NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) reported third quarter 2016 earnings per share of $2.16 on an as-reported basis and $2.31 on an operational basis.

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"This quarter's solid results demonstrate our ability to execute on our strategy of steady, predictable growth at the Utility while reducing EWC's footprint," said Entergy chairman and chief executive officer Leo Denault. "The prudent decisions we are making for the benefit of our stakeholders to position the nuclear fleet for sustained operational excellence has near-term effects on our financial outlook. However, our 2019 outlook remains unchanged as we continue to execute on our growth objectives for Utility, Parent & Other earnings and corporate dividends."

Business highlights included the following:


    --  ETI filed for certification to construct the Montgomery County Power
        Station, an approximate 993 MW CCGT. This project was selected in ETI's
        RFP.
    --  Entergy reached an agreement to sell its EWC FitzPatrick nuclear power
        plant. The transaction is expected to close in second quarter 2017.
    --  EAI and ENOI made filings requesting approval of their advanced metering
        infrastructure investment.
    --  Standard & Poor's upgraded Entergy's system rating for Entergy and its
        Utility operating companies by one notch to BBB+.
    --  Entergy Corporation was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability North
        America Index, one of four U.S. electric utility companies designated a
        sustainability leader on the index.


    Consolidated Earnings (GAAP and Non-GAAP Measures)

    Third Quarter and Year-to-Date 2016 vs. 2015 (See Appendix A for reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures and description of special items)
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                         Third Quarter            Year-to-Date
                                         -------------            ------------

                                        2016          2015            Change                2016          2015            Change
                                        ----          ----            ------                ----          ----            ------

    As-Reported
     Earnings ($
     millions)                         388.2       (723.0)                  1,111.2      1,185.4       (276.1)                  1,461.6

    Less Special
     Items                            (27.5)    (1,063.7)                  1,036.2       (30.7)    (1,069.4)                  1,038.7
                                       -----      --------                   -------        -----      --------                   -------

    Operational
     Earnings                          415.6         340.7                      75.0      1,216.2         793.3                     422.9

    Estimated
     Weather
     Impact                             33.8          29.3                       4.5        (8.0)         40.7                    (48.7)


    As-Reported
     Earnings (per
     share in $)                        2.16        (4.04)                     6.20         6.60        (1.54)                     8.14

    Less Special
     Items                            (0.15)       (5.94)                     5.79       (0.17)       (5.96)                     5.79
                                       -----         -----                      ----        -----         -----                      ----

    Operational
     Earnings                           2.31          1.90                      0.41         6.77          4.42                      2.35

    Estimated
     Weather
     Impact                             0.18          0.16                      0.02       (0.04)         0.23                    (0.27)


                Totals may not foot due
                to rounding

Consolidated Results

Third quarter 2016 EPS were $2.16 on an as-reported basis and $2.31 on an operational basis, compared to a third quarter 2015 as-reported loss of $(4.04) per share and operational EPS of $1.90. Summary discussions by business are below.

Additional details, including information on OCF by business, are provided in Appendix A and a comprehensive analysis of quarterly and year-to-date variances is provided in Appendix B.

Utility, Parent & Other Results

For third quarter 2016, Utility, Parent and Other EPS were $2.12 on an as-reported basis and $1.98 on an adjusted basis. In comparison, third quarter 2015 as-reported EPS were $1.72 and adjusted EPS were $1.56. The current period results reflected growth in the Utility business, including effects of new rate actions that recover investments and improve returns.

Net revenue increased quarter-over-quarter driven largely by the Union acquisition, EAI's rate case and EMI's FRP. Revenue increases for the Union acquisition included amounts to recover operating expenses for the assets.

Billed retail sales volume declined quarter-over-quarter. However, estimated volume in the unbilled period was higher than third quarter 2015.

The Utility saw growth from sales to new and expansion industrial customers as they continued to operate, ramp up and come online. However, as was expected, overall industrial sales were down quarter-over-quarter as volume from existing customers declined on lower sales to customers in the pulp and paper, industrial gases and chlor-alkali segments.

Utility non-fuel O&M was lower than third quarter 2015 due partly to lower pension and OPEB expenses. Vegetation expense also declined due to elevated spending in third quarter 2015.

Appendix C contains additional details on Utility financial and operational measures, including a schedule of Utility, Parent & Other Adjusted EPS which excludes special items and weather and normalizes income taxes.

Entergy Wholesale Commodities Results

EWC earned 4 cents per share on an as-reported basis and 19 cents per share on an operational basis for third quarter 2016. In third quarter 2015, EWC recorded an as-reported loss of $(5.76) per share and operational EPS of 18 cents.

The EWC quarter-over-quarter increase was due largely to expenses recorded in 2015 as a result of decisions to close Pilgrim and VY and to sell or close FitzPatrick nuclear plants. These expenses were considered special items and excluded from operational earnings.

Excluding the special items, EWC's results were essentially flat quarter-over-quarter. Fuel, non-fuel O&M (excluding the special items already discussed above) and depreciation expenses declined as a result of the 2015 impairments. Conversely, energy prices were lower and decommissioning expense increased due partly to the establishment of decommissioning liabilities for Indian Point 3 and FitzPatrick in 2016.

Appendix D contains additional details on EWC financial and operational measures, including a schedule of EWC Operational Adjusted EBITDA calculations.

Earnings Guidance

Entergy affirmed its 2016 operational guidance in the range of $6.60 to $7.40 per share and Utility, Parent & Other Adjusted EPS guidance range of $4.20 to $4.50. See webcast presentation slides for additional details.

The company has provided 2016 earnings guidance with regard to the non-GAAP measures operational earnings per share and Utility, Parent and Other Adjusted EPS. These measures exclude from the corresponding GAAP financial measures the effect of special items, which are non-routine items, such as impairment charges, gains or losses on asset sales, and other gains or losses occurring as a result of strategic decisions such as the company's recent decisions to shut down or sell certain of its merchant nuclear plants. Consistent with SEC rules, the company has not provided a reconciliation of such non-GAAP guidance to guidance presented on a GAAP basis because it cannot reasonably estimate all of the special items that may occur for the periods presented. The company's current estimate for special items in 2016 relates to the decisions to close or sell certain merchant nuclear plants and for DOE litigation awards for those plants; those anticipated special items are expected to decrease as-reported EPS by approximately 35 cents per share. Other special items may occur during the periods presented, the impact of which cannot reasonably be estimated at this time.

Earnings Teleconference

A teleconference will be held at 10 a.m. CT on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, to discuss Entergy's third quarter earnings announcement and the company's financial performance. The teleconference may be accessed by visiting Entergy's website at www.entergy.com or by dialing (855) 893-9849, conference ID 85417477, no more than 15 minutes prior to the start of the call. The webcast slide presentation is also posted to Entergy's website concurrent with this release, which was issued before market open on the day of the call. A replay of the teleconference will be available on Entergy's website at www.entergy.com and by telephone. The telephone replay will be available through Nov. 1, 2016, by dialing (855) 859-2056, conference ID 85417477. This release and the webcast slide presentation are also available on the Entergy Investor Relations mobile web app at iretr.com.

Entergy Corporation is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. Entergy owns and operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, including nearly 10,000 megawatts of nuclear power. Entergy delivers electricity to 2.8 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Entergy has annual revenues of approximately $11.5 billion and more than 13,000 employees.

Entergy Corporation's common stock is listed on the New York and Chicago exchanges under the symbol "ETR."

