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ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 |
UNITED STATES |
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FORM 10-K |
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF |
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For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 |
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Commission |
Name of Registrant, State of Incorporation, |
I.R.S. Employer |
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PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC. (Pepco Holdings or PHI), a Delaware corporation 701 Ninth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20068 Telephone: (202)872-2000 |
52-2297449 |
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POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER (Pepco), a District of Columbia and Virginia corporation 701 Ninth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20068 Telephone: (202)872-2000 |
53-0127880 |
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DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT (DPL), a Delaware and Virginia corporation 800 King Street, P.O. Box 231 Wilmington, Delaware 19899 Telephone: (202)872-2000 |
51-0084283 |
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ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC (ACE), a New Jersey corporation 800 King Street, P.O. Box 231 Wilmington, Delaware 19899 Telephone: (202)872-2000 |
21-0398280 |
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Continued _____________________________________________________________________________________ |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: |
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Registrant |
Title of Each Class |
Name of Each Exchange |
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Pepco Holdings |
Common Stock, $.01 par value |
New York Stock Exchange |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: |
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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. |
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Pepco Holdings |
Yes X |
No |
Pepco |
Yes |
No X |
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DPL |
Yes |
No X |
ACE |
Yes |
No X |
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. |
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Pepco Holdings |
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Pepco |
X |
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DPL |
X |
ACE |
X |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. |
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Pepco Holdings |
Yes X |
No |
Pepco |
Yes |
No X |
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DPL |
Yes |
No X |
ACE |
Yes |
No X |
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in the definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K (applicable to Pepco Holdings only). . |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of "accelerated filer and larger accelerated filer" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. |
Large Accelerated Filer |
Accelerated Filer |
Non-Accelerated Filer |
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Pepco Holdings |
X |
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Pepco |
X |
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DPL |
X |
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ACE |
X |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). |
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Pepco Holdings |
Yes |
No X |
Pepco |
Yes |
No X |
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DPL |
Yes |
No X |
ACE |
Yes |
No X |
Pepco, DPL, and ACE meet the conditions set forth in General Instruction I(1)(a) and (b) of Form 10-K and are therefore filing this Form 10-K with the reduced disclosure format specified in General Instruction I(2) of Form 10-K. |
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Registrant |
Aggregate Market Value of Voting and Non-Voting Common Equity Held by Non-Affiliates of the Registrant at June 30, 2006 |
Number of Shares of Common Stock of the Registrant Outstanding at February 1, 2007 |
Pepco Holdings |
$4.5 billion |
192,458,100 |
Pepco |
None (a) |
100 |
DPL |
None (b) |
1,000 |
ACE |
None (b) |
8,546,017 |
(a) |
All voting and non-voting common equity is owned by Pepco Holdings. |
(b) |
All voting and non-voting common equity is owned by Conectiv, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pepco Holdings. |
THIS COMBINED FORM 10-K IS SEPARATELY FILED BY PEPCO HOLDINGS, PEPCO, DPL AND ACE. INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN RELATING TO ANY INDIVIDUAL REGISTRANT IS FILED BY SUCH REGISTRANT ON ITS OWN BEHALF. EACH REGISTRANT MAKES NO REPRESENTATION AS TO INFORMATION RELATING TO THE OTHER REGISTRANTS. |
Portions of the Pepco Holdings, Inc. definitive proxy statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about March 29, 2007 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this report. |
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Glossary of Terms |
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PART I |
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Item 1. |
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Business |
1 |
Item 1A. |
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Risk Factors |
19 |
Item 1B. |
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Unresolved Staff Comments |
29 |
Item 2. |
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Properties |
30 |
Item 3. |
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Legal Proceedings |
31 |
Item 4. |
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
36 |
PART II |
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Item 5. |
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Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related |
36 |
Item 6. |
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Selected Financial Data |
39 |
Item 7. |
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Management's Discussion and Analysis of |
41 |
Item 7A. |
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Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures |
133 |
Item 8. |
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Financial Statements and Supplementary Data |
137 |
Item 9. |
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Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants |
330 |
Item 9A. |
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Controls and Procedures |
330 |
Item 9B. |
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Other Information |
332 |
PART III |
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Item 10. |
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Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance |
332 |
Item 11. |
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Executive Compensation |
334 |
Item 12. |
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Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and |
335 |
Item 13. |
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Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and |
336 |
Item 14. |
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Principal Accounting Fees and Services |
336 |
PART IV |
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Item 15. |
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Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules |
337 |
Financial Statements |
Included in Part II, Item 8 |
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Schedule I - |
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company |
338 |
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Schedule II - |
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts |
341 |
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Exhibit 12 - |
Statements Re: Computation of Ratios |
357 |
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Exhibit 21 - |
Subsidiaries of the Registrant |
361 |
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Exhibit 23 - |
Consents of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
363 |
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Exhibits 31.1 - 31.8 |
Rule 13a-14a/15d-14(a) Certifications |
367 |
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Exhibits 32.1 - 32.4 |
Section 1350 Certifications |
375 |
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Signatures |
379 |
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS |
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Term |
Definition |
2006 Supply Agreement |
A supply agreement between Conectiv Energy and DPL covering the period June 1, 2006, though May 31, 2007, pursuant to which DPL currently obtains all of the energy and capacity needed to fulfill its Default Service obligations in Virginia |
ABO |
Accumulated benefit obligation |
Accounting Hedges |
Derivatives designated as cash flow and fair value hedges |
ACE |
Atlantic City Electric Company |
ACE Funding |
Atlantic City Electric Transition Funding LLC |
ACO |
Administrative Consent Order |
ADFIT |
Accumulated deferred federal income taxes |
ADITC |
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits |
AFUDC |
Allowance for Funds Used During Construction |
Ancillary services |
Generally, electricity generation reserves and reliability services |
APB |
Accounting Principles Board |
APCA |
Air Pollution Control Act |
Appellate Division |
Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey |
Asset Purchase and |
Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of June 7, 2000 and subsequently amended, between Pepco and Mirant (formerly Southern Energy, Inc.) relating to the sale of Pepco's generation assets |
Bankruptcy Court |
Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas |
Bankruptcy Funds |
$13.25 million in funds from the Bankruptcy Settlement |
Bankruptcy Settlement |
The bankruptcy settlement among the parties concerning the environmental proceedings at the Metal Bank/Cottman Avenue site |
Bcf |
Billion cubic feet |
BGS |
Basic Generation Service (the supply of electricity by ACE to retail customers in New Jersey who have not elected to purchase electricity from a competitive supplier) |
BGS-FP |
BGS-Fixed Price service |
BGS-CIEP |
BGS-Commercial and Industrial Energy Price service |
Bondable Transition Property |
Right to collect a non-bypassable transition bond charge from ACE customers pursuant to bondable stranded costs rate orders issued by the NJBPU |
BSA |
Bill Stabilization Adjustment |
CAA |
Federal Clean Air Act |
CAIR |
EPA's Clean Air Interstate rule |
CAMR |
EPA's Clean Air Mercury rule |
CERCLA |
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 |
CO2 |
Carbon dioxide |
Conectiv |
A wholly owned subsidiary of PHI which is a holding company under PUHCA 2005 and the parent of DPL and ACE |
Conectiv Energy |
Conectiv Energy Holding Company and its subsidiaries |
Conectiv Group |
Conectiv and certain of its subsidiaries that were involved in a like-kind exchange transaction under examination by the IRS |
Cooling Degree Days |
Daily difference in degrees by which the mean (high and low divided by 2) dry bulb temperature is above a base of 65 degrees Fahrenheit |
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Term |
Definition |
CRMC |
PHI's Corporate Risk Management Committee |
CWA |
Federal Clean Water Act |
DCPSC |
District of Columbia Public Service Commission |
Default Electricity |
The supply of electricity by PHI's electric utility subsidiaries at regulated rates to retail customers who do not elect to purchase electricity from a competitive supplier, and which, depending on the jurisdiction, is also known as Default Service, SOS, BGS, or POLR service |
Default Service |
The supply of electricity by DPL in Virginia to retail customers who have not elected to purchase electricity from a competitive supplier |
Default Supply Revenue |
Revenue received for Default Electricity Supply |
Delaware District Court |
United States District Court for the District of Delaware |
Directors Compensation |
PHI Non-Management Directors Compensation Plan |
District Court |
United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas |
DNREC |
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control |
DPL |
Delmarva Power & Light Company |
DPSC |
Delaware Public Service Commission |
DRP |
PHI's Shareholder Dividend Reinvestment Plan |
EDECA |
New Jersey Electric Discount and Energy Competition Act |
EDIT |
Excess Deferred Income Taxes |
EITF |
Emerging Issues Task Force |
EPA |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
ERISA |
Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 |
Exchange Act |
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended |
FAS |
Financial Accounting Standards |
FASB |
Financial Accounting Standards Board |
FERC |
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
Fifth Circuit |
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
FIN |
FASB Interpretation Number |
Financing Order |
Financing Order of the SEC under PUHCA 1935 dated June 30, 2005, with respect to PHI and its subsidiaries |
FSP |
FASB Staff Position |
FSP AUG AIR-1 |
FSP American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Industry Audit Guide, Audits of Airlines--"Accounting for Planned Major Maintenance Activities" |
FTB |
FASB Technical Bulletin |
Full Requirements |
The supply of energy by Conectiv Energy to utilities to fulfill their Default Electricity Supply obligations |
GAAP |
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America |
GCR |
Gas Cost Recovery |
GPC |
Generation Procurement Credit |
Gwh |
Gigawatt hour |
Heating Degree Days |
Daily difference in degrees by which the mean (high and low divided by 2) dry bulb temperature is below a base of 65 degrees Fahrenheit. |
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Term |
Definition |
HPS |
Hourly Priced Service DPL is obligated to provide to its largest customers |
IRC |
Internal Revenue Code |
IRS |
Internal Revenue Service |
ITC |
Investment Tax Credit |
LEAC Liability |
ACE's $59.3 million deferred energy cost liability existing as of July 31, 1999 related to ACE's Levelized Energy Adjustment Clause and ACE's Demand Side Management Programs |
LTIP |
Pepco Holdings' Long-Term Incentive Plan |
Mcf |
One thousand cubic feet |
MDE |
Maryland Department of the Environment |
Medicare Act |
Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 |
MGP |
Manufactured gas plant |
Mirant |
Mirant Corporation, its predecessors and its subsidiaries, and the Mirant business that emerged from bankruptcy on January 3, 2006 pursuant to the Reorganization Plan, as a new corporation of the same name |
MOA |
Memorandum of agreement entered into by DPL, the staff of the VSCC and the Virginia Attorney General's office in the docket approving DPL's generating asset divestiture in 2000 |
MPSC |
Maryland Public Service Commission |
NFA |
No Further Action letter issued by the NJDEP |
NJBPU |
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities |
NJDEP |
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection |
NJPDES |
New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
NOPR |
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
Normalization |
Sections of the IRC and related regulations that dictate how excess deferred income taxes resulting from the corporate income tax rate reduction enacted by the Tax Reform Act of 1986 and accumulated deferred investment tax credits should be treated for ratemaking purposes |
Notice |
Notice 2005-13 issued by the Treasury Department and IRS on February 11, 2005 |
NOx |
Nitrogen oxide |
NPDES |
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
NSR |
New Source Review |
NUGs |
Non-utility generators |
OCI |
Other Comprehensive Income |
Panda |
Panda-Brandywine, L.P. |
Panda PPA |
PPA between Pepco and Panda |
PARS |
Performance Accelerated Restricted Stock |
PBO |
Projected benefit obligation |
PCI |
Potomac Capital Investment Corporation and its subsidiaries |
Pepco |
Potomac Electric Power Company |
Pepco Distribution |
The total aggregate distribution to Pepco pursuant to the Settlement Agreement |
Pepco Energy Services |
Pepco Energy Services, Inc. and its subsidiaries |
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Term |
Definition |
Pepco Holdings or PHI |
Pepco Holdings, Inc. |
Pepco TPA Claim |
Pepco's $105 million allowed, pre-petition general unsecured claim against Mirant |
PHI Parties |
The PHI Retirement Plan, PHI and Conectiv, parties to cash balance plan litigation brought by three management employees of PHI Service Company |
PHI Retirement Plan |
PHI's noncontributory retirement plan |
PJM |
PJM Interconnection, LLC |
PLR |
Private letter ruling from the IRS |
POLR |
Provider of Last Resort service (the supply of electricity by DPL before May 1, 2006 to retail customers in Delaware who did not elect to purchase electricity from a competitive supplier) |
POM |
Pepco Holdings' NYSE trading symbol |
Power Delivery |
PHI's Power Delivery Business |
PPA |
Power Purchase Agreement |
PPA-Related |
Mirant's obligations to purchase from Pepco the capacity and energy that Pepco is obligated to purchase under the Panda PPA |
PRP |
Potentially responsible party |
PSD |
Prevention of Significant Deterioration |
PUHCA 1935 |
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, which was repealed effective February 8, 2006 |
PUHCA 2005 |
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005, which became effective February 8, 2006 |
RAR |
IRS revenue agent's report |
RARM |
Reasonable Allowance for Retail Margin |
RC Cape May |
RC Cape May Holdings, LLC, an affiliate of Rockland Capital Energy Investments, LLC, and the purchaser of the B.L. England generating facility |
Recoverable stranded |
The portion of stranded costs that is recoverable from ratepayers as approved by regulatory authorities |
Regulated T&D Electric |
Revenue from the transmission and the delivery of electricity to PHI's customers within its service territories at regulated rates |
Reorganization Plan |
Mirant's Plan of Reorganization |
RGGI |
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative |
RI/FS |
Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study |
ROE |
Return on equity |
SAB |
SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin |
SEC |
Securities and Exchange Commission |
Second Circuit |
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit |
Settlement Agreement |
Settlement Agreement and Release, dated as of May 30, 2006 between Pepco and Mirant |
SFAS |
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards |
SMECO |
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, Inc. |
SMECO Agreement |
Capacity purchase agreement between Pepco and SMECO |
SMECO Settlement |
Settlement Agreement and Release entered into between Mirant and SMECO |
SO2 |
Sulfur dioxide |
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Term |
Definition |
SOS |
Standard Offer Service (the supply of electricity by Pepco in the District of Columbia, by Pepco and DPL in Maryland and by DPL in Delaware on and after May 1, 2006, to retail customers who have not elected to purchase electricity from a competitive supplier) |
Standard Offer Service |
Revenue Pepco and DPL, respectively, receive for the procurement of energy for its SOS customers |
Starpower |
Starpower Communications, LLC |
Stranded costs |
Costs incurred by a utility in connection with providing service which would be unrecoverable in a competitive or restructured market. Such costs may include costs for generation assets, purchased power costs, and regulatory assets and liabilities, such as accumulated deferred income taxes. |
Third Circuit |
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit |
Tolling agreement |
A physical or financial contract where one party delivers fuel to a specific generating station in exchange for the power output |
TPA |
Transition Power Agreements for Maryland and the District of Columbia between Pepco and Mirant |
Transition Bonds |
Transition bonds issued by ACE Funding |
Treasury lock |
A hedging transaction that allows a company to "lock-in" a specific interest rate corresponding to the rate of a designated Treasury bond for a determined period of time |
Utility PRPs |
A group of utility PRPs including Pepco that are parties to a settlement involving the environmental proceedings at the Metal Bank/Cottman Avenue site |
VaR |
Value at Risk |
Virginia Restructuring Act |
Virginia Electric Utility Restructuring Act |
VSCC |
Virginia State Corporation Commission |
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Item 1. BUSINESS |
OVERVIEW |
Pepco Holdings, Inc. (PHI or Pepco Holdings) is a diversified energy company that, through its operating subsidiaries, is engaged primarily in two principal business operations: |
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electricity and natural gas delivery (Power Delivery), and |
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competitive energy generation, marketing and supply (Competitive Energy). |
PHI was incorporated in Delaware in 2001, for the purpose of effecting the acquisition of Conectiv by Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco). The acquisition was completed on August 1, 2002, at which time Pepco and Conectiv became wholly owned subsidiaries of PHI. Conectiv was formed in 1998 to be the holding company for Delmarva Power & Light Company (DPL) and Atlantic City Electric Company (ACE) in connection with the combination of DPL and ACE. The following chart shows, in simplified form, the corporate structure of PHI and its principal subsidiaries. |
In 2006, the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (PUHCA 1935) was repealed and was replaced by the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 (PUHCA 2005). As a result, PHI has ceased to be regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as a public utility holding company and is now subject to the regulatory oversight of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). PHI has notified FERC that it will continue, until further notice, to operate pursuant to the financing order issued by the SEC under PUHCA 1935, which has an authorization period ending June 30, 2008 (the Financing Order), relating to the issuance of securities and guarantees, other financing transactions and the operation of the money pool by PHI and its subsidiaries that participate in the money pool. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- PUHCA 2005 Restrictions" for additional information.
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PHI Service Company, a subsidiary service company of PHI, provides a variety of support services, including legal, accounting, treasury, tax, purchasing and information technology services to PHI and its operating subsidiaries. These services are provided pursuant to a service agreement among PHI, PHI Service Company, and the participating operating subsidiaries. The expenses of the service company are charged to PHI and the participating operating subsidiaries in accordance with costing methodologies set forth in the service agreement |
For financial information relating to PHI's segments, see Note (3) Segment Information to the consolidated financial statements of PHI set forth in Item 8 of this Form 10-K. Each of Pepco, DPL and ACE has one operating segment. |
Investor Information |
Each of PHI, Pepco, DPL and ACE files reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and all amendments to those reports, of each of the companies are made available free of charge on PHI's internet Web site as soon as reasonably practicable after such documents are electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC. These reports may be found at http://www.pepcoholdings.com/investors. |
The following is a description of each of PHI's two principal business operations. |
Power Delivery |
The largest component of PHI's business is Power Delivery, which consists of the transmission and distribution of electricity and the distribution of natural gas. In 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively, PHI's Power Delivery operations produced 61%, 58% and 61% of PHI's consolidated operating revenues (including revenue from intercompany transactions) and 67%, 74% and 70% of PHI's consolidated operating income (including income from intercompany transactions). |
PHI's Power Delivery business is conducted by its three regulated utility subsidiaries: Pepco, DPL and ACE. Each subsidiary is a regulated public utility in the jurisdictions that comprise its service territory. Pepco, DPL and ACE each owns and operates a network of wires, substations and other equipment that are classified either as transmission or distribution facilities. Transmission facilities are high-voltage systems that carry wholesale electricity into, or across, the utility's service territory. Distribution facilities are low-voltage systems that carry electricity to end-use customers in the utility's service territory. |
Delivery of Electricity and Natural Gas and Default Electricity Supply |
Each company is responsible for the delivery of electricity and, in the case of DPL, natural gas in its service territory, for which it is paid tariff rates established by the local public service commission. Each company also supplies electricity at regulated rates to retail customers in its service territory who do not elect to purchase electricity from a competitive energy supplier. The regulatory term for this supply service varies by jurisdiction as follows: |
Delaware |
Provider of Last Resort service -- before May 1, 2006 |
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District of Columbia |
SOS |
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Maryland |
SOS |
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New Jersey |
Basic Generation Service (BGS) |
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Virginia |
Default Service |
In this Form 10-K, these supply service obligations are referred to generally as Default Electricity Supply. |
In the aggregate, the Power Delivery business delivers electricity to more than 1.8 million customers in the mid-Atlantic region and distributes natural gas to approximately 121,000 customers in Delaware. |
Transmission of Electricity and Relationship with PJM |
The transmission facilities owned by Pepco, DPL and ACE are interconnected with the transmission facilities of contiguous utilities and as such are part of an interstate power transmission grid over which electricity is transmitted throughout the eastern United States. FERC has designated a number of regional transmission organizations to coordinate the operation and planning of portions of the interstate transmission grid. Pepco, DPL and ACE are members of the PJM Regional Transmission Organization. PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) provides transmission planning functions and acts as the independent system operator for the PJM Regional Transmission Organization. In this capacity, PJM coordinates the movement of electricity in all or parts of Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia. FERC has designated PJM as the sole provider of transmission service in the PJM region. Any entity that wishes to have electricity delivered at any point in the PJM region must obtain transmission services from PJM at rates approved by FERC. In accordance with FERC rules, Pepco, DPL, ACE and the other transmission-owning utilities in the region make their transmission facilities available to PJM and PJM directs and controls the operation of these transmission facilities. In return for the use of their transmission facilities, PJM pays the transmission owners fees approved by FERC. |
Distribution of Electricity and Deregulation |
Historically, electric utilities, including Pepco, DPL and ACE, were vertically integrated businesses that generated all or a substantial portion of the electric power supply that they delivered to customers in their service territories over their own distribution facilities. Customers were charged a bundled rate approved by the applicable regulatory authority that covered both the supply and delivery components of the retail electric service. However, legislative and regulatory actions in each of the service territories in which Pepco, DPL and ACE operate have resulted in the "unbundling" of the supply and delivery components of retail electric service and in the opening of the supply component to competition from non-regulated providers. Accordingly, while Pepco, DPL and ACE continue to be responsible for the distribution of electricity in their respective service territories, as the result of deregulation, customers in those service territories now are permitted to choose their electricity supplier from among a number of non-regulated, competitive suppliers. Customers who do not choose a competitive supplier receive Default Electricity Supply on terms that vary depending on the service territory, as described more fully below. |
In connection with the deregulation of electric power supply, Pepco, DPL and ACE have divested substantially all of their generation assets, either by selling them to third parties or
____________________________________________________________________________________ transferring them to the non-regulated affiliates of PHI that comprise PHI's Competitive Energy businesses. Accordingly, Pepco, DPL and ACE are no longer engaged in generation operations, except for the limited generation activities of ACE described below. |
Seasonality |
The Power Delivery business is seasonal and weather patterns can have a material impact on operating performance. In the region served by PHI, demand for electricity is generally higher in the summer months associated with cooling and demand for electricity and natural gas is generally higher in the winter months associated with heating, as compared to other times of the year. Historically, the Power Delivery operations of each of PHI's utility subsidiaries have generated less revenues and income when weather conditions are milder in the winter and cooler in the summer. |
Regulation |
The retail operations of PHI's utility subsidiaries, including the rates they are permitted to charge customers for the delivery of electricity and natural gas, are subject to regulation by governmental agencies in the jurisdictions in which they provide utility service. Pepco's electricity delivery operations are regulated in Maryland by the Maryland Public Service Commission (MPSC) and in Washington, D.C. by the District of Columbia Public Service Commission (DCPSC). DPL's electricity delivery operations are regulated in Maryland by the MPSC, in Virginia by the Virginia State Corporation Commission (VSCC) and in Delaware by the Delaware Public Service Commission (DPSC). DPL's natural gas distribution operations in Delaware are regulated by the DPSC. ACE's electric delivery operations are regulated by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU). The wholesale and transmission operations for both electricity and natural gas of each of PHI's utility subsidiaries are regulated by FERC. |
Pepco |
Pepco is engaged in the transmission and distribution of electricity in Washington, D.C. and major portions of Prince George's and Montgomery Counties in suburban Maryland. Pepco was incorporated in Washington, D.C. in 1896 and became a domestic Virginia corporation in 1949. Pepco's service territory covers 640 square miles and has a population of 2.1 million. As of December 31, 2006, Pepco delivered electricity to 753,000 customers (of which 240,960 were located in the District of Columbia and 512,040 were located in Maryland), as compared to 747,000 customers as of December 31, 2005 (of which 239,040 were located in the District of Columbia and 507,960 were located in Maryland). |
In 2006, Pepco delivered a total of 26,488,000 megawatt hours of electricity, of which 29% was delivered to residential customers, 51% to commercial customers, and 20% to United States and District of Columbia government customers. In 2005, Pepco delivered 27,594,000 megawatt hours of electricity, of which 30% was delivered to residential customers, 51% to commercial customers, and 19% to United States and District of Columbia government customers. |
Pepco has been providing SOS in Maryland since July 2004. Pursuant to an order issued by the MPSC in November 2006, Pepco will continue to be obligated to provide SOS to residential and small commercial customers indefinitely, until further action of the Maryland General Assembly, and to medium-sized commercial customers through May 2009. Pepco also has an ongoing obligation to provide SOS service at hourly priced rates to the largest customers. Pepco
____________________________________________________________________________________ purchases the power supply required to satisfy its SOS obligation from wholesale suppliers under contracts entered into pursuant to competitive bid procedures approved and supervised by the MPSC. Pepco is entitled to recover from its SOS customers the cost of the SOS supply plus an average margin of $.002 per kilowatt hour (calculated at the time of the announcement of the contracts, based on total sales to residential and small and large commercial Maryland SOS customers over the twelve months ended December 31, 2003). Because margins vary by customer class, the actual average margin over any given time period depends on the number of Maryland SOS customers from each customer class and the load taken by such customers over the time period. Pepco is paid tariff delivery rates for the delivery of electricity over its transmission and distribution facilities to both SOS customers and customers in Maryland who have selected another energy supplier. These delivery rates are capped through December 31, 2006 pursuant to the MPSC order issued in connection with the Pepco acquisition of Conectiv, but are subject to adjustment if FERC transmission rates increase by more than 10%. |
Pepco has been providing SOS in the District of Columbia since February 2005. Pursuant to orders issued by the DCPSC, Pepco will continue to be obligated to provide SOS for small commercial and residential customers through May 2011 and for large commercial customers through May 2009. Pepco purchases the power supply required to satisfy its SOS obligation from wholesale suppliers under contracts entered into pursuant to a competitive bid procedure approved by the DCPSC. Pepco is entitled to recover from its SOS customers the costs associated with the acquisition of the SOS supply plus administrative charges that are intended to allow Pepco to recover the administrative costs incurred to provide the SOS. These administrative charges include an average margin for Pepco of $.00248 per kilowatt hour (calculated at the time of the announcement of the contracts, based on total sales to residential and small and large commercial District of Columbia SOS customers over the twelve months ended December 31, 2003). Because margins vary by customer class, the actual average margin over any given time period depends on the number of District of Columbia SOS customers from each customer class and the load taken by such customers over the time period. Pepco is paid tariff delivery rates for the delivery of electricity over its transmission and distribution facilities to both SOS customers and customers in the District of Columbia who have selected another energy supplier. Delivery rates in the District of Columbia generally are capped through July 2007, but are subject to adjustment if FERC transmission rates increase by more than 10%, except that for residential low-income customers, rates generally are capped through July 2009. |
For the year ended December 31, 2006, 60% of Pepco's Maryland sales (measured by megawatt hours) were to SOS customers, as compared to 62% in 2005 and in 2006 57% of its District of Columbia sales were to SOS customers, as compared to 41% in 2005. |
DPL |
DPL is engaged in the transmission and distribution of electricity in Delaware and portions of Maryland and Virginia and provides natural gas distribution service in northern Delaware. In Delaware, service is provided in three counties, Kent, New Castle, and Sussex; in Maryland, service is provided in ten counties, Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Harford, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worchester; and in Virginia, service is provided to two counties, Accomack and Northampton. DPL was incorporated in Delaware in 1909 and became a domestic Virginia corporation in 1979. DPL's electricity distribution service territory covers 6,000 square miles and has a population of 1.3 million. DPL's natural gas distribution service territory covers 275 square miles and has a population of 523,000. As of December 31, 2006, DPL delivered electricity to 513,000 customers (of which 295,000 were located in Delaware, 196,000 were located in Maryland, and 22,000 were located in Virginia) and delivered natural
____________________________________________________________________________________ gas to 121,000 customers (all of which were located in Delaware), as compared to 510,000 electricity customers as of December 31, 2005 (of which 292,000 were located in Delaware, 196,000 were located in Maryland, and 22,000 were located in Virginia) and 120,000 natural gas customers. |
In 2006, DPL delivered a total of 13,477,000 megawatt hours of electricity to its customers, of which 38% was delivered to residential customers, 40% to commercial customers and 22% to industrial customers. In 2005, DPL delivered a total of 14,101,000 megawatt hours of electricity, of which 40% was delivered to residential customers, 38% to commercial customers and 22% to industrial customers. |
In 2006, DPL delivered 18,300,000 Mcf (one thousand cubic feet) of natural gas to retail customers in its Delaware service territory, of which 36% of DPL's retail gas deliveries were sales to residential customers, 25% to commercial customers, 4% to industrial customers, and 35% to customers receiving a transportation-only service. In 2005, DPL delivered 20,700,000 Mcf of natural gas, of which 41% of DPL's retail gas deliveries were sales to residential customers, 27% were sales to commercial customers, 5% were to industrial customers, and 27% were sales to customers receiving a transportation-only service. |
DPL has been providing Default Electricity Supply in Delaware since May 2006. Pursuant to orders issued by the DPSC, DPL will continue to be obligated to provide fixed-price SOS to residential, small commercial and industrial customers through May 2009 and to medium, large and general service customers through May 2008. DPL purchases the power supply required to satisfy its fixed-price SOS obligation from wholesale suppliers under contracts entered into pursuant to competitive bid procedures approved by the DPSC. DPL also has an obligation to provide Hourly Priced Service (HPS) for the largest customers. Power to supply the HPS customers is acquired on next-day and other short-term PJM markets. DPL's rates for supplying fixed-price SOS and HPS reflect the associated capacity, energy, transmission, and ancillary services costs and a Reasonable Allowance for Retail Margin (RARM). Components of the RARM include a fixed annual margin of $2.75 million, plus estimated incremental expenses, a cash working capital allowance, and recovery with a return over five years of the capitalized costs of the billing system used for billing HPS customers. DPL is paid tariff delivery rates for the delivery of electricity over its transmission and distribution facilities to both SOS customers and customers in Delaware who have selected another energy supplier. |
In Delaware, DPL sales to Default Electricity Supply customers represented 69% of total sales (measured by megawatt hours) for the year ended December 31, 2006, as compared to 90% in 2005. |
DPL has been providing SOS in Maryland since June 2004. Pursuant to an order issued by the MPSC in November 2006, DPL will continue to be obligated to provide SOS to residential and small commercial customers indefinitely, until further action of the Maryland General Assembly, and to medium-sized commercial customers through May 2009. DPL purchases the power supply required to satisfy its market rate SOS obligation from wholesale suppliers under contracts entered into pursuant to competitive bid procedures approved and supervised by the MPSC. DPL is entitled to recover from its SOS customers the costs of the SOS supply plus an average margin of $.002 per kilowatt hour (calculated at the time of the announcement of the contracts, based on total sales to residential and small and large commercial Maryland SOS customers over the twelve months ended December 31, 2003). Because margins vary by customer class, the actual average margin over any given time period depends on the number of Maryland SOS customers from each customer class and the load taken by such customers over
____________________________________________________________________________________ the time period. DPL is paid tariff delivery rates for the delivery of electricity over its transmission and distribution facilities to both SOS customers and customers in Maryland who have selected another energy supplier. |
In Maryland, DPL sales to SOS customers represented 75% of total sales (measured by megawatt hours) for the year ended December 31, 2006, as compared to 78% in 2005. |
DPL has been providing Default Service in Virginia since March 2004, and under the terms of the Virginia Electric Utility Restructuring Act (the Virginia Restructuring Act), DPL is obligated to continue to offer Default Service to customers in Virginia until relieved of that obligation by the VSCC; however, amendments to the Virginia Restructuring Act that alter this obligation have been passed, as described below. DPL currently obtains all of the energy and capacity needed to fulfill its Default Service obligations in Virginia under a supply agreement with Conectiv Energy covering the period June 1, 2006, though May 31, 2007 (the 2006 Supply Agreement). The 2006 Supply Agreement was awarded to Conectiv Energy through a competitive bid procedure supervised by the VSCC in which Conectiv Energy was the low bidder. DPL's approved rates for Default Service allow it to recover costs related to the purchase of power in accordance with a proxy rate calculation, which is an approximation of what the cost of power would have been if DPL had not divested its generating units. The proxy rate calculation, which has the effect of operating as a cap on recoverable purchased power costs, is a component of a memorandum of agreement entered into by DPL, the staff of the VSCC and the Virginia Attorney General's office in the docket approving DPL's generating asset divestiture in 2000 (the MOA), and was a condition of that divestiture. |
On March 10, 2006, DPL filed for a rate increase with the VSCC for its Virginia Default Service customers to take effect on June 1, 2006, which was intended to allow DPL to recover its higher cost for energy established by the competitive bid procedure. On June 19, 2006, the VSCC issued an order that granted a rate increase for DPL of $11.5 million ($8.5 million less than requested by DPL in its March 2006 filing), to go into effect July 1, 2006. In determining the amount of the approved increase, the VSCC applied the proxy rate calculation to DPL's fuel factor, rather than allowing full recovery of the costs DPL incurred in procuring the supply necessary for its Default Service obligation. The estimated after-tax earnings and cash flow impacts of the decision are reductions of approximately $3.6 million in 2006 (including the loss of revenue in June 2006 associated with the Default Service rate increase being deferred from June 1 until July 1) and $2.0 million in 2007. The order also mandated that DPL file an application by March 1, 2007 (which has been delayed until April 2, 2007 by subsequent VSCC order) for Default Service rates to become effective June 1, 2007, which should include a calculation of the fuel factor that is consistent with the procedures set forth in the order. |
In February 2007, the Virginia General Assembly passed amendments to the Virginia Restructuring Act that modified the method by which investor-owned electric utilities in Virginia will be regulated by the VSCC. These amendments to the Virginia Restructuring Act, subject to further amendment or veto by the Virginia governor and subsequent action by the General Assembly, will be effective on July 1, 2007. The amendments provide that, as of December 31, 2008, the following will come to an end: (i) capped rates (the previous expiration date was December 31, 2010); (ii) DPL's Default Service obligation; and (iii) customer choice, except that customers with loads of 5 megawatts or greater will continue to be able to buy from competitive suppliers, as will smaller non-residential customers that aggregate their loads to reach the 5 megawatt threshold and obtain VSCC approval. Additionally, if an ex-customer of Default Service wants to return to DPL as its energy supplier, it must give 5 years notice or obtain approval of the VSCC that the return is in the public interest. In this event, the ex-
____________________________________________________________________________________ customer must take DPL's service at market based rates. DPL also believes that the amendments to the Virginia Restructuring Act will terminate, as of December 31, 2008, the ratemaking provisions within the MOA, including the application of the proxy rate calculation to DPL's fuel factor as discussed above; however, the VSCC's interpretation of these provisions is not known. It should be noted that in DPL's view, in the absence these amendments, the MOA and all of its provisions (including the proxy rate calculation) expire on July 1, 2007; the VSCC staff and the Virginia Attorney General disagree with DPL's position. Assuming the ratemaking provisions of the MOA end on December 31, 2008 pursuant to the amended Virginia Restructuring Act, the amendments provide that DPL shall file a rate case in 2009 and every 2 years thereafter. The ROE to be allowed by the VSCC will be set within a range, the lower of which is essentially the average of vertically integrated investor-owned electric utilities in the southeast with an upper point that is 300 basis points above that average. The VSCC has authority to set rates higher or lower to allow DPL to maintain the opportunity to earn the determined ROE and to credit back to customers, in whole or in part, earnings that were 50 basis points or more in excess of the determined ROE. The amended Virginia Restructuring Act includes various incentive ROEs for the construction of new generation and would allow the VSCC to penalize or reward DPL for efficient operations or, if DPL were to add new generation, for generating unit performance. There are also enhanced ratemaking features if DPL pursues conservation, demand management and energy efficiency programs or pursues renewable energy portfolios. |
DPL is paid tariff delivery rates for the delivery of electricity over its transmission and distribution facilities to both Default Service customers and customers in Virginia who have selected another energy supplier. These delivery rates generally are frozen until December 31, 2010, except that DPL can apply for two changes in delivery rates (one prior to July 1, 2007 and another between July 1, 2007 and December 31, 2010). |
In Virginia, DPL sales to Default Service customers represented 94% of total sales (measured by megawatt hours) in 2006 and 100% of total sales in 2005. |
DPL also provides regulated natural gas supply and distribution service to customers in its Delaware natural gas service territory. Large and medium volume commercial and industrial natural gas customers may purchase natural gas either from DPL or from other suppliers. DPL uses its natural gas distribution facilities to transport natural gas for customers that choose to purchase natural gas from other suppliers. These customers pay DPL distribution service rates approved by the DPSC. DPL purchases natural gas supplies for resale to its sales service customers from marketers and producers through a combination of long-term agreements and next-day delivery arrangements. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2006, DPL supplied 66% of the natural gas that it delivered, compared to 73% in 2005. |
ACE |
ACE is primarily engaged in the transmission and distribution of electricity in a service territory consisting of Gloucester, Camden, Burlington, Ocean, Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Salem counties in southern New Jersey. ACE was incorporated in New Jersey in 1924. ACE's service territory covers 2,700 square miles and has a population of 1 million. As of December 31, 2006, ACE delivered electricity to 539,000 customers in its service territory, as compared to 532,000 customers as of December 31, 2005. In 2006, ACE delivered a total of 9,931,000 megawatt hours of electricity to its customers, of which 43% was delivered to residential customers, 44% to commercial customers and 13% to industrial customers. In 2005, ACE delivered 10,080,000 megawatt hours of electricity to its customers, of which 44% was 8 ____________________________________________________________________________________
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Electric customers in New Jersey who do not choose another supplier receive BGS from their electric distribution company. New Jersey's electric distribution companies, including ACE, jointly procure the supply to meet their BGS obligations from competitive suppliers selected through auctions authorized by the NJBPU for New Jersey's total BGS requirements. The winning bidders in the auction are required to supply a specified portion of the BGS customer load with full requirements service, consisting of power supply and transmission service. |
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BGS-Fixed Price (BGS-FP), which is supplied to smaller commercial and residential customers at seasonally-adjusted fixed prices. BGS-FP rates change annually on June 1 and are based on the average BGS price obtained at auction in the current year and the two prior years. ACE's BGS-FP load is approximately 2,100 megawatts, which represents approximately 87% of ACE's total BGS load. Approximately one-third of this total load is auctioned off each year for a three-year term. |
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BGS-Commercial and Industrial Energy Price (BGS-CIEP), which is supplied to larger customers at hourly PJM real-time market prices for a term of 12 months. ACE's BGS-CIEP load is approximately 315 megawatts, which represents approximately 13% of ACE's BGS load. This total load is auctioned off each year for a one-year term. |
As of December 31, 2006, Conectiv Energy supplied one 100 megawatt block of ACE's BGS-FP load. |
ACE is paid tariff rates established by the NJBPU that compensate it for the cost of obtaining the BGS from competitive suppliers. ACE does not make any profit or incur any loss on the supply component of the BGS it provides to customers. |
ACE is paid tariff delivery rates for the delivery of electricity over its transmission and distribution facilities to both BGS customers and customers in its service territory who have selected another energy supplier. |
ACE sales to New Jersey BGS customers represented 78% of total sales (measured by megawatt hours) for the year ended December 31, 2006 and 2005. |
In addition to its electricity transmission and distribution operations, as of December 31, 2005, ACE owned a 2.47% undivided interest in the Keystone electric generating facility and a 3.83% undivided interest in the Conemaugh electric generating facility (with a combined generating capacity of 108 megawatts) and the B.L. England electric generating facility (with a generating capacity of 447 megawatts). |
On September 1, 2006, ACE sold its 2.4% undivided interest in the Keystone generating facility and its 3.83% undivided interest in the Conemaugh generating facility to Duquesne Light Holdings Inc. for approximately $177.0 million, which was subsequently decreased by $1.6 million based on a post-closing 60-day true-up for applicable items not known at the time of the closing. Approximately $81.3 million of the net gain from the sale has been used to offset the remaining regulatory asset balance, which ACE has been recovering in rates, and approximately $49.8 million of the net gain is being returned to ratepayers over a 33-month period as a credit 9 ____________________________________________________________________________________
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On February 8, 2007, ACE sold the B.L. England generating facility (with a generating capacity of 447 megawatts) to RC Cape May Holdings, LLC (RC Cape May), an affiliate of Rockland Capital Energy Investments, LLC, for a price of $9.0 million, after adjustment for, among other things, variances in the value of fuel and material inventories at the time of closing, certain capital expenditures, plant operating capacity, the value of certain benefits for transferred employees and the actual closing date. The purchase price will be further adjusted based on a post-closing 60-day true-up for applicable items not known at the time of the closing. In addition, RC Cape May and ACE have agreed to arbitration concerning whether RC Cape May must pay to ACE, as part of the purchase price, an additional $3.1 million remaining in dispute. The sale of B.L. England will not affect the stranded costs associated with the plant that already have been securitized. ACE anticipates that approximately $9 million to $10 million of additional assets related to B.L. England may, subject to NJBPU approval, be eligible for recovery as stranded costs. For the year ended December 31, 2006, B.L. England's operating revenue was $86.9 million. |
ACE also has several contracts with non-utility generators (NUGs) under which ACE purchased 3.8 million megawatt hours of power in 2006. ACE sells the electricity purchased under the contracts with NUGs into the wholesale market administered by PJM. |
During 2006, ACE's generation and wholesale electricity sales operations produced approximately 26% of ACE's operating revenue, of which approximately 32% was produced by the B.L. England, Keystone and Conemaugh facilities. |
In 2001, ACE established Atlantic City Electric Transition Funding LLC (ACE Funding) solely for the purpose of securitizing authorized portions of ACE's recoverable stranded costs through the issuance and sale of bonds (Transition Bonds). The proceeds of the sale of each series of Transition Bonds have been transferred to ACE in exchange for the transfer by ACE to ACE Funding of the right to collect a non-bypassable transition bond charge from ACE customers pursuant to bondable stranded costs rate orders issued by the NJBPU in an amount sufficient to fund the principal and interest payments on the Transition Bonds and related taxes, expenses and fees (Bondable Transition Property). The assets of ACE Funding, including the Bondable Transition Property, and the Transition Bond charges collected from ACE's customers, are not available to creditors of ACE. The holders of Transition Bonds have recourse only to the assets of ACE Funding. |
Competitive Energy |
PHI's Competitive Energy business is engaged in the generation of electricity and the non-regulated marketing and supply of electricity and natural gas, and related energy management services, primarily in the mid-Atlantic region. In 2006, 2005 and 2004 PHI's Competitive Energy operations produced 46%, 51% and 50%, respectively, of PHI's consolidated operating revenues. In 2006, 2005 and 2004 PHI's Competitive Energy operations produced 20%, 16% and 19%, respectively, of PHI's consolidated operating income. PHI's Competitive Energy operations are conducted by Conectiv Energy and Pepco Energy Services. For financial reporting purposes Conectiv Energy and Pepco Energy Services each is treated as a separate segment.
