Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Constellation Energy Corporation and Subsidiary Companies
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions, except per share data) | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating revenues | $ | 7,565 | $ | 5,431 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating revenues from affiliates | — | 160 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total operating revenues | 7,565 | 5,591 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchased power and fuel | 5,729 | 3,545 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchased power and fuel from affiliates | — | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating and maintenance | 1,432 | 1,161 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating and maintenance from affiliates | — | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 267 | 280 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxes other than income taxes | 132 | 137 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 7,560 | 5,172 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gain on sales of assets and businesses | 26 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | 31 | 435 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income and (deductions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | (107) | (55) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense to affiliates | — | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other, net | 314 | (318) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total other income and (deductions) | 207 | (374) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 238 | 61 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Income taxes | 131 | (53) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates | (5) | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | 102 | 111 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to common shareholders | $ | 96 | $ | 106 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income, net of income taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 102 | $ | 111 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of income taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pension and non-pension postretirement benefit plans: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prior service benefit reclassified to periodic benefit cost | (1) | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Actuarial loss reclassified to periodic cost | 6 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Pension and non-pension postretirement benefit plan valuation adjustment | (53) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Unrealized gain on foreign currency translation | — | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of income taxes | (48) | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income | 54 | 132 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income attributable to common shareholders | $ | 48 | $ | 127 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Average shares of common stock outstanding: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 328 | 327 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed exercise and/or distributions of stock-based awards | — | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | 328 | 328 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings per average common share | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.29 | $ | 0.32 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | $ | 0.29 | $ | 0.32 |
See the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Constellation Energy Corporation and Subsidiary Companies
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| (In millions) | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities | |||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 102 | $ | 111 | |||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities | |||||||||||
| Depreciation, amortization, and accretion, including nuclear fuel and energy contract amortization | 605 | 602 | |||||||||
| Gain on sales of assets and businesses | (26) | (16) | |||||||||
| Deferred income taxes and amortization of ITCs | (33) | (307) | |||||||||
| Net fair value changes related to derivatives | 273 | 75 | |||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized (gains) losses on NDT funds | (187) | 271 | |||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized losses on equity investments | 5 | 20 | |||||||||
| Other non-cash operating activities | 54 | 256 | |||||||||
| Changes in assets and liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Accounts receivable | 513 | (78) | |||||||||
| Receivables from and payables to affiliates, net | — | 20 | |||||||||
| Inventories | 168 | 82 | |||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | (1,516) | 36 | |||||||||
| Option premiums paid, net | (23) | (31) | |||||||||
| Collateral (posted) received, net | (261) | 1,169 | |||||||||
| Income taxes | 163 | 254 | |||||||||
| Pension and non-pension postretirement benefit contributions | (10) | (204) | |||||||||
| Other assets and liabilities | (761) | (909) | |||||||||
| Net cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities | (934) | 1,351 | |||||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities | |||||||||||
| Capital expenditures | (660) | (410) | |||||||||
| Proceeds from NDT fund sales | 1,977 | 1,130 | |||||||||
| Investment in NDT funds | (2,030) | (1,193) | |||||||||
| Collection of DPP, net | 926 | 853 | |||||||||
| Proceeds from sales of assets and businesses | 24 | 28 | |||||||||
| Other investing activities | (18) | (4) | |||||||||
| Net cash flows provided by investing activities | 219 | 404 | |||||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities | |||||||||||
| Change in short-term borrowings | (754) | (702) | |||||||||
| Proceeds from short-term borrowings with maturities greater than 90 days | 500 | — | |||||||||
| Repayments of short-term borrowings with maturities greater than 90 days | (200) | (300) | |||||||||
| Issuance of long-term debt | 1,353 | 2 | |||||||||
| Retirement of long-term debt | (30) | (1,058) | |||||||||
| Retirement of long-term debt to affiliate | — | (258) | |||||||||
| Contributions from Exelon | — | 1,750 | |||||||||
| Dividends paid on common stock | (93) | (46) | |||||||||
| Repurchases of common stock | (231) | — | |||||||||
| Other financing activities | (22) | (23) | |||||||||
| Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities | 523 | (635) | |||||||||
| (Decrease) increase in cash, restricted cash, and cash equivalents | (192) | 1,120 | |||||||||
| Cash, restricted cash, and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 528 | 576 | |||||||||
| Cash, restricted cash, and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 336 | $ | 1,696 | |||||||
| Supplemental cash flow information | |||||||||||
| Increase (decrease) in capital expenditures not paid | $ | 11 | $ | (119) | |||||||
| Increase in DPP | 794 | 918 | |||||||||
| Increase in PP&E related to ARO update | — | 335 |
See the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Constellation Energy Corporation and Subsidiary Companies
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
| (In millions) | March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||||||
| Current assets | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 237 | $ | 422 | |||||||
| Restricted cash and cash equivalents | 99 | 106 | |||||||||
| Accounts receivable | |||||||||||
| Customer accounts receivable (net of allowance for credit losses of $47 and $46 as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively) | 2,147 | 2,585 | |||||||||
| Other accounts receivable (net of allowance for credit losses of $5 as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022) | 542 | 731 | |||||||||
| Mark-to-market derivative assets | 1,952 | 2,368 | |||||||||
| Inventories, net | |||||||||||
| Natural gas, oil and emission allowances | 259 | 429 | |||||||||
| Materials and supplies | 1,085 | 1,076 | |||||||||
| Renewable energy credits | 720 | 617 | |||||||||
| Other | 1,067 | 1,026 | |||||||||
| Total current assets | 8,108 | 9,360 | |||||||||
| Property, plant, and equipment (net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $16,861 and $16,726 as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively) | 20,074 | 19,822 | |||||||||
| Deferred debits and other assets | |||||||||||
| Nuclear decommissioning trust funds | 14,606 | 14,114 | |||||||||
| Investments | 223 | 202 | |||||||||
| Mark-to-market derivative assets | 1,125 | 1,261 | |||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 45 | 44 | |||||||||
| Other | 1,977 | 2,106 | |||||||||
| Total deferred debits and other assets | 17,976 | 17,727 | |||||||||
| Total assets**(a)** | $ | 46,158 | $ | 46,909 |
See the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Constellation Energy Corporation and Subsidiary Companies
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
| (In millions) | March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | |||||||||||
| Current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Short-term borrowings | $ | 705 | $ | 1,159 | |||||||
| Long-term debt due within one year | 161 | 143 | |||||||||
| Accounts payable | 1,558 | 2,828 | |||||||||
| Accrued expenses | 743 | 906 | |||||||||
| Mark-to-market derivative liabilities | 1,573 | 1,558 | |||||||||
| Renewable energy credit obligation | 865 | 901 | |||||||||
| Other | 342 | 344 | |||||||||
| Total current liabilities | 5,947 | 7,839 | |||||||||
| Long-term debt | 5,763 | 4,466 | |||||||||
| Deferred credits and other liabilities | |||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes and unamortized ITCs | 2,982 | 3,031 | |||||||||
| Asset retirement obligations | 12,831 | 12,699 | |||||||||
| Pension obligations | 645 | 605 | |||||||||
| Non-pension postretirement benefit obligations | 633 | 609 | |||||||||
| Spent nuclear fuel obligation | 1,244 | 1,230 | |||||||||
| Payables related to Regulatory Agreement Units | 3,069 | 2,897 | |||||||||
| Mark-to-market derivative liabilities | 700 | 983 | |||||||||
| Other | 1,258 | 1,178 | |||||||||
| Total deferred credits and other liabilities | 23,362 | 23,232 | |||||||||
| Total liabilities(a) | 35,072 | 35,537 | |||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 12) | |||||||||||
| Shareholders' equity | |||||||||||
| Common stock (No par value, 1,000 shares authorized, 324 shares and 327 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively) | 13,029 | 13,274 | |||||||||
| Retained deficit | (493) | (496) | |||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net | (1,808) | (1,760) | |||||||||
| Total shareholders' equity | 10,728 | 11,018 | |||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests | 358 | 354 | |||||||||
| Total equity | 11,086 | 11,372 | |||||||||
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ | 46,158 | $ | 46,909 |
(a)Our consolidated assets include $2,506 million and $2,641 million at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, of certain VIEs that can only be used to settle the liabilities of the VIE. Our consolidated liabilities include $1,033 million and $1,041 million at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, of certain VIEs for which the VIE creditors do not have recourse to us. See Note 14 — Variable Interest Entities for additional information.
See the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Constellation Energy Corporation and Subsidiary Companies
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shareholders' Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions, shares in thousands) | Issued Shares | Common Stock | Retained Deficit | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, net | Noncontrolling Interests | Total Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, December 31, 2022 | 327,130 | $ | 13,274 | $ | (496) | $ | (1,760) | $ | 354 | $ | 11,372 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | 96 | — | 6 | 102 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Employee incentive plans | 528 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Changes in equity of noncontrolling interest | — | — | — | — | (2) | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock dividends ($0.28/common share) | — | — | (93) | — | — | (93) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock repurchased | (3,239) | (251) | — | — | — | (251) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income, net of income taxes | — | — | — | (48) | — | (48) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, March 31, 2023 | 324,419 | $ | 13,029 | $ | (493) | $ | (1,808) | $ | 358 | $ | 11,086 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shareholders' Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions, shares in thousands) | Issued Shares | Common Stock | Retained Deficit | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, net | Noncontrolling Interests | Predecessor Member's Equity**(a)** | Total Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, December 31, 2021 | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (31) | $ | 395 | $ | 11,250 | $ | 11,614 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income from January 1, 2022 to January 31, 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | 151 | 151 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Separation-related adjustments | — | — | — | (2,006) | 7 | 1,802 | (197) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Changes in equity of noncontrolling interests from January 1, 2022 to January 31, 2022 | — | — | — | — | (7) | — | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consummation of separation | 326,664 | 13,203 | — | — | — | (13,203) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net (loss) income from February 1, 2022 to March 31, 2022 | — | — | (45) | — | 5 | — | (40) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Employee incentive plan activity from February 1, 2022 to March 31, 2022 | 35 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock dividends ($0.14/common share) from February 1, 2022 to March 31, 2022 | — | — | (46) | — | — | — | (46) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income, net of income taxes from February 1, 2022 to March 31, 2022 | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, March 31, 2022 | 326,699 | $ | 13,212 | $ | (91) | $ | (2,016) | $ | 400 | $ | — | $ | 11,505 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a)Represents Constellation’s predecessor member's equity prior to the separation transaction. Upon completion of the separation, the predecessor member's equity was transferred to CEG Parent’s Common stock. See Note 1 — Basis of Presentation for additional information on the separation.
