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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)
☑	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024

OR

☐	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
	For the transition period from ____________ to ____________

Commission File Number	Registrant, State of Incorporation or Organization, Address of Principal Executive Offices, Telephone Number, and IRS Employer Identification No.	Commission File Number	Registrant, State of Incorporation or Organization, Address of Principal Executive Offices, Telephone Number, and IRS Employer Identification No.
1-11299	ENTERGY CORPORATION	1-35747	ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, LLC
	(a Delaware corporation) 639 Loyola Avenue New Orleans, Louisiana 70113 Telephone (504) 576-4000		(a Texas limited liability company) 1600 Perdido Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 Telephone (504) 670-3702
	72-1229752		82-2212934
1-10764	ENTERGY ARKANSAS, LLC	1-34360	ENTERGY TEXAS, INC.
	(a Texas limited liability company) 425 West Capitol Avenue Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Telephone (501) 377-4000		(a Texas corporation) 2107 Research Forest Drive The Woodlands, Texas 77380 Telephone (409) 981-2000
	83-1918668		61-1435798
1-32718	ENTERGY LOUISIANA, LLC	1-09067	SYSTEM ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.
	(a Texas limited liability company) 4809 Jefferson Highway Jefferson, Louisiana 70121 Telephone (504) 576-4000		(an Arkansas corporation) 1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, Mississippi 39213 Telephone (601) 368-5000
	47-4469646		72-0752777
1-31508	ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI, LLC
	(a Texas limited liability company) 308 East Pearl Street Jackson, Mississippi 39201 Telephone (601) 368-5000
	83-1950019

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Registrant	Title of Class	Trading Symbol	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Entergy Corporation	Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value	ETR	New York Stock Exchange
	Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value	ETR	NYSE Chicago, Inc.
Entergy Arkansas, LLC	Mortgage Bonds, 4.875% Series due September 2066	EAI	New York Stock Exchange
Entergy Louisiana, LLC	Mortgage Bonds, 4.875% Series due September 2066	ELC	New York Stock Exchange
Entergy Mississippi, LLC	Mortgage Bonds, 4.90% Series due October 2066	EMP	New York Stock Exchange
Entergy New Orleans, LLC	Mortgage Bonds, 5.0% Series due December 2052	ENJ	New York Stock Exchange
	Mortgage Bonds, 5.50% Series due April 2066	ENO	New York Stock Exchange
Entergy Texas, Inc.	5.375% Series A Preferred Stock, Cumulative, No Par Value (Liquidation Value $25 Per Share)	ETI/PR	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrants (1) have filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrants were required to file such reports), and (2) have been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrants have submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrants were required to submit such files).  Yes ☑ No ☐

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

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

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

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

Common Stock Outstanding		Outstanding at April 30, 2024
Entergy Corporation	($0.01 par value)	213,536,936

Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, LLC, Entergy Louisiana, LLC, Entergy Mississippi, LLC, Entergy New Orleans, LLC, Entergy Texas, Inc., and System Energy Resources, Inc. separately file this combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.  Information contained herein relating to any individual company is filed by such company on its own behalf.  Each company makes representations only as to itself and makes no other representations whatsoever as to any other company.  This combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q supplements and updates the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the calendar year ended December 31, 2023, filed by the individual registrants with the SEC, and should be read in conjunction therewith.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	Page Number
Forward-looking Information	iii
Definitions	vii
Part I. Financial Information
Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries
Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis	1
Consolidated Income Statements	12
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income	13
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	14
Consolidated Balance Sheets	16
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity	18
Notes to Financial Statements
Note 1. Commitments and Contingencies	19
Note 2. Rate and Regulatory Matters	20
Note 3. Equity	29
Note 4. Revolving Credit Facilities, Lines of Credit, Short-term Borrowings, and Long-term Debt	32
Note 5. Stock-based Compensation	37
Note 6. Retirement and Other Postretirement Benefits	38
Note 7. Business Segment Information	42
Note 8. Risk Management and Fair Values	43
Note 9. Decommissioning Trust Funds	54
Note 10. Income Taxes	59
Note 11. Variable Interest Entities	60
Note 12. Revenue	61
Note 13. Asset Retirement Obligations	63
Note 14. Acquisitions	64
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	65
Item 4. Controls and Procedures	65
Entergy Arkansas, LLC and Subsidiaries
Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis	66
Consolidated Statements of Operations	73
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	75
Consolidated Balance Sheets	76
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity	78
Entergy Louisiana, LLC and Subsidiaries
Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis	79
Consolidated Income Statements	88
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income	89
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	91
Consolidated Balance Sheets	92
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity	94

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	Page Number
Entergy Mississippi, LLC and Subsidiaries
Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis	95
Consolidated Income Statements	101
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	103
Consolidated Balance Sheets	104
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity	106
Entergy New Orleans, LLC and Subsidiaries
Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis	107
Consolidated Statements of Operations	114
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	115
Consolidated Balance Sheets	116
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Member’s Equity	118
Entergy Texas, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis	119
Consolidated Income Statements	125
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	127
Consolidated Balance Sheets	128
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity	130
System Energy Resources, Inc.
Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis	131
Income Statements	141
Statements of Cash Flows	143
Balance Sheets	144
Statements of Changes in Common Equity	146
Part II. Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings	147
Item 1A. Risk Factors	147
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	147
Item 5. Other Information	148
Item 6. Exhibits	149
Signature	151

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FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

In this combined report and from time to time, Entergy Corporation and the Registrant Subsidiaries each makes statements as a registrant concerning its expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, projections, strategies, and future events or performance.  Such statements are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Words such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “project,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “goal,” “commitment,” “expect,” “estimate,” “continue,” “potential,” “plan,” “predict,” “forecast,” and other similar words or expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements but are not the only means to identify these statements.  Although each of these registrants believes that these forward-looking statements and the underlying assumptions are reasonable, it cannot provide assurance that they will prove correct.  Any forward-looking statement is based on information current as of the date of this combined report and speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made.  Except to the extent required by the federal securities laws, each registrant 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 involve a number of risks and uncertainties.  There are factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements, including (a) those factors discussed or incorporated by reference in Item 1A. Risk Factors in the Form 10-K and in this report, (b) those factors discussed or incorporated by reference in Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis in the Form 10-K and in this report, and (c) the following factors (in addition to others described elsewhere in this combined report and in subsequent securities filings):

•resolution of pending and future rate cases and related litigation, formula rate proceedings and related negotiations, including various performance-based rate discussions, Entergy’s utility supply plan, and recovery of fuel and purchased power costs, as well as delays in cost recovery resulting from these proceedings;

