties reached a settlement recommending certification and cost recovery through the additional capacity mechanism of the formula rate plan, consistent with prior LPSC precedent with respect to the certification and recovery of plants previously acquired by Entergy Louisiana. The LPSC issued an order approving the settlement in May 2018.

Choctaw Generating Station

In August 2018, Entergy Mississippi announced that it signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire from a subsidiary of GenOn Energy Inc. the Choctaw Generating Station, an 810 MW natural gas fired combined-cycle turbine plant located near French Camp, Mississippi. The purchase price is expected to be approximately $314 million. Entergy Mississippi also expects to invest in various plant upgrades at the facility after closing and expects the total cost of the acquisition to be approximately $401 million. The purchase is contingent upon, among other things, obtaining necessary approvals, including full cost recovery, from applicable federal and state regulatory and permitting agencies. These include regulatory approvals from the MPSC and the FERC, as well as clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act. In October 2018, Entergy Mississippi filed an application with the MPSC seeking approval of the acquisition and cost recovery. In a separate filing in October 2018, Entergy Mississippi proposed revisions to its formula rate plan that would provide for a mechanism, the interim capacity rate adjustment mechanism, in the formula rate plan to recover the non-fuel related costs of additional owned capacity acquired by Entergy Mississippi, including the non-fuel annual ownership costs of the Choctaw Generating Station, as well as to allow similar cost recovery treatment for other future capacity additions approved by the MPSC. Closing is expected to occur by the end of 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 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 October 2018 meeting, the Board declared a dividend of $0.91 per share, an increase from the previous $0.89 quarterly dividend per share that Entergy has paid since the fourth quarter 2017.

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Cash Flow Activity

As shown in Entergy’s Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 were as follows:



	2018			2017
	(In Millions)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		$781			$1,188

Cash flow provided by (used in):
Operating activities	1,860			1,713
Investing activities	(3,000		)	(2,828		)
Financing activities	1,347			473
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	207			(642		)

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$988			$546

Operating Activities

Net cash flow provided by operating activities increased by $147 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2017 primarily due to:


•	a decrease of $130 million in spending on nuclear refueling outages in 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017;


•	severance and retention payments of $92 million in 2017. See Note 7 to the financial statements herein for a discussion of severance and retention costs in connection with management’s strategy to manage and reduce the risk of the Entergy Wholesale Commodities business;


•	a refund to customers in January 2017 of approximately $71 million as a result of the settlement approved by the LPSC related to the Waterford 3 replacement steam generator project. See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for discussion of the settlement and refund;


•	the effect of favorable weather on billed Utility sales in 2018; and


•	an increase due to the timing of recovery of fuel and purchased power costs in 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017. See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of fuel and purchased power cost recovery.

The increase was partially offset by:


•	lower Entergy Wholesale Commodities net revenue in 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017 (except for the revenues resulting from the FitzPatrick reimbursement agreement with Exelon), as discussed above. See Note 14 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for discussion of the reimbursement agreement;


•	the return of unprotected excess accumulated deferred income taxes to Utility customers. See Note 2 to the financial statements herein and in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the regulatory activity regarding the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act;


•	an increase of $50 million in interest paid in 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017 resulting from an increase in interest expense;


•	income tax payments of $18 million in 2018 compared to income tax refunds of $12 million in 2017. Entergy made income tax payments in 2018 for estimated federal income taxes. Entergy received income tax refunds in 2017 resulting from the carryback of net operating losses; and


•	proceeds of $23 million received in 2017 from the DOE resulting from litigation regarding spent nuclear fuel storage costs that were previously expensed. See Note 8 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for discussion of the spent nuclear fuel litigation.

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Investing Activities

Net cash flow used in investing activities increased $172 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2017 primarily due to:

•

an increase of $261 million in construction expenditures, primarily in the Utility business. The increase in construction expenditures in the Utility business is primarily due to an increase of $183 million in fossil-fueled generation construction expenditures primarily due to higher spending in 2018 on self-build projects in the Utility business and an increase of $62 million in nuclear construction expenditures primarily due to a higher scope of work performed during the Grand Gulf outage in 2018;


•	proceeds of $100 million from the sale in March 2017 of the FitzPatrick plant to Exelon. See Note 14 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the sale of FitzPatrick; and


•	proceeds of $25 million received in 2017 from the DOE resulting from litigation regarding spent nuclear fuel storage costs that were previously capitalized. See Note 8 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for discussion of the DOE litigation.