See the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Constellation Energy Generation, LLC and Subsidiary Companies
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions) | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating revenues | $ | 7,565 | $ | 5,431 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating revenues from affiliates | — | 160 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total operating revenues | 7,565 | 5,591 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchased power and fuel | 5,729 | 3,545 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchased power and fuel from affiliates | — | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating and maintenance | 1,432 | 1,161 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating and maintenance from affiliates | — | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 267 | 280 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxes other than income taxes | 132 | 137 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 7,560 | 5,172 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gain on sales of assets and businesses | 26 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | 31 | 435 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income and (deductions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | (107) | (55) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense to affiliates | — | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other, net | 314 | (318) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total other income and (deductions) | 207 | (374) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 238 | 61 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Income taxes | 131 | (53) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates | (5) | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | 102 | 111 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to membership interest | $ | 96 | $ | 106 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income, net of income taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 102 | $ | 111 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of income taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pension and non-pension postretirement benefit plans: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prior service benefit reclassified to periodic benefit cost | (1) | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Actuarial loss reclassified to periodic cost | 6 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Pension and non-pension postretirement benefit plan valuation adjustment | (53) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Unrealized gain on foreign currency translation | — | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of income taxes | (48) | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income | 54 | 132 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income attributable to membership interest | $ | 48 | $ | 127 |
See the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Constellation Energy Generation, LLC and Subsidiary Companies
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| (In millions) | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities | |||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 102 | $ | 111 | |||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities | |||||||||||
| Depreciation, amortization, and accretion, including nuclear fuel and energy contract amortization | 605 | 602 | |||||||||
| Gain on sales of assets and businesses | (26) | (16) | |||||||||
| Deferred income taxes and amortization of ITCs | (33) | (307) | |||||||||
| Net fair value changes related to derivatives | 273 | 75 | |||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized (gains) losses on NDT funds | (187) | 271 | |||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized losses on equity investments | 5 | 20 | |||||||||
| Other non-cash operating activities | 40 | 247 | |||||||||
| Changes in assets and liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Accounts receivable | 513 | (71) | |||||||||
| Receivables from and payables to affiliates, net | (78) | 31 | |||||||||
| Inventories | 168 | 82 | |||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | (1,514) | 7 | |||||||||
| Option premiums paid, net | (23) | (31) | |||||||||
| Collateral (posted) received, net | (261) | 1,169 | |||||||||
| Income taxes | 163 | 254 | |||||||||
| Pension and non-pension postretirement benefit contributions | (10) | (204) | |||||||||
| Other assets and liabilities | (737) | (901) | |||||||||
| Net cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities | (1,000) | 1,339 | |||||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities | |||||||||||
| Capital expenditures | (660) | (410) | |||||||||
| Proceeds from NDT fund sales | 1,977 | 1,130 | |||||||||
| Investment in NDT funds | (2,030) | (1,193) | |||||||||
| Collection of DPP, net | 926 | 853 | |||||||||
| Proceeds from sales of assets and businesses | 24 | 28 | |||||||||
| Other investing activities | (18) | (4) | |||||||||
| Net cash flows provided by investing activities | 219 | 404 | |||||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities | |||||||||||
| Change in short-term borrowings | (754) | (702) | |||||||||
| Proceeds from short-term borrowings with maturities greater than 90 days | 500 | — | |||||||||
| Repayments of short-term borrowings with maturities greater than 90 days | (200) | (300) | |||||||||
| Issuance of long-term debt | 1,353 | 2 | |||||||||
| Retirement of long-term debt | (30) | (1,058) | |||||||||
| Retirement of long-term debt to affiliate | — | (258) | |||||||||
| Distributions to member | (249) | (46) | |||||||||
| Contributions from Exelon | — | 1,750 | |||||||||
| Other financing activities | (13) | (23) | |||||||||
| Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities | 607 | (635) | |||||||||
| (Decrease) increase in cash, restricted cash, and cash equivalents | (174) | 1,108 | |||||||||
| Cash, restricted cash, and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 501 | 576 | |||||||||
| Cash, restricted cash, and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 327 | $ | 1,684 | |||||||
| Supplemental cash flow information | |||||||||||
| Increase (decrease) in capital expenditures not paid | $ | 11 | $ | (119) | |||||||
| Increase in DPP | 794 | 918 | |||||||||
| Increase in PP&E related to ARO update | — | 335 |
See the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Constellation Energy Generation, LLC and Subsidiary Companies
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
| (In millions) | March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||||||
| Current assets | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 236 | $ | 403 | |||||||
| Restricted cash and cash equivalents | 91 | 98 | |||||||||
| Accounts receivable | |||||||||||
| Customer accounts receivable (net of allowance for credit losses of $47 and $46 as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively) | 2,147 | 2,585 | |||||||||
| Other accounts receivable (net of allowance for credit losses of $5 as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022) | 529 | 718 | |||||||||
| Mark-to-market derivative assets | 1,952 | 2,368 | |||||||||
| Receivables from affiliates | 39 | — | |||||||||
| Inventories, net | |||||||||||
| Natural gas, oil, and emission allowances | 259 | 429 | |||||||||
| Materials and supplies | 1,085 | 1,076 | |||||||||
| Renewable energy credits | 720 | 617 | |||||||||
| Other | 1,067 | 1,026 | |||||||||
| Total current assets | 8,125 | 9,320 | |||||||||
| Property, plant, and equipment (net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $16,861 and $16,726 as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively) | 20,074 | 19,822 | |||||||||
| Deferred debits and other assets | |||||||||||
| Nuclear decommissioning trust funds | 14,606 | 14,114 | |||||||||
| Investments | 223 | 202 | |||||||||
| Mark-to-market derivative assets | 1,125 | 1,261 | |||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 45 | 44 | |||||||||
| Other | 1,977 | 2,106 | |||||||||
| Total deferred debits and other assets | 17,976 | 17,727 | |||||||||
| Total assets**(a)** | $ | 46,175 | $ | 46,869 |
See the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Constellation Energy Generation, LLC and Subsidiary Companies
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
| (In millions) | March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | |||||||||||
| Current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Short-term borrowings | $ | 705 | $ | 1,159 | |||||||
| Long-term debt due within one year | 161 | 143 | |||||||||
| Accounts payable | 1,543 | 2,810 | |||||||||
| Accrued expenses | 687 | 869 | |||||||||
| Payables to affiliates | 6 | 45 | |||||||||
| Mark-to-market derivative liabilities | 1,573 | 1,558 | |||||||||
| Renewable energy credit obligation | 865 | 901 | |||||||||
| Other | 325 | 344 | |||||||||
| Total current liabilities | 5,865 | 7,829 | |||||||||
| Long-term debt | 5,763 | 4,466 | |||||||||
| Deferred credits and other liabilities | |||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes and unamortized ITCs | 2,982 | 3,031 | |||||||||
| Asset retirement obligations | 12,831 | 12,699 | |||||||||
| Pension obligations | 645 | 605 | |||||||||
| Non-pension postretirement benefit obligations | 633 | 609 | |||||||||
| Spent nuclear fuel obligation | 1,244 | 1,230 | |||||||||
| Payables related to Regulatory Agreement Units | 3,069 | 2,897 | |||||||||
| Mark-to-market derivative liabilities | 700 | 983 | |||||||||
| Other | 1,226 | 1,106 | |||||||||
| Total deferred credits and other liabilities | 23,330 | 23,160 | |||||||||
| Total liabilities(a) | 34,958 | 35,455 | |||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 12) | |||||||||||
| Equity | |||||||||||
| Member’s equity | |||||||||||
| Membership interest | 12,256 | 12,408 | |||||||||
| Undistributed earnings | 411 | 412 | |||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net | (1,808) | (1,760) | |||||||||
| Total member’s equity | 10,859 | 11,060 | |||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests | 358 | 354 | |||||||||
| Total equity | 11,217 | 11,414 | |||||||||
| Total liabilities and equity | $ | 46,175 | $ | 46,869 |
(a)Our consolidated assets include $2,506 million and $2,641 million as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, of certain VIEs that can only be used to settle the liabilities of the VIE. Our consolidated liabilities include $1,033 million and $1,041 million as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, of certain VIEs for which the VIE creditors do not have recourse to us. See Note 14 — Variable Interest Entities for additional information.
See the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Constellation Energy Generation, LLC and Subsidiary Companies
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity (Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member's Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions) | Membership Interest | Undistributed Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, net | Noncontrolling Interests | Total Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, December 31, 2022 | $ | 12,408 | $ | 412 | $ | (1,760) | $ | 354 | $ | 11,414 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | 96 | — | 6 | 102 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Changes in equity of noncontrolling interests | — | — | — | (2) | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions to member | (152) | (97) | — | — | (249) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes | — | — | (48) | — | (48) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, March 31, 2023 | $ | 12,256 | $ | 411 | $ | (1,808) | $ | 358 | $ | 11,217 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member's Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions) | Membership Interest | Undistributed Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, net | Noncontrolling Interests | Total Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, December 31, 2021 | $ | 10,482 | $ | 768 | $ | (31) | $ | 395 | $ | 11,614 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | 106 | — | 5 | 111 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Separation-related adjustments | 1,844 | (11) | (2,006) | 7 | (166) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Changes in equity of noncontrolling interests | — | — | — | (7) | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions to member | — | (46) | — | — | (46) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income, net of income taxes | — | — | 21 | — | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, March 31, 2022 | $ | 12,326 | $ | 817 | $ | (2,016) | $ | 400 | $ | 11,527 | |||||||||||||||||||
See the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions, unless otherwise noted)
1. Basis of Presentation
Description of Business
We are a producer of clean energy and a supplier of energy products and services. Our generating capacity includes primarily nuclear, wind, solar, natural gas and hydroelectric assets. Through our integrated business operations, we sell electricity, natural gas, and other energy related products and sustainable solutions to various types of customers, including distribution utilities, municipalities, cooperatives, and commercial, industrial, governmental, and residential customers in markets across multiple geographic regions. We have five reportable segments: Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, New York, ERCOT and Other Power Regions.
Basis of Presentation
On February 21, 2021, the board of directors of Exelon authorized management to pursue a plan to separate its competitive generation and customer-facing energy businesses (separation), conducted through Constellation Energy Generation, LLC (“Constellation”, formerly Exelon Generation Company, LLC) and its subsidiaries, into an independent, publicly-traded company. CEG Parent, a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Exelon, was newly formed for the purpose of consummating the separation and had not engaged in any business activities nor had any assets or liabilities prior to the separation. On February 1, 2022, the separation was completed and CEG Parent holds all the interests in Constellation previously held by Exelon.
As an individual registrant, Constellation has historically filed consolidated financial statements to reflect its financial position and operating results as a stand-alone, wholly owned subsidiary of Exelon. The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements as of March 31, 2023 and for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 are unaudited but, in our opinion include all adjustments that are considered necessary for a fair statement of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. All adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature, except as otherwise disclosed. The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of our subsidiaries and all intercompany transactions have been eliminated. CEG Parent's prior period financial statements have been adjusted to reflect the balances of Constellation in accordance with applicable guidance. Constellation's December 31, 2022 Consolidated Balance Sheet was derived from audited financial statements. The interim financial statements are to be read in conjunction with prior annual financial statements and notes. Financial results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. These Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. Amounts disclosed relate to CEG Parent and Constellation unless specifically noted as relating to CEG Parent only. Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, references herein to the terms “we,” “us,” and “our” refer collectively to CEG Parent and Constellation.
Separation from Exelon
On February 1, 2022, Exelon completed the separation through a pro-rata distribution of all of the outstanding shares of CEG Parent's common stock, no par value, on the basis of one such share for every three shares of Exelon common stock held on January 20, 2022, the record date of the distribution. CEG Parent is an independent, publicly traded company listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol “CEG”, and regular-way trading began on February 2, 2022. Exelon no longer retains any ownership interest in CEG Parent or Constellation.
Prior to completion of the separation, our financial statements include certain transactions with affiliates of Exelon, which are disclosed as related party transactions. After February 1, 2022, all transactions with Exelon or its affiliates are no longer related party transactions.
Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions, unless otherwise noted)
Note 1 — Basis of Presentation
In order to govern the ongoing relationships with Exelon after the separation, and to facilitate an orderly transition, we entered into several agreements with Exelon, including a Separation Agreement, TSA, EMA, and TMA.
Pursuant to the Separation Agreement, we received a cash contribution of $1.75 billion from Exelon on January 31, 2022, the proceeds of which were used to settle $258 million of an intercompany loan from Exelon and $200 million of short-term debt outstanding prior to separation, in addition to a $192 million contribution to our pension plans. We also entered into two new five-year facility agreements providing $4.5 billion of capacity.
The amounts Exelon billed us for services pursuant to the TSA were $50 million and $56 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively and the amounts we billed Exelon for services pursuant to the TSA were $6 million and $9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
See Note 1 — Basis of Presentation of our 2022 Form 10-K for additional information on the separation from Exelon.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
See Note 1 — Basis of Presentation of our 2022 Form 10-K for additional information on significant accounting policies.
2. Regulatory Matters
As discussed in Note 3 — Regulatory Matters of our 2022 Form 10-K, we are involved in various regulatory and legislative proceedings. The following discusses developments in 2023 and updates to the 2022 Form 10-K.
PJM Performance Bonuses
On December 23, 2022, and continuing through the morning of December 25, 2022, winter storm Elliott blanketed the entirety of PJM’s footprint with record low temperatures and extreme weather conditions. A significant portion of PJM's fossil generation fleet failed to perform as reserves were called. PJM issued invoices in April 2023 that reflected generator’s gross bonuses and non-performance charges. In accordance with its tariff, funds collected from those charges are redistributed to generating resources that overperformed during the event, including our nuclear fleet. As a result of additional information received, we recognized an increase in revenue of $38 million (pre-tax) during the three months ended March 31, 2023. Our total estimated receivable for performance bonuses (net of non-performance charges) is $148 million as of March 31, 2023, and continues to require the application of significant judgement and assumptions that include potential impacts of generator defaults and litigation. It is reasonably possible that the ultimate impact to our consolidated financial statements could differ materially once these uncertainties are resolved.
Impacts of the February 2021 Extreme Cold Weather Event and Texas-based Generating Assets Outages
In February 2021, our Texas-based generating assets within the ERCOT market, specifically Colorado Bend II, Wolf Hollow II, and Handley, experienced outages because of extreme cold weather conditions. In addition, those weather conditions drove increased demand for service, dramatically increased wholesale power prices, and increased gas prices in certain regions.
In response to the high demand and significantly reduced total generation on the system during the event, the PUCT directed ERCOT to use an administrative price cap of $9,000/MWh during firm load shedding. We intervened in a third-party notice of appeal in the Court of Appeals for the Third District of Texas ("Third Court of Appeals") challenging the validity of the PUCT’s action administratively setting prices at $9,000/MWh. Additionally, we filed a request for declaratory judgment in Texas district court, which is being stayed at pending the outcome of that case. On March 17, 2023, the Third Court of Appeals reversed the PUCT’s orders directing ERCOT to use an administrative price cap of $9,000/MWh during firm load shedding, finding that the PUCT violated Texas law by exceeding its authority granted by the legislature. The PUCT and aligned parties appealed the decision to the Supreme Court of Texas. We cannot reasonably predict the outcome of these proceedings or the potential financial statement impact.
Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions, unless otherwise noted)
Note 2 — Regulatory Matters
New England Regulatory Matters
Mystic Units 8 and 9 Cost of Service Agreement. The Mystic Cost of Service Agreement (“Mystic COS”) requires an annual process whereby we identify and support our projected costs under the agreement and/or true-up previous projections to the actual costs incurred. The first annual process resulted in a filing at FERC on September 15, 2021 and included our projection of capital expenditures to be recovered under the Mystic COS between June 1, 2022 and December 31, 2022. On April 28, 2022, FERC issued an order setting for settlement and/or hearing the issue of whether our projected 2022 capital expenditures can be recovered. On February 6, 2023, we reached a settlement in principle with certain parties to the proceeding, and an offer of settlement was filed at FERC on March 15, 2023, where it remains pending. No party contested the settlement. If approved, the settlement would reduce the recovery we receive for capital projects over the term of the Mystic COS. The settlement would also eliminate the possibility that we would need to refund certain costs recovered under the COS Agreement for the EMT facility if the EMT facility continues operating post-Cost-of-Service (the "EMT Clawback" issue), thus resolving an issue remanded to FERC by the D.C. Circuit in the August 2022 decision. We do not expect the outcome of this offer of settlement to have a material financial statement impact. On September 15, 2022, we made our second annual filing at FERC, which included (1) our projection of capital expenditures to be recovered under the Mystic COS between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023, and (2) an updated projection of the Annual Fixed Revenue Requirement, the Maximum Monthly Fixed Cost Payment, and the Fixed Operating and Maintenance/Return on Investment component of the Monthly Fuel Cost Charge, including an update to rate base for the period between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2021. That filing is currently pending at FERC.