•regulatory and operating challenges and uncertainties and economic risks associated with the Utility operating companies’ participation in MISO, including the benefits of continued MISO participation, the effect of current or projected MISO market rules, market design and market and system conditions in the MISO markets, the absence of a minimum capacity obligation for load serving entities in MISO and the consequent ability of some load serving entities to “free ride” on the energy market without paying appropriate compensation for the capacity needed to produce that energy, the allocation of MISO system transmission upgrade costs, delays in developing or interconnecting new generation or other resources or other adverse effects arising from the volume of requests in the MISO transmission interconnection queue, the MISO-wide base rate of return on equity allowed or any MISO-related charges and credits required by the FERC, and the effect of planning decisions that MISO makes with respect to future transmission investments by the Utility operating companies;

•changes in utility regulation, including, with respect to retail and wholesale competition, the ability to recover net utility assets and other potential stranded costs, and the application of more stringent return on equity criteria, transmission reliability requirements, or market power criteria by the FERC or the U.S. Department of Justice;

•changes in the regulation or regulatory oversight of Entergy’s owned or operated nuclear generating facilities, nuclear materials and fuel, and the effects of new or existing safety or environmental concerns regarding nuclear power plants and fuel;

•resolution of pending or future applications, and related regulatory proceedings and litigation, for license modifications or other authorizations required of nuclear generating facilities and the effect of public and political opposition on these applications, regulatory proceedings, and litigation;

•the performance of and deliverability of power from Entergy’s generation resources, including the capacity factors at Entergy’s nuclear generating facilities;

•increases in costs and capital expenditures that could result from changing regulatory requirements, changing economic conditions, and emerging operating and industry issues, and the risks related to recovery of these costs and capital expenditures from Entergy’s customers (especially in an increasing cost environment);

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FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION (Continued)

•the commitment of substantial human and capital resources required for the safe and reliable operation and maintenance of Entergy’s utility system, including its nuclear generating facilities;

•Entergy’s ability to develop and execute on a point of view regarding future prices of electricity, natural gas, and other energy-related commodities;

•the prices and availability of fuel and power Entergy must purchase for its Utility customers, particularly given the recent and ongoing significant growth in liquified natural gas exports and the associated significantly increased demand for natural gas and resulting increase in natural gas prices, and Entergy’s ability to meet credit support requirements for fuel and power supply contracts;

•volatility and changes in markets for electricity, natural gas, uranium, emissions allowances, and other energy-related commodities, and the effect of those changes on Entergy and its customers;

•changes in law resulting from federal or state energy legislation or legislation subjecting energy derivatives used in hedging and risk management transactions to governmental regulation;

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

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

•the effects of changes in federal, state, or local laws and regulations, and other governmental actions or policies, including changes in monetary, fiscal, tax, environmental, trade/tariff, domestic purchase requirements, or energy policies and related laws, regulations, and other governmental actions, including as a result of prolonged litigation over proposed legislation or regulatory actions;

•the effects of full or partial shutdowns of the federal government or delays in obtaining government or regulatory actions or decisions;

•uncertainty regarding the establishment of interim or permanent sites for spent nuclear fuel and nuclear waste storage and disposal and the level of spent fuel and nuclear waste disposal fees charged by the U.S. government or other providers related to such sites;

•variations in weather and the occurrence of hurricanes and other storms and disasters, including uncertainties associated with efforts to remediate the effects of hurricanes, ice storms, wildfires, or other weather events and the recovery of costs associated with restoration, including the ability to access funded storm reserves, federal and local cost recovery mechanisms, securitization, and insurance, as well as any related unplanned outages;

•effects of climate change, including the potential for increases in extreme weather events, such as hurricanes, drought or wildfires, and sea levels or coastal land and wetland loss;

•the risk that an incident at any nuclear generation facility in the U.S. could lead to the assessment of significant retrospective assessments and/or retrospective insurance premiums as a result of Entergy’s participation in a secondary financial protection system and a utility industry mutual insurance company;

•changes in the quality and availability of water supplies and the related regulation of water use and diversion;

•Entergy’s ability to manage its capital projects, including by completing projects timely and within budget, to obtain the anticipated performance or other benefits of such capital projects, and to manage its capital and operation and maintenance costs;

•the effects of supply chain disruptions, including those driven by geopolitical developments or trade-related governmental actions, on Entergy’s ability to complete its capital projects in a timely and cost-effective manner;

•Entergy’s ability to purchase and sell assets at attractive prices and on other attractive terms;

•the economic climate, and particularly economic conditions in Entergy’s Utility service area and events and circumstances that could influence economic conditions in those areas, including power prices and inflation, and the risk that anticipated load growth may not materialize;

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FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION (Continued)

•changes to federal income tax laws, regulations, and interpretive guidance, including the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and the continued impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, and any related intended or unintended consequences on financial results and future cash flows;

•the effects of Entergy’s strategies to reduce tax payments;

•the effect of increased interest rates and other changes in the financial markets and regulatory requirements for the issuance of securities, particularly as they affect access to and cost of capital and Entergy’s ability to refinance existing securities and fund investments and acquisitions;

•actions of rating agencies, including changes in the ratings of debt and preferred stock, changes in general corporate ratings, and changes in the rating agencies’ ratings criteria;

•changes in inflation and interest rates and the impacts of inflation or a recession on our customers;

•the effects of litigation, including the outcome and resolution of the proceedings involving System Energy currently before the FERC and any appeals of FERC decisions in those proceedings;

•the effects of government investigations, proceedings, or audits;

•changes in technology, including (i) Entergy’s ability to effectively assess, implement, and manage new or emerging technologies, including its ability to maintain and protect personally identifiable information while doing so, (ii) the emergence of artificial intelligence (including machine learning), which may present ethical, security, legal, operational, or regulatory challenges, (iii) the impact of changes relating to new, developing, or alternative sources of generation such as distributed energy and energy storage, renewable energy, energy efficiency, demand side management, and other measures that reduce load and government policies incentivizing development or utilization of the foregoing, and (iv) competition from other companies offering products and services to Entergy’s customers based on new or emerging technologies or alternative sources of generation;

•Entergy’s ability to effectively formulate and implement plans to increase its carbon-free energy capacity and to reduce its carbon emission rate and aggregate carbon emissions, including its commitment to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and the related increasing investment in renewable power generation sources, and the potential impact on its business and financial condition of attempting to achieve such objectives;

•the effects, including increased security costs, of threatened or actual terrorism, cyber attacks or data security breaches, physical attacks on or other interference with facilities or infrastructure, natural or man-made electromagnetic pulses that affect transmission or generation infrastructure, accidents, and war or a catastrophic event such as a nuclear accident or a natural gas pipeline explosion;

