Portland General Electric Announces Third Quarter 2024 Results
- Third quarter results reflect improved power cost conditions and continued robust demand growth from high-tech and data center customers
- Narrowing 2024 adjusted earnings guidance from
$2.98 to$3.18 to a revised range of between$3.08 and$3.18 per diluted share to reflect year-to-date performance
"Our focus on operational excellence, as well as improved power cost conditions across the West, underpin our solid third quarter results," said
Third Quarter 2024 Compared to Third Quarter 2023
Total revenues increased due to demand growth from semiconductor manufacturing and technology infrastructure customers, increased wholesale revenues and recovery of capital, operating and power costs. Total revenues were partially offset by lower residential and commercial usage primarily driven by weather. Purchased power and fuel expense decreased slightly due to decreased prices for purchased power. Operating and administrative expenses increased due to higher generation and network maintenance, service restoration work, wages and benefits, and from an earnings test deferral release related to the
Company Updates
2023 All-source Request for Proposal Update
As previously announced, PGE filed a request for acknowledgement of the final shortlist of bidders for the 2023 All-source RFP to the
The proposals for renewable resources provide various combinations of solar and battery storage options that include power purchase agreements (PPA) along with Company-owned resources via Build Transfer Agreements (BTA). The proposals for non-emitting dispatchable capacity resources provide battery storage options that include PPAs along with Company-owned resources via BTAs. The ultimate outcome of the RFP process may involve the selection of multiple projects for both renewable and non-emitting dispatchable capacity resources.
PGE is proceeding to commercial negotiations with projects on the final shortlist and has requested that the OPUC acknowledge the RFP final shortlist by
2025
PGE and parties continue to work through the 2025 General Rate Case as regulatory review is expected to continue throughout 2024. A final order is expected to be issued by the OPUC in
Number One Voluntary Renewable Energy Program
For the 15th year, PGE's voluntary renewable energy program, Green Future, was ranked number one by the
Quarterly Dividend
As previously announced, on
2024 Earnings Guidance
PGE is narrowing its estimate for full-year 2024 adjusted earnings guidance from $2.98 to
- Exclusion of the impacts of the
January 2024 winter storm, including non-deferrable Reliability Contingency Event (RCE) costs; - An increase in energy deliveries of 2% to 3%, weather adjusted;
- Normal temperatures in its utility service territory;
- Hydro conditions for the year that reflect current estimates;
- Wind generation based on five years of historical levels or forecast studies when historical data is not available;
- Normal thermal plant operations;
- Revised operating and maintenance expense from between
$800 and$825 million to between$820 million and$845 million , which includes$17 million from the release of theJanuary 2024 storm deferral. This range includes approximately$150 million of wildfire, vegetation management, deferral amortization and other expenses that are offset in other income statement lines; - Depreciation and amortization expense between
$475 million and$525 million ; - Effective tax rate of 10% to 15%;
- Cash from operations of
$700 to$800 million ; - Capital expenditures of
$1,285 million ; and - Average construction work in progress balance of
$710 million .
Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Call and Webcast —
PGE will host a conference call with financial analysts and investors on
The attached unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, balance sheets and statements of cash flows, as well as the supplemental operating statistics, are an integral part of this earnings release.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release contains certain non-GAAP measures, such as adjusted earnings guidance. These non-GAAP financial measures exclude significant items that are generally not related to our ongoing business activities, are infrequent in nature, or both. PGE believes that excluding the effects of these items provides a meaningful representation of the Company's comparative earnings per share and enables investors to evaluate the Company's ongoing operating financial performance. Management utilizes non-GAAP measures to assess the Company's current and forecasted performance, and for communications with shareholders, analysts and investors. Non-GAAP financial measures are supplementary information that should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, the information prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Due to the forward-looking nature of PGE's non-GAAP adjusted earnings guidance, and the inherently unpredictable nature of items and events which could lead to the recognition of non-GAAP adjustments (such as, but not limited to, regulatory disallowances or extreme weather events), management is unable to estimate the occurrence or value of specific items requiring adjustment for future periods, which could potentially impact the Company's GAAP earnings. Therefore, management cannot provide a reconciliation of non-GAAP adjusted earnings per share guidance to the most comparable GAAP financial measure without unreasonable effort. For the same reasons, management is unable to address the probable significance of unavailable information.
About
Safe Harbor Statement
Statements in this press release that relate to future plans, objectives, expectations, performance, events and the like may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions as of the date of this report. The Company assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or other factors.