The increase was partially offset by:


•	$113 million in funds held on deposit in 2017 for principal and interest payments that were due October 1, 2017;


•	changes in the decommissioning trust funds, including portfolio rebalancing of certain decommissioning trust funds in the third quarter 2018; and


•	a decrease of $55 million in nuclear fuel purchases due to variations from year to year in the timing and pricing of fuel reload requirements, material and services deliveries, and the timing of cash payments during the nuclear fuel cycle.

Financing Activities

Net cash flow provided by financing activities increased $874 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2017 primarily due to long-term debt activity providing approximately $1,422 million of cash in 2018 compared to using approximately $309 thousand in 2017. Borrowings and repayments of borrowings on Entergy’s long-term credit facility are included in long-term debt activity. The increase was partially offset by a decrease of $448 million in net issuances of commercial paper in 2018 compared to the same period in 2017 and a net decrease of $121 million in 2018 in short-term borrowings by the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities. For the details of Entergy’s commercial paper program, the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities’ short-term borrowings, and long-term debt, see Note 4 to the financial statements herein and Note 5 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K.

Rate, Cost-recovery, and Other Regulation

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

State and Local Rate Regulation and Fuel-Cost Recovery

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

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Federal Regulation

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

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. Entergy Wholesale Commodities also 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 may also use 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 September 30, 2018 (2018 represents the remainder of the year):

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	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Energy
Percent of planned generation under contract (a):
Unit-contingent (b)	98%	95%	86%	87%	66%
Firm LD (c)	10%	—%	—%	—%	—%
Offsetting positions (d)	(10%)	—%	—%	—%	—%
Total	98%	95%	86%	87%	66%
Planned generation (TWh) (e) (f)	6.7	25.6	17.7	9.6	2.8
Average revenue per MWh on contracted volumes:
Expected based on market prices as of September 30, 2018	$33.6	$40.3	$42.9	$57.3	$58.8

Capacity
Percent of capacity sold forward (g):
Bundled capacity and energy contracts (h)	22%	26%	36%	68%	97%
Capacity contracts (i)	42%	22%	3%	—%	—%
Total	64%	48%	39%	68%	97%
Planned net MW in operation (average) (f)	3,568	3,167	2,195	1,158	338
Average revenue under contract per kW per month (applies to capacity contracts only)	$8.0	$7.2	$1.8	$—	$—

Total Energy and Capacity Revenues (j)
Expected sold and market total revenue per MWh	$44.1	$46.3	$46.9	$55.3	$47.1
Sensitivity: -/+ $10 per MWh market price change	$44.0-$44.3	$45.8-$46.8	$45.9-$47.9	$54.0-$56.7	$43.3-$50.9


(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 the 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, the 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 the planned shutdown of Pilgrim on May 31, 2019, planned shutdown of Indian Point 2 on April 30, 2020, planned shutdown of Indian Point 3 on April 30, 2021, and planned shutdown of Palisades on May 31, 2022. For a discussion regarding the planned shutdown of the Pilgrim, Indian Point 2, Indian Point 3, and

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(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 purchased power agreement, 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 September 30, 2018 market conditions, planned generation volumes, and hedged positions, would have a corresponding effect on pre-tax income of ($1) million for the remainder of 2018. As of September 30, 2017, a positive $10 per MWh change would have had a corresponding effect on pre-tax income of $9 million for the remainder of 2017. A negative $10 per MWh change in the annual average energy price in the markets based on September 30, 2018 market conditions, planned generation volumes, and hedged positions, would have a corresponding effect on pre-tax income of $1 million for the remainder of 2018. As of September 30, 2017, a negative $10 per MWh change would have had a corresponding effect on pre-tax income of ($9) million for the remainder of 2017.

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 September 30, 2018, based on power prices at that time, Entergy had liquidity exposure of $131 million under the guarantees in place supporting Entergy Wholesale Commodities transactions and $42 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 September 30, 2018, Entergy would have been required to provide approximately $78 million of additional cash or letters of credit under some of the agreements. As of September 30, 2018, the liquidity exposure associated with Entergy Wholesale Commodities assurance requirements, including return of previously posted collateral from counterparties, would increase by $307 million for a $1 per MMBtu increase in gas prices in both the short- and long-term markets.