Details regarding Entergy's results of operations, regulatory proceedings and other matters are available in this earnings release, a copy of which will be filed with the SEC, and the webcast slide presentation. Both documents are available on Entergy's Investor Relations website at www.entergy.com/investor_relations and on Entergy's Investor Relations mobile web app at iretr.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

In this news release, and from time to time, Entergy Corporation makes certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include, among other things, Entergy's 2016 earnings guidance, its current financial and operational outlook, and other statements of Entergy's plans, beliefs or expectations included in this news release. Except to the extent required by the federal securities laws, Entergy undertakes 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 are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements, including (a) those factors discussed elsewhere in this news release and in Entergy's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Entergy's other reports and filings made under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; (b) uncertainties associated with rate proceedings, formula rate plans and other cost recovery mechanisms; (c) uncertainties associated with efforts to remediate the effects of major storms and recover related restoration costs; (d) nuclear plant relicensing, operating and regulatory costs and risks, including any changes resulting from the nuclear crisis in Japan following its catastrophic earthquake and tsunami; (e) changes in decommissioning trust fund values or earnings or in the timing or cost of decommissioning FitzPatrick, Pilgrim or VY or any of Entergy's other nuclear plant sites; (f) legislative and regulatory actions and risks and uncertainties associated with claims or litigation by or against Entergy and its subsidiaries; (g) risks and uncertainties associated with strategic transactions that Entergy or its subsidiaries may undertake, including the risk that any such transaction may not be completed as and when expected and the risk that the anticipated benefits of the transaction may not be realized and (h) the effects of technological changes and changes in economic conditions and conditions in commodity and capital markets during the periods covered by the forward-looking statements.

For definitions of certain operational performance measures, as well as GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures and abbreviations and acronyms used in the quarterly materials, see Appendix F and Appendix G.

Third Quarter 2016 Earnings Release Appendices and Financial Statements

Appendices
Seven appendices are presented in this section as follows:


    --  Appendix A: Consolidated Results and Special Items
    --  Appendix B: Variance Analysis
    --  Appendix C: Utility Financial and Operational Measures
    --  Appendix D: EWC Financial and Operational Measures
    --  Appendix E: Consolidated Financial Performance Measures
    --  Appendix F: Definitions, Abbreviations and Acronyms
    --  Appendix G: GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations

A: Consolidated Results and Special Items
Appendix A-1 provides a comparative summary of consolidated EPS for current quarter and year-to-date 2016 versus 2015, including a reconciliation of GAAP as-reported earnings to non-GAAP operational earnings.



    Appendix A-1: Consolidated Earnings - Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures

    Third Quarter and Year-to-Date 2016 vs. 2015 (See Appendix A-3 and Appendix A-4 for details on special items)

    (Per share in $)

                                           Third Quarter          Year-to-Date
                                           -------------          ------------

                                           2016       2015            Change               2016       2015        Change
                                           ----       ----            ------               ----       ----        ------

    As-reported

    Utility                                2.47       2.01                      0.46        5.64       4.36                  1.28

    Parent & Other                       (0.35)    (0.29)                   (0.06)     (0.92)    (0.81)               (0.11)

    EWC                                    0.04     (5.76)                     5.80        1.88     (5.09)                 6.97

      Consolidated as-
       reported
       earnings                            2.16     (4.04)                     6.20        6.60     (1.54)                 8.14


    Less special items

    Utility                                   -         -                        -          -         -                    -

    Parent & Other                            -         -                        -          -         -                    -

    EWC                                  (0.15)    (5.94)                     5.79      (0.17)    (5.96)                 5.79
                                          -----      -----                      ----       -----      -----                  ----

      Consolidated
       special items                     (0.15)    (5.94)                     5.79      (0.17)    (5.96)                 5.79


    Operational

    Utility                                2.47       2.01                      0.46        5.64       4.36                  1.28

    Parent & Other                       (0.35)    (0.29)                   (0.06)     (0.92)    (0.81)               (0.11)

    EWC                                    0.19       0.18                      0.01        2.05       0.87                  1.18
                                           ----       ----                      ----        ----       ----                  ----

      Consolidated
       operational
       earnings                            2.31       1.90                      0.41        6.77       4.42                  2.35

    Estimated weather
     impact                                0.18       0.16                      0.02      (0.04)      0.23                (0.27)

See Appendix B for detailed earnings variance analysis.

Appendix A-2 provides the components of OCF contributed by each business for current quarter and year-to-date 2016 versus 2015.



    Appendix A-2: Consolidated Operating Cash Flow

    Third Quarter and Year-to-Date 2016 vs. 2015
    --------------------------------------------

    ($ in millions)

                              Third Quarter        Year-to-Date
                              -------------        ------------

                              2016       2015          Change           2016    2015  Change
                              ----       ----          ------           ----    ----  ------

    Utility                    929        833                      96   2,078   2,049              29

    Parent & Other            (53)        13                    (66)  (162)   (81)           (81)

    EWC                        124        165                    (41)    336     381            (45)
                               ---        ---                     ---     ---     ---             ---

      Total OCF              1,000      1,011                    (11)  2,252   2,350            (97)


                Totals may not foot due
                to rounding

The quarter-over-quarter decrease in total OCF was not significant. Lower EWC revenue was largely offset by lower pension contributions. Intercompany income tax payments contributed to the line of business variances.

Appendix A-3 and Appendix A-4 list special items by business. Amounts are shown on both an EPS basis and a net income basis. Special items are those events that are not routine. Special items are included in as-reported earnings consistent with GAAP, but are excluded from operational earnings. As a result, operational EPS is considered a non-GAAP measure.



    Appendix A-3: Special Items by Driver (shown as positive/(negative) impact on EPS)

    Third Quarter and Year-to-Date 2016 vs. 2015
    --------------------------------------------

    (After-tax, per share in $)

                                          Third Quarter          Year-to-Date
                                          -------------          ------------

                                          2016       2015            Change              2016     2015 Change
                                          ----       ----            ------              ----     ---- ------

    EWC

    Decisions to
     close VY and
     Pilgrim and
     decision to
     sell or close
     FitzPatrick                        (0.15)    (5.94)                     5.79     (0.29)  (5.96)          5.67

    DOE litigation
     awards for VY
     and FitzPatrick                         -         -                        -      0.12        -          0.12

      Total EWC                         (0.15)    (5.94)                     5.79     (0.17)  (5.96)          5.79


    Total special
     items                              (0.15)    (5.94)                     5.79     (0.17)  (5.96)          5.79


    Appendix A-4: Special Items by Income Statement Line Item (shown as positive/(negative) impact on earnings)

    Third Quarter and Year-to-Date 2016 vs. 2015
    --------------------------------------------

    (Pre-tax except for Income taxes - other and Total, $ in millions)

                                             Third Quarter            Year-to-Date
                                             -------------            ------------

                                            2016          2015            Change              2016          2015  Change
                                            ----          ----            ------              ----          ----  ------

    EWC

    Net revenue                              7.5             -                      7.5        7.5             -            7.5

    Non-fuel O&M                          (29.3)        (1.7)                   (27.5)    (18.1)       (10.8)          (7.3)

    Taxes other than
     income taxes                          (1.8)        (0.1)                    (1.7)     (3.7)          0.2           (3.9)

    Asset write-off
     and impairments                      (18.8)    (1,642.2)                  1,623.4     (33.2)    (1,642.2)        1,609.0

    Income taxes -
     other                                  15.0         580.3                   (565.4)      16.8         583.4         (566.6)
                                            ----         -----                    ------       ----         -----          ------

      Total EWC                           (27.5)    (1,063.7)                  1,036.2     (30.7)    (1,069.4)        1,038.7


    Total special
     items (after-
     tax)                                 (27.5)    (1,063.7)                  1,036.2     (30.7)    (1,069.4)        1,038.7


                Totals may not foot due
                to rounding

B: Variance Analysis
Appendix B-1 and Appendix B-2 provide details of current quarter and year-to-date 2016 versus 2015 as-reported and operational earnings variance analysis for Utility, Parent & Other, EWC and Consolidated.