Forward-looking statements include statements regarding the Company's full-year earnings guidance (including assumptions and expectations regarding annual retail deliveries, average hydro conditions, wind generation, normal thermal plant operations, operating and maintenance expense and depreciation and amortization expense) as well as other statements containing words such as "anticipates," "assumptions," "based on," "believes," "conditioned upon," "considers," "could," "estimates," "expects," "expected," "forecast," "goals," "intends," "needs," "plans," "predicts," "projects," "promises," "seeks," "should," "subject to," "targets," "will continue," "will likely result," or similar expressions.
Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation: the timing or outcome of various legal and regulatory actions; changing customer expectations and choices that may reduce demand for electricity; the sale of excess energy during periods of low demand or low wholesale market prices; operational risks relating to the Company's generation and battery storage facilities, including hydro conditions, wind conditions, disruption of transmission and distribution, disruption of fuel supply, and unscheduled plant outages, which may result in unanticipated operating, maintenance and repair costs, as well as replacement power costs; delays in the supply chain and increased supply costs (including application of tariffs impacting solar module imports), failure to complete capital projects on schedule or within budget, failure of counterparties to perform under agreement, or the abandonment of capital projects, which could result in the Company's inability to recover project costs, or impact our competitive position, market share, revenues and project margins in material ways; default or nonperformance of counterparties from whom PGE purchases capacity or energy, which require the purchase of replacement power and renewable attributes at increased costs; complications arising from PGE's jointly-owned plant, including ownership changes, regulatory outcomes or operational failures; changes in, and compliance with, environmental laws and regulations, including those that govern emissions from thermal power plants; changes in weather, hydroelectric and energy market conditions, which could affect the availability, cost and required collateral for purchased power and fuel; changes in the availability and price of wholesale power and fuels; changes in customer growth, or demographic patterns, including changes in load resulting in future transmission constraints, in PGE's service territory; changes in capital and credit market conditions, including volatility of equity markets as well as changes in PGE's credit ratings and outlook on such credit ratings, reductions in demand for investment-grade commercial paper or interest rates, which could affect the access to and availability or cost of capital and result in delay or cancellation of capital projects or execution of the Company's strategic plan as currently envisioned; general economic and financial market conditions, including inflation; the effects of climate change, whether global or local in nature; unseasonable or severe weather conditions, wildfires, and other natural phenomena and natural disasters that could result in operational disruptions, unanticipated restoration costs, third party liability or that may affect energy costs or consumption; the effectiveness of PGE's risk management policies and procedures; PGE's ability to effectively implement Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) and de-energize its system in the event of heightened wildfire risk; cybersecurity attacks, data security breaches, physical attacks and security breaches, or other malicious acts against the Company or against Company vendors, which could disrupt operations, require significant expenditures, or result in claims against the Company; employee workforce factors, including potential strikes, work stoppages, transitions in senior management, and the ability to recruit and retain key employees and other talent and turnover due to macroeconomic trends; widespread health emergencies or outbreaks of infectious diseases, which may affect our financial position, results of operations and cash flows; failure to achieve the Company's greenhouse gas emission goals or being perceived to have either failed to act responsibly with respect to the environment or effectively responded to legislative requirements concerning greenhouse gas emission reductions; social attitudes regarding the electric utility and power industries; political and economic conditions; acts of war or terrorism; changes in financial or regulatory accounting principles or policies imposed by governing bodies; new federal, state, and local laws that could have adverse effects on operating results; and risks and uncertainties related to generation and transmission projects, including, but not limited to, regulatory processes, transmission capabilities, system interconnections, permitting and construction delays, legislative uncertainty, inflationary impacts, supply costs and supply chain constraints. As a result, actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements.
