Statement From Entergy on Vermont Yankee Ruling

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Jan 19, 2012, 05:38 ET

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Entergy Corp. issued the following statement on today's ruling by the United States District Court for the District of Vermont regarding Vermont Yankee:

We're pleased with the decision, which Judge Murtha issued after a thorough review of the facts and the law. The ruling is good news for our 600 employees, the environment and New England residents and industries that depend on clean, affordable, reliable power provided by Vermont Yankee.

Entergy Corporation is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. Entergy owns and operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, and it is the second-largest nuclear generator in the United States. Entergy delivers electricity to 2.7 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Entergy has annual revenues of more than $11 billion and approximately 15,000 employees.

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