    Appendix B-1: As-Reported and Operational EPS Variance Analysis

    Third Quarter 2016 vs. 2015
    ---------------------------

    (After-tax, per share in $, sorted in consolidated operational column, most to least favorable)

                                                                          Utility                                  Parent & Other                           EWC                Consolidated

                                                                        As-Reported              Opera-tional                     As-Reported          Opera-tional            As- Reported           Opera-tional                 As- Reported             Opera-tional
                                                                        -----------              ------------                     -----------          ------------            ------------           ------------                 ------------             ------------

    2015 earnings                                                                     2.01                    2.01                              (0.29)             (0.29)                    (5.76)                 0.18                          (4.04)                   1.90

    Net revenue                                                                       0.37                    0.37         (a)                       -                  -                    (0.04)               (0.07)      (b)                  0.33                    0.30

    Non-fuel O&M                                                                      0.13                    0.13         (c)                  (0.01)             (0.01)                    (0.02)                 0.08       (d)                  0.10                    0.20

    Taxes other than income taxes                                                     0.04                    0.04                                   -                  -                         -                    -                           0.04                    0.04

    Other income (deductions)-other                                                   0.01                    0.01                                   -                  -                         -                    -                           0.01                    0.01

    Asset write-offs and impairments                                                     -                      -                                  -                  -                      5.86                     -      (e)                  5.86                       -

    Share effect                                                                    (0.01)                 (0.01)                                  -                  -                         -                    -                         (0.01)                 (0.01)

    Interest expense and other charges                                              (0.02)                 (0.02)                                  -                  -                      0.01                  0.01                          (0.01)                 (0.01)

    Depreciation/amortization expense                                               (0.04)                 (0.04)                                  -                  -                      0.02                  0.02                          (0.02)                 (0.02)

    Income taxes - other                                                            (0.01)                 (0.01)                             (0.05)             (0.05)    (f)               0.02                  0.02                          (0.04)                 (0.04)

    Decommissioning expense                                                         (0.01)                 (0.01)                                  -                  -                    (0.05)               (0.05)      (g)                (0.06)                 (0.06)

    2016 earnings                                                                     2.47                    2.47                              (0.35)             (0.35)                      0.04                  0.19                            2.16                    2.31
                                                                                      ----                    ----                               -----               -----                       ----                  ----                            ----                    ----


    Appendix B-2: As-Reported and Operational EPS Variance Analysis

    Year-to-Date 2016 vs. 2015
    --------------------------

    (After-tax, per share in $, sorted in consolidated operational column, most to least favorable)

                                                                          Utility                                  Parent & Other                           EWC                Consolidated

                                                                        As-Reported              Opera-tional                     As-Reported          Opera-tional            As- Reported           Opera-tional                  As- Reported             Opera-tional
                                                                        -----------              ------------                     -----------          ------------            ------------           ------------                  ------------             ------------

    2015 earnings                                                                     4.36                    4.36                              (0.81)             (0.81)                    (5.09)                 0.87                           (1.54)                   4.42

    Income taxes - other                                                              0.66                    0.66         (h)                  (0.05)             (0.05)  (f)                 1.33                  1.33       (i)                   1.94                    1.94

    Non-fuel O&M                                                                      0.36                    0.36         (c)                  (0.03)             (0.03)                      0.25                  0.28       (d)                   0.58                    0.61

    Taxes other than income taxes                                                     0.05                    0.05         (j)                       -                  -                      0.04                  0.05       (k)                   0.09                    0.10

    Asset write-offs and impairments                                                     -                      -                                  -                  -                      5.80                     -      (e)                   5.80                       -

    Depreciation/amortization expense                                               (0.12)                 (0.12)        (l)                       -                  -                      0.11                  0.11       (m)                 (0.01)                 (0.01)

    Preferred dividend requirements                                                 (0.01)                 (0.01)                                  -                  -                         -                    -                          (0.01)                 (0.01)

    Other income (deductions)-other                                                   0.03                    0.03                              (0.01)             (0.01)                    (0.06)               (0.06)      (n)                 (0.04)                 (0.04)

    Interest expense and other charges                                              (0.04)                 (0.04)                             (0.02)             (0.02)                         -                    -                          (0.06)                 (0.06)

    Decommissioning expense                                                         (0.03)                 (0.03)                                  -                  -                    (0.05)               (0.05)      (g)                 (0.08)                 (0.08)

    Net revenue                                                                       0.38                    0.38         (a)                       -                  -                    (0.45)               (0.48)      (b)                 (0.07)                 (0.10)

    2016 earnings                                                                     5.64                    5.64                              (0.92)             (0.92)                      1.88                  2.05                             6.60                    6.77
                                                                                      ----                    ----                               -----               -----                       ----                  ----                             ----                    ----

See appendix in the webcast slide presentation for additional details on EWC line item variances.



    (a)               The current quarter and year-
                      to-date increases were due
                      primarily to rate changes
                      associated with the Union
                      acquisition, EAI's rate case
                      and EMI's FRP. Volume in the
                      unbilled period also
                      contributed to the net
                      revenue increase. Partially
                      offsetting the increase in
                      the year-to-date period was
                      a $16 million (pre-tax)
                      reserve recorded in second
                      quarter 2016 for the portion
                      of a tax benefit to be shared
                      with customers. The effect of
                      weather was slightly
                      favorable quarter-over-
                      quarter but unfavorable in
                      the year-to-date variance.


                         Utility As-Reported Net Revenue

                                Variance Analysis

                              2016 vs. 2015 ($ EPS)
                               --------------------

                                                Third         Year-to-
                                               Quarter
                                                                 Date
                                                                             ----

    Estimated weather                                    0.02         (0.27)

    Sales growth/pricing                                 0.41           0.89

    Other                                              (0.06)        (0.24)
                                                        -----          -----

    Total                                                0.37           0.38
    -----                                                ----           ----



    (b)                The current quarter and year-to-date
                       decreases were driven by lower energy
                       pricing for nuclear assets. The sale of
                       the RISEC facility in December 2015
                       also contributed to the decline. These
                       decreases were partially offset by
                       lower nuclear fuel expense (due largely
                       to 2015 impairments). In the year-to-
                       date period, volume from nuclear assets
                       was lower due largely to the extended
                       IP2 refueling outage.

    (c)                The current quarter and year-to-date
                       increases reflected lower pension and
                       OPEB expenses stemming partly from a
                       higher discount rate, lower vegetation
                       maintenance costs and energy efficiency
                       costs, including the effects of true-
                       ups. Non-fuel O&M expense was also
                       reduced as a result of litigation
                       awards from the DOE in connection with
                       spent nuclear fuel storage costs. The
                       expense decreases were partially offset
                       by the Union acquisition (offset in net
                       revenue). The quarter variance also
                       reflected lower nuclear generation
                       spending in 2016 due primarily to a
                       decrease in regulatory compliance costs
                       and expenses related to the ELL
                       business combination. The year-to-
                       date variance reflected a deferral
                       recorded at EAI in first quarter 2016
                       and lower spending on fossil outages.
                       These items were partially offset by
                       higher nuclear generation spending due
                       primarily to an overall higher scope of
                       work done during plant outages in 2016
                       and higher nuclear labor costs,
                       including contract labor.

    (d)                The current quarter as-reported
                       decrease was driven by higher expenses
                       resulting from the decisions to close
                       or sell certain nuclear plants (these
                       expenses were considered special items
                       and excluded from operational results).
                       The current quarter operational and
                       year-to-date variances increased,
                       reflecting lower refueling outage
                       expense (largely as a result of 2015
                       impairments) and the sale of the RISEC
                       facility in December 2015. The year-
                       to-date variance also reflected a
                       reduction in expense for litigation
                       proceeds received from the DOE in
                       connection with spent nuclear fuel
                       storage costs in second quarter 2016
                       (approximately 12 cents EPS received
                       for VY and FitzPatrick was considered a
                       special item).

    (e)                The as-reported current quarter and
                       year-to-date increases were primarily
                       due to non-cash impairment charges and
                       related write-offs recorded in third
                       quarter 2015 for Pilgrim and
                       FitzPatrick. Partially offsetting was
                       capital recorded as non-fuel O&M for
                       those nuclear plants that have closed
                       (VY) or are identified to close or be
                       sold (Pilgrim and FitzPatrick).

    (f)                The current quarter and year-to-date
                       decreases were due to an inter-company
                       adjustment recorded (offset at EWC).