On March 28, 2023, FERC issued an order on remand from the D.C. Circuit’s August 2022 decision ("FERC Remand Order"). The D.C. Circuit’s August 2022 decision remanded back to FERC certain issues related to the Mystic COS. The FERC Remand Order affirmed that 91% of EMT’s fixed costs will be recovered via the Mystic COS, subject to the reinstatement of a margin sharing mechanism on forward sales of vapor. It also granted our motion to hold in abeyance the EMT Clawback issue, as that matter will be resolved by the settlement agreement filed at FERC in March 2023 if FERC approves the settlement. No party sought rehearing of the FERC Remand Order.
Operating License Renewals
Conowingo Hydroelectric Project. On December 20, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued a decision vacating FERC’s decision to grant Conowingo its 50-year license renewal and sending the matter back to FERC for further proceedings. Upon issuance of the mandate from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, we began operating under an annual license, which renews automatically, containing the same terms as the license that was in effect prior to the March 19, 2021 FERC order. We are unable to further predict the outcome of this proceeding at this time.
3. Revenue from Contracts with Customers
We recognize revenue from contracts with customers to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers at an amount that we expect to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. Our primary sources of revenue include competitive sales of power, natural gas, and other energy-related products and sustainable solutions.
See Note 4 — Revenue from Contracts with Customers of our 2022 Form 10-K for additional information regarding the primary sources of revenue.
Contract Balances
Contract Assets
We record contract assets for the revenue recognized on the construction and installation of energy efficiency assets and new power generating facilities before we have an unconditional right to bill for and receive the consideration from the customer. These contract assets are subsequently reclassified to receivables when the right to payment becomes unconditional. We record contract assets and contract receivables in Other current assets and Customer accounts receivable, net, respectively, in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions, unless otherwise noted)
Note 3 — Revenue from Contracts with Customers
The following table provides a rollforward of the contract assets reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.
| Contract Assets | |||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2022 | $ | 130 | |||
| Amounts reclassified to receivables | (11) | ||||
| Revenues recognized | 31 | ||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2023 | $ | 150 | |||
| Balance as of December 31, 2021 | $ | 149 | |||
| Amounts reclassified to receivables | (16) | ||||
| Revenues recognized | 9 | ||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2022 | $ | 142 | |||
Contract Liabilities
We record contract liabilities when consideration is received or due prior to the satisfaction of the performance obligations. We record contract liabilities in Other current liabilities and Other deferred credits and other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. These contract liabilities primarily relate to upfront consideration received or due for equipment service plans, the Mystic COS, and the Illinois ZEC program. The Mystic COS includes upfront consideration received or due that differs from the recognized earnings over the cost of the service period. The Illinois ZEC program introduces an annual cap on the total consideration to be received by us for each delivery period. The ZEC price is established on a per MWh of production basis with a maximum annual cap for total compensation to be received in a delivery period, while requiring delivery of all ZECs produced by our participating facilities during each delivery period. ZECs delivered to Illinois utilities in excess of the annual cost cap may be paid in subsequent years if the payments do not exceed the prescribed annual cost cap for that year.
The following table provides a rollforward of the contract liabilities reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.
| Contract Liabilities | |||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2022 | $ | 47 | |||
| Consideration received or due | 131 | ||||
| Revenues recognized | (115) | ||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2023 | $ | 63 | |||
| Balance as of December 31, 2021 | $ | 75 | |||
| Consideration received or due | 50 | ||||
| Revenues recognized | (63) | ||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2022 | $ | 62 | |||
The following table reflects revenues recognized in the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, which were included in contract liabilities at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||
| Revenues recognized | $ | 10 | $ | 28 |
Transaction Price Allocated to Remaining Performance Obligations
The following table shows the amounts of future revenues expected to be recorded in each year for performance obligations that are unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied as of March 31, 2023. This disclosure only includes contracts for which the total consideration is fixed and determinable at contract inception. The average contract
Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions, unless otherwise noted)
Note 3 — Revenue from Contracts with Customers
term varies by customer type and commodity, but ranges from one month to several years. This disclosure excludes our power and gas sales contracts as they contain variable volumes and/or variable pricing.
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 and thereafter | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Remaining performance obligations | $ | 195 | $ | 82 | $ | 32 | $ | 15 | $ | 136 | $ | 460 |
Revenue Disaggregation
We disaggregate the revenue recognized from contracts with customers into categories that depict how the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors. See Note 4 — Segment Information for the presentation of revenue disaggregation.
4. Segment Information
Operating segments are determined based on information used by the CODM in deciding how to evaluate performance and allocate resources. We have five reportable segments consisting of the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, New York, ERCOT, and all other power regions referred to collectively as “Other Power Regions.”
The basis for our reportable segments is the integrated management of our electricity business that is located in different geographic regions, and largely representative of the footprints of ISO/RTO and/or NERC regions, which utilize multiple supply sources to provide electricity through various distribution channels (wholesale and retail). Our hedging strategies and risk metrics are also aligned to these same geographic regions. Descriptions of each of our five reportable segments are as follows:
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Mid-Atlantic** represents operations in the eastern half of PJM, which includes New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware, the District of Columbia, and parts of Pennsylvania and North Carolina.
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Midwest** represents operations in the western half of PJM and the United States footprint of MISO, excluding MISO’s Southern Region.
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New York** represents operations within NYISO.
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ERCOT** represents operations within Electric Reliability Council of Texas that covers a majority of the state of Texas.
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Other Power Regions:**
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New England represents operations within ISO-NE.
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South** represents operations in FRCC, MISO’s Southern Region, and the remaining portions of SERC not included within MISO or PJM.
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West** represents operations in WECC, which includes CAISO.
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Canada** represents operations across the entire country of Canada and includes AESO, OIESO, and the Canadian portion of MISO.
Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions, unless otherwise noted)
Note 4 — Segment Information
The CODM evaluates the performance of our electric business activities and allocates resources based on Operating revenues net of Purchased power and fuel expense (RNF). We believe this is a useful measurement of operational performance, although it is not a presentation defined under GAAP and may not be comparable to other companies’ presentations of similarly titled measures or deemed more useful than the GAAP information provided elsewhere in these financial statements. Our operating revenues include all sales to third parties and affiliate sales to Exelon's utility subsidiaries prior to the separation. Purchased power costs include all costs associated with the procurement and supply of electricity including capacity, energy, and ancillary services. Fuel expense includes the fuel costs for our owned generation and fuel costs associated with tolling agreements. The results of our other business activities are not regularly reviewed by the CODM and are therefore not classified as operating segments or included in the regional reportable segment amounts. These activities include wholesale and retail sales of natural gas, as well as other miscellaneous business activities that are not significant to our overall results of operations. Further, our unrealized mark-to-market gains and losses on economic hedging activities and our amortization of certain intangible assets and liabilities relating to commodity contracts recorded at fair value from mergers and acquisitions are also excluded from the regional reportable segment amounts. The CODM does not use a measure of total assets in making decisions regarding allocating resources to or assessing the performance of these reportable segments.
The following tables disaggregate the revenue recognized from contracts with customers into categories that depict how the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors. The disaggregation of revenues reflects our two primary products of power sales and natural gas sales, with further disaggregation of power sales provided by geographic region. The following tables also show the reconciliation of reportable segment revenues and RNF to our total revenues and RNF for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues from external customers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contracts with customers | Other**(a)** | Total | Intersegment Revenues | Total Revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mid-Atlantic | $ | 1,413 | $ | (137) | $ | 1,276 | $ | (31) | $ | 1,245 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 1,195 | (165) | 1,030 | 2 | 1,032 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New York | 464 | 37 | 501 | 34 | 535 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ERCOT | 200 | (32) | 168 | 1 | 169 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Power Regions | 1,518 | 279 | 1,797 | (6) | 1,791 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Competitive Businesses Electric Revenues | 4,790 | (18) | 4,772 | — | 4,772 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Competitive Businesses Natural Gas Revenues | 895 | 590 | 1,485 | — | 1,485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Competitive Businesses Other Revenues(b) | 148 | 1,160 | 1,308 | — | 1,308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Consolidated Operating Revenues | $ | 5,833 | $ | 1,732 | $ | 7,565 | $ | — | $ | 7,565 |
Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions, unless otherwise noted)
Note 4 — Segment Information
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| Revenues from external customers**(c)** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contracts with customers | Other**(a)** | Total | Intersegment Revenues | Total Revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mid-Atlantic | $ | 1,154 | $ | (50) | $ | 1,104 | $ | — | $ | 1,104 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 1,248 | (51) | 1,197 | — | 1,197 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New York | 494 | (135) | 359 | 6 | 365 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ERCOT | 163 | 72 | 235 | — | 235 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Power Regions | 1,421 | 512 | 1,933 | (6) | 1,927 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Competitive Businesses Electric Revenues | 4,480 | 348 | 4,828 | — | 4,828 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Competitive Businesses Natural Gas Revenues | 811 | 634 | 1,445 | — | 1,445 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Competitive Businesses Other Revenues(b) | 86 | (768) | (682) | — | (682) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Consolidated Operating Revenues | $ | 5,377 | $ | 214 | $ | 5,591 | $ | — | $ | 5,591 |
(a)Includes revenues from derivatives and leases.
(b)Represents activities not allocated to a region. See text above for a description of included activities. Includes unrealized mark-to-market gains of $929 million and losses of $921 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and the elimination of intersegment revenues.
(c)Includes all wholesale and retail electric sales to third parties and affiliate sales to Exelon's utility subsidiaries prior to the separation on February 1, 2022. See Note 16 - Related Party Transactions for additional information.
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RNF from external customers | Intersegment RNF | Total RNF | RNF from external customers**(a)** | Intersegment RNF | Total RNF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mid-Atlantic | $ | 722 | $ | (31) | $ | 691 | $ | 509 | $ | (1) | $ | 508 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 690 | (1) | 689 | 785 | — | 785 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New York | 225 | 36 | 261 | 260 | 8 | 268 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ERCOT | 53 | (1) | 52 | 106 | (27) | 79 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Power Regions | 256 | (8) | 248 | 297 | (10) | 287 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total RNF for Reportable Segments | 1,946 | (5) | 1,941 | 1,957 | (30) | 1,927 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other(b) | (110) | 5 | (105) | 84 | 30 | 114 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total RNF | $ | 1,836 | $ | — | $ | 1,836 | $ | 2,041 | $ | — | $ | 2,041 |
(a)Includes purchases and sales from/to third parties and affiliate sales to Exelon's utility subsidiaries prior to the separation on February 1, 2022. See Note 16 - Related Party Transactions for additional information.
(b)Other represents activities not allocated to a region. See text above for a description of included activities. Primarily includes:
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Unrealized mark-to-market losses of $266 million and $92 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
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The elimination of intersegment RNF.
5. Accounts Receivable
Unbilled Customer Revenue
We recorded $364 million and $564 million of unbilled customer revenues in Customer accounts receivables, net in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions, unless otherwise noted)
Note 5 — Accounts Receivable
Sales of Customer Accounts Receivable
On April 8, 2020, NER, a bankruptcy remote, special purpose entity, which is wholly owned by us, entered into a revolving accounts receivable financing arrangement with a number of financial institutions and a commercial paper conduit (the "Purchasers") to sell certain customer accounts receivable (the "Facility"). On August 16, 2022, we entered into an amendment on the Facility, which increased the maximum funding limit of the Facility from $900 million to $1.1 billion and extended the term of the Facility through August 15, 2025, unless renewed by the mutual consent of the parties in accordance with its terms. Under the Facility, NER may sell eligible short-term customer accounts receivable to the Purchasers in exchange for cash and subordinated interest. The transfers are reported as sales of receivables in the consolidated financial statements. The subordinated interest in collections upon the receivables sold to the Purchasers is referred to as the DPP, which is reflected in Other current assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The Facility requires the balance of eligible receivables to be maintained at or above the balance of cash proceeds received from the Purchasers. To the extent the eligible receivables decrease below such balance, we are required to repay cash to the Purchasers. When eligible receivables exceed cash proceeds, we have the ability to increase the cash received up to the maximum funding limit. These cash inflows and outflows impact the DPP.
The following tables summarize the impact of the sale of certain receivables:
| As of March 31, 2023 | As of December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||
| Derecognized receivables transferred at fair value | $ | 1,474 | $ | 1,615 | |||||||
| Cash proceeds received | 1,100 | 1,100 | |||||||||
| DPP | 374 | 515 |
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss on sale of receivables(a) | $ | 20 | $ | 10 |
(a)Reflected in Operating and maintenance expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income. This represents the amount by which the accounts receivable sold into the Facility are discounted, limited to credit losses.