•impacts of perceived or actual cybersecurity or data security threats or events on Entergy and its subsidiaries, its vendors, suppliers or other third parties interconnected through the grid, which could, among other things, result in disruptions to its operations, including but not limited to, the loss of operational control, temporary or extended outages, or loss of data, including but not limited to, sensitive customer, employee, financial or operations data;

•the effects of a catastrophe, pandemic (or other health-related event), or a global or geopolitical event such as the military activities between Russia and Ukraine, or Israel and Hamas, including resultant economic and societal disruptions; fuel procurement disruptions; volatility in the capital markets (and any related increased cost of capital or any inability to access the capital markets or draw on available bank credit facilities); reduced demand for electricity, particularly from commercial and industrial customers; increased or unrecoverable costs; supply chain, vendor, and contractor disruptions, including as a result of trade-related sanctions; delays in completion of capital or other construction projects, maintenance, and other operations activities, including prolonged or delayed outages; impacts to Entergy’s workforce availability, health, or safety; increased cybersecurity risks as a result of many employees telecommuting; increased late or uncollectible customer payments; regulatory delays; executive orders affecting, or increased regulation of, Entergy’s business; changes in credit ratings or outlooks as a result of any of the foregoing; or other adverse impacts on Entergy’s ability to execute on its business strategies and initiatives or, more generally, on Entergy’s results of operations, financial condition, and liquidity;

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FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION (Concluded)

•Entergy’s ability to attract and retain talented management, directors, and employees with specialized skills;

•Entergy’s ability to attract, retain, and manage an appropriately qualified workforce;

•changes in accounting standards and corporate governance best practices;

•declines in the market prices of marketable securities and resulting funding requirements and the effects on benefits costs for Entergy’s defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefits plans;

•future wage and employee benefits costs, including changes in discount rates and returns on benefit plan assets;

•changes in decommissioning trust fund values or earnings or in the timing of, requirements for, or cost to decommission Entergy’s nuclear plant sites and the implementation of decommissioning of such sites following shutdown;

•the effectiveness of Entergy’s risk management policies and procedures and the ability and willingness of its counterparties to satisfy their financial and performance commitments; and

•Entergy and its subsidiaries’ ability to successfully execute on their business strategies, including their ability to complete strategic transactions that they may undertake.

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DEFINITIONS

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

Abbreviation or Acronym	Term
ALJ	Administrative Law Judge
ANO 1 and 2	Units 1 and 2 of Arkansas Nuclear One (nuclear), owned by Entergy Arkansas
APSC	Arkansas Public Service Commission
ASU	Accounting Standards Update issued by the FASB
Board	Board of Directors of Entergy Corporation
Cajun	Cajun Electric Power Cooperative, Inc.
capacity factor	Actual plant output divided by maximum potential plant output for the period
City Council	Council of the City of New Orleans, Louisiana
COVID-19	The novel coronavirus disease declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in March 2020
DOE	United States Department of Energy
Entergy	Entergy Corporation and its direct and indirect subsidiaries
Entergy Corporation	Entergy Corporation, a Delaware corporation
Entergy Gulf States, Inc.	Predecessor company for financial reporting purposes to Entergy Gulf States Louisiana that included the assets and business operations of both Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and Entergy Texas
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana	Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C., a Louisiana limited liability company formally created as part of the jurisdictional separation of Entergy Gulf States, Inc. and the successor company to Entergy Gulf States, Inc. for financial reporting purposes.  The term is also used to refer to the Louisiana jurisdictional business of Entergy Gulf States, Inc., as the context requires. Effective October 1, 2015, the business of Entergy Gulf States Louisiana was combined with Entergy Louisiana.
Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Louisiana, LLC, a Texas limited liability company formally created as part of the combination of Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and the company formerly known as Entergy Louisiana, LLC (Old Entergy Louisiana) into a single public utility company and the successor to Old Entergy Louisiana for financial reporting purposes
Entergy Texas	Entergy Texas, Inc., a Texas corporation formally created as part of the jurisdictional separation of Entergy Gulf States, Inc.  The term is also used to refer to the Texas jurisdictional business of Entergy Gulf States, Inc., as the context requires.
Entergy Wholesale Commodities	Prior to January 1, 2023, one of Entergy’s reportable business segments consisting of non-utility business activities primarily comprised of the ownership, operation, and decommissioning of nuclear power plants, the ownership of interests in non-nuclear power plants, and the sale of the electric power produced by its operating power plants to wholesale customers
EPA	United States Environmental Protection Agency
FASB	Financial Accounting Standards Board
FERC	Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Form 10-K	Annual Report on Form 10-K for the calendar year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC by Entergy Corporation and its Registrant Subsidiaries
GAAP	Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
Grand Gulf	Unit No. 1 of Grand Gulf Nuclear Station (nuclear), 90% owned or leased by System Energy
GWh	Gigawatt-hour(s), which equals one million kilowatt-hours
Indian Point 2	Unit 2 of Indian Point Energy Center (nuclear), previously owned as part of Entergy’s non-utility business, which ceased power production in April 2020 and was sold in May 2021

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DEFINITIONS (Continued)

Abbreviation or Acronym	Term
Indian Point 3	Unit 3 of Indian Point Energy Center (nuclear), previously owned as part of Entergy’s non-utility business, which ceased power production in April 2021 and was sold in May 2021
IRS	Internal Revenue Service
ISO	Independent System Operator
kW	Kilowatt, which equals one thousand watts
kWh	Kilowatt-hour(s)
LPSC	Louisiana Public Service Commission
LURC	Louisiana Utilities Restoration Corporation
MISO	Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc., a regional transmission organization
MMBtu	One million British Thermal Units
MPSC	Mississippi Public Service Commission
MW	Megawatt(s), which equals one thousand kilowatts
MWh	Megawatt-hour(s)
Net debt to net capital ratio	Gross debt less cash and cash equivalents divided by total capitalization less cash and cash equivalents, which is a non-GAAP measure
NRC	Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Palisades	Palisades Nuclear Plant (nuclear), previously owned as part of Entergy’s non-utility business, which ceased power production in May 2022 and was sold in June 2022
Parent & Other	The portions of Entergy not included in the Utility segment, primarily consisting of the activities of the parent company, Entergy Corporation, and other business activity, including Entergy’s non-utility operations business which owns interests in non-nuclear power plants that sell the electric power produced by those plants to wholesale customers and also provides decommissioning services to nuclear power plants owned by non-affiliated entities in the United States
PPA	Purchased power agreement or power purchase agreement
PUCT	Public Utility Commission of Texas
Registrant Subsidiaries	Entergy Arkansas, LLC, Entergy Louisiana, LLC, Entergy Mississippi, LLC, Entergy New Orleans, LLC, Entergy Texas, Inc., and System Energy Resources, Inc.
River Bend	River Bend Station (nuclear), owned by Entergy Louisiana
SEC	Securities and Exchange Commission
System Agreement	Agreement, effective January 1, 1983, as modified, among the Utility operating companies relating to the sharing of generating capacity and other power resources. The agreement terminated effective August 2016.
System Energy	System Energy Resources, Inc.
Unit Power Sales Agreement	Agreement, dated as of June 10, 1982, as amended and approved by the FERC, among Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and System Energy, relating to the sale of capacity and energy from System Energy’s share of Grand Gulf
Utility	Entergy’s reportable segment that generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric power, with a small amount of natural gas distribution in portions of Louisiana
Utility operating companies	Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas
Vermont Yankee	Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (nuclear), previously owned as part of Entergy’s non-utility business, which ceased power production in December 2014 and was disposed of in January 2019