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Conectiv Energy |
Conectiv Energy provides wholesale electric power, capacity, and ancillary services in the wholesale markets administered by PJM and also supplies electricity to other wholesale market participants under long and short-term bilateral contracts. Conectiv Energy also supplies electric power to satisfy a portion of ACE's New Jersey, DPL's Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia and Pepco's Maryland Default Electricity Supply load, as well as default electricity supply load shares of other utilities. PHI refers to these activities as Merchant Generation & Load Service. Other than its default electricity supply sales, Conectiv Energy does not participate in the retail competitive power supply market. Conectiv Energy obtains the electricity required to meet its power supply obligations from its own generating plants, under bilateral contracts entered into with other wholesale market participants and from purchases in the wholesale market administered by PJM. |
Conectiv Energy's generation capacity is concentrated in mid-merit plants, which due to their operating flexibility and multi-fuel capability can quickly change their output level on an economic basis. Like "peak-load" plants, mid-merit plants generally operate during times when demand for electricity rises and prices are higher. However, mid-merit plants usually operate more frequently and for longer periods of time than peak-load plants because of better heat rates. As of December 31, 2006, Conectiv Energy owned and operated mid-merit plants with a combined 2,713 megawatts of capacity, peak-load plants with a combined 639 megawatts of capacity and base-load generating plants with a combined 340 megawatts of capacity. See Item 2 "Properties." Conectiv Energy also owns three uninstalled combustion turbines with a book value of $57.0 million. Conectiv Energy will determine whether to install these turbines as part of an existing or new generating facility or sell the turbines to a third party based upon market demand. |
Conectiv Energy also sells natural gas and fuel oil to very large end-users and to wholesale market participants under bilateral agreements and operates a real-time power desk, which generates margin by identifying and capturing price differences between power pools and locational and timing differences within a power pool. Conectiv Energy obtains the natural gas and fuel oil required to meet its supply obligations through market purchases for next day delivery and under long- and short-term bilateral contracts with other market participants. |
Conectiv Energy actively engages in commodity risk management activities to reduce its financial exposure to changes in the value of its assets and obligations due to commodity price fluctuations. A portion of these risk management activities is conducted using instruments classified as derivatives, such as forward contracts, futures, swaps, and exchange-traded and over-the-counter options. Conectiv Energy also manages commodity risk with contracts that are not classified as derivatives. Conectiv Energy has two primary risk management objectives: (1) to manage the spread between the cost of fuel used to operate its electric generation plants and the revenue received from the sale of the power produced by those plants; and (2) to manage the cost of fulfilling its contracts to supply load in order to ensure stable and known minimum cash flows and lock-in favorable prices and margins when they become available. To a lesser extent, Conectiv Energy also operates a real-time power desk, which generates margin by capturing price differences between power pools, and locational and timing differences within a power pool. |
Conectiv Energy's goal is to manage the risk associated with the expected power output of its generation facilities and their fuel requirements. The risk management goals are approved by PHI's Corporate Risk Management Committee and may change from time to time based on
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Pepco Energy Services |
Pepco Energy Services provides retail energy supply and energy services primarily to commercial, industrial, and government customers. Pepco Energy Services sells electricity, including electricity from renewable resources, to customers located in the mid-Atlantic and northeastern regions of the U.S. and the Chicago, Illinois area. As of December 31, 2006, Pepco Energy Services' estimated retail electricity backlog is 31.3 million MWH for delivery through 2011, an increase of 105% since December 31, 2005. Pepco Energy Services also sells natural gas to customers primarily located in the mid-Atlantic region. |
Pepco Energy Services owns and operates district energy systems in Atlantic City, New Jersey and Wilmington, Delaware and sells steam and chilled water to customers in those cities. Pepco Energy Services also provides energy savings performance contracting services principally to federal, state and local government customers, and designs, constructs, and operates combined heat and power plants and central energy plants. |
Pepco Energy Services provides high voltage construction and maintenance services to utilities throughout the United States and low voltage electric and telecommunication construction and maintenance services in the Washington, D.C. area. |
During 2006, Pepco Energy Services sold five businesses that served primarily commercial and industrial customers by providing heating, ventilation, air conditioning, electrical testing and maintenance, and building automation services. Net assets sold were approximately $20.7 million. |
Pepco Energy Services also owns and operates two oil-fired power plants. The power plants are located in Washington, D.C. and have a generating capacity rating of approximately 806 MW. Pepco Energy Services sells the output of these plants into the wholesale market administered by PJM. Pepco Energy Services intends to provide notice to PJM of its intention to deactivate these plants. It is expected that the plants would be deactivated no later than May 31, 2012. Deactivation is subject to approval by PJM and will not have a material impact on PHI's financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. See Item 2 "Properties." |
Competition |
The unregulated energy generation, supply and marketing businesses primarily in the mid-Atlantic region are characterized by intense competition at both the wholesale and retail levels. At the wholesale level, Conectiv Energy and Pepco Energy Services compete with numerous non-utility generators, independent power producers, wholesale power marketers and brokers, and traditional utilities that continue to operate generation assets. In the retail energy supply market and in providing energy management services, Pepco Energy Services competes with numerous competitive energy marketers and other service providers. Competition in both the wholesale and retail markets for energy and energy management services is based primarily on price and, to a lesser extent, the range of services offered to customers and quality of service.
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Seasonality |
Like the Power Delivery business, the power generation, supply and marketing businesses are seasonal and weather patterns can have a material impact on operating performance. Demand for electricity generally is higher in the summer months associated with cooling and demand for electricity and natural gas generally is higher in the winter months associated with heating, as compared to other times of the year. Historically, the competitive energy operations of Conectiv Energy and Pepco Energy Services have produced less revenue when weather conditions are milder than normal. Milder weather can also negatively impact income from these operations. Energy management services generally are not seasonal. |
Other Business Operations |
Over the last several years, PHI has discontinued its investments in non-energy related businesses, including the sale of its aircraft investments and the sale of its 50% interest in Starpower Communications LLC (Starpower). Through its subsidiary, Potomac Capital Investment Corporation (PCI), PHI continues to maintain a portfolio of cross-border energy sale-leaseback transactions, with a book value at December 31, 2006 of approximately $1.3 billion. For additional information concerning these cross-border lease transactions, see Note (12) "Commitments and Contingencies" to the consolidated financial statements of PHI included in Item 8 and Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Risk Factors." This activity constitutes a separate operating segment for financial reporting purposes, which is designated "Other Non-Regulated." |
EMPLOYEES |
At December 31, 2006, PHI had 5,156 employees, including 1,413 employed by Pepco, 907 employed by DPL, 588 employed by ACE and 1,756 employed by PHI Service Company. The balance was employed by PHI's competitive energy and other non-regulated businesses. Approximately 2,760 employees (including 1,084 employed by Pepco, 741 employed by DPL, 431 employed by ACE, 340 employed by PHI Service Company, and the balance employed by PHI's Competitive Energy businesses) are covered by collective bargaining agreements with various locals of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. |
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS |
PHI, through its subsidiaries, is subject to regulation by various federal, regional, state, and local authorities with respect to the environmental effects of its operations, including air and water quality control, solid and hazardous waste disposal, and limitations on land use. In addition, federal and state statutes authorize governmental agencies to compel responsible parties to clean up certain abandoned or unremediated hazardous waste sites. PHI's subsidiaries may incur costs to clean up currently or formerly owned facilities or sites found to be contaminated, as well as other facilities or sites that may have been contaminated due to past disposal practices. |
PHI's current capital expenditures plan for the replacement of existing or installation of new environmental control facilities by its subsidiaries is $16.9 million in 2007 and $21.8 million in 2008; however, this plan includes only a portion of the expenditures that may be needed to comply with air quality regulations recently adopted by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), as described below, if such regulations ultimately are upheld. The actual costs of environmental compliance may be materially different from this capital expenditures plan depending on the outcome of the matters addressed below or
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Air Quality Regulation |
The generating facilities and operations of PHI's subsidiaries are subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations, including the federal Clean Air Act (CAA), that limit emissions of air pollutants, require permits for operation of facilities and impose recordkeeping and reporting requirements. |
Among other things, the CAA regulates total sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from affected generating units and allocates "allowances." The generating facilities of PHI's subsidiaries that require SO2 allowances use allocated allowances or allowances acquired, as necessary, in the open market to satisfy applicable regulatory requirements. Also under current regulations implementing CAA standards, 22 eastern and mid-western states and the District of Columbia regulate nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from generating units and allocate NOx allowances. Most of the generating units operated by PHI subsidiaries are subject to NOx emission limits and are required to hold, either through allocations or purchases, NOx allowances as necessary to achieve compliance. |
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) administers CAA programs in New Jersey as well as air quality requirements imposed by New Jersey laws and regulations. In February 2000, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and NJDEP requested information regarding ACE's B.L. England facility and Conectiv Energy's (formerly ACE's) Deepwater facility to determine whether they were in compliance with the New Source Review (NSR), Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and non-attainment NSR requirements of the CAA. Generally, these regulations require that operators of major sources of certain air pollutants obtain permits, install pollution control technology and obtain offsets in some circumstances when those sources undergo a "major modification," as defined in the regulations. |
On January 24, 2006, PHI, Conectiv and ACE entered into an administrative consent order (ACO) with NJDEP and the Attorney General of New Jersey resolving New Jersey's claim for alleged violations of the CAA and the NJDEP's concerns regarding ACE's compliance with NSR requirements and the New Jersey Air Pollution Control Act (APCA) with respect to the B.L. England generating facility and various other environmental issues relating to ACE and Conectiv Energy facilities in New Jersey. Among other things, the ACO provides that: |
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Contingent upon the receipt of necessary approvals for the construction of substation and transmission facilities to compensate for the shut down of B.L. England, ACE would permanently cease operation of the B.L. England generating facility by December 15, 2007 if ACE did not sell the facility. |
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If B.L. England were shut down by December 15, 2007, ACE would surrender to NJDEP certain SO2 and NOx allowances allocated to B.L. England Units 1 and 2, contingent upon approval by the NJBPU recognizing cost impacts of the surrender. |
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In the event that ACE were unable to shut down B.L. England Units 1 and 2 by December 15, 2007 through no fault of its own, ACE would surrender NOx and SO2 allowances not needed to satisfy the operational needs of B.L. England Units 1 and 2, contingent upon approval by the NJBPU recognizing cost impacts of the surrender. |
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To resolve any possible civil liability (and without admitting liability) for violations of APCA and the PSD provisions of the CAA, ACE paid a $750,000 civil penalty to NJDEP in June 2004 and will undertake environmental projects that are beneficial to the state of New Jersey and approved by the NJDEP or donate property valued at $2 million. |
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To resolve any possible civil liability (and without admitting liability) for natural resource damages resulting from groundwater contamination at ACE's B.L. England facility and Conectiv Energy's Deepwater facility and ACE's operations center near Pleasantville, New Jersey, ACE and Conectiv Energy paid NJDEP $674,162 and agreed to remediate the groundwater contamination at all three sites |
As more fully described under "ACE Sale of Generating Assets," on February 8, 2007, ACE completed the sale of the B.L. England generating facility to RC Cape May. In anticipation of the sale, on October 31, 2006, ACE and NJDEP, along with RC Cape May, entered into an amendment to the ACO, pursuant to which RC Cape May, upon closing of the sale, assumed responsibility under the ACO for (i) compliance with the emission limits for B.L. England Units 1 and 2 that take effect December 15, 2012 and May 1, 2010, respectively, and for the payment of any civil penalties for the failure to do so and (ii) the remediation of the groundwater contamination and other resources at the B.L. England facility. In addition, in accordance with the purchase agreement, ACE transferred to RC Cape May NOx and SO2 allowances sufficient to cover the pre-closing date operational needs of B.L. England to enable RC Cape May to satisfy compliance obligations applicable to pre-closing NOx and SO2 emissions. On December 6, 2006, the NJBPU approved the sale of the B.L. England generating facility to RC Cape May, along with a stipulation as filed by NJBPU staff, the Ratepayer Advocate, ACE and RC Cape May that the balance of the NOx and SO2 allowances allocated to B.L. England Units 1 and 2 need not be surrendered to NJDEP and EPA, respectively, but instead should be monetized for the benefit of ACE's ratepayers. The appropriate mechanism for monetizing the value of the NOx and SO2 allowances for the benefit of ratepayers has been deferred to a Phase II proceeding. Refer to PHI Note (2) "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" for a discussion of PHI's accounting treatment for emission allowances. |
The ACO does not resolve any federal claims for alleged environmental law violations at the B.L. England generating facility or any federal or state claims regarding alleged environmental law violations at Conectiv Energy's Deepwater generating facility or any other facilities. In accordance with the terms of the purchase and sale agreement with RC Cape May, RC Cape May is responsible for the costs of correcting any alleged environmental law violations at B.L. England and ACE is responsible for any penalties arising out of any alleged environmental law violations. PHI does not believe that any of its subsidiaries has any liability with respect thereto, but cannot predict the consequences of the federal inquiry regarding B.L. England and federal and state inquiries regarding Deepwater. |
EPA finalized its Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR) on May 18, 2005. CAMR establishes mercury emissions standards for new or modified sources and caps state-wide emissions of mercury beginning in 2010. States may implement CAMR by adopting EPA's trading program for coal-fired utility boilers or through regulations that at a minimum achieve the reductions that will be achieved through EPA's program. These regulations may require installation of pollution control devices and/or fuel modifications for generating units owned by Conectiv Energy. |
Closely related to CAMR is EPA's Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR), released on March 10, 2005, which imposes additional reductions of SO2 and NOx emissions from electric generating units in 28 Eastern states and the District of Columbia with implementation commencing in
____________________________________________________________________________________ 2009. CAIR caps state-wide emissions of SO2 and NOx in two stages beginning in 2009 for NOx and 2010 for SO2. As with CAMR, states may implement CAIR by adopting EPA's trading program or through regulations that at a minimum achieve the reductions through implementation of EPA's program. These regulations may require installation of pollution control devices and/or fuel modifications for generating units owned by Conectiv Energy and Pepco Energy Services. |
In a March 14, 2005 rulemaking, EPA removed coal- and oil-fired units from the list of source categories requiring Maximum Achievable Control Technology for hazardous air pollutants under CAA Section 112, thus, for the time being, eliminating the possibility that control devices would be required under this section of the CAA to reduce nickel emissions from one of the units at Conectiv Energy's Edge Moor generating facility. |
In December 2004, NJDEP published final rules regulating mercury emissions from power plants and industrial facilities in New Jersey that impose standards that are significantly stricter than EPA's federal CAMR for coal-fired plants. In lieu of meeting these standards for all New Jersey coal-fired units by December 15, 2007, NJDEP's final mercury rules allow an owner or operator of an affected unit to comply with the mercury limits by December 2012 if the owner or operator complies with the mercury limits for 50% of the company's total coal-fired capacity by the December 15, 2007 deadline and enters into an enforceable agreement to comply with the mercury standards, as well as with stringent standards regulating emissions of NOx, SO2 and particulate matter by December 2012. Alternatively, if an owner or operator enters into an enforceable agreement with NJDEP by December 15, 2007 to shut down coal unit(s) by December 15, 2012, then the mercury limitations would not be applicable to that particular unit. Conectiv Energy is investigating what, if any, capital or operational improvements are needed at the Deepwater generating facility in order to comply with NJDEP's final mercury regulations and CAMR and at the Edge Moor generating facility to comply with the mercury provisions of Delaware's final multipollutant regulations, discussed below. |
In November 2005, NJDEP finalized regulations that classify carbon dioxide (CO2) as an air contaminant and enable NJDEP potentially to regulate CO2 emissions from power plants and other sources. Through its rulemaking and other public announcements, NJDEP has indicated that it will take action to limit or reduce emissions of CO2 from electric utilities in New Jersey in the near future. New Jersey is one of seven states, including Delaware, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York, that has agreed to participate in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), which is expected to cap and eventually reduce emissions of CO2 from power plants within the participating states. In accordance with the terms of the April 2006 Maryland Healthy Air Act, Maryland is required to join RGGI and become a full participant no later than June 30, 2007. |
As RGGI signatories, it is anticipated that both New Jersey and Delaware (and eventually Maryland) will adopt implementing CO2 regulations in 2007. These regulations are expected to require New Jersey and Delaware fossil fuel-fired electric generating units to hold CO2 allowances equivalent to its historic baseline CO2 emissions commencing in 2009 and to incrementally reduce CO2 emissions beginning in 2015 to achieve an overall 10% reduction from baseline by 2019. Because each state has freedom to adopt its own regulations and can develop its own allowance allocation mechanisms, PHI cannot predict, at this time, if any allowance allocations by these states will fall below the level of CO2 emissions predicted for the generating facilities operated by PHI's subsidiaries in the affected jurisdictions, or what the potential financial impact of the regulations may be on PHI and its subsidiaries.
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In addition, on February 13, 2007, the New Jersey Governor signed Executive Order 54, which requires New Jersey to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 and to 80 percent below 2006 levels by 2050. The Executive Order requires NJDEP to coordinate with NJBPU, New Jersey's Department of Transportation and Department of Community Affairs and stakeholders to evaluate policies and measures that will enable New Jersey to achieve the greenhouse gas emissions reduction levels set forth in the Executive Order. PHI cannot predict, at this time, the impact of the Executive Order on PHI and its subsidiaries. |
On November 15, 2006, DNREC adopted regulations to require control strategies to assure attainment of ambient air quality standards for ozone and fine particulate matter, address local scale fine particulate emission problems attributable to coal and residual oil fired electric generating facilities, address mercury emissions from coal fired electric generating facilities, satisfy the federal CAMR rule, improve visibility and help satisfy Delaware's regional haze obligations. For Conectiv Energy's Edge Moor coal fired units, these multipollutant regulations establish stringent short-term emission limits for emissions of NOx, SO2 and mercury, and for Edge Moor's residual oil fired generating unit, impose more stringent sulfur in fuel limits and establish stringent short-term emission limits for NOx emissions. The regulations also cap annual emissions of NOx and SO2 from Edge Moor's coal fired and residual oil fired units, and mercury from Edge Moor's coal fired units. Compliance with the regulations will require the installation of new pollution control equipment and/or the enhancement of existing equipment, and may require the imposition of restrictions on the operation of those units. Conectiv Energy is required to submit a compliance plan for its facilities to DNREC on or before July 1, 2007. If the regulations are ultimately upheld, Conectiv Energy estimates that it may cost up to $250 million (of which a total of $50 million is contemplated in PHI's 5-year capital expenditures plan, $31 million of which is included in the capital expenditures plan for 2007 and 2008) to install the control equipment necessary to comply with the regulations. These estimated costs do not include increased costs associated with operating control equipment. The costs associated with installing and operating the equipment necessary to comply with these regulations may impair the economic viability of the Edge Moor units. On December 5, 2006, Conectiv Energy filed an appeal of the final regulation with the Delaware Environmental Appeals Board and on December 8, 2006, filed a complaint seeking review of DNREC's adoption of the regulations in Delaware Superior Court. |
Water Quality Regulation |
Section 402(a) of the federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean Water Act (CWA), establishes the basic legal structure for regulating the discharge of pollutants from point sources to surface waters of the United States. Among other things, CWA Section 402(a) requires that any person wishing to discharge pollutants from a point source (generally a confined, discrete conveyance such as a pipe) obtain a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit issued by the EPA or by a state agency under a federally authorized state program. All of the steam generating facilities operated by PHI's subsidiaries have NPDES permits authorizing their pollutant discharges, which are subject to periodic renewal. |
In July 2004, the EPA issued final regulations under Section 316(b) of the CWA that are intended to minimize potential adverse environmental impacts from power plant cooling water intake structures on aquatic resources by establishing performance-based standards for the operation of these structures at large existing electric generating plants. These regulations may require changes to cooling water intake structures as part of the NPDES permit renewal process. However, on January 25, 2007, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (the Second Circuit) issued a decision in Riverkeeper, Inc. v. United States Environmental
____________________________________________________________________________________ Protection Agency and other consolidated dockets (commonly known as the Riverkeeper II decision), that remanded substantial portions of EPA's Section 316(b) regulations. EPA has not yet responded to the Second Circuit's remand of the agency's Section 316(b) regulations or indicated whether it will seek to appeal the Riverkeeper II decision to the U.S. Supreme Court. The capital expenditures required at each facility, if any, likely will not be known until the requirements of the regulations are clarified by EPA on remand, or by the Supreme Court on further appeal of Riverkeeper II and until each facility completes the studies required by the regulations and related permit requirements. |
The EPA has delegated authority to administer the NPDES program to a number of state agencies including DNREC. The NPDES permit for Conectiv Energy's Edge Moor generating facility expired on October 30, 2003, but has been administratively extended until DNREC issues a renewal permit. Conectiv Energy submitted a renewal application to the DNREC in April 2003. Studies required under the existing permit to determine the impact on aquatic organisms of the plant's cooling water intake structures were completed in 2002. Site-specific alternative technologies and operational measures have been evaluated and discussed with DNREC. DNREC, however, has not announced how it intends to address Section 316(b) requirements in NPDES permits in light of Riverkeeper II and the remand of substantial portions of the Federal regulations. Expenditures to comply with EPA's CWA Section 316(b) performance-based standards are dependent upon DNREC's approval. PHI cannot predict the extent of these expenditures until DNREC and Conectiv Energy agree on a proposed strategy. |
Under the New Jersey Water Pollution Control Act, NJDEP implements regulations, administers the New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NJPDES) program with EPA oversight, and issues and enforces NJPDES permits. The current NJPDES permit for Conectiv Energy's Deepwater generating facility is effective through September 30, 2007, and Conectiv Energy will file an application to renew the permit on or before June 30, 2007. The current NJPDES permit for Deepwater required several studies to determine whether or not Deepwater's cooling water intake structures satisfy applicable requirements for protection of the environment. While those study requirements were consistent with requirements under EPA's regulations implementing CWA Section 316(b), the result of the Riverkeeper II decision and remand may involve reevaluation of the design and operational measures that Conectiv Energy anticipated using for future compliance with Section 316(b) at Deepwater. Although EPA (like NJDEP) is expected to announce plans for responding to Riverkeeper II, the timing of revised regulations and the level of expenditures required to meet future requirements for Section 316(b) compliance are unknown at this point. In addition, in view of the uncertainty associated with Riverkeeper II, Conectiv Energy expects to ask NJDEP to modify a cooling water intake structure design upgrade requirement in Deepwater's current NJPDES permit. |
Pepco and a subsidiary of Pepco Energy Services discharge water from a steam generating plant and service center located in the District of Columbia under a NPDES permit issued by EPA in November 2000. Pepco filed a petition with the EPA Environmental Appeals Board seeking review and reconsideration of certain provisions of EPA's permit determination. In May 2001, Pepco and EPA reached a settlement on Pepco's petition, under which EPA withdrew certain contested provisions and agreed to issue a revised draft permit for public comment. The EPA has not yet issued the revised draft permit. A timely renewal application was filed in May 2005 and the companies are operating under the November 2000 permit, excluding the withdrawn conditions, in accordance with the settlement agreement. |
In late October 2006, NJDEP proposed amendments to its regulations under the Flood Hazard Area Control Act that would impose a new and highly complex regulatory program on
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Hazardous Substance Regulation |
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), authorizes the EPA, and comparable state laws authorize state environmental authorities, to issue orders and bring enforcement actions to compel responsible parties to investigate and take remedial actions at any site that is determined to present an actual or potential threat to human health or the environment because of an actual or threatened release of one or more hazardous substances. Parties that generated or transported hazardous substances to such sites, as well as the owners and operators of such sites, may be deemed liable under CERCLA or comparable state laws. Pepco, DPL and ACE each has been named by the EPA or a state environmental agency as a potentially responsible party (PRP) at certain contaminated sites. See Item 3 "Legal Proceedings -- Environmental Litigation." In addition, DPL and ACE have undertaken efforts to remediate currently or formerly owned facilities found to be contaminated, including two former manufactured gas plant sites and other owned property. See Item 3 "Legal Proceedings -- Environmental Litigation" and Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Capital Resources and Liquidity -- Capital Requirements -- Environmental Remediation Obligations." |
Item 1A. RISK FACTORS |
The businesses of PHI, Pepco, DPL and ACE are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including the events or conditions identified below. The occurrence of one or more of these events or conditions could have an adverse effect on the business of any one or more of the companies, including, depending on the circumstances, its financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Unless otherwise noted, each risk factor set forth below applies to each of PHI, Pepco, DPL and ACE. |
PHI and its subsidiaries are subject to substantial governmental regulation, and unfavorable regulatory treatment, could have a negative effect. |
PHI's Power Delivery businesses are subject to regulation by various federal, state and local regulatory agencies that significantly affects their operations. Each of Pepco, DPL and ACE is regulated by state public service commissions in its service territories, with respect to, among other things, the rates it can charge retail customers for the supply and distribution of electricity (and additionally for DPL the supply and distribution of natural gas). In addition, the rates that the companies can charge for electricity transmission are regulated by FERC, and DPL's natural gas transmission is regulated by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The companies cannot change supply, distribution, or transmission rates without approval by the applicable regulatory authority. While the approved distribution and transmission rates are intended to permit the companies to recover their costs of service and earn a reasonable rate of return, the profitability of the companies is affected by the rates they are able to charge. In addition, if the costs incurred by any of the companies in operating its transmission and distribution facilities exceed the allowed amounts for costs included in the approved rates, the financial results of that company, and correspondingly, PHI, will be adversely affected.
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PHI's subsidiaries also are required to have numerous permits, approvals and certificates from governmental agencies that regulate their businesses. PHI believes that each of its subsidiaries has, and each of Pepco, DPL and ACE believes it has, obtained or sought renewal of the material permits, approvals and certificates necessary for its existing operations and that its business is conducted in accordance with applicable laws; however, none of the companies is able to predict the impact of future regulatory activities of any of these agencies on its business. Changes in or reinterpretations of existing laws or regulations, or the imposition of new laws or regulations, may require any one or more of PHI's subsidiaries to incur additional expenses or to change the way it conducts its operations. |
PHI and Pepco could be adversely affected by the Mirant bankruptcy. (PHI and Pepco only) |
In 2000, Pepco sold substantially all of its electricity generation assets to Mirant Corporation and its subsidiaries (together with its predecessors, Mirant). As part of the sale, Pepco entered into several ongoing contractual arrangements with Mirant. On July 14, 2003, Mirant filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas (the Bankruptcy Court). On May 30, 2006, Pepco, PHI and certain affiliated companies entered into a Settlement Agreement and Release with Mirant (the Settlement Agreement), which, subject to court approval, settles all outstanding issues among the parties arising from or related to the Mirant bankruptcy. On August 9, 2006, the Bankruptcy Court approved the Settlement Agreement, and on August 18, 2006, certain holders of Mirant bankruptcy claims, who had objected to approval of the Settlement Agreement before the Bankruptcy Court appealed the approval order to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas (the District Court). On December 26, 2006, the District Court issued an order affirming the Bankruptcy Court's order approving the Settlement Agreement. On January 25, 2007, the parties that had appealed the Bankruptcy Court's order filed a notice of appeal of the District Court's order with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (the Fifth Circuit). On February 12, 2007, the Fifth Circuit issued a briefing schedule. The brief of the appealing creditors is due on March 26, 2007, while Mirant's and Pepco's briefs are due on April 30, 2007. Depending on the outcome of these proceedings, the Mirant bankruptcy could have an adverse effect on PHI and Pepco. See Item 7 "PHI -- Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Regulatory and Other Matters -- Relationship with Mirant Corporation" for additional information. |
Pepco may be required to make additional divestiture proceeds gain-sharing payments to customers in the District of Columbia and Maryland. (PHI and Pepco only) |
Pepco currently is involved in regulatory proceedings in Maryland and the District of Columbia related to the sharing of the net proceeds from the sale of its generation-related assets. The principal issue in the proceedings is whether Pepco should be required to share with customers the excess deferred income taxes and accumulated deferred investment tax credits associated with the sold assets and, if so, whether such sharing would violate the normalization provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and its implementing regulations. Depending on the outcome of the proceedings, Pepco could be required to make additional gain-sharing payments to customers and payments to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the amount of the associated accumulated deferred investment tax credits, and Pepco might be unable to use accelerated depreciation on District of Columbia and Maryland allocated or assigned property. 20 ___________________________________________________________________________________
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The operating results of the Power Delivery business and the Competitive Energy businesses fluctuate on a seasonal basis and can be adversely affected by changes in weather. |
The Power Delivery business is seasonal and weather patterns can have a material impact on their operating performance. Demand for electricity is generally higher in the summer months associated with cooling and demand for electricity and natural gas is generally higher in the winter months associated with heating as compared to other times of the year. Accordingly, each of PHI, Pepco, DPL and ACE has generated less revenue and income when weather conditions are milder in the winter and cooler in the summer. Historically, the competitive energy operations of Conectiv Energy and Pepco Energy Services also have produced less revenue when weather conditions are milder than normal, which can negatively impact PHI's income from these operations. The Competitive Energy businesses' energy management services generally are not seasonal. |
Facilities may not operate as planned or may require significant maintenance expenditures, which could decrease revenues or increase expenses. |
Operation of the Pepco, DPL and ACE transmission and distribution facilities and the Competitive Energy businesses' generation facilities involves many risks, including the breakdown or failure of equipment, accidents, labor disputes and performance below expected levels. Older facilities and equipment, even if maintained in accordance with sound engineering practices, may require significant capital expenditures for additions or upgrades to keep them operating at peak efficiency, to comply with changing environmental requirements, or to provide reliable operations. Natural disasters and weather-related incidents, including tornadoes, hurricanes and snow and ice storms, also can disrupt generation, transmission and distribution delivery systems. Operation of generation, transmission and distribution facilities below expected capacity levels can reduce revenues and result in the incurrence of additional expenses that may not be recoverable from customers or through insurance. Furthermore, if the company owning the facilities is unable to perform its contractual obligations for any of these reasons, that company, and correspondingly PHI, may incur penalties or damages. |
The transmission facilities of the Power Delivery business are interconnected with the facilities of other transmission facility owners whose actions could have a negative impact on operations. |
The electricity transmission facilities of Pepco, DPL and ACE are directly interconnected with the transmission facilities of contiguous utilities and, as such, are part of an interstate power transmission grid. FERC has designated a number of regional transmission operators to coordinate the operation of portions of the interstate transmission grid. Each of Pepco, DPL and ACE is a member of PJM, which is the regional transmission operator that coordinates the movement of electricity in all or parts of Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia. Pepco, DPL and ACE operate their transmission facilities under the direction and control of PJM. PJM and the other regional transmission operators have established sophisticated systems that are designed to ensure the reliability of the operation of transmission facilities and prevent the operations of one utility from having an adverse impact on the operations of the other utilities. However, the systems put in place by PJM and the other
___________________________________________________________________________________ regional transmission operators may not always be adequate to prevent problems at other utilities from causing service interruptions in the transmission facilities of Pepco, DPL or ACE. If any of Pepco, DPL or ACE were to suffer such a service interruption, it could have a negative impact on it and on PHI. |
The cost of compliance with environmental laws is significant and new environmental laws may increase expenses. |
The operations of PHI's subsidiaries, including Pepco, DPL and ACE, are subject to extensive federal, state and local environmental statutes, rules and regulations relating to air quality, water quality, spill prevention, waste management, natural resources, site remediation, and health and safety. These laws and regulations can require significant capital and other expenditures to, among other things, meet emissions standards, conduct site remediation and perform environmental monitoring. If a company fails to comply with applicable environmental laws and regulations, even if caused by factors beyond its control, such failure could result in the assessment of civil or criminal penalties and liabilities and the need to expend significant sums to come into compliance. |
In addition, PHI's subsidiaries are required to obtain and comply with a variety of environmental permits, licenses, inspections and other approvals. If there is a delay in obtaining any required environmental regulatory approval, or if there is a failure to obtain, maintain or comply with any such approval, operations at affected facilities could be halted or subjected to additional costs. |
There is growing concern at the federal and state levels about CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions. As a result, it is possible that state and federal regulations will be developed that will impose more stringent limitations on emissions than are currently in effect. Any of these factors could result in increased capital expenditures and/or operating costs for one or more generating plants operated by PHI's Conectiv Energy and Pepco Energy Services businesses. Until specific regulations are promulgated, PHI is unable to predict the ultimate effect of any new environmental regulations, voluntary compliance guidelines, enforcement initiatives, or legislation on PHI's results of operations, financial position, or liquidity. |
PHI, Pepco, DPL and ACE each continues to monitor federal and state activity related to environmental matters in order to analyze their potential operational and cost implications. |
New environmental laws and regulations, or new interpretations of existing laws and regulations, could impose more stringent limitations on the operations of PHI's subsidiaries or require them to incur significant additional costs. Current compliance strategies may not successfully address the relevant standards and interpretations of the future. |
Failure to retain and attract key skilled professional and technical employees could have an adverse effect on the operations. |
The ability of each of PHI, Pepco, DPL and ACE to implement its business strategy is dependent on its ability to recruit, retain and motivate employees. Competition for skilled employees in some areas is high and the inability to retain and attract these employees could adversely affect the company's business, operations, and financial condition.
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PHI's Competitive Energy businesses are highly competitive. (PHI only) |
The unregulated energy generation, supply and marketing businesses primarily in the mid-Atlantic region are characterized by intense competition at both the wholesale and retail levels. PHI's Competitive Energy businesses compete with numerous non-utility generators, independent power producers, wholesale and retail energy marketers, and traditional utilities. This competition generally has the effect of reducing margins and requires a continual focus on controlling costs. |
PHI's Competitive Energy businesses rely on some transmission, storage, and distribution assets that they do not own or control to deliver wholesale and retail electricity and natural gas and to obtain fuel for their generation facilities. (PHI only) |
PHI's Competitive Energy businesses depend upon electric transmission facilities, natural gas pipelines, and natural gas storage facilities owned and operated by others. The operation of their generation facilities also depends upon coal, natural gas or diesel fuel supplied by others. If electric transmission, natural gas pipelines, or natural gas storage are disrupted or capacity is inadequate or unavailable, the Competitive Energy businesses' ability to buy and receive and/or sell and deliver wholesale and retail power and natural gas, and therefore to fulfill their contractual obligations, could be adversely affected. Similarly, if the fuel supply to one or more of their generation plants is disrupted and storage or other alternative sources of supply are not available, the Competitive Energy businesses' ability to operate their generating facilities could be adversely affected. |
Changes in technology may adversely affect the Power Delivery business and PHI's Competitive Energy businesses. |
Research and development activities are ongoing to improve alternative technologies to produce electricity, including fuel cells, micro turbines and photovoltaic (solar) cells. It is possible that advances in these or other alternative technologies will reduce the costs of electricity production from these technologies, thereby making the generating facilities of PHI's Competitive Energy businesses less competitive. In addition, increased conservation efforts and advances in technology could reduce demand for electricity supply and distribution, which could adversely affect the Power Delivery businesses of Pepco, DPL and ACE and PHI's Competitive Energy businesses. Changes in technology also could alter the channels through which retail electric customers buy electricity, which could adversely affect the Power Delivery businesses of Pepco, DPL and ACE. |
PHI's risk management procedures may not prevent losses in the operation of its Competitive Energy businesses. (PHI only) |
The operations of PHI's Competitive Energy businesses are conducted in accordance with sophisticated risk management systems that are designed to quantify risk. However, actual results sometimes deviate from modeled expectations. In particular, risks in PHI's energy activities are measured and monitored utilizing value-at-risk models to determine the effects of potential one-day favorable or unfavorable price movements. These estimates are based on historical price volatility and assume a normal distribution of price changes and a 95% probability of occurrence. Consequently, if prices significantly deviate from historical prices, PHI's risk management systems, including assumptions supporting risk limits, may not protect PHI from significant losses. In addition, adverse changes in energy prices may result in 23 ___________________________________________________________________________________
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The commodity hedging procedures used by PHI's Competitive Energy businesses may not protect them from significant losses caused by volatile commodity prices. (PHI only) |
To lower the financial exposure related to commodity price fluctuations, PHI's Competitive Energy businesses routinely enter into contracts to hedge the value of their assets and operations. As part of this strategy, PHI's Competitive Energy businesses utilize fixed-price, forward, physical purchase and sales contracts, tolling agreements, futures, financial swaps and option contracts traded in the over-the-counter markets or on exchanges. Each of these various hedge instruments can carry a unique set of risks in their application to PHI's energy assets. PHI must apply judgment in determining the application and effectiveness of each hedge instrument. Changes in accounting rules, or revised interpretations to existing rules, may cause hedges to be deemed ineffective as an accounting matter. This could have material earnings implications for the period or periods in question. Conectiv Energy's objective is to hedge a portion of the expected power output of its generation facilities and the costs of fuel used to operate those facilities so it is not completely exposed to spot energy price movements. Hedge targets are approved by PHI's Corporate Risk Management Committee and may change from time to time based on market conditions. Conectiv Energy generally establishes hedge targets annually for the next three succeeding 12-month periods. Within a given 12 month horizon, the actual hedged positioning in any month may be outside of the targeted range, even if the average for a 12 month period falls within the stated range. Management exercises judgment in determining which months present the most significant risk, or opportunity, and hedge levels are adjusted accordingly. Since energy markets can move significantly in a short period of time, hedge levels may also be adjusted to reflect revised assumptions. Such factors may include, but are not limited to, changes in projected plant output, revisions to fuel requirements, transmission constraints, prices of alternate fuels, and improving or deteriorating supply and demand conditions. In addition, short-term occurrences, such as abnormal weather, operational events, or intra-month commodity price volatility may also cause the actual level of hedging coverage to vary from the established hedge targets. These events can cause fluctuations in PHI's earnings from period to period. Due to the high heat rate of the Pepco Energy Services generating facilities, Pepco Energy Services generally does not enter into wholesale contracts to lock in the forward value of its plants. To the extent that PHI's Competitive Energy businesses have unhedged positions or their hedging procedures do not work as planned, fluctuating commodity prices could result in significant losses. Conversely, by engaging in hedging activities, PHI may not realize gains that otherwise could result from fluctuating commodity prices. |
Business operations could be adversely affected by terrorism. |
The threat of, or actual acts of, terrorism may affect the operations of PHI or any of its subsidiaries in unpredictable ways and may cause changes in the insurance markets, force an increase in security measures and cause disruptions of fuel supplies and markets. If any of its infrastructure facilities, such as its electric generation, fuel storage, transmission or distribution facilities, were to be a direct target, or an indirect casualty, of an act of terrorism, the operations of PHI, Pepco, DPL or ACE could be adversely affected. Corresponding instability in the financial markets as a result of terrorism also could adversely affect the ability to raise needed capital.
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Insurance coverage may not be sufficient to cover all casualty losses that the companies might incur. |
PHI. Pepco, DPL and ACE currently have insurance coverage for their facilities and operations in amounts and with deductibles that they consider appropriate. However, there is no assurance that such insurance coverage will be available in the future on commercially reasonable terms. In addition, some risks, such as weather related casualties, may not be insurable. In the case of loss or damage to property, plant or equipment, there is no assurance that the insurance proceeds, if any, received will be sufficient to cover the entire cost of replacement or repair. |
Revenues, profits and cash flows may be adversely affected by economic conditions. |
Periods of slowed economic activity generally result in decreased demand for power, particularly by industrial and large commercial customers. As a consequence, recessions or other downturns in the economy may result in decreased revenues and cash flows for the Power Delivery businesses of Pepco, DPL and ACE and PHI's Competitive Energy businesses. |
The IRS challenge to cross-border energy sale and lease-back transactions entered into by a PHI subsidiary could result in loss of prior and future tax benefits. (PHI only) |
PCI maintains a portfolio of cross-border energy sale-leaseback transactions, which as of December 31, 2006, had a book value of approximately $1.3 billion and from which PHI currently derives approximately $57 million per year in tax benefits in the form of interest and depreciation deductions. On February 11, 2005, the Treasury Department and IRS issued a notice informing taxpayers that the IRS intends to challenge the tax benefits claimed by taxpayers with respect to certain of these transactions. |
As part of the normal PHI tax audit for 2001 and 2002, the IRS disallowed the tax benefits claimed by PHI with respect to these leases for those years. The tax benefits claimed by PHI with respect to these leases from 2001 through December 31, 2006 were approximately $287 million. PHI has filed a protest against the IRS adjustments and the unresolved audit has been forwarded to the IRS Appeals Office. If the IRS prevails, PHI would be subject to additional taxes, along with interest and possibly penalties on the additional taxes, which could have a material adverse effect on PHI's results of operations and cash flows. See Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Regulatory and Other Matters -- Federal Tax Treatment of Cross-Border Leases" for additional information. |
Pending tax legislation could result in a loss of future tax benefits from cross-border energy sale and lease-back transactions entered into by a PHI subsidiary. (PHI only) |
On February 1, 2007 the U.S. Senate passed the Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007. Included in this legislation is a provision which would apply passive loss limitation rules to leases with foreign tax indifferent parties effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006. On February 16, 2007 the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Small Business Relief Act of 2007. This bill does not include any provision that would modify the current treatment of leases with tax indifferent parties. Enactment into law of a bill that is similar to that passed by the U.S. Senate in its current form could result in a material delay of the income tax benefits that PCI would receive in connection with its cross-border energy leases. Furthermore, under Financial Accounting Standards Board Staff Position on Financial
___________________________________________________________________________________ Accounting Standards 13-2, PHI would be required to adjust the book values of its leases and record a charge to earnings equal to the repricing impact of the disallowed deductions which could result in a material adverse effect on PHI's financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. The U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate are expected to hold a conference in the near future to reconcile the differences in the two bills to determine the final legislation. See Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Regulatory and Other Matters -- Federal Tax Treatment of Cross-Border Leases" for additional information. |
IRS Revenue Ruling 2005-53 on Mixed Service Costs could require PHI to incur additional tax and interest payments in connection with the IRS audit of this issue for the tax years 2001 through 2004 (IRS Revenue Ruling 2005-53). |
During 2001, Pepco, DPL, and ACE changed their methods of accounting with respect to capitalizable construction costs for income tax purposes. The change allowed the companies to accelerate the deduction of certain expenses that were previously capitalized and depreciated. Through December 31, 2005, these accelerated deductions generated incremental tax cash flow benefits of approximately $205 million (consisting of $94 million for Pepco, $62 million for DPL, and $49 million for ACE) for the companies, primarily attributable to their 2001 tax returns. |
On August 2, 2005, the Treasury Department released regulations that, if adopted in their current form, would require Pepco, DPL, and ACE to change their method of accounting with respect to capitalizable construction costs for income tax purposes for future tax periods beginning in 2005. Based on those regulations, PHI in its 2005 federal tax return adopted an alternative method of accounting for capitalizable construction costs that management believes will be acceptable to the IRS. |
On the same day that the new regulations were released, the IRS issued Revenue Ruling 2005-53, which is intended to limit the ability of certain taxpayers to utilize the method of accounting for income tax purposes they utilized on their tax returns for 2004 and prior years with respect to capitalizable construction costs. In line with this Revenue Ruling, the IRS revenue agent's report for the 2001 and 2002 tax returns disallowed substantially all of the incremental tax benefits that Pepco, DPL and ACE had claimed on those returns by requiring the companies to capitalize and depreciate certain expenses rather than treat such expenses as current deductions. PHI has filed a protest against the IRS adjustments and the issue is among the unresolved audit matters relating to the 2001 and 2002 audits pending before the Appeals Office. |
In February 2006, PHI paid approximately $121 million of taxes to cover the amount of taxes that management estimated to be payable based on the method of tax accounting that PHI, pursuant to the proposed regulations, has adopted on its 2005 tax return. However, if the IRS is successful in requiring Pepco, DPL and ACE to capitalize and depreciate construction costs that result in a tax and interest assessment greater than management's estimate of $121 million, PHI will be required to pay additional taxes and interest only to the extent these adjustments exceed the $121 million payment made in February 2006.
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PHI and its subsidiaries are dependent on their ability to successfully access capital markets. An inability to access capital may adversely affect their business. |
PHI, Pepco, DPL and ACE each rely on access to both short-term money markets and longer-term capital markets as a source of liquidity and to satisfy their capital requirements not satisfied by the cash flow from their operations. Capital market disruptions, or a downgrade in credit ratings would increase the cost of borrowing or could adversely affect the ability to access one or more financial markets. In addition, a reduction in PHI's credit ratings could require PHI or its subsidiaries to post additional collateral in connection with some of the Competitive Energy businesses' wholesale marketing and financing activities. Disruptions to the capital markets could include, but are not limited to: |
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recession or an economic slowdown; |
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the bankruptcy of one or more energy companies; |
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significant increases in the prices for oil or other fuel; |
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a terrorist attack or threatened attacks; or |
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a significant transmission failure. |
In accordance with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the SEC rules thereunder, PHI's management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal control over financial reporting and is required to assess annually the effectiveness of these controls. The inability to certify the effectiveness of these controls due to the identification of one or more material weaknesses in these controls also could increase financing costs or could adversely affect the ability to access one or more financial markets. |
Future defined benefit plan funding obligations are affected by assumptions regarding the valuation of its benefit obligations and the performance of plan assets; actual experience which varies from the assumptions could result in an obligation of PHI, Pepco, DPL or ACE to make significant unplanned cash contributions to the Retirement Plan. |
PHI follows the guidance of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 87, "Employers' Accounting for Pensions" in accounting for pension benefits under the Retirement Plan, a non-contributory defined benefit plan. In accordance with these accounting standards, PHI makes assumptions regarding the valuation of benefit obligations and the performance of plan assets. Changes in assumptions, such as the use of a different discount rate or expected return on plan assets, affect the calculation of projected benefit obligations, accumulated benefit obligation (ABO), reported pension liability, regulated assets, or accumulated other comprehensive income on PHI's consolidated balance sheet and on the balance sheets of Pepco, DPL and ACE, and reported annual net periodic pension benefit cost on PHI's consolidated statement of earnings and on the statements of earnings of Pepco, DPL and ACE. |
Use of alternative assumptions could also impact the expected future cash funding requirements of PHI, Pepco, DPL and ACE for the Retirement Plan if the plan did not meet the minimum funding requirements of the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
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PHI's cash flow, ability to pay dividends and ability to satisfy debt obligations depend on the performance of its operating subsidiaries. PHI's unsecured obligations are effectively subordinated to the liabilities and the outstanding preferred stock of its subsidiaries. (PHI only) |
PHI is a holding company that conducts its operations entirely through its subsidiaries, and all of PHI's consolidated operating assets are held by its subsidiaries. Accordingly, PHI's cash flow, its ability to satisfy its obligations to creditors and its ability to pay dividends on its common stock are dependent upon the earnings of the subsidiaries and the distribution of such earnings to PHI in the form of dividends. The subsidiaries are separate and distinct legal entities and have no obligation to pay any amounts due on any debt or equity securities issued by PHI or to make any funds available for such payment. Because the claims of the creditors, PHI's subsidiaries and the preferred stockholders of ACE are superior to PHI's entitlement to dividends, the unsecured debt and obligations of PHI are effectively subordinated to all existing and future liabilities of its subsidiaries and to the rights of the holders of ACE's preferred stock to receive dividend payments. |
Energy companies are subject to adverse publicity which makes them vulnerable to negative regulatory and litigation outcomes. |
The energy sector has been among the sectors of the economy that have been the subject of highly publicized allegations of misconduct in recent years. In addition, many utility companies have been publicly criticized for their performance during natural disasters and weather related incidents. Adverse publicity of this nature may render legislatures, regulatory authorities, and other government officials less likely to view energy companies such as PHI and its subsidiaries in a favorable light, and may cause PHI and its subsidiaries to be susceptible to adverse outcomes with respect to decisions by such bodies. |
Provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law may discourage an acquisition of PHI. (PHI only) |
As a Delaware corporation, PHI is subject to the business combination law set forth in Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which could have the effect of delaying, discouraging or preventing an acquisition of PHI. |
Because Pepco is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHI, and each of DPL and ACE are indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of PHI, PHI can exercise substantial control over their dividend policies and businesses and operations. (Pepco, DPL and ACE only) |
All of the members of Pepco's board of directors are employees of an affiliate of PHI and all of the members of each of DPL's and ACE's board of directors, as well as many of Pepco's, DPL's and ACE's executive officers, are officers of PHI. Among other decisions, each of Pepco's, DPL's and ACE's board is responsible for decisions regarding payment of dividends, financing and capital raising activities, and acquisition and disposition of assets. Within the limitations of applicable law, and subject to the financial covenants under each company's respective outstanding debt instruments, each of Pepco's, DPL's and ACE's board of directors will base its decisions concerning the amount and timing of dividends, and other business decisions, on the company's respective earnings, cash flow and capital structure, but may also take into account the business plans and financial requirements of PHI and its other subsidiaries.
