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<div align="center">
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<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="76%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6">(In Millions)</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Asset Retirement Obligation </b>- recovery dependent upon timing of decommissioning
(Note 9) (b)
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">406.4</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">403.9</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Deferred capacity </b>- recovery timing will be determined by the LPSC in
the formula rate plan filings (Note 2 — Retail Rate Proceedings — Filings with the LPSC)
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">15.8</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">23.2</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Grand
Gulf fuel - non-current and power management rider </b>- recovered through rate
riders when rates are redetermined periodically (Note 2 — Fuel and purchased power cost
recovery)
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">17.4</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">58.2</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Gas hedging costs </b>- recovered through fuel rates
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1.9</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">0.4</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Pension & postretirement costs </b>(Note 11 — Qualified Pension Plans, Other Postretirement
Benefits, and Non-Qualified Pension Plans) (b)
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,734.7</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,481.7</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Postretirement benefits </b>- recovered through 2012 (Note 11 — Other Postretirement
Benefits)
(b)
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">4.8</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">7.2</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Provision for storm damages, including hurricane costs </b>- recovered through
securitization, insurance proceeds, and retail rates (Note 2 - Storm Cost Recovery
Filings with Retail Regulators)
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,026.0</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,183.2</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Removal costs </b>- recovered through depreciation rates (Note 9) (b)
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">81.5</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">44.4</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>River Bend AFUDC </b>- recovered through August 2025 (Note 1 — River Bend AFUDC)
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">26.2</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">28.1</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Sale-leaseback deferral </b>- Grand Gulf Lease Obligation recovered through
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">22.3</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">115.3</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">June 2014 and Waterford 3 Lease Obligation (in 2009) (Note 10 — Sale and Leaseback
Transactions — Grand Gulf Lease Obligations and Waterford 3 Lease Obligations)
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Spindletop gas storage facility </b>- recovered through December 2032 (a)
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">32.6</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">34.2</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Transition to competition costs </b>- recovered over a 15-year period through February 2021
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">95.8</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">101.9</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Little Gypsy cost proceeding </b>— recovery timing will be determined by the LPSC in the
project costs proceeding (Note 2 — Little Gypsy Repowering Project)
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">200.9</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Unamortized loss on reacquired debt </b>- recovered over term of debt
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">122.5</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">115.0</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Other</b>
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">49.4</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">50.5</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Total</b>
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">3,838.2</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">3,647.2</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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<div style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 16pt; width: 18%; border-top: 1px solid #000000"> 
</div>
</div>
<table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">
<tr>
<td width="3%"></td>
<td width="1%"></td>
<td width="96%"></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">(a)</td>
<td> </td>
<td>The jurisdictional split order assigned the regulatory asset to Entergy
Texas. The regulatory asset, however, is being recovered and amortized at
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana. As a result, a billing will occur monthly
over the same term as the recovery and receipts will be submitted to
Entergy Texas. Entergy Texas has recorded a receivable from Entergy Gulf
States Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana has recorded a
corresponding payable.</td>
</tr>
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<td width="3%"></td>
<td width="1%"></td>
<td width="96%"></td>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">(b)</td>
<td> </td>
<td>Does not earn a return on investment, but is offset by related liabilities.</td>
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<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6">(In Millions)</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy Arkansas
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">61.5</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">122.8</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy Gulf States Louisiana (a)
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">77.8</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">57.8</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy Louisiana (a)
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">8.8</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">66.4</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy Mississippi
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">3.2</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">($72.9</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy New Orleans (a)
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">($2.8</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">8.1</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy Texas
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">($77.4</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">($102.7</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
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<div style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 16pt; width: 18%; border-top: 1px solid #000000"> 
</div>
</div>
<table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">
<tr>
<td width="3%"></td>
<td width="1%"></td>
<td width="96%"></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">(a)</td>
<td> </td>
<td>2010 and 2009 include $100.1 million for Entergy Gulf States
Louisiana, $68 million for Entergy Louisiana , and $4.1 million for
Entergy New Orleans of fuel, purchased power, and capacity costs,
which do not currently earn a return on investment and whose recovery
periods are indeterminate but are expected to be over a period greater
than twelve months.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td width="23%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="7%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="7%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="60%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Authorized</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Return on</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Common</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Company</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Equity</b></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