    (g)                The current quarter and year-to-date
                       decreases were due to the establishment
                       of decommissioning liabilities for
                       Indian Point 3 and FitzPatrick in 2016
                       and revisions to decommissioning cost
                       studies at other EWC nuclear facilities
                       in 2015.

    (h)                The year-to-date increase was due
                       largely to the reversal of a portion of
                       the provision for uncertain tax
                       positions totaling $136 million for two
                       previous positions that were resolved
                       in the 2010-2011 tax audit in second
                       quarter 2016. This was partly offset by
                       customer sharing recorded as a
                       regulatory charge ($16 million pre-
                       tax, included in net revenue).
                       Partially offsetting was a first
                       quarter 2015 reversal of a portion of
                       the provision for uncertain tax
                       provisions related to interest accrual
                       of approximately $24 million.

    (i)                The year-to-date increase was
                       attributable largely to a tax election
                       which reduced income tax expense by
                       $238 million.

    (j)                The year-to-date increase was due
                       primarily to lower franchise taxes and
                       lower payroll taxes.

    (k)                The year-to-date increase was due
                       largely to lower sales and use tax and
                       the effect of prior year's New York
                       state audit settlement.

    (l)                The year-to-date decrease was due
                       primarily to additions to plant,
                       including the Union acquisition in
                       March 2016. The decrease was partially
                       offset by depreciation expense
                       reduction which resulted from
                       litigation awards from the DOE in
                       connection with spent nuclear fuel
                       storage costs in the current quarter.

    (m)                The year-to-date increase resulted
                       from 2015 impairments, recording the
                       effects of DOE litigation proceeds
                       related to spent nuclear fuel storage
                       costs and the sale of RISEC.

    (n)                The year-to-date decrease was due
                       largely to realized earnings from
                       decommissioning trusts in 2015 from
                       rebalancing of VY's decommissioning
                       trust.

C: Utility Financial and Operational Measures
Appendix C-1 provides a comparative summary of Utility, Parent & Other Adjusted EPS, which excludes the effects of special items and weather and normalizes income tax expense.



    Appendix C-1: Utility, Parent & Other Adjusted EPS - Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures

    Third Quarter and Year-to-Date 2016 vs. 2015 (See Appendix A for details on special items)
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (Per share
     in $)                          Third Quarter          Year-to-Date
                                    -------------          ------------

                                    2016       2015            Change              2016       2015   Change
                                    ----       ----            ------              ----       ----   ------

    As-
     reported
     EPS                            2.12       1.72                      0.40       4.72       3.55            1.17

    Less:

      Special
       items                           -         -                        -         -         -              -

      Estimated
       weather                      0.18       0.16                      0.02     (0.04)      0.23          (0.27)

      Income
       taxes,
       net of
       sharing                    (0.04)         -                   (0.04)      0.67       0.13            0.54
                                   -----        ---                    -----       ----       ----            ----

    Adjusted
     EPS                            1.98       1.56                      0.42       4.09       3.19            0.90

Appendix C-2 provides a comparative summary of Utility operational performance measures.



    Appendix C-2: Utility Operational Performance Measures

    Third Quarter and Year-to-Date 2016 vs. 2015 (See Appendix G for reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures)
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                  Third Quarter            Year-to-Date
                                                  -------------            ------------

                                                  2016        2015%                               % Weather Adjusted           2016     2015%                    % Weather Adjusted

                                                                           Change                                                                Change
                                                               ---                                                                      ---                                      ---

    GWh billed

    Residential                                 11,817       11,887                    (0.6%)                     (0.6%)      27,035    28,683          (5.7%)                    (0.6%)

    Commercial                                   8,650        8,744                    (1.1%)                     (2.0%)      21,938    22,370          (1.9%)                    (1.5%)

    Governmental                                   703          692                      1.6%                       1.0%       1,912     1,886            1.4%                      1.3%

    Industrial                                  12,017       12,087                    (0.6%)                     (0.6%)      34,581    33,230            4.1%                      4.1%
                                                ------       ------                     -----                       -----       ------    ------             ---                        ---

    Total retail sales                          33,187       33,410                    (0.7%)                     (0.9%)      85,466    86,169          (0.8%)                      1.0%

    Wholesale                                    2,733        2,586                      5.7%                                  9,452     7,535           25.4%

    Total sales                                 35,920       35,996                    (0.2%)                                 94,918    93,704            1.3%


    Number of electric retail customers

    Residential                                                                                              2,454,761    2,434,079      0.8%

    Commercial                                                                                                 352,175      348,920      0.9%

    Governmental                                                                                                17,662       17,779    (0.7%)

    Industrial                                                                                                  49,606       49,941    (0.7%)

    Total retail customers                                                                                   2,874,204    2,850,719      0.8%


    Net revenue ($
     millions)                                   1,859        1,750                      6.2%                                  4,758     4,648            2.4%

    As-reported non-fuel
     O&M per MWh                                $17.39       $18.42                    (5.6%)                                 $18.82    $20.17          (6.7%)

    Operational non-fuel
     O&M per MWh                                $17.39       $18.42                    (5.6%)                                 $18.82    $20.17          (6.7%)


               The effects of weather are
                estimated using monthly
                heating degree days and
                cooling degree days from
                certain locations within
                each jurisdiction and
                comparing to "normal"
                weather based on 20 year
                historical data. The models
                used to estimate weather are
                updated periodically and
                subject to change.

See appendix in the webcast slide presentation for information on select regulatory cases.

D: EWC Financial and Operational Measures
Appendix D-1 provides a comparative summary of EWC operational adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.



    Appendix D-1: EWC Operational Adjusted EBITDA - Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures

    Third Quarter and Year-to-Date 2016 vs. 2015
    --------------------------------------------

    ($ in millions)                                Third Quarter           Year-to-Date
                                                   -------------           ------------

                                                   2016        2015            Change             2016     2015  Change
                                                   ----        ----            ------             ----     ----  ------

    Net income                                        8     (1,032)                    1,040       339    (913)          1,252

    Add back: interest
     expense                                          5           7                       (2)       18       19             (1)

    Add back: income tax
     expense                                          6       (555)                      561     (177)   (488)            311

    Add back: depreciation
     and amortization                                53          60                       (7)      155      187            (32)

    Subtract: interest and
     investment income                               27          29                       (2)       87      116            (29)

    Add back: decommissioning
     expense                                         47          33                        14       117      101              16
                                                    ---         ---                       ---       ---      ---             ---

    Adjusted EBITDA                                  93     (1,515)                    1,608       365  (1,210)          1,575

    Add back pre-tax special items for:

      Decisions to close VY and
       Pilgrim and decision to
       sell or close
       FitzPatrick                                   42       1,644                   (1,602)       81    1,653         (1,572)

      DOE litigation awards for
       VY and FitzPatrick                             -          -                        -     (34)       -           (34)
                                                    ---        ---                      ---      ---      ---            ---

    Operational adjusted
     EBITDA                                         135         129                         6       412      443            (31)


                Totals may not foot due
                to rounding

Appendix D-2 provides a comparative summary of EWC operational performance measures.



