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Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries
DEFINITIONS
Certainabbreviationsoracronymsusedinthetextandnotesaredenedbelow:
Abbreviation or Acronym Term
Kw Kilowatt
KWh Kilowatt-hour(s)
LPSC Louisiana Public Service Commission
MMBtu One million British Thermal Units
MPSC Mississippi Public Service Commission
MW Megawatt(s),whichequalsonethousandkilowatt(s)
MWh Megawatt-hour(s)
NelsonUnit6 UnitNo.6(coal)oftheNelsonSteamElectricGeneratingStation,70%of
whichisco-ownedbyEntergyGulfStatesLouisiana(57.5%)andEntergyTexas
(42.5%)
Net debt ratio Gross debt less cash and cash equivalents divided by total capitalization less cash
and cash equivalents
Net MW in operation Installed capacity owned and operated
Non-Utility Nuclear Entergy’s business segment that owns and operates six nuclear power plants and
sells electric power produced by those plants to wholesale customers
NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NYPA New York Power Authority
OASIS Open Access Same Time Information Systems
PPA Purchased power agreement
PUCT Public Utility Commission of Texas
Registrant Subsidiaries Entergy Arkansas, Inc., Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C., Entergy
Louisiana, LLC, Entergy Mississippi, Inc., Entergy New Orleans, Inc., Entergy
Texas, Inc., and System Energy Resources, Inc.
RiverBend RiverBendSteamElectricGeneratingStation(nuclear),ownedbyEntergyGulf
States Louisiana
SEC Securities and Exchange Commission
SFAS Statement of Financial Accounting Standards as promulgated by the FASB
SMEPA South Mississippi Electric Power Association, which owns a 10% interest in
Grand Gulf
SystemAgreement Agreement,effectiveJanuary1,1983,asmodied,amongtheUtilityoperating
companies relating to the sharing of generating capacity and other power
resources
System Energy System Energy Resources, Inc.
TWh Terawatt-hour(s),whichequalsonebillionkilowatt-hours
Unit-contingent Transactionunderwhichpowerissuppliedfromaspecicgenerationasset;if
the asset is not operating, the seller is generally not liable to the buyer for any
damages
UnitPowerSalesAgreement Agreement,datedasofJune10,1982,asamendedandapprovedbyFERC,
among Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New
Orleans, and System Energy, relating to the sale of capacity and energy from
System Energy’s share of Grand Gulf
Utility Entergy’s business segment that generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric
power, with a small amount of natural gas distribution
Utility operating companies Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy
Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas
Waterford3 UnitNo.3(nuclear)oftheWaterfordSteamElectricGeneratingStation,100%
owned or leased by Entergy Louisiana
Weather-adjusted usage Electric usage excluding the effects of deviations from normal weather
White Bluff White Bluff Steam Electric Generating Station, 57% owned by Entergy Arkansas
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