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ABOUT THIS PUBLICATION | | ● the risk that an incident at any nuclear generation facility in the U.S. could lead to the |
This publication is unaudited and should be used in conjunction with Entergy’s 2020 | assessment of significant retrospective assessments and/or retrospective insurance |
Annual Report to Shareholders and Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange | premiums as a result of Entergy’s participation in a secondary financial protection |
Commission. It has been prepared for information purposes and is not intended for use | system, a utility industry mutual insurance company, and industry self- insurance |
in connection with any sale or purchase of, or any offer to buy, any securities of Entergy | programs; |
Corporation or its subsidiaries. | | ● effects of climate change, including the potential for increases in extreme weather |
| | events and sea levels or coastal land and wetland loss; |
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION | | ● changes in the quality and availability of water supplies and the related regulation of |
In this report and from time to time, Entergy Corporation makes statements concerning | water use and diversion; |
its expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, projections, strategies, and future | ● Entergy’s ability to manage its capital projects, including completion of projects timely |
events or performance. Such statements are “forward-looking statements” within the | and within budget and to obtain the anticipated performance or other benefits, and its |
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “may,” | operation and maintenance costs; |
“will,” “could,” “project,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “estimate,” “continue,” | ● Entergy’s ability to purchase and sell assets at attractive prices and on other attractive |
“potential,” “plan,” “predict,” “forecast,” and other similar words or expressions are | terms; |
intended to identify forward-looking statements but are not the only means to identify | ● the economic climate, and particularly economic conditions in Entergy’s Utility service |
these statements. Although Entergy believes that these forward-looking statements and | area and the northern United States and events and circumstances that could influence |
the underlying assumptions are reasonable, it cannot provide assurance that they will | economic conditions in those areas, including power prices, and the risk that anticipated |
prove correct. Any forward-looking statement is based on information current as of the | load growth may not materialize; |
date of this report and speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made. | ● changes to federal income tax laws and regulations, including continued impact of the |
Except to the extent required by the federal securities laws, Entergy undertakes no | Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and its intended and unintended consequences on financial |
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a | results and future cash flows; |
result of new information, future events, or otherwise. | | ● the effects of Entergy’s strategies to reduce tax payments; |
Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. There are | ● changes in the financial markets and regulatory requirements for the issuance of |
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or | securities, particularly as they affect access to capital and Entergy’s ability to refinance |
implied in the forward-looking statements, including (a) those factors discussed or | existing securities, execute share repurchase programs, and fund investments and |
incorporated by reference in Item 1A. Risk Factors contained in the Form 10-K for | acquisitions; |
the year ended Dec. 31, 2020, (b) those factors discussed or incorporated by reference | ● actions of rating agencies, including changes in the ratings of debt and preferred |
in Management’s Financial Discussion and Analysis contained in the Form 10-K for the | stock, changes in general corporate ratings, and changes in the rating agencies’ ratings |
year ended Dec. 31, 2020, and (c) the following factors (in addition to others described | criteria; |
elsewhere in this report and in subsequent securities filings): | ● changes in inflation and interest rates; |
● resolution of pending and future rate cases, formula rate proceedings and related | ● the effects of litigation and government investigations or proceedings; |
negotiations, including various performance-based rate discussions, Entergy’s utility | ● changes in technology, including (i) Entergy’s ability to implement new or emerging |
supply plan, and recovery of fuel and purchased power costs, as well as delays in cost | technologies, (ii) the impact of changes relating to new, developing, or alternative |
recovery resulting from these proceedings; | | sources of generation such as distributed energy and energy storage, renewable energy, |
● continuing long-term risks and uncertainties associated with the termination of the | energy efficiency, demand side management and other measures that reduce load and |
System Agreement in 2016, including the potential absence of federal authority to | government policies incentivizing development of the foregoing, and (iii) competition from |
resolve certain issues among the Utility operating companies and their retail regulators; | other companies offering products and services to Entergy’s customers based on new or |
● regulatory and operating challenges and uncertainties and economic risks associated | emerging technologies or alternative sources of generation; |
with the Utility operating companies’ participation in MISO, including the benefits of | ● Entergy's ability to effectively formulate and implement plans to reduce its carbon |
continued MISO participation, the effect of current or projected MISO market rules and | emission rate and aggregate carbon emissions, including its commitment to achieve |
market and system conditions in the MISO markets, the allocation of MISO system | net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, and the potential impact on its business of |
transmission upgrade costs, the MISO-wide base rate of return on equity allowed or | attempting to achieve such objectives; |
any MISO-related charges and credits required by the FERC, and the effect of planning | ● the effects, including increased security costs, of threatened or actual terrorism, |
decisions that MISO makes with respect to future transmission investments by the | cyber-attacks or data security breaches, natural or man-made electromagnetic pulses |
Utility operating companies; | | that affect transmission or generation infrastructure, accidents, and war or a catastrophic |
● changes in utility regulation, including with respect to retail and wholesale competition, | event such as a nuclear accident or a natural gas pipeline explosion; |
the ability to recover net utility assets and other potential stranded costs, and the | ● the effects of a global event or pandemic, such as the COVID-19 global pandemic, |
application of more stringent return on equity criteria, transmission reliability | including economic and societal disruptions; volatility in the capital markets (and any |
requirements or market power criteria by the FERC or the U.S. Department of Justice; | related increased cost of capital or any inability to access the capital markets or draw |
● changes in the regulation or regulatory oversight of Entergy’s nuclear generating | on available bank credit facilities); reduced demand for electricity, particularly from |
facilities and nuclear materials and fuel, including with respect to the planned or actual | commercial and industrial customers; increased or unrecoverable costs; supply chain, |
shutdown and sale of each of the nuclear generating facilities owned or operated by | vendor, and contractor disruptions; delays in completion of capital or other construction |
Entergy Wholesale Commodities, and the effects of new or existing safety or | projects, maintenance, and other operations activities, including prolonged outages; |
environmental concerns regarding nuclear power plants and nuclear fuel; | impacts to Entergy’s workforce availability, health, or safety; increased cybersecurity |
● resolution of pending or future applications, and related regulatory proceedings and | risks as a result of many employees telecommuting; increased late or uncollectible |
litigation, for license modifications or other authorizations required of nuclear generating | customer payments; regulatory delays; executive orders affecting, or increased |
facilities and the effect of public and political opposition on these applications, regulatory | regulation of, Entergy's business; changes in credit ratings or outlooks as a result of |
proceedings, and litigation; | | any of the foregoing; or other adverse impacts on Entergy’s ability to execute on its |
● the performance of and deliverability of power from Entergy’s generation resources, | business strategies and initiatives or, more generally, on Entergy’s results of operations, |
including the capacity factors at Entergy’s nuclear generating facilities; | financial condition, and liquidity; |
● increases in costs and capital expenditures that could result from changing regulatory | ● Entergy’s ability to attract and retain talented management, directors, and employees |
requirements, emerging operating and industry issues, and the commitment of | with specialized skills; |