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DEFINITIONS (Concluded)

Abbreviation or Acronym	Term
Waterford 3	Unit No. 3 (nuclear) of the Waterford Steam Electric Station, owned by Entergy Louisiana
weather-adjusted usage	Electric usage excluding the effects of deviations from normal weather

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ENTERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Entergy operates primarily through a single reportable segment, Utility. The Utility segment includes the generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electric power in portions of Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas, and Louisiana, including the City of New Orleans; and operation of a small natural gas distribution business in portions of Louisiana. See “Planned Sale of Gas Distribution Businesses” in the Form 10-K for discussion of the planned sale of the Entergy New Orleans and Entergy Louisiana gas distribution businesses.

See Note 7 to the financial statements herein for discussion of and financial information regarding Entergy’s business segment.

Results of Operations

First Quarter 2024 Compared to First Quarter 2023

Following are income statement variances for Utility, Parent & Other, and Entergy comparing the first quarter 2024 to the first quarter 2023 showing how much the line item increased or (decreased) in comparison to the prior period.

	Utility	Parent & Other (a)	Entergy
	(In Thousands)
2023 Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Entergy Corporation	$397,302	($86,367)	$310,935
Operating revenues	(175,819)	(10,612)	(186,431)
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	(284,046)	2,279	(281,767)
Purchased power	226	(10,372)	(10,146)
Other regulatory charges (credits) - net	85,673	—	85,673
Other operation and maintenance	60,922	(5,417)	55,505
Asset write-offs, impairments, and related charges	131,775	—	131,775
Taxes other than income taxes	7,371	(379)	6,992
Depreciation and amortization	45,745	—	45,745
Other income (deductions)	135,803	(26,008)	109,795
Interest expense	9,913	11,549	21,462
Other expenses	3,918	1	3,919
Income taxes	100,674	(705)	99,969
Preferred dividend requirements of subsidiaries and noncontrolling interests	(109)	—	(109)
2024 Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Entergy Corporation	$195,224	($119,943)	$75,281

(a)Parent & Other includes eliminations, which are primarily intersegment activity.

First quarter 2024 results of operations include: (1) a $132 million ($97 million net-of-tax) charge, recorded at Utility, to reflect the write-off of a previously recorded regulatory asset as a result of an adverse decision in the Entergy Arkansas opportunity sales proceeding in March 2024; and (2) a $78 million ($57 million net-of-tax) regulatory charge, recorded at Utility in first quarter 2024, primarily to reflect a settlement in principle between Entergy New Orleans and the City Council in April 2024 for additional sharing with customers of income tax benefits from the resolution of the 2016-2018 IRS audit. See Note 2 to the financial statements herein and in the Form 10-K for discussion of the Entergy Arkansas opportunity sales proceeding. See Note 10 to the financial

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Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis

statements herein for discussion of the April 2024 settlement in principle and Note 3 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for discussion of the resolution of the 2016-2018 IRS audit.

First quarter 2023 results of operations include a $129 million reduction in income tax expense as a result of the Hurricane Ida securitization in March 2023, which also resulted in a $103 million ($76 million net-of-tax) regulatory charge, recorded at Utility, to reflect Entergy Louisiana’s obligation to provide credits to its customers as described in an LPSC ancillary order issued as part of the securitization regulatory proceeding. See Notes 2 and 3 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for discussion of the Entergy Louisiana March 2023 storm cost securitization.

Operating Revenues

Utility

Following is an analysis of the change in operating revenues comparing the first quarter 2024 to the first quarter 2023:

	Amount
	(In Millions)
2023 operating revenues	$2,948
Fuel, rider, and other revenues that do not significantly affect net income	(223)
Storm restoration carrying costs	(31)
Volume/weather	19
Retail electric price	59
2024 operating revenues	$2,772

The Utility operating companies’ results include revenues from rate mechanisms designed to recover fuel, purchased power, and other costs such that the revenues and expenses associated with these items generally offset and do not affect net income. “Fuel, rider, and other revenues that do not significantly affect net income” includes the revenue variance associated with these items.

Storm restoration carrying costs represent the equity component of storm restoration carrying costs recognized by Entergy Louisiana as part of its March 2023 storm cost securitization. See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for discussion of the Entergy Louisiana March 2023 storm cost securitization.

The volume/weather variance is primarily due to the effect of more favorable weather on residential sales, partially offset by a decrease in commercial and industrial usage. The decrease in industrial usage is primarily due to a decrease in demand from cogeneration customers.

The retail electric price variance is primarily due to:

•an increase in Entergy Arkansas’s formula rate plan rates effective January 2024;

•an increase in Entergy Louisiana’s formula rate plan revenues, including increases in the distribution and transmission recovery mechanisms, effective September 2023;

•an increase in Entergy Mississippi’s formula rate plan rates effective April 2023; and

•an increase in Entergy Texas’s base rates effective June 2023.

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

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Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis

Total electric energy sales for Utility for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 are as follows:

	2024	2023	% Change
	(GWh)
Residential	7,758	7,276	7
Commercial	6,223	6,248	—
Industrial	12,661	12,740	(1)
Governmental	572	577	(1)
Total retail	27,214	26,841	1
Sales for resale	3,958	4,502	(12)
Total	31,172	31,343	(1)

See Note 12 to the financial statements herein for additional discussion of operating revenues.

Other Income Statement Items

Utility

Other operation and maintenance expenses increased from $620 million for the first quarter 2023 to $681 million for the first quarter 2024 primarily due to:

•an increase of $10 million in compensation and benefits costs primarily due to higher healthcare claims activity in 2024;

•the effects of recording a final judgment in first quarter 2023 to resolve claims in the ANO damages case against the DOE related to spent nuclear fuel storage costs. The damages awarded included the reimbursement of approximately $10 million of spent nuclear fuel storage costs previously recorded as other operation and maintenance expenses. See Note 8 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for discussion of the spent nuclear fuel litigation;

•an increase of $9 million in power delivery expenses primarily due to higher vegetation maintenance costs due to timing and higher readiness and response costs;

•an increase of $9 million in contract costs related to operational performance, customer service, and organizational health initiatives;

•an increase of $7 million in non-nuclear generation expenses primarily due to a higher scope of work, including during plant outages, performed in 2024 as compared to 2023; and

•several individually insignificant items.

