Revolving Credit Facilities, Lines Of Credit, Short-Term Borrowings, And Long-Term Debt

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Revolving Credit Facilities, Lines Of Credit, Short-Term Borrowings, And Long-Term Debt

NOTE 4.  REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITIES, LINES OF CREDIT, SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS, AND LONG-TERM DEBT (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)

Entergy Corporation has in place a credit facility that has a borrowing capacity of $3.5 billion and expires in June 2026.  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.  The weighted average interest rate for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was 1.61% on the drawn portion of the facility.  Following is a summary of the borrowings outstanding and capacity available under the facility as of June 30, 2021.

Capacity	Borrowings	Letters of Credit	Capacity Available
(In Millions)
$3,500	$150	$6	$3,344

Entergy Corporation’s credit facility requires Entergy to maintain a consolidated debt ratio, as defined, of 65% or less of its total capitalization.  Entergy is 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) defaults on other indebtedness or is in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, an acceleration of the facility maturity date may occur.

Entergy Corporation has a commercial paper program with a Board-approved program limit of up to $2 billion.  As of June 30, 2021, Entergy Corporation had approximately $866 million of commercial paper outstanding.  The weighted-average interest rate for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was 0.32%.

Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas each had credit facilities available as of June 30, 2021 as follows:

Company	Expiration Date	Amount of Facility	Interest Rate (a)	Amount Drawn as of June 30, 2021	Letters of Credit Outstanding as of June 30, 2021
Entergy Arkansas	April 2022	$25 million (b)	2.75%	$—	$—
Entergy Arkansas	June 2026	$150 million (c)	1.23%	$—	$—
Entergy Louisiana	June 2026	$350 million (c)	1.23%	$—	$—
Entergy Mississippi	April 2022	$37.5 million (d)	1.60%	$—	$—
Entergy Mississippi	April 2022	$35 million (d)	1.60%	$—	$—
Entergy Mississippi	April 2022	$10 million (d)	1.60%	$—	$—
Entergy New Orleans	June 2024	$25 million (c)	1.58%	$—	$—
Entergy Texas	June 2026	$150 million (c)	1.60%	$—	$1.3 million

(a)The interest rate is the estimated interest rate as of June 30, 2021 that would have been applied to outstanding borrowings under the facility.

(b)Borrowings under the Entergy Arkansas credit facility may be secured by a security interest in its accounts receivable at Entergy Arkansas’s option.

(c)The credit facility includes fronting commitments for the issuance of letters of credit against a portion of the borrowing capacity of the facility as follows: $5 million for Entergy Arkansas; $15 million for Entergy Louisiana; $10 million for Entergy New Orleans; and $30 million for Entergy Texas.

(d)Borrowings under the Entergy Mississippi credit facilities may be secured by a security interest in its accounts receivable at Entergy Mississippi’s option.

The commitment fees on the credit facilities range from 0.075% to 0.275% of the undrawn commitment amount. Each of the credit facilities requires the Registrant Subsidiary borrower to maintain a debt ratio, as defined, of 65% or less of its total capitalization.  Each Registrant Subsidiary is in compliance with this covenant.

In addition, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas each entered into one or more uncommitted standby letter of credit facilities primarily as a means to post collateral to support its obligations to MISO. Following is a summary of the uncommitted standby letter of credit facilities as of June 30, 2021:

Company	Amount of Uncommitted Facility	Letter of Credit Fee	MISO Letters of Credit Issued as of June 30, 2021 (a) (b)
Entergy Arkansas	$25 million	0.78%	$2.5 million
Entergy Louisiana	$125 million	0.78%	$7.8 million
Entergy Mississippi	$65 million	0.78%	$2 million
Entergy New Orleans	$15 million	1.00%	$1 million
Entergy Texas	$50 million	0.70%	$18.2 million

(a)As of June 30, 2021, letters of credit posted with MISO covered financial transmission rights exposure of $1.5 million for Entergy Arkansas, $0.7 million for Entergy Louisiana, $0.9 million for Entergy Mississippi, $0.3 million for Entergy New Orleans, and $2.3 million for Entergy Texas. See Note 8 to the financial statements herein for discussion of financial transmission rights.

(b)As of June 30, 2021, in addition to the $2 million MISO letter of credit, Entergy Mississippi has $7.9 million of non-MISO letters of credit outstanding under this facility.

The short-term borrowings of the Registrant Subsidiaries are limited to amounts authorized by the FERC.  The current FERC-authorized limits for Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy are effective through July 14, 2022. In addition to borrowings from commercial banks, these companies may also borrow from the Entergy System money pool and from other internal short-term borrowing arrangements.  The money pool and the other internal borrowing arrangements are inter-company borrowing arrangements designed to reduce the Utility subsidiaries’ dependence on external short-term borrowings.  Borrowings from internal and external short-term borrowings combined may not exceed the FERC-authorized limits.  The following were the FERC-authorized limits for short-term borrowings and the outstanding short-term borrowings as of June 30, 2021 (aggregating both internal and external short-term borrowings) for the Registrant Subsidiaries:

	Authorized	Borrowings
	(In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas	$250	$—
Entergy Louisiana	$450	$—
Entergy Mississippi	$175	$17
Entergy New Orleans	$150	$38
Entergy Texas	$200	$63
System Energy	$200	$—

Vermont Yankee Credit Facility (Entergy Corporation)

In January 2019, Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee was transferred to NorthStar and its credit facility was assumed by Entergy Assets Management Operations, LLC (formerly Vermont Yankee Asset Retirement, LLC),

Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee’s parent company that remains an Entergy subsidiary after the transfer. The credit facility has a borrowing capacity of $139 million and expires in December 2022. The commitment fee is currently 0.20% of the undrawn commitment amount.  As of June 30, 2021, $139 million in cash borrowings were outstanding under the credit facility.  The weighted average interest rate for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was 1.71% on the drawn portion of the facility. See Note 14 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for discussion of the transfer of Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee to NorthStar.

Variable Interest Entities (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy)

See Note 17 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the consolidation of the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities (VIEs).  To finance the acquisition and ownership of nuclear fuel, the nuclear fuel company VIEs have credit facilities and three of the four VIEs have commercial paper programs in place. Following is a summary as of June 30, 2021:

Company	Expiration Date	Amount of Facility	Weighted  Average Interest  Rate on  Borrowings (a)	Amount Outstanding as of June 30, 2021
		(Dollars in Millions)
Entergy Arkansas VIE	June 2024	$80	1.26%	$—
Entergy Louisiana River Bend VIE	June 2024	$105	1.22%	$64.6
Entergy Louisiana Waterford VIE	June 2024	$105	1.22%	$62.1
System Energy VIE	June 2024	$120	1.22%	$45.7

(a)Includes letter of credit fees and bank fronting fees on commercial paper issuances, if any, by the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities for Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy. The nuclear fuel company variable interest entity for Entergy Louisiana River Bend does not issue commercial paper, but borrows directly on its bank credit facility.

The commitment fees on the credit facilities are 0.100% of the undrawn commitment amount for the Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy VIEs.  Each credit facility requires the respective lessee of nuclear fuel (Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, or Entergy Corporation as guarantor for System Energy) to maintain a consolidated debt ratio, as defined, of 70% or less of its total capitalization.

The nuclear fuel company variable interest entities had notes payable that were included in debt on the respective balance sheets as of June 30, 2021 as follows:

Company	Description	Amount
Entergy Arkansas VIE	3.65% Series L due July 2021 (a)	$90 million
Entergy Arkansas VIE	3.17% Series M due December 2023	$40 million
Entergy Arkansas VIE	1.84% Series N due July 2026	$90 million
Entergy Louisiana River Bend VIE	2.51% Series V due June 2027	$70 million
Entergy Louisiana Waterford VIE	3.22% Series I due December 2023	$20 million
System Energy VIE	2.05% Series K due September 2027	$90 million

(a)    Repaid at maturity

In accordance with regulatory treatment, interest on the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities’ credit facilities, commercial paper, and long-term notes payable is reported in fuel expense.

Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy each have obtained financing authorizations from the FERC that extend through July 14, 2022 for issuances by its nuclear fuel company variable interest entities.

Debt Issuances and Retirements

(Entergy Corporation)

In March 2021, Entergy Corporation issued $650 million of 1.90% Series senior notes due June 2028 and $650 million of 2.40% Series senior notes due June 2031. Entergy Corporation used the proceeds to repay a portion of its outstanding commercial paper and for general corporate purposes.

(Entergy Arkansas)

In March 2021, Entergy Arkansas issued $400 million of 3.35% Series mortgage bonds due June 2052. Entergy Arkansas expects to use, or has used, the proceeds, together with other funds, to finance in part the purchase of the Searcy Solar Facility, to repay a portion of the debt outstanding under its $150 million long-term revolving credit facility, to repay a portion of the debt outstanding under its $25 million short-term revolving credit facility, and for general corporate purposes.

(Entergy Louisiana)

In March 2021, Entergy Louisiana issued $500 million of 2.35% Series mortgage bonds due June 2032 and $500 million of 3.10% Series mortgage bonds due June 2041. Entergy Louisiana used the proceeds, together with other funds, to repay at maturity, its $200 million of 4.80% Series mortgage bonds due May 2021, to finance, on an interim basis, storm restoration costs related to Hurricane Laura, Hurricane Delta, Hurricane Zeta, and the winter storms of February 2021, and for general corporate purposes.

In April 2021, Entergy Louisiana arranged for the issuance by the Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority of (i) $16.2 million of 2.00% pollution control revenue bonds Series 2021A due June 2030, and (ii) $182.48 million of 2.50% pollution control revenue bonds Series 2021B due April 2036, each of which series is evidenced by a separate series of collateral trust mortgage bonds of Entergy Louisiana. A portion of the proceeds were applied in April 2021 to the refunding of $83.68 million of outstanding pollution control revenue bonds previously issued on behalf of Entergy Louisiana. The remainder of the proceeds were applied in June 2021 to the refunding of $115 million of outstanding pollution control revenue bonds previously issued on behalf of Entergy Louisiana.

(Entergy Mississippi)

In March 2021, Entergy Mississippi issued $200 million of 3.50% Series mortgage bonds due June 2051. Entergy Mississippi used the proceeds, together with other funds, to repay a portion of the debt outstanding under its three short-term revolving credit facilities with an aggregate commitment of $82.5 million and for general corporate purposes.

(Entergy Texas)

In May 2021, Entergy Texas redeemed $125 million of 2.55% Series mortgage bonds due June 2021.

