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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>NOTE 9. DECOMMISSIONING TRUST FUNDS</b>
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Entergy holds debt and equity securities, classified as available-for-sale, in nuclear
decommissioning trust accounts. The NRC requires Entergy subsidiaries to maintain trusts to fund
the costs of decommissioning ANO 1, ANO 2, River Bend, Waterford 3, Grand Gulf, Pilgrim, Indian
Point 1 and 2, Vermont Yankee, and Palisades (NYPA currently retains the decommissioning trusts and
liabilities for Indian Point 3 and FitzPatrick). The funds are invested primarily in equity
securities; fixed-rate, fixed-income securities; and cash and cash equivalents.
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Entergy records decommissioning trust funds on the balance sheet at their fair value. Because
of the ability of the Registrant Subsidiaries to recover decommissioning costs in rates and in
accordance with the regulatory treatment for decommissioning trust funds, the Registrant
Subsidiaries have recorded an offsetting amount of unrealized gains/(losses) on investment
securities in other regulatory liabilities/assets. For the nonregulated portion of River Bend,
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana has recorded an offsetting amount of unrealized gains/(losses) in
other deferred credits. Decommissioning trust funds for Pilgrim, Indian Point 1 and 2, Vermont
Yankee, and Palisades do not meet the criteria for regulatory accounting treatment. Accordingly,
unrealized gains recorded on the assets in these trust funds are recognized in the accumulated
other comprehensive income component of shareholders’ equity because these assets are classified as
available for sale. Unrealized losses (where cost exceeds fair market value) on the assets in
these trust funds are also recorded in the accumulated other comprehensive income component of
shareholders’ equity unless the unrealized loss is other than temporary and therefore recorded in
earnings. Generally, Entergy records realized gains and losses on its debt and equity securities
using the specific identification method to determine the cost basis of its securities.
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The securities held as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are summarized as follows:
</div>
<div align="center">
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<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="64%"> </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> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Total</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Total</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Fair</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Unrealized</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Unrealized</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>Value</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Gains</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Losses</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="10">(In Millions)</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:45px; text-indent:-15px"><b>2011</b>
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </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">Equity Securities
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">2,208</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">538</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">5</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Debt Securities
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,525</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">60</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">9</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Total</b>
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">3,733</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">598</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">14</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>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:45px; text-indent:-15px"><b>2010</b>
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </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">Equity Securities
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">2,076</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">436</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">9</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Debt Securities
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,520</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">67</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">12</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Total</b>
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">3,596</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">503</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">21</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>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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</table>
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Deferred taxes on unrealized gains/(losses) are recorded in other comprehensive income for the
decommissioning trusts which do not meet the criteria for regulatory accounting treatment as
described above. Unrealized gains/(losses) above are reported before deferred taxes of $155 million
and $130 million as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The amortized cost of
debt securities was $1,488 million as of March 31, 2011 and $1,475 million as of December 31, 2010.
As of March 31, 2011, the debt securities have an average coupon rate of approximately 4.24%, an
average duration of approximately 5.14 years, and an average maturity of approximately 8.67 years.
The equity securities are generally held in funds that are designed to approximate or
somewhat exceed the return of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. A relatively small percentage of
the securities are
held in funds intended to replicate the return of the Wilshire 4500 Index or the
Russell 3000 Index.
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The fair value and gross unrealized losses of available-for-sale equity and debt securities,
summarized by investment type and length of time that the securities have been in a continuous loss
position, are as follows as of March 31, 2011:
</div>
<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="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="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Equity Securities</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Debt Securities</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="2"><b>Gross</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Gross</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Fair</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Unrealized</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Fair</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Unrealized</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>Value</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Losses</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Value</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Losses</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="14">(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">Less than 12 months
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">18</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">461</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">9</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">More than 12 months
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">70</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">4</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Total</b>
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">88</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">5</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">463</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">9</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>
<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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</table>
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The fair value and gross unrealized losses of available-for-sale equity and debt securities,
summarized by investment type and length of time that the securities have been in a continuous loss
position, are as follows as of December 31, 2010:
</div>
<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="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="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Equity Securities</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Debt Securities</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="2"><b>Gross</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Gross</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Fair</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Unrealized</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Fair</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Unrealized</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>Value</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Losses</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Value</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Losses</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">Less than 12 months
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">15</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">474</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">11</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">More than 12 months
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">105</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">8</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">4</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Total</b>
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">120</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">9</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">478</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">12</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>
<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 align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The unrealized losses in excess of twelve months on equity securities above relate to Entergy’s
Utility operating companies and System Energy.
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The fair value of debt securities, summarized by contractual maturities, as of March 31, 2011
and December 31, 2010 are as follows:
</div>
<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>2011</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</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">Less than 1 year
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">49</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">37</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">1 year - 5 years
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">579</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">557</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">5 years - 10 years
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">498</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">512</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">10 years - 15 years
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">156</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">163</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">15 years - 20 years
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">46</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">47</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">20 years+
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">197</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">204</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Total</b>
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,525</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,520</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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</table>
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     During the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, proceeds from the dispositions of
securities amounted to $493 million and $771 million, respectively. During the three months ended
March 31, 2011 and 2010, gross gains of $4 million and $15 million, respectively, and gross losses
of $5 million and $2 million, respectively, were reclassified out of other comprehensive income
into earnings.
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<div align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt">
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><u>Other-than-temporary impairments and unrealized gains and losses</u>
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Entergy evaluates unrealized losses at the end of each period to determine whether an
other-than-temporary impairment has occurred. The assessment of whether an investment in a debt
security has suffered an other-than-temporary impairment is based on whether Entergy has the intent
to sell or more likely than not will be required to sell the debt security before recovery of its
amortized costs. Further, if Entergy does not expect to recover the entire amortized cost basis of
the debt security, an other-than-temporary impairment is considered to have occurred and it is
measured by the present value of cash flows expected to be collected less the amortized cost basis
(credit loss). Entergy did not have any material other-than-temporary impairments relating to
credit losses on debt securities for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010. The
assessment of whether an investment in an equity security has suffered an other-than-temporary
impairment continues to be based on a number of factors including, first, whether Entergy has the
ability and intent to hold the investment to recover its value, the duration and severity of any
losses, and, then, whether it is expected that the investment will recover its value within a
reasonable period of time. Entergy’s trusts are managed by third parties who operate in accordance
with agreements that define investment guidelines and place restrictions on the purchases and sales
of investments. Entergy Wholesale Commodities did not record material charges to other income in
the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, resulting from the recognition of the
other-than-temporary impairment of certain equity securities held in its decommissioning trust
funds.
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