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||
| Proceeds from new transfers(a) | $ | 1,957 | $ | 1,654 | |||||||
| Cash collections received on DPP | 926 | 853 | |||||||||
| Cash collections reinvested in the Facility | 2,883 | 2,507 |
(a)Customer accounts receivable sold into the Facility were $2,750 million and $2,572 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
Our risk of loss following the transfer of accounts receivable is limited to the DPP outstanding. Payment of DPP is not subject to significant risks other than delinquencies and credit losses on accounts receivable transferred. We continue to service the receivables sold in exchange for a servicing fee. We did not record a servicing asset or liability as the servicing fees were not material.
We recognize the cash proceeds received upon sale in Cash flows from operating activities in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The collection and reinvestment of DPP is recognized in Cash flows from investing activities in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
See Note 11 — Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities and Note 14 — Variable Interest Entities for additional information.
Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions, unless otherwise noted)
Note 5 — Accounts Receivable
Other Sales of Customer Accounts Receivables
We are required, under supplier tariffs, to sell customer receivables to utility companies. The following table presents the total receivables sold.
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||
| Total receivables sold | $ | 184 | $ | 69 | |||||||
6. Nuclear Decommissioning
Nuclear Decommissioning Asset Retirement Obligations
We have a legal obligation to decommission our nuclear power plants following the permanent cessation of operations. To estimate our nuclear decommissioning obligations, we use a probability-weighted, discounted cash flow model which, on a unit-by-unit basis, considers multiple outcome scenarios that include significant estimates and assumptions, and are based on decommissioning cost studies, cost escalation rates, probabilistic cash flow models, and discount rates. We update our AROs annually, unless circumstances warrant more frequent updates, based on our review of updated cost studies and our annual evaluation of cost escalation factors and probabilities assigned to various scenarios.
The financial statement impact for changes in the ARO, on an individual unit basis, due to the changes in and timing of estimated cash flows generally result in a corresponding change in the unit’s ARC in Property, plant, and equipment in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. If the ARO decreases for a Non-Regulatory Agreement unit without any remaining ARC, the corresponding change is recorded as a decrease in Operating and maintenance expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.
The following table provides a rollforward of the nuclear decommissioning AROs reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets from December 31, 2022 to March 31, 2023:
| Balance as of December 31, 2022(a) | $ | 12,500 | |||
| Accretion expense | 139 | ||||
| Costs incurred related to decommissioning plants | (8) | ||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2023(a) | $ | 12,631 |
(a)Includes $36 million and $40 million as the current portion of the ARO as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, which is included in Other current liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
NDT Funds
We had NDT funds totaling $14,676 million and $14,127 million as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. The NDT funds also include $70 million and $13 million for the current portion of the NDT funds as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, which are included in Other current assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. See Note 15 — Supplemental Financial Information for additional information on activities of the NDT funds.
Accounting Implications of the Regulatory Agreement Units
See Note 1 — Basis of Presentation and Note 10 — Asset Retirement Obligations of our 2022 Form 10-K for additional information on the Regulatory Agreement Units.
Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions, unless otherwise noted)
Note 6 — Nuclear Decommissioning
The following table presents our noncurrent payables to ComEd and PECO which are recorded as Payables related to Regulatory Agreement Units as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
| March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||
| ComEd | $ | 2,804 | $ | 2,660 | |||||||
| PECO | 265 | 237 | |||||||||
| Payables related to Regulatory Agreement Units | $ | 3,069 | $ | 2,897 |
NRC Minimum Funding Requirements
NRC regulations require that licensees of nuclear generating facilities demonstrate reasonable assurance that funds will be available in specified minimum amounts to decommission the facility at the end of its life.
We filed our biennial decommissioning funding status report with the NRC on March 23, 2023 for all units, including our shutdown units, except for Zion Station which is included in a separate report to the NRC submitted by ZionSolutions, LLC. The status report demonstrated adequate decommissioning funding assurance as of December 31, 2022 for all units except for Peach Bottom Unit 1. As a former PECO plant, financial assurance for decommissioning Peach Bottom Unit 1 is provided by the NDT fund, collections from PECO customers, and the ability to adjust those collections in accordance with the approved PAPUC tariff. See Note 10 — Asset Retirement Obligations of our 2022 Form 10-K for information regarding the amount collected from PECO customers for decommissioning costs.
Impact of Separation from Exelon
Satisfying a condition precedent, on December 16, 2021, the NYPSC authorized our separation from Exelon and accepted the terms of a Joint Proposal that became binding upon closing of the separation on February 1, 2022. As part of the Joint Proposal, among other items, we have projected completion of radiological decommissioning and site restoration activities necessary to achieve a partial site release from the NRC (release of the site for unrestricted use, except for any on-site dry cask storage) within 20 years from the end of licensed life for each of our Ginna and FitzPatrick units and from the end of licensed life for the last of the NMP operating units. While there is flexibility under the Joint Proposal, there was an increase to the AROs associated with our New York nuclear plants during the first quarter of 2022.
The Joint Proposal also required a contribution of $15 million to the NDT for NMP Unit 2 in January 2022 and requires various financial assurance mechanisms through the duration of decommissioning and site restoration, including a minimum NDT balance for each unit, adjusted for specific stages of decommissioning, and a parent guaranty for site restoration costs updated annually as site restoration progresses, which must be replaced with a third-party surety bond or equivalent financial instrument in the event we fall below investment grade.
See Note 1 — Basis of Presentation for additional information.
Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions, unless otherwise noted)
Note 7 — Income Taxes
7. Income Taxes
Rate Reconciliation
The effective income tax rate from continuing operations varies from the U.S. federal statutory rate principally due to the following:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2023**(a)** | 2022**(a)** | ||||||||||
| U.S. federal statutory rate | 21.0 | % | 21.0 | % | |||||||
| Increase (decrease) due to: | |||||||||||
| State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit | 3.3 | 55.2 | |||||||||
| Qualified NDT fund income and losses | 33.7 | (127.5) | |||||||||
| Amortization of investment tax credit, including deferred taxes on basis differences | (0.7) | (9.2) | |||||||||
| Production tax credits and other credits | (0.8) | (34.8) | |||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests | — | (1.0) | |||||||||
| Other | (1.5) | 9.4 | |||||||||
| Effective income tax rate(b) | 55.0 | % | (86.9) | % |
(a)Positive percentages represent income tax expense. Negative percentages represent income tax benefit.
(b)The effective tax rate in 2023 is primarily due to the impacts of realized and unrealized NDT income on Income before income taxes. The effective tax rate in 2022 is primarily due to the impacts of unrealized NDT losses on Income before income taxes and one-time income tax adjustments.
Other Tax Matters
Tax Matters Agreement
In connection with the separation, we entered into a TMA with Exelon. The TMA governs the respective rights, responsibilities, and obligations between us and Exelon after the separation with respect to tax liabilities and benefits, tax attributes, tax returns, tax contests and other tax sharing regarding U.S. federal, state, local and foreign income taxes, other tax matters and related tax returns.
Responsibility and Indemnification for Taxes**.** As a former subsidiary of Exelon, we have joint and several liability with Exelon to the IRS and certain state jurisdictions relating to federal and state tax filings we were included in prior to the separation. The TMA specifies the portion of this tax liability for which we bear contractual responsibility. Specifically, we are liable for our share of certain taxes required to be paid by Exelon with respect to taxable years or periods (or portions thereof) ending on or prior to the separation to the extent that we would have been responsible for such taxes under the Exelon tax sharing agreement then existing. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, our Consolidated Balance Sheets reflect a payable of $32 million for tax liabilities where we maintain contractual responsibility to Exelon, with $18 million in Other accounts receivable and $50 million in Noncurrent other liabilities.
Tax Refunds and Attributes**.** The TMA provides for the allocation of certain pre-closing tax attributes between us and Exelon, along with our share of refunds for taxes claimed by Exelon for periods prior to separation. Upon separation, certain attributes that were generated by our business were allocated to Exelon, and under the TMA, Exelon will reimburse Constellation when those attributes are utilized. As of March 31, 2023, our Consolidated Balance Sheet reflects receivables of $212 million and $319 million in Other accounts receivable and Other deferred debits and other assets, respectively. As of December 31, 2022, our Consolidated Balance Sheet reflected receivables of $168 million and $362 million in Other accounts receivable and Other deferred debits and other assets, respectively.
8. Retirement Benefits
Defined Benefit Pension and OPEB
During the first quarter of 2023, we received an updated valuation of our pension and OPEB obligations to reflect actual census data as of January 1, 2023. This valuation resulted in increases to the pension and OPEB
Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions, unless otherwise noted)
Note 8 — Retirement Benefits
obligations totaling $48 million and $21 million, respectively, with an offset to accumulated other comprehensive loss of $53 million (after-tax). The key assumptions used in the updated valuation of our pension and OPEB obligations, such as discount rate and expected long-term rate of return on plan assets, were unchanged from those used as of December 31, 2022.
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Costs (Credits)
We report the service cost and other non-service cost (credit) components of net periodic benefit costs (credits) for all plans separately in our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income. Effective February 1, 2022, the service cost component is included in Operating and maintenance expense and Property, plant, and equipment, net (where criteria for capitalization of direct labor has been met) while the non-service cost (credit) components are included in Other, net, in accordance with single employer plan accounting.
Prior to separation, we were allocated our portion of pension and OPEB service and non-service costs (credits) from Exelon, which was included in Operating and maintenance expense. Our portion of the total net periodic benefit costs allocated to us from Exelon in 2022 prior to separation was not material and remains in total Operating and maintenance expense.
The following tables present the components of our net periodic benefit costs (credits), prior to capitalization and co-owner allocations, for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:
| Pension Benefits | OPEB | Total Pension Benefits and OPEB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, | Three Months Ended March 31, | Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Components of net periodic benefit cost | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service cost | $ | 22 | $ | 33 | $ | 4 | $ | 6 | $ | 26 | $ | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-service components of pension benefits & OPEB (credit) cost | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest cost | 99 | 70 | 18 | 13 | 117 | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Expected return on assets | (127) | (137) | (11) | (14) | (138) | (151) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prior service cost (credit) | — | — | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Actuarial loss (gain) | 12 | 38 | (3) | — | 9 | 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-service components of pension benefits & OPEB (credit) cost | (16) | (29) | 2 | (3) | (14) | (32) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net periodic benefit cost**(a,b)** | $ | 6 | $ | 4 | $ | 6 | $ | 3 | $ | 12 | $ | 7 |
(a)The pension benefit and OPEB service costs reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2023 totaled $24 million. The pension benefit and OPEB non-service costs (credits) reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2023 totaled ($14) million.
(b)The pension benefit and OPEB service costs reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2022 totaled $30 million. The pension benefit and OPEB non-service costs (credits) reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2022 totaled ($25) million.
9. Derivative Financial Instruments
We use derivative instruments to manage commodity price risk, interest rate risk, and foreign exchange risk related to ongoing business operations.
Authoritative guidance requires that derivative instruments be recognized as either assets or liabilities at fair value, with changes in fair value of the derivative recognized in earnings immediately. Other accounting treatments are available through special election and designation, provided they meet specific, restrictive criteria both at the time of designation and on an ongoing basis. These alternative permissible accounting treatments
Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions, unless otherwise noted)
Note 9 — Derivative Financial Instruments
include NPNS, cash flow hedges, and fair value hedges. All derivative economic hedges related to commodities, referred to as economic hedges, are recorded at fair value through earnings. For all NPNS derivative instruments, accounts receivable or accounts payable are recorded when derivatives settle and revenue or expense is recognized in earnings as the underlying physical commodity is sold or delivered.
Authoritative guidance about offsetting assets and liabilities requires the fair value of derivative instruments to be shown in the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements on a gross basis, even when the derivative instruments are subject to legally enforceable master netting agreements and qualify for net presentation in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. A master netting agreement is an agreement between two counterparties that may have derivative and non-derivative contracts with each other providing for the net settlement of all referenced contracts via one payment stream, which takes place as the contracts deliver, when collateral is requested or in the event of default. In the tables below, which present fair value balances, our energy-related economic hedges and proprietary trading derivatives are shown gross. The impact of the netting of fair value balances with the same counterparty that are subject to legally enforceable master netting agreements, as well as netting of cash collateral, including margin on exchange positions, is aggregated in the collateral and netting columns.
Our use of cash collateral is generally unrestricted unless we are downgraded below investment grade.
Commodity Price Risk
We employ established policies and procedures to manage our risks associated with market fluctuations in commodity prices by entering into physical and financial derivative contracts, including swaps, futures, forwards, options, and short-term and long-term commitments to purchase and sell energy and commodity products. We believe these instruments, which are either determined to be non-derivative or classified as economic hedges, mitigate exposure to fluctuations in commodity prices.
To the extent the amount of energy we produce or procure differs from the amount of energy we have contracted to sell, we are exposed to market fluctuations in the prices of electricity, natural gas and oil, and other commodities. We use a variety of derivative and non-derivative instruments to manage the commodity price risk of our electric generation facilities, including power and gas sales, fuel and power purchases, natural gas transportation and pipeline capacity agreements, and other energy-related products marketed and purchased. To manage these risks, we may enter into fixed-price derivative or non-derivative contracts to hedge the variability in future cash flows from expected sales of power and gas and purchases of power and fuel. The objectives for executing such hedges include fixing the price for a portion of anticipated future electricity sales at a level that provides an acceptable return. We are also exposed to differences between the locational settlement prices of certain economic hedges and the hedged generating units. This price difference is actively managed through other instruments which include derivative congestion products, whose changes in fair value are recognized in earnings each period, and auction revenue rights, which are accounted for on an accrual basis.