(System Energy)

In June 2021, System Energy arranged for the issuance by the Mississippi Business Finance Corporation of $83.695 million of 2.375% revenue bonds (System Energy Resources, Inc. Project) Series 2021 due June 2044, which are evidenced by a series of System Energy first mortgage bonds. System Energy used the proceeds, together

with other funds, to refund $83.695 million of outstanding revenue bonds.

Fair Value

The book value and the fair value of long-term debt for Entergy Corporation and the Registrant Subsidiaries as of June 30, 2021 were as follows:

	Book Value of Long-Term Debt	Fair Value of Long-Term Debt (a)
	(In Thousands)
Entergy	$24,497,290	$26,221,663
Entergy Arkansas	$4,043,714	$4,327,356
Entergy Louisiana	$9,836,133	$10,746,564
Entergy Mississippi	$1,981,674	$2,166,517
Entergy New Orleans	$636,870	$584,209
Entergy Texas	$2,323,879	$2,496,970
System Energy	$750,939	$771,477

(a)Fair values were classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy discussed in Note 8 to the financial statements herein.

The book value and the fair value of long-term debt for Entergy Corporation and the Registrant Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020 were as follows:

	Book Value of Long-Term Debt	Fair Value of Long-Term Debt (a)
	(In Thousands)
Entergy	$22,369,776	$24,813,818
Entergy Arkansas	$3,967,507	$4,355,632
Entergy Louisiana	$9,027,451	$10,258,294
Entergy Mississippi	$1,780,577	$2,021,432
Entergy New Orleans	$642,233	$620,634
Entergy Texas	$2,493,708	$2,765,193
System Energy	$805,274	$840,540

(a)Fair values were classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy discussed in Note 8 to the financial statements herein.

Entergy Arkansas [Member]

Revolving Credit Facilities, Lines Of Credit, Short-Term Borrowings, And Long-Term Debt

NOTE 4.  REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITIES, LINES OF CREDIT, SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS, AND LONG-TERM DEBT (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)

Entergy Corporation has in place a credit facility that has a borrowing capacity of $3.5 billion and expires in June 2026.  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.  The weighted average interest rate for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was 1.61% on the drawn portion of the facility.  Following is a summary of the borrowings outstanding and capacity available under the facility as of June 30, 2021.

Capacity	Borrowings	Letters of Credit	Capacity Available
(In Millions)
$3,500	$150	$6	$3,344

Entergy Corporation’s credit facility requires Entergy to maintain a consolidated debt ratio, as defined, of 65% or less of its total capitalization.  Entergy is 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) defaults on other indebtedness or is in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, an acceleration of the facility maturity date may occur.

Entergy Corporation has a commercial paper program with a Board-approved program limit of up to $2 billion.  As of June 30, 2021, Entergy Corporation had approximately $866 million of commercial paper outstanding.  The weighted-average interest rate for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was 0.32%.

Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas each had credit facilities available as of June 30, 2021 as follows:

Company	Expiration Date	Amount of Facility	Interest Rate (a)	Amount Drawn as of June 30, 2021	Letters of Credit Outstanding as of June 30, 2021
Entergy Arkansas	April 2022	$25 million (b)	2.75%	$—	$—
Entergy Arkansas	June 2026	$150 million (c)	1.23%	$—	$—
Entergy Louisiana	June 2026	$350 million (c)	1.23%	$—	$—
Entergy Mississippi	April 2022	$37.5 million (d)	1.60%	$—	$—
Entergy Mississippi	April 2022	$35 million (d)	1.60%	$—	$—
Entergy Mississippi	April 2022	$10 million (d)	1.60%	$—	$—
Entergy New Orleans	June 2024	$25 million (c)	1.58%	$—	$—
Entergy Texas	June 2026	$150 million (c)	1.60%	$—	$1.3 million

(a)The interest rate is the estimated interest rate as of June 30, 2021 that would have been applied to outstanding borrowings under the facility.

(b)Borrowings under the Entergy Arkansas credit facility may be secured by a security interest in its accounts receivable at Entergy Arkansas’s option.

(c)The credit facility includes fronting commitments for the issuance of letters of credit against a portion of the borrowing capacity of the facility as follows: $5 million for Entergy Arkansas; $15 million for Entergy Louisiana; $10 million for Entergy New Orleans; and $30 million for Entergy Texas.

(d)Borrowings under the Entergy Mississippi credit facilities may be secured by a security interest in its accounts receivable at Entergy Mississippi’s option.

The commitment fees on the credit facilities range from 0.075% to 0.275% of the undrawn commitment amount. Each of the credit facilities requires the Registrant Subsidiary borrower to maintain a debt ratio, as defined, of 65% or less of its total capitalization.  Each Registrant Subsidiary is in compliance with this covenant.

In addition, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas each entered into one or more uncommitted standby letter of credit facilities primarily as a means to post collateral to support its obligations to MISO. Following is a summary of the uncommitted standby letter of credit facilities as of June 30, 2021:

Company	Amount of Uncommitted Facility	Letter of Credit Fee	MISO Letters of Credit Issued as of June 30, 2021 (a) (b)
Entergy Arkansas	$25 million	0.78%	$2.5 million
Entergy Louisiana	$125 million	0.78%	$7.8 million
Entergy Mississippi	$65 million	0.78%	$2 million
Entergy New Orleans	$15 million	1.00%	$1 million
Entergy Texas	$50 million	0.70%	$18.2 million

(a)As of June 30, 2021, letters of credit posted with MISO covered financial transmission rights exposure of $1.5 million for Entergy Arkansas, $0.7 million for Entergy Louisiana, $0.9 million for Entergy Mississippi, $0.3 million for Entergy New Orleans, and $2.3 million for Entergy Texas. See Note 8 to the financial statements herein for discussion of financial transmission rights.

(b)As of June 30, 2021, in addition to the $2 million MISO letter of credit, Entergy Mississippi has $7.9 million of non-MISO letters of credit outstanding under this facility.

The short-term borrowings of the Registrant Subsidiaries are limited to amounts authorized by the FERC.  The current FERC-authorized limits for Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy are effective through July 14, 2022. In addition to borrowings from commercial banks, these companies may also borrow from the Entergy System money pool and from other internal short-term borrowing arrangements.  The money pool and the other internal borrowing arrangements are inter-company borrowing arrangements designed to reduce the Utility subsidiaries’ dependence on external short-term borrowings.  Borrowings from internal and external short-term borrowings combined may not exceed the FERC-authorized limits.  The following were the FERC-authorized limits for short-term borrowings and the outstanding short-term borrowings as of June 30, 2021 (aggregating both internal and external short-term borrowings) for the Registrant Subsidiaries:

	Authorized	Borrowings
	(In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas	$250	$—
Entergy Louisiana	$450	$—
Entergy Mississippi	$175	$17
Entergy New Orleans	$150	$38
Entergy Texas	$200	$63
System Energy	$200	$—

Vermont Yankee Credit Facility (Entergy Corporation)

In January 2019, Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee was transferred to NorthStar and its credit facility was assumed by Entergy Assets Management Operations, LLC (formerly Vermont Yankee Asset Retirement, LLC),

Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee’s parent company that remains an Entergy subsidiary after the transfer. The credit facility has a borrowing capacity of $139 million and expires in December 2022. The commitment fee is currently 0.20% of the undrawn commitment amount.  As of June 30, 2021, $139 million in cash borrowings were outstanding under the credit facility.  The weighted average interest rate for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was 1.71% on the drawn portion of the facility. See Note 14 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for discussion of the transfer of Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee to NorthStar.

Variable Interest Entities (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy)

See Note 17 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the consolidation of the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities (VIEs).  To finance the acquisition and ownership of nuclear fuel, the nuclear fuel company VIEs have credit facilities and three of the four VIEs have commercial paper programs in place. Following is a summary as of June 30, 2021:

Company	Expiration Date	Amount of Facility	Weighted  Average Interest  Rate on  Borrowings (a)	Amount Outstanding as of June 30, 2021
		(Dollars in Millions)
Entergy Arkansas VIE	June 2024	$80	1.26%	$—
Entergy Louisiana River Bend VIE	June 2024	$105	1.22%	$64.6
Entergy Louisiana Waterford VIE	June 2024	$105	1.22%	$62.1
System Energy VIE	June 2024	$120	1.22%	$45.7

(a)Includes letter of credit fees and bank fronting fees on commercial paper issuances, if any, by the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities for Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy. The nuclear fuel company variable interest entity for Entergy Louisiana River Bend does not issue commercial paper, but borrows directly on its bank credit facility.

The commitment fees on the credit facilities are 0.100% of the undrawn commitment amount for the Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy VIEs.  Each credit facility requires the respective lessee of nuclear fuel (Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, or Entergy Corporation as guarantor for System Energy) to maintain a consolidated debt ratio, as defined, of 70% or less of its total capitalization.

The nuclear fuel company variable interest entities had notes payable that were included in debt on the respective balance sheets as of June 30, 2021 as follows:

Company	Description	Amount
Entergy Arkansas VIE	3.65% Series L due July 2021 (a)	$90 million
Entergy Arkansas VIE	3.17% Series M due December 2023	$40 million
Entergy Arkansas VIE	1.84% Series N due July 2026	$90 million
Entergy Louisiana River Bend VIE	2.51% Series V due June 2027	$70 million
Entergy Louisiana Waterford VIE	3.22% Series I due December 2023	$20 million
System Energy VIE	2.05% Series K due September 2027	$90 million

(a)    Repaid at maturity

In accordance with regulatory treatment, interest on the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities’ credit facilities, commercial paper, and long-term notes payable is reported in fuel expense.

Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy each have obtained financing authorizations from the FERC that extend through July 14, 2022 for issuances by its nuclear fuel company variable interest entities.

Debt Issuances and Retirements

(Entergy Corporation)

In March 2021, Entergy Corporation issued $650 million of 1.90% Series senior notes due June 2028 and $650 million of 2.40% Series senior notes due June 2031. Entergy Corporation used the proceeds to repay a portion of its outstanding commercial paper and for general corporate purposes.

(Entergy Arkansas)

In March 2021, Entergy Arkansas issued $400 million of 3.35% Series mortgage bonds due June 2052. Entergy Arkansas expects to use, or has used, the proceeds, together with other funds, to finance in part the purchase of the Searcy Solar Facility, to repay a portion of the debt outstanding under its $150 million long-term revolving credit facility, to repay a portion of the debt outstanding under its $25 million short-term revolving credit facility, and for general corporate purposes.

