entergy gulf states louisiana , l.l.c . management's financial discussion and analysis sources of capital entergy gulf states louisiana's sources to meet its capital requirements include : internally generated funds ; cash on hand ; debt or preferred membership interest issuances ; and bank financing under new or existing facilities . entergy gulf states louisiana may refinance or redeem debt and preferred equity/membership interests prior to maturity , to the extent market conditions and interest and dividend rates are favorable . all debt and common and preferred equity/membership interest issuances by entergy gulf states louisiana require prior regulatory approval . preferred equity/membership interest and debt issuances are also subject to issuance tests set forth in its corporate charter , bond indentures , and other agreements . entergy gulf states louisiana has sufficient capacity under these tests to meet its foreseeable capital needs . entergy gulf states , inc . filed with the ferc an application , on behalf of entergy gulf states louisiana , for authority to issue up to $ 200 million of short- term debt , up to $ 500 million of tax-exempt bonds and up to $ 750 million of other long-term securities , including common and preferred membership interests and long-term debt . on november 8 , 2007 the ferc issued orders granting the requested authority for a two-year period ending november 8 , 2009 . entergy gulf states louisiana's receivables from or ( payables to ) the money pool were as follows as of december 31 for each of the following years: .
how is the cash flow of entergy gulf states louisiana affected by the balance from money pool from 2007 to 2008 , in thousands?
see note 4 to the financial statements for a description of the money pool . entergy gulf states louisiana has a credit facility in the amount of $ 100 million scheduled to expire in august 2012 . no borrowings were outstanding under the credit facility as of december 31 , 2008 . in may 2008 , entergy gulf states louisiana issued $ 375 million of 6.00% ( 6.00 % ) series first mortgage bonds due may 2018 . the proceeds were used to pay at maturity the portion of the $ 325 million of 3.6% ( 3.6 % ) series first mortgage bonds due june 2008 that had not been assumed by entergy texas and to redeem , prior to maturity , $ 189.7 million of the $ 350 million floating rate series of first mortgage bonds due december 2008 , and for other general corporate purposes . the portion of the $ 325 million of 3.6% ( 3.6 % ) series first mortgage bonds due june 2008 that had been assumed by entergy texas were paid at maturity by entergy texas in june 2008 , and that bond series is no longer outstanding . the portion of the $ 350 million floating rate series of first mortgage bonds due december 2008 that had been assumed by entergy texas were paid at maturity by entergy texas in december 2008 , and that bond series is no longer outstanding . hurricane rita and hurricane katrina in august and september 2005 , hurricanes katrina and rita hit entergy gulf states inc.'s jurisdictions in louisiana and texas . the storms resulted in power outages ; significant damage to electric distribution , transmission , and generation infrastructure ; and the temporary loss of sales and customers due to mandatory evacuations . entergy gulf states louisiana is pursuing a range of initiatives to recover storm restoration and business continuity costs and incremental losses . initiatives include obtaining reimbursement of certain costs covered by insurance and pursuing recovery through existing or new rate mechanisms regulated by the ferc and local regulatory bodies , in combination with securitization. .