    Appendix D-2: EWC Operational Performance Measures

    Third Quarter and Year-to-Date 2016 vs. 2015 (See Appendix G for reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures)
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                          Third Quarter               Year-to-Date
                                          -------------               ------------

                                          2016         2015              % Change                 2016         2015 % Change
                                          ----         ----              --------                 ----         ---- --------

    Owned capacity
     (MW) (o)                            4,880        5,463                        (10.7%)       4,880        5,463           (10.7%)

    GWh billed                           9,372       10,440                        (10.2%)      26,484       29,610           (10.6%)

    As-reported
     average total
     revenue per
     MWh                                $50.72       $49.97                           1.5%      $50.65       $54.16            (6.5%)

    Adjusted
     operational
     average total
     revenue per
     MWh                                $49.03       $49.61                         (1.2%)      $49.74       $53.77            (7.5%)

    Net revenue ($
     millions)                             396          410                         (3.4%)       1,156        1,287           (10.2%)

    As-reported
     non-fuel O&M
     per MWh                            $27.78       $24.49                          13.4%      $25.59       $25.42              0.7%

    Operational
     non-fuel O&M
     per MWh                            $24.65       $24.32                           1.4%      $24.90       $25.06            (0.6%)


    EWC Nuclear Fleet
    -----------------

    Capacity
     factor                                90%         92%                        (2.2%)         85%         90%           (5.6%)

    GWh billed                           8,674        9,125                         (4.9%)      24,670       26,298            (6.2%)

    As-reported
     average total
     revenue per
     MWh                                $51.01       $50.41                           1.2%      $51.05       $53.96            (5.4%)

    Adjusted
     operational
     average total
     revenue per
     MWh                                $49.19       $49.99                         (1.6%)      $50.07       $53.53            (6.5%)

    Production
     cost per MWh                       $23.77       $26.90                        (11.6%)      $22.91       $26.24           (12.7%)

    Net revenue ($
     millions)                             396          395                           0.3%       1,151        1,240            (7.2%)

    Refueling outage days

      Indian Point 2                         -           -                                       102            -

      Indian Point 3                         -           -                                         -          23

      Palisades                              -          13                                          -          13

      Pilgrim                                -           -                                         -          34


    (o)              Third quarter and year-to-
                     date 2016 exclude RISEC
                     (583 MW) that was sold in
                     December 2015

See appendix in the webcast slide presentation for EWC hedging and price disclosures.

E: Consolidated Financial Performance Measures
Appendix E provides comparative financial performance measures for the current quarter. Financial performance measures in this table include those calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, as well as those that are considered non-GAAP measures.

As-reported measures are computed in accordance with GAAP as they include all components of net income, including special items. Operational measures are non-GAAP measures as they are calculated using operational net income, which excludes the impact of special items.



    Appendix E: GAAP and Non-GAAP Financial Performance Measures

    Third Quarter 2016 vs. 2015 (See Appendix G for reconciliation of GAAP to non-
     GAAP measures)
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------


    For 12
     months
     ending
     September
     30                                       2016         2015            Change
                                              ----         ----            ------

    GAAP Measures

    ROIC -
     as-
     reported                                 7.0%        1.1%                     5.9%

    ROE - as-
     reported                                13.4%      (1.6%)                    15.0%

    Book value
     per share                              $56.21       $51.33                     $4.88

    End of
     period
     shares
     outstanding
     (millions)                              179.1        178.4                       0.7

    Non-GAAP Measures

    ROIC -
     operational                              7.9%        5.6%                     2.3%

    ROE -
     operational                             15.6%        9.6%                     6.0%


    As of
     September
     30 ($ in
     millions)                                2016         2015            Change
                                              ----         ----            ------

    GAAP Measures

    Cash and
     cash
     equivalents                             1,307        1,041                       266

    Revolver
     capacity                                4,243        3,869                       374

    Commercial
     paper                                     264          664                     (400)

    Total debt                              15,073       14,144                       929

     Securitization
     debt                                      698          814                     (116)

    Debt to
     capital                                 59.4%       60.2%                   (0.8%)

    Off-balance sheet liabilities:

    Debt of
     joint
     ventures
     -
     Entergy's
     share                                      74           78                       (4)

    Leases -
     Entergy's
     share                                     359          422                      (63)

    Power
     purchase
     agreements
     accounted
     for as
     leases                                    195          224                      (29)
                                               ---          ---                       ---

    Total off-
     balance
     sheet
     liabilities                               628          724                      (96)

    Non-GAAP Measures

    Debt to
     capital,
     excluding
     securitization
     debt                                    58.3%       58.7%                   (0.4%)

    Gross
     liquidity                               5,550        4,910                       640

    Net debt
     to net
     capital,
     excluding
     securitization
     debt                                    55.9%       56.7%                   (0.8%)

    Parent
     debt to
     total
     debt,
     excluding
     securitization
     debt                                    19.4%       20.9%                   (1.5%)

    Debt to
     operational
     adjusted
     EBITDA,
     excluding
     securitization
     debt                                   4.2x        3.9x              0.3x

     Operational
     FFO to
     debt,
     excluding
     securitization
     debt                                    21.1%       25.4%                   (4.3%)

F: Definitions, Abbreviations and Acronyms
Appendix F-1 provides definitions of certain operational performance measures, as well as GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures. Non-GAAP measures provide metrics that remove the effect of financial events that are not routine from commonly used financial metrics.



    Appendix F-1: Definitions
    -------------------------

    Utility Operational Performance Measures
    ----------------------------------------

    GWh billed                                   Total number of GWh billed to all
                                                 retail and wholesale customers

    Net revenue                                  Operating revenue less fuel, fuel
                                                 related expenses and gas purchased
                                                 for resale, purchased power and
                                                 other regulatory charges (credits)
                                                 -net

    Non-fuel O&M                                 Operation and maintenance expenses
                                                 excluding fuel, fuel-related
                                                 expenses and gas purchased for
                                                 resale and purchased power

    Non-fuel O&M per MWh                        Non-fuel O&M per MWh of billed sales

    Number of retail customers                  Number of customers at end of period


    EWC Operational Performance Measures
    ------------------------------------

    As-reported average total                    As-reported revenue per MWh billed
     revenue per MWh                             (does not include revenue from
                                                 investments in wind generation that
                                                 is accounted for under the equity
                                                 method of accounting)

    Adjusted average total                       As-reported average total revenue
     revenue per MWh                             per MWh, excluding revenue from the
                                                 amortization of the Palisades
                                                 below-market PPA and VY capacity
                                                 revenue

    Average revenue under                        Revenue on a per unit basis at which
     contract per kW-month                       capacity is expected to be sold to
     (applies to capacity                        third parties, given existing
     contracts only)                             contract prices and/or auction
                                                 awards

    Average revenue per MWh on                   Revenue on a per unit basis at which
     contracted volumes                          generation output reflected in
                                                 contracts is expected to be sold to
                                                 third parties (including offsetting
                                                 positions) at the minimum contract
                                                 prices and at forward market prices
                                                 at a point in time, given existing
                                                 contract or option exercise prices
                                                 based on expected dispatch or
                                                 capacity, excluding the revenue
                                                 associated with the amortization of
                                                 the below-market PPA for
                                                 Palisades; revenue will fluctuate
                                                 due to factors including market
                                                 price changes affecting revenue
                                                 received on puts, collars and call
                                                 options, positive or negative basis
                                                 differentials, option premiums and
                                                 market prices at the time of option
                                                 expiration, costs to convert firm
                                                 LD to unit-contingent and other
                                                 risk management costs

    Bundled capacity and energy                  A contract for the sale of installed
     contracts                                   capacity and related energy, priced
                                                 per MWh sold

    Capacity contracts                           A contract for the sale of the
                                                 installed capacity product in
                                                 regional markets managed by ISO-
                                                 NE, the NYISO and MISO

    Capacity factor                              Normalized percentage of the period
                                                 that the nuclear plants generate
                                                 power

    Expected sold and market                     Total energy and capacity revenue on
     total revenue per MWh                       a per unit basis at which total
                                                 planned generation output and
                                                 capacity is expected to be sold
                                                 given contract terms and market
                                                 prices at a point in time,
                                                 including estimates for market
                                                 price changes affecting revenue
                                                 received on puts, collars and call
                                                 options, positive or negative basis
                                                 differentials, option premiums and
                                                 market prices at time of option
                                                 expiration, costs to convert Firm
                                                 LD to unit-contingent and other
                                                 risk management costs, divided by
                                                 total planned MWh of generation,
                                                 excluding the revenue associated
                                                 with the amortization of the
                                                 Palisades below-market PPA

    Firm LD                                      Transaction that requires receipt or
                                                 delivery of energy at a specified
                                                 delivery point (usually at a market
                                                 hub not associated with a specific
                                                 asset) or settles financially on
                                                 notional quantities; if a party
                                                 fails to deliver or receive energy,
                                                 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

    GWh billed                                   Total number of GWh billed to
                                                 customers and financially-settled
                                                 instruments (does not include
                                                 amounts from investments in wind
                                                 generation that are accounted for
                                                 under the equity method of
                                                 accounting)
    ----------                                  ----------------------------------