Additionally, we are exposed to certain market risks through our proprietary trading activities. The proprietary trading activities are a complement to our energy marketing portfolio but represent a small portion of our overall energy marketing activities and are subject to limits established by our RMC.
Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions, unless otherwise noted)
Note 9 — Derivative Financial Instruments
The following tables provide a summary of the derivative fair value balances recorded as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
| March 31, 2023 | Economic Hedges | Proprietary Trading | Collateral (a)(b) | Netting**(a)** | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark-to-market derivative assets (current assets) | $ | 10,189 | $ | 5 | $ | 362 | $ | (8,627) | $ | 1,929 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark-to-market derivative assets (noncurrent assets) | 4,236 | — | 153 | (3,275) | 1,114 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total mark-to-market derivative assets | 14,425 | 5 | 515 | (11,902) | 3,043 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark-to-market derivative liabilities (current liabilities) | (10,641) | (3) | 443 | 8,628 | (1,573) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark-to-market derivative liabilities (noncurrent liabilities) | (4,179) | — | 205 | 3,274 | (700) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total mark-to-market derivative liabilities | (14,820) | (3) | 648 | 11,902 | (2,273) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total mark-to-market derivative net assets (liabilities) | $ | (395) | $ | 2 | $ | 1,163 | $ | — | $ | 770 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark-to-market derivative assets (current assets) | $ | 15,296 | $ | 10 | $ | 161 | $ | (13,123) | $ | 2,344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark-to-market derivative assets (noncurrent assets) | 5,100 | — | 217 | (4,074) | 1,243 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total mark-to-market derivative assets | 20,396 | 10 | 378 | (17,197) | 3,587 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark-to-market derivative liabilities (current liabilities) | (15,049) | (6) | 374 | 13,123 | (1,558) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark-to-market derivative liabilities (noncurrent liabilities) | (5,203) | — | 146 | 4,074 | (983) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total mark-to-market derivative liabilities | (20,252) | (6) | 520 | 17,197 | (2,541) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total mark-to-market derivative net assets (liabilities) | $ | 144 | $ | 4 | $ | 898 | $ | — | $ | 1,046 |
(a)We net all available amounts allowed in our Consolidated Balance Sheets in accordance with authoritative guidance for derivatives. These amounts include unrealized derivative transactions with the same counterparty under legally enforceable master netting agreements and cash collateral. In some cases we may have other offsetting exposures, subject to a master netting or similar agreement, such as trade receivables and payables, transactions that do not qualify as derivatives, letters of credit and other forms of non-cash collateral. These amounts are not material as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 and not reflected in the tables above.
(b)Includes $295 million of variation margin posted and $836 million of variation margin held from the exchanges as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
Economic Hedges (Commodity Price Risk)
For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, we recognized the following net pre-tax commodity mark-to-market gains (losses) which are also located in the Net fair value changes related to derivatives line in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||
| Income Statement Location | Gains (Losses) | ||||||||||
| Operating revenues | $ | 930 | $ | (919) | |||||||
| Purchased power and fuel | (1,193) | 826 | |||||||||
| Total | $ | (263) | $ | (93) |
In general, increases and decreases in forward market prices have a positive and negative impact, respectively, on owned and contracted generation positions that have not been hedged. For merchant revenues not already hedged via comprehensive state programs, such as the CMC in Illinois, historically we have used a three-year ratable sales plan to align our hedging strategy with our financial objectives. As a result, our prompt three-year merchant revenues have been hedged on an approximate rolling 90%/60%/30% basis. We may also enter into transactions that are outside of this ratable hedging program. As of March 31, 2023, the percentage of expected generation hedged for the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, New York, and ERCOT reportable segments is 95%-98% and 77%-80% for 2023 and 2024, respectively.
Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions, unless otherwise noted)
Note 9 — Derivative Financial Instruments
Interest Rate and Foreign Exchange Risk
We utilize interest rate swaps to manage our interest rate exposure and foreign currency derivatives to manage foreign exchange rate exposure associated with international commodity purchases in currencies other than U.S. dollars, both of which are treated as economic hedges. The notional amounts were $493 million and $524 million as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
The following table provides the mark-to-market derivative assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
| March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Economic Hedges | Netting(a) | Total | Economic Hedges | Netting(a) | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark-to-market derivative assets (current assets) | $ | 25 | $ | (2) | $ | 23 | $ | 29 | $ | (5) | $ | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark-to-market derivative assets (noncurrent assets) | 11 | — | 11 | 18 | — | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total mark-to-market derivative assets | 36 | (2) | 34 | 47 | (5) | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark-to-market derivative liabilities (current liabilities) | (2) | 2 | — | (5) | 5 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark-to-market derivative liabilities (noncurrent liabilities) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total mark-to-market derivative liabilities | (2) | 2 | — | (5) | 5 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total mark-to-market derivative net assets (liabilities) | $ | 34 | $ | — | $ | 34 | $ | 42 | $ | — | $ | 42 |
(a)We net all available amounts in our Consolidated Balance Sheets in accordance with authoritative guidance for derivatives. These amounts include unrealized derivative transactions with the same counterparty under legally enforceable master netting agreements.
The mark-to-market gains and losses associated with management of interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate risk for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 were not material.
Credit Risk
We would be exposed to credit-related losses in the event of non-performance by counterparties on executed derivative instruments. The credit exposure of derivative contracts, before collateral, is represented by the fair value of contracts as of the reporting date.
For commodity derivatives, we enter into enabling agreements that allow for payment netting with our counterparties, which reduces our exposure to counterparty risk by providing for the offset of amounts payable to the counterparty against amounts receivable from the counterparty. Typically, each enabling agreement is for a specific commodity and, with respect to each individual counterparty, netting is limited to transactions involving that specific commodity product, except where master netting agreements exist with a counterparty that allows for cross product netting. In addition to payment netting language in the enabling agreement, our credit department establishes credit limits, margining thresholds and collateral requirements for each counterparty, which are defined in the derivative contracts. Counterparty credit limits are based on an internal credit review process that considers a variety of factors, including the results of a scoring model, leverage, liquidity, profitability, credit ratings by credit rating agencies, and risk management capabilities. To the extent that a counterparty’s margining thresholds are exceeded, the counterparty is required to post collateral with us as specified in each enabling agreement. Our credit department monitors current and forward credit exposure to counterparties and their affiliates, both on an individual and an aggregate basis.
The following tables provide information on the credit exposure for all derivative instruments, NPNS and payables and receivables, net of collateral and instruments that are subject to master netting agreements, as of March 31, 2023. The tables further delineate that exposure by credit rating of the counterparties and provide guidance on the concentration of credit risk to individual counterparties. The amounts in the tables below exclude
Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions, unless otherwise noted)
Note 9 — Derivative Financial Instruments
credit risk exposure from individual retail counterparties, nuclear fuel procurement contracts, and exposure through RTOs, ISOs, NYMEX, ICE, NASDAQ, NGX, and Nodal commodity exchanges.
| Rating as of March 31, 2023 | Total Exposure Before Credit Collateral | Credit Collateral**(a)** | Net Exposure | Number of Counterparties Greater than 10% of Net Exposure | Net Exposure of Counterparties Greater than 10% of Net Exposure | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investment grade | $ | 950 | $ | 63 | $ | 887 | — | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-investment grade | 8 | — | 8 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No external ratings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Internally rated — investment grade | 179 | — | 179 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Internally rated — non-investment grade | 325 | 30 | 295 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 1,462 | $ | 93 | $ | 1,369 | — | $ | — |
| Net Credit Exposure by Type of Counterparty | As of March 31, 2023 | ||||
| Investor-owned utilities, marketers, power producers | $ | 1,074 | |||
| Energy cooperatives and municipalities | 174 | ||||
| Financial Institutions | 27 | ||||
| Other | 94 | ||||
| Total | $ | 1,369 |
(a)As of March 31, 2023, credit collateral held from counterparties where we had credit exposure included $41 million of cash and $52 million of letters of credit. The credit collateral does not include non-liquid collateral.
Credit-Risk-Related Contingent Features
As part of the normal course of business, we routinely enter into physically or financially settled contracts for the purchase and sale of electric capacity, electricity, fuels, emissions allowances, and other energy-related products. Certain of our derivative instruments contain provisions that require us to post collateral. We also enter into commodity transactions on exchanges where the exchanges act as the counterparty to each trade. Transactions on the exchanges must adhere to comprehensive collateral and margining requirements. This collateral may be posted in the form of cash or credit support with thresholds contingent upon our credit rating from each of the major credit rating agencies. The collateral and credit support requirements vary by contract and by counterparty. These credit-risk-related contingent features stipulate that if we were to be downgraded or lose our investment grade credit rating (based on our senior unsecured debt rating), we would be required to provide additional collateral. This incremental collateral requirement allows for the offsetting of derivative instruments that are assets with the same counterparty, where the contractual right of offset exists under applicable master netting agreements. In the absence of expressly agreed-to provisions that specify the collateral that must be provided, collateral requested will be a function of the facts and circumstances of the situation at the time of the demand. In this case, we believe an amount of several months of future payments (i.e., capacity payments) rather than a calculation of fair value is the best estimate for the contingent collateral obligation, which has been factored into the disclosure below.
Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions, unless otherwise noted)
Note 9 — Derivative Financial Instruments
The aggregate fair value of all derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features in a liability position that are not fully collateralized (excluding transactions on the exchanges that are fully collateralized) is detailed in the table below:
| Credit-Risk-Related Contingent Features | March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||
| Gross fair value of derivative contracts containing this feature(a) | $ | (2,683) | $ | (4,736) | |||||||
| Offsetting fair value of in-the-money contracts under master netting arrangements(b) | 987 | 2,048 | |||||||||
| Net fair value of derivative contracts containing this feature(c) | $ | (1,696) | $ | (2,688) |
(a)Amount represents the gross fair value of out-of-the-money derivative contracts containing credit-risk-related contingent features ignoring the effects of master netting agreements.
(b)Amount represents the offsetting fair value of in-the-money derivative contracts under legally enforceable master netting agreements with the same counterparty, which reduces the amount of any liability for which we could potentially be required to post collateral.
(c)Amount represents the net fair value of out-of-the-money derivative contracts containing credit-risk-related contingent features after considering the mitigating effects of offsetting positions under master netting arrangements and reflects the actual net liability upon which any potential contingent collateral obligations would be based.
As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we posted or held the following amounts of cash collateral and letters of credit on derivative contracts with external counterparties, after giving consideration to offsetting derivative and non-derivative positions under master netting agreements.
| March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||
| Cash collateral posted(a) | $ | 1,898 | $ | 1,636 | |||||||
| Letters of credit posted(a) | 672 | 947 | |||||||||
| Cash collateral held(a) | 755 | 765 | |||||||||
| Letters of credit held(a) | 71 | 115 | |||||||||
| Additional collateral required in the event of a credit downgrade below investment grade (at BB+/Ba1)(b)(c) | 2,405 | 3,337 |
(a)The cash collateral and letters of credit amounts are inclusive of NPNS contracts.
(b)Certain of our contracts contain provisions that allow a counterparty to request additional collateral when there has been a subjective determination that our credit quality has deteriorated, generally termed “adequate assurance.” Due to the subjective nature of these provisions, we estimate the amount of collateral that we may ultimately be required to post in relation to the maximum exposure with the counterparty.
(c)The downgrade collateral is inclusive of all contracts in a liability position regardless of accounting treatment.
We entered into supply forward contracts with certain utilities with one-sided collateral postings only from us. If market prices fall below the benchmark price levels in these contracts, the utilities are not required to post collateral. However, when market prices rise above the benchmark price levels, counterparty suppliers, including us, are required to post collateral once certain unsecured credit limits are exceeded.
10. Debt and Credit Agreements
Short-Term Borrowings
We meet our short-term liquidity requirements primarily through the issuance of commercial paper. We may use our credit facility for general corporate purposes, including meeting short-term funding requirements and the issuance of letters of credit.
Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions, unless otherwise noted)
Note 10 — Debt and Credit Agreements
Commercial Paper
The following table reflects our commercial paper program supported by the revolving credit agreements as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
| Outstanding Commercial Paper as of | Weighted Average Interest Rate on Commercial Paper Borrowings as of | |||||||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
| $ | 205 | $ | 959 | 5.09 | % | 4.90 | % |
Credit Agreements
On February 1, 2022, we entered into a new credit agreement establishing a $3.5 billion five-year revolving credit facility at a variable interest rate of SOFR plus 1.275% and on February 9, 2022 we entered into a $1 billion five-year liquidity facility with the primary purpose of supporting our letter of credit issuances. Many of our bilateral credit agreements remain in effect. See below for additional details.
As of March 31, 2023, we had the following aggregate bank commitments, credit facility borrowings and available capacity under our respective credit facilities:
| Available Capacity as of March 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Facility Type | Aggregate Bank Commitment | Facility Draws | Outstanding Letters of Credit | Actual | To Support Additional Commercial Paper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syndicated Revolver | $ | 3,500 | $ | — | $ | 196 | $ | 3,304 | $ | 3,099 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bilaterals(a) | 1,310 | — | 785 | 525 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liquidity Facility | 971 | — | 576 | 295 | (b) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Project Finance | 131 | — | 108 | 23 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 5,912 | $ | — | $ | 1,665 | $ | 4,147 | $ | 3,099 |
(a)On January 20, 2023, a bilateral credit agreement initiated on August 24, 2022 decreased from $100 million to $10 million. On March 29, 2023, we initiated a new bilateral credit agreement for $100 million, with a maturity date of March 29, 2025. On January 31, 2023, a bilateral credit agreement initiated on May 15, 2020 increased from $200 million to $250 million, and on March 31, 2023 this agreement increased to $300 million. On April 4, 2023, a bilateral credit agreement initiated on January 5, 2016 was extended for three years to April 3, 2026.