Asset write-offs, impairments, and related charges includes a $132 million ($97 million net-of-tax) charge to reflect the write-off, at Entergy Arkansas, of a previously recorded regulatory asset as a result of an adverse decision in the Entergy Arkansas opportunity sales proceeding in March 2024. See Note 2 to the financial statements herein and in the Form 10-K for discussion of the Entergy Arkansas opportunity sales proceeding.

Taxes other than income taxes increased primarily due to increases in ad valorem taxes resulting from higher assessments.

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased primarily due to:

•additions to plant in service;

•the recognition of $14 million in depreciation expense in first quarter 2024 at Entergy Texas for the 2022 base rate case relate back period, effective over six months beginning January 2024. The recognition of

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depreciation expense for the relate back period is effective over the same period as collections from the relate back surcharge rider and results in no effect on net income; and

•an increase in depreciation rates at Entergy Texas, effective June 2023.

The increase was partially offset by a reduction in depreciation expense at System Energy as a result of the approval by the FERC in August 2023 of the settlement establishing updated depreciation rates used in calculating Grand Gulf plant depreciation and amortization expenses under the Unit Power Sales Agreement. See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for discussion of the Unit Power Sales Agreement depreciation amendment proceeding. See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for discussion of the 2022 base rate case at Entergy Texas.

Other regulatory charges (credits) - net includes:

•a regulatory charge of $103 million, recorded by Entergy Louisiana in first quarter 2023, to reflect its obligation to provide credits to its customers as described in an LPSC ancillary order issued in the Hurricane Ida securitization regulatory proceeding. See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for discussion of the Entergy Louisiana March 2023 storm cost securitization; and

•a regulatory charge of $78 million, recorded by Entergy New Orleans in first quarter 2024, primarily to reflect a settlement in principle between Entergy New Orleans and the City Council in April 2024 for additional sharing with customers of income tax benefits from the resolution of the 2016-2018 IRS audit. See Note 10 to the financial statements herein for discussion of the April 2024 settlement in principle and Note 3 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for discussion of the resolution of the 2016-2018 IRS audit.

In addition, Entergy records a regulatory charge or credit for the difference between asset retirement obligation-related expenses and nuclear decommissioning trust earnings plus asset retirement obligation-related costs collected in revenue.

Other income increased primarily due to:

•changes in decommissioning trust fund activity, including portfolio rebalancing of decommissioning trust funds in first quarter 2024;

•an increase of $24 million in intercompany dividend income from affiliated preferred membership interests related to storm cost securitizations. The intercompany dividend income on the affiliate preferred membership interests is eliminated for consolidation purposes and has no effect on net income since the investment is in another Entergy subsidiary;

•a decrease of $17 million in net periodic pension non-service costs as a result of pension settlement charges recorded in first quarter 2023 and a reduction in the amortization of deferred pension losses as a result of an amendment to a qualified pension plan spinning-off predominantly inactive participants into a new qualified plan, extending the amortization period for deferred losses. See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Critical Accounting Estimates” in the Form 10-K, Note 6 to the financial statements herein, and Note 11 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for further discussion of pension and other postretirement benefits costs; and

•a $15 million charge, recorded by Entergy Louisiana in first quarter 2023, for the LURC’s 1% beneficial interest in the storm trust II established as part of the March 2023 storm cost securitization. See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for discussion of the Entergy Louisiana March 2023 storm cost securitization.

Interest expense increased primarily due to the issuance by Entergy Texas of $350 million of 5.80% Series mortgage bonds in August 2023.

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Parent and Other

Other income decreased primarily due to the elimination for consolidation purposes of intercompany dividend income of $24 million from affiliated preferred membership interests, as discussed above.

Interest expense increased primarily due to higher commercial paper balances. See Note 4 to the financial statements herein for discussion of Entergy’s commercial paper program.

Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate was 21.5% for the first quarter 2024. The difference in the effective income tax rate for the first quarter 2024 versus the federal statutory rate of 21% was primarily due to the amortization of state accumulated deferred income taxes as a result of tax rate changes, a provision for uncertain tax positions, and the accrual for state income taxes, partially offset by certain book and tax differences related to utility plant items and book and tax differences related to the allowance for equity funds used during construction.

The effective income tax rate was (33.8%) for the first quarter 2023. The difference in the effective income tax rate for the first quarter 2023 versus the federal statutory rate of 21% was primarily due to the reduction in income tax expense as a result of the securitization of Hurricane Ida storm costs pursuant to Louisiana Act 55, as supplemented by Act 293 of the Louisiana Legislature’s Regular Session of 2021. See Notes 2 and 3 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the Entergy Louisiana March 2023 storm cost securitization under Act 293.

Income Tax Legislation and Regulation

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Income Tax Legislation and Regulation” in the Form 10-K for discussion of income tax legislation and regulation. The following is an update to that discussion.

Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy have the potential to generate zero-emission nuclear power production tax credits for electricity generated by their respective nuclear power facilities. Based on guidance provided by the United States Treasury Department and the IRS, the production tax credits will be calculated by multiplying the kWh of qualifying electricity by $0.003, with the value of the credits decreasing ratably, or phasing out, once the annual gross receipts from the sale of nuclear power exceed a certain threshold. If certain prevailing wage requirements are satisfied, the calculation of the credit, as described in the preceding sentence, is multiplied by a factor of five. Additional guidance is needed from the United States Treasury Department and/or the IRS to determine how the value of these credits will be calculated for power generated from nuclear facilities of rate-regulated utilities. Due to the uncertainty of value, if any, of credits Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, or System Energy may receive, no credits have been recognized for the nuclear power produced during first quarter 2024. If credits are recognized in future periods, the value of such credits is expected to be shared with customers. As such, recognition of production tax credits is not expected to have a material effect on the results of operations of Entergy, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, or System Energy.

Entergy Wholesale Commodities Exit from the Merchant Power Business

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Entergy Wholesale Commodities Exit from the Merchant Power Business” in the Form 10-K for discussion of the exit from the merchant power business.

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Planned Sale of Gas Distribution Businesses

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Planned Sale of Gas Distribution Businesses” in the Form 10-K for discussion of the planned sale of Entergy New Orleans’s and Entergy Louisiana’s gas distribution businesses.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Liquidity and Capital Resources” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of Entergy’s capital structure, capital spending plans and other uses of capital, and sources of capital.  The following are updates to that discussion.