(Entergy Louisiana)

In March 2021, Entergy Louisiana issued $500 million of 2.35% Series mortgage bonds due June 2032 and $500 million of 3.10% Series mortgage bonds due June 2041. Entergy Louisiana used the proceeds, together with other funds, to repay at maturity, its $200 million of 4.80% Series mortgage bonds due May 2021, to finance, on an interim basis, storm restoration costs related to Hurricane Laura, Hurricane Delta, Hurricane Zeta, and the winter storms of February 2021, and for general corporate purposes.

In April 2021, Entergy Louisiana arranged for the issuance by the Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority of (i) $16.2 million of 2.00% pollution control revenue bonds Series 2021A due June 2030, and (ii) $182.48 million of 2.50% pollution control revenue bonds Series 2021B due April 2036, each of which series is evidenced by a separate series of collateral trust mortgage bonds of Entergy Louisiana. A portion of the proceeds were applied in April 2021 to the refunding of $83.68 million of outstanding pollution control revenue bonds previously issued on behalf of Entergy Louisiana. The remainder of the proceeds were applied in June 2021 to the refunding of $115 million of outstanding pollution control revenue bonds previously issued on behalf of Entergy Louisiana.

(Entergy Mississippi)

In March 2021, Entergy Mississippi issued $200 million of 3.50% Series mortgage bonds due June 2051. Entergy Mississippi used the proceeds, together with other funds, to repay a portion of the debt outstanding under its three short-term revolving credit facilities with an aggregate commitment of $82.5 million and for general corporate purposes.

(Entergy Texas)

In May 2021, Entergy Texas redeemed $125 million of 2.55% Series mortgage bonds due June 2021.

(System Energy)

In June 2021, System Energy arranged for the issuance by the Mississippi Business Finance Corporation of $83.695 million of 2.375% revenue bonds (System Energy Resources, Inc. Project) Series 2021 due June 2044, which are evidenced by a series of System Energy first mortgage bonds. System Energy used the proceeds, together

with other funds, to refund $83.695 million of outstanding revenue bonds.

Fair Value

The book value and the fair value of long-term debt for Entergy Corporation and the Registrant Subsidiaries as of June 30, 2021 were as follows:

	Book Value of Long-Term Debt	Fair Value of Long-Term Debt (a)
	(In Thousands)
Entergy	$24,497,290	$26,221,663
Entergy Arkansas	$4,043,714	$4,327,356
Entergy Louisiana	$9,836,133	$10,746,564
Entergy Mississippi	$1,981,674	$2,166,517
Entergy New Orleans	$636,870	$584,209
Entergy Texas	$2,323,879	$2,496,970
System Energy	$750,939	$771,477

(a)Fair values were classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy discussed in Note 8 to the financial statements herein.

The book value and the fair value of long-term debt for Entergy Corporation and the Registrant Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020 were as follows:

	Book Value of Long-Term Debt	Fair Value of Long-Term Debt (a)
	(In Thousands)
Entergy	$22,369,776	$24,813,818
Entergy Arkansas	$3,967,507	$4,355,632
Entergy Louisiana	$9,027,451	$10,258,294
Entergy Mississippi	$1,780,577	$2,021,432
Entergy New Orleans	$642,233	$620,634
Entergy Texas	$2,493,708	$2,765,193
System Energy	$805,274	$840,540

(a)Fair values were classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy discussed in Note 8 to the financial statements herein.

Entergy Louisiana [Member]

Revolving Credit Facilities, Lines Of Credit, Short-Term Borrowings, And Long-Term Debt

NOTE 4.  REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITIES, LINES OF CREDIT, SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS, AND LONG-TERM DEBT (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)

Entergy Corporation has in place a credit facility that has a borrowing capacity of $3.5 billion and expires in June 2026.  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.  The weighted average interest rate for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was 1.61% on the drawn portion of the facility.  Following is a summary of the borrowings outstanding and capacity available under the facility as of June 30, 2021.

Capacity	Borrowings	Letters of Credit	Capacity Available
(In Millions)
$3,500	$150	$6	$3,344

Entergy Corporation’s credit facility requires Entergy to maintain a consolidated debt ratio, as defined, of 65% or less of its total capitalization.  Entergy is 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) defaults on other indebtedness or is in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, an acceleration of the facility maturity date may occur.

Entergy Corporation has a commercial paper program with a Board-approved program limit of up to $2 billion.  As of June 30, 2021, Entergy Corporation had approximately $866 million of commercial paper outstanding.  The weighted-average interest rate for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was 0.32%.

Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas each had credit facilities available as of June 30, 2021 as follows:

Company	Expiration Date	Amount of Facility	Interest Rate (a)	Amount Drawn as of June 30, 2021	Letters of Credit Outstanding as of June 30, 2021
Entergy Arkansas	April 2022	$25 million (b)	2.75%	$—	$—
Entergy Arkansas	June 2026	$150 million (c)	1.23%	$—	$—
Entergy Louisiana	June 2026	$350 million (c)	1.23%	$—	$—
Entergy Mississippi	April 2022	$37.5 million (d)	1.60%	$—	$—
Entergy Mississippi	April 2022	$35 million (d)	1.60%	$—	$—
Entergy Mississippi	April 2022	$10 million (d)	1.60%	$—	$—
Entergy New Orleans	June 2024	$25 million (c)	1.58%	$—	$—
Entergy Texas	June 2026	$150 million (c)	1.60%	$—	$1.3 million

(a)The interest rate is the estimated interest rate as of June 30, 2021 that would have been applied to outstanding borrowings under the facility.

(b)Borrowings under the Entergy Arkansas credit facility may be secured by a security interest in its accounts receivable at Entergy Arkansas’s option.

(c)The credit facility includes fronting commitments for the issuance of letters of credit against a portion of the borrowing capacity of the facility as follows: $5 million for Entergy Arkansas; $15 million for Entergy Louisiana; $10 million for Entergy New Orleans; and $30 million for Entergy Texas.

(d)Borrowings under the Entergy Mississippi credit facilities may be secured by a security interest in its accounts receivable at Entergy Mississippi’s option.

The commitment fees on the credit facilities range from 0.075% to 0.275% of the undrawn commitment amount. Each of the credit facilities requires the Registrant Subsidiary borrower to maintain a debt ratio, as defined, of 65% or less of its total capitalization.  Each Registrant Subsidiary is in compliance with this covenant.

In addition, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas each entered into one or more uncommitted standby letter of credit facilities primarily as a means to post collateral to support its obligations to MISO. Following is a summary of the uncommitted standby letter of credit facilities as of June 30, 2021:

Company	Amount of Uncommitted Facility	Letter of Credit Fee	MISO Letters of Credit Issued as of June 30, 2021 (a) (b)
Entergy Arkansas	$25 million	0.78%	$2.5 million
Entergy Louisiana	$125 million	0.78%	$7.8 million
Entergy Mississippi	$65 million	0.78%	$2 million
Entergy New Orleans	$15 million	1.00%	$1 million
Entergy Texas	$50 million	0.70%	$18.2 million

(a)As of June 30, 2021, letters of credit posted with MISO covered financial transmission rights exposure of $1.5 million for Entergy Arkansas, $0.7 million for Entergy Louisiana, $0.9 million for Entergy Mississippi, $0.3 million for Entergy New Orleans, and $2.3 million for Entergy Texas. See Note 8 to the financial statements herein for discussion of financial transmission rights.

(b)As of June 30, 2021, in addition to the $2 million MISO letter of credit, Entergy Mississippi has $7.9 million of non-MISO letters of credit outstanding under this facility.

The short-term borrowings of the Registrant Subsidiaries are limited to amounts authorized by the FERC.  The current FERC-authorized limits for Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy are effective through July 14, 2022. In addition to borrowings from commercial banks, these companies may also borrow from the Entergy System money pool and from other internal short-term borrowing arrangements.  The money pool and the other internal borrowing arrangements are inter-company borrowing arrangements designed to reduce the Utility subsidiaries’ dependence on external short-term borrowings.  Borrowings from internal and external short-term borrowings combined may not exceed the FERC-authorized limits.  The following were the FERC-authorized limits for short-term borrowings and the outstanding short-term borrowings as of June 30, 2021 (aggregating both internal and external short-term borrowings) for the Registrant Subsidiaries:

	Authorized	Borrowings
	(In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas	$250	$—
Entergy Louisiana	$450	$—
Entergy Mississippi	$175	$17
Entergy New Orleans	$150	$38
Entergy Texas	$200	$63
System Energy	$200	$—

Vermont Yankee Credit Facility (Entergy Corporation)

In January 2019, Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee was transferred to NorthStar and its credit facility was assumed by Entergy Assets Management Operations, LLC (formerly Vermont Yankee Asset Retirement, LLC),

Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee’s parent company that remains an Entergy subsidiary after the transfer. The credit facility has a borrowing capacity of $139 million and expires in December 2022. The commitment fee is currently 0.20% of the undrawn commitment amount.  As of June 30, 2021, $139 million in cash borrowings were outstanding under the credit facility.  The weighted average interest rate for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was 1.71% on the drawn portion of the facility. See Note 14 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for discussion of the transfer of Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee to NorthStar.

Variable Interest Entities (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy)

See Note 17 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the consolidation of the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities (VIEs).  To finance the acquisition and ownership of nuclear fuel, the nuclear fuel company VIEs have credit facilities and three of the four VIEs have commercial paper programs in place. Following is a summary as of June 30, 2021:

Company	Expiration Date	Amount of Facility	Weighted  Average Interest  Rate on  Borrowings (a)	Amount Outstanding as of June 30, 2021
		(Dollars in Millions)
Entergy Arkansas VIE	June 2024	$80	1.26%	$—
Entergy Louisiana River Bend VIE	June 2024	$105	1.22%	$64.6
Entergy Louisiana Waterford VIE	June 2024	$105	1.22%	$62.1
System Energy VIE	June 2024	$120	1.22%	$45.7

(a)Includes letter of credit fees and bank fronting fees on commercial paper issuances, if any, by the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities for Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy. The nuclear fuel company variable interest entity for Entergy Louisiana River Bend does not issue commercial paper, but borrows directly on its bank credit facility.

The commitment fees on the credit facilities are 0.100% of the undrawn commitment amount for the Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy VIEs.  Each credit facility requires the respective lessee of nuclear fuel (Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, or Entergy Corporation as guarantor for System Energy) to maintain a consolidated debt ratio, as defined, of 70% or less of its total capitalization.

The nuclear fuel company variable interest entities had notes payable that were included in debt on the respective balance sheets as of June 30, 2021 as follows:

Company	Description	Amount
Entergy Arkansas VIE	3.65% Series L due July 2021 (a)	$90 million
Entergy Arkansas VIE	3.17% Series M due December 2023	$40 million
Entergy Arkansas VIE	1.84% Series N due July 2026	$90 million
Entergy Louisiana River Bend VIE	2.51% Series V due June 2027	$70 million
Entergy Louisiana Waterford VIE	3.22% Series I due December 2023	$20 million
System Energy VIE	2.05% Series K due September 2027	$90 million

(a)    Repaid at maturity

In accordance with regulatory treatment, interest on the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities’ credit facilities, commercial paper, and long-term notes payable is reported in fuel expense.

Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy each have obtained financing authorizations from the FERC that extend through July 14, 2022 for issuances by its nuclear fuel company variable interest entities.

Debt Issuances and Retirements

(Entergy Corporation)

In March 2021, Entergy Corporation issued $650 million of 1.90% Series senior notes due June 2028 and $650 million of 2.40% Series senior notes due June 2031. Entergy Corporation used the proceeds to repay a portion of its outstanding commercial paper and for general corporate purposes.

(Entergy Arkansas)

In March 2021, Entergy Arkansas issued $400 million of 3.35% Series mortgage bonds due June 2052. Entergy Arkansas expects to use, or has used, the proceeds, together with other funds, to finance in part the purchase of the Searcy Solar Facility, to repay a portion of the debt outstanding under its $150 million long-term revolving credit facility, to repay a portion of the debt outstanding under its $25 million short-term revolving credit facility, and for general corporate purposes.

(Entergy Louisiana)

In March 2021, Entergy Louisiana issued $500 million of 2.35% Series mortgage bonds due June 2032 and $500 million of 3.10% Series mortgage bonds due June 2041. Entergy Louisiana used the proceeds, together with other funds, to repay at maturity, its $200 million of 4.80% Series mortgage bonds due May 2021, to finance, on an interim basis, storm restoration costs related to Hurricane Laura, Hurricane Delta, Hurricane Zeta, and the winter storms of February 2021, and for general corporate purposes.

In April 2021, Entergy Louisiana arranged for the issuance by the Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority of (i) $16.2 million of 2.00% pollution control revenue bonds Series 2021A due June 2030, and (ii) $182.48 million of 2.50% pollution control revenue bonds Series 2021B due April 2036, each of which series is evidenced by a separate series of collateral trust mortgage bonds of Entergy Louisiana. A portion of the proceeds were applied in April 2021 to the refunding of $83.68 million of outstanding pollution control revenue bonds previously issued on behalf of Entergy Louisiana. The remainder of the proceeds were applied in June 2021 to the refunding of $115 million of outstanding pollution control revenue bonds previously issued on behalf of Entergy Louisiana.

(Entergy Mississippi)

In March 2021, Entergy Mississippi issued $200 million of 3.50% Series mortgage bonds due June 2051. Entergy Mississippi used the proceeds, together with other funds, to repay a portion of the debt outstanding under its three short-term revolving credit facilities with an aggregate commitment of $82.5 million and for general corporate purposes.

(Entergy Texas)

In May 2021, Entergy Texas redeemed $125 million of 2.55% Series mortgage bonds due June 2021.

(System Energy)

In June 2021, System Energy arranged for the issuance by the Mississippi Business Finance Corporation of $83.695 million of 2.375% revenue bonds (System Energy Resources, Inc. Project) Series 2021 due June 2044, which are evidenced by a series of System Energy first mortgage bonds. System Energy used the proceeds, together

with other funds, to refund $83.695 million of outstanding revenue bonds.

Fair Value

The book value and the fair value of long-term debt for Entergy Corporation and the Registrant Subsidiaries as of June 30, 2021 were as follows:

	Book Value of Long-Term Debt	Fair Value of Long-Term Debt (a)
	(In Thousands)
Entergy	$24,497,290	$26,221,663
Entergy Arkansas	$4,043,714	$4,327,356
Entergy Louisiana	$9,836,133	$10,746,564
Entergy Mississippi	$1,981,674	$2,166,517
Entergy New Orleans	$636,870	$584,209
Entergy Texas	$2,323,879	$2,496,970
System Energy	$750,939	$771,477

(a)Fair values were classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy discussed in Note 8 to the financial statements herein.

The book value and the fair value of long-term debt for Entergy Corporation and the Registrant Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020 were as follows:

	Book Value of Long-Term Debt	Fair Value of Long-Term Debt (a)
	(In Thousands)
Entergy	$22,369,776	$24,813,818
Entergy Arkansas	$3,967,507	$4,355,632
Entergy Louisiana	$9,027,451	$10,258,294
Entergy Mississippi	$1,780,577	$2,021,432
Entergy New Orleans	$642,233	$620,634
Entergy Texas	$2,493,708	$2,765,193
System Energy	$805,274	$840,540

(a)Fair values were classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy discussed in Note 8 to the financial statements herein.

Entergy Mississippi [Member]

Revolving Credit Facilities, Lines Of Credit, Short-Term Borrowings, And Long-Term Debt

NOTE 4.  REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITIES, LINES OF CREDIT, SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS, AND LONG-TERM DEBT (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)

Entergy Corporation has in place a credit facility that has a borrowing capacity of $3.5 billion and expires in June 2026.  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.  The weighted average interest rate for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was 1.61% on the drawn portion of the facility.  Following is a summary of the borrowings outstanding and capacity available under the facility as of June 30, 2021.

Capacity	Borrowings	Letters of Credit	Capacity Available
(In Millions)
$3,500	$150	$6	$3,344

Entergy Corporation’s credit facility requires Entergy to maintain a consolidated debt ratio, as defined, of 65% or less of its total capitalization.  Entergy is 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) defaults on other indebtedness or is in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, an acceleration of the facility maturity date may occur.

Entergy Corporation has a commercial paper program with a Board-approved program limit of up to $2 billion.  As of June 30, 2021, Entergy Corporation had approximately $866 million of commercial paper outstanding.  The weighted-average interest rate for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was 0.32%.

Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas each had credit facilities available as of June 30, 2021 as follows:

Company	Expiration Date	Amount of Facility	Interest Rate (a)	Amount Drawn as of June 30, 2021	Letters of Credit Outstanding as of June 30, 2021
Entergy Arkansas	April 2022	$25 million (b)	2.75%	$—	$—
Entergy Arkansas	June 2026	$150 million (c)	1.23%	$—	$—
Entergy Louisiana	June 2026	$350 million (c)	1.23%	$—	$—
Entergy Mississippi	April 2022	$37.5 million (d)	1.60%	$—	$—
Entergy Mississippi	April 2022	$35 million (d)	1.60%	$—	$—
Entergy Mississippi	April 2022	$10 million (d)	1.60%	$—	$—
Entergy New Orleans	June 2024	$25 million (c)	1.58%	$—	$—
Entergy Texas	June 2026	$150 million (c)	1.60%	$—	$1.3 million

(a)The interest rate is the estimated interest rate as of June 30, 2021 that would have been applied to outstanding borrowings under the facility.

(b)Borrowings under the Entergy Arkansas credit facility may be secured by a security interest in its accounts receivable at Entergy Arkansas’s option.

(c)The credit facility includes fronting commitments for the issuance of letters of credit against a portion of the borrowing capacity of the facility as follows: $5 million for Entergy Arkansas; $15 million for Entergy Louisiana; $10 million for Entergy New Orleans; and $30 million for Entergy Texas.

(d)Borrowings under the Entergy Mississippi credit facilities may be secured by a security interest in its accounts receivable at Entergy Mississippi’s option.

The commitment fees on the credit facilities range from 0.075% to 0.275% of the undrawn commitment amount. Each of the credit facilities requires the Registrant Subsidiary borrower to maintain a debt ratio, as defined, of 65% or less of its total capitalization.  Each Registrant Subsidiary is in compliance with this covenant.

In addition, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas each entered into one or more uncommitted standby letter of credit facilities primarily as a means to post collateral to support its obligations to MISO. Following is a summary of the uncommitted standby letter of credit facilities as of June 30, 2021:

Company	Amount of Uncommitted Facility	Letter of Credit Fee	MISO Letters of Credit Issued as of June 30, 2021 (a) (b)
Entergy Arkansas	$25 million	0.78%	$2.5 million
Entergy Louisiana	$125 million	0.78%	$7.8 million
Entergy Mississippi	$65 million	0.78%	$2 million
Entergy New Orleans	$15 million	1.00%	$1 million
Entergy Texas	$50 million	0.70%	$18.2 million

(a)As of June 30, 2021, letters of credit posted with MISO covered financial transmission rights exposure of $1.5 million for Entergy Arkansas, $0.7 million for Entergy Louisiana, $0.9 million for Entergy Mississippi, $0.3 million for Entergy New Orleans, and $2.3 million for Entergy Texas. See Note 8 to the financial statements herein for discussion of financial transmission rights.

(b)As of June 30, 2021, in addition to the $2 million MISO letter of credit, Entergy Mississippi has $7.9 million of non-MISO letters of credit outstanding under this facility.

The short-term borrowings of the Registrant Subsidiaries are limited to amounts authorized by the FERC.  The current FERC-authorized limits for Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy are effective through July 14, 2022. In addition to borrowings from commercial banks, these companies may also borrow from the Entergy System money pool and from other internal short-term borrowing arrangements.  The money pool and the other internal borrowing arrangements are inter-company borrowing arrangements designed to reduce the Utility subsidiaries’ dependence on external short-term borrowings.  Borrowings from internal and external short-term borrowings combined may not exceed the FERC-authorized limits.  The following were the FERC-authorized limits for short-term borrowings and the outstanding short-term borrowings as of June 30, 2021 (aggregating both internal and external short-term borrowings) for the Registrant Subsidiaries:

	Authorized	Borrowings
	(In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas	$250	$—
Entergy Louisiana	$450	$—
Entergy Mississippi	$175	$17
Entergy New Orleans	$150	$38
Entergy Texas	$200	$63
System Energy	$200	$—

Vermont Yankee Credit Facility (Entergy Corporation)

In January 2019, Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee was transferred to NorthStar and its credit facility was assumed by Entergy Assets Management Operations, LLC (formerly Vermont Yankee Asset Retirement, LLC),

Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee’s parent company that remains an Entergy subsidiary after the transfer. The credit facility has a borrowing capacity of $139 million and expires in December 2022. The commitment fee is currently 0.20% of the undrawn commitment amount.  As of June 30, 2021, $139 million in cash borrowings were outstanding under the credit facility.  The weighted average interest rate for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was 1.71% on the drawn portion of the facility. See Note 14 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for discussion of the transfer of Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee to NorthStar.