(b)The maximum amount of the bank commitment is not to exceed $971 million. The aggregate available capacity of the facility is subject to market fluctuations based on the value of U.S. Treasury Securities which determines the amount of collateral held in the trust. We may post additional collateral to borrow up to the maximum bank commitment. As of March 31, 2023, without posting additional collateral, the actual availability of facility, prior to outstanding letters of credit was $871 million.
Short-Term Loan Agreements
On March 31, 2020, we entered into a term loan agreement for $300 million. We repaid $100 million of the term loan on March 29, 2022. The remaining $200 million from the loan agreement was renewed on March 29, 2022 and repaid on March 29, 2023. Pursuant to the loan agreement, loans made thereunder bore interest at a variable rate equal to SOFR plus 0.80% and all indebtedness thereunder was unsecured. The loan was reflected in Short-term borrowings in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2022.
On January 26, 2023, we entered into a term loan agreement for $100 million. The loan agreement has an expiration of January 24, 2024. Pursuant to the loan agreement, loans made thereunder bear interest at a variable rate equal to SOFR plus 0.8% and all indebtedness thereunder is unsecured. The loan was reflected in Short-term borrowings in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2023.
On February 9, 2023, we entered into a term loan agreement for $400 million. The loan agreement has an expiration of February 8, 2024. Pursuant to the loan agreement, loans made thereunder bear interest at a variable rate equal to SOFR plus 1.05% and all indebtedness thereunder is unsecured. The loan was reflected in Short-term borrowings in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2023.
Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions, unless otherwise noted)
Note 10 — Debt and Credit Agreements
Long-Term Debt
Debt Issuances and Redemptions
During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the following long-term debt was issued:
| Type | Interest Rate | Maturity | Amount | Use of Proceeds | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2028 Senior Notes | 5.60 | % | March 1, 2028 | $ | 750 | To fund general corporate purposes, including repayment of short-term borrowings | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2033 Senior Notes | 5.80 | % | March 1, 2033 | 600 | To fund general corporate purposes, including repayment of short-term borrowings | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy Efficiency Project Financing(a) | 2.20% - 4.96% | May 31, 2023 - May 1, 2024 | 3 | Funding to install energy conservation measures |
(a)For Energy Efficiency Project Financing, the maturity dates represent the expected date of project completion, upon which the respective customer assumes the outstanding debt.
On April 3, 2023, we completed separate reofferings for six issues of tax-exempt pollution control revenue refunding bonds (the Bonds) totaling, in the aggregate, $435 million in principal amount. The Bonds bear interest at term rates ranging from 4.10% to 4.45%. The proceeds will be used to fund general corporate purposes, including repayment of short-term borrowings.
During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the following long-term debt was redeemed:
| Type | Interest Rate | Maturity | Amount | |||||||||||||||||
| Continental Wind Nonrecourse Debt | 6.00% | February 28, 2033 | $ | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| West Medway II Nonrecourse Debt | 1 month LIBOR + 2.875% | March 31, 2026 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Antelope Valley DOE Nonrecourse Debt | 2.29% - 3.56% | January 5, 2037 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| RPG Nonrecourse Debt | 4.11% | March 31, 2035 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Long-Term Debt from Affiliates
In connection with the debt obligations assumed by Exelon as part of the 2012 merger, Exelon and our subsidiaries assumed intercompany loan agreements that mirror the terms and amounts of the third-party debt obligations of Exelon, resulting in intercompany notes payable to Exelon. In connection with the separation, on January 31, 2022, we paid cash to Exelon Corporate in the amount of $258 million to settle the intercompany loan with the difference of $61 million recorded to membership interest.
Debt Covenants
As of March 31, 2023, we are in compliance with all debt covenants.
11. Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities
We measure and classify fair value measurements in accordance with the hierarchy as defined by GAAP. The hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three levels as follows:
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Level 1 — quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that we have the ability to liquidate as of the reporting date.
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Level 2 — inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are directly observable for the asset or liability or indirectly observable through corroboration with observable market data.
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Level 3 — unobservable inputs, such as internally developed pricing models or third-party valuations for the asset or liability due to little or no market activity for the asset or liability.
Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions, unless otherwise noted)
Note 11 — Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities
Fair Value of Financial Liabilities Recorded at Amortized Cost
The following table presents the carrying amounts and fair values of the short-term liabilities, long-term debt, and the SNF obligation as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022. We have no financial liabilities classified as Level 1.
The carrying amounts of the short-term liabilities as presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets are representative of their fair value (Level 2) because of the short-term nature of these instruments.
| March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carrying Amount | Fair Value | Carrying Amount | Fair Value | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long-term debt, including amounts due within one year | $ | 5,924 | $ | 5,123 | $ | 861 | $ | 5,984 | $ | 4,609 | $ | 3,688 | $ | 859 | $ | 4,547 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SNF Obligation | 1,244 | 1,082 | — | 1,082 | 1,230 | 1,021 | — | 1,021 |
Valuation Techniques Used to Determine Fair Value
Our valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of the assets and liabilities are in accordance with the policies discussed in Note 18 — Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities of our 2022 Form 10-K.
Valuation Techniques Used to Determine Net Asset Value
Certain NDT Fund Investments are not classified within the fair value hierarchy and are included under the heading “Not subject to leveling” in the table below. These investments are measured at fair value using NAV per share as a practical expedient and include commingled funds, mutual funds which are not publicly quoted, managed private credit funds, private equity and real estate funds.
For commingled funds and mutual funds, which are not publicly quoted, the fair value is primarily derived from the quoted prices in active markets on the underlying securities and can typically be redeemed monthly with 30 or less days of notice and without further restrictions. For managed private credit funds, the fair value is determined using a combination of valuation models including cost models, market models, and income models and typically cannot be redeemed until maturity of the term loan. Private equity and real estate investments include those in limited partnerships that invest in operating companies and real estate holding companies that are not publicly traded on a stock exchange, such as, leveraged buyouts, growth capital, venture capital, distressed investments, investments in natural resources, and direct investments in pools of real estate properties. These investments typically cannot be redeemed and are generally liquidated over a period of 8 to 10 years from the initial investment date, which is based on our understanding of the investment funds. Private equity and real estate valuations are reported by the fund manager and are based on the valuation of the underlying investments, which include inputs such as cost, operating results, discounted future cash flows, market based comparable data, and independent appraisals from sources with professional qualifications. These valuation inputs are unobservable.
Recurring Fair Value Measurements
The following tables present assets and liabilities measured and recorded at fair value in the Consolidated Balance Sheets on a recurring basis and their level within the fair value hierarchy as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions, unless otherwise noted)
Note 11 — Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities
| As of March 31, 2023 | As of December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Not subject to leveling | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Not subject to leveling | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash equivalents(a) | $ | 30 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 30 | $ | 41 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NDT fund investments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash equivalents(b) | 530 | 85 | — | — | 615 | 349 | 88 | — | — | 437 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equities | 3,971 | 1,592 | — | 1,144 | 6,707 | 3,462 | 1,498 | — | 1,421 | 6,381 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fixed income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate debt(c) | — | 860 | 266 | — | 1,126 | — | 885 | 264 | — | 1,149 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury and agencies | 1,883 | 57 | — | — | 1,940 | 1,996 | 46 | — | — | 2,042 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign governments | — | 46 | — | — | 46 | — | 39 | — | — | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| State and municipal debt | — | 52 | — | — | 52 | — | 53 | — | — | 53 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 22 | 19 | — | 1,820 | 1,861 | 21 | 21 | — | 1,649 | 1,691 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fixed income subtotal | 1,905 | 1,034 | 266 | 1,820 | 5,025 | 2,017 | 1,044 | 264 | 1,649 | 4,974 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Private credit | — | — | 155 | 626 | 781 | — | — | 159 | 643 | 802 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Private equity | — | — | — | 681 | 681 | — | — | — | 687 | 687 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Real estate | — | — | — | 977 | 977 | — | — | — | 1014 | 1,014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NDT fund investments subtotal(d)(e) | 6,406 | 2,711 | 421 | 5,248 | 14,786 | 5,828 | 2,630 | 423 | 5,414 | 14,295 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rabbi trust investments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash equivalents | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mutual funds | 41 | — | — | — | 41 | 39 | — | — | — | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Life insurance contracts | — | 29 | 1 | — | 30 | — | 27 | 1 | — | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rabbi trust investments subtotal | 42 | 29 | 1 | — | 72 | 40 | 27 | 1 | — | 68 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investments in equities | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commodity derivative assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Economic hedges | 2,729 | 7,322 | 4,410 | — | 14,461 | 3,505 | 11,353 | 5,585 | — | 20,443 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Proprietary trading | — | 2 | 3 | — | 5 | — | 4 | 6 | — | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Effect of netting and allocation of collateral(f)(g) | (2,334) | (6,397) | (2,658) | — | (11,389) | (2,951) | (10,348) | (3,525) | — | (16,824) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commodity derivative assets subtotal | 395 | 927 | 1,755 | — | 3,077 | 554 | 1,009 | 2,066 | — | 3,629 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DPP consideration | — | 374 | — | — | 374 | — | 515 | — | — | 515 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | 6,878 | 4,041 | 2,177 | 5,248 | 18,344 | 6,469 | 4,181 | 2,490 | 5,414 | 18,554 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commodity derivative liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Economic hedges | (2,804) | (8,099) | (3,919) | — | (14,822) | (3,171) | (11,498) | (5,588) | — | (20,257) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Proprietary trading | — | (2) | (1) | — | (3) | — | (4) | (2) | — | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Effect of netting and allocation of collateral(f)(g) | 2,771 | 6,869 | 2,912 | — | 12,552 | 3,279 | 10,700 | 3,743 | — | 17,722 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commodity derivative liabilities subtotal | (33) | (1,232) | (1,008) | — | (2,273) | 108 | (802) | (1,847) | — | (2,541) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deferred compensation obligation | — | (57) | — | — | (57) | — | (57) | — | — | (57) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total liabilities | (33) | (1,289) | (1,008) | — | (2,330) | 108 | (859) | (1,847) | — | (2,598) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total net assets (liabilities) | $ | 6,845 | $ | 2,752 | $ | 1,169 | $ | 5,248 | $ | 16,014 | $ | 6,577 | $ | 3,322 | $ | 643 | $ | 5,414 | $ | 15,956 |
Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions, unless otherwise noted)
Note 11 — Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities
(a)CEG Parent has $38 million and $49 million of Level 1 cash equivalents as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. We exclude cash of $222 million and $390 million as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, and restricted cash of $75 million and $70 million as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. CEG Parent excludes an additional $1 million and $19 million of cash as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
(b)Includes $106 million and $99 million of cash received from outstanding repurchase agreements as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, and is offset by an obligation to repay upon settlement of the agreement as discussed in (e) below.
(c)Includes investments in equities sold short of ($46) million and ($45) million as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, held in an investment vehicle primarily to hedge the equity option component of convertible debt.
(d)Includes net derivative assets of less than $1 million and $1 million, which have total notional amounts of $530 million and $494 million as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. The notional principal amounts for these instruments provide one measure of the transaction volume outstanding as of the periods ended and do not represent the amount of our exposure to credit or market loss.
(e)Excludes net liabilities of $110 million and $168 million as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, which include certain derivative assets that have notional amounts of $163 million and $59 million as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. These items consist of receivables related to pending securities sales, interest and dividend receivables, repurchase agreement obligations, and payables related to pending securities purchases. The repurchase agreements are generally short-term in nature with durations generally of 30 days or less.
(f)Net collateral posted to counterparties totaled $437 million, $472 million, and $254 million allocated to Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 mark-to-market derivatives, respectively, as of March 31, 2023. Net collateral posted to counterparties totaled $328 million, $352 million, and $218 million allocated to Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 mark-to-market derivatives, respectively, as of December 31, 2022.
(g)Includes $295 million of variation margin posted and $836 million of variation margin held from the exchanges as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
As of March 31, 2023, we have outstanding commitments to invest in private credit, private equity, and real estate investments of $231 million, $126 million, and $376 million, respectively. These commitments will be funded by our existing NDT funds.
We hold investments without readily determinable fair values with carrying amounts of $56 million and $46 million as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. Changes in fair value, cumulative adjustments, and impairments were not material for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and the year ended December 31, 2022.
Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions, unless otherwise noted)
Note 11 — Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities
Reconciliation of Level 3 Assets and Liabilities
The following tables present the fair value reconciliation of Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| NDT Fund Investments | Mark-to-Market Derivatives | Life Insurance Contracts | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of January 1, 2023 | $ | 423 | $ | 219 | $ | 1 | $ | 643 | |||||||||||||||
| Total realized / unrealized gains | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Included in net income | — | 506 | (a) | — | 506 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Change in collateral | — | 35 | — | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchases | — | 66 | — | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | — | (4) | — | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Settlements | (2) | — | — | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Transfers into Level 3 | — | (8) | (b) | — | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Transfers out of Level 3 | — | (67) | (b) | — | (67) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2023 | $ | 421 | $ | 747 | $ | 1 | $ | 1,169 | |||||||||||||||
| The amount of total gains included in income attributed to the change in unrealized gains related to assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2023 | $ | — | $ | 712 | $ | — | $ | 712 |
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| NDT Fund Investments | Mark-to-Market Derivatives | Life Insurance Contracts | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of January 1, 2022 | $ | 464 | $ | (94) | $ | — | $ | 370 | |||||||||||||||
| Total realized / unrealized losses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Included in net income | — | (1,011) | (a) | — | (1,011) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Included in noncurrent payables to affiliates | (2) | — | — | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Change in collateral | — | (262) | (262) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Impacts of separation | — | — | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchases | — | 49 | — | 49 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | — | (26) | — | (26) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Settlements | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Transfers into Level 3 | — | 101 | (b) | — | 101 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Transfers out of Level 3 | — | (35) | (b) | — | (35) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2022 | $ | 462 | $ | (1,278) | $ | 3 | $ | (813) | |||||||||||||||
| The amount of total losses included in income attributed to the change in unrealized losses related to assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2022 | $ | — | $ | (1,019) | $ | — | $ | (1,019) |
(a)Includes a reduction of $206 million for realized gains and an addition of $8 million for realized losses due to the settlement of derivative contracts for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and 2022 respectively.
(b)Transfers into and out of Level 3 generally occur when the contract tenor becomes less or more observable, respectively, primarily due to changes in market liquidity or assumptions for certain commodity contracts.
Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions, unless otherwise noted)
Note 11 — Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities
The following tables present the income statement classification of the total realized and unrealized gains (losses) included in income for Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Revenues | Purchased Power and Fuel | Other, net | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total gains (losses) included in net income | $ | 547 | $ | (1,021) | $ | (41) | $ | 10 | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total unrealized gains (losses) | 839 | (1,221) | (127) | 202 | — | — |
Mark-to-Market Derivatives
The following table presents the significant inputs to the forward curve used to value level 3 mark-to-market derivative positions:
| Type of trade | Fair Value as of March 31, 2023 | Fair Value as of December 31, 2022 | Valuation Technique | Unobservable Input | 2023 Range & Arithmetic Average | 2022 Range & Arithmetic Average | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark-to-market derivatives—Economic hedges(a)(b) | $ | 491 | $ | (3) | Discounted Cash Flow | Forward power price | $(0.75) | - | $196 | $55 | $0.63 | - | $283 | $72 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Forward gas price | $1.75 | - | $17 | $4.01 | $1.67 | - | $26 | $4.57 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Option Model | Volatility percentage | 114% | - | 119% | 116% | 97% | - | 119% | 111% |
(a)The valuation techniques, unobservable inputs, ranges, and arithmetic averages are the same for the asset and liability positions.
(b)The fair values do not include cash collateral posted on level 3 positions of $254 million and $218 million as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
The inputs listed above, which are as of the balance sheet date, would have a direct impact on the fair values of the above instruments if they were adjusted. The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of our commodity derivatives are forward commodity prices and price volatility for options. Increases (decreases) in the forward commodity price in isolation would result in significantly higher (lower) fair values for long positions (contracts that give us the obligation or option to purchase a commodity), with offsetting impacts to short positions (contracts that give us the obligation or right to sell a commodity). Increases (decreases) in volatility would increase (decrease) the value for the holder of the option (writer of the option). Generally, a change in the estimate of forward commodity prices is unrelated to a change in the estimate of volatility of prices. An increase to the heat rate or renewable factors would increase the fair value accordingly. Generally, interrelationships exist between market prices of natural gas and power; i.e. an increase in natural gas pricing would have a similar impact on forward power markets. See Note 9 — Derivative Financial Instruments for additional information on mark-to-market derivatives.
Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions, unless otherwise noted)
Note 12 — Commitments and Contingencies
12. Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments
Commercial Commitments. Commercial commitments as of March 31, 2023, representing commitments potentially triggered by future events, were as follows:
| Expiration within | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 and beyond | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Letters of credit | $ | 1,665 | $ | 1,382 | $ | 245 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 38 | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Surety bonds(a) | 986 | 842 | 144 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total commercial commitments | $ | 2,651 | $ | 2,224 | $ | 389 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 38 | $ | — |
(a)Surety bonds—Guarantees issued related to contract and commercial agreements, excluding bid bonds.
Environmental Remediation Matters
General. Our operations have in the past, and may in the future, require substantial expenditures to comply with environmental laws. Additionally, under Federal and state environmental laws, we are generally liable for the costs of remediating environmental contamination of property now or formerly owned by us and of property contaminated by hazardous substances generated by us. We own or lease several real estate parcels, including parcels on which our operations or the operations of others may have resulted in contamination by substances that are considered hazardous under environmental laws. In addition, we are currently involved in proceedings relating to sites where hazardous substances have been deposited and may be subject to additional proceedings in the future. Unless otherwise disclosed, we cannot reasonably estimate whether we will incur significant liabilities for additional investigation and remediation costs at these or additional sites identified by us, environmental agencies, or others. Additional costs could have a material, unfavorable impact on our financial statements.
We had accrued undiscounted amounts for environmental liabilities of $129 million and $119 million as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, in Accrued expenses and Other deferred credits and other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Cotter Corporation. The EPA has advised Cotter Corporation (N.S.L.) (Cotter), a former ComEd subsidiary, that it is potentially liable in connection with radiological contamination at two sites in Missouri. In 2000, ComEd sold Cotter to an unaffiliated third-party. As part of the sale, ComEd agreed to indemnify Cotter for any liability arising from these two Missouri superfund sites, West Lake Landfill and Latty Avenue. In connection with Exelon’s 2001 corporate restructuring, this responsibility to indemnify Cotter was transferred to us, and ultimately retained by us per the terms of our separation from Exelon. See Note 1 — Basis of Presentation for additional information on the separation and Note 19 - Commitments and Contingencies of our 2022 Form 10-K for additional information on the West Lake Landfill.
Latty Avenue and Vicinity Properties. In August 2011, Cotter was notified by the DOJ that Cotter is considered a PRP with respect to the government’s clean-up costs for contamination attributable to low level radioactive residues at a former storage and reprocessing facility named Latty Avenue near St. Louis, Missouri.
Latty Avenue was investigated and remediated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers pursuant to funding under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program. On August 3, 2020, the DOJ advised Cotter that it is seeking approximately $90 million from all the PRPs. In December 2021, a good faith offer was submitted to the government. After subsequent communications with DOJ, Cotter proposed, and DOJ agreed to consider mediation to facilitate a settlement. Pursuant to a series of agreements since 2011, the DOJ and Cotter have extended the Statute of Limitations through August 31, 2023. We have determined that a loss associated with this matter is probable and have recorded an estimated liability, included in the total amount as discussed above, that reflects management's best estimate of Cotter's allocable share of the cost. It is reasonably possible that Cotter's allocable share could differ significantly, which could have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions, unless otherwise noted)
Note 12 — Commitments and Contingencies
In April 2023, Cotter was informed by the DOJ about potential additional liability for all PRPs of approximately $90 million associated with the Latty Avenue site as well as certain allegedly contaminated properties in the vicinity of Latty Avenue, for which the government claims that Cotter is a PRP. We are in the process of obtaining additional information from the DOJ to evaluate this potential liability. It is reasonably possible that Cotter's allocable share could have a material unfavorable impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Litigation and Regulatory Matters
Asbestos Personal Injury Claims. We maintain a reserve for claims associated with asbestos-related personal injury actions at certain facilities that are currently owned by us or were previously owned by ComEd, PECO, or BGE. The estimated liabilities are recorded on an undiscounted basis and exclude the estimated legal costs associated with handling these matters, which could be material.
At March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we recorded estimated liabilities of approximately $91 million and $95 million, respectively, in total for asbestos-related bodily injury claims. As of March 31, 2023, approximately $23 million of this amount related to 257 open claims presented to us, while the remaining $68 million is for estimated future asbestos-related bodily injury claims anticipated to arise through 2055, based on actuarial assumptions and analyses, which are updated on an annual basis. On a quarterly basis, we monitor actual experience against the number of forecasted claims to be received and expected claim payments and evaluate whether adjustments to the estimated liabilities are necessary.
Impacts of the February 2021 Extreme Cold Weather Event and Texas-based Generating Assets Outages. Beginning on February 15, 2021, our Texas-based generating assets within the ERCOT market, specifically Colorado Bend II, Wolf Hollow II, and Handley, experienced outages as a result of extreme cold weather conditions. In addition, those weather conditions drove increased demand for service, dramatically increased wholesale power prices, and also increased gas prices in certain regions. See Note 2 — Regulatory Matters for additional information.
Various lawsuits have been filed against us since March 2021 related to these events, including:
- On March 5, 2021, we, along with more than 150 power generators and transmission and distribution companies, were sued by approximately 160 individually named plaintiffs, purportedly on behalf of all Texans who allegedly suffered loss of life or sustained personal injury, property damage or other losses as a result of the weather events. The plaintiffs alleged that the defendants failed to properly prepare for the cold weather and failed to properly conduct their operations, seeking compensatory as well as punitive damages. Thereafter, numerous other plaintiffs filed multiple lawsuits against more than 300 defendants, including us, involving similar allegations of liability and claims of personal injury and property damage all arising out of the February weather events. These additional lawsuits allege wrongful death, property damage, or other losses. Co-defendants in these lawsuits include ERCOT, transmission and distribution utilities and other generators.
On December 28, 2021, approximately 130 insurance companies which insured Texas homeowners and businesses filed a subrogation lawsuit against multiple defendants alleging that defendants were at fault for the energy failure that resulted from the winter storm, causing significant property damage to the insureds. Subsequently, several hundred other insurance companies filed similar claims. All of these cases were combined in a Multi-District-Litigation (MDL) pending in Texas state court, which established a bellwether process to consider initial motions to dismiss by the different industry groups of defendants. Defendants filed Motions to Dismiss the amended complaints in five bellwether cases in July 2022. Briefing was completed in September 2022, and oral argument was held on October 11 and 12, 2022. On February 3, 2023, the court granted the motions to dismiss pertaining to us in part and denied them in part, leaving the plaintiffs' negligence and nuisance claims to proceed. As a result, we remain a defendant in the lawsuits, although we, along with the other generators, have sought relief from the court of appeals in Texas. Since the motions to dismiss were partially denied, thousands of new claimants, many in multiple mass tort actions, have filed lawsuits in various Texas state courts naming us, among other defendants. The expectation is these lawsuits will be transferred to the MDL. To date, we have been served with only some of the newly filed claims, many of which appear to be duplicative of previous lawsuits. Once reconstituted, the MDL is expected to now involve over 200 cases brought by over 16,000 plaintiffs, including more than 500 insurance companies, and we are defendants in the majority of them.
Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions, unless otherwise noted)
Note 12 — Commitments and Contingencies
We dispute liability and deny that we are responsible for any of plaintiffs’ alleged claims and are vigorously contesting them. No loss contingencies have been reflected in the consolidated financial statements with respect to these matters, nor can we currently estimate a range of loss. It is reasonably possible, however, that resolution of these matters could have a material, unfavorable impact on our consolidated financial statements.
General. We are involved in various other litigation matters that are being defended and handled in the ordinary course of business. The assessment of whether a loss is probable or reasonably possible, and whether the loss or a range of loss is estimable, often involves a series of complex judgments about future events. We maintain accruals for such losses that are probable of being incurred and subject to reasonable estimation. Management is sometimes unable to estimate an amount or range of reasonably possible loss, particularly where (1) the damages sought are indeterminate, (2) the proceedings are in the early stages, or (3) the matters involve novel or unsettled legal theories. In such cases, there is considerable uncertainty regarding the timing or ultimate resolution of such matters, including a possible eventual loss.
13. Shareholders' Equity
Share Repurchase Program (CEG Parent)
On February 16, 2023, as part of our capital allocation plan, our Board of Directors announced a share repurchase program with a $1 billion purchase authority without expiration. Share repurchases may be made through a variety of methods, which may include open market or privately negotiated transactions, provided that the amounts spent do not exceed what is authorized. Any repurchased shares are constructively retired and cancelled. The program does not obligate us to acquire a minimum number of shares during any period and our repurchase of CEG's common stock may be limited, suspended, or discounted at any time at our discretion and without prior notice. Repurchases under this program commenced in March 2023.
During the three months ended March 31, 2023, we repurchased from the open market 3.2 million shares of our common stock for a total cost of $251 million at an average price per share of $76.73. As of March 31, 2023, there was $749 million of remaining authority to repurchase shares. No other repurchase plans or programs have been authorized by our Board of Directors.
Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions, unless otherwise noted)
Note 13 — Shareholders' Equity
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (All Registrants)
The following tables present changes in AOCI, net of tax, by component:
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | Losses on Cash Flow Hedges | Pension and Non-Pension Postretirement Benefit Plan Items(a) | Foreign Currency Items | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
| Beginning balance | $ | (9) | $ | (1,725) | $ | (26) | $ | (1,760) | |||||||||||||||
| OCI before reclassifications | — | (53) | — | (53) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Amounts reclassified from AOCI | — | 5 | — | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net current-period OCI | — | (48) | — | (48) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ending balance | $ | (9) | $ | (1,773) | $ | (26) | $ | (1,808) |
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 | Losses on Cash Flow Hedges | Pension and Non-Pension Postretirement Benefit Plan Items(a) | Foreign Currency Items | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
| Beginning balance | $ | (8) | $ | — | $ | (23) | $ | (31) | |||||||||||||||
| Separation-related adjustments | — | (2,006) | — | (2,006) | |||||||||||||||||||
| OCI before reclassifications | — | — | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Amounts reclassified from AOCI | — | 17 | — | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net current-period OCI | — | (1,989) | 4 | (1,985) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ending balance | $ | (8) | $ | (1,989) | $ | (19) | $ | (2,016) |
(a)AOCI amounts are included in the computation of net periodic pension and OPEB cost. See Note 8 — Retirement Benefits for additional information. See our Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for individual components of AOCI.
