Entergy’s 2017 Advocacy and Political Contributions Report
Political Contributions
Entergy Corporation’s success depends on sound public policies at the national, state and locallevels. We are involved in a number of legislative initiatives in a broad spectrum of policy areasthat can have an immediate and dramatic effect on our operations. Through our participation andthat of our employees, we promote legislative and regulatory actions that further our businessobjectives.
Political contributions of all types are subject to extensive governmental regulation and public
disclosure laws and reporting requirements. Entergy is fully committed to complying with allapplicable campaign finance laws. Federal law prohibits Entergy and its subsidiaries fromcontributing to candidates for federal office. Some states, however, do permit corporate
contributions to state and local candidates. All states permit corporate support of ballot issue
campaigns.
Entergy’s Board has adopted the Public Policy and Advocacy Policy (the “Public AdvocacyPolicy”) which outlines our principles governing political and lobbying activities, including ourpolicy prohibiting corporate contributions directly to federal, state or local candidates. Our policy
does permit us to make corporate contributions to political associations, organizations, parties
and political action committees, and to social welfare organizations (“Political Contributions”).
At the state or local level, Political Contributions require the approval of the appropriate
jurisdictional president and at the federal level, they require approval of our Senior Vice
President, Federal Policy, Regulatory and Governmental Affairs.
In the interest of transparency for all of our stakeholders, Entergy is posting this report listing
Entergy’s contributions to political and social welfare organizations during the period January 1,
2017 through December 31, 2017 (the “Reporting Period”). All Political Contributions to theorganizations disclosed in this report were made in accordance with Entergy’s Public Policy and
Advocacy Policy. This report also provides the amount of dues identified by trade associations
and other similar non-profit organizations as being used for lobbying activities where Entergy
paid annual dues of $50,000 or more during the Reporting Period. The Corporate GovernanceCommittee of Entergy’s Board of Directors has reviewed and approved this report.
2017 Political Contributions
During the Reporting Period, Entergy made contributions to the following organizations.

Political Committees and Organizations
Arkansas Republican Party
Democratic Governors Association
Mississippi Democratic Party
Mississippi Republican Party
Republican Governors Association
Texas House Republican Legislative Caucus

AmountTotal
Social Welfare Organizations
Center for Legislative Energy and Environmental Research
Congressional Black Caucus Political Education & Leadership
Institute
Congressional InstituteExperience Mississippi
LA 1 Coalition
Louisiana Municipal Association
National Action Network, Inc.
Texas Taxpayers and Research Association
Third Way
Westchester County Association
Total$8,500$10,000$1,000$1,000$10,000$2,500$33,000
Amount$3,000$40,000$27,500$22,500$2,500$5,000$5,000$30,000$25,000$85,000$245,500

Independent Expenditures
During the Reporting Period, Entergy and its subsidiaries did not make any direct independent
expenditures and did not make any payments to influence the outcome of any ballot measures.
Trade Associations
Entergy is a member of certain trade associations that may use a portion of their membershipdues for lobbying and/or political expenditures. Listed below are the trade associations that
Entergy and its subsidiaries paid dues of $50,000 or more in 2017 and the portion of those dues
identified by those entities that were used for lobbying and/or political expenditures and were notdeductible under Section 162(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Name of Recipient
Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries ofArkansas
Association of Electric Companies of Texas
Business Council of Westchester
Edison Electric Institute
Independent Power Producers of New York
Mississippi Economic Council
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Portion of Dues Not
Deductible$18,180$75,555$4,217$286,421$1,944$20,000

Name of Recipient
New England Power Generators Association, Inc.
North American Electric Reliability Corporation
Nuclear Energy InstituteSafe Healthy Affordable Reliable Energy in New YorkU.S. Chamber of Commerce
Utility Solid Waste Activities GroupVermont Energy PartnershipWestern Coal Traffic League
Total

Portion of Dues Not
Deductible$15,000$1,506$137,615$6,175$67,500$5,985$450$2,200$642,748

Entergy Political Action Committees
While federal law and some state laws prohibit corporations from making political contributions
to candidates, corporations can establish political action committees that are funded solely
through voluntary employee contributions to make such contributions. Entergy established theEntergy Corporation Political Action Committee (“ENPAC”) to promote good citizenship andfurther business interests that are of concern to all of Entergy’s stakeholders, including its
owners, customers, employees and communities. ENPAC is a voluntary organization open to all
Entergy employees who are defined as executive, professional or administrative personnel.
ENPAC is independent of any political party or candidate.
ENPAC is governed and operated by employees of Entergy and is comprised of six committees
representing ENPAC members in each of our four state retail jurisdictions, as well as a Federal
committee and a Nuclear committee. Each state committee has a local board or steeringcommittee responsible for reviewing and approving state and local political contribution
requests. The Federal committee reviews and recommends federal political contribution
requests. Entergy provides limited administrative support to ENPAC. ENPAC contributions go
directly to support political candidates at both the state and federal levels. Information about
ENPAC is available on the website of the Federal Election Commission at www.fec.gov.
Entergy also has established a separate state PAC in the State of New York, the Entergy
Corporation Political Action Committee--New York ("ENPAC-NY”). Establishment of aseparate state PAC in New York was necessary because New York State law requires an in-statebank account and residence for the treasurer in order to contribute to New York state and local
candidates. ENPAC-NY has a local board that is responsible for reviewing and approving
contribution requests. ENPAC-NY only gives to state and local candidates. Additional
disclosure information about ENPAC-NY is available on the website of the New York Board ofElections at www.elections.ny.gov.
Federal and State Lobbying Activity
Entergy believes that it has a legitimate interest in participating in the legislative and regulatory
process at the federal, state, and local levels of government when such participation is in the bestinterest of the Company and its stakeholders. The Company’s federal lobbying activities are3

overseen by the Company’s Senior Vice President – Federal Policy, Regulatory andGovernmental Affairs who also approves the participation or the engagement of individuals
and/or entities that perform any federal lobbying activities on our behalf. At the state and local
level, these activities must be approved by the applicable subsidiary’s Vice President forExternal or Governmental Affairs.
Entergy and its subsidiaries fully comply with all federal, state and local lobbying registrationand disclosure requirements, which include filing all required reports with Congress and with theapplicable state ethics agencies. These reports on federal lobbying activities are readily available
for public review on the websites of the U.S. House (www.house.gov) and the U.S. Senate(www.senate.gov) and provide information on activities associated with influencing legislation
through communication with any member or employee of Congress or with any covered
executive branch official. The federal reports also provide disclosure on lobbying expenditures
for the applicable quarter, describe the specific pieces of legislation that were the topic ofcommunications, and identify the employees who were registered to lobby on behalf of Entergy
or any of its subsidiaries. Entergy’s subsidiaries and their registered lobbyists also comply withall state and local reporting and disclosure requirements related to state and local public official
interactions and expenditures. Reports at the state level are available for review at the applicablestate ethics agencies.

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