<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> This legend contains summary financial information extracted from Entergy's financial statements for the year ended December 31, 1995, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000202584 <NAME> SYSTEM ENERGY RESOURCES, INC. <SUBSIDIARY> <NUMBER> 012 <NAME> SYSTEM ENERGY RESOURCES, INC. <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1995 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 2,667,176 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 40,927 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 161,246 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 561,663 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 3,431,012 <COMMON> 789,350 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 7 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 85,920 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 875,277 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 1,219,917 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 2,990 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 250,000 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 44,107 <LEASES-CURRENT> 28,000 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 1,038,721 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 3,431,012 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 605,639 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 77,410 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 291,934 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 369,344 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 236,295 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 6,287 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 242,582 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 149,543 <NET-INCOME> 93,039 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 93,039 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 92,800 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 96,460 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0