    Appendix F-1: Definitions
    -------------------------

    EWC Operational Performance Measures (continued)
    -----------------------------------------------

    Net revenue                                  Operating revenue less fuel, fuel
                                                 related expenses and purchased
                                                 power

    Non-fuel O&M                                 Operation and maintenance expenses
                                                 excluding fuel, fuel-related
                                                 expenses and gas purchased for
                                                 resale, purchased power (does not
                                                 include amounts from investments in
                                                 wind generation that are accounted
                                                 for under the equity method of
                                                 accounting)

    Non-fuel O&M per MWh                        Non-fuel O&M per MWh billed

    Offsetting positions                         Transactions for the purchase of
                                                 energy, generally to offset a Firm
                                                 LD transaction

    Owned capacity (MW)                          Installed capacity owned and
                                                 operated by EWC, including
                                                 investments in wind generation
                                                 accounted for under the equity
                                                 method of accounting; RISEC (non-
                                                 nuclear) was sold on Dec. 17, 2015

    Percent of capacity sold                     Percent of planned qualified
     forward                                     capacity sold to mitigate price
                                                 uncertainty under physical or
                                                 financial transactions

    Percent of planned                           Percent of planned generation output
     generation under contract                   sold or purchased forward under
                                                 contracts, forward physical
                                                 contracts, forward financial
                                                 contracts or options that mitigate
                                                 price uncertainty that may or may
                                                 not require regulatory approval or
                                                 approval of transmission rights or
                                                 other conditions precedent;
                                                 positions that are no longer
                                                 classified as hedges are netted in
                                                 the planned generation under
                                                 contract

    Planned net MW in operation                  Amount of installed capacity to
                                                 generate power and/or sell
                                                 capacity, assuming intent to
                                                 shutdown Pilgrim on May 31, 2019
                                                 and sell FitzPatrick in second
                                                 quarter 2017

    Planned TWh of generation                    Amount of output expected to be
                                                 generated by EWC resources
                                                 considering plant operating
                                                 characteristics and outage
                                                 schedules, assuming intent to
                                                 shutdown Pilgrim on May 31, 2019
                                                 and to sell FitzPatrick in second
                                                 quarter 2017, uninterrupted normal
                                                 plant operation and timely renewal
                                                 of plant operating licenses at IPEC

    Production cost per MWh                      Fuel and non-fuel O&M expenses
                                                 according to accounting standards
                                                 that directly relate to the
                                                 production of electricity per MWh
                                                 (based on net generation),
                                                 excluding special items

    Refueling outage days                        Number of days lost for scheduled
                                                 refueling outage during the period

    Unit-contingent                              Transaction under which power is
                                                 supplied from a specific generation
                                                 asset; if the asset is on
                                                 operational outage, seller is
                                                 generally not liable to buyer for
                                                 any damages, unless the contract
                                                 specifies certain conditions such
                                                 as an availability guarantee


    Financial Measures - GAAP
    -------------------------

    Book value per share                         End of period
                                                 common equity
                                                 divided by end
                                                 of period shares
                                                 outstanding

    Debt of joint                                Entergy's share
     ventures -Entergy's                         of debt issued
     share                                       by business
                                                 joint ventures
                                                 at EWC

    Debt to capital ratio                        Total debt
                                                 divided by total
                                                 capitalization

    Leases -Entergy's                            Operating leases
     share                                       held by
                                                 subsidiaries
                                                 capitalized at
                                                 implicit
                                                 interest rate

    Revolver capacity                            Amount of undrawn
                                                 capacity
                                                 remaining on
                                                 corporate and
                                                 subsidiary
                                                 revolvers,
                                                 including
                                                 Entergy Nuclear
                                                 Vermont Yankee

    ROIC - as-reported                           12-months
                                                 rolling net
                                                 income
                                                 attributable to
                                                 Entergy
                                                 Corporation
                                                 adjusted for
                                                 preferred
                                                 dividends and
                                                 tax-effected
                                                 interest expense
                                                 divided by
                                                 average invested
                                                 capital

    ROE - as-reported                            12-months rolling
                                                 net income
                                                 attributable to
                                                 Entergy
                                                 Corporation
                                                 divided by
                                                 average common
                                                 equity

    Securitization debt                          Debt associated
                                                 with
                                                 securitization
                                                 bonds issued to
                                                 recover storm
                                                 costs from
                                                 hurricanes Rita,
                                                 Ike and Gustav
                                                 at ETI and
                                                 Hurricane Isaac
                                                 at ENOI; the
                                                 2009 ice storm
                                                 at EAI and
                                                 investment
                                                 recovery of
                                                 costs associated
                                                 with the
                                                 cancelled Little
                                                 Gypsy repowering
                                                 project at ELL

    Total debt                                   Sum of short-
                                                 term and long-
                                                 term debt, notes
                                                 payable and
                                                 commercial paper
                                                 and capital
                                                 leases on the
                                                 balance sheet


    Appendix F-1: Definitions
    -------------------------

    Financial Measures - Non-GAAP
    -----------------------------

    Adjusted EBITDA                   Earnings before interest, depreciation
                                      and amortization and income taxes
                                      excluding decommissioning expense; for
                                      Entergy consolidated, also excludes
                                      AFUDC-equity funds and subtracts
                                      securitization proceeds

    Adjusted EPS                      As-reported EPS excluding special items
                                      and weather and normalizing for income
                                      tax

    Debt to capital ratio, excluding  Total debt divided by total
     securitization debt              capitalization, excluding
                                      securitization debt

    Debt to EBITDA                    End of period total debt excluding
                                      securitization debt divided by
                                      12-months rolling operational adjusted
                                      EBITDA

    FFO                               OCF less AFUDC-borrowed funds, working
                                      capital items in OCF (receivables, fuel
                                      inventory, accounts payable, prepaid
                                      taxes and taxes accrued, interest
                                      accrued and other working capital
                                      accounts) and securitization regulatory
                                      charge

    FFO to debt                       12-months rolling operational FFO as a
                                      percentage of end of period total debt
                                      excluding securitization debt

    Gross liquidity                  Sum of cash and revolver capacity

    Operational adjusted EBITDA       Adjusted EBITDA excluding effects of
                                      special items

    Operational EPS                   As-reported EPS adjusted to exclude the
                                      impact of special items

    Operational FFO                  FFO excluding effects of special items

    Parent debt to total debt         End of period Entergy Corporation debt,
                                      including amounts drawn on credit
                                      revolver and commercial paper
                                      facilities, as a percent of total debt
                                      excluding securitization debt

    Net debt to net capital ratio,    Total debt less cash and cash
     excluding securitization debt    equivalents divided by total
                                      capitalization less cash and cash
                                      equivalents, excluding securitization
                                      debt

    ROIC - operational                12-months rolling operational net
                                      income attributable to Entergy
                                      Corporation adjusted for preferred
                                      dividends and tax-effected interest
                                      expense divided by average invested
                                      capital

    ROE - operational                 12-months rolling operational net income
                                      attributable to Entergy Corporation
                                      divided by average common equity

Appendix F-2 explains abbreviations and acronyms used in the quarterly earnings materials.



    Appendix F-2: Abbreviations and Acronyms
    ----------------------------------------

    ADIT                           Accumulated deferred income taxes    LPSC         Louisiana Public Service Commission

    AFUDC -                         Allowance for borrowed funds used
                                    during construction                 LTM          Last twelve months

    borrowed
     funds

    MISO                            Midcontinent Independent System
                                    Operator, Inc.

    AFUDC -                         Allowance for equity funds used     MPSC          Mississippi Public Service
                                    during construction                               Commission

    equity funds

    MTEP                            MISO Transmission Expansion
                                    Planning

    ALJ                            Administrative law judge             NEPOOL       New England Power Pool

    AMI                            Advanced metering infrastructure     Ninemile 6   Ninemile Point Unit 6

    ANO                            Arkansas Nuclear One (nuclear)       NOAA          National Oceanic and Atmosphere
                                                                                      Administration

    APSC                           Arkansas Public Service Commission   Non-fuel O&M  Non-fuel operation and maintenance
                                                                                      expense

    BP                             Basis point                          NRC          Nuclear Regulatory Commission

    CCGT                           Combined cycle gas turbine           NYISO         New York Independent System
                                                                                      Operator, Inc.