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Item 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS |
Pepco Holdings |
None. |
Pepco |
Not applicable. |
DPL |
Not applicable. |
ACE |
Not applicable. |
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Item 2. PROPERTIES |
Generation Facilities |
The following table identifies the electric generating facilities owned by PHI's subsidiaries at December 31, 2006. |
Electric Generating Facilities |
Location |
Owner |
Generating Capacity |
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Coal-Fired Units |
(kilowatts) |
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Edge Moor Units 3 and 4 |
Wilmington, DE |
Conectiv Energy1 |
260,000 |
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B L England2 |
Beesley's Pt., NJ |
ACE |
284,000 |
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Deepwater Unit 6 |
Pennsville, NJ |
Conectiv Energy1 |
80,000 |
|
624,000 |
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Oil Fired Units |
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Benning Road |
Washington, DC |
Pepco Energy Services3 |
550,000 |
|
Edge Moor Unit 5 |
Wilmington, DE |
Conectiv Energy1 |
445,000 |
|
B L England2 |
Beesley's Pt., NJ |
ACE |
155,000 |
|
Deepwater Unit 1 |
Pennsville, NJ |
Conectiv Energy1 |
86,000 |
|
1,236,000 |
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Combustion Turbines/Combined Cycle Units |
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Hay Road Units 1-4 |
Wilmington, DE |
Conectiv Energy1 |
545,000 |
|
Hay Road Units 5-8 |
Wilmington, DE |
Conectiv Energy1 |
545,000 |
|
Bethlehem Units 1-8 |
Bethlehem, PA |
Conectiv Energy1 |
1,092,000 |
|
Buzzard Point |
Washington, DC |
Pepco Energy Services3 |
256,000 |
|
Cumberland |
Millville, NJ |
Conectiv Energy1 |
84,000 |
|
Sherman Avenue |
Vineland, NJ |
Conectiv Energy1 |
81,000 |
|
Middle |
Rio Grande, NJ |
Conectiv Energy1 |
77,000 |
|
Carll's Corner |
Upper Deerfield Twp., NJ |
Conectiv Energy1 |
73,000 |
|
Cedar |
Cedar Run, NJ |
Conectiv Energy1 |
68,000 |
|
Missouri Avenue |
Atlantic City, NJ |
Conectiv Energy1 |
60,000 |
|
Mickleton |
Mickleton, NJ |
Conectiv Energy1 |
59,000 |
|
Christiana |
Wilmington, DE |
Conectiv Energy1 |
45,000 |
|
Edge Moor Unit 10 |
Wilmington, DE |
Conectiv Energy1 |
13,000 |
|
West |
Marshallton, DE |
Conectiv Energy1 |
15,000 |
|
Delaware City |
Delaware City, DE |
Conectiv Energy1 |
16,000 |
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Tasley |
Tasley, VA |
Conectiv Energy1 |
26,000 |
|
3,055,000 |
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Landfill Gas-Fired Units |
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Fauquier Landfill Project |
Fauquier County, VA |
Pepco Energy Services4 |
2,000 |
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Eastern Landfill Project |
Baltimore County, MD |
Pepco Energy Services5 |
3,000 |
|
5,000 |
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Diesel Units |
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Crisfield |
Crisfield, MD |
Conectiv Energy1 |
10,000 |
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Bayview |
Bayview, VA |
Conectiv Energy1 |
12,000 |
|
B L England2 |
Beesley's Pt., NJ |
ACE |
8,000 |
|
30,000 |
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Total Electric Generating Capacity |
4,950,000 |
1 |
All holdings of Conectiv Energy are owned by its various subsidiaries. |
2 |
On February 8, 2007, ACE completed the sale of the B.L. England generating facility for a price of $9.0 million, subject to adjustment. |
3 |
These facilities are owned by a subsidiary of Pepco Energy Services. |
4 |
This facility is owned by Fauquier Landfill Gas, LLC, of which Pepco Energy Services holds a 75% membership interest. |
5 |
This facility is owned by Eastern Landfill Gas, LLC, of which Pepco Energy Services holds a 75% membership interest. |
The preceding table sets forth the summer electric generating capacity of the electric generating plants owned by Pepco Holdings' subsidiaries. Although, due to thermoelectric factors, the generating capacity of these facilities may be higher during the winter months, the plants operated by PHI's subsidiaries are used to meet summer peak loads that are generally
___________________________________________________________________________________ higher than winter peak loads. Accordingly, the summer generating capacity more accurately reflects the operational capability of the plants. |
ACE's generation facilities are subject to the lien of the mortgage under which its First Mortgage Bonds are issued. |
Transmission and Distribution Systems |
On a combined basis, the electric transmission and distribution systems owned by Pepco, DPL and ACE at December 31, 2006 consisted of approximately 3,600 transmission circuit miles of overhead lines, 160 transmission circuit miles of underground cables, 22,740 distribution circuit miles of overhead lines, and 19,030 distribution circuit miles of underground cables, primarily in their respective service territories. DPL and ACE own and operate distribution system control centers in New Castle, Delaware and Mays Landing, New Jersey, respectively. Pepco also operates a distribution system control center in Maryland. The computer equipment and systems contained in Pepco's control center are financed through a sale and leaseback transaction. |
DPL has a liquefied natural gas plant located in Wilmington, Delaware, with a storage capacity of 3.045 million gallons and an emergency sendout capability of 45,000 Mcf per day. DPL owns eight natural gas city gate stations at various locations in New Castle County, Delaware. These stations have a total sendout capacity of 225,000 Mcf per day. DPL also owns approximately 111 pipeline miles of natural gas transmission mains, 1,755 pipeline miles of natural gas distribution mains, and 1,281 natural gas pipeline miles of service lines. The natural gas transmission mains include 7.2 miles of pipeline of which DPL owns 10%, which is used for natural gas operations, and of which Conectiv Energy owns 90%, which is used for delivery of natural gas to electric generation facilities. |
Substantially all of the transmission and distribution property, plant and equipment owned by each of Pepco, DPL and ACE is subject to the liens of the respective mortgages under which the companies issue First Mortgage Bonds. See Note (7) "Debt" to the consolidated financial statements of PHI included in Item 8. |
Item 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS |
Pepco Holdings |
The legal proceedings for Pepco Holdings consist solely of those of its subsidiaries, as described below. |
LITIGATION WITH MIRANT |
In 2000, Pepco sold substantially all of its electricity generation assets to Mirant (formerly Southern Energy, Inc.). In July 2003, Mirant filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the Bankruptcy Court. On December 9, 2005, the Bankruptcy Court approved Mirant's Plan of Reorganization, and the Mirant business emerged from bankruptcy on January 3, 2006, as a new corporation of the same name. On May 30, 2006, Pepco, PHI and certain affiliated companies entered into the Settlement Agreement, which, subject to court approval, settles all outstanding issues among the parties arising from or related to the Mirant bankruptcy. On August 9, 2006, the Bankruptcy Court approved the Settlement Agreement, and on August 18, 2006, certain holders of Mirant bankruptcy claims, who had
___________________________________________________________________________________ objected to approval of the Settlement Agreement before the Bankruptcy Court appealed the approval order to the District Court. On December 26, 2006, the District Court issued an order affirming the Bankruptcy Court's order approving the Settlement Agreement. On January 25, 2007, the parties that previously appealed the Bankruptcy Court's order filed a notice of appeal of the District Court's order with the Fifth Circuit. On February 12, 2007, the Fifth Circuit issued a briefing schedule. The brief of the appealing creditors is due on March 26, 2007, while Mirant's and Pepco's briefs are due on April 30, 2007. |
For further information concerning the litigation with Mirant and other litigation matters in addition to those described below, please refer to Note (12), "Commitments and Contingencies," to the Financial Statements of PHI included in Item 8 "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" herein and to the section headed "Regulatory and Other Matters -- Relationship with Mirant Corporation" included in Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" herein. |
GENERAL LITIGATION |
During 1993, Pepco was served with Amended Complaints filed in the state Circuit Courts of Prince George's County, Baltimore City and Baltimore County, Maryland in separate ongoing, consolidated proceedings known as "In re: Personal Injury Asbestos Case." Pepco and other corporate entities were brought into these cases on a theory of premises liability. Under this theory, the plaintiffs argued that Pepco was negligent in not providing a safe work environment for employees or its contractors, who allegedly were exposed to asbestos while working on Pepco's property. Initially, a total of approximately 448 individual plaintiffs added Pepco to their complaints. While the pleadings are not entirely clear, it appears that each plaintiff sought $2 million in compensatory damages and $4 million in punitive damages from each defendant. |
Since the initial filings in 1993, additional individual suits have been filed against Pepco, and significant numbers of cases have been dismissed. As a result of two motions to dismiss, numerous hearings and meetings and one motion for summary judgment, Pepco has had approximately 400 of these cases successfully dismissed with prejudice, either voluntarily by the plaintiff or by the court. As of January 31, 2007, there are approximately 180 cases still pending against Pepco in the State Courts of Maryland; of which approximately 85 cases were filed after December 19, 2000, and have been tendered to Mirant for defense and indemnification pursuant to the terms of the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement between Pepco and Mirant relating to the sale of Pepco's generation assets. Under the terms of the Settlement Agreement, Mirant has agreed to assume this contractual obligation. For a description of the Settlement Agreement, see the discussion of the relationship with Mirant in Note (12), "Commitments and Contingencies," to the Financial Statements of PHI included in Item 8 "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" herein and to the section headed "Regulatory and Other Matters -- Relationship with Mirant Corporation" included in Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" herein. |
While the aggregate amount of monetary damages sought in the remaining suits (excluding those tendered to Mirant) exceeds $360 million, PHI and Pepco believe the amounts claimed by current plaintiffs are greatly exaggerated. The amount of total liability, if any, and any related insurance recovery cannot be determined at this time; however, based on information and relevant circumstances known at this time, neither PHI nor Pepco believes these suits will have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows. However, if an
___________________________________________________________________________________ unfavorable decision were rendered against Pepco, it could have a material adverse effect on Pepco's and PHI's financial position, results of operations or cash flows. |
CASH BALANCE PLAN LITIGATION |
In 1999, Conectiv established a cash balance retirement plan to replace defined benefit retirement plans then maintained by ACE and DPL. Following the acquisition by Pepco of Conectiv, this plan became the Conectiv Cash Balance Sub-Plan within the PHI Retirement Plan. On September 26, 2005, three management employees of PHI Service Company filed suit in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (the Delaware District Court) against the PHI Retirement Plan, PHI and Conectiv (the PHI Parties), alleging violations of ERISA, on behalf of a class of management employees who did not have enough age and service when the Cash Balance Sub-Plan was implemented in 1999 to assure that their accrued benefits would be calculated pursuant to the terms of the predecessor plans sponsored by ACE and DPL. A fourth plaintiff was added to the case to represent DPL-heritage "grandfathered" employees who will not be eligible for early retirement at the end of the grandfathered period. |
The plaintiffs have challenged the design of the Cash Balance Sub-Plan and are seeking a declaratory judgment that the Cash Balance Sub-Plan is invalid and that the accrued benefits of each member of the class should be calculated pursuant to the terms of the predecessor plans. Specifically, the complaint alleges that the use of a variable rate to compute the plaintiffs' accrued benefit under the Cash Balance Sub-Plan results in reductions in the accrued benefits that violate ERISA. The complaint also alleges that the benefit accrual rates and the minimal accrual requirements of the Cash Balance Sub-Plan violate ERISA as did the notice that was given to plan participants upon implementation of the Cash Balance Sub-Plan. |
The PHI Parties filed a motion to dismiss the suit, which was denied by the court on July 11, 2006. The Delaware District Court stayed one count of the complaint regarding alleged age discrimination pending a decision in another case before the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (the Third Circuit). On January 30, 2007, the Third Circuit issued a ruling in the other case that PHI's counsel believes should result in the favorable disposition of all of the claims (other than the claim of inadequate notice) against the PHI Parties in the Delaware District Court. The PHI Parties filed pleadings apprising the Delaware District Court of the Third Circuit's decision on February 16, 2007, at the same time they filed their opposition to plaintiffs' motion. |
While PHI believes it has an increasingly strong legal position in the case and that it is therefore unlikely that the plaintiffs will prevail, PHI estimates that, if the plaintiffs were to prevail, the ABO and projected benefit obligation (PBO), calculated in accordance with SFAS No. 87, each would increase by approximately $12 million, assuming no change in benefits for persons who have already retired or whose employment has been terminated and using actuarial valuation data as of the time the suit was filed. The ABO represents the present value that participants have earned as of the date of calculation. This means that only service already worked and compensation already earned and paid is considered. The PBO is similar to the ABO, except that the PBO includes recognition of the effect that estimated future pay increases would have on the pension plan obligation.
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ENVIRONMENTAL LITIGATION |
PHI, through its subsidiaries, is subject to regulation by various federal, regional, state, and local authorities with respect to the environmental effects of its operations, including air and water quality control, solid and hazardous waste disposal, and limitations on land use. In addition, federal and state statutes authorize governmental agencies to compel responsible parties to clean up certain abandoned or unremediated hazardous waste sites. PHI's subsidiaries may incur costs to clean up currently or formerly owned facilities or sites found to be contaminated, as well as other facilities or sites that may have been contaminated due to past disposal practices. Although penalties assessed for violations of environmental laws and regulations are not recoverable from customers of the operating utilities, environmental clean-up costs incurred by Pepco, DPL and ACE would be included by each company in its respective cost of service for ratemaking purposes. |
In July 2004, DPL entered into an ACO with the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) to perform a Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS) to further identify the extent of soil, sediment and ground and surface water contamination related to former manufactured gas plant (MGP) operations at a Cambridge, Maryland site on DPL-owned property and to investigate the extent of MGP contamination on adjacent property. The MDE has approved the RI and DPL submitted a final FS to MDE on February 15, 2007. The costs of cleanup (as determined by the RI/FS and subsequent negotiations with MDE) are anticipated to be approximately $2.7 million. The remedial action will include dredging activities within Cambridge Creek, which are expected to take place as early as October 2007, and soil excavation on DPL's and adjacent property as early as January 2008. |
In the early 1970s, both Pepco and DPL sold scrap transformers, some of which may have contained some level of PCBs, to a metal reclaimer operating at the Metal Bank/Cottman Avenue site in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, owned by a nonaffiliated company. In December 1987, Pepco and DPL were notified by the EPA that they, along with a number of other utilities and non-utilities, were PRPs in connection with the PCB contamination at the site. |
In 1994, an RI/FS including a number of possible remedies was submitted to the EPA. In 1997, the EPA issued a Record of Decision that set forth a selected remedial action plan with estimated implementation costs of approximately $17 million. In 1998, the EPA issued a unilateral administrative order to Pepco and 12 other PRPs directing them to conduct the design and actions called for in its decision. In May 2003, two of the potentially liable owner/operator entities filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. In October 2003, the bankruptcy court confirmed a reorganization plan that incorporates the terms of a settlement among the two debtor owner/operator entities, the United States and a group of utility PRPs including Pepco (the Utility PRPs). Under the bankruptcy settlement, the reorganized entity/site owner will pay a total of $13.25 million to remediate the site (the Bankruptcy Settlement). |
In March 2006, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania approved global consent decrees for the Metal Bank/Cottman Avenue site, entered into on August 23, 2005, involving the Utility PRPs, the U.S. Department of Justice, EPA, The City of Philadelphia and two owner/operators of the site. Under the terms of the settlement, the two owner/operators will make payments totaling $5.55 million to the U.S. Department of Justice and totaling $4.05 million to the Utility PRPs. The Utility PRPs will perform the remedy at the site and will be able to draw on the $13.25 million from the Bankruptcy Settlement to accomplish the remediation (the Bankruptcy Funds). The Utility PRPs will contribute funds to the extent remediation costs exceed the Bankruptcy Funds available. The Utility PRPs also will be liable
___________________________________________________________________________________ for EPA costs associated with overseeing the monitoring and operation of the site remedy after the remedy construction is certified to be complete and also the cost of performing the "5 year" review of site conditions required by CERCLA. Any Bankruptcy Funds not spent on the remedy may be used to cover the Utility PRPs' liabilities for future costs. No parties are released from potential liability for damages to natural resources. |
As of December 31, 2006, Pepco had accrued $1.7 million to meet its liability for a remedy at the Metal Bank/Cottman Avenue site. While final costs to Pepco of the settlement have not been determined, Pepco believes that its liability at this site will not have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows. |
In 1999, DPL entered into a de minimis settlement with EPA and paid approximately $107,000 to resolve its liability for cleanup costs at the Metal Bank/Cottman Avenue site. The de minimis settlement did not resolve DPL's responsibility for natural resource damages, if any, at the site. DPL believes that any liability for natural resource damages at this site will not have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows. |
In November 1991, the NJDEP identified ACE as a PRP at the Delilah Road Landfill site in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. In 1993, ACE, along with other PRPs, signed an ACO with NJDEP to remediate the site. The soil cap remedy for the site has been completed and the NJDEP conditionally approved the report submitted by the parties on the implementation of the remedy in January 2003. In March 2004, NJDEP approved a Ground Water Sampling and Analysis Plan. Positive results of groundwater monitoring events have resulted in a reduced level of groundwater monitoring. In August 2006, NJDEP issued a No Further Action Letter (NFA) and Covenant Not to Sue for the site. Among other things, the NFA requires the PRPs to monitor the effectiveness of institutional (deed restriction) and engineering (cap) controls at the site every two years and to continue groundwater monitoring. In March 2003, EPA demanded from the PRP group reimbursement for EPA's past costs at the site, totaling $168,789. The PRP group objected to the demand for certain costs, but agreed to reimburse EPA approximately $19,000. Based on information currently available, ACE anticipates that its share of additional cost associated with this site will be approximately $555,000 to $600,000. ACE believes that its liability for post-remedy operation and maintenance costs will not have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows. |
On January 24, 2006, PHI, Conectiv and ACE entered into an ACO with NJDEP and the Attorney General of New Jersey resolving (i) New Jersey's claim for alleged violations of the CAA and (ii) the NJDEP's concerns regarding ACE's compliance with NSR requirements of the CAA and APCA requirements with respect to the B.L. England generating facility and various other environmental issues relating to ACE and Conectiv Energy facilities in New Jersey. See Item 1 "Business -- Environmental Matters -- Air Quality Regulation." |
OTHER LEGAL PROCEEDINGS |
For further information concerning other legal proceedings, please refer to Note (12), "Commitments and Contingencies," to the financial statements of PHI included herein.
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Item 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS |
Pepco Holdings |
None. |
INFORMATION FOR THIS ITEM IS NOT REQUIRED FOR PEPCO, DPL, AND ACE AS THEY MEET THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS I(1)(a) AND (b) OF FORM 10-K AND THEREFORE ARE FILING THIS FORM WITH THE REDUCED FILING FORMAT. |
Part II |
Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER |
The New York Stock Exchange is the principal market on which Pepco Holdings common stock is traded. The following table presents the dividends declared per share on the Pepco Holdings common stock and the high and low sales prices for common stock as reported by the New York Stock Exchange during each quarter in the last two fiscal years. |
Period |
Dividends |
Price Range |
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2006: |
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First Quarter |
$ .26 |
$24.28 |
$22.15 |
Second Quarter |
.26 |
23.92 |
21.79 |
Third Quarter |
.26 |
25.50 |
22.64 |
Fourth Quarter |
.26 |
26.99 |
24.25 |
$1.04 |
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2005: |
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First Quarter |
$ .25 |
$23.25 |
$20.26 |
Second Quarter |
.25 |
24.20 |
20.50 |
Third Quarter |
.25 |
24.46 |
21.87 |
Fourth Quarter |
.25 |
23.89 |
20.36 |
$1.00 |
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See Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Capital Resources and Liquidity" for information regarding restrictions on the ability of PHI and its subsidiaries to pay dividends. |
At December 31, 2006, there were approximately 68,186 holders of record of Pepco Holdings common stock. |
PHI Subsidiaries |
All of the common equity of Pepco, DPL, and ACE is owned directly or indirectly by PHI. Pepco, DPL and ACE each customarily pays dividends on its common stock on a quarterly basis based on its earnings, cash flow and capital structure, and after taking into account the business plans and financial requirements of PHI and its other subsidiaries.
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Pepco |
All of Pepco's common stock is held by Pepco Holdings. The table below presents the aggregate amount of common stock dividends paid by Pepco to PHI during the periods indicated. |
Period |
Aggregate |
2006 : |
|
First Quarter |
$ 15,000,000 |
Second Quarter |
49,000,000 |
Third Quarter |
- |
Fourth Quarter |
35,000,000 |
$ 99,000,000 |
|
2005 : |
|
First Quarter |
$ 14,933,000 |
Second Quarter |
- |
Third Quarter |
48,000,000 |
Fourth Quarter |
- |
$ 62,933,000 |
|
DPL |
All of DPL's common stock is held by Conectiv. The table below presents the aggregate amount of common stock dividends paid by DPL to Conectiv during the periods indicated. |
Period |
Aggregate |
2006 : |
|
First Quarter |
$ 15,000,000 |
Second Quarter |
- |
Third Quarter |
- |
Fourth Quarter |
- |
$ 15,000,000 |
|
2005 : |
|
First Quarter |
$ 24,384,000 |
Second Quarter |
12,052,000 |
Third Quarter |
- |
Fourth Quarter |
- |
$ 36,436,000 |
|
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ACE |
All of ACE's common stock is held by Conectiv. The table below presents the aggregate amount of common stock dividends paid by ACE to Conectiv during the periods indicated. |
Period |
Aggregate |
2006 : |
|
First Quarter |
$ 19,000,000 |
Second Quarter |
- |
Third Quarter |
75,000,000 |
Fourth Quarter |
15,000,000 |
$109,000,000 |
|
2005 : |
|
First Quarter |
$ 7,348,000 |
Second Quarter |
40,539,000 |
Third Quarter |
- |
Fourth Quarter |
48,000,000 |
$ 95,887,000 |
|
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers. |
Pepco Holdings |
None. |
Pepco |
None. |
DPL |
None. |
ACE |
None. |
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Item 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA |
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PEPCO HOLDINGS CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
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2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
2003 |
2002 |
|||||||
(Millions of dollars, except share data) |
|||||||||||
Consolidated Operating Results |
|||||||||||
Total Operating Revenue |
$ |
8,362.9 |
8,065.5 |
7,223.1 |
7,268.7 |
4,324.5 |
|||||
Total Operating Expenses |
$ |
7,669.6 |
(a) |
7,160.1 |
(c) (d) (e) |
6,451.0 |
6,658.0 |
(h) (i) |
3,778.6 |
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Operating Income |
$ |
693.3 |
905.4 |
772.1 |
610.7 |
545.9 |
|||||
Other Expenses |
$ |
282.4 |
(b) |
285.5 |
341.4 |
433.3 |
(j) |
191.4 |
|||
Preferred Stock Dividend |
$ |
1.2 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
|
20.6 |
|||||
Income Before Income Tax Expense |
$ |
409.7 |
617.4 |
427.9 |
163.5 |
333.9 |
|||||
Income Tax Expense |
$ |
161.4 |
255.2 |
(f) |
167.3 |
(g) |
62.1 |
124.9 |
|||
Income Before Extraordinary Item |
$ |
248.3 |
362.2 |
260.6 |
101.4 |
209.0 |
|||||
Extraordinary Item |
$ |
- |
9.0 |
- |
5.9 |
- |
|||||
Net Income |
$ |
248.3 |
371.2 |
260.6 |
107.3 |
209.0 |
|||||
Redemption Premium on |
$ |
(.8) |
(.1) |
.5 |
- |
- |
|||||
Earnings Available for |
$ |
247.5 |
371.1 |
261.1 |
107.3 |
209.0 |
|||||
Common Stock Information |
|||||||||||
Basic Earnings Per Share of Common |
$ |
1.30 |
1.91 |
1.48 |
.60 |
1.59 |
|||||
Basic - Extraordinary Item Per |
$ |
- |
.05 |
- |
.03 |
- |
|||||
Basic Earnings Per Share |
$ |
1.30 |
1.96 |
1.48 |
.63 |
1.59 |
|||||
Diluted Earnings Per Share |
$ |
1.30 |
1.91 |
1.48 |
.60 |
1.59 |
|||||
Diluted - Extraordinary Item Per |
$ |
- |
.05 |
- |
.03 |
- |
|||||
Diluted Earnings Per Share |
$ |
1.30 |
1.96 |
1.48 |
.63 |
1.59 |
|||||
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding |
190.7 |
189.0 |
176.8 |
170.7 |
131.1 |
||||||
Cash Dividends Per Share |
$ |
1.04 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
|||||
Year-End Stock Price |
$ |
26.01 |
22.37 |
21.32 |
19.54 |
19.39 |
|||||
Net Book Value per Common Share |
$ |
18.82 |
18.88 |
17.74 |
17.31 |
17.49 |
|||||
Other Information |
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Investment in Property, Plant |
$ |
11,819.7 |
11,441.0 |
11,109.4 |
10,815.2 |
10,699.7 |
|||||
Net Investment in Property, Plant |
$ |
7,576.6 |
7,368.8 |
7,152.2 |
7,032.9 |
7,118.0 |
|||||
Total Assets |
$ |
14,243.5 |
14,038.9 |
13,374.6 |
13,390.2 |
13,479.4 |
|||||
Capitalization |
|||||||||||
Short-term Debt |
$ |
349.6 |
156.4 |
319.7 |
518.4 |
971.1 |
|||||
Long-term Debt |
$ |
3,768.6 |
4,202.9 |
4,362.1 |
4,588.9 |
4,287.5 |
|||||
Current Maturities of Long-Term Debt |
$ |
857.5 |
469.5 |
516.3 |
384.9 |
408.1 |
|||||
Transition Bonds issued by ACE Funding |
$ |
464.4 |
494.3 |
523.3 |
551.3 |
425.3 |
|||||
Capital Lease Obligations due within |
$ |
5.5 |
5.3 |
4.9 |
4.4 |
4.1 |
|||||
Capital Lease Obligations |
$ |
111.1 |
116.6 |
122.1 |
126.8 |
131.3 |
|||||
Long-Term Project Funding |
$ |
23.3 |
25.5 |
65.3 |
68.6 |
28.6 |
|||||
Debentures issued to Financing Trust |
$ |
- |
- |
- |
98.0 |
- |
|||||
Trust Preferred Securities |
$ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
290.0 |
|||||
Minority Interest |
$ |
24.4 |
45.9 |
54.9 |
108.2 |
110.7 |
|||||
Common Shareholders' Equity |
$ |
3,612.2 |
3,584.1 |
3,339.0 |
2,974.1 |
2,972.8 |
|||||
Total Capitalization |
$ |
9,216.6 |
9,100.5 |
9,307.6 |
9,423.6 |
9,629.5 |
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39 ___________________________________________________________________________________ |
Notes: |
As a result of the acquisition of Conectiv by Pepco that was completed on August 1, 2002, PHI's 2006, 2005, 2004, and 2003 amounts include PHI and its subsidiaries' results for the full year. PHI's 2002 amounts include Conectiv and its subsidiaries post-August 1, 2002 results with Pepco and its pre-merger subsidiaries (PCI and Pepco Energy Services) results for the full year in 2002. |
(a) |
Includes $18.9 million of impairment losses ($13.7 million after-tax) related to certain energy services business assets. |
(b) |
Includes $12.3 million gain ($7.9 million after-tax) on the sale of its equity interest in a joint venture which owns a wood burning cogeneration facility in California. |
(c) |
Includes $68.1 million ($40.7 million after-tax) gain from sale of non-utility land owned by Pepco at Buzzard Point. |
(d) |
Includes $70.5 million ($42.2 million after-tax) gain (net of customer sharing) from settlement of Pepco's $105 million allowed, pre-petition general unsecured claim against Mirant and the Pepco asbestos claim against the Mirant bankruptcy estate. |
(e) |
Includes $13.3 million ($8.9 million after-tax) related to PCI's liquidation of a financial investment that was written off in 2001. |
(f) |
Includes $10.9 million in income tax expense related to the mixed service cost issue under IRS Revenue Ruling 2005-53. |
(g) |
Includes a $19.7 million charge related to an IRS settlement. Also includes $13.2 million tax benefit related to issuance of a local jurisdiction's final consolidated tax return regulations. |
(h) |
Includes a charge of $50.1 million ($29.5 million after-tax) related to a CT contract cancellation. Also includes a gain of $68.8 million ($44.7 million after-tax) on the sale of the Edison Place office building. |
(i) |
Includes the unfavorable impact of $44.3 million ($26.6 million after-tax) resulting from trading losses prior to the cessation of proprietary trading. |
(j) |
Includes an impairment charge of $102.6 million ($66.7 million after-tax) related to investment in Starpower. |
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INFORMATION FOR THIS ITEM IS NOT REQUIRED FOR PEPCO, DPL, AND ACE AS THEY MEET THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS I(1)(a) AND (b) OF FORM 10-K AND THEREFORE ARE FILING THIS FORM WITH THE REDUCED FILING FORMAT. |
Item 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION |
The information required by this item is contained herein, as follows: |
Registrants |
Page No. |
Pepco Holdings |
43 |
Pepco |
110 |
DPL |
117 |
ACE |
125 |
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THIS PAGE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK. |
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION |
PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC. |
GENERAL OVERVIEW |
Pepco Holdings, Inc. (PHI or Pepco Holdings) is a diversified energy company that, through its operating subsidiaries, is engaged primarily in two principal business operations: |
· |
electricity and natural gas delivery (Power Delivery), and |
· |
competitive energy generation, marketing and supply (Competitive Energy). |
In 2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively, PHI's Power Delivery operations produced 61%, 58% and 61% of PHI's consolidated operating revenues (including revenues from intercompany amounts) and 67%, 74% and 70% of PHI's consolidated operating income (including income from intercompany transactions). |
The Power Delivery business consists primarily of the transmission, distribution and default supply of electric power, which for 2006, 2005, and 2004, was responsible for 95%, 94% and 95%, respectively, of Power Delivery's operating revenues. The distribution of natural gas contributed 5%, 6% and 5% of Power Delivery's operating revenues in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Power Delivery represents one operating segment for financial reporting purposes. |
The Power Delivery business is conducted by three utility subsidiaries: Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco), Delmarva Power & Light Company (DPL) and Atlantic City Electric Company (ACE). Each of these companies is a regulated public utility in the jurisdictions that comprise its service territory. Each company is responsible for the distribution of electricity and, in the case of DPL, natural gas in its service territory, for which it is paid tariff rates established by the applicable local public service commissions. Each company also supplies electricity at regulated rates to retail customers in its service territory who do not elect to purchase electricity from a competitive energy supplier. The regulatory term for this supply service varies by jurisdiction as follows: |
|
Delaware |
Provider of Last Resort service (POLR) -- before May 1, 2006 |
District of Columbia |
SOS |
|
Maryland |
SOS |
|
New Jersey |
Basic Generation Service (BGS) |
|
Virginia |
Default Service |
In this Form 10-K, these supply service obligations are referred to generally as Default Electricity Supply. |
Pepco, DPL and ACE are also responsible for the transmission of wholesale electricity into and across their service territories. The rates each company is permitted to charge for the wholesale transmission of electricity are regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory
___________________________________________________________________________________ Commission (FERC). Effective June 1, 2006, new FERC-approved transmission rates took effect for each of PHI's utility subsidiaries. These new rates incorporate true-ups for the formula rates that went into effect June 1, 2005, on a tentative basis, which reflected a requested 12.9% return on equity, as compared to the approved rates, which were based on a return on equity of 10.8% for existing facilities and 11.3% for facilities put into service on or after January 1, 2006. For the year ended December 31, 2006, lower transmission revenues resulted in a $.06 decrease in PHI's earnings per share as compared to the year ended December 31, 2005, a portion of which was attributable to the lower rates combined with the operation of the true-up adjustment to compensate for the higher tentative rates. PHI expects the lower rates in effect and the true-up to have a similar proportionate impact on earnings through May 2007 as compared to 2005 earnings. However, because the magnitude of the true-up for this first twelve-month period, June 2006 through May 2007, was attributable in part to the transition to the new formula rate process, PHI expects that the impact of the annual true-up adjustment will be less significant in future years. |
The profitability of the Power Delivery business depends on its ability to recover costs and earn a reasonable return on its capital investments through the rates it is permitted to charge. Power Delivery's operating revenue and income are seasonal, and weather patterns may have a material impact on operating results. In addition, customer usage may be affected by economic conditions, energy prices, and energy efficiency measures. |
The Competitive Energy business provides competitive generation, marketing and supply of electricity and gas, and related energy management services primarily in the mid-Atlantic region. These operations are conducted through subsidiaries of Conectiv Energy Holding Company (collectively, Conectiv Energy) and Pepco Energy Services, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, Pepco Energy Services), each of which is treated as a separate operating segment for financial reporting purposes. For the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, the operating revenues of the Competitive Energy business (including revenue from intercompany transactions) were equal to 46%, 51% and 50%, respectively, of PHI's consolidated operating revenues, and the operating income of the Competitive Energy business (including operating income from intercompany transactions) was 20%, 16% and 19% of PHI's consolidated operating income for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, amounts equal to 12%, 14% and 16% respectively, of the operating revenues of the Competitive Energy business were attributable to electric energy and capacity, and natural gas sold to the Power Delivery segment. |
· |
Conectiv Energy provides wholesale electric power, capacity and ancillary services in the wholesale markets administered by PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) and also supplies electricity to other wholesale market participants under long- and short-term bilateral contracts. Conectiv Energy also supplies electric power to satisfy a portion of ACE's New Jersey, Pepco's Maryland and DPL's Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia Default Electricity Supply load, as well as default electricity supply load shares of other utilities. PHI refers to these activities as Merchant Generation & Load Service. Conectiv Energy obtains the electricity required to meet its Merchant Generation & Load Service power supply obligations from its own generation plants, bilateral contract purchases from other wholesale market participants, and purchases in the PJM wholesale market. Conectiv Energy also sells natural gas and fuel oil to very large end-users and to wholesale market participants under bilateral agreements. PHI refers to these sales operations as Energy Marketing. |
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|
· |
Pepco Energy Services provides retail energy supply and energy services primarily to commercial, industrial, and government customers. Pepco Energy Services sells electricity and natural gas to customers primarily in the mid-Atlantic region. Pepco Energy Services owns and operates two district energy systems, provides energy savings performance contracting services, and designs, constructs and operates combined heat and power and central energy plants. Pepco Energy Services provides high voltage construction and maintenance services to customers throughout the U.S. and low voltage construction and maintenance services in the Washington, D.C. area and owns and operates electric generating plants in Washington, D.C. |
Conectiv Energy's primary objective is to maximize the value of its generation fleet by leveraging its operational and fuel flexibilities. Pepco Energy Services' primary objective is to capture retail energy supply and service opportunities primarily in the mid-Atlantic region. The financial results of the Competitive Energy business can be significantly affected by wholesale and retail energy prices, the cost of fuel to operate the Conectiv Energy plants, and the cost of purchased energy necessary to meet its power supply obligations. |
The Competitive Energy business, like the Power Delivery business, is seasonal, and therefore weather patterns can have a material impact on operating results. |
Over the last several years, PHI has discontinued its investments in non-energy related businesses, and has sold its aircraft investments and its 50% interest in Starpower Communications, LLC (Starpower). Through its subsidiary, Potomac Capital Investment Corporation (PCI), PHI continues to maintain a portfolio of cross-border energy sale-leaseback transactions with a book value at December 31, 2006 of approximately $1.3 billion. This activity constitutes a fourth operating segment, which is designated as "Other Non-Regulated," for financial reporting purposes. For a discussion of PHI's cross-border leasing transactions, see "Regulatory and Other Matters -- Federal Income Tax Treatment of Cross-Border Leases" below. |
BUSINESS STRATEGY |
PHI's business strategy is to remain a regional diversified energy delivery utility and competitive energy services company focused on value creation and operational excellence. This strategy has three primary components: |
· |
Achieving earnings growth in the Power Delivery business by focusing on infrastructure investments and constructive regulatory outcomes, while maintaining a high level of operational excellence. |
· |
Supplementing PHI's utility earnings through competitive energy businesses that focus on serving the competitive wholesale and retail markets primarily in PJM. |
· |
Maintaining PHI's investment grade credit ratings. |
EARNINGS OVERVIEW |
Year Ended December 31, 2006 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2005 |
PHI's net income for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $248.3 million, or $1.30 per share, compared to $371.2 million, or $1.96 per share, for the year ended December 31, 2005.
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Net income for the year ended December 31, 2006, included the credits (charges) set forth below, which are presented net of federal and state income taxes and are in millions of dollars. The operating segment that recognized the credits (charges) is also indicated. |
· |
Conectiv Energy |
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Gain on the disposition of assets associated with a |
$ 7.9 |
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· |
Pepco Energy Services |
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Impairment losses related to certain energy |
$(13.7) |
Net income for year ended December 31, 2005, included the credits (charges) set forth below, which are presented net of federal and state income taxes and are in millions of dollars. The operating segment that recognized the credits (charges) is also indicated. |
· |
Power Delivery |
||||
- |
Favorable impact of $5.1 related to the ACE base rate case settlement as follows: |
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Ordinary loss from write-offs of regulatory assets, |
$ (3.9) |
||||
Extraordinary gain from reversal of restructuring reserves |
9.0 |
||||
Total |
$ 5.1 |
||||
- |
Gain on sale of assets, specifically non-utility land |
$ 40.7 |
|||
- |
Increase in income tax expense for the interest accrued on |
$(10.9) |
|||
- |
Gain on settlement of Pepco's $105 million allowed, |
$ 42.2 |
|||
· |
Conectiv Energy |
||||
- |
Impairment charge to reduce the value of an investment in a |
$ (2.6) |
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· |
Other Non-Regulated |
||||
- |
Gain related to the final liquidation of a PCI financial |
$ 8.9 |
Excluding the items listed above for the year ended December 31, net income would have been $254.1 million in 2006 and $287.8 million in 2005. |
PHI's net income for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, by operating segment, is set forth in the table below (millions of dollars):
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2006 |
2005 |
Change |
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Power Delivery |
$191.3 |
$302.1 |
$(110.8) |
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Conectiv Energy |
47.1 |
48.1 |
(1.0) |
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Pepco Energy Services |
20.6 |
25.7 |
(5.1) |
||||
Other Non-Regulated |
50.2 |
43.7 |
6.5 |
||||
Corp. & Other |
(60.9) |
(48.4) |
(12.5) |
||||
Total PHI Net Income |
$248.3 |
$371.2 |
$(122.9) |
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Discussion of Operating Segment Net Income Variances: |
Power Delivery's earnings were $110.8 million lower in 2006 compared to 2005 primarily due to the following: |
· |
$42.2 million decrease in earnings due to the gain on settlement of Pepco TPA Claim and Pepco asbestos claim against Mirant bankruptcy estate in 2005. |
· |
$40.7 million decrease in earnings due to the gain on sale of assets (specifically, non-utility land) in 2005. |
· |
$33.9 million decrease in earnings due to lower regulated distribution sales, primarily the impact of milder weather. |
· |
$10.9 million decrease in earnings due to a FERC network transmission formula rate change in June 2006. |
· |
$5.1 million decrease in earnings as a result of the reversal of restructuring reserves associated with the ACE base rate case settlement in 2005. |
· |
$3.6 million decrease in earnings related to a change in the 2005 unbilled revenue accrual balance of ACE. |
· |
$3.1 million decrease in operation and maintenance expenses (primarily lower employee expenses and outside legal services; partially offset by increased electric system emergency restoration and maintenance activity). |
· |
$2.8 million increase in Default Electricity Supply margins, primarily as a result of higher procurement costs for the period January 22, 2005 to February 8, 2005 (which represents the period between the expiration of certain transition power agreements between Pepco and Mirant and commencement of the fully compensatory SOS rates in the District of Columbia). |
· |
$7.4 million increase in earnings resulting from a charge in 2005 related to a change by DPL and ACE in the estimation of unbilled revenue, primarily reflecting an increase in the amount of estimated power line losses. |
· |
$20.6 million increased earnings related to a reduction in income taxes (primarily due to a 2005 accrual of $10.9 million for the potential impact of the mixed service cost issue and other favorable tax audit adjustments in 2006). |
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Power Delivery realized a .9% growth in the number of customers in 2006. However, weather adjusted sales for the calendar year 2006 have decreased by .7% in 2006 compared to an increase of 1.2% in 2005. |
Conectiv Energy's earnings were $1.0 million lower in 2006 compared to 2005 primarily due to the following: |
· |
$21.8 million decrease resulting primarily from milder weather, lower spark spreads, and an unplanned outage at Hay Road resulted in 26% decrease in generation output, which was partially offset by favorable hedges. |
· |
$3.1 million increase in operation and maintenance expenses. |
· |
$8.8 million decrease in earnings from other net activity (higher interest expense, 2005 Burney distribution and termination of an agreement to provide operating services with an unaffiliated operating plant). |
· |
$12.3 million increase resulting primarily from increased margins from new default electricity supply contracts, lower supply costs, and a mark-to-market gain on a supply contract. |
· |
$9.9 million increase related to higher Energy Marketing margins. |
· |
$7.9 million gain on the disposition of assets associated with a cogeneration facility. |
· |
$2.6 million increase in earnings due to an impairment charge to reduce the value of an investment in an energy project in 2005. |
Pepco Energy Services' earnings were $5.1 million lower in 2006 compared to 2005 primarily due to the following: |
· |
$13.7 million (net of tax) of impairment losses related to certain energy services business assets. |
· |
$7.6 million decrease in earnings from the power generation plants (milder weather and higher fuel oil prices in 2006 resulted in 62% lower generation output). |
· |
$12.4 million increase in earnings from its retail energy supply business, primarily due to more favorable supply costs and gains on sale of excess energy supply in 2006. |
· |
$5.3 million increase in earnings from energy services activity due to increased construction projects and thermal energy sales in 2006. |
Other Non-Regulated earnings were $6.5 million higher in 2006 compared to 2005 primarily due to the following: |
· |
$6.2 million increase in earnings due to favorable tax audit adjustments. |
· |
$2.5 million increase in financial investment earnings (including the gain in 2005 related to the final liquidation of a financial investment that was written off in a prior year). |
· |
$2.0 million increase in earnings due to decreases in interest and other expenses. |
· |
$4.8 million decrease in earnings due to gain on the sale of PCI's Solar Electric Generation Stations investment in 2005. |
___________________________________________________________________________________ Corp. & Other earnings were $12.5 million lower in 2006 compared to 2005 primarily due to the $9.1 million recorded by the affected operating segments and eliminated in consolidation through Corp. & Other. |
CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |
The following results of operations discussion is for the year ended December 31, 2006, compared to the year ended December 31, 2005. All amounts in the tables (except sales and customers) are in millions. |
Operating Revenue |
A detail of the components of PHI's consolidated operating revenue is as follows: |
2006 |
2005 |
Change |
||||||||
Power Delivery |
$ |
5,118.8 |
$ |
4,702.9 |
$ |
415.9 |
||||
Conectiv Energy |
2,157.3 |
2,603.6 |
(446.3) |
|||||||
Pepco Energy Services |
1,668.9 |
1,487.5 |
181.4 |
|||||||
Other Non-Regulated |
90.6 |
84.5 |
6.1 |
|||||||
Corp. & Other |
(672.7) |
(813.0) |
140.3 |
|||||||
Total Operating Revenue |
$ |
8,362.9 |
$ |
8,065.5 |
$ |
297.4 |
||||
Power Delivery Business |
The following table categorizes Power Delivery's operating revenue by type of revenue. |
2006 |
2005 |
Change |
|||||||||
Regulated T&D Electric Revenue |
$ |
1,533.2 |
$ |
1,623.2 |
$ |
(90.0) |
|||||
Default Supply Revenue |
3,271.9 |
2,753.0 |
518.9 |
||||||||
Other Electric Revenue |
58.3 |
65.2 |
(6.9) |
||||||||
Total Electric Operating Revenue |
4,863.4 |
4,441.4 |
422.0 |
|
|||||||
Regulated Gas Revenue |
204.8 |
198.7 |
6.1 |
||||||||
Other Gas Revenue |
50.6 |
62.8 |
(12.2) |
||||||||
Total Gas Operating Revenue |
255.4 |
261.5 |
(6.1) |
||||||||
Total Power Delivery Operating Revenue |
$ |
5,118.8 |
$ |
4,702.9 |
$ |
415.9 |
|||||
Regulated Transmission and Distribution (T&D) Electric Revenue consists of revenue from the transmission and the delivery of electricity including Default Electricity Supply to PHI's customers within its service territories at regulated rates. |
Default Supply Revenue is the revenue received for Default Electricity Supply. The costs related to Default Electricity Supply are included in Fuel and Purchased Energy and Other Services Cost of Sales.