Risks and uncertainties to which the Company are subject are further discussed in the reports that the Company has filed with the
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Nine Months Ended |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Revenues: |
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Revenues, net |
$ 942 |
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$ 801 |
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$ 2,643 |
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$ 2,192 |
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Alternative revenue programs, net of amortization |
(13) |
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1 |
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(27) |
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6 |
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Total revenues |
929 |
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802 |
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2,616 |
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2,198 |
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Operating expenses: |
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Purchased power and fuel |
380 |
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386 |
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1,060 |
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910 |
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Generation, transmission and distribution |
131 |
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85 |
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337 |
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279 |
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Administrative and other |
102 |
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89 |
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294 |
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262 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
126 |
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116 |
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369 |
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340 |
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Taxes other than income taxes |
44 |
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41 |
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132 |
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124 |
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Total operating expenses |
783 |
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717 |
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2,192 |
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1,915 |
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Income from operations |
146 |
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85 |
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424 |
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283 |
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Interest expense, net |
53 |
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42 |
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156 |
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127 |
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Other income: |
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Allowance for equity funds used during construction |
6 |
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5 |
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17 |
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12 |
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Miscellaneous income, net |
6 |
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5 |
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21 |
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22 |
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Other income, net |
12 |
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10 |
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38 |
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34 |
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Income before income tax expense |
105 |
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53 |
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306 |
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190 |
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Income tax expense |
11 |
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6 |
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31 |
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30 |
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Net income |
94 |
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47 |
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275 |
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160 |
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Other comprehensive income |
(1) |
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— |
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— |
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1 |
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Net income and Comprehensive income |
$ 93 |
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$ 47 |
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$ 275 |
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$ 161 |
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Weighted-average common shares outstanding (in thousands): |
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Basic |
103,845 |
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100,849 |
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102,730 |
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96,625 |
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Diluted |
104,338 |
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101,103 |
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102,958 |
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96,830 |
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Earnings per share: |
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Basic |
$ 0.91 |
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$ 0.47 |
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$ 2.68 |
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$ 1.65 |
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Diluted |
$ 0.90 |
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$ 0.46 |
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$ 2.67 |
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$ 1.65 |
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ASSETS |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ 35 |
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$ 5 |
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Accounts receivable, net |
459 |
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414 |
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Inventories |
115 |
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113 |
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Regulatory assets—current |
185 |
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221 |
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Other current assets |
156 |
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182 |
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Total current assets |
950 |
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935 |
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Electric utility plant, net |
10,075 |
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9,546 |
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Regulatory assets—noncurrent |
619 |
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492 |
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Nuclear decommissioning trust |
35 |
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31 |
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Non-qualified benefit plan trust |
36 |
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35 |
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Other noncurrent assets |
166 |
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169 |
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Total assets |
$ 11,881 |
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$ 11,208 |
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
$ 351 |
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$ 347 |
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Liabilities from price risk management activities—current |
114 |
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164 |
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Short-term debt |
— |
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146 |
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Current portion of long-term debt |
80 |
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80 |
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Current portion of finance lease obligation |
26 |
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20 |
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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
401 |
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355 |
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Total current liabilities |
972 |
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1,112 |
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Long-term debt, net of current portion |
4,354 |
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3,905 |
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Regulatory liabilities—noncurrent |
1,413 |
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1,398 |
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Deferred income taxes |
552 |
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488 |
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Unfunded status of pension and postretirement plans |
161 |
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172 |
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Liabilities from price risk management activities—noncurrent |
74 |
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75 |
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Asset retirement obligations |
273 |
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272 |
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Non-qualified benefit plan liabilities |
76 |
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79 |
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Finance lease obligations, net of current portion |
279 |
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289 |
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Other noncurrent liabilities |
97 |
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99 |
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Total liabilities |
8,251 |
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7,889 |
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Commitments and contingencies |
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Shareholders' Equity: |
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Preferred stock, no par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and |
— |
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— |
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Common stock, no par value, 160,000,000 shares authorized; 105,455,590 |
1,938 |
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1,750 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(5) |
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(5) |
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Retained earnings |
1,697 |
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1,574 |
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Total shareholders' equity |
3,630 |
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3,319 |
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Total liabilities and shareholders' equity |
$ 11,881 |
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$ 11,208 |
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Nine Months Ended |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net income |
$ 275 |
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$ 160 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
369 |
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340 |
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Deferred income taxes |
18 |
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(3) |
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Pension and other postretirement benefits |
4 |
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4 |
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Allowance for equity funds used during construction |
(17) |
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(12) |
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Alternative revenue programs |
27 |
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(6) |
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Regulatory assets |
(130) |
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10 |
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Regulatory liabilities |
(16) |
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17 |
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Tax credit sales |
31 |
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— |
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Other non-cash income and expenses, net |
59 |
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46 |
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Changes in working capital: |
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Accounts receivable, net |
(64) |
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23 |
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Inventories |
(2) |
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(14) |
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Margin deposits |
1 |
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87 |
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Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
67 |
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(181) |
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Margin deposits from wholesale counterparties |
2 |
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(133) |
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Other working capital items, net |
28 |
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20 |
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Other, net |
(44) |
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(27) |
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Net cash provided by operating activities |
608 |
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331 |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Capital expenditures |
$ (876) |
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$ (931) |
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Sales of Nuclear decommissioning trust securities |
— |
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1 |
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Purchases of Nuclear decommissioning trust securities |
(4) |
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(1) |
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Proceeds from sale of properties |
— |
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2 |
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Other, net |
(20) |
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(3) |
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Net cash used in investing activities |