As of September 30, 2018, substantially all of the credit exposure associated with the planned energy output under contract for Entergy Wholesale Commodities nuclear plants through 2022 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.

ANO

See Note 8 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for discussion of the NRC’s decision in March 2015 to move ANO into the “multiple/repetitive degraded cornerstone column,” or Column 4, of the NRC’s Reactor Oversight Process Action Matrix, and the resulting significant additional NRC inspection activities at the ANO site. In June 2018 the NRC moved ANO 1 and ANO 2 into the “licensee response column,” or Column 1, of the NRC’s Reactor Oversight Process Action Matrix. This action followed NRC inspections to review ANO 1’s and ANO 2’s performance in addressing issues that had previously resulted in classification in Column 4.

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Grand Gulf

As discussed in the Form 10-K, in November 2016 the NRC placed Grand Gulf in the “regulatory response column,” or Column 2, of its Reactor Oversight Process Action Matrix. In August 2018 the NRC moved Grand Gulf into Column 1 of the NRC’s Reactor Oversight Process Action Matrix. This action followed NRC inspections to review Grand Gulf’s performance in addressing issues that had previously resulted in classification in Column 2. Based on performance indicator data for the third quarter 2018, Entergy expects that the NRC will announce that Grand Gulf has moved back to Column 2. In August 2018 operators safely performed a reduction in power to address an operational issue with a plant system. As a result of the power reduction, the threshold for one of the NRC’s performance indicators was exceeded, which results in a Column 2 designation under the NRC’s Reactor Oversight Process Action Matrix at least until new performance indicator data is reported in the first quarter 2019.

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, utility regulatory accounting, unbilled revenue, impairment of long-lived assets and trust fund investments, taxation and uncertain tax positions, qualified pension and other postretirement benefits, and other contingencies.

New Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 1 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for discussion of new accounting pronouncements. The 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 recording the assets and liabilities related to all leases with a term greater than 12 months. In January 2018 the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-01, “Leases (Topic 842): Land Easement Practical Expedient for Transition to Topic 842,” providing entities the option to elect not to evaluate existing land easements that are not currently accounted for under the previous lease standard. In July 2018 the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-11, “Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements,” which is intended to simplify the transition requirements giving entities the option to apply the transition provisions of the new standard at the date of adoption instead of at the earliest comparative period presented and provides a practical expedient for the separation of lease and nonlease components for lessors. Entergy plans to adopt ASU 2016-02 along with the practical expedients provided by ASU 2018-01 and 2018-11 when they become effective for Entergy in the first quarter 2019. Entergy does not expect that ASU 2016-02 will materially affect its results of operations, financial position, or cash flows but it will significantly expand the level of lease related disclosure.

In September 2018 the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-15, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service.” The ASU requires entities to capitalize implementation costs associated with cloud computing arrangements classified as hosting arrangements and amortize those costs over the contract term. These costs are required to be capitalized in the same line as prepayments of the costs, and subsequently amortized in the same lines as the hosting service element of the arrangement. ASU 2018-15 is effective for Entergy for the first quarter 2020. Entergy does not expect to early adopt the standard. Entergy expects that it will elect to adopt ASU 2018-15 on a prospective basis, which will affect its statement of financial position by presenting implementation costs for hosting arrangements as prepayments, and net income by amortizing those costs as operation and maintenance expense over the contract term of the arrangement. Entergy is evaluating ASU 2018-15 for other effects on its results of operations, financial position, or cash flows.

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CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 and 2017
(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	2018			2017			2018			2017
	(In Thousands, Except Share Data)
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric		$2,697,887			$2,793,798			$7,276,374			$7,056,758
Natural gas	26,352			26,585			112,990			100,011
Competitive businesses	380,080			423,245			1,107,606			1,293,867
TOTAL	3,104,319			3,243,628			8,496,970			8,450,636

OPERATING EXPENSES
Operation and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	729,269			612,950			1,638,367			1,426,462
Purchased power	439,380			408,140			1,252,437			1,182,404
Nuclear refueling outage expenses	37,937			43,273			116,057			124,126
Other operation and maintenance	854,013			775,001			2,477,699			2,416,825
Asset write-offs, impairments, and related charges	155,215			16,221			297,082			421,584
Decommissioning	93,829			95,392			285,834			310,062
Taxes other than income taxes	161,916			159,474			485,682			469,090
Depreciation and amortization	324,628			354,739			1,022,099			1,052,332
Other regulatory charges (credits)	37,097			19,435			223,416			(59,314		)
TOTAL	2,833,284			2,484,625			7,798,673			7,343,571