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Other Electric Revenue consists of utility-related work and services performed on behalf of customers, including other utilities. |
Regulated Gas Revenue consists of revenues for on-system natural gas sales and the transportation of natural gas for customers within PHI's service territories at regulated rates. |
Other Gas Revenue consists of off-system natural gas sales and the release of excess system capacity. |
Electric Operating Revenue |
Regulated T&D Electric Revenue |
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2006 |
2005 |
Change |
|||||||||
Residential |
$ |
575.7 |
$ |
613.0 |
$ |
(37.3) |
|||||
Commercial |
699.0 |
726.8 |
(27.8) |
||||||||
Industrial |
28.6 |
36.8 |
(8.2) |
||||||||
Other (Includes PJM) |
229.9 |
246.6 |
(16.7) |
||||||||
Total Regulated T&D Electric Revenue |
$ |
1,533.2 |
$ |
1,623.2 |
$ |
(90.0) |
|||||
Regulated T&D Electric Sales (gigawatt hours (Gwh)) |
|||||||||||
2006 |
2005 |
Change |
|||||||||
Residential |
17,139 |
18,045 |
(906) |
|
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Commercial |
28,638 |
29,441 |
(803) |
||||||||
Industrial |
4,119 |
4,288 |
(169) |
||||||||
Total Regulated T&D Electric Sales |
49,896 |
51,774 |
(1,878) |
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Regulated T&D Electric Customers (000s) |
|||||||||||
2006 |
2005 |
Change |
|||||||||
Residential |
1,605 |
1,591 |
14 |
||||||||
Commercial |
198 |
196 |
2 |
||||||||
Industrial |
2 |
2 |
- |
||||||||
Total Regulated T&D Electric Customers |
1,805 |
1,789 |
16 |
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The Pepco, DPL and ACE service territories are located within a corridor extending from Washington, D.C. to southern New Jersey. These service territories are economically diverse and include key industries that contribute to the regional economic base. |
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Commercial activity in the region includes banking and other professional services, government, insurance, real estate, strip malls, casinos, stand alone construction, and tourism. |
· |
Industrial activity in the region includes automotive, chemical, glass, pharmaceutical, steel manufacturing, food processing, and oil refining. |
___________________________________________________________________________________ Regulated T&D Revenue decreased by $90.0 million primarily due to the following: (i) $51.2 million decrease in sales due to weather, the result of a 16% decrease in Heating Degree Days and 12% decrease in Cooling Degree Days in 2006, (ii) $18.5 million decrease due to a change in Delaware rate structure effective May 1, 2006, which shifted revenue from Regulated T&D Electric Revenue to Default Supply Revenue, (iii) $17.1 million decrease in network transmission revenues due to lower rates approved by FERC in June 2006, (iv) $7.0 million decrease due to a Delaware base rate reduction effective May 1, 2006, primarily offset by (v) $12.9 million increase in sales due to a 0.9% increase in the number of customers. |
Default Electricity Supply |
Default Supply Revenue |
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2006 |
2005 |
Change |
|||||||||
Residential |
$ |
1,482.2 |
$ |
1,161.7 |
$ |
320.5 |
|||||
Commercial |
1,348.6 |
994.9 |
353.7 |
||||||||
Industrial |
108.2 |
134.2 |
(26.0) |
||||||||
Other (Includes PJM) |
332.9 |
462.2 |
(129.3) |
||||||||
Total Default Supply Revenue |
$ |
3,271.9 |
$ |
2,753.0 |
$ |
518.9 |
|||||
Default Electricity Supply Sales (Gwh) |
|||||||||||
2006 |
2005 |
Change |
|||||||||
Residential |
16,698 |
17,490 |
(792) |
||||||||
Commercial |
14,799 |
15,020 |
(221) |
||||||||
Industrial |
1,379 |
2,058 |
(679) |
||||||||
Other |
129 |
157 |
(28) |
||||||||
Total Default Electricity Supply Sales |
33,005 |
34,725 |
(1,720) |
||||||||
Default Electricity Supply Customers (000s) |
|||||||||||
2006 |
2005 |
Change |
|||||||||
Residential |
1,575 |
1,557 |
18 |
||||||||
Commercial |
170 |
181 |
(11) |
||||||||
Industrial |
1 |
2 |
(1) |
||||||||
Other |
2 |
2 |
- |
||||||||
Total Default Electricity Supply Customers |
1,748 |
1,742 |
6 |
||||||||
Default Supply Revenue increased $518.9 million, representing an 18.8% increase despite a 5% decrease in Gwh sales. This increase was primarily due to the following: (i) an increase of $709.3 million attributable to higher retail electricity rates, primarily resulting from market based rates beginning in Delaware on May 1, 2006 and annual increases in Default Electricity Supply rates during the year in the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, and Virginia, primarily offset by (ii) $142.1 million decrease in wholesale energy revenues from sales of generated and purchased energy in PJM due to lower market prices in the third quarter of 2006 and the sale by ACE of its interests in the Keystone and Conemaugh generating plants, effective September 1, 2006, and (iii) $93.1 million decrease in sales due to milder weather (a 16% decrease in Heating Degree Days and a 12% decrease in Cooling Degree Days in 2006).
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Other Electric Revenue |
Other Electric Revenue decreased $6.9 million to $58.3 million in 2006 from $65.2 million in 2005 primarily due to a decrease in customer requested work. |
Gas Operating Revenue |
Regulated Gas Revenue |
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2006 |
2005 |
Change |
||||||||
Residential |
$ |
116.2 |
$ |
115.0 |
$ |
1.2 |
||||
Commercial |
73.0 |
68.5 |
4.5 |
|||||||
Industrial |
10.3 |
10.6 |
(.3) |
|||||||
Transportation and Other |
5.3 |
4.6 |
.7 |
|||||||
Total Regulated Gas Revenue |
$ |
204.8 |
$ |
198.7 |
$ |
6.1 |
||||
Regulated Gas Sales (billion cubic feet (Bcf) |
|||||||||||
2006 |
2005 |
Change |
|||||||||
Residential |
6.6 |
8.4 |
(1.8) |
||||||||
Commercial |
4.6 |
5.6 |
(1.0) |
||||||||
Industrial |
.8 |
1.1 |
(.3) |
||||||||
Transportation and Other |
6.3 |
5.6 |
.7 |
||||||||
Total Regulated Gas Sales |
18.3 |
20.7 |
(2.4) |
||||||||
Regulated Gas Customers (000s) |
|||||||||||
2006 |
2005 |
Change |
|||||||||
Residential |
112 |
111 |
1 |
||||||||
Commercial |
9 |
9 |
- |
||||||||
Industrial |
- |
- |
- |
||||||||
Transportation and Other |
- |
- |
- |
||||||||
Total Regulated Gas Customers |
121 |
120 |
1 |
||||||||
DPL's natural gas service territory is located in New Castle County, Delaware. Several key industries contribute to the economic base as well as to growth. |
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Commercial activity in the region includes banking and other professional services, government, insurance, real estate, strip malls, stand alone construction and tourism. |
· |
Industrial activity in the region includes automotive, chemical and pharmaceutical. |
Regulated Gas Revenue increased by $6.1 million primarily due to (i) a $33.2 million increase in revenues as the result of Gas Cost Rate (GCR) increases effective November 1, 2006 and November 1, 2005, as a result of higher natural gas commodity costs (primarily offset in Fuel and Purchased Energy and Other Services Costs of Sales expense), offset by (ii) a $22.3 million decrease in sales due to milder weather (a 17% decrease in Heating Degree Days in 2006), and (iii) a $4.8 million decrease primarily due to differences in consumption among various customer rate classes.
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Other Gas Revenue |
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Other Gas Revenue decreased by $12.2 million to $50.6 million in 2006 from $62.8 million in 2005 primarily due to lower off-system sales (partially offset in Gas Purchased expense). |
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Competitive Energy Businesses |
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Conectiv Energy |
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The impact of Operating Revenue changes and Fuel and Purchased Energy and Other Services Cost of Sales changes with respect to the Conectiv Energy component of the Competitive Energy business are encompassed within the discussion that follows. |
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Operating Revenues of the Conectiv Energy segment are derived primarily from the sale of electricity. The primary components of its Costs of Sales are fuel and purchased power. Because fuel and electricity prices tend to move in tandem, price changes in these commodities from period to period can have a significant impact on Operating Revenue and Costs of Sales without signifying any change in the performance of the Conectiv Energy segment. For this reason, PHI from a managerial standpoint focuses on gross margin as a measure of performance. |
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Conectiv Energy Gross Margin |
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The following discussion of the results of operations for the Conectiv Energy segment combines as a single business activity designated as "Merchant Generation & Load Service" the activities that in prior reports were designated as "Merchant Generation" and "Full Requirements Load Service." This change has been implemented because Full Requirements Load Service contracts are primarily used, along with other hedges already contained in the prior "Merchant Generation" category, to hedge capacity and energy output from Conectiv Energy's generation plants. |
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Merchant Generation & Load Service consists primarily of electric power, capacity and ancillary services sales from Conectiv Energy's generating plants; tolling arrangements entered into sell energy and other products from Conectiv Energy's generating plants and to purchase energy and other products from generating plants of other companies; hedges of power, capacity, fuel and load; the sale of excess fuel (primarily natural gas) and emission allowances; electric power, capacity, and ancillary services sales pursuant to competitively bid contracts entered into with affiliated and non-affiliated companies to fulfill their default electricity supply obligations; and fuel switching activities made possible by the multi-fuel capabilities of some of Conectiv Energy's power plants. |
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In addition, the activity designated as "Other Power, Oil and Gas Marketing Services" in previous reports has been renamed "Energy Marketing". Energy Marketing activities continue to consist primarily of wholesale natural gas and fuel oil marketing; the activities of the real-time power desk, which generates margin by capturing price differences between power pools, and locational and timing differences within a power pool; and prior to October 31, 2006, provided operating services under an agreement with an unaffiliated generating plant.
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2005 |
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Operating Revenue ($ millions): |
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Merchant Generation & Load Service |
$1,347.1 |
$1,524.4 |
|
Energy Marketing |
810.2 |
1,079.2 |
|
Total Operating Revenue1 |
$2,157.3 |
$2,603.6 |
|
Cost of Sales ($ millions): |
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Merchant Generation & Load Service |
$1,116.4 |
$1,276.3 |
|
Energy Marketing |
785.6 |
1,068.1 |
|
Total Cost of Sales2 |
$1,902.0 |
$2,344.4 |
|
Gross Margin ($ millions): |
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Merchant Generation & Load Service |
$ 230.7 |
$ 248.1 |
|
Energy Marketing |
24.6 |
11.1 |
|
Total Gross Margin |
$ 255.3 |
$ 259.2 |
|
Generation Fuel and Purchased Power Expenses ($ millions) 3: |
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Generation Fuel Expenses 4,5 |
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Natural Gas |
$ 161.5 |
$ 95.4 |
|
Coal |
53.3 |
46.7 |
|
Oil |
26.6 |
104.6 |
|
Other6 |
4.1 |
4.9 |
|
Total Generation Fuel Expenses |
$ 245.5 |
$ 251.6 |
|
Purchased Power Expenses 5 |
$ 431.1 |
$ 539.0 |
|
Statistics: |
2006 |
2005 |
|
Generation Output (MWh): |
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Base-Load 7 |
1,814,516 |
1,738,280 |
|
Mid-Merit (Combined Cycle) 8 |
2,081,872 |
2,971,294 |
|
Mid-Merit (Oil Fired) 9 |
115,120 |
694,887 |
|
Peaking |
131,930 |
190,688 |
|
Tolled Generation |
94,064 |
70,834 |
|
Total |
4,237,502 |
5,665,983 |
|
Load Service Volume (MWh) 10 |
8,514,719 |
14,230,888 |
|
Average Power Sales Price 11 ($/MWh): |
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Generation Sales 4 |
$77.69 |
$87.62 |
|
Non-Generation Sales 12 |
$73.79 |
$53.16 |
|
Total |
$74.77 |
$60.12 |
|
Average on-peak spot power price at PJM East Hub ($/MWh) 13 |
$65.29 |
$83.35 |
|
Average around-the-clock spot power price at PJM East Hub ($/MWh) 13 |
$53.07 |
$66.05 |
|
Average spot natural gas price at market area M3 ($/MMBtu)14 |
$ 7.31 |
$ 9.69 |
|
Weather (degree days at Philadelphia Airport): 15 |
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Heating degree days |
4,205 |
4,966 |
|
Cooling degree days |
1,136 |
1,306 |
|
1 Includes $664.1 million and $801.8 million of affiliate transactions for 2006 and 2005, respectively. |
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2 Includes $197.7 million and $217.7 million of affiliate transactions for 2006 and 2005, respectively. Also, excludes depreciationand amortization expense of $36.3 million and $40.4 million, respectively. |
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3 Consists solely of Merchant Generation & Load Service expenses; does not include the cost of fuel not consumed by the powerplants and intercompany tolling expenses. |
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4 Includes tolled generation. |
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5 Includes associated hedging gains and losses. |
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6 Includes emissions expenses, fuel additives, and other fuel-related costs. |
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7 Edge Moor Units 3 and 4 and Deepwater Unit 6. |
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8 Hay Road and Bethlehem, all units. |
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9 Edge Moor Unit 5 and Deepwater Unit 1. |
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10 Consists of all default electricity supply sales; does not include standard product hedge volumes. |
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11 Calculated from data reported in Conectiv Energy's Electric Quarterly Report (EQR) filed with the FERC; does not includecapacity or ancillary services revenue. |
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12 Consists of default electricity supply sales, standard product power sales, and spot power sales other than merchant generation asreported in Conectiv Energy's EQR. |
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13 Source: PJM website (www.pjm.com). |
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14 Source: Average delivered natural gas price at Tetco Zone M3 as published in Gas Daily. |
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15 Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service data. |
___________________________________________________________________________________ Conectiv Energy revenue and cost of sales are lower in 2006 primarily due to lower fuel prices and correspondingly lower electricity prices. Lower sales of default electricity supply was a lesser factor. |
Merchant Generation & Load Service gross margin decreased 7%. Milder weather during 2006, coupled with lower spark spreads and an unplanned summer outage at the Hay Road generating facility, resulted in a 26% decrease in output from Conectiv Energy's generating plants. Sales of ancillary services and fuel switching activities contributed less to gross margin in 2006 than in 2005. New higher margin default electricity service contracts (which replaced expiring higher volume, but lower margin default electricity supply sales), a mark-to-market gain on a supply contract, and hedging gains helped reduce the gross margin decrease. |
Energy Marketing gross margins increased $13.5 million in 2006 compared to 2005, primarily due to improved inventory management in the oil marketing business that resulted in a $9.2 million increase and increased gross margins of $7.7 million in the gas marketing business from gains on storage, transportation, and supply contracts. The gross margin increase was partially offset by $3.3 million due to the expiration and associated termination costs of a contract to provide operating services for an unaffiliated generation station which expired on October 31, 2006. |
Pepco Energy Services |
Pepco Energy Services' operating revenue increased $181.4 million primarily due to (i) an increase of $265.6 million due to higher retail electricity customer load in 2006 and (ii) an increase of $44.3 million due to higher energy services project revenue in 2006 resulting from increased construction activity partially offset by lower revenue related to the sale of five businesses in 2006; partially offset by (iii) a decrease of $93.8 million due to lower natural gas volumes in 2006 as a result of fewer customers served and milder weather, (iv) a decrease of $29.0 million due to reduced electricity generation by the Benning and Buzzard power plants in 2006 due to milder weather and higher fuel oil prices, and (v) a decrease of $5.7 million in mass market products and services revenue, a business Pepco Energy Services exited in 2005. As of December 31, 2006, Pepco Energy Services had 3,544 megawatts of commercial and industrial load, as compared to 2,034 megawatts of commercial and industrial load at the end of 2005. In 2006, Pepco Energy Services' power plants generated 89,578 megawatt hours of electricity as compared to 237,624 in 2005. |
Other Non-Regulated |
Other Non-Regulated revenue increased $6.1 million to $90.6 million in 2006 from $84.5 million in 2005. Operating revenues consist of lease earnings recognized under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 13 and changes to the carrying value of the other miscellaneous investments. |
Operating Expenses |
Fuel and Purchased Energy and Other Services Cost of Sales |
A detail of PHI's consolidated Fuel and Purchased Energy and Other Services Cost of Sales is as follows:
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2006 |
2005 |
Change |
||||||||
Power Delivery |
$ |
3,303.6 |
$ |
2,720.5 |
$ |
583.1 |
||||
Conectiv Energy |
1,902.0 |
2,344.4 |
(442.4) |
|||||||
Pepco Energy Services |
1,531.1 |
1,357.5 |
173.6 |
|||||||
Corp. & Other |
(670.8) |
(810.4) |
139.6 |
|||||||
Total |
$ |
6,065.9 |
$ |
5,612.0 |
$ |
453.9 |
||||
Power Delivery Business |
Power Delivery's Fuel and Purchased Energy costs associated with Default Electricity Supply sales increased by $583.1 million primarily due to: (i) $736.8 million increase in average energy costs, resulting from higher costs of Default Electricity Supply contracts that went into effect primarily in June 2006 and 2005, offset by (ii) $155.5 million decrease primarily due to differences in consumption among the various customer rate classes (impact due to such factors as weather, migration, etc). |
Competitive Energy Business |
Conectiv Energy |
The impact of Fuel and Purchased Energy and Other Services Cost of Sales changes with respect to the Conectiv Energy component of the Competitive Energy business are encompassed within the prior discussion under the heading "Conectiv Energy Gross Margin." |
Pepco Energy Services |
Pepco Energy Services' Fuel and Purchased Energy and Other Services Cost of Sales increased $173.6 million due to (i) a $246.5 million increase in purchases of electricity in 2006 to serve higher retail customer load and (ii) an increase of $37.2 million in costs due to higher energy services projects in 2006 as a result of increased construction activity; partially offset by (iii) a decrease of $87.6 million for purchases of natural gas due to lower volumes sold in 2006 as the result of fewer customers served and milder weather, (iv) a $17.6 million decrease in electricity generation costs in 2006 due to reduced electricity generation by the Benning and Buzzard power plants as a result of milder weather and higher fuel oil prices, (v) a $4.9 million decrease in mass market products and services costs, a business Pepco Energy Services exited in 2005, and (vi) decreased costs due to the sale of five companies in 2006. |
Other Operation and Maintenance |
A detail of PHI's other operation and maintenance expense is as follows: |
2006 |
2005 |
Change |
||||||||
Power Delivery |
$ |
639.6 |
$ |
643.1 |
$ |
(3.5) |
||||
Conectiv Energy |
116.3 |
107.7 |
8.6 |
|||||||
Pepco Energy Services |
67.6 |
71.2 |
(3.6) |
|||||||
Other Non-Regulated |
4.2 |
5.2 |
(1.0) |
|||||||
Corp. & Other |
(20.4) |
(11.5) |
(8.9) |
|||||||
Total |
$ |
807.3 |
$ |
815.7 |
$ |
(8.4) |
||||
___________________________________________________________________________________ The higher operation and maintenance expenses of the Conectiv Energy segment were primarily due to planned and unplanned facility outages. The impact of this increase was substantially offset by lower corporate expenses related to the amortization of non-compete agreements and other administrative and general expenses. |
Depreciation and Amortization |
Depreciation and amortization expenses decreased by $14.1 million to $413.2 million in 2006, from $427.3 million in 2005. The decrease is primarily due to (i) a $5.4 million change in depreciation technique resulting from the ACE distribution base rate case settlement in 2005 that depreciates assets over their whole life versus their remaining life, (ii) a $4.1 million reduction of ACE regulatory debits, and (iii) a $3 million reduction due to completion of amortization related to software, offset by net increases to plant in-service (adds less retirements) of about $5.4 million. |
Deferred Electric Service Costs |
Deferred Electric Service Costs decreased by $98.1 million to $22.1 million in 2006, from $120.2 million in 2005. The $98.1 million decrease was attributable to (i) $92.4 million net under-recovery associated with New Jersey BGS, NUGs, market transition charges and other restructuring items and (ii) $5.7 million in regulatory disallowances (net of amounts previously reserved) in connection with the ACE distribution base rate case settlement in 2005. At December 31, 2006, ACE's balance sheet included as a regulatory liability an over-recovery of $164.9 million with respect primarily to these items, which is net of a $46.0 million reserve for items disallowed by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) in a ruling that is under appeal. The $164.9 million regulatory liability also includes an $81.3 million gain related to the September 1, 2006 sale of ACE's interests in Keystone and Conemaugh. |
Impairment Losses |
For the year ended December 31, 2006, Pepco Holdings recorded pre-tax impairment losses of $18.9 million ($13.7 million after-tax) related to certain energy services business assets owned by Pepco Energy Services. The impairments were recorded as a result of the execution of contracts to sell certain assets and due to the lower than expected production and related estimated cash flows from other assets. The fair value of the assets under contracts for sale was determined based on the sales contract price, while the fair value of the other assets was determined by estimating future expected production and cash flows. |
Gain on Sales of Assets |
Pepco Holdings recorded a Gain on Sales of Assets of $.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2006, compared to $86.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2005. The $86.8 million gain in 2005 primarily consisted of: (i) a $68.1 million gain from the sale of non-utility land owned by Pepco located at Buzzard Point in the District of Columbia, and (ii) a $13.3 million gain recorded by PCI from proceeds related to the final liquidation of a financial investment that was written off in 2001.
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Gain on Settlement of Claims with Mirant |
The Gain on Settlement of Claims with Mirant of $70.5 million in 2005 represents a settlement (net of customer sharing) with Mirant of the Pepco TPA Claim ($70 million gain) and a Pepco asbestos claim against the Mirant bankruptcy estate ($.5 million gain). See "Regulatory and Other Matters - Relationship with Mirant Corporation" for additional information. |
Other Income (Expenses) |
Other Expenses (which are net of other income) decreased by $3.1 million to $282.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 from $285.5 million for the same period in 2005. The decrease primarily resulted from an increase in income from equity fund valuations at PCI of $7.3 million and $2.3 in lower impairment charges during 2006 compared to 2005, partially offset by a $6.6 million gain in 2005 related to the sale of an investment. |
Income Tax Expense |
Pepco Holdings' effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2006 was 39% as compared to the federal statutory rate of 35%. The major reasons for this difference were state income taxes (net of federal benefit), and the flow-through of certain book/tax depreciation differences, partially offset by the flow-through of Deferred Investment Tax Credits and tax benefits related to certain leveraged leases. |
Pepco Holdings' effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2005 was 41% as compared to the federal statutory rate of 35%. The major reasons for this difference were state income taxes (net of federal benefit), changes in estimates related to tax liabilities of prior tax years under audit, and the flow-through of certain book/tax depreciation differences, partially offset by the flow-through of Deferred Investment Tax Credits and tax benefits related to certain leveraged leases. |
The following results of operations discussion is for the year ended December 31, 2005, compared to the year ended December 31, 2004. All amounts in the tables (except sales and customers) are in millions of dollars. |
Operating Revenue |
A detail of the components of PHI's consolidated operating revenues is as follows: |
2005 |
2004 |
Change |
||||||||
Power Delivery |
$ |
4,702.9 |
$ |
4,377.7 |
$ |
325.2 |
||||
Conectiv Energy |
2,603.6 |
2,409.8 |
193.8 |
|||||||
Pepco Energy Services |
1,487.5 |
1,166.6 |
320.9 |
|||||||
Other Non-Regulated |
84.5 |
90.5 |
(6.0) |
|||||||
Corporate and Other |
(813.0) |
(821.5) |
8.5 |
|||||||
Total Operating Revenue |
$ |
8,065.5 |
$ |
7,223.1 |
$ |
842.4 |
||||
___________________________________________________________________________________ Power Delivery Business |
The following table categorizes Power Delivery's operating revenue by type of revenue. |
2005 |
2004 |
Change |
|||||||||
Regulated T&D Electric Revenue |
$ |
1,623.2 |
$ |
1,566.6 |
$ |
56.6 |
|||||
Default Supply Revenue |
2,753.0 |
2,514.7 |
238.3 |
||||||||
Other Electric Revenue |
65.2 |
67.8 |
(2.6) |
|
|||||||
Total Electric Operating Revenue |
4,441.4 |
4,149.1 |
292.3 |
|
|||||||
Regulated Gas Revenue |
198.7 |
169.7 |
29.0 |
||||||||
Other Gas Revenue |
62.8 |
58.9 |
3.9 |
||||||||
Total Gas Operating Revenue |
261.5 |
228.6 |
32.9 |
||||||||
Total Power Delivery Operating Revenue |
$ |
4,702.9 |
$ |
4,377.7 |
$ |
325.2 |
|||||
Electric Operating Revenue |
Regulated T&D Electric Revenue |
2005 |
2004 |
Change |
||||||||
Residential |
$ |
613.0 |
$ |
597.7 |
$ |
15.3 |
|||||
Commercial |
726.8 |
692.3 |
34.5 |
||||||||
Industrial |
36.8 |
37.4 |
(.6) |
||||||||
Other (Includes PJM) |
246.6 |
239.2 |
7.4 |
||||||||
Total Regulated T&D Electric Revenue |
$ |
1,623.2 |
$ |
1,566.6 |
$ |
56.6 |
|||||
Regulated T&D Electric Sales (Gwh) |
2005 |
2004 |
Change |
||||||||
Residential |
18,045 |
17,759 |
286 |
|
|||||||
Commercial |
29,441 |
28,448 |
993 |
||||||||
Industrial |
4,288 |
4,471 |
(183) |
||||||||
Total Regulated T&D Electric Sales |
51,774 |
50,678 |
1,096 |
||||||||
Regulated T&D Electric Customers (000s) |
2005 |
2004 |
Change |
||||||||
Residential |
1,591 |
1,567 |
24 |
||||||||
Commercial |
196 |
193 |
3 |
||||||||
Industrial |
2 |
2 |
- |
||||||||
Total Regulated T&D Electric Customers |
1,789 |
1,762 |
27 |
||||||||
Regulated T&D Revenue increased by $56.6 million primarily due to the following: (i) $19.3 million due to customer growth, the result of a 1.5% customer increase in 2005, (ii) $17.6 million increase as a result of a 14.7% increase in Cooling Degree Days in 2005, (iii) $1.9 million (including $3.3 million in tax pass-throughs) increase due to net adjustments for estimated unbilled revenues recorded in the second and fourth quarters of 2005, reflecting a modification in the estimation process, primarily reflecting higher estimated power line losses (estimates of electricity expected to be lost in the process of its transmission and distribution to customers) and (iv) $21.7 million increase in tax pass-throughs, principally a county surcharge (offset in Other Taxes) offset by (v) $8.6 million other sales and rate variances.
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Default Electricity Supply |
Default Supply Revenue |
2005 |
2004 |
Change |
||||||||
Residential |
$ |
1,161.7 |
$ |
993.6 |
$ |
168.1 |
|||||
Commercial |
994.9 |
1,060.9 |
(66.0) |
||||||||
Industrial |
134.2 |
140.7 |
(6.5) |
||||||||
Other (Includes PJM) |
462.2 |
319.5 |
142.7 |
||||||||
Total Default Supply Revenue |
$ |
2,753.0 |
$ |
2,514.7 |
$ |
238.3 |
|||||
Default Electricity Supply Sales (Gwh) |
2005 |
2004 |
Change |
||||||||
Residential |
17,490 |
16,775 |
715 |
||||||||
Commercial |
15,020 |
19,203 |
(4,183) |
||||||||
Industrial |
2,058 |
2,292 |
(234) |
||||||||
Other |
157 |
226 |
(69) |
||||||||
Total Default Electricity Supply Sales |
34,725 |
38,496 |
(3,771) |
||||||||
Default Electricity Supply Customers (000s) |
2005 |
2004 |
Change |
||||||||
Residential |
1,557 |
1,509 |
48 |
||||||||
Commercial |
181 |
178 |
3 |
||||||||
Industrial |
2 |
2 |
- |
||||||||
Other |
2 |
2 |
- |
||||||||
Total Default Electricity Supply Customers |
1,742 |
1,691 |
51 |
||||||||
Default Supply Revenue increased $238.3 million primarily due to the following: (i) $251.9 million due to higher retail energy rates, the result of market-based SOS competitive bid procedures implemented in Maryland in June 2005 and the District of Columbia in February 2005, (ii) $142.2 million increase in wholesale energy revenues resulting from sales of generated and purchased energy into PJM due to higher market prices in 2005, (iii) $44.8 million due to weather (15% increase in Cooling Degree Days), (iv) $48.2 million increase due to customer growth, and (v) $8.1 million due to other sales and rate variances, offset by (vi) $245.0 million decrease due primarily to higher commercial customer migration, and (vii) $11.9 million decrease due to net adjustments for estimated unbilled revenues recorded in the second and fourth quarters of 2005, primarily reflecting higher estimated power line losses (estimates of electricity expected to be lost in the process of its transmission and distribution to customers). |
Other Electric Revenue decreased $2.6 million to $65.2 million from $67.8 million in 2004 primarily due to mutual assistance work related to storm damage in 2005 (offset in Other Operations and Maintenance expense).
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Gas Operating Revenue |
Regulated Gas Revenue |
2005 |
2004 |
Change |
||||||||
Residential |
$ |
115.0 |
$ |
100.2 |
$ |
14.8 |
|||||
Commercial |
68.5 |
56.7 |
11.8 |
||||||||
Industrial |
10.6 |
8.3 |
2.3 |
||||||||
Transportation and Other |
4.6 |
4.5 |
.1 |
||||||||
Total Regulated Gas Revenue |
$ |
198.7 |
$ |
169.7 |
$ |
29.0 |
|||||
Regulated Gas Sales (Bcf) |
2005 |
2004 |
Change |
||||||||
Residential |
8.4 |
8.7 |
(.3) |
||||||||
Commercial |
5.6 |
5.5 |
.1 |
||||||||
Industrial |
1.1 |
1.2 |
(.1) |
||||||||
Transportation and Other |
5.6 |
6.2 |
(.6) |
||||||||
Total Regulated Gas Sales |
20.7 |
21.6 |
(.9) |
||||||||
Regulated Gas Customers (000s) |
2005 |
2004 |
Change |
||||||||
Residential |
111 |
109 |
2 |
||||||||
Commercial |
9 |
9 |
- |
||||||||
Industrial |
- |
- |
- |
||||||||
Transportation and Other |
- |
- |
- |
||||||||
Total Regulated Gas Customers |
120 |
118 |
2 |
||||||||
Regulated Gas Revenue increased by $29.0 million primarily due to a $30.6 million increase in the GCR effective November 2004 and 2005, due to higher natural gas commodity costs. |
Other Gas Revenue increased by $3.9 million to $62.8 million from $58.9 in 2004 primarily due to increased capacity release revenues. |
Competitive Energy Businesses |
Conectiv Energy |
The impact of Operating Revenue changes and Fuel and Purchased Energy and Other Cost of Sales changes with respect to the Conectiv Energy component of the Competitive Energy business is encompassed within the discussion that follows:
___________________________________________________________________________________ |
Conectiv Energy Gross Margin |
2004 |
||
Operating Revenue ($ millions): |
||
Merchant Generation & Load Service |
$1,524.4 |
$1,644.7 |
Energy Marketing |
1,079.2 |
765.1 |
Total Operating Revenue1 |
$2,603.6 |
$2,409.8 |
Cost of Sales ($ millions): |
||
Merchant Generation & Load Service |
$1,276.3 |
$1,377.4 |
Energy Marketing |
1,068.1 |
753.5 |
Total Cost of Sales2 |
$2,344.4 |
$2,130.9 |
Gross Margin ($ millions): |
||
Merchant Generation & Load Service |
$ 248.1 |
$ 267.3 |
Energy Marketing |
11.1 |
11.6 |
Total Gross Margin |
$ 259.2 |
$ 278.9 |
Generation Fuel & Purchased Power Expenses ($ millions) 3: |
||
Generation Fuel Expenses 4, 5 |
||
Natural Gas |
$ 95.4 |
$ 6.5 |
Coal |
46.7 |
41.8 |
Oil |
104.6 |
53.6 |
Other6 |
4.9 |
4.4 |
Total Generation Fuel Expenses |
$ 251.6 |
$ 106.3 |
Purchased Power Expenses 5 |
$ 539.0 |
$ 940.8 |
Statistics: |
||
Generation Output (MWh): |
||
Base-Load7 |
1,738,280 |
1,854,065 |
Mid-Merit (Combined Cycle)8 |
2,971,294 |
2,634,749 |
Mid-Merit (Oil Fired)9 |
694,887 |
523,085 |
Peaking |
190,688 |
149,784 |
Tolled Generation |
70,834 |
- |
Total |
5,665,983 |
5,161,683 |
Load Service Volume (MWh)10 |
14,230,888 |
15,243,402 |
Average Power Sales Price11 ($/MWh): |
||
Generation Sales 4 |
$87.62 |
$50.45 |
Non-Generation Sales 12 |
$53.16 |
$43.03 |
Total |
$60.12 |
$45.60 |
Average on-peak spot power price at PJM East Hub ($/MWh)13 |
$83.35 |
$55.22 |
Average around-the-clock spot power price at PJM East Hub ($/MWh)13 |
$66.05 |
$45.86 |
Average spot natural gas price at market area M3 ($/MMBtu)14 |
$ 9.69 |
$ 6.63 |
Weather (degree days at Philadelphia Airport)15: |
||
Heating degree days |
4,966 |
4,885 |
Cooling degree days |
1,306 |
1,049 |
1 Includes $801.8 million and $820.3 million of affiliate transactions for 2005 and 2004, respectively. |
||
2 Includes $217.7 million and $245.4 million of affiliate transactions for 2005 and 2004, respectively. Also, excludes depreciationand amortization expense of $40.4 million and $45.2 million, respectively. |
||
3 Consists solely of Merchant Generation & Load Service expenses; does not include the cost of fuel not consumedby the power plants and inter-company tolling expenses. |
||
4 Includes tolled generation. |
||
5 Includes associated hedging gains and losses. |
||
6 Includes emissions expenses, fuel additives, and other fuel-related costs. |
||
7 Edge Moor Units 3 & 4 and Deepwater Unit 6. |
||
8 Hay Road and Bethlehem, all units. |
||
9 Edge Moor Unit 5 and Deepwater Unit 1 |
||
10 Consists of all default electricity supply sales; does not include standard product hedge volumes. |
||
11 Calculated from data reported in Conectiv Energy's Electric Quarterly Report (EQR) filed with the FERC; does not includecapacity or ancillary services revenues. |
||
12 Consists of default electricity supply sales, standard product power sales, and spot power sales other than merchant generationas reported in Conectiv's EQR. |
||
13 Source: PJM Interconnection, LLC website (www.pjm.com) |
||
14 Source: Average delivered natural gas price at Tetco Zone M3 as published in Gas Daily. |
||
15 Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service data. |
___________________________________________________________________________________ Merchant Generation & Load Service experienced a 7% decline in gross margin. Higher fuel and energy prices in 2005 resulted in costlier load service and negative hedge results. This was partially offset by a 10% increase in Merchant Generation output primarily driven by warmer weather during the summer months of 2005 and continued PJM load growth. |
Energy Marketing margins decreased because of a one-time gain of $8.7 million on a group of coal contracts in 2004. This was partially offset by higher margin sales for oil marketing ($5.6 million) and gas marketing ($2.0 million) during the fourth quarter of 2005. |
Pepco Energy Services |
The increase in Pepco Energy Services' operating revenue of $320.9 million is primarily due to (i) an increase of $228.1 million due to commercial and industrial retail load acquisition by Pepco Energy Services in 2005 at higher prices than in 2004, (ii) an increase of $39.3 million due to higher generation from its Benning and Buzzard Point power plants in 2005 due to warmer weather conditions, and (iii) an increase of $49.5 million due to higher energy services activities in 2005 resulting from contracts signed with customers under which Pepco Energy Services provides services for energy efficiency and high voltage installation projects. As of December 31, 2005, Pepco Energy Services had 2,034 megawatts of commercial and industrial load, as compared to 1,663 megawatts of commercial and industrial load at the end of 2004. In 2005, Pepco Energy Services' power plants generated 237,624 megawatt hours of electricity as compared to 45,836 in 2004. |
Operating Expenses |
Fuel and Purchased Energy and Other Services Cost of Sales |
A detail of PHI's consolidated Fuel and Purchased Energy and Other Services Cost of Sales is as follows: |
2005 |
2004 |
Change |
||||||||
Power Delivery |
$ |
2,720.5 |
$ |
2,524.2 |
$ |
196.3 |
||||
Conectiv Energy |
2,344.4 |
2,130.9 |
213.5 |
|||||||
Pepco Energy Services |
1,357.5 |
1,064.4 |
293.1 |
|||||||
Corporate and Other |
(810.4) |
(829.0) |
18.6 |
|||||||
Total |
$ |
5,612.0 |
$ |
4,890.5 |
$ |
721.5 |
||||
Power Delivery Business |
Power Delivery's Fuel and Purchased Energy costs increased by $196.3 million primarily due to (i) $326.7 million increase for higher average energy costs resulting from Default Electricity Supply contracts implemented in 2005, (ii) $65.6 million increase due to customer growth, (iii) $33.1 million increase for gas commodity purchases, (iv) $25.8 million increase in other sales and rate variances, offset by (v) $254.9 million decrease due to higher customer migration. This expense is primarily offset in Default Supply Revenue.
___________________________________________________________________________________ |
Conectiv Energy |
The impact of Fuel and Purchased Energy and Other Services Cost of Sales changes with respect to the Conectiv Energy component of the Competitive Energy business is encompassed within the prior discussion heading "Conectiv Energy Gross Margin." |
Pepco Energy Services |
Pepco Energy Services' fuel and purchased energy and other services cost of sales increased $293.1 million due to (i) higher volumes of electricity purchased at higher prices in 2005 to serve commercial and industrial retail customers, (ii) higher fuel and operating costs for the Benning and Buzzard Point power plants in 2005 due to higher electric generation that resulted from warmer weather in 2005, and (iii) higher energy services activities in 2005 resulting from contracts signed with customers under which Pepco Energy Services provides services for energy efficiency and high voltage installation projects. |
Other Operation and Maintenance |
A detail of PHI's other operation and maintenance expense is as follows: |
2005 |
2004 |
Change |
||||||||
Power Delivery |
$ |
643.1 |
$ |
623.9 |
$ |
19.2 |
||||
Conectiv Energy |
107.7 |
103.8 |
3.9 |
|||||||
Pepco Energy Services |
71.2 |
71.5 |
(.3) |
|||||||
Other Non-Regulated |
5.2 |
4.6 |
.6 |
|||||||
Corporate and Other |
(11.5) |
(7.2) |
(4.3) |
|||||||
Total |
$ |
815.7 |
$ |
796.6 |
$ |
19.1 |
||||
PHI's other operation and maintenance increased by $19.1 million to $815.7 million for the year ended 2005 from $796.6 million for the year ended 2004 primarily due to the following: (i) a $10.3 million increase in employee related costs, (ii) $9.0 million increase in corporate services allocation, (iii) $3.9 million increase due to the write-off of software, (iv) $3.2 million increase due to mutual assistance work related to storm damage in 2005 (offset in Other Electric Revenues), and (v) $2.1 million increase in maintenance expenses, partially offset by (vi) $4.9 million reduction in the uncollectible account reserve to reflect the amount expected to be collected on unpaid obligations of Mirant to Pepco existing at the time of filing of Mirant's bankruptcy petition consisting primarily of payments due Pepco with respect to Mirant's obligations to purchase from Pepco the capacity and energy that Pepco is obligated to purchase under a power purchase agreement with Panda-Brandywine, L.P. and (vii) a $5.5 million decrease in PJM administrative expenses. |
Depreciation and Amortization |
PHI's depreciation and amortization expenses decreased by $18.9 million to $427.3 million in 2005 from $446.2 million in 2004. The decrease is primarily due to a $7.6 million decrease from a change in depreciation technique resulting from a 2005 final rate order from the NJBPU and a $4.8 million decrease due to a change in the estimated useful lives of Conectiv Energy's generation assets.