Capital Structure and Resources

Entergy’s debt to capital ratio is shown in the following table. The increase in the debt to capital ratio is primarily due to the net issuance of debt in 2024.

	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Debt to capital	65.8	%	63.8	%
Effect of excluding securitization bonds	(0.2	%)	(0.3	%)
Debt to capital, excluding securitization bonds (non-GAAP) (a)	65.6	%	63.5	%
Effect of subtracting cash	(1.1	%)	(0.1	%)
Net debt to net capital, excluding securitization bonds (non-GAAP) (a)	64.5	%	63.4	%

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

As of March 31, 2024, 20.8% of the debt outstanding is at the parent company, Entergy Corporation, and 78.7% is at the Utility. The remaining 0.5% of the debt outstanding relates to the Vermont Yankee credit facility, as discussed in Note 4 to the financial statements herein. Net debt consists of debt less cash and cash equivalents.  Debt consists of notes payable and commercial paper, finance lease obligations, and long-term debt, including the currently maturing portion.  Capital consists of debt, equity, and subsidiaries’ preferred stock without sinking fund.  Net capital consists of capital less cash and cash equivalents.  The debt to capital ratio excluding securitization bonds and net debt to net capital ratio excluding securitization bonds are non-GAAP measures. Entergy uses the debt to capital ratios excluding securitization bonds in analyzing its financial condition and believes they provide useful information to its investors and creditors in evaluating Entergy’s financial condition because the securitization bonds are non-recourse to Entergy, as more fully described in Note 5 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K.  Entergy also uses the net debt to net capital ratio excluding securitization bonds in analyzing its financial condition and believes it provides useful information to its investors and creditors in evaluating Entergy’s financial condition because net debt indicates Entergy’s outstanding debt position that could not be readily satisfied by cash and cash equivalents on hand.

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Entergy Corporation has in place a credit facility that has a borrowing capacity of $3.5 billion and expires in June 2028.  The facility includes fronting commitments for the issuance of letters of credit against $20 million of the total borrowing capacity of the credit facility.  The commitment fee is currently 0.225% of the undrawn commitment amount.  Commitment fees and interest rates on loans under the credit facility can fluctuate depending on the senior unsecured debt ratings of Entergy Corporation.  As there were no borrowings under the facility for the three months ended March 31, 2024, the estimated interest rate as of March 31, 2024 that would have been applied to outstanding borrowings under the facility was 6.93%. The following is a summary of the amounts outstanding and capacity available under the credit facility as of March 31, 2024:

Capacity	Borrowings	Letters of Credit	Capacity Available
(In Millions)
$3,500	$—	$4	$3,496

Entergy Corporation’s credit facility includes a covenant requiring Entergy to maintain a consolidated debt ratio, as defined, of 65% or less of its total capitalization.  The calculation of this debt ratio under Entergy Corporation’s credit facility is different than the calculation of the debt to capital ratio above.  Entergy is currently in compliance with the covenant and expects to remain in compliance with this covenant.  If Entergy fails to meet this ratio, or if Entergy Corporation or one of the Registrant Subsidiaries (except Entergy New Orleans and System Energy) defaults on other indebtedness or is in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, an acceleration of the Entergy Corporation credit facility’s maturity date may occur.  See Note 4 to the financial statements herein for additional discussion of the Entergy Corporation credit facility and discussion of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ credit facilities.

Entergy Corporation has a commercial paper program with a Board-approved program limit of up to $2 billion. As of March 31, 2024, Entergy Corporation had $1,913.5 million of commercial paper outstanding. The weighted-average interest rate for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was 5.69%.

Equity Issuances and Equity Distribution Program

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Liquidity and Capital Resources - Sources of Capital - Equity Issuances and Equity Distribution Program” in the Form 10-K and Note 3 to the financial statements herein for discussion of the equity distribution program.

Capital Expenditure Plans and Other Uses of Capital

See the table and discussion in the Form 10-K under “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Liquidity and Capital Resources - Capital Expenditure Plans and Other Uses of Capital,” that sets forth the amounts of Entergy’s planned construction and other capital investments for 2024 through 2026. The following are updates to that discussion.

Renewables

Alternative RFP and Certification

As discussed in the Form 10-K, in March 2023, Entergy Louisiana made the first phase of a bifurcated filing to seek approval from the LPSC for an alternative to the requests for proposals (RFP) process that would enable the acquisition of up to 3 GW of solar resources on a faster timeline than the current RFP and certification process allows. The initial phase of the filing established the need for the acquisition of additional resources and the need for an alternative to the RFP process. The second phase of the filing, which contains the details of the proposal for the alternative competitive procurement process and the information necessary to support certification, was filed in May 2023. In addition to the acquisition of up to 3 GW of solar resources, the filing also seeks approval of a new renewable energy credits-based tariff, Rider Geaux ZERO. Several parties have intervened, and a

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procedural schedule was established in May 2023 with a hearing scheduled for March 2024. In March 2024 the hearing in this matter was rescheduled to June 2024.

Other Generation

Bayou Power Station

In March 2024, Entergy Louisiana filed an application with the LPSC seeking certification that the public convenience and necessity would be served by the construction of the Bayou Power Station, a 112 MW aggregated capacity floating natural gas power station with black-start capability in Leeville, Louisiana and an associated microgrid that would serve nearby areas, including Port Fourchon, Golden Meadow, Leeville, and Grand Isle. The current estimated cost of the Bayou Power Station is $411 million, including estimated costs of transmission interconnection and other related costs. Subject to timely approval by the LPSC and receipt of other permits and approvals, commercial operation is expected to occur by the end of 2028. No procedural schedule has been set at this time.

System Resilience and Storm Hardening

Entergy Louisiana

As discussed in the Form 10-K, in December 2022, Entergy Louisiana filed an application with the LPSC seeking a public interest finding regarding Phase I of Entergy Louisiana’s Future Ready resilience plan and approval of a rider mechanism to recover the program’s costs. Phase I in the December 2022 application reflected the first five years of a ten-year resilience plan and included investment of approximately $5 billion, including hardening investment, transmission dead-end structures, enhanced vegetation management, and telecommunications improvement. The LPSC staff and certain intervenors filed direct testimony in August, September, and October 2023. The LPSC staff filed cross-answering testimony in October 2023. The testimony largely supports implementation of some level of accelerated investment in resilience, but raises various issues related to the magnitude of the investment, the cost recovery mechanism applicable to the investment, and the ratemaking for the investment. In April 2024 the LPSC approved a framework which includes an initial five-year resilience plan providing for an investment of approximately $1.9 billion and a rider to recover the associated costs. The plan is subject to specified reporting requirements and includes a performance review of the hardened assets. Entergy Louisiana is permitted to make future filings for additional investments.