(900) |
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(932) |
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Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Proceeds from issuance of common stock |
178 |
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485 |
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Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt |
450 |
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400 |
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Payments on long-term debt |
— |
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(260) |
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Issuance (maturities) of commercial paper, net |
(146) |
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— |
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Dividends paid |
(148) |
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(131) |
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Other |
(12) |
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(11) |
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Net cash provided by financing activities |
322 |
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483 |
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Change in cash and cash equivalents |
30 |
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(118) |
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Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
5 |
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165 |
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
$ 35 |
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$ 47 |
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Supplemental cash flow information is as follows: |
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Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized |
$ 121 |
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$ 91 |
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Cash paid (received) for income taxes, net |
(14) |
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25 |
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2023 |
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Revenues (dollars in millions): |
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Retail: |
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Residential |
$ 1,078 |
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41 % |
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$ 942 |
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43 % |
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Commercial |
690 |
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27 |
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606 |
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27 |
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Industrial |
321 |
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12 |
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258 |
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12 |
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Direct Access |
22 |
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1 |
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20 |
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1 |
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Subtotal Retail |
2,111 |
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81 |
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1,826 |
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83 |
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Alternative revenue programs, net of amortization |
(27) |
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(1) |
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6 |
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— |
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Other accrued revenues, net |
10 |
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— |
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(2) |
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— |
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Total retail revenues |
2,094 |
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80 |
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1,830 |
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83 |
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Wholesale revenues |
467 |
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18 |
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323 |
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15 |
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Other operating revenues |
55 |
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2 |
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45 |
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2 |
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Total revenues |
$ 2,616 |
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100 % |
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$ 2,198 |
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100 % |
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Energy deliveries (MWhs in thousands): |
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Retail: |
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Residential |
5,720 |
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24 % |
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5,949 |
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28 % |
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Commercial |
4,917 |
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20 |
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4,995 |
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23 |
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Industrial |
3,715 |
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16 |
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3,380 |
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16 |
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Subtotal |
14,352 |
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60 |
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14,324 |
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67 |
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Direct access: |
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Commercial |
390 |
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2 |
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442 |
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2 |
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Industrial |
1,385 |
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6 |
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1,307 |
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6 |
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Subtotal |
1,775 |
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8 |
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1,749 |
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8 |
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Total retail energy deliveries |
16,127 |
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68 |
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16,073 |
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75 |
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Wholesale energy deliveries |
7,652 |
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32 |
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5,295 |
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25 |
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Total energy deliveries |
23,779 |
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100 % |
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21,368 |
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100 % |
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Average number of retail customers: |
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Residential |
828,067 |
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88 % |
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814,773 |
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88 % |
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Commercial |
113,330 |
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12 |
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112,210 |
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12 |
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Industrial |
206 |
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— |
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195 |
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— |
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Direct access |
500 |
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— |
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538 |
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— |
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Total |
942,103 |
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100 % |
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927,716 |
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100 % |
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2023 |
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Sources of energy (MWhs in thousands): |
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Generation: |
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Thermal: |
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Natural gas |
7,989 |
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35 % |
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7,746 |
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38 % |
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Coal |
1,331 |
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6 |
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1,629 |
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8 |
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Total thermal |
9,320 |
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41 |
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9,375 |
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46 |
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Hydro |
956 |
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4 |
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865 |
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4 |
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Wind |
2,315 |
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10 |
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1,644 |
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8 |
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Total generation |
12,591 |
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55 |
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11,884 |
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58 |
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Purchased power: |
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Hydro |
5,088 |
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22 |
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3,622 |
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18 |
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Wind |
1,072 |
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5 |
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699 |
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3 |
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Solar |
932 |
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4 |
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935 |
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4 |
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Natural Gas |
94 |
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— |
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145 |
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1 |
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Waste, Wood, and |
132 |
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1 |
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116 |
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1 |
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Source not specified |
3,083 |
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13 |
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3,056 |
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15 |
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Total purchased power |
10,401 |
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45 |
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8,573 |
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42 |
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Total system load |
22,992 |
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100 % |
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20,457 |
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100 % |
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Less: wholesale sales |
(7,652) |
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(5,295) |
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Retail load requirement |
15,340 |
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15,162 |
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The following table indicates the number of heating degree-days for the three and nine months ended
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Heating Degree-days |
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Cooling Degree-days |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Avg. |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Avg. |
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First Quarter |
1,755 |
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1,927 |
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1,838 |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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Second Quarter |
547 |
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554 |
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608 |
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108 |
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195 |
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108 |
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July |
— |
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— |
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6 |
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300 |
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269 |
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201 |
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August |
4 |
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1 |
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4 |
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224 |
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327 |
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227 |
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September |
32 |
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44 |
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52 |
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119 |
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91 |
|
86 |
|
Third Quarter |
36 |
|
45 |
|
62 |
|
643 |
|
687 |
|
514 |
|
Year-to-date |
2,338 |
|
2,526 |
|
2,508 |
|
751 |
|
882 |
|
622 |
|
(Decrease) increase from the 15-year average |
(7) % |
|
1 % |
|
|
|
21 % |
|
42 % |
|
|
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