___________________________________________________________________________________ |
Other Taxes |
Other taxes increased by $30.8 million to $342.2 million in 2005 from $311.4 million in 2004 due to higher pass-throughs, mainly as the result of a county surcharge rate increase (primarily offset in Regulated T&D Electric Revenue). |
Deferred Electric Service Costs |
Deferred Electric Service Costs, which relates only to ACE, increased by $83.9 million to $120.2 million in 2005, from $36.3 million in 2004. At December 31, 2005, DESC represents the net expense or over-recovery associated with New Jersey NUGs, market transition change and other restructuring items. The $83.9 million increase represents (i) $77.1 million net over-recovery associated with New Jersey BGS, NUGs, market transition charges and other restructuring items, and (ii) $4.5 million in regulatory disallowances (net of amounts previously reserved) associated with the April 2005 NJBPU settlement agreement. ACE's rates for the recovery of those costs are reset annually and the rates will vary from year to year. At December 31, 2005, ACE's balance sheet included as a regulatory liability an over-recovery of $40.9 million with respect to these items, which is net of a $47.3 million reserve for items disallowed by the NJBPU in a ruling that is under appeal. |
Gain on Sales of Assets |
Pepco Holdings recorded a Gain on Sales of Assets of $86.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2005, compared to $30.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2004. The $86.8 million gain in 2005 primarily consists of: (i) a $68.1 million gain from the 2005 sale of non-utility land owned by Pepco located at Buzzard Point in the District of Columbia, and (ii) a $13.3 million gain recorded by PCI from proceeds related to the final liquidation of a financial investment that was written off in 2001. The $30.0 million gain in 2004 consists of: (i) a $14.7 million gain from the 2004 condemnation settlement with the City of Vineland relating to the transfer of ACE's distribution assets and customer accounts to the city, (ii) a $6.6 million gain from the 2004 sale of land, and (iii) an $8.3 million gain on the 2004 sale of aircraft investments by PCI. |
Gain on Settlement of Claims with Mirant |
The Gain on Settlement of Claims with Mirant of $70.5 million in 2005 represents a settlement (net of customer sharing) with Mirant of the Pepco TPA Claim ($70 million gain) and a Pepco asbestos claim against the Mirant bankruptcy estate ($.5 million gain). See "Regulatory and Other Matters - Relationship with Mirant Corporation" for additional information. |
Other Income (Expenses) |
Other expenses (which are net of other income) decreased by $55.9 million to $285.5 million in 2005 from $341.4 million in 2004, primarily due to the following: (i) a decrease in net interest expense of $35.7 million, which primarily resulted from a $23.6 million decrease due to less debt outstanding during the 2005 period and a decrease of $12.8 million of interest expense that was recorded by Conectiv Energy in 2004 related to costs associated with the prepayment of debt related to the Bethlehem mid-merit facility, (ii) an $11.2 million impairment charge on the Starpower investment that was recorded during 2004, (iii) income of $7.9 million received by PCI in 2005 from the sale and liquidation of energy investments, and (iv) income of $3.9 million
___________________________________________________________________________________ in 2005 from cash distributions from a joint-owned cogeneration facility, partially offset by (v) an impairment charge of $4.1 million in 2005 related to a Conectiv Energy investment in a jointly owned generation project, and (vi) a pre-tax gain of $11.2 million on the distribution of a cogeneration joint venture that was recognized by Conectiv Energy during the second quarter of 2004. |
Income Tax Expense |
Pepco Holdings' effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2005 was 41% as compared to the federal statutory rate of 35%. The major reasons for this difference were state income taxes (net of federal benefit), changes in estimates related to tax liabilities of prior tax years under audit and the flow-through of certain book/tax depreciation differences, partially offset by the flow-through of Deferred Investment Tax Credits and tax benefits related to certain leveraged leases. |
Pepco Holdings' effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2004 was 39% as compared to the federal statutory rate of 35%. The major reasons for this difference were state income taxes (net of federal benefit), the flow-through of certain book/tax depreciation differences, and the settlement with the IRS on certain non-lease financial assets, partially offset by the flow-through of Deferred Investment Tax Credits, tax benefits related to certain leveraged leases, and the benefit associated with the retroactive adjustment for the issuance of final consolidated tax return regulations by a taxing authority. |
Extraordinary Item |
On April 19, 2005, ACE, the staff of the NJBPU, the New Jersey Ratepayer Advocate, and active intervenor parties agreed on a settlement in ACE's electric distribution rate case. As a result of this settlement, ACE reversed $15.2 million in accruals related to certain deferred costs that are now deemed recoverable. The after-tax credit to income of $9.0 million is classified as an extraordinary gain in the 2005 financial statements since the original accrual was part of an extraordinary charge in conjunction with the accounting for competitive restructuring in 1999. |
CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY |
This section discusses Pepco Holdings' working capital, cash flow activity, capital requirements and other uses and sources of capital. |
Working Capital |
At December 31, 2006, Pepco Holdings' current assets on a consolidated basis totaled $2.0 billion and its current liabilities totaled $2.5 billion. At December 31, 2005, Pepco Holdings' current assets on a consolidated basis totaled $2.1 billion and its current liabilities totaled $2.4 billion. |
PHI's working capital deficit results primarily from the fact that, in the normal course of business, PHI's utility subsidiaries acquire energy supplies for their customers before the supplies are delivered to, metered and billed to customers. Short-term financing is used to meet liquidity needs. Short-term financing is also used, at times, to temporarily fund redemptions of long-term debt, until long-term replacement financings are completed.
___________________________________________________________________________________ |
At December 31, 2006, Pepco Holdings' cash and cash equivalents and its restricted cash totaled $60.8 million, none of which was net cash collateral held by subsidiaries of PHI engaged in Competitive Energy or Default Electricity Supply activities. At December 31, 2005, Pepco Holdings' cash and cash equivalents and its restricted cash, totaled $144.5 million. Of the 2005 total, $112.8 million consisted of net cash collateral held by subsidiaries of PHI engaged in Competitive Energy and Default Electricity Supply activities (none of which was held as restricted cash). See "Capital Requirements -- Contractual Arrangements with Credit Rating Triggers or Margining Rights" for additional information. |
A detail of PHI's short-term debt balance and its current maturities of long-term debt and project funding balance follows. Current maturities of long-term debt may be temporarily funded with short-term financing until long-term replacement financings are completed. |
As of December 31, 2006 |
|||||||||||
Type |
PHI |
Pepco |
DPL |
ACE |
ACE |
Conectiv |
PES |
PCI |
Conectiv |
PHI |
|
Variable Rate |
$ - |
$ - |
$104.8 |
$22.6 |
$ - |
$ - |
$26.8 |
$ - |
$ - |
$154.2 |
|
Commercial Paper |
36.0 |
67.1 |
91.1 |
1.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
195.4 |
|
Total Short-Term Debt |
$ 36.0 |
$ 67.1 |
$195.9 |
$23.8 |
$ - |
$ - |
$26.8 |
$ - |
$ - |
$349.6 |
|
Current Maturities |
$500.0 |
$210.0 |
$ 64.7 |
$16.0 |
$29.9 |
$ - |
$ 2.6 |
$34.3 |
$ - |
$857.5 |
|
As of December 31, 2005 (Millions of dollars) |
|||||||||||
Type |
PHI |
Pepco |
DPL |
ACE |
ACE |
Conectiv |
PES |
PCI |
Conectiv |
PHI |
|
Variable Rate |
$ - |
$ - |
$104.8 |
$22.6 |
$ - |
$ - |
$29.0 |
$ - |
$ - |
$156.4 |
|
Commercial Paper |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total Short-Term Debt |
$ - |
$ - |
$104.8 |
$22.6 |
$ - |
$ - |
$29.0 |
$ - |
$ - |
$156.4 |
|
Current Maturities |
$300.0 |
$50.0 |
$ 22.9 |
$65.0 |
$29.0 |
$ - |
$ 2.6 |
$ - |
$ - |
$469.5 |
|
Cash Flow Activity |
PHI's cash flows for 2006, 2005, and 2004 are summarized below. |
Cash (Use) Source |
||||
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
||
(Millions of dollars) |
||||
Operating Activities |
$ 202.6 |
$986.9 |
$715.7 |
|
Investing Activities |
(229.1) |
(333.9) |
(417.3) |
|
Financing Activities |
(46.2) |
(561.0) |
(359.1) |
|
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents |
$(72.7) |
$ 92.0 |
$(60.7) |
|
___________________________________________________________________________________ Operating Activities |
Cash flows from operating activities are summarized below for 2006, 2005, and 2004. |
Cash Source (Use) |
||||
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
||
(Millions of dollars) |
||||
Net Income |
$248.3 |
$371.2 |
$260.6 |
|
Non-cash adjustments to net income |
543.0 |
48.3 |
527.6 |
|
Changes in working capital |
(588.7) |
567.4 |
(72.5) |
|
Net cash from operating activities |
$202.6 |
$986.9 |
$715.7 |
|
Net cash from operating activities decreased by $784.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 compared to 2005. In addition to the decrease in net income, the factors contributing to the decrease in cash flow from operating activities included: (i) an increase of $194.5 million in taxes paid in 2006, including a tax payment of $121 million made in February 2006 (see "Regulatory and Other Matters -- IRS Mixed Service Cost Issue" below), (ii) a decrease in the change in regulatory assets and liabilities of $107.9 million due primarily to the 2005 over-recoveries associated with New Jersey BGS, NUGs, market transition charges and other restructuring items, and (iii) the collateral requirements associated with the activities of Competitive Energy, which in 2006 required the net posting of cash collateral with third parties, whereas in 2005 PHI was a net holder of net cash collateral. |
Changes in cash collateral include the following: |
· |
The balance of net cash collateral held by PHI was $112.8 million as of December 31, 2005. As of December 31, 2006, Competitive Energy activities and Default Electricity Supply purchase agreements of PHI's utility subsidiaries required the posting by PHI of cash collateral in the amount of $99.0 million (a total decrease of $211.8 million). |
· |
The balance of net cash collateral held by PHI increased from $21.4 million as of December 31, 2004, to $112.8 million as of December 31, 2005 (a total increase of $91.4 million). |
Net cash from operating activities increased by $271.2 million in 2005 as compared to 2004. A $110.6 million increase in net income in 2005 as compared to 2004 is a result of improved operating results at PHI's regulated utilities. Other factors contributing to the increases in cash flow from operating activities include the following: (i) Pepco's receipt of $112.9 million in proceeds in December 2005 for the sale of the Pepco TPA Claim and the Pepco asbestos claim against the Mirant bankruptcy estate, (ii) a decrease of approximately $29 million in interest paid on debt obligations in 2005 as compared to 2004 due to a decrease in outstanding debt, (iii) an increase in power broker payables in 2005 as a result of higher electricity prices, and (iv) an increase from $21.4 million to $112.8 million in the cash collateral held in connection with Competitive Energy activities.
___________________________________________________________________________________ |
Investing Activities |
Cash flows used by investing activities during 2006, 2005, and 2004 are summarized below. |
Cash (Use) Source |
||||
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
||
(Millions of dollars) |
||||
Construction expenditures |
$(474.6) |
$(467.1) |
$(517.4) |
|
Cash proceeds from sale of: |
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Starpower investment |
- |
- |
29.0 |
|
Marketable securities, net |
- |
- |
19.4 |
|
Office building and other properties |
181.5 |
84.1 |
46.4 |
|
All other investing cash flows, net |
64.0 |
49.1 |
5.3 |
|
Net cash used by investing activities |
$(229.1) |
$(333.9) |
$(417.3) |
|
Net cash used by investing activities decreased $104.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 compared to 2005. The decrease is primarily due to the net proceeds received of $177.0 million related to the sale of ACE's ownership share of the Keystone and Conemaugh generating plants, offset by the $73.7 million in proceeds related to the 2005 sale of Buzzard Point land. |
Net cash used by investing activities decreased by $83.4 million in 2005 compared to 2004. The decrease is primarily due to a $50.3 million decrease in construction expenditures, net proceeds of $73.7 million related to the 2005 sale of Buzzard Point land, and proceeds of $33.8 million received by PCI from the sale of an energy investment and from the final liquidation of a financial investment that was written off in 2001. In 2004, PHI sold its 50% interest in Starpower for $29 million in cash. Additionally in 2004, PCI continued to liquidate its marketable securities portfolio and PHI received proceeds from the sale of aircraft and land. |
Financing Activities |
Cash flows used by financing activities during 2006, 2005 and 2004 are summarized below. |
Cash (Use) Source |
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2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
||
(Millions of dollars) |
||||
Dividends paid on common and preferred stock |
$ (199.5) |
$ (191.4) |
$ (178.8) |
|
Common stock issued through the Dividend |
29.8 |
27.5 |
29.2 |
|
Issuance of common stock |
17.0 |
5.7 |
288.8 |
|
Redemption of preferred stock of subsidiaries |
(21.5) |
(9.0) |
(53.3) |
|
Issuances of long-term debt |
514.5 |
532.0 |
650.4 |
|
Reacquisition of long-term debt |
(578.0) |
(755.8) |
(1,214.7) |
|
Issuances (repayments) of short-term debt, net |
193.2 |
(161.3) |
136.3 |
|
All other financing cash flows, net |
(1.7) |
(8.7) |
(17.0) |
|
Net cash used by financing activities |
$ (46.2) |
$ (561.0) |
$ (359.1) |
|
___________________________________________________________________________________ Net cash used by financing activities decreased $514.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 compared to the same period in 2005. |
Preferred stock redemptions in 2006 consisted of Pepco's $21.5 million redemption in March 2006 of the following securities: |
· |
216,846 shares of its $2.44 Series, 1957 Serial Preferred Stock, |
· |
99,789 shares of its $2.46 Series, 1958 Serial Preferred Stock, and |
· |
112,709 shares of its $2.28 Series, 1965 Serial Preferred Stock. |
On May 15, 2006, Pepco used the proceeds from a bond refinancing to redeem an aggregate of $109.5 million of three series of first mortgage bonds. The series were combined into one series of $109.5 million due 2022. |
In December 2006, Pepco retired at maturity $50 million of variable rate notes. |
On June 1, 2006, DPL redeemed $2.9 million of 6.95% first mortgage bonds due 2008. |
In October 2006, DPL retired at maturity $20 million of medium-term notes. |
In December 2006, DPL issued $100 million of 5.22% unsecured notes due 2016. The proceeds were used to redeem DPL's commercial paper outstanding. |
In the first quarter of 2006, PHI retired at maturity $300 million of its 3.75% unsecured notes with proceeds from the issuance of commercial paper. |
In December 2006, PHI issued $200 million of 5.9% unsecured notes due 2016. The net proceeds, plus additional funds, were used to repay a $250 million bank loan entered into in August 2006. |
In January 2006, ACE retired at maturity $65 million of medium-term notes. |
On March 15, 2006, ACE issued $105 million of Senior Notes due 2036. The proceeds were used to pay down short-term debt incurred earlier in the quarter to repay medium-term notes at maturity. |
For the year ended December 31, 2006, Atlantic City Electric Transition Funding LLC (ACE Funding) made principal payments of $20.7 million on Series 2002-1 Bonds, Class A-1 and $8.3 million on Series 2003-1, Class A-1 with a weighted average interest rate of 2.89%. |
All of the $514.5 million in issuances of long-term debt for the year ended December 31, 2006, are discussed above. Additionally, $576.4 million of the total $578.0 million in reacquisitions of long-term debt for the year ended December 31, 2006 are discussed above. |
In 2006, Pepco and DPL issued short-term debt of $67.1 million and $91.1 million, respectively, in order to cover capital expenditures and tax obligations throughout the year. |
Net cash used by financing activities increased by $201.9 million in 2005 as compared to 2004.
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Common stock dividend payments were $198.3 million in 2006, $188.9 million in 2005 and $176.0 million in 2004. The increase in common dividends paid in 2005 was due primarily to an offering of 14,950,000 shares of common stock in September 2004 and an issuance of 1,228,505 shares in 2005, under the DRP. The increase in common dividends paid in 2006 was due to the issuance of 1,232,569 shares under the DRP and a quarterly dividend increase from 25 cents per share to 26 cents per share in the first quarter of 2006. |
Preferred stock redemptions in 2005 totaled $9.0 million and included the following: |
· |
in October 2005, Pepco redeemed 22,795 shares of its $2.44 Series 1957 Serial Preferred Stock at $1.1 million, 74,103 shares of its $2.46 Series 1958 Serial Preferred Stock at $3.7 million, and 13,148 shares of its $2.28 Series 1965 Serial Preferred Stock at $.7 million |
· |
in August 2005, ACE redeemed 160 shares of its 4.35% Serial Preferred Stock at $.02 million, and in December 2005, DPL redeemed all of the 35,000 shares of its 6.75% Serial Preferred Stock outstanding at $3.5 million. |
In 2005, Pepco Holdings issued $250 million of floating rate unsecured notes due 2010. The net proceeds, plus additional funds, were used to repay commercial paper issued to fund the $300 million redemptions of Conectiv debt. |
In September 2005, Pepco used the proceeds from the June 2005 issuance of $175 million in senior secured notes to fund the retirement of $100 million in first mortgage bonds at maturity as well as the redemption of $75 million in first mortgage bonds prior to maturity. |
In 2005, DPL issued $100 million of unsecured notes due 2015. The net proceeds were used to redeem $102.7 million of higher rate securities. |
In December 2005, Pepco paid down $50 million of its $100 million bank loan due December 2006. |
In 2005, ACE retired at maturity $40 million of medium-term notes. |
In 2005, PCI redeemed $60 million of Medium-Term Notes. |
Described above are $525 million of the $532 million total 2005 long-term debt issuances and $727.7 million of the $755.8 million total 2005 reacquisition of long-term debt. |
In 2005, ACE and PHI redeemed a total of $161.3 million in short-term debt with cash from operations. |
As a result of the 2004 common stock issuance, Pepco Holdings received $278.5 million of proceeds, net of issuance costs of $10.3 million. The proceeds in combination with short-term debt were used to prepay in its entirety the $335 million Conectiv Bethlehem term loan. |
In 2004, Pepco redeemed all of the 900,000 shares of $3.40 series mandatorily redeemable preferred stock then outstanding for $45 million and 165,902 shares of $2.28 series preferred stock for $8.3 million.
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In 2004, Pepco Holdings redeemed $200 million of variable rate notes at maturity. |
In 2004, Pepco issued $275 million of secured senior notes with maturities of 10 and 30 years, the net proceeds of which were used to redeem higher interest rate securities of $210 million and to repay short-term debt. Pepco borrowed $100 million under a bank loan due in 2006, and proceeds were used to redeem mandatorily redeemable preferred stock and repay short-term debt. DPL issued $100 million of unsecured notes that mature in 2014, the net proceeds of which were used to redeem trust preferred securities and repay short-term debt. ACE issued $54.7 million of insured auction rate tax-exempt securities and $120 million of secured senior notes which mature in 2029 and 2034, respectively; the net proceeds of $173.2 million were used to redeem higher interest rate securities. Conectiv redeemed $50 million of Medium-Term Notes, and PCI redeemed $86 million of Medium-Term Notes in 2004. In 2004, redemptions of mandatorily redeemable trust preferred securities included $70 million for DPL and $25 million for ACE. |
Described above are $649.7 million of the $650.4 million total 2004 long-term debt issuances and $1,149.2 million of the $1,214.7 million total 2004 reacquisition of long-term debt. |
PHI's long-term debt is subject to certain covenants. PHI and its subsidiaries are in compliance with all requirements. |
Subsequent Financing Activities |
On November 17, 2006, certain institutional buyers tentatively agreed to purchase in April 2007, in a private placement, $200 million of Pepco Holdings unsecured notes having an interest rate of 6% and a term of twelve years. PHI intends to use the proceeds to repay a like amount of outstanding long-term debt. |
On January 18, 2007, DPL redeemed all outstanding shares of its Serial Preferred Stock of each series at redemption prices ranging from 103% to 105% of par, for an aggregate redemption price of $18.9 million. |
Sales of ACE Generating Facilities |
As discussed in Note (12), Commitments and Contingencies, on September 1, 2006, ACE completed the sale of its interest in the Keystone and Conemaugh generating facilities for approximately $177.0 million, which was subsequently decreased by $1.6 million based on a post-closing 60-day true up for applicable items not known at the time of closing. |
Additionally, on February 8, 2007, ACE completed the sale of the B.L. England generating facility for a price of $9.0 million, subject to adjustment. |
Sale of Interest in Cogeneration Joint Venture |
During the first quarter of 2006, Conectiv Energy recognized a $12.3 million pre-tax gain ($7.9 million after-tax) on the sale of its equity interest in a joint venture which owns a wood burning cogeneration facility in California.
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Proceeds from Settlement of Claims with Mirant |
In December 2005, Pepco received proceeds of $112.9 million for the sale of the Pepco TPA Claim and the Pepco asbestos claim against the Mirant bankruptcy estate. After customer sharing, Pepco recorded a pre-tax gain of $70.5 million related to the settlement of these claims. |
Sale of Buzzard Point Property |
In August 2005, Pepco sold for $75 million in cash 384,051 square feet of excess non-utility land owned by Pepco located at Buzzard Point in the District of Columbia. The sale resulted in a pre-tax gain of $68.1 million which was recorded as a reduction of Operating Expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. |
Financial Investment Liquidation |
In October 2005, PCI received $13.3 million in cash and recorded an after-tax gain of $8.9 million related to the liquidation of a financial investment that was written-off in 2001. |
Capital Requirements |
Construction Expenditures |
Pepco Holdings' construction expenditures for the year ended December 31, 2006 totaled $474.6 million of which $447.2 million were related to the Power Delivery businesses and the remainder related to Conectiv Energy and Pepco Energy Services. |
For the five-year period 2007 through 2011, approximate construction expenditures are projected in the table below. The increase in the capital expenditure projections in 2006 compared to 2005 are primarily due to reliability (feeder conversions and cable and transformer replacements) and load-related projects within Power Delivery, and potential generation-related construction within the competitive businesses. |
For the Year |
||||||
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
Total |
|
Total |
$630 |
$618 |
$535 |
$603 |
$758 |
$3,144 |
Power Delivery related |
$581 |
$560 |
$489 |
$504 |
$573 |
$2,707 |
For details on environmental costs included in the above table, see Item 1 "Business -- Environmental Matters." Pepco Holdings expects to fund these expenditures through internally generated cash from the Power Delivery businesses and from external financing. |
Dividends |
Pepco Holdings' annual dividend rate on its common stock is determined by the Board of Directors on a quarterly basis and takes into consideration, among other factors, current and possible future developments that may affect PHI's income and cash flows. In 2006, PHI's Board of Directors declared quarterly dividends of 26 cents per share of common stock payable on March 31, 2006, June 30, 2006, September 29, 2006 and December 29, 2006. |
On January 25, 2007, the Board of Directors declared a dividend on common stock of 26 cents per share payable March 30, 2007, to shareholders of record March 12, 2007.
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PHI generates no operating income of its own. Accordingly, its ability to pay dividends to its shareholders depends on dividends received from its subsidiaries. In addition to their future financial performance, the ability of PHI's direct and indirect subsidiaries to pay dividends is subject to limits imposed by: (i) state corporate and regulatory laws, which impose limitations on the funds that can be used to pay dividends and, in the case of regulatory laws, as applicable, may require the prior approval of the relevant utility regulatory commissions before dividends can be paid, (ii) the prior rights of holders of existing and future preferred stock, mortgage bonds and other long-term debt issued by the subsidiaries, and any other restrictions imposed in connection with the incurrence of liabilities, and (iii) certain provisions of ACE's certificate of incorporation which provides that, if any preferred stock is outstanding, no dividends may be paid on the ACE common stock if, after payment, ACE's common stock capital plus surplus would be less than the involuntary liquidation value of the outstanding preferred stock. Pepco and DPL have no shares of preferred stock outstanding. Currently, the restriction in the ACE charter does not limit its ability to pay dividends. |
Pension Funding |
Pepco Holdings has a noncontributory retirement plan (the PHI Retirement Plan) that covers substantially all employees of Pepco, DPL and ACE and certain employees of other Pepco Holdings subsidiaries. |
As of the 2006 valuation, the PHI Retirement Plan satisfied the minimum funding requirements of the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) without requiring any additional funding. PHI's funding policy with regard to the PHI Retirement Plan is to maintain a funding level in excess of 100% of its accumulated benefit obligation (ABO). In 2006, no contribution was made to the PHI Retirement Plan. In 2005, PHI made a discretionary tax-deductible cash contribution in the amount of $60 million (all of which was funded by ACE) to the PHI Retirement Plan in accordance with its funding policy. |
In 2006, the ABO for the PHI Retirement Plan decreased from 2005, due to an increase in the discount rate used to value the ABO obligation, which more than offset the accrual of an additional year of service for participants. The PHI Retirement Plan assets achieved returns in 2006 above the 8.50% level assumed in the valuation. As a result of the combination of these factors, no contribution was made to the PHI Retirement Plan, because the funding level at year end 2006 was in excess of 100% of the ABO. In 2005, PHI contributed a total of $60 million (all of which was funded by ACE) to the PHI Retirement Plan. Assuming no changes to the current pension plan assumptions, PHI projects no funding will be required under ERISA in 2007; however, PHI may elect to make a discretionary tax-deductible contribution, if required to maintain its assets in excess of ABO for the PHI Retirement Plan. Recent legislative changes, in the form of the Pension Protection Act of 2006, impact the funding requirements for pension plans beginning in 2008. The Pension Protection Act alters the manner in which liabilities and asset values are determined for the purpose of calculating required pension contributions. Based on preliminary actuarial projections and assuming no changes to current pension plan assumptions, PHI believes it is unlikely that there will be any required contribution in 2008.
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Contractual Obligations And Commercial Commitments |
Summary information about Pepco Holdings' consolidated contractual obligations and commercial commitments at December 31, 2006, is as follows: |
Contractual Maturity |
||||||
Obligation (a) |
Total |
Less than |
1-3 |
3-5 |
After |
|
(Millions of dollars) |
||||||
Variable rate demand bonds |
$ 154.2 |
$ 154.2 |
$ - |
$ - |
$ - |
|
Commercial paper |
195.4 |
195.4 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Long-term debt |
5,093.1 |
855.1 |
405.8 |
601.8 |
3,230.4 |
|
PES project funding |
25.7 |
2.4 |
4.5 |
3.7 |
15.1 |
|
Interest payments on debt |
2,902.9 |
285.1 |
488.1 |
427.7 |
1,702.0 |
|
Capital leases |
198.4 |
15.5 |
30.6 |
30.4 |
121.9 |
|
Operating leases |
528.9 |
35.8 |
73.2 |
73.2 |
346.7 |
|
Non-derivative fuel and |
8,554.5 |
2,716.2 |
2,303.8 |
742.7 |
2,791.8 |
|
Total |
$17,653.1 |
$4,259.7 |
$3,306.0 |
$1,879.5 |
$8,207.9 |
|
(a) |
Estimates relating to the future funding of PHI's pension and other postretirement benefit plans are excluded from this table. For additional information, refer to Note (6) Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits -- "Cash Flows." |
(b) |
Excludes Mirant's obligations to purchase from Pepco the capacity and energy that Pepco is obligated to purchase under a power purchase agreement with Panda-Brandywine, L.P. (the Panda PPA) that are part of the back-to-back agreement that was entered into with Mirant (See "Relationship with Mirant Corporation" for additional information) and excludes ACE's BGS load supply. |
Third Party Guarantees, Indemnifications and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements |
Pepco Holdings and certain of its subsidiaries have various financial and performance guarantees and indemnification obligations which are entered into in the normal course of business to facilitate commercial transactions with third parties as discussed below. |
As of December 31, 2006, Pepco Holdings and its subsidiaries were parties to a variety of agreements pursuant to which they were guarantors for standby letters of credit, performance residual value, and other commitments and obligations. The fair value of these commitments and obligations was not required to be recorded in Pepco Holdings' Consolidated Balance Sheets; however, certain energy marketing obligations of Conectiv Energy were recorded. The commitments and obligations, in millions of dollars, were as follows:
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Guarantor |
|||||||||||
PHI |
DPL |
ACE |
Other |
Total |
|||||||
Energy marketing obligations of Conectiv Energy (1) |
$ |
100.9 |
$ |
- |
$ |
- |
$ |
- |
$ |
100.9 |
|
Energy procurement obligations of Pepco Energy Services (1) |
206.7 |
- |
- |
- |
206.7 |
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Guaranteed lease residual values (2) |
.5 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
- |
7.0 |
||||||
Other (3) |
2.9 |
- |
- |
1.9 |
4.8 |
||||||
Total |
$ |
311.0 |
$ |
3.3 |
$ |
3.2 |
$ |
1.9 |
$ |
319.4 |
|
1. |
Pepco Holdings has contractual commitments for performance and related payments of Conectiv Energy and Pepco Energy Services to counterparties related to routine energy sales and procurement obligations, including retail customer load obligations and requirements under BGS contracts entered into with ACE. |
|
2. |
Subsidiaries of Pepco Holdings have guaranteed residual values in excess of fair value related to certain equipment and fleet vehicles held through lease agreements. As of December 31, 2006, obligations under the guarantees were approximately $7.0 million. Assets leased under agreements subject to residual value guarantees are typically for periods ranging from 2 years to 10 years. Historically, payments under the guarantees have not been made by the guarantor as, under normal conditions, the contract runs to full term at which time the residual value is minimal. As such, Pepco Holdings believes the likelihood of payment being required under the guarantee is remote. |
|
3. |
Other guarantees consist of: |
|
|
· |
Pepco Holdings has guaranteed a subsidiary building lease of $2.9 million. Pepco Holdings does not expect to fund the full amount of the exposure under the guarantee. |
· |
PCI has guaranteed facility rental obligations related to contracts entered into by Starpower. As of December 31, 2006, the guarantees cover the remaining $1.9 million in rental obligations. |
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Energy Contract Net Asset Activity |
The following table provides detail on changes in the net asset or liability position of the Competitive Energy businesses (consisting of the activities of the Conectiv Energy and Pepco Energy Services segments) with respect to energy commodity contracts from one period to the next: |
Roll-forward of Mark-to-Market Energy Contract Net Assets (Liabilities) |
||||
Proprietary Trading (1) |
Other Energy Commodity (2) |
Total |
||
Total Marked-to-Market (MTM) Energy Contract Net |
$ - |
$ 59.9 |
$ 59.9 |
|
Total change in unrealized fair value excluding |
- |
60.3 |
60.3 |
|
Reclassification to realized at settlement of contracts |
- |
(33.3) |
(33.3) |
|
Effective portion of changes in fair value - recorded |
- |
(151.3) |
(151.3) |
|
Ineffective portion of changes in fair value - |
- |
.1 |
.1 |
|
Total MTM Energy Contract Net |
$ - |
$ (64.3) |
$ (64.3) |
|
Detail of MTM Energy Contract Net Assets at December 31, 2006 (see above) |
Total |
|||
Current Assets (other current assets) |
$ 80.0 |
|||
Noncurrent Assets (other assets) |
15.0 |
|||
Total MTM Energy Assets |
95.0 |
|||
Current Liabilities (other current liabilities) |
(128.6) |
|||
Noncurrent Liabilities (other liabilities) |
(30.7) |
|||
Total MTM Energy Contract Liabilities |
(159.3) |
|||
Total MTM Energy Contract Net Assets (Liabilities) |
$ (64.3) |
|||
Notes: |
|
(1) |
PHI discontinued its proprietary trading activities in 2003. |
(2) |
Includes all SFAS No. 133 hedge activity and non-proprietary trading activities marked-to-market through earnings. |
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The following table provides the source of fair value information (exchange-traded, provided by other external sources, or modeled internally) used to determine the carrying amount of the Competitive Energy businesses total mark-to-market energy contract net assets (liabilities). The table also provides the maturity, by year, of the Competitive Energy businesses mark-to-market energy contract net assets (liabilities), which indicates when the amounts will settle and either generate cash for, or require payment of cash by, PHI. |
PHI uses its best estimates to determine the fair value of the commodity and derivative contracts that its Competitive Energy businesses hold and sell. The fair values in each category presented below reflect forward prices and volatility factors as of December 31, 2006 and are subject to change as a result of changes in these factors: |
Maturity and Source of Fair Value of Mark-to-Market |
||||||
Fair Value of Contracts at December 31, 2006 |
||||||
Source of Fair Value |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 and |
Total |
|
Proprietary Trading |
||||||
Actively Quoted (i.e., exchange-traded) prices |
$ - |
$ - |
$ - |
$ - |
$ - |
|
Prices provided by other external sources |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Modeled |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total |
$ - |
$ - |
$ - |
$ - |
$ - |
|
Other Energy Commodity, net (1) |
||||||
Actively Quoted (i.e., exchange-traded) prices |
$(29.9) |
$ (7.3) |
$(2.2) |
$ (.9) |
$(40.3) |
|
Prices provided by other external sources (2) |
(23.5) |
(9.3) |
.7 |
(2.0) |
(34.1) |
|
Modeled (3) |
4.8 |
3.4 |
1.5 |
.4 |
10.1 |
|
Total |
$(48.6) |
$(13.2) |
$ - |
$(2.5) |
$(64.3) |
|
Notes: |
|
(1) |
Includes all SFAS No. 133 hedge activity and non-proprietary trading activities marked-to-market through AOCI or on the Statements of earnings, as required. |
(2) |
Prices provided by other external sources reflect information obtained from over-the-counter brokers, industry services, or multiple-party on-line platforms. |
(3) |
This modeled position represents SOS and associated supply that is receiving fair value accounting with the gains and losses recorded through current income. Pricing for the load portion of the transaction is modeled from broker quotes obtained for the closest trading hub, and adjusted for load following factors and historical congestion. Load volumes are adjusted for expected migration. Anticipated margin (Day 1 gain) on the transaction has been reserved in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 02-3. |
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Contractual Arrangements with Credit Rating Triggers or Margining Rights |
Under certain contractual arrangements entered into by PHI's subsidiaries in connection with Competitive Energy and other transactions, the subsidiary may be required to provide cash collateral or letters of credit as security for its contractual obligations if the credit ratings of the subsidiary are downgraded. In the event of a downgrade, the amount required to be posted would depend on the amount of the underlying contractual obligation existing at the time of the downgrade. As of December 31, 2006, a one level downgrade in the credit rating of PHI and all of its affected subsidiaries would have required PHI and such subsidiaries to provide an additional $389 million of aggregate cash collateral or letters of credit. PHI believes that it and its utility subsidiaries maintain adequate short-term funding sources in the event the additional collateral or letters of credit are required. See "Sources of Capital -- Short-Term Funding Sources." |
Many of the contractual arrangements entered into by PHI's subsidiaries in connection with Competitive Energy activities include margining rights pursuant to which the PHI subsidiary or a counterparty may request collateral if the market value of the contractual obligations reaches levels in excess of the credit thresholds established in the applicable arrangements. Pursuant to these margining rights, the affected PHI subsidiary may receive, or be required to post, collateral due to energy price movements. As of December 31, 2006, Pepco Holdings' subsidiaries engaged in Competitive Energy activities and default supply activities provided cash collateral in the amount of approximately $99.0 million in connection with their competitive energy activities. |
Environmental Remediation Obligations |
PHI's accrued liabilities as of December 31, 2006 include approximately $21.3 million, of which $5.5 million is expected to be incurred in 2007, for potential environmental cleanup and other costs related to sites at which an operating subsidiary is a potentially responsible party (PRP), is alleged to be a third-party contributor, or has made a decision to clean up contamination on its own property. For information regarding projected expenditures for environmental control facilities, see Item 1 "Business -- Environmental Matters." The principal environmental remediation obligations as of December 31, 2006, were: |
· |
$6.1 million, of which $930,000 is expected to be incurred in 2007, payable by DPL in accordance with a consent agreement reached with the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) during 2001, for remediation, site restoration, natural resource damage compensatory projects and other costs associated with environmental contamination that resulted from an oil release at the Indian River power plant. That plant was sold on June 22, 2001. |
· |
ACE's entry into a sale agreement in 2000 (which was subsequently terminated) for the B.L. England and Deepwater generating facilities (ACE transferred the Deepwater generating facility to Conectiv Energy in 2004) triggered the applicability of the New Jersey Industrial Site Recovery Act requiring remediation at these facilities. When the prospective purchaser of these generating facilities terminated the agreement of sale in accordance with the agreement's termination provisions, ACE decided to continue the environmental investigation process at these facilities. ACE and Conectiv Energy have been continuing the investigation with oversight from New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). Conectiv Energy anticipates that it will incur approximately $5.6 million in environmental remediation costs, of which $820,000 is |
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expected to be incurred in 2007, associated with the Deepwater generating facility. RC Cape May Holdings, LLC (RC Cape May), an affiliate of Rockland Capital Energy Investments, LLC, the purchaser of the B.L. England generating facility, has entered into a remediation agreement with the NJDEP under which it will assume responsibility for remediation at B.L. England. In the event that RC Cape May fails to remediate groundwater or other resources at B.L. England, the responsibility for such remediation will revert to ACE. |
|
· |
DPL expects to incur costs of approximately $1.5 million (including approximately $260,000 in 2007) in connection with the Wilmington Coal Gas South site located in Wilmington, Delaware, to remediate residual material from the historical operation of a manufactured gas plant. Development pressure in the area of this site is expected to drive the scope and schedule of remediation during 2007. |
· |
Pepco expects to incur approximately $820,000 for long-term monitoring in connection with a pipeline oil release, of which it expects to incur $85,000 in 2007. |
Sources Of Capital |
Pepco Holdings' sources to meet its long-term funding needs, such as capital expenditures, dividends, and new investments, and its short-term funding needs, such as working capital and the temporary funding of long-term funding needs, include internally generated funds, securities issuances and bank financing under new or existing facilities. PHI's ability to generate funds from its operations and to access capital and credit markets is subject to risks and uncertainties. See Item 1A. "Risk Factors" for a discussion of important factors that may impact these sources of capital. |
Internally Generated Cash |
The primary source of Pepco Holdings' internally generated funds is the cash flow generated by its regulated utility subsidiaries in the Power Delivery business. Additional sources of funds include cash flow generated from its non-regulated subsidiaries and the sale of non-core assets. |
Short-Term Funding Sources |
Pepco Holdings and its regulated utility subsidiaries have traditionally used a number of sources to fulfill short-term funding needs, such as commercial paper, short-term notes and bank lines of credit. Proceeds from short-term borrowings are used primarily to meet working capital needs but may also be used to fund temporarily long-term capital requirements. |
Pepco Holdings maintains an ongoing commercial paper program of up to $700 million. Pepco, DPL, and ACE have ongoing commercial paper programs of up to $300 million, up to $275 million, and up to $250 million, respectively. The commercial paper can be issued with maturities up to 270 days from the date of issue. The commercial paper programs of PHI, Pepco, DPL, and ACE are backed by a $1.2 billion credit facility. |
Long-Term Funding Sources |
The sources of long-term funding for PHI and its subsidiaries are the issuance of debt and equity securities and borrowing under long-term credit agreements. Proceeds from long-term financings are used primarily to fund long-term capital requirements, such as capital expenditures and new investments, and to repay or refinance existing indebtedness.
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PUHCA 2005 Restrictions |
Under PUHCA 2005 and the Federal Power Act, FERC has jurisdiction (previously held by the SEC under PUHCA 1935) over the issuance of certain securities by Pepco, DPL and ACE. In accordance with regulations adopted by FERC, Pepco Holdings has notified FERC that it will continue until further notice to issue such securities under the authority granted in the financing order issued by the SEC under PUHCA 1935, which has an authorization period ending June 30, 2008 (the Financing Order). The Financing Order authorizes the issuance of equity, preferred securities and debt securities in an aggregate amount not to exceed $6 billion through an authorization period ending June 30, 2008, subject to a ceiling on the effective cost of these funds. |
In order to issue debt or equity securities pursuant to the Financing Order authorization, Pepco, ACE and DPL, respectively, must (a) maintain a ratio of common stock equity to total capitalization (consisting, for this purpose, of common stock, preferred stock, if any, long-term debt and short-term debt for this purpose) of at least 30 percent, and (b) have an "investment grade" rating by at least one nationally recognized rating agency for any rated securities issued. At December 31, 2006, the common equity ratios for purposes of the Financing Order for Pepco, DPL and ACE, respectively, were 46.2%, 44.6%, and 31.6%. If these conditions are not met, the affected utility could not issue the security under the Financing Order and may need to first obtain a new financing authorization from FERC. |
If FERC authorization pursuant to the Federal Power Act or FERC regulations is required to enable the utility subsidiaries to effect a financing, there is no certainty that such authorization could be obtained nor certainty as to the timing of FERC action. |
Money Pool |
Under the Financing Order, Pepco Holdings operates a system money pool. The money pool is a cash management mechanism used by Pepco Holdings to manage the short-term investment and borrowing requirements of its subsidiaries that participate in the money pool. Pepco Holdings may invest in but not borrow from the money pool. Eligible subsidiaries with surplus cash may deposit those funds in the money pool. Deposits in the money pool are guaranteed by Pepco Holdings. Eligible subsidiaries with cash requirements may borrow from the money pool. Borrowings from the money pool are unsecured. Depositors in the money pool receive, and borrowers from the money pool pay, an interest rate based primarily on Pepco Holdings' short-term borrowing rate. Pepco Holdings deposits funds in the money pool to the extent that the pool has insufficient funds to meet the borrowing needs of its participants, which may require Pepco Holdings to borrow funds for deposit from external sources. |
REGULATORY AND OTHER MATTERS |
Relationship with Mirant Corporation |
In 2000, Pepco sold substantially all of its electricity generating assets to Mirant (formerly Southern Energy, Inc.). In July 2003, Mirant filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas (the Bankruptcy Court). On December 9, 2005, the Bankruptcy Court approved the Plan of Reorganization (the Reorganization Plan) of Mirant, and the Mirant business emerged
___________________________________________________________________________________ from bankruptcy on January 3, 2006, as a new corporation of the same name (for purposes of this section, together with its predecessors, Mirant). |
As part of the bankruptcy proceeding, Mirant had been seeking to reject certain ongoing contractual arrangements under the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement entered into by Pepco and Mirant for the sale of the generating assets that are described below. The Reorganization Plan did not resolve the issues relating to Mirant's efforts to reject these obligations nor did it resolve certain Pepco damage claims against the Mirant bankruptcy estate. |
Power Purchase Agreement |
The Panda PPA obligates Pepco to purchase from Panda 230 megawatts of energy and capacity annually through 2021. At the time of the sale of Pepco's generating assets to Mirant, the purchase price of the energy and capacity under the Panda PPA was, and since that time has continued to be, substantially in excess of the market price. As a part of the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement, Pepco entered into a "back-to-back" arrangement with Mirant. Under this arrangement, Mirant is obligated through 2021 to purchase from Pepco the capacity and energy that Pepco is obligated to purchase under the Panda PPA at a price equal to Pepco's purchase price from Panda (the PPA-Related Obligations). |
The SMECO Agreement |
Under the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement, Pepco assigned to Mirant a Facility and Capacity Agreement entered into by Pepco with Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, Inc. (SMECO), under which Pepco was obligated to purchase from SMECO the capacity of an 84-megawatt combustion turbine installed and owned by SMECO at a former Pepco generating facility at a cost of approximately $500,000 per month until 2015 (the SMECO Agreement). Pepco is responsible to SMECO for the performance of the SMECO Agreement if Mirant fails to perform its obligations thereunder. |
Settlement Agreements with Mirant |
On May 30, 2006, Pepco, PHI, and certain affiliated companies entered into a Settlement Agreement and Release (the Settlement Agreement) with Mirant, which, subject to court approval, settles all outstanding issues between the parties arising from or related to the Mirant bankruptcy. Under the terms of the Settlement Agreement: |
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Mirant will assume the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement, except for the PPA-Related Obligations, which Mirant will be permitted to reject. |
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Pepco will receive an allowed claim under the Reorganization Plan in an amount that will result in a total aggregate distribution to Pepco, net of certain transaction expenses, of $520 million, consisting of (i) $450 million in damages resulting from the rejection of the PPA-Related Obligations and (ii) $70 million in settlement of other Pepco damage claims against the Mirant bankruptcy estate (the Pepco Distribution). |
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Except as described below, the $520 million Pepco Distribution will be effected by means of the issuance to Pepco of shares of Mirant common stock (consisting of an initial distribution of 13.5 million shares of Mirant common stock, followed thereafter by a number of shares of Mirant common stock to be determined), which Pepco will be obligated to resell promptly in one or more block sale transactions. If the net proceeds |
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that Pepco receives from the resale of the shares of Mirant common stock are less than $520 million, Pepco will receive a cash payment from Mirant equal to the difference, and if the net proceeds that Pepco receives from the resale of the shares of Mirant common stock are more than $520 million, Pepco will make a cash payment to Mirant equal to the difference. |
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If the closing price of shares of Mirant common stock is less than $16.00 per share for four business days in a twenty consecutive business day period, and Mirant has not made a distribution of shares of Mirant common stock to Pepco under the Settlement Agreement, Mirant has the one-time option to elect to assume, rather than reject, the PPA-Related Obligations. If Mirant elects to assume the PPA-Related Obligations, the Pepco Distribution will be reduced to $70 million. |
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All pending appeals, adversary actions or other contested matters between Pepco and Mirant will be dismissed with prejudice, and each will release the other from any and all claims relating to the Mirant bankruptcy. |
Separately, Mirant and SMECO have entered into a Settlement Agreement and Release (the SMECO Settlement Agreement). The SMECO Settlement Agreement provides that Mirant will assume, rather than reject, the SMECO Agreement. This assumption ensures that Pepco will not incur liability to SMECO as the guarantor of the SMECO Agreement due to the rejection of the SMECO Agreement, although Pepco will continue to guarantee to SMECO the future performance of Mirant under the SMECO Agreement. |
According to their terms, the Settlement Agreement and the SMECO Settlement Agreement will become effective when the Bankruptcy Court or the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (the District Court), as applicable, has entered a final order, not subject to appeal or rehearing, approving both the Settlement Agreement and the SMECO Settlement Agreement. |
On August 9, 2006, the Bankruptcy Court issued an order approving the Settlement Agreement and the SMECO Settlement Agreement. On August 18, 2006, certain holders of Mirant bankruptcy claims, who had objected to approval of the Settlement Agreement and the SMECO Settlement Agreement before the Bankruptcy Court, appealed the approval order to the District Court. On December 26, 2006, the District Court issued an order affirming the Bankruptcy Court's order approving the Settlement Agreement. On January 25, 2007, the parties that previously appealed the Bankruptcy Court's order filed a notice of appeal of the District Court's order with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (the Fifth Circuit). On February 12, 2007, the Fifth Circuit issued a briefing schedule. The brief of the appealing creditors is due on March 26, 2007, while Mirant's and Pepco's briefs are due on April 30, 2007. |
In August 2006, Mirant made a cash payment to Pepco of $70 million, which became due in accordance with the terms of the Settlement Agreement as a result of the approval of the Settlement Agreement by the Bankruptcy Court. If the Bankruptcy Court order approving the Settlement Agreement becomes a final order after the exhaustion of all appeals, the payment will be taken into account as if it were proceeds from the resale by Pepco of shares of the Mirant common stock, as described above, and treated as a portion of the $520 million payment due Pepco. If the Bankruptcy Court approval of the Settlement Agreement is not upheld on appeal,
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Until the approval of the Settlement Agreement and the SMECO Settlement Agreement becomes final, Mirant is required to continue to perform all of its contractual obligations to Pepco and SMECO. Pepco intends to use the $450 million portion of the Pepco Distribution related to the rejection of the PPA-Related Obligations to pay for future capacity and energy purchases under the Panda PPA. |
In litigation prior to the entry into the Settlement Agreement, the District Court had entered orders denying Mirant's attempt to reject the PPA-Related Obligations and directing Mirant to resume making payments to Pepco pursuant to the PPA-Related Obligations, which Mirant had suspended. Mirant is making the payments as required by the District Court order. On July 19, 2006, the Fifth Circuit issued an opinion affirming the District Court's orders. On September 4, 2006, Mirant filed a petition for rehearing and motion to stay the appeals pending completion of the settlement between the parties. On September 12, 2006, the Fifth Circuit issued an Order denying Mirant's motion for stay. On September 21, 2006, the Fifth Circuit issued an Order summarily denying Mirant's petition for rehearing. The appeal period has expired and that order is now final and nonappealable. |
Rate Proceedings |
PHI's regulated utility subsidiaries currently have four active distribution base rate cases underway. Pepco has filed electric distribution base rate cases in the District of Columbia and Maryland; DPL has filed a gas distribution base rate case in Delaware (which is the subject of a settlement agreement as discussed below) and an electric base rate case in Maryland. In each of these cases, the utility has proposed the adoption of a bill stabilization adjustment mechanism (BSA) for retail customers. The BSA will increase rates if revenues from distribution deliveries fall below the level approved by the applicable regulatory commission and will decrease rates if revenues from distribution deliveries are above the commission-approved level. The end result will be that the utility will collect its authorized revenues for distribution deliveries. As a consequence, a BSA "decouples" revenue from unit sales consumption and ties the growth in revenues to the growth in the number of customers. Some advantages of the BSA are that it (i) eliminates revenue fluctuations due to weather and changes in customer usage patterns and, therefore, provides for more predictable utility distribution revenues that are better aligned with costs, (ii) provides for more reliable fixed-cost recovery, (iii) tends to stabilize customers' delivery bills, and (iv) removes any disincentives for the regulated utilities to promote energy efficiency programs for their customers, because it breaks the link between overall sales volumes and delivery revenues. DPL has proposed a monthly BSA in the gas base rate case and, in each of the electric base rate cases, the companies have proposed a quarterly BSA. |
Delaware |
On August 31, 2006, DPL submitted its 2006 Gas Cost Rate (GCR) filing to the Delaware Public Service Commission (DPSC), which permits DPL to recover gas procurement costs through customer rates. The proposed decrease of approximately 9.6% is in anticipation of decreasing natural gas commodity costs. On October 3, 2006, the DPSC issued its initial order approving the proposed rates, which became effective November 1, 2006, subject to refund pending final DPSC approval after evidentiary hearings. Any amounts subject to refund would be deferred, resulting in no earnings impact.