Variable Interest Entities (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy)

See Note 17 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the consolidation of the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities (VIEs).  To finance the acquisition and ownership of nuclear fuel, the nuclear fuel company VIEs have credit facilities and three of the four VIEs have commercial paper programs in place. Following is a summary as of June 30, 2021:

Company	Expiration Date	Amount of Facility	Weighted  Average Interest  Rate on  Borrowings (a)	Amount Outstanding as of June 30, 2021
		(Dollars in Millions)
Entergy Arkansas VIE	June 2024	$80	1.26%	$—
Entergy Louisiana River Bend VIE	June 2024	$105	1.22%	$64.6
Entergy Louisiana Waterford VIE	June 2024	$105	1.22%	$62.1
System Energy VIE	June 2024	$120	1.22%	$45.7

(a)Includes letter of credit fees and bank fronting fees on commercial paper issuances, if any, by the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities for Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy. The nuclear fuel company variable interest entity for Entergy Louisiana River Bend does not issue commercial paper, but borrows directly on its bank credit facility.

The commitment fees on the credit facilities are 0.100% of the undrawn commitment amount for the Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy VIEs.  Each credit facility requires the respective lessee of nuclear fuel (Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, or Entergy Corporation as guarantor for System Energy) to maintain a consolidated debt ratio, as defined, of 70% or less of its total capitalization.

The nuclear fuel company variable interest entities had notes payable that were included in debt on the respective balance sheets as of June 30, 2021 as follows:

Company	Description	Amount
Entergy Arkansas VIE	3.65% Series L due July 2021 (a)	$90 million
Entergy Arkansas VIE	3.17% Series M due December 2023	$40 million
Entergy Arkansas VIE	1.84% Series N due July 2026	$90 million
Entergy Louisiana River Bend VIE	2.51% Series V due June 2027	$70 million
Entergy Louisiana Waterford VIE	3.22% Series I due December 2023	$20 million
System Energy VIE	2.05% Series K due September 2027	$90 million

(a)    Repaid at maturity

In accordance with regulatory treatment, interest on the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities’ credit facilities, commercial paper, and long-term notes payable is reported in fuel expense.

Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy each have obtained financing authorizations from the FERC that extend through July 14, 2022 for issuances by its nuclear fuel company variable interest entities.

Debt Issuances and Retirements

(Entergy Corporation)

In March 2021, Entergy Corporation issued $650 million of 1.90% Series senior notes due June 2028 and $650 million of 2.40% Series senior notes due June 2031. Entergy Corporation used the proceeds to repay a portion of its outstanding commercial paper and for general corporate purposes.

(Entergy Arkansas)

In March 2021, Entergy Arkansas issued $400 million of 3.35% Series mortgage bonds due June 2052. Entergy Arkansas expects to use, or has used, the proceeds, together with other funds, to finance in part the purchase of the Searcy Solar Facility, to repay a portion of the debt outstanding under its $150 million long-term revolving credit facility, to repay a portion of the debt outstanding under its $25 million short-term revolving credit facility, and for general corporate purposes.

(Entergy Louisiana)

In March 2021, Entergy Louisiana issued $500 million of 2.35% Series mortgage bonds due June 2032 and $500 million of 3.10% Series mortgage bonds due June 2041. Entergy Louisiana used the proceeds, together with other funds, to repay at maturity, its $200 million of 4.80% Series mortgage bonds due May 2021, to finance, on an interim basis, storm restoration costs related to Hurricane Laura, Hurricane Delta, Hurricane Zeta, and the winter storms of February 2021, and for general corporate purposes.

In April 2021, Entergy Louisiana arranged for the issuance by the Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority of (i) $16.2 million of 2.00% pollution control revenue bonds Series 2021A due June 2030, and (ii) $182.48 million of 2.50% pollution control revenue bonds Series 2021B due April 2036, each of which series is evidenced by a separate series of collateral trust mortgage bonds of Entergy Louisiana. A portion of the proceeds were applied in April 2021 to the refunding of $83.68 million of outstanding pollution control revenue bonds previously issued on behalf of Entergy Louisiana. The remainder of the proceeds were applied in June 2021 to the refunding of $115 million of outstanding pollution control revenue bonds previously issued on behalf of Entergy Louisiana.

(Entergy Mississippi)

In March 2021, Entergy Mississippi issued $200 million of 3.50% Series mortgage bonds due June 2051. Entergy Mississippi used the proceeds, together with other funds, to repay a portion of the debt outstanding under its three short-term revolving credit facilities with an aggregate commitment of $82.5 million and for general corporate purposes.

(Entergy Texas)

In May 2021, Entergy Texas redeemed $125 million of 2.55% Series mortgage bonds due June 2021.

(System Energy)

In June 2021, System Energy arranged for the issuance by the Mississippi Business Finance Corporation of $83.695 million of 2.375% revenue bonds (System Energy Resources, Inc. Project) Series 2021 due June 2044, which are evidenced by a series of System Energy first mortgage bonds. System Energy used the proceeds, together

with other funds, to refund $83.695 million of outstanding revenue bonds.

Fair Value

The book value and the fair value of long-term debt for Entergy Corporation and the Registrant Subsidiaries as of June 30, 2021 were as follows:

	Book Value of Long-Term Debt	Fair Value of Long-Term Debt (a)
	(In Thousands)
Entergy	$24,497,290	$26,221,663
Entergy Arkansas	$4,043,714	$4,327,356
Entergy Louisiana	$9,836,133	$10,746,564
Entergy Mississippi	$1,981,674	$2,166,517
Entergy New Orleans	$636,870	$584,209
Entergy Texas	$2,323,879	$2,496,970
System Energy	$750,939	$771,477

(a)Fair values were classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy discussed in Note 8 to the financial statements herein.

The book value and the fair value of long-term debt for Entergy Corporation and the Registrant Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020 were as follows:

	Book Value of Long-Term Debt	Fair Value of Long-Term Debt (a)
	(In Thousands)
Entergy	$22,369,776	$24,813,818
Entergy Arkansas	$3,967,507	$4,355,632
Entergy Louisiana	$9,027,451	$10,258,294
Entergy Mississippi	$1,780,577	$2,021,432
Entergy New Orleans	$642,233	$620,634
Entergy Texas	$2,493,708	$2,765,193
System Energy	$805,274	$840,540

(a)Fair values were classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy discussed in Note 8 to the financial statements herein.

Entergy New Orleans [Member]

Revolving Credit Facilities, Lines Of Credit, Short-Term Borrowings, And Long-Term Debt

NOTE 4.  REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITIES, LINES OF CREDIT, SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS, AND LONG-TERM DEBT (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)

Entergy Corporation has in place a credit facility that has a borrowing capacity of $3.5 billion and expires in June 2026.  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.  The weighted average interest rate for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was 1.61% on the drawn portion of the facility.  Following is a summary of the borrowings outstanding and capacity available under the facility as of June 30, 2021.

Capacity	Borrowings	Letters of Credit	Capacity Available
(In Millions)
$3,500	$150	$6	$3,344

Entergy Corporation’s credit facility requires Entergy to maintain a consolidated debt ratio, as defined, of 65% or less of its total capitalization.  Entergy is 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) defaults on other indebtedness or is in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, an acceleration of the facility maturity date may occur.

Entergy Corporation has a commercial paper program with a Board-approved program limit of up to $2 billion.  As of June 30, 2021, Entergy Corporation had approximately $866 million of commercial paper outstanding.  The weighted-average interest rate for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was 0.32%.

Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas each had credit facilities available as of June 30, 2021 as follows:

Company	Expiration Date	Amount of Facility	Interest Rate (a)	Amount Drawn as of June 30, 2021	Letters of Credit Outstanding as of June 30, 2021
Entergy Arkansas	April 2022	$25 million (b)	2.75%	$—	$—
Entergy Arkansas	June 2026	$150 million (c)	1.23%	$—	$—
Entergy Louisiana	June 2026	$350 million (c)	1.23%	$—	$—
Entergy Mississippi	April 2022	$37.5 million (d)	1.60%	$—	$—
Entergy Mississippi	April 2022	$35 million (d)	1.60%	$—	$—
Entergy Mississippi	April 2022	$10 million (d)	1.60%	$—	$—
Entergy New Orleans	June 2024	$25 million (c)	1.58%	$—	$—
Entergy Texas	June 2026	$150 million (c)	1.60%	$—	$1.3 million

(a)The interest rate is the estimated interest rate as of June 30, 2021 that would have been applied to outstanding borrowings under the facility.

(b)Borrowings under the Entergy Arkansas credit facility may be secured by a security interest in its accounts receivable at Entergy Arkansas’s option.

(c)The credit facility includes fronting commitments for the issuance of letters of credit against a portion of the borrowing capacity of the facility as follows: $5 million for Entergy Arkansas; $15 million for Entergy Louisiana; $10 million for Entergy New Orleans; and $30 million for Entergy Texas.

(d)Borrowings under the Entergy Mississippi credit facilities may be secured by a security interest in its accounts receivable at Entergy Mississippi’s option.

The commitment fees on the credit facilities range from 0.075% to 0.275% of the undrawn commitment amount. Each of the credit facilities requires the Registrant Subsidiary borrower to maintain a debt ratio, as defined, of 65% or less of its total capitalization.  Each Registrant Subsidiary is in compliance with this covenant.

In addition, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas each entered into one or more uncommitted standby letter of credit facilities primarily as a means to post collateral to support its obligations to MISO. Following is a summary of the uncommitted standby letter of credit facilities as of June 30, 2021:

Company	Amount of Uncommitted Facility	Letter of Credit Fee	MISO Letters of Credit Issued as of June 30, 2021 (a) (b)
Entergy Arkansas	$25 million	0.78%	$2.5 million
Entergy Louisiana	$125 million	0.78%	$7.8 million
Entergy Mississippi	$65 million	0.78%	$2 million
Entergy New Orleans	$15 million	1.00%	$1 million
Entergy Texas	$50 million	0.70%	$18.2 million

(a)As of June 30, 2021, letters of credit posted with MISO covered financial transmission rights exposure of $1.5 million for Entergy Arkansas, $0.7 million for Entergy Louisiana, $0.9 million for Entergy Mississippi, $0.3 million for Entergy New Orleans, and $2.3 million for Entergy Texas. See Note 8 to the financial statements herein for discussion of financial transmission rights.

(b)As of June 30, 2021, in addition to the $2 million MISO letter of credit, Entergy Mississippi has $7.9 million of non-MISO letters of credit outstanding under this facility.