Gain on sale of assets	—			—			—			16,270

OPERATING INCOME	271,035			759,003			698,297			1,123,335

OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	32,354			24,338			92,367			65,722
Interest and investment income	177,081			58,332			265,086			194,978
Miscellaneous - net	(43,591		)	(31,335		)	(123,439		)	(78,726		)
TOTAL	165,844			51,335			234,014			181,974

INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense	195,311			178,391			570,548			522,857
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(15,244		)	(11,492		)	(43,177		)	(31,057		)
TOTAL	180,067			166,899			527,371			491,800

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	256,812			643,439			404,940			813,509

Income taxes	(283,006		)	241,795			(519,937		)	(87,555		)

CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	539,818			401,644			924,877			901,064

Preferred dividend requirements of subsidiaries	3,439			3,446			10,317			10,338

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO ENTERGY CORPORATION		$536,379			$398,198			$914,560			$890,726

Earnings per average common share:
Basic		$2.96			$2.22			$5.06			$4.96
Diluted		$2.92			$2.21			$5.01			$4.94

Basic average number of common shares outstanding	181,002,303			179,563,819			180,845,440			179,458,914
Diluted average number of common shares outstanding	183,664,583			180,464,069			182,692,325			180,163,074

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 and 2017
(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	2018			2017		2018			2017
	(In Thousands)

Net Income		$539,818			$401,644		$924,877			$901,064

Other comprehensive income (loss)
Cash flow hedges net unrealized gain (loss) (net of tax expense (benefit) of ($8,517), $7,062, ($480), and $17,387)	(32,004		)	13,213		(1,645		)	32,634
Pension and other postretirement liabilities (net of tax expense of $4,126, $6,818, $12,919, and $19,034)	15,265			12,297		47,404			31,845
Net unrealized investment gain (loss) (net of tax expense (benefit) of ($825), $30,644, $1,708, and $72,808)	(1,745		)	33,395		(37,242		)	82,918
Foreign currency translation (net of tax benefit of $-, $-, $-, and $403)	—			—		—			(748		)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(18,484		)	58,905		8,517			146,649

Comprehensive Income	521,334			460,549		933,394			1,047,713
Preferred dividend requirements of subsidiaries	3,439			3,446		10,317			10,338
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Entergy Corporation		$517,895			$457,103		$923,077			$1,037,375

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 and 2017
(Unaudited)
	2018			2017
	(In Thousands)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income		$924,877			$901,064
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	1,517,344			1,561,565
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	82,641			(90,607		)
Asset write-offs, impairments, and related charges	210,263			241,838
Gain on sale of assets	—			(16,270		)
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	(153,703		)	(198,029		)
Fuel inventory	49,728			20,746
Accounts payable	79,949			(75,962		)
Taxes accrued	43,510			66,895
Interest accrued	(9,398		)	(6,111		)
Deferred fuel costs	(25,284		)	(117,636		)
Other working capital accounts	(86,063		)	(81,779		)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses	28,599			(10,073		)
Changes in other regulatory assets	207,135			117,430
Changes in other regulatory liabilities	(413,684		)	22,124
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities	(345,526		)	(354,297		)
Other	(250,884		)	(268,147		)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	1,859,504			1,712,751

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(2,883,047		)	(2,622,104		)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	92,829			66,437
Nuclear fuel purchases	(170,819		)	(226,054		)
Proceeds from sale of assets	12,915			100,000
Insurance proceeds received for property damages	10,523			26,157
Changes in securitization account	(12,985		)	(6,494		)
Payments to storm reserve escrow account	(4,515		)	(1,925		)
Receipts from storm reserve escrow account	—			8,836
Increase in other investments	(36,140		)	(112,217		)
Litigation proceeds for reimbursement of spent nuclear fuel storage costs	—			25,493
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales	4,177,919			1,902,783
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds	(4,187,161		)	(1,988,634		)
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(3,000,481		)	(2,827,722		)