Entergy New Orleans

As discussed in the Form 10-K, in October 2021 the City Council passed a resolution and order establishing a docket and procedural schedule with respect to system resiliency and storm hardening. In July 2022, Entergy New Orleans filed with the City Council a response identifying a preliminary plan for storm hardening and resiliency projects, including microgrids, to be implemented over ten years at an approximate cost of $1.5 billion. In February 2023 the City Council approved a revised procedural schedule requiring Entergy New Orleans to make a filing in April 2023 containing a narrowed list of proposed hardening projects. In April 2023, Entergy New Orleans filed the required application and supporting testimony seeking City Council approval of the first phase (five years and $559 million) of a ten-year infrastructure hardening plan totaling approximately $1 billion. Entergy New Orleans also sought, among other relief, City Council approval of a rider to recover from customers the costs of the infrastructure hardening plan. In February 2024 the City Council approved a resolution authorizing Entergy New Orleans to implement a resilience project to be partially funded by $55 million of matching funding through the DOE’s Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships program. The resolution also requires Entergy New Orleans to submit, no later than July 2024, a revised resilience plan consisting of projects over a three-year period. In March 2024, Entergy New Orleans filed the requested three-year resilience plan, which includes $168 million in hardening projects. The three-year resilience plan is in addition to the previously authorized resilience project to be partially

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funded by the DOE’s Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships program. The filing requests an expedited technical conference in May 2024, which request is pending.

Dividends

Declarations of dividends on Entergy’s common stock are made at the discretion of the Board.  Among other things, the Board evaluates the level of Entergy’s common stock dividends based upon earnings per share from the Utility segment and the Parent and Other portion of the business, financial strength, and future investment opportunities.  At its April 2024 meeting, the Board declared a dividend of $1.13 per share, which is the same quarterly dividend per share that Entergy has paid since the third quarter 2023.

Cash Flow Activity

As shown in Entergy’s Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:

	2024	2023
	(In Millions)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	$133	$224
Net cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities	521	960
Investing activities	(1,288)	(1,283)
Financing activities	1,929	2,070
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	1,162	1,747
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$1,295	$1,971

Operating Activities

Net cash flow provided by operating activities decreased $439 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023 primarily due to lower collections from Utility customers, including the effect of higher deferred fuel collections in 2023, and timing of payments to vendors.

Investing Activities

Net cash flow used in investing activities increased $5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023 primarily due to the initial payment of approximately $170 million in February 2024 for the purchase of the Walnut Bend Solar facility by Entergy Arkansas. The increase was partially offset by:

•a decrease of $79 million in distribution construction expenditures primarily due to lower capital expenditures for storm restoration in 2024 and a lower scope of work on projects in 2024 as compared to 2023; and

•a decrease of $70 million in nuclear construction expenditures primarily due to decreased spending on various nuclear projects in 2024.

See Note 14 to the financial statements herein for discussion of the Walnut Bend Solar facility purchase.

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Financing Activities

Net cash flow provided by financing activities decreased $141 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023 primarily due to proceeds from securitization of $1.5 billion received by the storm trust II at Entergy Louisiana in 2023, partially offset by:

•an increase of $737 million in net issuances of commercial paper in 2024 compared to 2023; and

•long-term debt activity providing approximately $1,371 million of cash in 2024 compared to providing approximately $780 million of cash in 2023.

See Note 2 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the Entergy Louisiana March 2023 storm cost securitization. See Note 4 to the financial statements herein and Notes 4 and 5 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for details of Entergy’s commercial paper program and long-term debt.

Rate, Cost-recovery, and Other Regulation

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

State and Local Rate Regulation and Fuel-Cost Recovery

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

Federal Regulation

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

Market and Credit Risk Sensitive Instruments

See “MANAGEMENT’S FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – Market and Credit Risk Sensitive Instruments” in the Form 10-K for a discussion of market and credit risk sensitive instruments. The following is an update to that discussion.

Some of the agreements to sell the power produced by the non-utility operations business contain provisions that require an Entergy subsidiary to provide credit support to secure its obligations under the agreements. The primary form of credit support to satisfy these requirements is an Entergy Corporation guarantee.  Cash and letters of credit are also acceptable forms of credit support. At March 31, 2024, based on power prices at that time, Entergy had liquidity exposure of $3 million under the guarantees in place supporting its non-utility operations business transactions and $8 million of posted cash collateral.

Nuclear Matters

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

NRC Reactor Oversight Process

As discussed in the Form 10-K, the NRC’s Reactor Oversight Process is a program to collect information about plant performance, assess the information for its safety significance, and provide for appropriate licensee and

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NRC response. The NRC evaluates plant performance by analyzing two distinct inputs: inspection findings resulting from the NRC’s inspection program and performance indicators reported by the licensee. The evaluations result in the placement of each plant in one of the NRC’s Reactor Oversight Process Action Matrix columns: “licensee response column,” or Column 1, “regulatory response column,” or Column 2, “degraded cornerstone column,” or Column 3, “multiple/repetitive degraded cornerstone column,” or Column 4, and “unacceptable performance,” or Column 5. Plants in Column 1 are subject to normal NRC inspection activities. Plants in Column 2, Column 3, or Column 4 are subject to progressively increasing levels of inspection by the NRC with, in general, progressively increasing levels of associated costs. Continued plant operation is not permitted for plants in Column 5. All of the nuclear generating plants owned and operated by Entergy’s Utility business are currently in Column 1.

In July 2023 the NRC placed River Bend in Column 2, effective April 2023, based on failure to inspect wiring associated with the high pressure core spray system. In August 2023 the NRC issued a finding and notice of violation related to a radiation monitor calibration issue at River Bend. In December 2023, River Bend successfully completed the inspection of the high pressure core spray system issue and in February 2024, River Bend completed the supplemental inspection of the radiation monitor calibration issue, each in accordance with the NRC’s inspection policies for nuclear plants in Column 2. The NRC issued its inspection report on both issues in March 2024 and River Bend was returned to Column 1.

Critical Accounting Estimates

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

New Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 1 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for discussion of new accounting pronouncements. The following is an update to that discussion.

In March 2024 the SEC issued final rules that require registrants to provide certain climate-related disclosures in annual reports and registration statements in order to enhance and standardize climate-related disclosures for investors. The final rules require a registrant to disclose, among other things: material climate-related risks; activities to mitigate or adapt to such risks; information about the registrant’s board of directors’ oversight of climate-related risks and management’s role in managing material climate-related risks; and information on any climate-related targets or goals that are material to the registrant’s business, results of operations, or financial condition. In addition, the final rules require disclosure of Scope 1 and/or Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions on a phased-in basis by certain larger registrants when those emissions are material; the filing of an attestation report covering the required disclosure of such registrants’ Scope 1 and/or Scope 2 emissions, also on a phased-in basis; and disclosure of the financial statement effects of severe weather events and other natural conditions. The phase-in compliance period is effective for Entergy beginning with its annual report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. In April 2024 the SEC stayed the final rules, pending judicial review of consolidated challenges to the rules by the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Entergy is evaluating the impact the final rules will have on its disclosures and will continue to monitor developments related to the SEC’s stay of the rules and the litigation challenging such rules.