The short-term borrowings of the Registrant Subsidiaries are limited to amounts authorized by the FERC.  The current FERC-authorized limits for Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy are effective through July 14, 2022. In addition to borrowings from commercial banks, these companies may also borrow from the Entergy System money pool and from other internal short-term borrowing arrangements.  The money pool and the other internal borrowing arrangements are inter-company borrowing arrangements designed to reduce the Utility subsidiaries’ dependence on external short-term borrowings.  Borrowings from internal and external short-term borrowings combined may not exceed the FERC-authorized limits.  The following were the FERC-authorized limits for short-term borrowings and the outstanding short-term borrowings as of June 30, 2021 (aggregating both internal and external short-term borrowings) for the Registrant Subsidiaries:

	Authorized	Borrowings
	(In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas	$250	$—
Entergy Louisiana	$450	$—
Entergy Mississippi	$175	$17
Entergy New Orleans	$150	$38
Entergy Texas	$200	$63
System Energy	$200	$—

Vermont Yankee Credit Facility (Entergy Corporation)

In January 2019, Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee was transferred to NorthStar and its credit facility was assumed by Entergy Assets Management Operations, LLC (formerly Vermont Yankee Asset Retirement, LLC),

Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee’s parent company that remains an Entergy subsidiary after the transfer. The credit facility has a borrowing capacity of $139 million and expires in December 2022. The commitment fee is currently 0.20% of the undrawn commitment amount.  As of June 30, 2021, $139 million in cash borrowings were outstanding under the credit facility.  The weighted average interest rate for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was 1.71% on the drawn portion of the facility. See Note 14 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for discussion of the transfer of Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee to NorthStar.

Variable Interest Entities (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy)

See Note 17 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the consolidation of the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities (VIEs).  To finance the acquisition and ownership of nuclear fuel, the nuclear fuel company VIEs have credit facilities and three of the four VIEs have commercial paper programs in place. Following is a summary as of June 30, 2021:

Company	Expiration Date	Amount of Facility	Weighted  Average Interest  Rate on  Borrowings (a)	Amount Outstanding as of June 30, 2021
		(Dollars in Millions)
Entergy Arkansas VIE	June 2024	$80	1.26%	$—
Entergy Louisiana River Bend VIE	June 2024	$105	1.22%	$64.6
Entergy Louisiana Waterford VIE	June 2024	$105	1.22%	$62.1
System Energy VIE	June 2024	$120	1.22%	$45.7

(a)Includes letter of credit fees and bank fronting fees on commercial paper issuances, if any, by the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities for Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy. The nuclear fuel company variable interest entity for Entergy Louisiana River Bend does not issue commercial paper, but borrows directly on its bank credit facility.

The commitment fees on the credit facilities are 0.100% of the undrawn commitment amount for the Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy VIEs.  Each credit facility requires the respective lessee of nuclear fuel (Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, or Entergy Corporation as guarantor for System Energy) to maintain a consolidated debt ratio, as defined, of 70% or less of its total capitalization.

The nuclear fuel company variable interest entities had notes payable that were included in debt on the respective balance sheets as of June 30, 2021 as follows:

Company	Description	Amount
Entergy Arkansas VIE	3.65% Series L due July 2021 (a)	$90 million
Entergy Arkansas VIE	3.17% Series M due December 2023	$40 million
Entergy Arkansas VIE	1.84% Series N due July 2026	$90 million
Entergy Louisiana River Bend VIE	2.51% Series V due June 2027	$70 million
Entergy Louisiana Waterford VIE	3.22% Series I due December 2023	$20 million
System Energy VIE	2.05% Series K due September 2027	$90 million

(a)    Repaid at maturity

In accordance with regulatory treatment, interest on the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities’ credit facilities, commercial paper, and long-term notes payable is reported in fuel expense.

Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy each have obtained financing authorizations from the FERC that extend through July 14, 2022 for issuances by its nuclear fuel company variable interest entities.

Debt Issuances and Retirements

(Entergy Corporation)

In March 2021, Entergy Corporation issued $650 million of 1.90% Series senior notes due June 2028 and $650 million of 2.40% Series senior notes due June 2031. Entergy Corporation used the proceeds to repay a portion of its outstanding commercial paper and for general corporate purposes.

(Entergy Arkansas)

In March 2021, Entergy Arkansas issued $400 million of 3.35% Series mortgage bonds due June 2052. Entergy Arkansas expects to use, or has used, the proceeds, together with other funds, to finance in part the purchase of the Searcy Solar Facility, to repay a portion of the debt outstanding under its $150 million long-term revolving credit facility, to repay a portion of the debt outstanding under its $25 million short-term revolving credit facility, and for general corporate purposes.

(Entergy Louisiana)

In March 2021, Entergy Louisiana issued $500 million of 2.35% Series mortgage bonds due June 2032 and $500 million of 3.10% Series mortgage bonds due June 2041. Entergy Louisiana used the proceeds, together with other funds, to repay at maturity, its $200 million of 4.80% Series mortgage bonds due May 2021, to finance, on an interim basis, storm restoration costs related to Hurricane Laura, Hurricane Delta, Hurricane Zeta, and the winter storms of February 2021, and for general corporate purposes.

In April 2021, Entergy Louisiana arranged for the issuance by the Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority of (i) $16.2 million of 2.00% pollution control revenue bonds Series 2021A due June 2030, and (ii) $182.48 million of 2.50% pollution control revenue bonds Series 2021B due April 2036, each of which series is evidenced by a separate series of collateral trust mortgage bonds of Entergy Louisiana. A portion of the proceeds were applied in April 2021 to the refunding of $83.68 million of outstanding pollution control revenue bonds previously issued on behalf of Entergy Louisiana. The remainder of the proceeds were applied in June 2021 to the refunding of $115 million of outstanding pollution control revenue bonds previously issued on behalf of Entergy Louisiana.

(Entergy Mississippi)

In March 2021, Entergy Mississippi issued $200 million of 3.50% Series mortgage bonds due June 2051. Entergy Mississippi used the proceeds, together with other funds, to repay a portion of the debt outstanding under its three short-term revolving credit facilities with an aggregate commitment of $82.5 million and for general corporate purposes.

(Entergy Texas)

In May 2021, Entergy Texas redeemed $125 million of 2.55% Series mortgage bonds due June 2021.

(System Energy)

In June 2021, System Energy arranged for the issuance by the Mississippi Business Finance Corporation of $83.695 million of 2.375% revenue bonds (System Energy Resources, Inc. Project) Series 2021 due June 2044, which are evidenced by a series of System Energy first mortgage bonds. System Energy used the proceeds, together

with other funds, to refund $83.695 million of outstanding revenue bonds.

Fair Value

The book value and the fair value of long-term debt for Entergy Corporation and the Registrant Subsidiaries as of June 30, 2021 were as follows:

	Book Value of Long-Term Debt	Fair Value of Long-Term Debt (a)
	(In Thousands)
Entergy	$24,497,290	$26,221,663
Entergy Arkansas	$4,043,714	$4,327,356
Entergy Louisiana	$9,836,133	$10,746,564
Entergy Mississippi	$1,981,674	$2,166,517
Entergy New Orleans	$636,870	$584,209
Entergy Texas	$2,323,879	$2,496,970
System Energy	$750,939	$771,477

(a)Fair values were classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy discussed in Note 8 to the financial statements herein.

The book value and the fair value of long-term debt for Entergy Corporation and the Registrant Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020 were as follows:

	Book Value of Long-Term Debt	Fair Value of Long-Term Debt (a)
	(In Thousands)
Entergy	$22,369,776	$24,813,818
Entergy Arkansas	$3,967,507	$4,355,632
Entergy Louisiana	$9,027,451	$10,258,294
Entergy Mississippi	$1,780,577	$2,021,432
Entergy New Orleans	$642,233	$620,634
Entergy Texas	$2,493,708	$2,765,193
System Energy	$805,274	$840,540

(a)Fair values were classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy discussed in Note 8 to the financial statements herein.

Entergy Texas [Member]

Revolving Credit Facilities, Lines Of Credit, Short-Term Borrowings, And Long-Term Debt

NOTE 4.  REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITIES, LINES OF CREDIT, SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS, AND LONG-TERM DEBT (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)

Entergy Corporation has in place a credit facility that has a borrowing capacity of $3.5 billion and expires in June 2026.  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.  The weighted average interest rate for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was 1.61% on the drawn portion of the facility.  Following is a summary of the borrowings outstanding and capacity available under the facility as of June 30, 2021.

Capacity	Borrowings	Letters of Credit	Capacity Available
(In Millions)
$3,500	$150	$6	$3,344

Entergy Corporation’s credit facility requires Entergy to maintain a consolidated debt ratio, as defined, of 65% or less of its total capitalization.  Entergy is 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) defaults on other indebtedness or is in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, an acceleration of the facility maturity date may occur.

Entergy Corporation has a commercial paper program with a Board-approved program limit of up to $2 billion.  As of June 30, 2021, Entergy Corporation had approximately $866 million of commercial paper outstanding.  The weighted-average interest rate for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was 0.32%.

Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas each had credit facilities available as of June 30, 2021 as follows:

Company	Expiration Date	Amount of Facility	Interest Rate (a)	Amount Drawn as of June 30, 2021	Letters of Credit Outstanding as of June 30, 2021
Entergy Arkansas	April 2022	$25 million (b)	2.75%	$—	$—
Entergy Arkansas	June 2026	$150 million (c)	1.23%	$—	$—
Entergy Louisiana	June 2026	$350 million (c)	1.23%	$—	$—
Entergy Mississippi	April 2022	$37.5 million (d)	1.60%	$—	$—
Entergy Mississippi	April 2022	$35 million (d)	1.60%	$—	$—
Entergy Mississippi	April 2022	$10 million (d)	1.60%	$—	$—
Entergy New Orleans	June 2024	$25 million (c)	1.58%	$—	$—
Entergy Texas	June 2026	$150 million (c)	1.60%	$—	$1.3 million

(a)The interest rate is the estimated interest rate as of June 30, 2021 that would have been applied to outstanding borrowings under the facility.

(b)Borrowings under the Entergy Arkansas credit facility may be secured by a security interest in its accounts receivable at Entergy Arkansas’s option.

(c)The credit facility includes fronting commitments for the issuance of letters of credit against a portion of the borrowing capacity of the facility as follows: $5 million for Entergy Arkansas; $15 million for Entergy Louisiana; $10 million for Entergy New Orleans; and $30 million for Entergy Texas.

(d)Borrowings under the Entergy Mississippi credit facilities may be secured by a security interest in its accounts receivable at Entergy Mississippi’s option.

The commitment fees on the credit facilities range from 0.075% to 0.275% of the undrawn commitment amount. Each of the credit facilities requires the Registrant Subsidiary borrower to maintain a debt ratio, as defined, of 65% or less of its total capitalization.  Each Registrant Subsidiary is in compliance with this covenant.

