Company: EAI
Filing Date: 2025-08-01
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0000065984-25-000087
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Company: ENTERGY ARKANSAS, LLC
Filing Date: 2025-08-01
Form: 10-Q
Item: Item 4
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 compared to 2024.

Asset write-offs includes a $131.8 million charge to reflect the write-off of a previously recorded regulatory asset as a result of an adverse decision in the opportunity sales proceeding in March 2024.  See Note 2 to the financial statements herein and in the Form 10-K for discussion of the opportunity sales proceeding.

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased primarily due to additions to plant in service, including the Walnut Bend Solar facility, which was placed in service in September 2024, and the West Memphis Solar facility and the Driver Solar facility, which were placed in service in December 2024.

Entergy Arkansas records a regulatory charge or credit for the difference between asset retirement obligation-related expenses and nuclear decommissioning trust earnings plus asset retirement obligation-related costs collected in revenue.

Other income decreased primarily due to changes in decommissioning trust fund activity, including portfolio rebalancing of decommissioning trust funds in 2024.

Interest expense increased primarily due to the issuances of $400 million of 5.75% Series mortgage bonds and $400 million of 5.45% Series mortgage bonds, each in May 2024.  The increase was partially offset by the repayment of $375 million of 3.70% Series mortgage bonds in June 2024.

Income Taxes

The effective income tax rates were 20.6% for the second quarter 2025 and 20.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2025.  The differences in the effective income tax rates for the second quarter 2025 and the six months ended June 30, 2025 versus the federal statutory rate of 21% were primarily due to the amortization of excess accumulated deferred income taxes as a result of tax rate changes and certain book and tax differences related to utility plant items, partially offset by the accrual for state income taxes.

The effective income tax rate was 25.2% for the second quarter 2024.  The difference in the effective income tax rate for the second quarter 2024 versus the federal statutory rate of 21% was primarily due to the accrual for state income taxes and the amortization of accumulated deferred income taxes as a result of tax rate changes, partially offset by certain book and tax differences related to utility plant items and book and tax differences related to the allowance for equity funds used during construction.

The effective income tax rate was 25.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2024.