</tr>
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<tr valign="bottom">
<td valign="top">
<div style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Entergy Arkansas
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="top"> </td>
<td align="right" valign="top">10.2</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" valign="top">%</td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left" valign="top"><b>- </b>Current retail
base rates
implemented in the
July 2010 billing
cycle pursuant to a
settlement approved
by the APSC.</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
<td valign="top">
<div style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="top"> </td>
<td align="right" valign="top"> </td>
<td valign="top"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td valign="top">
<div style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Entergy Gulf States
Louisiana
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="3" align="center" valign="top">9.9%-11.4%
Electric;
10.0%-11.0% Gas
</td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left" valign="top"><b>- </b>Current retail
electric base rates
implemented in the
September 2010
billing cycle based
on Entergy Gulf
States Louisiana’s
revised 2009 test
year formula rate
plan filing
approved by the
LPSC. <br />
Current retail gas
base rates reflect
the rate
stabilization plan
filing for the 2009
test year ended
September 2009.</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
<td valign="top">
<div style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="top"> </td>
<td align="right" valign="top"> </td>
<td valign="top"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td valign="top">
<div style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Entergy Louisiana
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="top"> </td>
<td align="right" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">9.45%-
11.05</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" valign="top">
%</td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left" valign="top"><b>- </b>Current retail base
rates implemented in
the September 2010
billing cycle based on
Entergy Louisiana’s
revised 2009 test year
formula rate plan
filing approved by the
LPSC.</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
<td valign="top">
<div style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="top"> </td>
<td align="right" valign="top"> </td>
<td valign="top"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td valign="top">
<div style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Entergy Mississippi
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="top"> </td>
<td align="right" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">10.79%-
13.05</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" valign="top">
%</td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left" valign="top"><b>- </b>Current retail base
rates reflect Entergy
Mississippi’s latest
formula rate plan
filing, based on the
2009 test year, and a
settlement approved by
the MPSC.</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
<td valign="top">
<div style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="top"> </td>
<td align="right" valign="top"> </td>
<td valign="top"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td valign="top">
<div style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Entergy New Orleans
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="3" align="center" valign="top">10.7% - 11.5% Electric;
10.25% - 11.25% Gas
</td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left" valign="top"><b>- </b>Current retail base
rates implemented in
the October 2010
billing cycle pursuant
to Entergy New
Orleans’s 2009 test
year formula rate plan
filing and a settlement
approved by the City
Council.</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
<td valign="top">
<div style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="top"> </td>
<td align="right" valign="top"> </td>
<td valign="top"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td valign="top">
<div style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Entergy Texas
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="top"> </td>
<td align="right" valign="top">10.125</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" valign="top">%</td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left" valign="top"><b>- </b>Current retail base
rates implemented for
usage beginning August
15, 2010, pursuant to a
settlement of Entergy
Texas’s base rate case
approved by the PUCT.</td>
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<div align="center">
<table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="88%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Payments or</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>(Receipts)</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="center" colspan="2">(In Millions)</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy Arkansas
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">52</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy Louisiana
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy Mississippi
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">($37</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy New Orleans
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">($15</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy Texas
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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<div align="center">
<table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="52%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>2007 Payments</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>2008 Payments</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>2009 Payments</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>2010 Payments</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>or (Receipts) Based</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>or (Receipts) Based</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>or (Receipts) Based</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>or (Receipts) Based</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>on 2006 Costs</b></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>on 2007 Costs</b></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>on 2008 Costs</b></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>on 2009 Costs</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6">(In Millions)</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy Arkansas
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">252</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">252</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">390</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">41</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy Gulf
States Louisiana
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">($120</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">($124</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">($107</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy Louisiana
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">($91</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">($36</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">($140</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">($22</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy Mississippi
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">($41</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">($20</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">($24</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">($19</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy New Orleans
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">($7</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy Texas
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">($30</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">($65</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">($119</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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