In addition, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas each entered into one or more uncommitted standby letter of credit facilities primarily as a means to post collateral to support its obligations to MISO. Following is a summary of the uncommitted standby letter of credit facilities as of June 30, 2021:

Company	Amount of Uncommitted Facility	Letter of Credit Fee	MISO Letters of Credit Issued as of June 30, 2021 (a) (b)
Entergy Arkansas	$25 million	0.78%	$2.5 million
Entergy Louisiana	$125 million	0.78%	$7.8 million
Entergy Mississippi	$65 million	0.78%	$2 million
Entergy New Orleans	$15 million	1.00%	$1 million
Entergy Texas	$50 million	0.70%	$18.2 million

(a)As of June 30, 2021, letters of credit posted with MISO covered financial transmission rights exposure of $1.5 million for Entergy Arkansas, $0.7 million for Entergy Louisiana, $0.9 million for Entergy Mississippi, $0.3 million for Entergy New Orleans, and $2.3 million for Entergy Texas. See Note 8 to the financial statements herein for discussion of financial transmission rights.

(b)As of June 30, 2021, in addition to the $2 million MISO letter of credit, Entergy Mississippi has $7.9 million of non-MISO letters of credit outstanding under this facility.

The short-term borrowings of the Registrant Subsidiaries are limited to amounts authorized by the FERC.  The current FERC-authorized limits for Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy are effective through July 14, 2022. In addition to borrowings from commercial banks, these companies may also borrow from the Entergy System money pool and from other internal short-term borrowing arrangements.  The money pool and the other internal borrowing arrangements are inter-company borrowing arrangements designed to reduce the Utility subsidiaries’ dependence on external short-term borrowings.  Borrowings from internal and external short-term borrowings combined may not exceed the FERC-authorized limits.  The following were the FERC-authorized limits for short-term borrowings and the outstanding short-term borrowings as of June 30, 2021 (aggregating both internal and external short-term borrowings) for the Registrant Subsidiaries:

	Authorized	Borrowings
	(In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas	$250	$—
Entergy Louisiana	$450	$—
Entergy Mississippi	$175	$17
Entergy New Orleans	$150	$38
Entergy Texas	$200	$63
System Energy	$200	$—

Vermont Yankee Credit Facility (Entergy Corporation)

In January 2019, Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee was transferred to NorthStar and its credit facility was assumed by Entergy Assets Management Operations, LLC (formerly Vermont Yankee Asset Retirement, LLC),

Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee’s parent company that remains an Entergy subsidiary after the transfer. The credit facility has a borrowing capacity of $139 million and expires in December 2022. The commitment fee is currently 0.20% of the undrawn commitment amount.  As of June 30, 2021, $139 million in cash borrowings were outstanding under the credit facility.  The weighted average interest rate for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was 1.71% on the drawn portion of the facility. See Note 14 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for discussion of the transfer of Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee to NorthStar.

Variable Interest Entities (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy)

See Note 17 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the consolidation of the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities (VIEs).  To finance the acquisition and ownership of nuclear fuel, the nuclear fuel company VIEs have credit facilities and three of the four VIEs have commercial paper programs in place. Following is a summary as of June 30, 2021:

Company	Expiration Date	Amount of Facility	Weighted  Average Interest  Rate on  Borrowings (a)	Amount Outstanding as of June 30, 2021
		(Dollars in Millions)
Entergy Arkansas VIE	June 2024	$80	1.26%	$—
Entergy Louisiana River Bend VIE	June 2024	$105	1.22%	$64.6
Entergy Louisiana Waterford VIE	June 2024	$105	1.22%	$62.1
System Energy VIE	June 2024	$120	1.22%	$45.7

(a)Includes letter of credit fees and bank fronting fees on commercial paper issuances, if any, by the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities for Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy. The nuclear fuel company variable interest entity for Entergy Louisiana River Bend does not issue commercial paper, but borrows directly on its bank credit facility.

The commitment fees on the credit facilities are 0.100% of the undrawn commitment amount for the Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy VIEs.  Each credit facility requires the respective lessee of nuclear fuel (Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, or Entergy Corporation as guarantor for System Energy) to maintain a consolidated debt ratio, as defined, of 70% or less of its total capitalization.

The nuclear fuel company variable interest entities had notes payable that were included in debt on the respective balance sheets as of June 30, 2021 as follows:

Company	Description	Amount
Entergy Arkansas VIE	3.65% Series L due July 2021 (a)	$90 million
Entergy Arkansas VIE	3.17% Series M due December 2023	$40 million
Entergy Arkansas VIE	1.84% Series N due July 2026	$90 million
Entergy Louisiana River Bend VIE	2.51% Series V due June 2027	$70 million
Entergy Louisiana Waterford VIE	3.22% Series I due December 2023	$20 million
System Energy VIE	2.05% Series K due September 2027	$90 million

(a)    Repaid at maturity

In accordance with regulatory treatment, interest on the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities’ credit facilities, commercial paper, and long-term notes payable is reported in fuel expense.

Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy each have obtained financing authorizations from the FERC that extend through July 14, 2022 for issuances by its nuclear fuel company variable interest entities.

Debt Issuances and Retirements

(Entergy Corporation)

In March 2021, Entergy Corporation issued $650 million of 1.90% Series senior notes due June 2028 and $650 million of 2.40% Series senior notes due June 2031. Entergy Corporation used the proceeds to repay a portion of its outstanding commercial paper and for general corporate purposes.

(Entergy Arkansas)

In March 2021, Entergy Arkansas issued $400 million of 3.35% Series mortgage bonds due June 2052. Entergy Arkansas expects to use, or has used, the proceeds, together with other funds, to finance in part the purchase of the Searcy Solar Facility, to repay a portion of the debt outstanding under its $150 million long-term revolving credit facility, to repay a portion of the debt outstanding under its $25 million short-term revolving credit facility, and for general corporate purposes.

(Entergy Louisiana)

In March 2021, Entergy Louisiana issued $500 million of 2.35% Series mortgage bonds due June 2032 and $500 million of 3.10% Series mortgage bonds due June 2041. Entergy Louisiana used the proceeds, together with other funds, to repay at maturity, its $200 million of 4.80% Series mortgage bonds due May 2021, to finance, on an interim basis, storm restoration costs related to Hurricane Laura, Hurricane Delta, Hurricane Zeta, and the winter storms of February 2021, and for general corporate purposes.

In April 2021, Entergy Louisiana arranged for the issuance by the Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority of (i) $16.2 million of 2.00% pollution control revenue bonds Series 2021A due June 2030, and (ii) $182.48 million of 2.50% pollution control revenue bonds Series 2021B due April 2036, each of which series is evidenced by a separate series of collateral trust mortgage bonds of Entergy Louisiana. A portion of the proceeds were applied in April 2021 to the refunding of $83.68 million of outstanding pollution control revenue bonds previously issued on behalf of Entergy Louisiana. The remainder of the proceeds were applied in June 2021 to the refunding of $115 million of outstanding pollution control revenue bonds previously issued on behalf of Entergy Louisiana.

(Entergy Mississippi)

In March 2021, Entergy Mississippi issued $200 million of 3.50% Series mortgage bonds due June 2051. Entergy Mississippi used the proceeds, together with other funds, to repay a portion of the debt outstanding under its three short-term revolving credit facilities with an aggregate commitment of $82.5 million and for general corporate purposes.

(Entergy Texas)

In May 2021, Entergy Texas redeemed $125 million of 2.55% Series mortgage bonds due June 2021.

(System Energy)

In June 2021, System Energy arranged for the issuance by the Mississippi Business Finance Corporation of $83.695 million of 2.375% revenue bonds (System Energy Resources, Inc. Project) Series 2021 due June 2044, which are evidenced by a series of System Energy first mortgage bonds. System Energy used the proceeds, together

with other funds, to refund $83.695 million of outstanding revenue bonds.

Fair Value

The book value and the fair value of long-term debt for Entergy Corporation and the Registrant Subsidiaries as of June 30, 2021 were as follows:

	Book Value of Long-Term Debt	Fair Value of Long-Term Debt (a)
	(In Thousands)
Entergy	$24,497,290	$26,221,663
Entergy Arkansas	$4,043,714	$4,327,356
Entergy Louisiana	$9,836,133	$10,746,564
Entergy Mississippi	$1,981,674	$2,166,517
Entergy New Orleans	$636,870	$584,209
Entergy Texas	$2,323,879	$2,496,970
System Energy	$750,939	$771,477

(a)Fair values were classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy discussed in Note 8 to the financial statements herein.

The book value and the fair value of long-term debt for Entergy Corporation and the Registrant Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020 were as follows:

	Book Value of Long-Term Debt	Fair Value of Long-Term Debt (a)
	(In Thousands)
Entergy	$22,369,776	$24,813,818
Entergy Arkansas	$3,967,507	$4,355,632
Entergy Louisiana	$9,027,451	$10,258,294
Entergy Mississippi	$1,780,577	$2,021,432
Entergy New Orleans	$642,233	$620,634
Entergy Texas	$2,493,708	$2,765,193
System Energy	$805,274	$840,540

(a)Fair values were classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy discussed in Note 8 to the financial statements herein.

System Energy [Member]

Revolving Credit Facilities, Lines Of Credit, Short-Term Borrowings, And Long-Term Debt

NOTE 4.  REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITIES, LINES OF CREDIT, SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS, AND LONG-TERM DEBT (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)

Entergy Corporation has in place a credit facility that has a borrowing capacity of $3.5 billion and expires in June 2026.  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.  The weighted average interest rate for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was 1.61% on the drawn portion of the facility.  Following is a summary of the borrowings outstanding and capacity available under the facility as of June 30, 2021.

Capacity	Borrowings	Letters of Credit	Capacity Available
(In Millions)
$3,500	$150	$6	$3,344

Entergy Corporation’s credit facility requires Entergy to maintain a consolidated debt ratio, as defined, of 65% or less of its total capitalization.  Entergy is 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) defaults on other indebtedness or is in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, an acceleration of the facility maturity date may occur.

Entergy Corporation has a commercial paper program with a Board-approved program limit of up to $2 billion.  As of June 30, 2021, Entergy Corporation had approximately $866 million of commercial paper outstanding.  The weighted-average interest rate for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was 0.32%.

Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas each had credit facilities available as of June 30, 2021 as follows:

Company	Expiration Date	Amount of Facility	Interest Rate (a)	Amount Drawn as of June 30, 2021	Letters of Credit Outstanding as of June 30, 2021
Entergy Arkansas	April 2022	$25 million (b)	2.75%	$—	$—
Entergy Arkansas	June 2026	$150 million (c)	1.23%	$—	$—
Entergy Louisiana	June 2026	$350 million (c)	1.23%	$—	$—
Entergy Mississippi	April 2022	$37.5 million (d)	1.60%	$—	$—
Entergy Mississippi	April 2022	$35 million (d)	1.60%	$—	$—
Entergy Mississippi	April 2022	$10 million (d)	1.60%	$—	$—
Entergy New Orleans	June 2024	$25 million (c)	1.58%	$—	$—
Entergy Texas	June 2026	$150 million (c)	1.60%	$—	$1.3 million

(a)The interest rate is the estimated interest rate as of June 30, 2021 that would have been applied to outstanding borrowings under the facility.

(b)Borrowings under the Entergy Arkansas credit facility may be secured by a security interest in its accounts receivable at Entergy Arkansas’s option.

(c)The credit facility includes fronting commitments for the issuance of letters of credit against a portion of the borrowing capacity of the facility as follows: $5 million for Entergy Arkansas; $15 million for Entergy Louisiana; $10 million for Entergy New Orleans; and $30 million for Entergy Texas.

(d)Borrowings under the Entergy Mississippi credit facilities may be secured by a security interest in its accounts receivable at Entergy Mississippi’s option.

The commitment fees on the credit facilities range from 0.075% to 0.275% of the undrawn commitment amount. Each of the credit facilities requires the Registrant Subsidiary borrower to maintain a debt ratio, as defined, of 65% or less of its total capitalization.  Each Registrant Subsidiary is in compliance with this covenant.

In addition, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas each entered into one or more uncommitted standby letter of credit facilities primarily as a means to post collateral to support its obligations to MISO. Following is a summary of the uncommitted standby letter of credit facilities as of June 30, 2021:

Company	Amount of Uncommitted Facility	Letter of Credit Fee	MISO Letters of Credit Issued as of June 30, 2021 (a) (b)
Entergy Arkansas	$25 million	0.78%	$2.5 million
Entergy Louisiana	$125 million	0.78%	$7.8 million
Entergy Mississippi	$65 million	0.78%	$2 million
Entergy New Orleans	$15 million	1.00%	$1 million
Entergy Texas	$50 million	0.70%	$18.2 million

(a)As of June 30, 2021, letters of credit posted with MISO covered financial transmission rights exposure of $1.5 million for Entergy Arkansas, $0.7 million for Entergy Louisiana, $0.9 million for Entergy Mississippi, $0.3 million for Entergy New Orleans, and $2.3 million for Entergy Texas. See Note 8 to the financial statements herein for discussion of financial transmission rights.

(b)As of June 30, 2021, in addition to the $2 million MISO letter of credit, Entergy Mississippi has $7.9 million of non-MISO letters of credit outstanding under this facility.

The short-term borrowings of the Registrant Subsidiaries are limited to amounts authorized by the FERC.  The current FERC-authorized limits for Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy are effective through July 14, 2022. In addition to borrowings from commercial banks, these companies may also borrow from the Entergy System money pool and from other internal short-term borrowing arrangements.  The money pool and the other internal borrowing arrangements are inter-company borrowing arrangements designed to reduce the Utility subsidiaries’ dependence on external short-term borrowings.  Borrowings from internal and external short-term borrowings combined may not exceed the FERC-authorized limits.  The following were the FERC-authorized limits for short-term borrowings and the outstanding short-term borrowings as of June 30, 2021 (aggregating both internal and external short-term borrowings) for the Registrant Subsidiaries:

	Authorized	Borrowings
	(In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas	$250	$—
Entergy Louisiana	$450	$—
Entergy Mississippi	$175	$17
Entergy New Orleans	$150	$38
Entergy Texas	$200	$63
System Energy	$200	$—

Vermont Yankee Credit Facility (Entergy Corporation)

In January 2019, Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee was transferred to NorthStar and its credit facility was assumed by Entergy Assets Management Operations, LLC (formerly Vermont Yankee Asset Retirement, LLC),

Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee’s parent company that remains an Entergy subsidiary after the transfer. The credit facility has a borrowing capacity of $139 million and expires in December 2022. The commitment fee is currently 0.20% of the undrawn commitment amount.  As of June 30, 2021, $139 million in cash borrowings were outstanding under the credit facility.  The weighted average interest rate for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was 1.71% on the drawn portion of the facility. See Note 14 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for discussion of the transfer of Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee to NorthStar.

Variable Interest Entities (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy)

See Note 17 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of the consolidation of the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities (VIEs).  To finance the acquisition and ownership of nuclear fuel, the nuclear fuel company VIEs have credit facilities and three of the four VIEs have commercial paper programs in place. Following is a summary as of June 30, 2021:

Company	Expiration Date	Amount of Facility	Weighted  Average Interest  Rate on  Borrowings (a)	Amount Outstanding as of June 30, 2021
		(Dollars in Millions)
Entergy Arkansas VIE	June 2024	$80	1.26%	$—
Entergy Louisiana River Bend VIE	June 2024	$105	1.22%	$64.6
Entergy Louisiana Waterford VIE	June 2024	$105	1.22%	$62.1
System Energy VIE	June 2024	$120	1.22%	$45.7

(a)Includes letter of credit fees and bank fronting fees on commercial paper issuances, if any, by the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities for Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy. The nuclear fuel company variable interest entity for Entergy Louisiana River Bend does not issue commercial paper, but borrows directly on its bank credit facility.

The commitment fees on the credit facilities are 0.100% of the undrawn commitment amount for the Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy VIEs.  Each credit facility requires the respective lessee of nuclear fuel (Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, or Entergy Corporation as guarantor for System Energy) to maintain a consolidated debt ratio, as defined, of 70% or less of its total capitalization.

The nuclear fuel company variable interest entities had notes payable that were included in debt on the respective balance sheets as of June 30, 2021 as follows:

Company	Description	Amount
Entergy Arkansas VIE	3.65% Series L due July 2021 (a)	$90 million
Entergy Arkansas VIE	3.17% Series M due December 2023	$40 million
Entergy Arkansas VIE	1.84% Series N due July 2026	$90 million
Entergy Louisiana River Bend VIE	2.51% Series V due June 2027	$70 million
Entergy Louisiana Waterford VIE	3.22% Series I due December 2023	$20 million
System Energy VIE	2.05% Series K due September 2027	$90 million

(a)    Repaid at maturity

In accordance with regulatory treatment, interest on the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities’ credit facilities, commercial paper, and long-term notes payable is reported in fuel expense.

Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy each have obtained financing authorizations from the FERC that extend through July 14, 2022 for issuances by its nuclear fuel company variable interest entities.

Debt Issuances and Retirements

(Entergy Corporation)

In March 2021, Entergy Corporation issued $650 million of 1.90% Series senior notes due June 2028 and $650 million of 2.40% Series senior notes due June 2031. Entergy Corporation used the proceeds to repay a portion of its outstanding commercial paper and for general corporate purposes.

(Entergy Arkansas)

In March 2021, Entergy Arkansas issued $400 million of 3.35% Series mortgage bonds due June 2052. Entergy Arkansas expects to use, or has used, the proceeds, together with other funds, to finance in part the purchase of the Searcy Solar Facility, to repay a portion of the debt outstanding under its $150 million long-term revolving credit facility, to repay a portion of the debt outstanding under its $25 million short-term revolving credit facility, and for general corporate purposes.

(Entergy Louisiana)

In March 2021, Entergy Louisiana issued $500 million of 2.35% Series mortgage bonds due June 2032 and $500 million of 3.10% Series mortgage bonds due June 2041. Entergy Louisiana used the proceeds, together with other funds, to repay at maturity, its $200 million of 4.80% Series mortgage bonds due May 2021, to finance, on an interim basis, storm restoration costs related to Hurricane Laura, Hurricane Delta, Hurricane Zeta, and the winter storms of February 2021, and for general corporate purposes.

In April 2021, Entergy Louisiana arranged for the issuance by the Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority of (i) $16.2 million of 2.00% pollution control revenue bonds Series 2021A due June 2030, and (ii) $182.48 million of 2.50% pollution control revenue bonds Series 2021B due April 2036, each of which series is evidenced by a separate series of collateral trust mortgage bonds of Entergy Louisiana. A portion of the proceeds were applied in April 2021 to the refunding of $83.68 million of outstanding pollution control revenue bonds previously issued on behalf of Entergy Louisiana. The remainder of the proceeds were applied in June 2021 to the refunding of $115 million of outstanding pollution control revenue bonds previously issued on behalf of Entergy Louisiana.

(Entergy Mississippi)

In March 2021, Entergy Mississippi issued $200 million of 3.50% Series mortgage bonds due June 2051. Entergy Mississippi used the proceeds, together with other funds, to repay a portion of the debt outstanding under its three short-term revolving credit facilities with an aggregate commitment of $82.5 million and for general corporate purposes.

(Entergy Texas)

In May 2021, Entergy Texas redeemed $125 million of 2.55% Series mortgage bonds due June 2021.

(System Energy)

In June 2021, System Energy arranged for the issuance by the Mississippi Business Finance Corporation of $83.695 million of 2.375% revenue bonds (System Energy Resources, Inc. Project) Series 2021 due June 2044, which are evidenced by a series of System Energy first mortgage bonds. System Energy used the proceeds, together

with other funds, to refund $83.695 million of outstanding revenue bonds.

Fair Value

The book value and the fair value of long-term debt for Entergy Corporation and the Registrant Subsidiaries as of June 30, 2021 were as follows:

	Book Value of Long-Term Debt	Fair Value of Long-Term Debt (a)
	(In Thousands)
Entergy	$24,497,290	$26,221,663
Entergy Arkansas	$4,043,714	$4,327,356
Entergy Louisiana	$9,836,133	$10,746,564
Entergy Mississippi	$1,981,674	$2,166,517
Entergy New Orleans	$636,870	$584,209
Entergy Texas	$2,323,879	$2,496,970
System Energy	$750,939	$771,477

(a)Fair values were classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy discussed in Note 8 to the financial statements herein.

The book value and the fair value of long-term debt for Entergy Corporation and the Registrant Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020 were as follows:

	Book Value of Long-Term Debt	Fair Value of Long-Term Debt (a)
	(In Thousands)
Entergy	$22,369,776	$24,813,818
Entergy Arkansas	$3,967,507	$4,355,632
Entergy Louisiana	$9,027,451	$10,258,294
Entergy Mississippi	$1,780,577	$2,021,432
Entergy New Orleans	$642,233	$620,634
Entergy Texas	$2,493,708	$2,765,193
System Energy	$805,274	$840,540

(a)Fair values were classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy discussed in Note 8 to the financial statements herein.