1 New Orleans, LA July 29, 2008 Randy Helmick Vice President, Transmission Entergy Services Inc. Entergy Transmission Planning Summit

2 Progress Toward Target Zero 61% Decrease 60% Decrease

3 Progress Toward Target Zero 46% Decrease 54% Decrease

4 Transmission Investments Nearly $1.9 billion Nearly $1.9 billion spent in the last 5 years 5 Year Total ($MM) Transmission O&M Expense512.5 Distribution Substation O&M Expense63.0 Total Transmission Business O&M Expense575.5 Transmission Capital Additions1,078.4 Distribution Substation Capital Additions300.2 Total Transmission Business Capital1,378.6 IPP (Reimbursement CIAC)(63.6) Total Transmission Business Capital (Inc. CIAC)1,315.0 Transmission (O&M + Capital)1,527.3 Dsub (O&M + Cap363.2 Total Transmission Business (O&M + Capital)1,890.5

5 Sample Major Transmission Investments RECENTLY COMPLETED OR ONGOING PROJECTS Amite South Import (ASI) Improvement Plan: Phases 2 & 3 (ELL) –New Panama to Dutch Bayou 230 kV line –Upgrade Coly to Vignes 230 kV line –Upgrade Conway to Bagatelle 230 kV Line Little Rock Area Var Support (EAI) –Capacitor bank upgrades or additions at four Little Rock area substations PLANNED PROJECTS * 2011 – Holland’s Bottom EHV (Cabot): (EAI) 2011 – Western Region Phase 3 Interim: (ETI) 2011 – Tillatoba to South Grenada 230 kV line: (EMI) 2012 – Loblolly to Hammond 230 kV line: (EGSL/ELL) * Projects are subject to regulatory and/or Company review. Some projects still required detailed scoping and analysis. Thus, proposed in-service dates could change.

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Arkansas Storms Significant Damage to the Arkansas transmission system: –36 Wood H-Frame Structures down (115 kV and 161 kV) –11 Lattice Towers down, 5 damaged (230 kV) –12 Lattice Towers down (500 kV) – 8 Guyed Aluminum Towers down (500 kV) 2008 Year to Date Storm Spending (Arkansas) Transmission Capital: $ 9,317,094 Transmission O&M:$ 799,331 Vegetation O&M:$ 362,372 $ 10,478,797

9 Transmission Challenges Implications of Expanding Global Economies –Chinese and Indian expanding systems at unprecedented rates –Increased demand for key commodities and components –Driving huge cost increases on material & components required to expand U.S. infrastructure –Lead times for key components increasing Increasing difficulty in obtaining right-of-way for lines and substations Fuel costs/focus on energy infrastructure Workforce demographics

10 Compliance with Industry Standards/Practices Entergy’s transmission planning process adheres to the Company’s and industry’s principles regarding reliability, safety, and comparability. This philosophy also applies to other Transmission-related functions such as design, operations, and maintenance. Entergy’s continued focus will be compliance with the industry standards and the subsequent changes/successors to those standards.

11 Meeting Customer Needs Entergy’s objective is to equitably meet the transmission needs of all of our customers. The Transmission Planning Summit provides an opportunity to share our planning process and transmission expansion plan with all interested parties. Entergy has continued to enhanced its transmission planning process through the involvement of the ICT. Your inputs are instrumental to this process. Thanks for your participation!