The following table presents income tax (expense) benefit allocated to each component of our other comprehensive loss:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pension and non-pension postretirement benefit plans: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Actuarial loss reclassified to periodic benefit cost | $ | (2) | $ | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pension and non-pension postretirement benefit plans valuation adjustment | 18 | 680 |
14. Variable Interest Entities
At March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we consolidated several VIEs or VIE groups for which we are the primary beneficiary (see Consolidated VIEs below) and had significant interests in several other VIEs for which we do not have the power to direct the entities’ activities and, accordingly, we were not the primary beneficiary (see Unconsolidated VIEs below). Consolidated and unconsolidated VIEs are aggregated to the extent that the entities have similar risk profiles.
Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions, unless otherwise noted)
Note 14 — Variable Interest Entities
Consolidated VIEs
The table below shows the carrying amounts and classification of the consolidated VIEs’ assets and liabilities included in the consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022. The assets, except as noted in the footnotes to the table below, can only be used to settle obligations of the VIEs. The liabilities, except as noted in the footnotes to the table below, are such that creditors, or beneficiaries, do not have recourse to our general credit.
| March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 55 | $ | 51 | |||||||
| Restricted cash and cash equivalents | 32 | 46 | |||||||||
| Accounts receivable | |||||||||||
| Customer | 27 | 20 | |||||||||
| Other | 7 | 9 | |||||||||
| Inventories, net | |||||||||||
| Materials and supplies | 13 | 12 | |||||||||
| Other current assets | 406 | 549 | |||||||||
| Total current assets | 540 | 687 | |||||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 1,977 | 1,965 | |||||||||
| Other noncurrent assets | 184 | 190 | |||||||||
| Total noncurrent assets | 2,161 | 2,155 | |||||||||
| Total assets**(a)** | $ | 2,701 | $ | 2,842 | |||||||
| Long-term debt due within one year | $ | 61 | $ | 60 | |||||||
| Accounts payable | 42 | 17 | |||||||||
| Accrued expenses | 11 | 23 | |||||||||
| Other current liabilities | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Total current liabilities | 115 | 102 | |||||||||
| Long-term debt | 741 | 764 | |||||||||
| Asset retirement obligations | 175 | 173 | |||||||||
| Other noncurrent liabilities | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| Total noncurrent liabilities | 919 | 940 | |||||||||
| Total liabilities**(b)** | $ | 1,034 | $ | 1,042 |
(a)Our balances include unrestricted assets for current unamortized energy contract assets of $23 million and $23 million, disclosed within other current assets in the table above, noncurrent unamortized energy contract assets of $172 million and $178 million, disclosed within other noncurrent assets in the table above as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
(b)Our balances include liabilities with recourse of $1 million as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions, unless otherwise noted)
Note 14 — Variable Interest Entities
As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, our consolidated VIEs included the following:
| Consolidated VIE or VIE groups: | Reason entity is a VIE: | Reason we are the primary beneficiary: | ||||||
| CRP - A collection of wind and solar project entities. We have a 51% equity ownership in CRP. See additional discussion below. | Similar structure to a limited partnership and the limited partners do not have kick out rights with respect to the general partner. | We conduct the operational activities. | ||||||
| Bluestem Wind Energy Holdings, LLC - A Tax Equity structure which is consolidated by CRP. | Similar structure to a limited partnership and the limited partners do not have kick out rights with respect to the general partner. | We conduct the operational activities. | ||||||
| Antelope Valley - A solar generating facility, which is 100% owned by us. Antelope Valley sells all of its output to PG&E through a PPA. | The PPA contract absorbs variability through a performance guarantee. | We conduct all activities. | ||||||
| NER - A bankruptcy remote, special purpose entity which is 100% owned by us, which purchases certain of our customer accounts receivable arising from the sale of retail electricity. NER’s assets will be available first and foremost to satisfy the claims of the creditors of NER. Refer to Note 5 —Accounts Receivable for additional information on the sale of receivables. | Equity capitalization is insufficient to support its operations. | We conduct all activities. |
CRP - CRP is a collection of wind and solar project entities and some of these project entities are VIEs that are consolidated by CRP. While we or CRP own 100% of the solar entities and 100% of the majority of the wind entities, it has been determined that the wholly owned solar and wind entities are VIEs because the entities' customers absorb price variability from the entities through fixed price power and/or REC purchase agreements. Additionally, for the wind entities that have minority interests, it has been determined that these entities are VIEs because the governance rights of some investors are not proportional to their financial rights. We are the primary beneficiary of these solar and wind entities that qualify as VIEs because we control operations and direct all activities of the facilities. There is limited recourse to us related to certain solar and wind entities.
In 2017, our interests in CRP were contributed to and are pledged for the CR non-recourse debt project financing structure. Refer to Note 17 — Debt and Credit Agreements of our 2022 Form 10-K for additional information.
Unconsolidated VIEs
Our variable interests in unconsolidated VIEs generally include equity investments and energy purchase and sale contracts. For the equity investments, the carrying amount of the investments is reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets in Investments. For the energy purchase and sale contracts (commercial agreements), the carrying amount of assets and liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets that relate to our involvement with the VIEs are predominantly related to working capital accounts and generally represent the amounts owed by, or owed to, us for the deliveries associated with the current billing cycles under the commercial agreements.
As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we had significant unconsolidated variable interests in several VIEs for which we were not the primary beneficiary. These interests include certain equity method investments and certain commercial agreements.
Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions, unless otherwise noted)
Note 14 — Variable Interest Entities
The following table presents summary information about our significant unconsolidated VIE entities:
| March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial Agreement VIEs | Equity Investment VIEs | Total | Commercial Agreement VIEs | Equity Investment VIEs | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets(a) | $ | 713 | $ | — | $ | 713 | $ | 715 | $ | — | $ | 715 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total liabilities(a) | 63 | — | 63 | 54 | — | 54 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Our ownership interest in VIE(a) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other ownership interests in VIE(a) | 650 | — | 650 | 661 | — | 661 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a)These items represent amounts on the unconsolidated VIE balance sheets, not in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. These items are included to provide information regarding the relative size of the unconsolidated VIEs. We do not have any exposure to loss as we do not have a carrying amount in the equity investment VIEs as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 the unconsolidated VIEs consist of:
| Unconsolidated VIE groups: | Reason entity is a VIE: | Reason we are not the primary beneficiary: | ||||||
| Equity investments in distributed energy companies. We sold this investment in the fourth quarter of 2022 resulting in it no longer being classified as an unconsolidated VIE. | Similar structures to a limited partnership and the limited partners do not have kick-out rights with respect to the general partner. | We do not conduct the operational activities. | ||||||
| Energy Purchase and Sale agreements - We have several energy purchase and sale agreements with generating facilities. | PPA contracts that absorb variability through fixed pricing. | We do not conduct the operational activities. |
15. Supplemental Financial Information
Supplemental Statement of Operations Information
The following tables provide additional information about material items recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.
| Operating revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating lease income | $ | 4 | $ | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Variable lease income | 58 | 56 |
| Taxes other than income taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross receipts(a) | $ | 33 | $ | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Property | 56 | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Payroll | 34 | 33 |
(a)Represent gross receipts taxes related to our retail operations. The offsetting collection of gross receipts taxes from customers is recorded in Operating revenues in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.
Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions, unless otherwise noted)
Note 15 — Supplemental Financial Information
| Other, net | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Decommissioning-related activities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net realized income on NDT funds(a) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Regulatory Agreement Units | $ | 314 | $ | 174 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Non-Regulatory Agreement Units | 194 | 85 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net unrealized (losses) gains on NDT funds | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Regulatory Agreement Units | 29 | (537) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-Regulatory Agreement Units | 18 | (337) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Regulatory offset to NDT fund-related activities(b) | (275) | 291 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Decommissioning-related activities | 280 | (324) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Investment Income | 16 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-service net periodic benefit credit(c) | 14 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized losses from equity investments | (5) | (20) | |||||||||||||||||||||
(a)Realized income includes interest, dividends and realized gains and losses on sales of NDT fund investments.
(b)Includes the elimination of decommissioning-related activities and the elimination of income taxes related to all NDT fund activity for the Regulatory Agreement Units.
(c)Prior to separation, we were allocated our portion of pension and OPEB non-service credits (costs) from Exelon, which was included in Operating and maintenance expense. Effective February 1, 2022, the non-service credit (cost) components are included in Other, net, in accordance with single employer plan accounting. See Note 8 — Retirement Benefits for additional information.
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
The following tables provide additional information about material items recorded within our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
| Depreciation, amortization and accretion | |||||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||
| Property, plant, and equipment(a) | $ | 262 | $ | 270 | |||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets, net(a) | 5 | 10 | |||||||||
| Amortization of energy contract assets and liabilities(b) | 9 | 9 | |||||||||
| Nuclear fuel(c) | 186 | 181 | |||||||||
| ARO accretion(d) | 143 | 132 | |||||||||
| Total depreciation, amortization, and accretion | $ | 605 | $ | 602 |
(a)Included in Depreciation and amortization expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.
(b)Included in Operating revenues or Purchased power and fuel expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.
(c)Included in Purchased power and fuel expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.
(d)Included in Operating and maintenance expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.
Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions, unless otherwise noted)
Note 15 — Supplemental Financial Information
| Other non-cash operating activities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| CEG Parent | Constellation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, | Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Pension and non-pension postretirement benefit costs | $ | 12 | $ | 7 | $ | 12 | $ | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Other decommissioning-related activity(a) | (136) | 6 | (136) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Energy-related options(b) | 93 | 188 | 93 | 188 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Long-term incentive plan | 12 | 9 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of operating ROU asset | 8 | 17 | 8 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Loss on sale of receivables | 20 | 10 | 20 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Fair value adjustments related to gas imbalances | 31 | 26 | 31 | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
(a)Includes the elimination of decommissioning-related activities for the Regulatory Agreement Units, including the elimination of operating revenues, ARO accretion, ARC amortization, investment income, and income taxes related to all NDT fund activity for these units.
(b)Includes option premiums reclassified to realized at the settlement of the underlying contracts and recorded to results of operations.
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, restricted cash, and cash equivalents reported within our Consolidated Balance Sheets that sum to the total of the same amounts in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
| CEG Parent | Constellation | ||||||||||
| March 31, 2023 | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 237 | $ | 236 | |||||||
| Restricted cash and cash equivalents | 99 | 91 | |||||||||
| Total cash, restricted cash, and cash equivalents | $ | 336 | $ | 327 | |||||||
| December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 422 | $ | 403 | |||||||
| Restricted cash and cash equivalents | 106 | 98 | |||||||||
| Total cash, restricted cash, and cash equivalents | $ | 528 | $ | 501 | |||||||
| March 31, 2022 | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,605 | $ | 1,605 | |||||||
| Restricted cash and cash equivalents | 91 | 79 | |||||||||
| Total cash, restricted cash, and cash equivalents | $ | 1,696 | $ | 1,684 | |||||||
| December 31, 2021 | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 504 | $ | 504 | |||||||
| Restricted cash and cash equivalents | 72 | 72 | |||||||||
| Total cash, restricted cash, and cash equivalents | $ | 576 | $ | 576 |
For additional information on restricted cash see Note 1 — Basis of Presentation of our 2022 Form 10-K.
Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions, unless otherwise noted)
Note 15 — Supplemental Financial Information
Supplemental Balance Sheet Information
The following table provides additional information about material items recorded within our Consolidated Balance Sheets.
| Accrued expenses | |||||||||||
| March 31, 2023 | CEG Parent | Constellation | |||||||||
| Compensation-related accruals(a) | $ | 274 | $ | 220 | |||||||
| Taxes accrued | 327 | 325 | |||||||||
| December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||
| Compensation-related accruals(a) | $ | 540 | $ | 502 | |||||||
| Taxes accrued | 257 | 257 | |||||||||
(a)Primarily includes accrued payroll, bonuses and other incentives, vacation, and benefits.
16. Related Party Transactions
Prior to completion of the separation on February 1, 2022, we engaged in transactions with affiliates of Exelon in the normal course of business, these affiliate transactions are summarized in the tables below. After February 1, 2022, all transactions with Exelon or its affiliates are no longer related party transactions.
Operating Revenues from Affiliates
The following table presents our Operating revenues from affiliates:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022**(a)** | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ComEd(b) | $ | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PECO(b) | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| BGE(b) | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| PHI | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepco(b) | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| DPL(b) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ACE(b) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total operating revenues from affiliates | $ | 160 |
(a)Represents only January 2022 activity prior to separation on February 1, 2022.
(b)See Note 24 - Related Party Transactions of our 2022 Form 10-K for additional information on the Exelon utility subsidiaries.
Service Company Costs for Corporate Support
We received a variety of corporate support services from Exelon. Through its business services subsidiary, BSC, Exelon provided support services at cost, including legal, human resources, financial, information technology, and supply management services. The costs of BSC were directly charged or allocated to us. Certain of these services continue after the separation and are covered by the TSA. The operating and maintenance service company costs from affiliates allocated to us prior to the separation were $44 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The capitalized service company costs allocated to us prior to the separation were $15 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022.
See Note 1 — Basis of Presentation for additional information on the separation from Exelon.
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