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On February 23, 2007, DPL submitted an additional filing to the DPSC that proposed a 4.3% decrease in the GCR effective April 1, 2007, in compliance with its gas service tariff and to ensure collections are more aligned with expenses. DPL expects DPSC approval of the rate decrease in late March 2007, subject to refund pending final DPSC approval after evidentiary hearings. |
On August 31, 2006, DPL submitted an application to the DPSC for an increase in gas distribution base rates, including a proposed BSA. The application requested an annual increase of approximately $15 million or an overall increase of 6.6%, including certain miscellaneous tariff fees, reflecting a proposed return on equity (ROE) of 11.00%. If the BSA is not approved, the proposed annual increase would be $15.5 million or an overall increase of 6.8%, reflecting an ROE of 11.25%. On October 17, 2006, the DPSC authorized DPL to place into effect beginning November 1, 2006, subject to refund, gas base rates designed to produce an annual interim increase in revenue of approximately $2.5 million. On February 16, 2007, all of the parties in this proceeding (DPL, DPSC staff and the Delaware Division of Public Advocate) filed a settlement agreement with the DPSC. The settlement provisions include a $9.0 million increase in distribution rates, including certain miscellaneous tariff fees (of which $2.5 million was put into effect on November 1, 2006, as noted above), an ROE of 10.25%, and a change in depreciation rates that result in a $2.1 million reduction in pre-tax annual depreciation expense. Although the settlement agreement does not include a BSA, it provides for all of the parties to the case to participate in any generic statewide proceeding for the purpose of investigating BSA mechanisms for electric and gas distribution utilities. In a separate proceeding, DPL has requested that a docket be opened for this purpose. Under the settlement agreement, rates will become effective on April 1, 2007. A DPSC decision is expected by the end of March 2007. |
District of Columbia |
In February 2006, Pepco filed an update to the District of Columbia Generation Procurement Credit (GPC) for the periods February 8, 2002 through February 7, 2004 and February 8, 2004 through February 7, 2005. The GPC provides for sharing of the profit from SOS sales. The update to the GPC in the District of Columbia takes into account the $112.4 million in proceeds received by Pepco from the December 2005 sale of an allowed bankruptcy claim against Mirant arising from a settlement agreement entered into with Mirant relating to Mirant's obligation to supply energy and capacity to fulfill Pepco's SOS obligations in the District of Columbia. The filing also incorporates true-ups to previous disbursements in the GPC for the District of Columbia. In the filing, Pepco requested that $24.3 million be credited to District of Columbia customers during the twelve-month period beginning April 2006. On June 15, 2006, the District of Columbia Public Service Commission (DCPSC) granted conditional approval of the GPC update as filed, effective July 1, 2006. Final approval by the DCPSC is pending. |
On December 12, 2006, Pepco submitted an application to the DCPSC to increase electric distribution base rates, including a proposed BSA. The application requested an annual increase of approximately $46.2 million or an overall increase of 13.5%, reflecting a proposed ROE of 10.75%. If the BSA is not approved, the proposed annual increase would be $50.5 million or an overall increase of 14.8%, reflecting an ROE of 11.00%. The application also proposed a Pension/OPEB Expense Surcharge that will allow Pepco to reflect in its distribution rates the increases and decreases that occur in the level of its pension and other post-employment benefits expense. A DCPSC decision is expected in mid-September 2007.
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Maryland |
On November 17, 2006, DPL and Pepco each submitted an application to the Maryland Public Service Commission (MPSC) to increase electric distribution base rates, including a proposed BSA. The applications requested an annual increase for DPL of approximately $18.4 million or an overall increase of 3.2%, including certain miscellaneous tariff fees, and an annual increase for Pepco of approximately $47.4 million or an overall increase of 10.9%, reflecting a proposed ROE for each of 11.00%. If the BSA is not approved, the proposed annual increase for DPL would be $20.3 million or an overall increase of 3.6%, and for Pepco would be $55.7 million or an overall increase of 12.9%, reflecting a proposed ROE for each of 11.25%. Each of the applications also proposed a Pension/OPEB Expense Surcharge that would allow the utility to reflect in its distribution rates the increases and decreases that occur in the level of its pension and other post-employment benefits expense. The applications requested that rates go into effect on December 17, 2006. In an order dated December 11, 2006, the MPSC suspended the proposed rates pending MPSC approval. MPSC decisions are expected in June 2007. |
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
On May 15, 2006, Pepco, ACE and DPL updated their FERC-approved formula transmission rates based on the FERC Form 1 data for 2005 for each of the utilities. These rates became effective on June 1, 2006, as follows: for Pepco, $12,009 per megawatt per year; for ACE, $14,155 per megawatt per year; and for DPL, $10,034 per megawatt per year. By operation of the formula rate process, the new rates incorporate true-ups from the 2005 formula rates that were effective June 1, 2005 and the new 2005 customer demand or peak load. Also, beginning in January 2007, the new rates will be applied to 2006 customer demand data, replacing the 2005 demand data that is currently used. This demand component is driven by the prior year peak loads experienced in each respective zone. Further, the rate changes will be positively impacted by changes to distribution rates for Pepco and DPL based on the merger settlements in Maryland and the District of Columbia. The net earnings impact expected from the network transmission rate changes is estimated to be a reduction of approximately $5 million year over year (2005 to 2006). |
ACE Restructuring Deferral Proceeding |
Pursuant to orders issued by the NJBPU under the New Jersey Electric Discount and Energy Competition Act (EDECA), beginning August 1, 1999, ACE was obligated to provide BGS to retail electricity customers in its service territory who did not choose a competitive energy supplier. For the period August 1, 1999 through July 31, 2003, ACE's aggregate costs that it was allowed to recover from customers exceeded its aggregate revenues from supplying BGS. These under-recovered costs were partially offset by a $59.3 million deferred energy cost liability existing as of July 31, 1999 (LEAC Liability) related to ACE's Levelized Energy Adjustment Clause and ACE's Demand Side Management Programs. ACE established a regulatory asset in an amount equal to the balance of under-recovered costs. |
In August 2002, ACE filed a petition with the NJBPU for the recovery of approximately $176.4 million in actual and projected deferred costs relating to the provision of BGS and other restructuring related costs incurred by ACE over the four-year period August 1, 1999 through July 31, 2003, net of the $59.3 million offset for the LEAC Liability. The petition also requested that ACE's rates be reset as of August 1, 2003 so that there would be no under-recovery of costs
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In July 2004, the NJBPU issued a final order in the restructuring deferral proceeding confirming a July 2003 summary order, which (i) permitted ACE to begin collecting a portion of the deferred costs and reset rates to recover on-going costs incurred as a result of EDECA, (ii) approved the recovery of $125 million of the deferred balance over a ten-year amortization period beginning August 1, 2003, (iii) transferred to ACE's then pending base rate case for further consideration approximately $25.4 million of the deferred balance (the base rate case ended in a settlement approved by the NJBPU in May 2005, the result of which is that any net rate impact from the deferral account recoveries and credits in future years will depend in part on whether rates associated with other deferred accounts considered in the case continue to generate over-collections relative to costs), and (iv) estimated the overall deferral balance as of July 31, 2003 at $195 million, of which $44.6 million was disallowed recovery by ACE. Although ACE believes the record does not justify the level of disallowance imposed by the NJBPU in the final order, the $44.6 million of disallowed incurred costs were reserved during the years 1999 through 2003 (primarily 2003) through charges to earnings, primarily in the operating expense line item "deferred electric service costs," with a corresponding reduction in the regulatory asset balance sheet account. In August 2004, ACE filed a notice of appeal with respect to the July 2004 final order with the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey (the Appellate Division), which hears appeals of the decisions of New Jersey administrative agencies, including the NJBPU. Briefs in the appeal were also filed by the Division of the New Jersey Ratepayer Advocate and by Cogentrix Energy Inc., the co-owner of two cogeneration power plants with contracts to sell ACE approximately 397 megawatts of electricity, as cross-appellants between August 2005 and January 2006. The Appellate Division has not yet set the schedule for oral argument. |
Divestiture Cases |
District of Columbia |
Final briefs on Pepco's District of Columbia divestiture proceeds sharing application were filed with the DCPSC in July 2002 following an evidentiary hearing in June 2002. That application was filed to implement a provision of Pepco's DCPSC-approved divestiture settlement that provided for a sharing of any net proceeds from the sale of Pepco's generation-related assets. One of the principal issues in the case is whether Pepco should be required to share with customers the excess deferred income taxes (EDIT) and accumulated deferred investment tax credits (ADITC) associated with the sold assets and, if so, whether such sharing would violate the normalization provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and its implementing regulations. As of December 31, 2006, the District of Columbia allocated portions of EDIT and ADITC associated with the divested generating assets were approximately $6.5 million and $5.8 million, respectively. |
Pepco believes that a sharing of EDIT and ADITC would violate the IRS normalization rules. Under these rules, Pepco could not transfer the EDIT and the ADITC benefit to customers more quickly than on a straight line basis over the book life of the related assets. Since the assets are no longer owned there is no book life over which the EDIT and ADITC can be returned. If Pepco were required to share EDIT and ADITC and, as a result, the normalization rules were violated, Pepco would be unable to use accelerated depreciation on District of Columbia allocated or assigned property. In addition to sharing with customers the generation-related
___________________________________________________________________________________ EDIT and ADITC balances, Pepco would have to pay to the IRS an amount equal to Pepco's District of Columbia jurisdictional generation-related ADITC balance ($5.8 million as of December 31, 2006), as well as its District of Columbia jurisdictional transmission and distribution-related ADITC balance ($4.7 million as of December 31, 2006) in each case as those balances exist as of the later of the date a DCPSC order is issued and all rights to appeal have been exhausted or lapsed, or the date the DCPSC order becomes operative. |
In March 2003, the IRS issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR), which would allow for the sharing of EDIT and ADITC related to divested assets with utility customers on a prospective basis and at the election of the taxpayer on a retroactive basis. In December 2005 a revised NOPR was issued which, among other things, withdrew the March 2003 NOPR and eliminated the taxpayer's ability to elect to apply the regulation retroactively. Comments on the revised NOPR were filed in March 2006, and a public hearing was held in April 2006. Pepco filed a letter with the DCPSC in January 2006, in which it has reiterated that the DCPSC should continue to defer any decision on the ADITC and EDIT issues until the IRS issues final regulations or states that its regulations project related to this issue will be terminated without the issuance of any regulations. Other issues in the divestiture proceeding deal with the treatment of internal costs and cost allocations as deductions from the gross proceeds of the divestiture. |
Pepco believes that its calculation of the District of Columbia customers' share of divestiture proceeds is correct. However, depending on the ultimate outcome of this proceeding, Pepco could be required to make additional gain-sharing payments to District of Columbia customers, including the payments described above related to EDIT and ADITC. Such additional payments (which, other than the EDIT and ADITC related payments, cannot be estimated) would be charged to expense in the quarter and year in which a final decision is rendered and could have a material adverse effect on Pepco's and PHI's results of operations for those periods. However, neither PHI nor Pepco believes that additional gain-sharing payments, if any, or the ADITC-related payments to the IRS, if required, would have a material adverse impact on its financial position or cash flows. |
Maryland |
Pepco filed its divestiture proceeds plan application with the MPSC in April 2001. The principal issue in the Maryland case is the same EDIT and ADITC sharing issue that has been raised in the District of Columbia case. See the discussion above under "Divestiture Cases -- District of Columbia." As of December 31, 2006, the Maryland allocated portions of EDIT and ADITC associated with the divested generating assets were approximately $9.1 million and $10.4 million, respectively. Other issues deal with the treatment of certain costs as deductions from the gross proceeds of the divestiture. In November 2003, the Hearing Examiner in the Maryland proceeding issued a proposed order with respect to the application that concluded that Pepco's Maryland divestiture settlement agreement provided for a sharing between Pepco and customers of the EDIT and ADITC associated with the sold assets. Pepco believes that such a sharing would violate the normalization rules (discussed above) and would result in Pepco's inability to use accelerated depreciation on Maryland allocated or assigned property. If the proposed order is affirmed, Pepco would have to share with its Maryland customers, on an approximately 50/50 basis, the Maryland allocated portion of the generation-related EDIT ($9.1 million as of December 31, 2006), and the Maryland-allocated portion of generation-related ADITC. Furthermore, Pepco would have to pay to the IRS an amount equal to Pepco's Maryland jurisdictional generation-related
___________________________________________________________________________________ ADITC balance ($10.4 million as of December 31, 2006), as well as its Maryland retail jurisdictional ADITC transmission and distribution-related balance ($8.4 million as of December 31, 2006), in each case as those balances exist as of the later of the date a MPSC order is issued and all rights to appeal have been exhausted or lapsed, or the date the MPSC order becomes operative. The Hearing Examiner decided all other issues in favor of Pepco, except for the determination that only one-half of the severance payments that Pepco included in its calculation of corporate reorganization costs should be deducted from the sales proceeds before sharing of the net gain between Pepco and customers. Pepco filed a letter with the MPSC in January 2006, in which it has reiterated that the MPSC should continue to defer any decision on the ADITC and EDIT issues until the IRS issues final regulations or states that its regulations project related to this issue will be terminated without the issuance of any regulations. |
In December 2003, Pepco appealed the Hearing Examiner's decision to the MPSC as it relates to the treatment of EDIT and ADITC and corporate reorganization costs. The MPSC has not issued any ruling on the appeal and Pepco does not believe that it will do so until action is taken by the IRS as described above. However, depending on the ultimate outcome of this proceeding, Pepco could be required to share with its customers approximately 50 percent of the EDIT and ADITC balances described above in addition to the additional gain-sharing payments relating to the disallowed severance payments, which Pepco is not contesting. Such additional payments would be charged to expense in the quarter and year in which a final decision is rendered and could have a material adverse effect on results of operations for those periods. However, neither PHI nor Pepco believes that additional gain-sharing payments, if any, or the ADITC-related payments to the IRS, if required, would have a material adverse impact on its financial position or cash flows. |
New Jersey |
In connection with the divestiture by ACE of its nuclear generating assets, the NJBPU in July 2000 preliminarily determined that the amount of stranded costs associated with the divested assets that ACE could recover from ratepayers should be reduced by approximately $94.5 million, representing the amount of the accumulated deferred federal income taxes (ADFIT) associated with the divested nuclear assets. However, due to uncertainty under federal tax law regarding whether the sharing of federal income tax benefits associated with the divested assets, including ADFIT, with ACE's customers would violate the normalization rules, ACE submitted a request to the IRS for a Private Letter Ruling (PLR) to clarify the applicable law. The NJBPU has delayed its final determination of the amount of recoverable stranded costs until after the receipt of the PLR. |
On May 25, 2006, the IRS issued a PLR in which it stated that returning to ratepayers any of the unamortized ADFIT attributable to accelerated depreciation on the divested assets after the sale of the assets by means of a reduction of the amount of recoverable stranded costs would violate the normalization rules. |
On June 9, 2006, ACE submitted a letter to the NJBPU to request that the NJBPU conduct proceedings to finalize the determination of the stranded costs associated with the sale of ACE's nuclear assets in accordance with the PLR. ACE's request remains pending.
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Default Electricity Supply Proceedings |
Delaware |
Effective May 1, 2006, SOS replaced fixed-rate POLR service for customers who do not choose an alternative electricity supplier. In October 2005, the DPSC approved DPL as the SOS provider to its Delaware delivery customers. DPL obtains the electricity to fulfill its SOS supply obligation under contracts entered pursuant to a competitive bid procedure approved by the DPSC. The bids received for the May 1, 2006, through May 31, 2007, period have had the effect of increasing rates significantly for all customer classes, including an average residential customer increase of 59%, as compared to the fixed rates previously in effect. |
To address this increase in rates, Delaware in April 2006 enacted legislation that provides for a deferral of the financial impact on customers of the increases through a three-step phase-in of the rate increases, with 15% of the increase taking effect on May 1, 2006, 25% of the increase taking effect on January 1, 2007, and any remaining balance taking effect on June 1, 2007, subject to the right of customers to elect not to participate in the deferral program. Customers who do not "opt-out" of the rate deferral program are required to pay the amounts deferred, without any interest charge, over a 17-month period beginning January 1, 2008. As of December 31, 2006, approximately 53% of the eligible Delaware customers have opted not to participate in the deferral of the SOS rates offered by DPL. With approximately 47% of the eligible customers participating in the phase-in program, DPL anticipates a maximum deferral balance of $51.4 million. |
Maryland |
Pursuant to orders issued by the MPSC in November 2006, Pepco and DPL each is the SOS provider to its delivery customers who do not choose an alternative electricity supplier. Each company purchases the power supply required to satisfy its SOS obligations from wholesale suppliers under contracts entered into pursuant to a competitive bid procedure approved and supervised by the MPSC. In March 2006, Pepco and DPL each announced the results of competitive bids to supply electricity to its Maryland SOS customers for one year beginning June 1, 2006. Due to significant increases in the cost of fuels used to generate electricity, the auction results had the effect of increasing the average monthly electric bill by about 38.5% and 35% for Pepco's and DPL's Maryland residential customers, respectively. |
On April 21, 2006, the MPSC approved a settlement agreement among Pepco, DPL, the staff of the MPSC and the Office of Peoples Counsel of Maryland, which provides for a rate mitigation plan for the residential customers of each company. Under the plan, the full increase for each company's residential customers who affirmatively elect to participate are being phased-in in increments of 15% on June 1, 2006, 15.7% on March 1, 2007 and the remainder on June 1, 2007. Customers electing to participate in the rate deferral plan will be required to pay the deferred amounts over an 18-month period beginning June 1, 2007. Both Pepco and DPL will accrue the interest cost to fund the deferral program. The interest cost will be absorbed by Pepco and DPL during the period that the deferred balance is accumulated and collected from customers, to the extent of and offset against the margins that the companies otherwise would earn for providing SOS to residential customers. As of December 31, 2006, approximately 2% of Pepco's residential customers and approximately 1% of DPL's residential customers had elected to participate in the phase-in program.
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On June 23, 2006, Maryland enacted legislation that extended the period for customers to elect to participate in the phase-in of higher rates and revised the obligation to provide SOS to residential and small commercial customers until further action of the General Assembly. The legislation also provides for a customer refund reflecting the difference between the interest expense on an initially projected deferred balance at a 25% customer participation level and the interest expense on a deferred balance based on actual participation levels referred to above. The total amount of the refund is approximately $1.1 million for Pepco customers and approximately $.3 million for DPL customers. At Pepco's 2% level of participation, Pepco estimates that the deferral balance, net of taxes, will be approximately $1.4 million. At DPL's 1% level of participation, DPL estimates that the deferral balance, net of taxes, will be approximately $.2 million. In July 2006, the MPSC approved revised tariff riders filed in June 2006 by Pepco and DPL to implement the legislation. |
Virginia |
On March 10, 2006, DPL filed for a rate increase with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (VSCC) for its Virginia Default Service customers to take effect on June 1, 2006, which was intended to allow DPL to recover its higher cost for energy established by the competitive bid procedure. On June 19, 2006, the VSCC issued an order that granted a rate increase for DPL of $11.5 million ($8.5 million less than requested by DPL in its March 2006 filing), to go into effect July 1, 2006. In determining the amount of the approved increase, the VSCC applied the proxy rate calculation to DPL's fuel factor, rather than allowing full recovery of the costs DPL incurred in procuring the supply necessary for its Default Service obligation. The estimated after-tax earnings and cash flow impacts of the decision are reductions of approximately $3.6 million in 2006 (including the loss of revenue in June 2006 associated with the Default Service rate increase being deferred from June 1 until July 1) and $2.0 million in 2007. The order also mandated that DPL file an application by March 1, 2007 (which has been delayed until April 2, 2007 by subsequent VSCC order) for Default Service rates to become effective June 1, 2007, which should include a calculation of the fuel factor that is consistent with the procedures set forth in the order. |
In February 2007, the Virginia General Assembly passed amendments to the Virginia Electric Utility Restructuring Act (the Virginia Restructuring Act) that modified the method by which investor-owned electric utilities in Virginia will be regulated by the VSCC. These amendments to the Virginia Restructuring Act, subject to further amendment or veto by the Virginia governor and subsequent action by the General Assembly, will be effective on July 1, 2007. The amendments provide that, as of December 31, 2008, the following will come to an end: (i) capped rates (the previous expiration date was December 31, 2010); (ii) DPL's Default Service obligation (previously, DPL was obligated to continue to offer Default Service until relieved of that obligation by the VSCC); and (iii) customer choice, except that customers with loads of 5 megawatts or greater will continue to be able to buy from competitive suppliers, as will smaller non-residential customers that aggregate their loads to reach the 5 megawatt threshold and obtain VSCC approval. Additionally, if an ex-customer of Default Service wants to return to DPL as its energy supplier, it must give 5 years notice or obtain approval of the VSCC that the return is in the public interest. In this event, the ex-customer must take DPL's service at market based rates. DPL also believes that the amendments to the Virginia Restructuring Act will terminate, as of December 31, 2008, the ratemaking provisions within the memorandum of agreement entered into by DPL, the staff of the VSCC and the Virginia Attorney General's office in the docket approving DPL's generating asset divestiture in 2000 (the
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MOA), including the application of the proxy rate calculation to DPL's fuel factor as discussed above; however, the VSCC's interpretation of these provisions is not known. It should be noted that in DPL's view, in the absence these amendments, the MOA and all of its provisions (including the proxy rate calculation) expire on July 1, 2007; the VSCC staff and the Virginia Attorney General disagree with DPL's position. Assuming the ratemaking provisions of the MOA end on December 31, 2008 pursuant to the amended Virginia Restructuring Act, the amendments provide that DPL shall file a rate case in 2009 and every 2 years thereafter. The ROE to be allowed by the VSCC will be set within a range, the lower of which is essentially the average of vertically integrated investor-owned electric utilities in the southeast with an upper point that is 300 basis points above that average. The VSCC has authority to set rates higher or lower to allow DPL to maintain the opportunity to earn the determined ROE and to credit back to customers, in whole or in part, earnings that were 50 basis points or more in excess of the determined ROE. The amended Virginia Restructuring Act includes various incentive ROEs for the construction of new generation and would allow the VSCC to penalize or reward DPL for efficient operations or, if DPL were to add new generation, for generating unit performance. There are also enhanced ratemaking features if DPL pursues conservation, demand management and energy efficiency programs or pursues renewable energy portfolios. |
ACE Sale of Generating Assets |
On September 1, 2006, ACE completed the sale of its interests in the Keystone and Conemaugh generating facilities to Duquesne Light Holdings Inc. for approximately $177.0 million, which was subsequently decreased by $1.6 million based on a post-closing 60-day true-up for applicable items not known at the time of the closing. Approximately $81.3 million of the net gain from the sale has been used to offset the remaining regulatory asset balance, which ACE has been recovering in rates, and approximately $49.8 million of the net gain is being returned to ratepayers over a 33-month period as a credit on their bills, which began with the October 2006 billing month. The balance to be repaid to customers is $48.4 million as of December 31, 2006. |
On February 8, 2007, ACE completed the sale of the B.L. England generating facility to RC Cape May for a price of $9.0 million, after adjustment for, among other things, variances in the value of fuel and material inventories at the time of closing, plant operating capacity, the value of certain benefits for transferred employees and the actual closing date. The purchase price will be further adjusted based on a post-closing 60-day true-up for applicable items not known at the time of the closing. In addition, RC Cape May and ACE have agreed to arbitration concerning whether RC Cape May must pay to ACE, as part of the purchase price, an additional $3.1 million remaining in dispute. RC Cape May also assumed certain liabilities associated with the B.L. England generating station, including substantially all environmental liabilities. This transaction is further described below under the heading "Environmental Litigation." |
The sale of B.L. England will not affect the stranded costs associated with the plant that already have been securitized. ACE anticipates that approximately $9 to $10 million of additional regulatory assets related to B.L. England may, subject to NJBPU approval, be eligible for recovery as stranded costs. The emission allowance credits associated with B. L. England will be monetized for the benefit of ACE's ratepayers pursuant to the NJBPU order approving the sale. Net proceeds from the sale of the plant and monetization of the emission allowance credits, which will be determined after the sale upon resolution of certain adjustments, will be credited to ACE's ratepayers in accordance with the requirements of EDECA and NJBPU orders.
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General Litigation |
During 1993, Pepco was served with Amended Complaints filed in the state Circuit Courts of Prince George's County, Baltimore City and Baltimore County, Maryland in separate ongoing, consolidated proceedings known as "In re: Personal Injury Asbestos Case." Pepco and other corporate entities were brought into these cases on a theory of premises liability. Under this theory, the plaintiffs argued that Pepco was negligent in not providing a safe work environment for employees or its contractors, who allegedly were exposed to asbestos while working on Pepco's property. Initially, a total of approximately 448 individual plaintiffs added Pepco to their complaints. While the pleadings are not entirely clear, it appears that each plaintiff sought $2 million in compensatory damages and $4 million in punitive damages from each defendant. |
Since the initial filings in 1993, additional individual suits have been filed against Pepco, and significant numbers of cases have been dismissed. As a result of two motions to dismiss, numerous hearings and meetings and one motion for summary judgment, Pepco has had approximately 400 of these cases successfully dismissed with prejudice, either voluntarily by the plaintiff or by the court. As of January 31, 2007, there are approximately 180 cases still pending against Pepco in the State Courts of Maryland; of which approximately 85 cases were filed after December 19, 2000, and have been tendered to Mirant for defense and indemnification pursuant to the terms of the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement. Under the terms of the Settlement Agreement, Mirant has agreed to assume this contractual obligation. For a description of the Settlement Agreement, see the discussion of the relationship with Mirant above. |
While the aggregate amount of monetary damages sought in the remaining suits (excluding those tendered to Mirant) exceeds $360 million, PHI and Pepco believe the amounts claimed by current plaintiffs are greatly exaggerated. The amount of total liability, if any, and any related insurance recovery cannot be determined at this time; however, based on information and relevant circumstances known at this time, neither PHI nor Pepco believes these suits will have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows. However, if an unfavorable decision were rendered against Pepco, it could have a material adverse effect on Pepco's and PHI's financial position, results of operations or cash flows. |
Cash Balance Plan Litigation |
In 1999, Conectiv established a cash balance retirement plan to replace defined benefit retirement plans then maintained by ACE and DPL. Following the acquisition by Pepco of Conectiv, this plan became the Conectiv Cash Balance Sub-Plan within the PHI Retirement Plan. On September 26, 2005, three management employees of PHI Service Company filed suit in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (the Delaware District Court) against the PHI Retirement Plan, PHI and Conectiv (the PHI Parties), alleging violations of ERISA, on behalf of a class of management employees who did not have enough age and service when the Cash Balance Sub-Plan was implemented in 1999 to assure that their accrued benefits would be calculated pursuant to the terms of the predecessor plans sponsored by ACE and DPL. A fourth plaintiff was added to the case to represent DPL-heritage "grandfathered" employees who will not be eligible for early retirement at the end of the grandfathered period. |
The plaintiffs have challenged the design of the Cash Balance Sub-Plan and are seeking a declaratory judgment that the Cash Balance Sub-Plan is invalid and that the accrued benefits of each member of the class should be calculated pursuant to the terms of the predecessor plans. Specifically, the complaint alleges that the use of a variable rate to compute the plaintiffs'
___________________________________________________________________________________ accrued benefit under the Cash Balance Sub-Plan results in reductions in the accrued benefits that violate ERISA. The complaint also alleges that the benefit accrual rates and the minimal accrual requirements of the Cash Balance Sub-Plan violate ERISA as did the notice that was given to plan participants upon implementation of the Cash Balance Sub-Plan. |
The PHI Parties filed a motion to dismiss the suit, which was denied by the court on July 11, 2006. The Delaware District Court stayed one count of the complaint regarding alleged age discrimination pending a decision in another case before the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (the Third Circuit). On January 30, 2007, the Third Circuit issued a ruling in the other case that PHI's counsel believes should result in the favorable disposition of all of the claims (other than the claim of inadequate notice) against the PHI Parties in the Delaware District Court. The PHI Parties filed pleadings apprising the Delaware District Court of the Third Circuit's decision on February 16, 2007, at the same time they filed their opposition to plaintiffs' motion. |
While PHI believes it has an increasingly strong legal position in the case and that it is therefore unlikely that the plaintiffs will prevail, PHI estimates that, if the plaintiffs were to prevail, the ABO and projected benefit obligation (PBO), calculated in accordance with SFAS No. 87, each would increase by approximately $12 million, assuming no change in benefits for persons who have already retired or whose employment has been terminated and using actuarial valuation data as of the time the suit was filed. The ABO represents the present value that participants have earned as of the date of calculation. This means that only service already worked and compensation already earned and paid is considered. The PBO is similar to the ABO, except that the PBO includes recognition of the effect that estimated future pay increases would have on the pension plan obligation. |
Environmental Litigation |
PHI, through its subsidiaries, is subject to regulation by various federal, regional, state, and local authorities with respect to the environmental effects of its operations, including air and water quality control, solid and hazardous waste disposal, and limitations on land use. In addition, federal and state statutes authorize governmental agencies to compel responsible parties to clean up certain abandoned or unremediated hazardous waste sites. PHI's subsidiaries may incur costs to clean up currently or formerly owned facilities or sites found to be contaminated, as well as other facilities or sites that may have been contaminated due to past disposal practices. Although penalties assessed for violations of environmental laws and regulations are not recoverable from customers of the operating utilities, environmental clean-up costs incurred by Pepco, DPL and ACE would be included by each company in its respective cost of service for ratemaking purposes. |
In July 2004, DPL entered into an administrative consent order (ACO) with the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) to perform a Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS) to further identify the extent of soil, sediment and ground and surface water contamination related to former manufactured gas plant (MGP) operations at a Cambridge, Maryland site on DPL-owned property and to investigate the extent of MGP contamination on adjacent property. The MDE has approved the RI and DPL submitted a final FS to MDE on February 15, 2007. The costs of cleanup (as determined by the RI/FS and subsequent negotiations with MDE) are anticipated to be approximately $2.7 million. The remedial action will include dredging activities within Cambridge Creek, which are expected to take place as
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In the early 1970s, both Pepco and DPL sold scrap transformers, some of which may have contained some level of PCBs, to a metal reclaimer operating at the Metal Bank/Cottman Avenue site in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, owned by a nonaffiliated company. In December 1987, Pepco and DPL were notified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that they, along with a number of other utilities and non-utilities, were PRPs in connection with the PCB contamination at the site. |
In 1994, an RI/FS including a number of possible remedies was submitted to the EPA. In 1997, the EPA issued a Record of Decision that set forth a selected remedial action plan with estimated implementation costs of approximately $17 million. In 1998, the EPA issued a unilateral administrative order to Pepco and 12 other PRPs directing them to conduct the design and actions called for in its decision. In May 2003, two of the potentially liable owner/operator entities filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. In October 2003, the bankruptcy court confirmed a reorganization plan that incorporates the terms of a settlement among the two debtor owner/operator entities, the United States and a group of utility PRPs including Pepco (the Utility PRPs). Under the bankruptcy settlement, the reorganized entity/site owner will pay a total of $13.25 million to remediate the site (the Bankruptcy Settlement). |
In March 2006, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania approved global consent decrees for the Metal Bank/Cottman Avenue site, entered into on August 23, 2005, involving the Utility PRPs, the U.S. Department of Justice, EPA, The City of Philadelphia and two owner/operators of the site. Under the terms of the settlement, the two owner/operators will make payments totaling $5.55 million to the U.S. Department of Justice and totaling $4.05 million to the Utility PRPs. The Utility PRPs will perform the remedy at the site and will be able to draw on the $13.25 million from the Bankruptcy Settlement to accomplish the remediation (the Bankruptcy Funds). The Utility PRPs will contribute funds to the extent remediation costs exceed the Bankruptcy Funds available. The Utility PRPs also will be liable for EPA costs associated with overseeing the monitoring and operation of the site remedy after the remedy construction is certified to be complete and also the cost of performing the "5 year" review of site conditions required by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980. Any Bankruptcy Funds not spent on the remedy may be used to cover the Utility PRPs' liabilities for future costs. No parties are released from potential liability for damages to natural resources. |
As of December 31, 2006, Pepco had accrued $1.7 million to meet its liability for a remedy at the Metal Bank/Cottman Avenue site. While final costs to Pepco of the settlement have not been determined, Pepco believes that its liability at this site will not have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows. |
In 1999, DPL entered into a de minimis settlement with EPA and paid approximately $107,000 to resolve its liability for cleanup costs at the Metal Bank/Cottman Avenue site. The de minimis settlement did not resolve DPL's responsibility for natural resource damages, if any, at the site. DPL believes that any liability for natural resource damages at this site will not have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
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In November 1991, the NJDEP identified ACE as a PRP at the Delilah Road Landfill site in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. In 1993, ACE, along with other PRPs, signed an ACO with NJDEP to remediate the site. The soil cap remedy for the site has been completed and the NJDEP conditionally approved the report submitted by the parties on the implementation of the remedy in January 2003. In March 2004, NJDEP approved a Ground Water Sampling and Analysis Plan. Positive results of groundwater monitoring events have resulted in a reduced level of groundwater monitoring. In August 2006, NJDEP issued a No Further Action Letter (NFA) and Covenant Not to Sue for the site. Among other things, the NFA requires the PRPs to monitor the effectiveness of institutional (deed restriction) and engineering (cap) controls at the site every two years and to continue groundwater monitoring. In March 2003, EPA demanded from the PRP group reimbursement for EPA's past costs at the site, totaling $168,789. The PRP group objected to the demand for certain costs, but agreed to reimburse EPA approximately $19,000. Based on information currently available, ACE anticipates that its share of additional cost associated with this site will be approximately $555,000 to $600,000. ACE believes that its liability for post-remedy operation and maintenance costs will not have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows. |
On January 24, 2006, PHI, Conectiv and ACE entered into an ACO with NJDEP and the Attorney General of New Jersey resolving (i) New Jersey's claim for alleged violations of the federal Clean Air Act (CAA) and (ii) the NJDEP's concerns regarding ACE's compliance with New Source Review requirements of the CAA and Air Pollution Control Act requirements with respect to the B.L. England generating facility and various other environmental issues relating to ACE and Conectiv Energy facilities in New Jersey. See Item 1 "Business -- Environmental Matters -- Air Quality Regulation." |
Federal Tax Treatment of Cross-Border Leases |
PCI maintains a portfolio of cross-border energy sale-leaseback transactions, which, as of December 31, 2006, had a book value of approximately $1.3 billion, and from which PHI currently derives approximately $57 million per year in tax benefits in the form of interest and depreciation deductions. |
On February 11, 2005, the Treasury Department and IRS issued Notice 2005-13 informing taxpayers that the IRS intends to challenge on various grounds the purported tax benefits claimed by taxpayers entering into certain sale-leaseback transactions with tax-indifferent parties (i.e., municipalities, tax-exempt and governmental entities), including those entered into on or prior to March 12, 2004 (the Notice). All of PCI's cross-border energy leases are with tax indifferent parties and were entered into prior to 2004. In addition, on June 29, 2005 the IRS published a Coordinated Issue Paper concerning the resolution of audit issues related to such transactions. PCI's cross-border energy leases are similar to those sale-leaseback transactions described in the Notice and the Coordinated Issue Paper. |
PCI's leases have been under examination by the IRS as part of the normal PHI tax audit. On June 9, 2006, the IRS issued its final revenue agent's report (RAR) for its audit of PHI's 2001 and 2002 income tax returns. In the RAR, the IRS disallowed the tax benefits claimed by PHI with respect to these leases for those years. The tax benefits claimed by PHI with respect to these leases from 2001 through December 31, 2006 were approximately $287 million. PHI has filed a protest against the IRS adjustments and the unresolved audit has been forwarded to the Appeals Office. The ultimate outcome of this issue is uncertain; however, if the IRS prevails, PHI would be subject to additional taxes, along with interest and possibly penalties on the
___________________________________________________________________________________ additional taxes, which could have a material adverse effect on PHI's financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows. PHI believes that its tax position related to these transactions was appropriate based on applicable statutes, regulations and case law, and intends to contest the adjustments proposed by the IRS; however, there is no assurance that PHI's position will prevail. |
On July 13, 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) on Financial Accounting Standards (FAS) 13-2, which amends SFAS No. 13 effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. This amendment requires a lease to be repriced and the book value adjusted when there is a change or probable change in the timing of tax benefits of the lease regardless of whether the change results in a deferral or permanent loss of tax benefits. Accordingly, a material change in the timing of cash flows under PHI's cross-border leases as the result of a settlement with the IRS would require an adjustment to the book value of the leases and a charge to earnings equal to the repricing impact of the disallowed deductions which could result in a material adverse effect on PHI's financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows. PHI believes its tax position was appropriate and at this time does not believe there is a probable change in the timing of its tax benefits that would require repricing the leases and a charge to earnings. |
On February 1, 2007 the U.S. Senate passed the Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007. Included in this legislation is a provision which would apply passive loss limitation rules to leases with foreign tax indifferent parties effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006, even if the leases were entered into on or prior to March 12, 2004. On February 16, 2007, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Small Business Relief Act of 2007. This bill does not include any provision that would modify the current treatment of leases with tax indifferent parties. Enactment into law of a bill that is similar to that passed by the U.S. Senate in its current form could result in a material delay of the income tax benefits that PCI would receive in connection with its cross-border energy leases. Furthermore, under FSP FAS 13-2, PHI would be required to adjust the book values of its leases and record a charge to earnings equal to the repricing impact of the disallowed deductions which could result in a material adverse effect on PHI's financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. The U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate are expected to hold a conference in the near future to reconcile the differences in the two bills to determine the final legislation. |
IRS Mixed Service Cost Issue |
During 2001, Pepco, DPL, and ACE changed their methods of accounting with respect to capitalizable construction costs for income tax purposes. The change allowed the companies to accelerate the deduction of certain expenses that were previously capitalized and depreciated. Through December 31, 2005, these accelerated deductions generated incremental tax cash flow benefits of approximately $205 million (consisting of $94 million for Pepco, $62 million for DPL, and $49 million for ACE) for the companies, primarily attributable to their 2001 tax returns. |
On August 2, 2005, the Treasury Department released regulations that, if adopted in their current form, would require Pepco, DPL, and ACE to change their method of accounting with respect to capitalizable construction costs for income tax purposes for tax periods beginning in 2005. Based on those regulations, PHI in its 2005 federal tax return adopted an alternative method of accounting for capitalizable construction costs that management believes will be acceptable to the IRS.