    CCNO                            Council of the City of New Orleans,
                                    Louisiana                           NYS          New York State

    COD                            Commercial operation date            NYSDEC        New York State Department of
                                                                                      Environmental Conservation

    Cooper                         Cooper Nuclear Station

    CT                             Simple cycle combustion turbine      NYSDOS       New York State Department of State

    CZM                            Coastal zone management              NYSE         New York Stock Exchange

    DCRF                           Distribution cost recovery factor    NYSERDA       New York State Energy Research and
                                                                                      Development Authority

    DOE                            U.S. Department of Energy

    EAI                            Entergy Arkansas, Inc.               O&M          Operation and maintenance expense

    EBITDA                          Earnings before interest, income                  Net cash flow provided by operating
                                    taxes, depreciation and                           activities
                                    amortization                        OCF

    OPEB                           Other post-employment benefits

    EGSL                            Entergy Gulf States Louisiana,
                                    L.L.C.                              Palisades    Palisades Power Plant (nuclear)

    ELL                            Entergy Louisiana, LLC               Pilgrim       Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station
                                                                                      (nuclear)

    EMI                            Entergy Mississippi, Inc.            PPA           Power purchase agreement or
                                                                                      purchased power agreement

    ENOI                           Entergy New Orleans, Inc.

    ESI                            Entergy Services, Inc.               PUCT         Public Utility Commission of Texas

    EPS                            Earnings per share                   RFP          Request for proposal

    ETI                            Entergy Texas, Inc.                  RISEC         Rhode Island State Energy Center
                                                                                      (CCGT)

    ETR                            Entergy Corporation                  ROE          Return on equity

    EWC                            Entergy Wholesale Commodities        ROIC         Return on invested capital

    FERC                            Federal Energy Regulatory
                                    Commission                          RPCE         Rough production cost equalization

    FFO                            Funds from operations                RSP          Rate Stabilization Plan (ELL Gas)

    Firm LD                        Firm liquidated damages              SEC           U.S. Securities and Exchange
                                                                                      Commission

    FitzPatrick                     James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power
                                    Plant (nuclear)                     SERI         System Energy Resources, Inc.

    FRP                            Formula rate plan                    SPDES         State Pollutant Discharge
                                                                                      Elimination System

    GAAP                            Generally accepted accounting
                                    principles                          SPP          Southwest Power Pool

    Grand Gulf                      Unit No. 1 of Grand Gulf Nuclear
                                    Station (nuclear),   90% owned or
                                    leased by System Energy             TCRF         Transmission cost recovery factor

    Top Deer                       Top Deer Wind Ventures, LLC

    HCM                            Human Capital Management program     Union        Union Power Station (CCGT)

    Indian Point                    Indian Point Energy Center Unit 2
     2                              (nuclear)                           UP&O         Utility, Parent & Other

    Indian Point                    Indian Point Energy Center Unit 3   VY            Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power
     3                              (nuclear)                                         Station (nuclear)

    IPEC                            Indian Point Energy Center
                                    (nuclear)                           WACC         Weighted-average cost of capital

    ISES                            Independence Steam Electric Station
                                    (coal)                              WOTAB        West of the Atchafalaya Basin

    ISO                            Independent system operator          WQC          Water Quality Certification

    ISO-NE                         ISO New England                      YOY          Year-over-year

G: GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations
Appendix G-1, Appendix G-2 and Appendix G-3 provide reconciliations of various non-GAAP financial measures disclosed in this release to their most comparable GAAP measure.



    Appendix G-1: Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures - Utility and EWC Non-fuel O&M per MWh, EWC and EWC Nuclear
     Average Total Revenue per MWh
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    ($ in thousands
     except where
     noted)                                                     Third Quarter              Year-to-Date

                                                                2016         2015           2016           2015
                                                                ----         ----           ----           ----

    Utility
    -------

    As-reported
     Utility non-
     fuel O&M                                 (A)            624,646      663,142      1,786,048      1,889,982

    Operational
     Utility non-
     fuel O&M                                 (B)            624,646      663,142      1,786,048      1,889,982

    Utility billed
     sales (GWh)                              (C)             35,920       35,996         94,918         93,704

    As-reported
     Utility non-
     fuel O&M per
     MWh                                     (A/C)             17.39        18.42          18.82          20.17

    Operational
     Utility non-
     fuel O&M per
     MWh                                     (B/C)             17.39        18.42          18.82          20.17


    EWC
    ---

    As-reported EWC
     non-fuel O&M                             (D)            260,319      255,656        677,604        752,719

    Special items
     included in
     non-fuel O&M:

    Decisions to
     close VY and
     Pilgrim and
     decision to
     sell or close
     FitzPatrick                                              29,254        1,706         51,879         10,774

     DOE litigation
      awards for VY
      and FitzPatrick                                              -           -      (33,823)             -

         Total special
          items included
          in non-fuel
          O&M                                 (E)             29,254        1,706         18,056         10,774

    Operational EWC
     non-fuel O&M                            (D-E)           231,065      253,950        659,548        741,945

    EWC billed sales
     (GWh)                                    (F)              9,372       10,440         26,484         29,610


    As-reported EWC
     non-fuel O&M
     per MWh                                 (D/F)             27.78        24.49          25.59          25.42

    Operational EWC
     non-fuel O&M
     per MWh                              [(D-E)/(F)]          24.65        24.32          24.90          25.06


    As-reported EWC
     operating
     revenue                                  (G)            475,345      521,746      1,341,534      1,603,643

    Special items
     included in
     operating
     revenue:

    Decision to sell
     or close
     FitzPatrick                              (H)              7,479            -         7,479              -

    Operational EWC
     operating
     revenue                                 (G-H)           467,866      521,746      1,334,055      1,603,643

    Less Palisades
     below-market
     PPA
     amortization
     and VY capacity
     revenue (p)                              (I)              8,338        3,800         16,724         11,400

    Adjusted
     operational EWC
     operating
     revenue                              [(G-H)]-(I)        459,528      517,946      1,317,331      1,592,243


    As-reported EWC
     average total
     revenue per MWh                        (G)/(F)            50.72        49.97          50.65          54.16

    Adjusted
     operational EWC
     average total
     revenue per MWh                   [[(G-H)]-(I)/(F)]       49.03        49.61          49.74          53.77


    As-reported EWC
     nuclear
     operating
     revenue                                  (J)            442,488      459,964      1,259,420      1,419,060

    Special items
     included in
     operating
     revenue:

    Decision to sell
     or close
     FitzPatrick                              (K)              7,479            -         7,479              -

    Operational EWC
     nuclear
     operating
     revenue                                 (J-K)           435,009      459,964      1,251,941      1,419,060

    Less Palisades
     below-market
     PPA
     amortization
     and VY capacity
     revenue (p)                              (L)              8,338        3,800         16,724         11,400

    Adjusted
     operational EWC
     nuclear
     operating
     revenue                              [(J-K)]-(L)        426,671      456,164      1,235,217      1,407,660


    EWC nuclear
     billed sales
     (GWh)                                    (M)              8,674        9,125         24,670         26,298


    As-reported EWC
     nuclear average
     total revenue
     per MWh                                (J)/(M)            51.01        50.41          51.05          53.96

    Adjusted
     operational EWC
     nuclear average
     total revenue
     per MWh                           [[(J-K)]-(L)/(M)]       49.19        49.99          50.07          53.53


                Totals may not foot due
                to rounding


    (p)              VY capacity revenue which is
                     largely offset by purchased
                     capacity following decision
                     to close VY


    Appendix G-2: Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures -
     ROIC, ROE Metrics

    ($ in
     millions)                                                 Third Quarter
                                                               -------------