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 and 2017
(Unaudited)
	2018			2017
	(In Thousands)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Long-term debt	5,604,131			1,222,606
Treasury stock	24,646			15,121
Retirement of long-term debt	(4,181,820		)	(1,222,915		)
Changes in credit borrowings and commercial paper - net	368,370			937,677
Other	25,540			(337		)
Dividends paid:
Common stock	(482,865		)	(468,396		)
Preferred stock	(10,317		)	(10,338		)
Net cash flow provided by financing activities	1,347,685			473,418

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	206,708			(641,553		)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	781,273			1,187,844

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$987,981			$546,291

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized		$558,381			$507,912
Income taxes		$18,200			($11,883	)

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ENTERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS
September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017
(Unaudited)
	2018			2017
	(In Thousands)
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash		$64,787			$56,629
Temporary cash investments	923,194			724,644
Total cash and cash equivalents	987,981			781,273
Accounts receivable:
Customer	789,633			673,347
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(15,589		)	(13,587		)
Other	166,222			169,377
Accrued unbilled revenues	426,387			383,813
Total accounts receivable	1,366,653			1,212,950
Deferred fuel costs	61,309			95,746
Fuel inventory - at average cost	132,916			182,643
Materials and supplies - at average cost	747,770			723,222
Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs	149,810			133,164
Prepayments and other	248,107			156,333
TOTAL	3,694,546			3,285,331

OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
Investment in affiliates - at equity	198			198
Decommissioning trust funds	7,444,346			7,211,993
Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation)	302,784			260,980
Other	436,527			441,862
TOTAL	8,183,855			7,915,033

PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT
Electric	48,362,347			47,287,370
Property under capital lease	620,419			620,544
Natural gas	488,169			453,162
Construction work in progress	2,832,826			1,980,508
Nuclear fuel	846,845			923,200
TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT	53,150,606			51,264,784
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization	22,057,870			21,600,424
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT - NET	31,092,736			29,664,360

DEFERRED DEBITS AND OTHER ASSETS
Regulatory assets:
Other regulatory assets (includes securitization property of $388,391 as of September 30, 2018 and $485,031 as of December 31, 2017)	4,728,555			4,935,689
Deferred fuel costs	239,446			239,298
Goodwill	377,172			377,172
Accumulated deferred income taxes	21,307			178,204
Other	133,555			112,062
TOTAL	5,500,035			5,842,425

TOTAL ASSETS		$48,471,172			$46,707,149

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ENTERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017
(Unaudited)
	2018			2017
	(In Thousands)
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Currently maturing long-term debt		$735,009			$760,007
Notes payable and commercial paper	1,946,677			1,578,308
Accounts payable	1,392,114			1,452,216
Customer deposits	409,153			401,330
Taxes accrued	258,477			214,967
Interest accrued	178,573			187,972
Deferred fuel costs	86,949			146,522
Obligations under capital leases	1,466			1,502
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	57,471			71,612
Current portion of unprotected excess accumulated deferred income taxes	500,419			—
Other	184,255			221,771
TOTAL	5,750,563			5,036,207

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued	4,427,744			4,466,503
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits	213,237			219,634
Obligations under capital leases	20,887			22,015
Regulatory liability for income taxes-net	1,802,528			2,900,204
Other regulatory liabilities	1,772,093			1,588,520
Decommissioning and asset retirement cost liabilities	6,555,835			6,185,814
Accumulated provisions	506,959			478,273
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	2,579,270			2,910,654
Long-term debt (includes securitization bonds of $462,889 as of September 30, 2018 and $544,921 as of December 31, 2017)	15,780,827			14,315,259
Other	450,746			393,748
TOTAL	34,110,126			33,480,624

Commitments and Contingencies

Subsidiaries' preferred stock without sinking fund	197,771			197,803

COMMON EQUITY
Common stock, $.01 par value, authorized 500,000,000 shares; issued 254,752,788 shares in 2018 and in 2017	2,548			2,548
Paid-in capital	5,441,696			5,433,433
Retained earnings	8,953,611			7,977,702
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(632,126		)	(23,531		)
Less - treasury stock, at cost (73,621,473 shares in 2018 and 74,235,135 shares in 2017)	5,353,017			5,397,637
TOTAL	8,412,712			7,992,515

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY		$48,471,172			$46,707,149

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 and 2017

(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, 2016

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