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On the same day that the new regulations were released, the IRS issued Revenue Ruling 2005-53, which is intended to limit the ability of certain taxpayers to utilize the method of accounting for income tax purposes they utilized on their tax returns for 2004 and prior years with respect to capitalizable construction costs. In line with this Revenue Ruling, the IRS RAR for the 2001 and 2002 tax returns disallowed substantially all of the incremental tax benefits that Pepco, DPL and ACE had claimed on those returns by requiring the companies to capitalize and depreciate certain expenses rather than treat such expenses as current deductions. PHI's protest of the IRS adjustments is among the unresolved audit matters relating to the 2001 and 2002 audits pending before the Appeals Office. |
In February 2006, PHI paid approximately $121 million of taxes to cover the amount of taxes that management estimated to be payable based on the method of tax accounting that PHI, pursuant to the proposed regulations, has adopted on its 2005 tax return. However, if the IRS is successful in requiring Pepco, DPL and ACE to capitalize and depreciate construction costs that result in a tax and interest assessment greater than management's estimate of $121 million, PHI will be required to pay additional taxes and interest only to the extent these adjustments exceed the $121 million payment made in February 2006. |
IRS Examination of Like-Kind Exchange Transaction |
In 2001, Conectiv and certain of its subsidiaries (the Conectiv Group) were divesting nonstrategic electric generating facilities and replacing these facilities with mid-merit electric generating capacity. As part of this strategy, the Conectiv Group exchanged its interests in two older coal-fired plants for the more efficient gas-fired Hay Road II generating facility, which was owned by an unaffiliated third party. For tax purposes, Conectiv treated the transaction as a "like-kind exchange" under IRC Section 1031. As a result, approximately $88 million of taxable gain was deferred for federal income tax purposes. |
The transaction was examined by the IRS as part of the normal Conectiv tax audit. In May 2006, the IRS issued its RAR for the audit of Conectiv's 2000, 2001 and 2002 income tax returns. In the RAR, the IRS exam team disallowed the qualification of the exchange under IRC Section 1031. In July 2006, Conectiv filed a protest of this disallowance to the IRS Office of Appeals. |
PHI believes that its tax position related to this transaction is proper based on applicable statutes, regulations and case law and intends to vigorously contest the disallowance. However, there is no absolute assurance that Conectiv's position will prevail. If the IRS prevails, Conectiv would be subject to additional income taxes, interest and possible penalties. However, a portion of the denied benefit would be offset by additional tax depreciation. |
As of December 31, 2006, if the IRS fully prevails, the potential cash impact on PHI would be current income tax and interest payments of approximately $29 million and the earnings impact would be approximately $7 million in after-tax interest. |
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
General |
The SEC has defined a company's most critical accounting policies as the ones that are most important to the portrayal of its financial condition and results of operations, and which require the company to make its most difficult and subjective judgments, often as a result of the need to
___________________________________________________________________________________ make estimates of matters that are inherently uncertain. Critical estimates represent those estimates and assumptions that may be material due to the levels of subjectivity and judgment necessary to account for highly uncertain matters or the susceptibility of such matters to change, and that have a material impact on financial condition or operating performance. |
Use of Estimates |
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, such as Statement of Position 94-6, "Disclosure of Certain Significant Risks and Uncertainties," requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. |
Examples of significant estimates used by Pepco Holdings include the assessment of contingencies and the need/amount for reserves of future receipts from Mirant (see "Relationship with Mirant Corporation"), the calculation of future cash flows and fair value amounts for use in goodwill and asset impairment evaluations, fair value calculations (based on estimated market pricing) associated with derivative instruments, pension and other postretirement benefits assumptions, unbilled revenue calculations, and the judgment involved with assessing the probability of recovery of regulatory assets. Additionally, PHI is subject to legal, regulatory, and other proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of our business. Pepco Holdings records an estimated liability for these proceedings and claims based upon the probable and reasonably estimable criteria contained in SFAS No. 5, "Accounting for Contingencies." Although Pepco Holdings believes that its estimates and assumptions are reasonable, they are based upon information available to management at the time the estimates are made. Actual results may differ significantly from these estimates. |
Goodwill Impairment Evaluation |
Pepco Holdings believes that the estimates involved in its goodwill impairment evaluation process represent "Critical Accounting Estimates" because (i) they may be susceptible to change from period to period because management is required to make assumptions and judgments about the discounting of future cash flows, which are inherently uncertain, (ii) actual results could vary from those used in Pepco Holdings' estimates and the impact of such variations could be material, and (iii) the impact that recognizing an impairment would have on Pepco Holdings' assets and the net loss related to an impairment charge could be material. |
The provisions of SFAS No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets," require the evaluation of goodwill for impairment at least annually and more frequently if events and circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. SFAS No. 142 indicates that if the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, including goodwill, an impairment charge may be necessary. The goodwill generated in the transaction by which Pepco acquired Conectiv in 2002 was allocated to Pepco Holdings' Power Delivery segment. In order to estimate the fair value of its Power Delivery segment, Pepco Holdings discounts the estimated future cash flows associated with the segment using a discounted cash flow model with a single interest rate that is commensurate with the risk involved with such an investment. The estimation of fair value is dependent on a number of factors, including but not limited to interest rates, future growth assumptions, operating and capital expenditure requirements and other factors, changes in which could materially impact the results of impairment testing. Pepco Holdings tested its goodwill for
___________________________________________________________________________________ impairment as of July 1, 2006. This testing concluded that Pepco Holdings' goodwill balance was not impaired. A hypothetical decrease in the Power Delivery segment's forecasted cash flows of 10 percent would not have resulted in an impairment charge. |
Long-Lived Assets Impairment Evaluation |
Pepco Holdings believes that the estimates involved in its long-lived asset impairment evaluation process represent "Critical Accounting Estimates" because (i) they are highly susceptible to change from period to period because management is required to make assumptions and judgments about undiscounted and discounted future cash flows and fair values, which are inherently uncertain, (ii) actual results could vary from those used in Pepco Holdings' estimates and the impact of such variations could be material, and (iii) the impact that recognizing an impairment would have on Pepco Holdings' assets as well as the net loss related to an impairment charge could be material. |
SFAS No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets," requires that certain long-lived assets must be tested for recoverability whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment loss may only be recognized if the carrying amount of an asset is not recoverable and the carrying amount exceeds its fair value. The asset is deemed not to be recoverable when its carrying amount exceeds the sum of the undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset. In order to estimate an asset's future cash flows, Pepco Holdings considers historical cash flows. Pepco Holdings uses its best estimates in making these evaluations and considers various factors, including forward price curves for energy, fuel costs, legislative initiatives, and operating costs. The process of determining fair value is done consistent with the process described in assessing the fair value of goodwill, which is discussed above. |
For a discussion of PHI's impairment losses during 2006, refer to the "Impairment Losses" section in the accompanying Consolidated Results of Operations discussion. |
Derivative Instruments |
Pepco Holdings believes that the estimates involved in accounting for its derivative instruments represent "Critical Accounting Estimates" because (i) the fair value of the instruments are highly susceptible to changes in market value and/or interest rate fluctuations, (ii) there are significant uncertainties in modeling techniques used to measure fair value in certain circumstances, (iii) actual results could vary from those used in Pepco Holdings' estimates and the impact of such variations could be material, and (iv) changes in fair values and market prices could result in material impacts to Pepco Holdings' assets, liabilities, other comprehensive income (loss), and results of operations. See Note (2), "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Accounting for Derivatives" to the consolidated financial statements of PHI included in Item 8 for information on PHI's accounting for derivatives. |
Pepco Holdings and its subsidiaries use derivative instruments primarily to manage risk associated with commodity prices and interest rates. SFAS No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities," as amended, governs the accounting treatment for derivatives and requires that derivative instruments be measured at fair value. The fair value of derivatives is determined using quoted exchange prices where available. For instruments that are not traded on an exchange, external broker quotes are used to determine fair value. For some
___________________________________________________________________________________ custom and complex instruments, an internal model is used to interpolate broker quality price information. The same valuation methods are used to determine the value of non-derivative, commodity exposure for risk management purposes. |
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans |
Pepco Holdings believes that the estimates involved in reporting the costs of providing pension and other postretirement benefits represent "Critical Accounting Estimates" because (i) they are based on an actuarial calculation that includes a number of assumptions which are subjective in nature, (ii) they are dependent on numerous factors resulting from actual plan experience and assumptions of future experience, and (iii) changes in assumptions could impact Pepco Holdings' expected future cash funding requirements for the plans and would have an impact on the projected benefit obligations, the reported pension and other postretirement benefit liability on the balance sheet, and the reported annual net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit cost on the income statement. In terms of quantifying the anticipated impact of a change in assumptions, Pepco Holdings estimates that a .25% change in the discount rate used to value the benefit obligations could result in a $5 million impact on its consolidated balance sheets and statements of earnings. Additionally, Pepco Holdings estimates that a .25% change in the expected return on plan assets could result in a $4 million impact on the consolidated balance sheets and statements of earnings and a .25% change in the assumed healthcare cost trend rate could result in a $.5 million impact on its consolidated balance sheets and statements of earnings. Pepco Holdings' management consults with its actuaries and investment consultants when selecting its plan assumptions. |
Pepco Holdings follows the guidance of SFAS No. 87, "Employers' Accounting for Pensions," SFAS No. 106, "Employers' Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions," and SFAS No. 158, "Employers' Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106 and 132(R)" (SFAS No. 158), when accounting for these benefits. Under these accounting standards, assumptions are made regarding the valuation of benefit obligations and the performance of plan assets. In accordance with these standards, the impact of changes in these assumptions and the difference between actual and expected or estimated results on pension and postretirement obligations is generally recognized over the working lives of the employees who benefit under the plans rather than immediately recognized in the statements of earnings. Plan assets are stated at their market value as of the measurement date, which is December 31. |
Regulation of Power Delivery Operations |
The requirements of SFAS No. 71, "Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types of Regulation," apply to the Power Delivery businesses of Pepco, DPL, and ACE. Pepco Holdings believes that the judgment involved in accounting for its regulated activities represent "Critical Accounting Estimates" because (i) a significant amount of judgment is required (including but not limited to the interpretation of laws and regulatory commission orders) to assess the probability of the recovery of regulatory assets, (ii) actual results and interpretations could vary from those used in Pepco Holdings' estimates and the impact of such variations could be material, and (iii) the impact that writing off a regulatory asset would have on Pepco Holdings' assets and the net loss related to the charge could be material.
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Unbilled Revenue |
Unbilled revenue represents an estimate of revenue earned from services rendered by Pepco Holdings' utility operations that have not yet been billed. Pepco Holdings' utility operations calculate unbilled revenue using an output based methodology. This methodology is based on the supply of electricity or gas distributed to customers. Pepco Holdings believes that the estimates involved in its unbilled revenue process represent "Critical Accounting Estimates" because management is required to make assumptions and judgments about input factors such as customer sales mix and estimated power line losses (estimates of electricity expected to be lost in the process of its transmission and distribution to customers), all of which are inherently uncertain and susceptible to change from period to period, the impact of which could be material. |
New Accounting Standards |
FSP FTB 85-4-1, "Accounting for Life Settlement Contracts by Third-Party Investors" |
In March 2006, the FASB issued FSP FASB Technical Bulletin (FTB) 85-4-1, "Accounting for Life Settlement Contracts by Third-Party Investors" (FSP FTB 85-4-1). This FSP provides initial and subsequent measurement guidance and financial statement presentation and disclosure guidance for investments by third-party investors in life settlement contracts. FSP FTB 85-4-1 also amends certain provisions of FASB Technical Bulletin No. 85-4, "Accounting for Purchases of Life Insurance," and SFAS No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities." The guidance in FSP FTB 85-4-1 applies prospectively for all new life settlement contracts and is effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2006 (the year ending December 31, 2007 for Pepco Holdings). Pepco Holdings has evaluated the impact of FSP FTB 85-4-1 and does not anticipate its adoption will have a material impact on its overall financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. |
EITF 04-13, "Accounting for Purchases and Sales of Inventory with the Same Counterparty" |
In September 2005, the FASB ratified EITF Issue No. 04-13, "Accounting for Purchases and Sales of Inventory with the Same Counterparty" (EITF 04-13), which addresses circumstances under which two or more exchange transactions involving inventory with the same counterparty should be viewed as a single exchange transaction for the purposes of evaluating the effect of Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion 29, "Accounting for Nonmonetary Transactions." EITF 04-13 is effective for new arrangements entered into, or modifications or renewals of existing arrangements, beginning in the first interim or annual reporting period beginning after March 15, 2006. |
Pepco Holdings implemented EITF 04-13 on April 1, 2006. The implementation did not have a material impact on Pepco Holdings' overall financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows for the second quarter of 2006. |
SFAS No. 155, "Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments - an amendment of FASB Statements No. 133 and 140" |
In February 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 155, "Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments - an amendment of FASB Statements No. 133 and 140" (SFAS No. 155). SFAS No. 155 amends FASB Statements No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities," and No. 140, "Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities." SFAS No. 155 resolves issues addressed in Statement 133
___________________________________________________________________________________ Implementation Issue No. D1, "Application of Statement 133 to Beneficial Interests in Securitized Financial Assets." SFAS No. 155 is effective for all financial instruments acquired or issued after the beginning of an entity's first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006 (year ending December 31, 2007 for Pepco Holdings). Pepco Holdings has evaluated the impact of SFAS No. 155 and does not anticipate that its implementation will have a material impact on its overall financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. |
SFAS No. 156, "Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140" |
In March 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 156, "Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets" (SFAS No. 156), an amendment of SFAS No. 140, "Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities," with respect to the accounting for separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities. SFAS No. 156 requires an entity to recognize a servicing asset or servicing liability upon undertaking an obligation to service a financial asset via certain servicing contracts, and for all separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities to be initially measured at fair value, if practicable. Subsequent measurement is permitted using either the amortization method or the fair value measurement method for each class of separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities. |
SFAS No. 156 is effective as of the beginning of an entity's first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006 (year ending December 31, 2007 for Pepco Holdings). Application is to be applied prospectively to all transactions following adoption of SFAS No. 156. Pepco Holdings has evaluated the impact of SFAS No. 156 and does not anticipate its adoption will have a material impact on its overall financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. |
FSP FIN 46(R)-6, "Determining the Variability to Be Considered in Applying FASB Interpretation No. 46(R)" |
In April 2006, the FASB issued FSP FASB Interpretation Number (FIN) 46(R)-6, "Determining the Variability to Be Considered in Applying FASB Interpretation No. 46(R)" (FSP FIN 46(R)-6), which provides guidance on how to determine the variability to be considered in applying FIN 46(R), "Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities." |
The guidance in FSP FIN 46(R)-6 is applicable prospectively beginning the first day of the first reporting period beginning after June 15, 2006. |
Pepco Holdings started applying the guidance in FSP FIN 46(R)-6 to new and modified arrangements effective July 1, 2006. |
EITF Issue No. 06-3, "Disclosure Requirements for Taxes Assessed by a Governmental Authority on Revenue-producing Transactions" |
On June 28, 2006, the FASB ratified EITF Issue No. 06-3, "Disclosure Requirements for Taxes Assessed by a Governmental Authority on Revenue-producing Transactions" (EITF 06-3). EITF 06-3 provides guidance on an entity's disclosure of its accounting policy regarding the gross or net presentation of certain taxes and provides that if taxes included in gross revenues are significant, a company should disclose the amount of such taxes for each period for which an income statement is presented (i.e., both interim and annual periods). Taxes within the scope of EITF 06-3 are those that are imposed on and concurrent with a specific
___________________________________________________________________________________ revenue-producing transaction. Taxes assessed on an entity's activities over a period of time are not within the scope of EITF 06-3. EITF 06-3 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2006 (March 31, 2007 for Pepco Holdings) although earlier application is permitted. |
Pepco Holdings does not anticipate that the adoption of EITF 06-3 will materially impact its disclosure requirements. |
FSP FAS 13-2, "Accounting for a Change or Projected Change in the Timing of Cash Flows Relating to Income Taxes Generated by a Leveraged Lease Transaction" |
On July 13, 2006, the FASB issued FSP FAS 13-2, "Accounting for a Change or Projected Change in the Timing of Cash Flows Relating to Income Taxes Generated by a Leveraged Lease Transaction" (FSP FAS 13-2). FSP FAS 13-2, which amends SFAS No. 13, "Accounting for Leases," addresses how a change or projected change in the timing of cash flows relating to income taxes generated by a leveraged lease transaction affects the accounting by a lessor for that lease. |
FSP FAS 13-2 will not be effective until the first fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2006 (year ending December 31, 2007 for Pepco Holdings). A material change in the timing of cash flows under PHI's cross-border leases as the result of a settlement with the Internal Revenue Service or a change in tax law would require an adjustment to the book value of the leases and a charge to earnings equal to the repricing impact of the disallowed deductions which could result in a material adverse effect on PHI's financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows. |
FIN 48, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes" |
On July 13, 2006, the FASB issued FIN 48, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes" (FIN 48). FIN 48 clarifies the criteria for recognition of tax benefits in accordance with SFAS No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes," and prescribes a financial statement recognition threshold and measurement attribute for a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Specifically, it clarifies that an entity's tax benefits must be "more likely than not" of being sustained prior to recording the related tax benefit in the financial statements. If the position drops below the "more likely than not" standard, the benefit can no longer be recognized. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. |
FIN 48 is effective the first fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2006 (year ending December 31, 2007 for Pepco Holdings). Pepco Holdings has completed its evaluation of FIN 48, which resulted in an immaterial impact to its retained earnings at January 1, 2007, and no impact on its results of operations and cash flows. |
SFAS No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements" |
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements" (SFAS No. 157) which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in GAAP, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements and does not require any new fair value measurements. However, it is possible that the application of this Statement
___________________________________________________________________________________ will change current practice with respect to the definition of fair value, the methods used to measure fair value, and the expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. |
SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years (year ending December 31, 2008 for Pepco Holdings). |
Pepco Holdings is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of SFAS No. 157 on its financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. |
FSP AUG AIR-1, "Accounting for Planned Major Maintenance Activities" |
On September 8, 2006, the FASB issued FSP AUG AIR-1, which prohibits the use of the accrue-in-advance method of accounting for planned major maintenance activities in annual and interim financial reporting periods. FSP AUG AIR-1 is effective the first fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2006 (year ending December 31, 2007 for Pepco Holdings). |
Pepco Holdings does not believe that the implementation of FSP AUG AIR-1 will have a material impact on its financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. |
"Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108" |
On September 13, 2006, the SEC issued SAB No. 108 (SAB 108) which expresses the SEC staff's views on the process of quantifying financial statement misstatements. SAB 108 requires that registrants quantify the impact of correcting all misstatements, including both the carryover and reversing effects of prior year misstatements, on the current year financial statements by quantifying an error using both the rollover and iron curtain approaches and by evaluating the error measured under each approach. Under SAB 108, a registrant's financial statements would require adjustment when either approach results in a material misstatement, after considering all relevant quantitative and qualitative factors. Further, the SEC believes that a registrant's materiality assessment of an identified unadjusted error should quantify the effects of the identified unadjusted error on each financial statement and related financial statement disclosure. SAB 108 is effective for fiscal years ending on or after November 15, 2006. |
Pepco Holdings implemented the guidance provided in SAB 108 during the year ended December 31, 2006. |
EITF Issue No. 06-5, "Accounting for Purchases of Life Insurance -- Determining the Amount That Could Be Realized in Accordance with FASB Technical Bulletin No. 85-4, Accounting for Purchases of Life Insurance" |
On September 20, 2006, the FASB ratified EITF Issue No. 06-5, "Accounting for Purchases of Life Insurance -- Determining the Amount That Could Be Realized in Accordance with FASB Technical Bulletin No. 85-4, Accounting for Purchases of Life Insurance" (EITF 06-5) which provides guidance on whether an entity should consider the contractual ability to surrender all of the individual-life policies (or certificates under a group life policy) together when determining the amount that could be realized in accordance with FTB 85-4, and whether a guarantee of the additional value associated with the group life policy affects that determination. EITF 06-5 provides that a policyholder should (i) determine the amount that could be realized under the insurance contract assuming the surrender of an individual-life by individual-life policy (or certificate by certificate in a group policy) and (ii) not discount the cash surrender value component of the amount that could be realized when contractual restrictions on the ability to
___________________________________________________________________________________ surrender a policy exist unless contractual limitations prescribe that the cash surrender value component of the amount that could be realized is a fixed amount, in which case the amount that could be realized should be discounted in accordance with Opinion 21. EITF 06-5 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 (year ending December 31, 2007 for Pepco Holdings). |
Pepco Holdings does not anticipate that the adoption of EITF 06-5 will materially impact its disclosure requirements. |
FASB Staff Position No. EITF 00-19-2, "Accounting for Registration Payment Arrangements" |
On December 21, 2006, the FASB issued FSP No. EITF 00-19-2, "Accounting for Registration Payment Arrangements" (FSP EITF 00-19-2), which addresses an issuer's accounting for registration payment arrangements and specifies that the contingent obligation to make future payments or otherwise transfer consideration under a registration payment arrangement, whether issued as a separate agreement or included as a provision of a financial instrument or other agreement, should be separately recognized and measured in accordance with FASB SFAS No. 5, "Accounting for Contingencies." FSP EITF 00-19-2 is effective immediately for registration payment arrangements and the financial instruments subject to those arrangements that are entered into or modified subsequent to the date of its issuance. For registration payment arrangements and financial instruments subject to those arrangements that were entered into prior to the issuance of FSP EITF 00-19-2, this guidance shall be effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006, and interim periods within those fiscal years (December 31, 2007 for Pepco Holdings). |
Pepco Holdings is evaluating the impact, if any, of FSP EITF 00-19-2 and does not anticipate its adoption will have a material impact on its overall financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. |
SFAS No. 159, "The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities - Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115" |
On February 15, 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No.159, "The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities - Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115" (SFAS No. 159) which permits entities to choose to elect to measure eligible financial instruments at fair value. The objective of SFAS No. 159 is to improve financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. SFAS No. 159 applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements and does not require any new fair value measurements. However, it is possible that the application of SFAS No. 159 will change current practice with respect to the definition of fair value, the methods used to measure fair value, and the expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. |
SFAS No.159 establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between companies that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. SFAS No. 159 requires companies to provide additional information that will help investors and other users of financial statements to more easily understand the effect of the company's choice to use fair value on its earnings. It also requires entities to display the fair value of those assets and liabilities for which the company has chosen to use fair
___________________________________________________________________________________ value on the face of the balance sheet. SFAS No. 159 does not eliminate disclosure requirements included in other accounting standards. |
SFAS No. 159 applies to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 (year ending December 31, 2008 for Pepco Holdings), with early adoption permitted for an entity that has also elected to apply the provisions of SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. An entity is prohibited from retrospectively applying SFAS No. 159, unless it chooses early adoption. SFAS No. 159 also applies to eligible items existing at November 15, 2007 (or early adoption date). Pepco Holdings is in the process of evaluating the impact of SFAS No. 159 on its financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. |
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS |
Some of the statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are subject to the safe harbor created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include declarations regarding Pepco Holdings' intents, beliefs and current expectations. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential" or "continue" or the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. Any forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results could differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve estimates, assumptions, known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause PHI's or PHI's industry's actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. |
The forward-looking statements contained herein are qualified in their entirety by reference to the following important factors, which are difficult to predict, contain uncertainties, are beyond Pepco Holdings' control and may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements: |
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Prevailing governmental policies and regulatory actions affecting the energy industry, including allowed rates of return, industry and rate structure, acquisition and disposal of assets and facilities, operation and construction of plant facilities, recovery of purchased power expenses, and present or prospective wholesale and retail competition; |
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Changes in and compliance with environmental and safety laws and policies; |
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Weather conditions; |
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Population growth rates and demographic patterns; |
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Competition for retail and wholesale customers; |
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General economic conditions, including potential negative impacts resulting from an economic downturn; |
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Growth in demand, sales and capacity to fulfill demand; |
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Changes in tax rates or policies or in rates of inflation; |
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Changes in accounting standards or practices; |
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Changes in project costs; |
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Unanticipated changes in operating expenses and capital expenditures; |
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The ability to obtain funding in the capital markets on favorable terms; |
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Rules and regulations imposed by Federal and/or state regulatory commissions, PJM and other regional transmission organizations (NY ISO, ISO New England), the North American Electric Reliability Council and other applicable electric reliability organizations; |
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Legal and administrative proceedings (whether civil or criminal) and settlements that affect PHI's business and profitability; |
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Pace of entry into new markets; |
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Volatility in market demand and prices for energy, capacity and fuel; |
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Interest rate fluctuations and credit market concerns; and |
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Effects of geopolitical events, including the threat of domestic terrorism. |
Any forward-looking statements speak only as to the date of this Annual Report and Pepco Holdings undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for Pepco Holdings to predict all of such factors, nor can Pepco Holdings assess the impact of any such factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. |
The foregoing review of factors should not be construed as exhaustive. |
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION |
POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY |
GENERAL OVERVIEW |
Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco) is engaged in the transmission and distribution of electricity in Washington, D.C. and major portions of Montgomery County and Prince George's County in suburban Maryland. Pepco provides Default Electricity Supply, which is the supply of electricity at regulated rates to retail customers in its territories who do not elect to purchase electricity from a competitive supplier, in both the District of Columbia and Maryland. Default Electricity Supply is known as Standard Offer Service (SOS) in both the District of Columbia and Maryland. Pepco's service territory covers approximately 640 square miles and has a population of approximately 2.1 million. As of December 31, 2006, approximately 57% of delivered electricity sales were to Maryland customers and approximately 43% were to Washington, D.C. customers. |
Pepco is a wholly owned subsidiary of Pepco Holdings, Inc. (PHI or Pepco Holdings). Because PHI is a public utility holding company subject to the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 (PUHCA 2005), the relationship between PHI and Pepco and certain activities of Pepco are subject to the regulatory oversight of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under PUHCA 2005. |
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |
The following results of operations discussion is for the year ended December 31, 2006 compared to the year ended December 31, 2005. Other than this disclosure, information under this item has been omitted in accordance with General Instruction I(2)(a) to the Form 10-K. All amounts in the tables (except sales and customers) are in millions of dollars. |
Operating Revenue |
2006 |
2005 |
Change |
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Regulated T&D Electric Revenue |
$ |
854.1 |
$ |
885.3 |
$ |
(31.2) |
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Default Supply Revenue |
1,331.7 |
929.8 |
401.9 |
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Other Electric Revenue |
30.7 |
30.2 |
.5 |
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Total Operating Revenue |
$ |
2,216.5 |
$ |
1,845.3 |
$ |
371.2 |
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The table above shows the amount of Operating Revenue earned that is subject to price regulation (Regulated Transmission and Distribution (T&D) Electric Revenue and Default Supply Revenue) and that which is not subject to price regulation (Other Electric Revenue). Regulated T&D Electric Revenue consists of the revenue Pepco receives for delivery of electricity to its customers for which service Pepco is paid regulated rates. Default Supply Revenue is the revenue received from Default Electricity Supply. The costs related to the supply of electricity are included in Fuel and Purchased Energy expense. Other Electric Revenue includes revenue for work and services performed on behalf of customers including other utilities that is not subject to price regulation. Work and services includes mutual assistance to other utilities, highway relocation, rents, late payments, and collection fees.
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Regulated T&D Electric |
Regulated T&D Electric Revenue |
2006 |
2005 |
Change |
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Residential |
$ |
244.7 |
$ |
253.4 |
$ |
(8.7) |
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Commercial |
501.8 |
513.9 |
(12.1) |
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Industrial |
- |
- |
- |
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Other (Includes PJM Interconnection LLC (PJM)) |
107.6 |
118.0 |
(10.4) |
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Total Regulated T&D Electric Revenue |
$ |
854.1 |
$ |
885.3 |
$ |
(31.2) |
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Regulated T&D Electric Sales |
2006 |
2005 |
Change |
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Residential |
7,694 |
8,024 |
(330) |
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Commercial |
18,632 |
19,407 |
(775) |
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Industrial |
- |
- |
- |
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Other |
162 |
163 |
(1) |
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Total Regulated T&D Electric Sales |
26,488 |
27,594 |
(1,106) |
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Regulated T&D Electric Customers (000s) |
2006 |
2005 |
Change |
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Residential |
680 |
674 |
6 |
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Commercial |
73 |
73 |
- |
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Industrial |
- |
- |
- |
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Other |
- |
- |
- |
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Total Regulated T&D Electric Customers |
753 |
747 |
6 |
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Regulated T&D Electric Revenue decreased by $31.2 million primarily due to the following: (i) $24.6 million decrease due to lower weather-related sales, the result of a 15% decrease in Heating Degree Days and 11% decrease in Cooling Degree Days in 2006, (ii) $9.8 million decrease in network transmission revenues due to a decrease in PJM zonal transmission rates, (iii) $7.1 million decrease in estimated unbilled revenue due to an adjustment recorded in the fourth quarter of 2005, primarily reflecting a modification of the estimation process (including $3.3 million of tax pass-throughs), offset by (iv) $7.6 million increase due to customer growth of 0.8%, and (v) $7.4 million increase primarily due to differences in consumption among the various customer rate classes. |
Default Electricity Supply |
Default Supply Revenue |
2006 |
2005 |
Change |
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Residential |
$ |
611.8 |
$ |
470.1 |
$ |
141.7 |
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Commercial |
712.6 |
455.0 |
257.6 |
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Industrial |
- |
- |
- |
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Other (Includes PJM) |
7.3 |
4.7 |
2.6 |
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Total Default Supply Revenue |
$ |
1,331.7 |
$ |
929.8 |
$ |
401.9 |
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Default Electricity Supply Sales (Gwh) |
2006 |
2005 |
Change |
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Residential |
7,269 |
7,446 |
(177) |
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Commercial |
8,160 |
7,170 |
990 |
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Industrial |
- |
- |
- |
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Other |
33 |
60 |
(27) |
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Total Default Electricity Supply Sales |
15,462 |
14,676 |
786 |
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Default Electricity Supply Customers (000s) |
2006 |
2005 |
Change |
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Residential |
652 |
641 |
11 |
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Commercial |
54 |
61 |
(7) |
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Industrial |
- |
- |
- |
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Other |
- |
- |
- |
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Total Default Electricity Supply |
706 |
702 |
4 |
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Default Supply Revenue increased by $401.9 million primarily due to: (i) $346.7 million in higher retail energy rates, primarily resulting from new market based rates in the District of Columbia, in February 2005 and June 2006, and in Maryland June 2006, (ii) $78.2 million increase due to higher Default Electricity Supply sales in 2006, offset by (iii) $40.9 million decrease due to weather-related sales, the result of 15% decrease in Heating Degree Days and 11% decrease in Cooling Degree Days in 2006 (partially offset in Fuel and Purchased Energy expense). |
For the year ended December 31, 2006, Pepco's Maryland customers served by Pepco represented 60% of Pepco's total Maryland sales, and Pepco's District of Columbia customers served by Pepco represented 57% of Pepco's total District of Columbia sales. For the year ended December 31, 2005, Pepco's Maryland customers served by Pepco represented 62% of Pepco's total Maryland sales, and Pepco's District of Columbia customers served by Pepco represented 41% of Pepco's total District of Columbia sales. |
Operating Expenses |
Fuel and Purchased Energy |
Fuel and Purchased Energy associated with Default Electricity Supply sales increased by $386.0 million to $1,299.7 million in 2006, from $913.7 million in 2005. The increase is primarily due to: (i) $337.3 million increase in average energy costs, the result of new supply contracts in June 2006 and 2005, (ii) $116.4 million increase due to increased Default Electricity Supply load in 2006, partially offset by (iii) $69.5 million decrease in sales and rate variances, primarily due to weather and customer usage (partially offset in Default Supply Revenue). |
Other Operation and Maintenance |
Other Operation and Maintenance expenses decreased by $3.0 million to $277.3 million in 2006, from $280.3 million in 2005. The decrease was primarily due to the following: (i) $7.0 million decrease in legal expenses primarily related to Mirant Corporation and its predecessors and its subsidiaries (Mirant), (ii) $5.6 million decrease in corporate allocations, (iii) $3.9 million decrease due to a write-off of software in 2005, offset by (iv) $5.2 million increase in Default
___________________________________________________________________________________ Electricity Supply costs (partially deferred and recoverable), (v) $4.9 million increase due to the 2005 Mirant uncollectible reserve reduction, and (vi) $4.0 million increase in information technology business systems costs. |
Depreciation and Amortization |
Depreciation and Amortization expenses increased by $4.4 million to $166.2 million in 2006, from $161.8 million in 2005 primarily due to plant additions. |
Other Taxes |
Other Taxes decreased by $3.0 million to $273.1 million in 2006, from $276.1 million in 2005. The decrease was primarily due to (i) $7.2 million decrease due to lower pass-throughs, resulting from lower Gwh sales (partially offset in Regulated T&D Revenue), partially offset by (ii) a $4.8 million District of Columbia delivery tax adjustment that corrected amounts that were previously recorded. |
Gain on Sales of Assets |
The Gain on Sales of Assets of $72.4 million in 2005 primarily resulted from a $68.1 million gain from the sale of non-utility land located at Buzzard Point in the District of Columbia. |
Gain on Settlement of Claims with Mirant |
The Gain on Settlement of Claims with Mirant of $70.5 million in 2005 represents a settlement (net of customer sharing) with Mirant of Pepco's $105 million allowed, pre-petition general unsecured claim against Mirant ($70 million gain) and a Pepco asbestos claim against the Mirant bankruptcy estate ($.5 million gain). See "Regulatory and Other Matters - Relationship with Mirant Corporation" for additional information. |
Other Income (Expenses) |
Other Expenses decreased by $6.3 million to a net expense of $57.4 million in 2006, from a net expense of $63.7 million in 2005. This decrease was primarily due to a decrease in interest expense resulting from debt maturities. |
Income Tax Expense |
Pepco's effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2006 was 40% as compared to the federal statutory rate of 35%. The major reasons for this difference were state income taxes (net of federal benefit) and the flow-through of certain book tax depreciation and amortization differences, partially offset by the flow-through of tax credits and the flow-through of certain asset removal costs. |
Pepco's effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2005 was 44% as compared to the federal statutory rate of 35%. The major reasons for this difference were state income taxes (net of federal benefit), the flow-through of certain book tax depreciation and amortization differences, and changes in estimates related to tax liabilities of prior tax years subject to audit (primarily due to the mixed service costs issued under Internal Revenue Service Revenue Ruling 2005-53), partially offset by the flow-through of tax credits.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS |
Some of the statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are subject to the safe harbor created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include declarations regarding Pepco's intents, beliefs and current expectations. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential" or "continue" or the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. Any forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results could differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve estimates, assumptions, known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause Pepco's or Pepco's industry's actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. |
The forward-looking statements contained herein are qualified in their entirety by reference to the following important factors, which are difficult to predict, contain uncertainties, are beyond Pepco's control and may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements: |
· |
Prevailing governmental policies and regulatory actions affecting the energy industry, including allowed rates of return, industry and rate structure, acquisition and disposal of assets and facilities, operation and construction of plant facilities, recovery of purchased power expenses, and present or prospective wholesale and retail competition; |
· |
Changes in and compliance with environmental and safety laws and policies; |
· |
Weather conditions; |
· |
Population growth rates and demographic patterns; |
· |
Competition for retail and wholesale customers; |
· |
General economic conditions, including potential negative impacts resulting from an economic downturn; |
· |
Growth in demand, sales and capacity to fulfill demand; |
· |
Changes in tax rates or policies or in rates of inflation; |
· |
Changes in project costs; |
· |
Unanticipated changes in operating expenses and capital expenditures; |
· |
The ability to obtain funding in the capital markets on favorable terms; |
· |
Restrictions imposed by Federal and/or state regulatory commissions; |
· |
Legal and administrative proceedings (whether civil or criminal) and settlements that affect Pepco's business and profitability; |
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· |
Volatility in market demand and prices for energy, capacity and fuel; |
· |
Interest rate fluctuations and credit market concerns; and |
· |
Effects of geopolitical events, including the threat of domestic terrorism. |
Any forward-looking statements speak only as to the date of this Annual Report and Pepco undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for Pepco to predict all of such factors, nor can Pepco assess the impact of any such factor on Pepco's business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. |
The foregoing review of factors should not be construed as exhaustive. |
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION |
DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY |
GENERAL OVERVIEW |
Delmarva Power & Light Company (DPL) is engaged in the transmission and distribution of electricity in Delaware and portions of Maryland and Virginia. DPL provides Default Electricity Supply, which is the supply of electricity at regulated rates to retail customers in its territories who do not elect to purchase electricity from a competitive supplier. Default Electricity Supply is also known as Default Service in Virginia, as Standard Offer Service (SOS) in Maryland and in Delaware on and after May 1, 2006, and as Provider of Last Resort service in Delaware before May 1, 2006. DPL's electricity distribution service territory covers approximately 6,000 square miles and has a population of approximately 1.3 million. As of December 31, 2006, approximately 65% of delivered electricity sales were to Delaware customers, approximately 32% were to Maryland customers, and approximately 3% were to Virginia customers. DPL also provides natural gas distribution service in northern Delaware. DPL's natural gas distribution service territory covers approximately 275 square miles and has a population of approximately .5 million. |
DPL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Conectiv, which is wholly owned by Pepco Holdings, Inc. (PHI or Pepco Holdings). Because PHI is a public utility holding company subject to the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 (PUHCA 2005), the relationship between PHI and DPL and certain activities of DPL are subject to the regulatory oversight of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under PUHCA 2005. |
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |
The following results of operations discussion is for the year ended December 31, 2006 compared to the year ended December 31, 2005. Other than this disclosure, information under this item has been omitted in accordance with General Instruction I(2)(a) to the Form 10-K. All amounts in the tables (except sales and customers) are in millions of dollars. |
Operating Revenue |
2006 |
2005 |
Change |
||||||||
Regulated T&D Electric Revenue |
$ |
333.4 |
$ |
382.6 |
$ |
(49.2) |
||||
Default Supply Revenue |
812.5 |
676.2 |
136.3 |
|||||||
Other Electric Revenue |
22.1 |
23.5 |
(1.4) |
|||||||
Total Electric Operating Revenue |
$ |
1,168.0 |
$ |
1,082.3 |
$ |
85.7 |
||||
The table above shows the amount of Electric Operating Revenue earned that is subject to price regulation (Regulated Transmission and Distribution (T&D) Electric Revenue and Default Supply Revenue) and that which is not subject to price regulation (Other Electric Revenue). Regulated T&D Electric Revenue includes revenue DPL receives for delivery of electricity to its customers, for which DPL is paid regulated rates. Default Supply Revenue is the revenue received from Default Electricity Supply. The costs related to the supply of electricity are included in Fuel and Purchased Energy expense. Other Electric Revenue includes revenue for
___________________________________________________________________________________ work and services performed on behalf of customers including other utilities that is not subject to price regulation. Work and services includes mutual assistance to other utilities, highway relocation, rents, late payments, and collection fees. |
Regulated T&D Electric |
Regulated T&D Electric Revenue |
2006 |
2005 |
Change |
||||||||
Residential |
$ |
162.5 |
$ |
183.7 |
$ |
(21.2) |
|||||
Commercial |
90.0 |
104.4 |
(14.4) |
||||||||
Industrial |
13.5 |
20.7 |
(7.2) |
||||||||
Other (Includes PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM)) |
67.4 |
73.8 |
(6.4) |
||||||||
Total Regulated T&D Electric Revenue |
$ |
333.4 |
$ |
382.6 |
$ |
(49.2) |
|||||
Regulated T&D Electric Sales |
2006 |
2005 |
Change |
||||||||
Residential |
5,170 |
5,578 |
(408) |
||||||||
Commercial |
5,357 |
5,410 |
(53) |
||||||||
Industrial |
2,899 |
3,063 |
(164) |
||||||||
Other |
51 |
50 |
1 |
||||||||
Total Regulated T&D Electric Sales |
13,477 |
14,101 |
(624) |
||||||||
Regulated T&D Electric Customers (000s) |
2006 |
2005 |
Change |
||||||||
Residential |
451 |
449 |
2 |
||||||||
Commercial |
60 |
59 |
1 |
||||||||
Industrial |
1 |
1 |
- |
||||||||
Other |
1 |
1 |
- |
||||||||
Total Regulated T&D Electric Customers |
513 |
510 |
3 |
||||||||
Regulated T&D Electric Revenue decreased by $49.2 million due primarily to: (i) $18.5 million decrease due to a change in Delaware rate structure effective May 1, 2006, which shifted revenue from Regulated T&D Electric Revenue to Default Supply Revenue, (ii) $14.7 million decrease due to lower weather-related sales, the result of a 16% decrease in Heating Degree Days and a 14% decrease in Cooling Degree Days in 2006, (iii) $7.1 million decrease in network transmission revenues due to a decrease in zonal transmission rates, and (iv) $7.0 million decrease due to a Delaware base rate reduction in May 2006. |
Default Electricity Supply |
Default Supply Revenue |
2006 |
2005 |
Change |
||||||||
Residential |
$ |
449.9 |
$ |
323.8 |
$ |
126.1 |
|||||
Commercial |
302.2 |
261.2 |
41.0 |
||||||||
Industrial |
55.4 |
88.0 |
(32.6) |
||||||||
Other (Includes PJM) |
5.0 |
3.2 |
1.8 |
||||||||
Total Default Supply Revenue |
$ |
812.5 |
$ |
676.2 |
$ |
136.3 |
|||||
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Default Electricity Supply Sales (Gwh) |
2006 |
2005 |
Change |
||||||||
Residential |
5,154 |
5,589 |
(435) |
||||||||
Commercial |
3,472 |
4,822 |
(1,350) |
||||||||
Industrial |
983 |
1,720 |
(737) |
||||||||
Other |
49 |
51 |
(2) |
||||||||
Total Default Electricity Supply Sales |
9,658 |
12,182 |
(2,524) |
||||||||
Default Electricity Supply Customers (000s) |
2006 |
2005 |
Change |
||||||||
Residential |
449 |
449 |
- |
||||||||
Commercial |
53 |
58 |
(5) |
||||||||
Industrial |
- |
1 |
(1) |
||||||||
Other |
1 |
1 |
- |
||||||||
Total Default Electricity Supply |
503 |
509 |
(6) |
||||||||
Default Supply Revenue increased $136.3 million due primarily to the following: (i) $248.5 million in higher retail energy rates, primarily resulting from new market based rates beginning May 2006 in Delaware and June 2006 and 2005 in Maryland, (ii) $18.5 million increase due to a change in Delaware rate structure effective May 1, 2006 that shifted revenue from Regulated T&D Electric Revenue to Default Supply Revenue, offset by (iii) $103.2 million decrease due to lower Default Electricity Supply sales in 2006, and (iv) $28.6 million decrease due to weather related sales, the result of a 16% decrease in Heating Degree Days and a 14% decrease in Cooling Degree Days in 2006. |
The following table shows the percentages of DPL's total sales by jurisdiction that are derived from customers receiving Default Electricity Supply in that jurisdiction from DPL. |
2006 |
2005 |
|||||
Sales to DE customers served by DPL |
69% |
90% |
||||
Sales to MD customers served by DPL |
75% |
78% |
||||
Sales to VA customers served by DPL |
94% |
100% |
Natural Gas Operating Revenue |
2006 |
2005 |
Change |
|||||||||
Regulated Gas Revenue |
$ |
204.8 |
$ |
198.7 |
$ |
6.1 |
|||||
Other Gas Revenue |
50.6 |
62.8 |
(12.2) |
||||||||
Total Natural Gas Operating Revenue |
$ |
255.4 |
$ |
261.5 |
$ |
(6.1) |
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Regulated Gas |
Regulated Gas Revenue |
2006 |
2005 |
Change |
||||||||
Residential |
$ |
116.2 |
$ |
115.0 |
$ |
1.2 |
|||||
Commercial |
73.0 |
68.5 |
4.5 |
||||||||
Industrial |
10.3 |
10.6 |
(.3) |
||||||||
Transportation and Other |
5.3 |
4.6 |
.7 |
||||||||
Total Regulated Gas Revenue |
$ |
204.8 |
$ |
198.7 |
$ |
6.1 |
|||||
Regulated Gas Sales (billion cubic feet) |
2006 |
2005 |
Change |
||||||||
Residential |
6.6 |
8.4 |
(1.8) |
||||||||
Commercial |
4.6 |
5.6 |
(1.0) |
||||||||
Industrial |
.8 |
1.1 |
(.3) |
||||||||
Transportation and Other |
6.3 |
5.6 |
.7 |
||||||||
Total Regulated Gas Sales |
18.3 |
20.7 |
(2.4) |
||||||||
Regulated Gas Customers (000s) |
2006 |
2005 |
Change |
||||||||
Residential |
112 |
111 |
1 |
||||||||
Commercial |
9 |
9 |
- |
||||||||
Industrial |
- |
- |
- |
||||||||
Transportation and Other |
- |
- |
- |
||||||||
Total Regulated Gas Customers |
121 |
120 |
1 |
||||||||
Regulated Gas Revenue increased by $6.1 million primarily due to (i) $33.2 million increase in the Gas Cost Rate (GCR) effective November 2006 and 2005, due to higher natural gas commodity costs (primarily offset in Gas Purchased expense), offset by (ii) $22.3 million decrease due to lower weather-related sales, as a result of a 17% decrease in Heating Degree Days in 2006, and (iii) $4.8 million decrease in other sales and rate variances, primarily due to differences in consumption among various customer rate classes. |
Other Gas Revenue |
Other Gas Revenue decreased by $12.2 million to $50.6 million in 2006 from $62.8 million in 2005 primarily due to lower off-system sales (partially offset in Gas Purchased expense). |
Operating Expenses |
Fuel and Purchased Energy |
Fuel and Purchased Energy associated with Default Electricity Supply sales increased by $118.8 million to $816.8 million in 2006 from $698.0 million in 2005. The increase is primarily due to the following: (i) $288.4 million increase in average energy costs, the result of higher cost supply contracts in Maryland in June 2006 and 2005, in Delaware beginning in May 2006 and in Virginia in June 2006, offset by (ii) $105.4 million decrease due to lower Default Electricity Supply sales in 2006, and (iii) $45.3 million decrease in sales and rate variances, primarily due to weather and customer usage.