                                                               2016        2015
                                                               ----        ----

    As-reported
     net income
     attributable
     to Entergy
     Corporation,
     rolling 12
     months                                   (A)             1,285       (156)

    Preferred
     dividends                                                   21          19

    Tax effected
     interest
     expense                                                    407         396
                                                                ---         ---

    As-reported
     net income                         effected
     attributable                       interest
     to Entergy                         expense
     Corporation,
     rolling 12
     months
     adjusted for
     preferred
     dividends
     and tax                                                  1,713         259


    Special items                             (B)
     in prior
     quarters                                                 (186)       (21)

    Decisions to
     close VY and
     Pilgrim and
     decision to
     sell or
     close
     FitzPatrick                                               (27)    (1,064)

      Total special
       items,
       rolling 12
       months                                 (C)             (212)    (1,085)


    Operational
     earnings,
     rolling 12
     months
     adjusted for
     preferred
     dividends
     and tax
     effected
     interest
     expense                                 (B-C)            1,925       1,344


    Operational
     earnings,
     rolling 12
     months                                  (A-C)            1,497         929


    Average
     invested
     capital                                  (D)            24,443      23,819


    Average
     common
     equity                                   (E)             9,613       9,653


    ROIC - as-
     reported                                (B/D)              7.0         1.1

    ROIC -
     operational                           [(B-C)/D]            7.9         5.6

    ROE - as-
     reported                                (A/E)             13.4       (1.6)

    ROE -
     operational                           [(A-C)/E]           15.6         9.6


                Totals may not foot due
                to rounding


    Appendix G-3: Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
                      - Credit and Liquidity Metrics
    -------------------------------------------------------------------

    ($
     in
     millions)                                                       Third Quarter
                                                                     -------------

                                                                     2016         2015
                                                                     ----         ----

     Total
     debt                                         (A)              15,073       14,144

    Less
     securitization
     debt                                         (B)                 698          814
                                                                      ---          ---

     Total
     debt,
     excluding
     securitization
     debt                                         (C)              14,375       13,330

    Less
     cash
     and
     cash
     equivalents                                  (D)               1,307        1,041
                                                                    -----        -----

      Net
       debt,
       excluding
       securitization
       debt                                       (E)              13,068       12,289


     Total
     capitalization                               (F)              25,375       23,512

    Less
     securitization
     debt                                         (B)                 698          814
                                                                      ---          ---

     Total
     capitalization,
     excluding
     securitization
     debt                                         (G)              24,677       22,698

    Less
     cash
     and
     cash
     equivalents                                  (D)               1,307        1,041
                                                                    -----        -----

    Net
     capital,
     excluding
     securitization
     debt                                         (H)              23,370       21,657


    Debt
     to
     capital                                     (A/F)              59.4%       60.2%

    Debt
     to
     capital,
     excluding
     securitization
     debt                                        (C/G)              58.3%       58.7%

    Net
     debt
     to
     net
     capital,
     excluding
     securitization
     debt                                        (E/H)              55.9%       56.7%


     Revolver
     capacity                                     (I)               4,243        3,869


     Gross
     liquidity                                   (D+I)              5,550        4,910


     Entergy
     Corporation
     notes:

      Due
       January
       2017                                                           500          500

      Due
       September
       2020                                                           450          450

      Due
       July
       2022                                                           650          650

      Due
       September
       2026                                                           750            -

         Total
         parent
         long-
         term
         debt                                     (J)               2,350        1,600

     Revolver
     draw                                         (K)                 180          525

     Commercial
     paper                                        (L)                 264          664
                                                                      ---          ---

     Total
     parent
     debt                                     (J)+(K)+(L)           2,794        2,789


     Parent
     debt
     to
     total
     debt,
     excluding
     securitization
     debt                                 [((J)+(K)+(L))/(C)]       19.4%       20.9%


    Appendix G-3: Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures -
     Credit and Liquidity Metrics (continued)
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------

    ($ in
     millions)                                                         Third Quarter
                                                                       -------------

                                                                       2016         2015
                                                                       ----         ----

    Total debt                                        (A)            15,073       14,144

    Less
     securitization
     debt                                             (B)               698          814
                                                                        ---          ---

    Total debt,
     excluding
     securitization
     debt                                             (C)            14,375       13,330

    As-
     reported
     consolidated
     net
     income,
     rolling 12
     months                                                           1,306        (156)

    Add back:
     interest
     expense,
     rolling 12
     months                                                             661          644

    Add back:
     income tax
     expense,
     rolling 12
     months                                                           (377)        (35)

    Add back:
     depreciation
     and
     amortization,
     rolling 12
     months                                                           1,340        1,333

    Add back:
     regulatory
     charges
     (credits),
     rolling 12
     months                                                             196           29

    Subtract:
     securitization
     proceeds,
     rolling 12
     months                                                             140          134

    Subtract:
     interest
     and
     investment
     income,
     rolling 12
     months                                                             157          186

    Subtract:
     AFUDC-
     equity
     funds,
     rolling 12
     months                                                              62           56

    Add back:
     decommissioning
     expense,
     rolling 12
     months                                                             303          279
                                                                        ---          ---

      Adjusted
       EBITDA,
       rolling 12
       months                                         (D)             3,070        1,718

    Add back:
     special
     item for
     HCM
     implementation
     expenses,
     rolling 12
     months
     (pre-tax)                                                            -           3

    Add back:
     special                                     to sell or
     item                                        close
     resulting                                   FitzPatrick,
     from                                        rolling 12
     decisions                                   months
     to close                                    (pre-tax)
     VY and
     Pilgrim
     and
     decision                                                            86        1,673

    Add back:
     special
     item for
     DOE
     litigation
     awards for
     VY and
     FitzPatrick,
     rolling 12
     months
     (pre-tax)                                                         (34)           -

    Add back:
     special                                     months
     item for                                    (pre-tax)
     Palisades
     asset
     impairment
     and
     related
     write-
     offs,
     rolling 12                                                         396            -

    Add back:
     special
     item for
     Top Deer
     investment
     impairment,
     rolling 12
     months
     (pre-tax)                                                           37            -

    Add back:
     special
     item for
     gain on
     the sale
     of RISEC,
     rolling 12
     months
     (pre-tax)                                                        (154)           -

      Operational
       adjusted
       EBITDA,
       rolling 12
       months                                         (E)             3,401        3,394

    Debt to
     operational
     adjusted
     EBITDA,
     excluding
     securitization
     debt                                           (C)/(E)          4.2x        3.9x

    Net cash
     flow
     provided
     by
     operating
     activities,
     rolling 12
     months                                           (F)             3,194        3,348

    AFUDC-
     borrowed
     funds used
     during
     construction,
     rolling 12
     months                                           (G)              (32)        (29)

    Working
     capital
     items in
     net cash
     flow
     provided
     by
     operating
     activities,
     rolling 12
     months:

      Receivables                                                      (10)         (5)

      Fuel
       inventory                                                         24         (34)

      Accounts
       payable                                                           55         (63)

      Prepaid
       taxes and
       taxes
       accrued                                                            3           25

      Interest
       accrued                                                            9          (5)

      Other
       working
       capital
       accounts                                                        (59)        (17)

       Securitization
       regulatory
       charge                                                           111          104
                                                                        ---          ---

           Total                                      (H)               133            5

    FFO,
     rolling 12
     months                                       (F)+(G)-(H)         3,029        3,314

    Add back:
     special
     item for
     HCM
     implementation
     expenses,
     rolling 12
     months
     (pre-tax)                                                            -          11

    Add back:
     special                                     to sell or
     item                                        close
     resulting                                   FitzPatrick,
     from                                        rolling 12
     decisions                                   months
     to close                                    (pre-tax)
     VY and
     Pilgrim
     and
     decision                                                             6           56

    Operational
     FFO,
     rolling 12
     months                                           (I)             3,035        3,381

    Operational
     FFO to debt
     ratio,
     excluding
     securitization
     debt                                           (I)/(C)           21.1%       25.4%


                Totals may not foot due
                to rounding

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