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CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
(Unaudited)
	2024	2023
	(In Thousands, Except Share Data)
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric	$2,706,506	$2,883,411
Natural gas	65,667	64,581
Other	22,455	33,067
TOTAL	2,794,628	2,981,059
OPERATING EXPENSES
Operation and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	616,617	898,384
Purchased power	228,142	238,288
Nuclear refueling outage expenses	38,263	37,233
Other operation and maintenance	687,031	631,526
Asset write-offs, impairments, and related charges	131,775	—
Decommissioning	53,382	50,493
Taxes other than income taxes	192,429	185,437
Depreciation and amortization	499,661	453,916
Other regulatory charges (credits) - net	109,346	23,673
TOTAL	2,556,646	2,518,950
OPERATING INCOME	237,982	462,109
OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	26,794	23,146
Interest and investment income	150,697	48,259
Miscellaneous - net	(50,743)	(54,452)
TOTAL	126,748	16,953
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense	277,743	255,329
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(10,543)	(9,591)
TOTAL	267,200	245,738
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	97,530	233,324
Income taxes	20,994	(78,975)
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	76,536	312,299
Preferred dividend requirements of subsidiaries and noncontrolling interests	1,255	1,364
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO ENTERGY CORPORATION	$75,281	$310,935
Earnings per average common share:
Basic	$0.35	$1.47
Diluted	$0.35	$1.47
Basic average number of common shares outstanding	213,143,719	211,350,705
Diluted average number of common shares outstanding	213,873,128	212,146,507
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
(Unaudited)
	2024	2023
	(In Thousands)
Net Income	$76,536	$312,299
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Pension and other postretirement adjustment (net of tax expense (benefit) of ($1,202) and $731)	(3,668)	2,027
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(3,668)	2,027
Comprehensive Income	72,868	314,326
Preferred dividend requirements of subsidiaries and noncontrolling interests	1,255	1,364
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Entergy Corporation	$71,613	$312,962
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
(Unaudited)
	2024	2023
	(In Thousands)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income	$76,536	$312,299
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	600,412	553,224
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	(20,656)	(98,244)
Asset write-offs, impairments, and related charges	131,775	—
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	107,921	272,533
Fuel inventory	5,387	(29,484)
Accounts payable	(287,418)	(339,963)
Taxes accrued	(64,085)	(66,717)
Interest accrued	29,615	30,627
Deferred fuel costs	92,685	442,598
Other working capital accounts	(73,315)	(67,971)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses	9,283	25
Changes in regulatory assets	237,098	542,694
Changes in other regulatory liabilities	205,587	136,685
Effect of securitization on regulatory asset	—	(491,150)
Changes in pension and other postretirement funded status	(76,343)	(64,088)
Other	(453,390)	(173,525)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	521,092	959,543
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(961,152)	(1,175,657)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	26,794	23,146
Nuclear fuel purchases	(133,315)	(90,809)
Payment for purchase of plant and assets	(172,614)	—
Changes in securitization account	(8,934)	(3,904)
Payments to storm reserve escrow accounts	(5,269)	(4,196)
Increase in other investments	(1,562)	(3,462)
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales	489,417	204,128
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds	(521,237)	(232,837)
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(1,287,872)	(1,283,591)
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
(Unaudited)
	2024	2023
	(In Thousands)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Long-term debt	2,206,338	1,614,522
Treasury stock	6,759	4,017
Retirement of long-term debt	(835,740)	(834,530)
Changes in commercial paper - net	775,333	37,995
Proceeds received by storm trust related to securitization	—	1,457,676
Other	21,940	21,490
Dividends paid:
Common stock	(240,959)	(226,194)
Preferred stock	(4,580)	(4,580)
Net cash flow provided by financing activities	1,929,091	2,070,396
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	1,162,311	1,746,348
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	132,548	224,164
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$1,294,859	$1,970,512
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	$237,931	$215,082
Income taxes	($316)	($5,352)
Noncash investing activities:
Accrued construction expenditures	$509,046	$428,459
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ENTERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS
March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023
(Unaudited)
	2024	2023
	(In Thousands)
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash	$64,949	$71,609
Temporary cash investments	1,229,910	60,939
Total cash and cash equivalents	1,294,859	132,548
Accounts receivable:
Customer	670,812	699,411
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(21,889)	(25,905)
Other	209,929	225,334
Accrued unbilled revenues	426,682	494,615
Total accounts receivable	1,285,534	1,393,455
Deferred fuel costs	123,796	169,967
Fuel inventory - at average cost	187,412	192,799
Materials and supplies - at average cost	1,495,201	1,418,969
Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs	139,801	140,115
Prepayments and other	231,163	213,016
TOTAL	4,757,766	3,660,869
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
Decommissioning trust funds	5,165,779	4,863,710
Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation)	417,730	418,546
Storm reserve escrow accounts	328,475	323,206
Other	70,281	69,494
TOTAL	5,982,265	5,674,956
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT
Electric	67,626,345	66,850,474
Natural gas	724,113	717,503
Construction work in progress	2,281,938	2,109,703
Nuclear fuel	707,034	707,852
TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT	71,339,430	70,385,532
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization	26,837,531	26,551,203
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT - NET	44,501,899	43,834,329
DEFERRED DEBITS AND OTHER ASSETS
Regulatory assets:
Other regulatory assets (includes securitization property of $244,804 as of March 31, 2024 and $250,830 as of December 31, 2023)	5,432,306	5,669,404
Deferred fuel costs	172,201	172,201
Goodwill	374,099	374,099
Accumulated deferred income taxes	13,622	16,367
Other	395,698	301,171
TOTAL	6,387,926	6,533,242
TOTAL ASSETS	$61,629,856	$59,703,396
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ENTERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023
(Unaudited)
	2024	2023
	(In Thousands)
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Currently maturing long-term debt	$2,177,072	$2,099,057
Notes payable and commercial paper	1,913,504	1,138,171
Accounts payable	1,187,454	1,566,745
Customer deposits	455,707	446,146
Taxes accrued	370,128	434,213
Interest accrued	243,812	214,197
Deferred fuel costs	265,442	218,927
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	57,390	59,508
Other	214,018	219,528
TOTAL	6,884,527	6,396,492
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued	4,236,410	4,245,982
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits	201,910	205,973
Regulatory liability for income taxes - net	1,021,395