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Gas Purchased |
Total Gas Purchased increased by $1.6 million to $198.4 million in 2006, from $196.8 million in 2005. The increase is primarily due to the following: (i) $26.3 million increase from the settlement of financial hedges (entered into as part of DPL's regulated natural gas hedge program), (ii) $12.0 million increase in deferred fuel costs, offset by (iii) $27.1 million decrease in sales primarily due to weather and customer usage, and (iv) $9.6 million decrease in costs associated with lower off-system sales (offset in Regulated Gas Revenue and Other Gas Revenue). |
Other Operation and Maintenance |
Other Operation and Maintenance expenses increased by $4.8 million to $184.9 million in 2006 from $180.1 million in 2005. This increase was primarily due to (i) $4.6 million increase in maintenance and restoration expenses, (ii) $3.2 million increase in Default Electricity Supply costs (partially deferred and recoverable), (iii) $2.3 million increase primarily due to the accrual for a Cambridge, Maryland environmental coal gas liability, partially offset by (iv) $2.8 million decrease in costs related to customer requested work, and (v) $1.9 million decrease in the uncollectible reserve due to a change in estimate. |
Other Taxes |
Other Taxes increased by $2.2 million to $36.6 million in 2006 from $34.4 million in 2005. The increase was primarily due to a $2.0 million increase in property taxes due to higher assessments. |
Gain on Sales of Assets |
The Gain on Sales of Assets was $1.5 million in 2006, compared to $3.6 million in 2005. The gain in 2005 primarily resulted from the sale of non-utility land. |
Other Income and Expenses |
Other Expenses (which are net of other income) increased by $6.8 million to a net expense of $36.9 million in 2006 from a net expense of $30.1 million in 2005. The increase primarily related to an increase in interest expense on short-term debt. |
Income Tax Expense |
DPL's effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2006 was 43% as compared to the federal statutory rate of 35%. The major reasons for this difference were state income taxes (net of federal benefit), changes in estimates related to tax liabilities of prior tax years subject to audit, and the flow-through of certain book tax depreciation differences, partially offset by the flow-through of deferred investment tax credits. |
DPL's effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2005 was 43% as compared to the federal statutory rate of 35%. The major reasons for this difference were state income taxes (net of federal benefit), changes in estimates related to tax liabilities of prior tax years subject to audit (primarily due to the mixed service cost issue under Internal Revenue Service Rule 2005-53), and the flow-through of certain book tax depreciation differences, partially offset by the flow-through of deferred investment tax credits.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS |
Some of the statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are subject to the safe harbor created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include declarations regarding DPL's intents, beliefs and current expectations. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential" or "continue" or the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. Any forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results could differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve estimates, assumptions, known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause DPL or DPL's industry's actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. |
The forward-looking statements contained herein are qualified in their entirety by reference to the following important factors, which are difficult to predict, contain uncertainties, are beyond DPL's control and may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements: |
· |
Prevailing governmental policies and regulatory actions affecting the energy industry, including allowed rates of return, industry and rate structure, acquisition and disposal of assets and facilities, operation and construction of plant facilities, recovery of purchased power expenses, and present or prospective wholesale and retail competition; |
· |
Changes in and compliance with environmental and safety laws and policies; |
· |
Weather conditions; |
· |
Population growth rates and demographic patterns; |
· |
Competition for retail and wholesale customers; |
· |
General economic conditions, including potential negative impacts resulting from an economic downturn; |
· |
Growth in demand, sales and capacity to fulfill demand; |
· |
Changes in tax rates or policies or in rates of inflation; |
· |
Changes in project costs; |
· |
Unanticipated changes in operating expenses and capital expenditures; |
· |
The ability to obtain funding in the capital markets on favorable terms; |
· |
Restrictions imposed by Federal and/or state regulatory commissions; |
· |
Legal and administrative proceedings (whether civil or criminal) and settlements that affect DPL's business and profitability; |
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|
· |
Volatility in market demand and prices for energy, capacity and fuel; |
· |
Interest rate fluctuations and credit market concerns; and |
· |
Effects of geopolitical events, including the threat of domestic terrorism. |
Any forward-looking statements speak only as to the date of this Annual Report and DPL undertakes no obligation to update any forward looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for DPL to predict all of such factors, nor can DPL assess the impact of any such factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. |
The foregoing review of factors should not be construed as exhaustive. |
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION |
ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC COMPANY |
GENERAL OVERVIEW |
Atlantic City Electric Company (ACE) is engaged in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity in southern New Jersey. ACE provides Default Electricity Supply, which is the supply of electricity at regulated rates to retail customers in its service territory who do not elect to purchase electricity from a competitive supplier. Default Electricity Supply is also known as Basic Generation Service (BGS) in New Jersey. ACE's service territory covers approximately 2,700 square miles and has a population of approximately 1.0 million. |
ACE is a wholly owned subsidiary of Conectiv, which is wholly owned by Pepco Holdings, Inc. (PHI or Pepco Holdings). Because PHI is a public utility holding company subject to the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 (PUHCA 2005), the relationship between PHI and ACE and certain activities of ACE are subject to the regulatory oversight of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under PUHCA 2005. |
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS |
In May 2005, ACE announced that it would auction its electric generation assets, consisting of its ownership interests in the Keystone and Conemaugh generating facilities and its B.L. England generating facility. On September 1, 2006, ACE completed the sale of its interests in the Keystone and Conemaugh generating facilities to Duquesne Light Holdings Inc. for approximately $177.0 million, which was subsequently decreased by $1.6 million based on a post-closing 60-day true-up for applicable items not known at the time of closing. Approximately $81.3 million of the net gain from the sale has been used to offset the remaining regulatory asset balance, which ACE has been recovering in rates, and approximately $49.8 million of the net gain is being returned to ratepayers over a 33-month period as a credit on their bills, which began during the October 2006 billing period. The balance to be repaid to customers is $48.4 million as of December 31, 2006. |
Additionally, on February 8, 2007, ACE completed the sale of the B.L. England generating facility to RC Cape May Holdings, LLC, an affiliate of Rockland Capital Energy Investments, LLC (RC Cape May), for a price of $9.0 million, after adjustment for, among other things, variances in the value of fuel and material inventories at the time of closing, plant operating capacity, the value of certain benefits for transferred employees and the actual closing date. The purchase price will be further adjusted based on a post-closing 60-day true-up for applicable items not known at the time of the closing. In addition, RC Cape May and ACE have agreed to arbitration concerning whether RC Cape May must pay to ACE, as part of the purchase price, an additional $3.1 million remaining in dispute. RC Cape May also assumed certain liabilities associated with the B.L. England generating station, including substantially all environmental liabilities. Not included in the sale are certain sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) allowances, including those covered by the administrative consent order (ACO) entered into by ACE on January 24, 2006, as described in Item 1 "Business -- Environmental Matters -- Air Quality Regulation." On October 31, 2006, ACE, RC Cape May and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) signed an amendment to the ACO, pursuant
___________________________________________________________________________________ to which RC Cape May assumed from ACE, upon closing of the sale, certain obligations under the ACO with respect to the B. L. England facility. In addition, among other conditions, the sale required the entry by RC Cape May into a remediation agreement with NJDEP and NJDEP approval of the transfer of certain environmental permits from ACE to the buyer. |
The sale of B.L. England will not affect the stranded costs associated with the plant that already have been securitized. ACE anticipates that approximately $9 million to $10 million of additional regulatory assets related to B.L. England may, subject to New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) approval, be eligible for recovery as stranded costs. The emission allowance credits associated with B. L. England will be monetized for the benefit of ACE's ratepayers pursuant to the NJBPU order approving the sale. Net proceeds from the sale of the plant and monetization of the emission allowance credits, which will be determined after the sale upon resolution of certain adjustments, will be credited to ACE's ratepayers in accordance with the requirements of the New Jersey Electric Discount and Energy Competition Act and NJBPU orders. |
B.L. England comprised a significant component of ACE's generation operations and its potential sale required "discontinued operations" presentation under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long Lived Assets," on ACE's Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004. The operations of Keystone and Conemaugh are also reflected as "discontinued operations" for each period presented. Additionally, B.L. England's assets and liabilities are reflected as "held for sale" on ACE's Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2006. |
The following table summarizes information related to the discontinued operations for the years presented (millions of dollars): |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
||
Operating Revenue |
$113.7 |
$170.3 |
$119.9 |
|
Income Before Income Tax Expense and Extraordinary Item |
$ 4.4 |
$ 5.2 |
$ 4.8 |
|
Net Income |
$ 2.6 |
$ 3.1 |
$ 2.9 |
|
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |
The following results of operations discussion is for the year ended December 31, 2006 compared to the year ended December 31, 2005. Other than this disclosure, information under this item has been omitted in accordance with General Instruction I(2)(a) to the Form 10-K. All amounts in the tables (except sales and customers) are in millions of dollars. |
Operating Revenue |
2006 |
2005 |
Change |
||||||||
Regulated T&D Electric Revenue |
$ |
345.6 |
$ |
355.2 |
$ |
(9.6) |
||||
Default Supply Revenue |
1,014.0 |
976.7 |
37.3 |
|||||||
Other Electric Revenue |
13.7 |
18.2 |
(4.5) |
|||||||
Total Operating Revenue |
$ |
1,373.3 |
$ |
1,350.1 |
$ |
23.2 |
||||
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The table above shows the amount of Operating Revenue earned that is subject to price regulation (Regulated Transmission and Distribution (T&D) Electric Revenue and Default Supply Revenue) and that which is not subject to price regulation (Other Electric Revenue). Regulated T&D Electric Revenue consists of the revenue ACE receives for delivery of electricity to its customers for which service ACE is paid regulated rates. Default Supply Revenue is the revenue received by ACE for providing Default Electricity Supply. The costs related to the supply of electricity are included in Fuel and Purchased Energy expense. Also included in Default Supply Revenue is revenue from non-utility generators (NUGs), transition bond charges (TBC), market transition charges and other restructuring related revenues (see Deferred Electric Service Costs). Other Electric Revenue includes revenue for work and services performed on behalf of customers including other utilities that is not subject to price regulation. Work and services includes mutual assistance to other utilities, highway relocation, rents, late payments, and collection fees. |
Regulated T&D Electric |
Regulated T&D Electric Revenue |
2006 |
2005 |
Change |
||||||||
Residential |
$ |
168.5 |
$ |
175.8 |
$ |
(7.3) |
|||||
Commercial |
107.2 |
108.5 |
(1.3) |
||||||||
Industrial |
15.1 |
16.1 |
(1.0) |
||||||||
Other (Includes PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM)) |
54.8 |
54.8 |
- |
||||||||
Total Regulated T&D Electric Revenue |
$ |
345.6 |
$ |
355.2 |
$ |
(9.6) |
|||||
Regulated T&D Electric Sales |
2006 |
2005 |
Change |
||||||||
Residential |
4,275 |
4,444 |
(169) |
||||||||
Commercial |
4,389 |
4,366 |
23 |
||||||||
Industrial |
1,220 |
1,224 |
(4) |
||||||||
Other |
47 |
46 |
1 |
||||||||
Total Regulated T&D Electric Sales |
9,931 |
10,080 |
(149) |
||||||||
Regulated T&D Electric Customers (000s) |
2006 |
2005 |
Change |
||||||||
Residential |
474 |
468 |
6 |
||||||||
Commercial |
63 |
62 |
1 |
||||||||
Industrial |
1 |
1 |
- |
||||||||
Other |
1 |
1 |
- |
||||||||
Total Regulated T&D Electric Customers |
539 |
532 |
7 |
||||||||
Regulated T&D Electric Revenue decreased by $9.6 million primarily due to the following: (i) $11.9 million decrease due to lower weather-related sales, the result of a 17% decrease in Heating Degree Days and 12% decrease in Cooling Degree Days in 2006, and (ii) $4.9 million decrease due to differences in consumption among the various customer rate classes, partially offset by (iii) $4.0 million increase due to an adjustment for estimated unbilled revenue in the second quarter 2005, primarily reflecting higher estimated power line losses, and (iv) $3.4 million increase due to customer growth of 1.3%.
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Default Electricity Supply |
Default Supply Revenue |
2006 |
2005 |
Change |
||||||||
Residential |
$ |
420.5 |
$ |
367.8 |
$ |
52.7 |
|||||
Commercial |
333.8 |
278.7 |
55.1 |
||||||||
Industrial |
52.8 |
46.2 |
6.6 |
||||||||
Other (Includes PJM) |
206.9 |
284.0 |
(77.1) |
||||||||
Total Default Supply Revenue |
$ |
1,014.0 |
$ |
976.7 |
$ |
37.3 |
|||||
Default Electricity Supply Sales (Gwh) |
2006 |
2005 |
Change |
||||||||
Residential |
4,275 |
4,456 |
(181) |
||||||||
Commercial |
3,167 |
3,028 |
139 |
||||||||
Industrial |
396 |
338 |
58 |
||||||||
Other |
47 |
46 |
1 |
||||||||
Total Default Electricity Supply Sales |
7,885 |
7,868 |
17 |
||||||||
Default Electricity Supply Customers (000s) |
2006 |
2005 |
Change |
||||||||
Residential |
474 |
467 |
7 |
||||||||
Commercial |
63 |
62 |
1 |
||||||||
Industrial |
1 |
1 |
- |
||||||||
Other |
1 |
1 |
- |
||||||||
Total Default Electricity Supply Customers |
539 |
531 |
8 |
||||||||
Default Supply Revenue increased by $37.3 million primarily due to the following: (i) $114.1 million in higher retail energy rates, primarily resulting from new market based BGS increases in New Jersey (partially offset in Fuel and Purchased Energy expense), (ii) $10.8 million increase due to higher Default Electricity Supply sales in 2006, (iii) $8.9 million increase in sales due to customer growth, the result of a 1.5% increase in 2006, (iv) $7.9 million increase due to an adjustment for estimated unbilled revenue in the second quarter 2005, primarily reflecting higher estimated power line losses, partially offset by (v) $85.5 million decrease in wholesale energy revenues from sales of generated and purchased energy (included in Other) due to lower market prices and lower sales in 2006, and (vi) $23.6 million decrease due to weather-related sales, the result of a 17% decrease in Heating Degree Days and 12% decrease in Cooling Degree Days in 2006. |
For the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, ACE's customers served energy by ACE represented 78% of ACE's total sales. |
Operating Expenses |
Fuel and Purchased Energy |
Fuel and Purchased Energy associated with Default Electricity Supply sales increased by $73.3 million to $924.2 million in 2006, from $850.9 million in 2005. This increase is primarily due to (i) $111.1 million increase in average energy costs, the result of higher cost supply contracts in June 2006 and 2005, partially offset by (ii) $34.8 million decrease in other sales and
___________________________________________________________________________________ rate variances primarily due to weather and customer usage (partially offset in Default Supply Revenue). |
Other Operation and Maintenance |
Other Operation and Maintenance expenses decreased by $6.8 million to $147.7 million in 2006 from $154.5 million in 2005. The decrease was primarily due to a $3.2 million decrease in corporate allocations and a $2.9 million decrease due to a workers' compensation adjustment. |
Depreciation and Amortization |
Depreciation and Amortization expenses decreased by $10.9 million to $111.3 million in 2006, from $122.2 million in 2005. The decrease is primarily due to (i) $7.7 million lower depreciation due to a change in depreciation technique and rates resulting from a 2005 final rate order issued by the NJBPU. |
Deferred Electric Service Costs |
Deferred Electric Service Costs decreased by $41.6 million to $15.0 million in 2006, from $56.6 million in 2005. The $41.6 million decrease represents (i) $35.9 million net under-recovery associated with New Jersey BGS, NUGs, market transition charges and other restructuring items and (ii) $5.7 million in regulatory disallowances (net of amounts previously reserved) associated with the April 2005 NJBPU settlement agreement. At December 31, 2006, ACE's balance sheet included as a regulatory liability an over-recovery of $164.9 million with respect primarily to these items, which is net of a $46.0 million reserve for items disallowed by the NJBPU in a ruling that is under appeal. The $164.9 million regulatory liability also includes an $81.3 million gain related to the September 1, 2006, sale of ACE's interests in Keystone and Conemaugh. |
Other Income (Expenses) |
Other expenses increased by $8.1 million to a net expense of $59.1 million in 2006, from a net expense of $51.0 million in 2005. The increase is primarily due to (i) $4.2 million increase in interest expense related to ACE's deferred electric service costs regulated liability, and (ii) $2.8 million increase due to the Contribution in Aid of Construction tax gross up. |
Income Tax Expense |
ACE's effective tax rate, excluding discontinued operations, for the year ended December 31, 2006, was 35% as compared to the federal statutory rate of 35%. The effects of state income taxes (net of federal benefit) were offset by changes in estimates related to tax liabilities of prior tax years subject to audit (which is the primary reason for the decrease in the effective rate as compared to 2005) and the flow-through of deferred investment tax credits. |
ACE's effective tax rate, before extraordinary item and excluding discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2005, was 45% as compared to the federal statutory rate of 35%. The major reasons for this difference were state income taxes (net of federal benefit), the flow-through of certain book tax depreciation differences and changes in estimates related to tax liabilities of prior tax years subject to audit (primarily due to the mixed service cost issue under Internal Revenue Service Rule 2005-53), partially offset by the flow-through of deferred investment tax credits.
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Extraordinary Item |
As a result of the April 2005 settlement of ACE's electric distribution rate case, ACE reversed $15.2 million in accruals related to certain deferred costs that are now deemed recoverable. The after-tax credit to income of $9.0 million is classified as an extraordinary gain in the 2005 financial statements since the original accrual was part of an extraordinary charge in conjunction with the accounting for competitive restructuring in 1999. |
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS |
Some of the statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are subject to the safe harbor created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include declarations regarding ACE's intents, beliefs and current expectations. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential" or "continue" or the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. Any forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results could differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve estimates, assumptions, known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause ACE or ACE's industry's actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. |
The forward-looking statements contained herein are qualified in their entirety by reference to the following important factors, which are difficult to predict, contain uncertainties, are beyond ACE's control and may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements: |
· |
Prevailing governmental policies and regulatory actions affecting the energy industry, including allowed rates of return, industry and rate structure, acquisition and disposal of assets and facilities, operation and construction of plant facilities, recovery of purchased power expenses, and present or prospective wholesale and retail competition; |
· |
Changes in and compliance with environmental and safety laws and policies; |
· |
Weather conditions; |
· |
Population growth rates and demographic patterns; |
· |
Competition for retail and wholesale customers; |
· |
General economic conditions, including potential negative impacts resulting from an economic downturn; |
· |
Growth in demand, sales and capacity to fulfill demand; |
· |
Changes in tax rates or policies or in rates of inflation; |
· |
Changes in project costs; |
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|
· |
Unanticipated changes in operating expenses and capital expenditures; |
· |
The ability to obtain funding in the capital markets on favorable terms; |
· |
Restrictions imposed by Federal and/or state regulatory commissions; |
· |
Legal and administrative proceedings (whether civil or criminal) and settlements that affect ACE's business and profitability; |
· |
Volatility in market demand and prices for energy, capacity and fuel; |
· |
Interest rate fluctuations and credit market concerns; and |
· |
Effects of geopolitical events, including the threat of domestic terrorism. |
Any forward-looking statements speak only as to the date of this Annual Report and ACE undertakes no obligation to update any forward looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for ACE to predict all of such factors, nor can ACE assess the impact of any such factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. |
The foregoing review of factors should not be construed as exhaustive. |
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Item 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES |
Risk management policies for PHI and its subsidiaries are determined by PHI's Corporate Risk Management Committee, the members of which are PHI's Chief Risk Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel, Chief Information Officer and other senior executives. The Corporate Risk Management Committee monitors interest rate fluctuation, commodity price fluctuation, and credit risk exposure, and sets risk management policies that establish limits on unhedged risk and determine risk reporting requirements. |
Pepco Holdings, Inc. |
Commodity Price Risk |
The Competitive Energy segments actively engage in commodity risk management activities to reduce their financial exposure to changes in the value of their assets and obligations due to commodity price fluctuations. Certain of these risk management activities are conducted using instruments classified as derivatives under SFAS No. 133. The Competitive Energy segments also manage commodity risk with contracts that are not classified as derivatives. The Competitive Energy segments' primary risk management objectives are (1) to manage the spread between the cost of fuel used to operate their electric generation plants and the revenue received from the sale of the power produced by those plants by selling forward a portion of their projected plant output and buying forward a portion of their projected fuel supply requirements and (2) to manage the spread between retail sales commitments and the cost of supply used to service those commitments in order to ensure stable and known minimum cash flows and fix favorable prices and margins when they become available. |
PHI's risk management policies place oversight at the senior management level through the Corporate Risk Management Committee which has the responsibility for establishing corporate compliance requirements for the Competitive Energy businesses' energy market participation. PHI collectively refers to these energy market activities, including its commodity risk management activities, as "other energy commodity" activities and identifies this activity separately from that of the discontinued proprietary trading activity. PHI uses a value-at-risk (VaR) model to assess the market risk of its Competitive Energy segments' energy commodity activities. PHI also uses other measures to limit and monitor risk in its commodity activities, including limits on the nominal size of positions and periodic loss limits. VaR represents the potential mark-to-market loss on energy contracts or portfolios due to changes in market prices for a specified time period and confidence level. PHI estimates VaR using a delta-gamma variance / covariance model with a 95 percent, one-tailed confidence level and assuming a one-day holding period. Since VaR is an estimate, it is not necessarily indicative of actual results that may occur.
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Value at Risk Associated with Energy Contracts |
|||
Proprietary |
VaR for |
||
95% confidence level, one-day |
|||
Period end |
$- |
$ 5.2 |
|
Average for the period |
$- |
$12.2 |
|
High |
$- |
$23.9 |
|
Low |
$- |
$ 4.0 |
Notes: |
|
(1) |
This column represents all energy derivative contracts, normal purchase and sales contracts, modeled generation output and fuel requirements and modeled customer load obligations for the ongoing other energy commodity activities. |
For additional quantitative and qualitative information on the fair value of energy contracts see Note (13) "Use of Derivatives in Energy and Interest Rate Hedging Activities" to the consolidated financial statements of Pepco Holdings included in Item 8. |
A significant portion of the Conectiv Energy's portfolio of electric generating plants consists of "mid-merit" assets and peaking assets. Mid-merit electric generating plants are typically combined cycle units that can quickly change their megawatt output level on an economic basis. These plants are generally operated during times when demand for electricity rises and power prices are higher. Conectiv Energy economically hedges both the estimated plant output and fuel requirements as the estimated levels of output and fuel needs change. Economic hedge percentages include the estimated electricity output of Conectiv Energy's generation plants and any associated financial or physical commodity contracts (including derivative contracts that are classified as cash flow hedges under SFAS No. 133, other derivative instruments, wholesale normal purchase and sales contracts, and load service obligations). |
Conectiv Energy maintains a forward 36 month program with targeted ranges for economically hedging its projected on peak plant output combined with its on-peak energy purchase commitments (based on the then current forward electricity price curve) as follows: |
|
Month |
Target Range |
|
50-100% |
|
|
13-24 |
25-75% |
|
25-36 |
0-50% |
___________________________________________________________________________________ The primary purpose of the risk management program is to improve the predictability and stability of margins by selling forward a portion of its projected plant output, and buying forward a portion of its projected fuel supply requirements. Within each period, hedged percentages can vary significantly above or below the average reported percentages. |
As of December 31, 2006, the electricity sold forward by Conectiv Energy as a percentage of projected on-peak plant output combined with on-peak energy purchase commitments was 116%, 78%, and 25% for the 1-12 month, 13-24 month and 25-36 month forward periods, respectively. These hedge percentages were above the target ranges for the 1-12 month and 13-24 month periods due to Conectiv Energy's success in the default electricity supply auctions and a decrease in projected on-peak plant output since the forward sale commitments were entered into. The amount of forward on-peak sales during the 1-12 month period represents only 29% of Conectiv Energy's combined total on-peak generating capability and on-peak energy purchase commitments. The volumetric percentages for the forward periods can vary and may not represent the amount of expected value hedged. |
Not all of the value associated with Conectiv Energy's generation activities can be hedged such as the portion attributable to ancillary services and fuel switching due to the lack of market products, market liquidity, and other factors. Also the hedging of locational value and capacity can be limited. |
Credit and Nonperformance Risk |
Pepco Holdings' subsidiaries attempt to minimize credit risk exposure to wholesale energy counterparties through, among other things, formal credit policies, regular assessment of counterparty creditworthiness and the establishment of a credit limit for each counterparty, monitoring procedures that include stress testing, the use of standard agreements which allow for the netting of positive and negative exposures associated with a single counterparty and collateral requirements under certain circumstances, and has established reserves for credit losses. As of December 31, 2006, credit exposure to wholesale energy counterparties was weighted 55% with investment grade counterparties, 20% with counterparties without external credit quality ratings, and 25% with non-investment grade counterparties. |
This table provides information on the Competitive Energy businesses' credit exposure, net of collateral, to wholesale counterparties.
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Schedule of Credit Risk Exposure on Competitive Wholesale Energy Contracts |
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Rating (1) |
Exposure Before Credit Collateral (2) |
Credit Collateral (3) |
Net Exposure |
Number of Counterparties Greater Than 10% (4) |
Net Exposure of Counterparties Greater Than 10% |
Investment Grade |
$76.8 |
$ - |
$76.8 |
||
Non-Investment Grade |
35.5 |
1.5 |
34.0 |
1 |
29.8 |
No External Ratings |
30.7 |
2.5 |
28.2 |
||
Credit reserves |
1.2 |
(1) |
Investment Grade - primarily determined using publicly available credit ratings of the counterparty. If the counterparty has provided a guarantee by a higher-rated entity (e.g., its parent), it is determined based upon the rating of its guarantor. Included in "Investment Grade" are counterparties with a minimum Standard & Poor's or Moody's Investor Service rating of BBB- or Baa3, respectively. |
(2) |
Exposure before credit collateral - includes the marked to market (MTM) energy contract net assets for open/unrealized transactions, the net receivable/payable for realized transactions and net open positions for contracts not subject to MTM. Amounts due from counterparties are offset by liabilities payable to those counterparties to the extent that legally enforceable netting arrangements are in place. Thus, this column presents the net credit exposure to counterparties after reflecting all allowable netting, but before considering collateral held. |
(3) |
Credit collateral - the face amount of cash deposits, letters of credit and performance bonds received from counterparties, not adjusted for probability of default, and, if applicable, property interests (including oil and gas reserves). |
(4) |
Using a percentage of the total exposure. |
Interest Rate Risk |
Pepco Holdings and its subsidiaries floating rate debt is subject to the risk of fluctuating interest rates in the normal course of business. Pepco Holdings manages interest rates through the use of fixed and, to a lesser extent, variable rate debt. The effect of a hypothetical 10% change in interest rates on the annual interest costs for short-term and variable rate debt was approximately $4.8 million as of December 31, 2006. |
Potomac Electric Power Company |
Interest Rate Risk |
Pepco's debt is subject to the risk of fluctuating interest rates in the normal course of business. Pepco manages interest rates through the use of fixed and, to a lesser extent, variable rate debt. The effect of a hypothetical 10% change in interest rates on the annual interest costs for short-term debt and variable rate debt was approximately $.8 million as of December 31, 2006. |
Delmarva Power & Light Company |
Interest Rate Risk |
DPL's debt is subject to the risk of fluctuating interest rates in the normal course of business. DPL manages interest rates through the use of fixed and, to a lesser extent, variable rate debt.
___________________________________________________________________________________ The effect of a hypothetical 10% change in interest rates on the annual interest costs for short-term debt and variable rate debt was approximately $1.2 million as of December 31, 2006. |
Atlantic City Electric Company |
Interest Rate Risk |
ACE's debt is subject to the risk of fluctuating interest rates in the normal course of business. ACE manages interest rates through the use of fixed and, to a lesser extent, variable rate debt. The effect of a hypothetical 10% change in interest rates on the annual interest costs for short-term debt and variable rate debt was approximately $.3 million as of December 31, 2006. |
Item 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA |
Listed below is a table that sets forth, for each registrant, the page number where the information is contained herein. |
Registrants |
||||
Item |
Pepco |
Pepco * |
DPL * |
ACE |
Management's Report on Internal Control |
139 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Report of Independent Registered |
140 |
225 |
263 |
295 |
Consolidated Statements of Earnings |
142 |
226 |
264 |
296 |
Consolidated Statements |
143 |
227 |
N/A |
N/A |
Consolidated Balance Sheets |
144 |
228 |
265 |
297 |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows |
146 |
230 |
267 |
299 |
Consolidated Statements |
147 |
231 |
268 |
300 |
Notes to Consolidated |
148 |
232 |
269 |
301 |
* Pepco and DPL have no subsidiaries and therefore their financial statements are not consolidated.
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Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting |
The management of Pepco Holdings is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Because of inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures my deteriorate. |
Management assessed its internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006 based on the framework in Internal Control -- Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on its assessment, the management of Pepco Holdings concluded that its internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2006. |
Management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006 has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in its report, which is included herein. |
___________________________________________________________________________________ |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors |
We have completed integrated audits of Pepco Holdings, Inc.'s consolidated financial statements and of its internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Our opinions, based on our audits, are presented below. |
Consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules |
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements listed in the accompanying index present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Pepco Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries at December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2006 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In addition, in our opinion, the financial statement schedules listed in the index appearing under Item 15(a)(2) present fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements. These financial statements and financial statement schedules are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial statement schedules based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit of financial statements includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. |
As discussed in Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed the manner in which it accounts for defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans in 2006. |
Internal control over financial reporting |
Also, in our opinion, management's assessment, included in Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting appearing under Item 8, that the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006 based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on those criteria. Furthermore, in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the COSO. The Company's management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express opinions on management's assessment and on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We conducted our
___________________________________________________________________________________ audit of internal control over financial reporting in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. An audit of internal control over financial reporting includes obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, evaluating management's assessment, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control, and performing such other procedures as we consider necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinions. |
A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. |
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. |
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
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PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
||||||
For the Year Ended December 31, |
2005 |
2004 |
||||
(Millions of dollars, except share data) |
||||||
Operating Revenue |
||||||
Power Delivery |
$5,118.8 |
|
$4,702.9 |
$4,377.7 |
||
Competitive Energy |
3,160.8 |
3,288.2 |
2,755.5 |
|||
Other |
83.3 |
74.4 |
89.9 |
|||
Total Operating Revenue |
|
8,362.9 |
|
8,065.5 |
|
7,223.1 |
Operating Expenses |
||||||
Fuel and purchased energy |
5,416.5 |
4,899.7 |
4,252.6 |
|||
Other services cost of sales |
649.4 |
712.3 |
637.9 |
|||
Other operation and maintenance |
807.3 |
815.7 |
796.6 |
|||
Depreciation and amortization |
413.2 |
427.3 |
446.2 |
|||
Other taxes |
343.0 |
342.2 |
311.4 |
|||
Deferred electric service costs |
22.1 |
120.2 |
36.3 |
|||
Impairment losses |
18.9 |
- |
- |
|||
Gain on sales of assets |
(.8) |
(86.8) |
(30.0) |
|||
Gain on settlement of claims with Mirant |
- |
(70.5) |
- |
|||
Total Operating Expenses |
7,669.6 |
7,160.1 |
6,451.0 |
|||
Operating Income |
693.3 |
905.4 |
772.1 |
|||
Other Income (Expenses) |
||||||
Interest and dividend income |
16.9 |
16.0 |
8.7 |
|||
Interest expense |
(339.1) |
(337.6) |
(373.3) |
|||
Income (loss) from equity investments |
5.1 |
(2.2) |
14.4 |
|||
Impairment loss on equity investments |
(1.8) |
(4.1) |
(11.2) |
|||
Other income |
48.3 |
50.8 |
29.3 |
|||
Other expenses |
(11.8) |
(8.4) |
(9.3) |
|||
Total Other Expenses |
(282.4) |
(285.5) |
(341.4) |
|||
Preferred Stock Dividend Requirements of Subsidiaries |
1.2 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
|||
Income Before Income Tax Expense and Extraordinary Item |
409.7 |
617.4 |
427.9 |
|||
Income Tax Expense |
161.4 |
255.2 |
167.3 |
|||
Income Before Extraordinary Item |
248.3 |
362.2 |
260.6 |
|||
Extraordinary Item (net of tax of $6.2 million) |
- |
9.0 |
- |
|||
Net Income |
$ 248.3 |
$ 371.2 |
$ 260.6 |
|||
Basic and Diluted Share Information |
||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding |
190.7 |
189.0 |
176.8 |
|||
Earnings per share of common stock |
||||||
Before extraordinary item |
$ 1.30 |
$ 1.91 |
$ 1.48 |
|||
Extraordinary item |
$ - |
$ .05 |
$ - |
|||
Total |
$ 1.30 |
$ 1.96 |
$ 1.48 |
|||
The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements. |
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PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
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For the Year Ended December 31, |
2005 |
2004 |
|
(Millions of dollars) |
|||
Net income |
$248.3 |
$371.2 |
$260.6 |
Other comprehensive (losses) earnings |
|||
Unrealized (losses) gains on commodity |
|||
Unrealized holding (losses) gains |
(143.8) |
117.1 |
(20.9) |
Less: reclassification adjustment for |
(2.3) |
76.1 |
33.4 |
Net unrealized (losses) gains on |
(141.5) |
41.0 |
(54.3) |
Realized gains on Treasury Lock transaction |
11.7 |
11.7 |
11.7 |
Unrealized gains (losses) on interest rate swap |
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Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising |
- |
1.5 |
(4.5) |
Less: reclassification adjustment for gains (losses) |
- |
1.1 |
(9.6) |
Net unrealized gains on interest rate swaps |
- |
.4 |
5.1 |
Unrealized (losses) gains on marketable securities: |
|||
Unrealized holding (losses) gains arising |
- |
- |
(3.6) |
Less: reclassification adjustment for gains |
- |
- |
.8 |
Net unrealized (losses) gains on marketable |
- |
- |
(4.4) |
Minimum pension liability adjustment |
(1.2) |
(5.2) |
(6.9) |
Other comprehensive (losses) earnings, before income taxes |
(131.0) |
47.9 |
(48.8) |
Income tax (benefit) expense |
(50.8) |
18.7 |
(19.5) |
Other comprehensive (losses) earnings, net of income taxes |
(80.2) |
29.2 |
(29.3) |
Comprehensive earnings |
$168.1 |
$400.4 |
$231.3 |
The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements. |
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PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
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ASSETS |
||
(Millions of dollars) |
||
CURRENT ASSETS |
||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ 48.8 |
$ 121.5 |
Restricted cash |
12.0 |
23.0 |
Accounts receivable, less allowance for |
1,253.5 |
1,361.4 |
Fuel, materials and supplies - at average cost |
288.8 |
283.3 |
Unrealized gains - derivative contracts |
72.7 |
185.7 |
Prepayments of income taxes |
228.4 |
- |
Prepaid expenses and other |
77.2 |
122.8 |
Total Current Assets |
1,981.4 |
2,097.7 |
INVESTMENTS AND OTHER ASSETS |
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Goodwill |
1,409.2 |
1,431.3 |
Regulatory assets |
1,570.8 |
1,202.0 |
Investment in finance leases held in Trust |
1,321.8 |
1,297.9 |
Prepaid pension expense |
- |
208.9 |
Other |
383.7 |
432.3 |
Total Investments and Other Assets |
4,685.5 |
4,572.4 |
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT |
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Property, plant and equipment |
11,819.7 |
11,441.0 |
Accumulated depreciation |
(4,243.1) |
(4,072.2) |
Net Property, Plant and Equipment |
7,576.6 |
7,368.8 |
TOTAL ASSETS |
$14,243.5 |
$14,038.9 |
The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements. |
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PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY |
||||
(Millions of dollars, except shares) |
||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES |
||||
Short-term debt |
$ 349.6 |
$ 156.4 |
||
Current maturities of long-term debt |
857.5 |
469.5 |
||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
700.7 |
1,002.2 |
||
Capital lease obligations due within one year |
5.5 |
5.3 |
||
Taxes accrued |
99.9 |
341.2 |
||
Interest accrued |
80.1 |
84.6 |
||
Other |
433.6 |
358.4 |
||
Total Current Liabilities |
2,526.9 |
2,417.6 |
||
DEFERRED CREDITS |
||||
Regulatory liabilities |
842.7 |
594.1 |
||
Income taxes |
2,084.0 |
1,935.0 |
||
Investment tax credits |
46.1 |
51.0 |
||
Pension benefit obligation |
78.3 |
36.3 |
||
Other postretirement benefit obligations |
405.0 |
284.2 |
||
Other |
256.5 |
251.4 |
||
Total Deferred Credits |
3,712.6 |
3,152.0 |
||
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES |
||||
Long-term debt |
3,768.6 |
4,202.9 |
||
Transition Bonds issued by ACE Funding |
464.4 |
494.3 |
||
Long-term project funding |
23.3 |
25.5 |
||
Capital lease obligations |
111.1 |
116.6 |
||
Total Long-Term Liabilities |
4,367.4 |
4,839.3 |
||
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (NOTE 12) |
||||
MINORITY INTEREST |
24.4 |
45.9 |
||
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY |
||||
Common stock, $.01 par value - authorized 400,000,000 shares - |
1.9 |
1.9 |
||
Premium on stock and other capital contributions |
2,645.0 |
2,586.3 |
||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(103.4) |
(22.8) |
||
Retained earnings |
1,068.7 |
1,018.7 |
||
Total Shareholders' Equity |
3,612.2 |
3,584.1 |
||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY |
$14,243.5 |
$14,038.9 |
||
The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements. |
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PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
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For the Year Ended December 31, |
|
|
||||||||||
(Millions of dollars) |
||||||||||||
OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
||||||||||||
Net income |
$ |
248.3 |
$ |
371.2 |
$ |
260.6 |
||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities: |
||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
413.2 |
427.3 |
446.2 |
|||||||||
Gain on sale of assets |
(.8) |
(86.8) |
(30.0) |
|||||||||
Gain on settlement of claims with Mirant |
- |
(70.5) |
- |
|||||||||
Gain on sale of other investment |
(13.2) |
(8.0) |
- |
|||||||||
Extraordinary item |
- |
(15.2) |
- |
|||||||||
Rents received from leveraged leases under income earned |
(56.1) |
(79.3) |
(76.4) |
|||||||||
Impairment losses |
20.7 |
4.1 |
11.2 |
|||||||||
Deferred income taxes |
243.6 |
(51.6) |
217.5 |
|||||||||
Investment tax credit adjustments |
(4.7) |
(5.1) |
(8.0) |
|||||||||
Prepaid pension expense |
21.9 |
(43.2) |
.9 |
|||||||||
Energy supply contracts |
(5.1) |
(11.3) |
(12.3) |
|||||||||
Other deferred charges |
(94.9) |
17.0 |
3.9 |
|||||||||
Other deferred credits |
18.4 |
(29.1) |
(25.4) |
|||||||||
Changes in: |
||||||||||||
Accounts receivable |
225.1 |
(153.7) |
(171.0) |
|||||||||
Regulatory assets and liabilities |
(31.8) |
76.1 |
(11.3) |
|||||||||
Prepaid expenses |
4.5 |
10.3 |
22.0 |
|||||||||
Materials and supplies |
(8.3) |
(76.4) |
3.5 |
|||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
(375.3) |
327.5 |
120.4 |
|||||||||
Interest and taxes accrued |
(472.9) |
270.7 |
(36.1) |
|||||||||
Proceeds from sale of claims with Mirant |
- |
112.9 |
- |
|||||||||
Proceeds from Mirant settlement |
70.0 |
- |
- |
|||||||||
Net Cash From Operating Activities |
202.6 |
986.9 |
715.7 |
|||||||||
INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
||||||||||||
Net investment in property, plant and equipment |
(474.6) |
(467.1) |
(517.4) |
|||||||||
Proceeds from/changes in: |
|
|||||||||||
Sale of office building and other properties |
181.5 |
84.1 |
46.4 |
|||||||||
Sale of Starpower investment |
- |
- |
29.0 |
|||||||||
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities |
- |
- |
117.6 |
|||||||||
Purchase of marketable securities |
- |
- |
(98.2) |
|||||||||
Purchases of other investments |
(.6) |
(2.1) |
(.3) |
|||||||||
Proceeds from sale of other investments |
24.2 |
33.8 |
15.1 |
|||||||||
Net investment in receivables |
2.2 |
(7.1) |
2.9 |
|||||||||
Changes in restricted cash |
11.0 |
19.0 |
(17.8) |
|||||||||
Net other investing activities |
27.2 |
5.5 |
5.4 |
|||||||||
Net Cash Used By Investing Activities |
(229.1) |
(333.9) |
(417.3) |
|||||||||
FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
||||||||||||
Dividends paid on preferred stock of subsidiaries |
(1.2) |
(2.5) |
(2.8) |
|||||||||
Dividends paid on common stock |
(198.3) |
(188.9) |
(176.0) |
|||||||||
Common stock issued to the Dividend Reinvestment Plan |
29.8 |
27.5 |
29.2 |
|||||||||
Redemption of debentures issued to financing trust |
- |
- |
(95.0) |
|||||||||
Redemption of preferred stock of subsidiaries |
(21.5) |
(9.0) |
(53.3) |
|||||||||
Redemption of variable rate demand bonds |
- |
(2.0) |
- |
|||||||||
Issuance of common stock |
17.0 |
5.7 |
288.8 |
|||||||||
Issuances of long-term debt |
514.5 |
532.0 |
650.4 |
|||||||||
Reacquisition of long-term debt |
(578.0) |
(755.8) |
(1,119.7) |
|||||||||
Issuances (repayments) of short-term debt, net |
193.2 |
(161.3) |
136.3 |
|||||||||
Cost of issuances |
(5.6) |
(9.0) |
(26.7) |
|||||||||
Net other financing activities |
3.9 |
2.3 |
9.7 |
|||||||||
Net Cash Used By Financing Activities |
(46.2) |
(561.0) |
(359.1) |
|||||||||
Net (Decrease) Increase In Cash and Cash Equivalents |
(72.7) |
92.0 |
(60.7) |
|||||||||
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year |
121.5 |
29.5 |
90.2 |
|||||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR |
$ |
48.8 |
$ |
121.5 |
$ |
29.5 |
||||||
NON-CASH ACTIVITIES |
||||||||||||
Asset retirement obligations associated with removal costs transferred |
$ |
78.0 |
$ |
(9.9) |
$ |
(3.8) |
||||||
Excess accumulated depreciation transferred to regulatory liabilities |
$ |
- |
$ |
131.0 |
$ |
- |
||||||
Sale of financed project account receivables |
$ |
- |
$ |
50.0 |
$ |
- |
||||||
Recoverable pension/OPEB costs included in regulatory assets |
$ |
365.4 |
$ |
- |
$ |
- |
||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION |
||||||||||||
Cash paid for interest (net of capitalized interest of $3.8 million, $3.8 million |
||||||||||||
Interest |
$ |
331.8 |
$ |
328.4 |
$ |
356.9 |
||||||
Income taxes |
|
$ |
238.6 |
|
$ |
44.1 |
$ |
(19.9) |
||||
The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements. |
___________________________________________________________________________________________ |
PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
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Common Stock Shares Par Value |
Premium |
Capital Stock Expense |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Earnings |
Retained |
|||||||||||||||
(Millions of dollars, except shares) |
|||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2003 |
171,769,448 |
$ 1.7 |
$2,246.6 |
$ (3.3) |
$(22.7 |
) |
$751.8 |
||||||||||||
Net Income |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
260.6 |
|
|||||||||||
Other comprehensive loss |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
(29.3 |
) |
- |
|
||||||||||
Dividends on common stock |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(176.0 |
) |
|||||||||||
Reacquisition of subsidiary |
- |
- |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
|||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock: |
|
||||||||||||||||||
Original issue shares |
15,086,126 |
.2 |
288.6 |
(10.2) |
- |
- |
|||||||||||||
DRP original shares |
1,471,936 |
- |
29.2 |
- |
- |
- |
|||||||||||||
Reacquired Conectiv and |
- |
- |
.6 |
- |
- |
- |
|||||||||||||
Vested options converted to |
|
- |
- |
.2 |
- |
- |
- |
|
|||||||||||
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2004 |
188,327,510 |
$ 1.9 |
$2,566.2 |
$(13.5) |
$(52.0 |
) |
$836.4 |
||||||||||||
Net Income |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
371.2 |
|
|||||||||||
Other comprehensive income |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
29.2 |
- |
|
|||||||||||
Dividends on common stock |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(188.9 |
) |
|||||||||||
Reacquisition of subsidiary |
- |
- |
.1 |
- |
- |
- |
|||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock: |
|