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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
| ☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2021
or
| ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
| Commission File Number | Name of Registrant; State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation; Address of Principal Executive Offices; and Telephone Number | IRS Employer Identification Number | ||||||||||||
| 001-16169 | EXELON CORPORATION | 23-2990190 | ||||||||||||
| (a Pennsylvania corporation) 10 South Dearborn Street P.O. Box 805379 Chicago, Illinois 60680-5379 (800) 483-3220 | ||||||||||||||
| 001-01839 | COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY | 36-0938600 | ||||||||||||
| (an Illinois corporation) 10 South Dearborn Street 49th Floor Chicago, Illinois 60603-2300 (312) 394-4321 | ||||||||||||||
| 000-16844 | PECO ENERGY COMPANY | 23-0970240 | ||||||||||||
| (a Pennsylvania corporation) P.O. Box 8699 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19101-8699 (215) 841-4000 | ||||||||||||||
| 001-01910 | BALTIMORE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY | 52-0280210 | ||||||||||||
| (a Maryland corporation) 2 Center Plaza 110 West Fayette Street Baltimore, Maryland 21201-3708 (410) 234-5000 | ||||||||||||||
| 001-31403 | PEPCO HOLDINGS LLC | 52-2297449 | ||||||||||||
| (a Delaware limited liability company) 701 Ninth Street, N.W. Washington, District of Columbia 20068-0001 (202) 872-2000 | ||||||||||||||
| 001-01072 | POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY | 53-0127880 | ||||||||||||
| (a District of Columbia and Virginia corporation) 701 Ninth Street, N.W. Washington, District of Columbia 20068-0001 (202) 872-2000 | ||||||||||||||
| 001-01405 | DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY | 51-0084283 | ||||||||||||
| (a Delaware and Virginia corporation) 500 North Wakefield Drive Newark, Delaware 19702-5440 (202) 872-2000 | ||||||||||||||
| 001-03559 | ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC COMPANY | 21-0398280 | ||||||||||||
| (a New Jersey corporation) 500 North Wakefield Drive Newark, Delaware 19702-5440 (202) 872-2000 |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
| EXELON CORPORATION: | ||||||||||||||
| Common Stock, without par value | EXC | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||||||||||||
| PECO ENERGY COMPANY: | ||||||||||||||
| Trust Receipts of PECO Energy Capital Trust III, each representing a 7.38% Cumulative Preferred Security, Series D, $25 stated value, issued by PECO Energy Capital, L.P. and unconditionally guaranteed by PECO Energy Company | EXC/28 | New York Stock Exchange |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class | ||
| COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY: | ||
| Common Stock Purchase Warrants (1971 Warrants and Series B Warrants) | ||
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
| Exelon Corporation | Yes | x | No | ☐ | |||||||||||||
| Commonwealth Edison Company | Yes | ☐ | No | x | |||||||||||||
| PECO Energy Company | Yes | ☐ | No | x | |||||||||||||
| Baltimore Gas and Electric Company | Yes | ☐ | No | x | |||||||||||||
| Pepco Holdings LLC | Yes | ☐ | No | x | |||||||||||||
| Potomac Electric Power Company | Yes | ☐ | No | x | |||||||||||||
| Delmarva Power & Light Company | Yes | ☐ | No | x | |||||||||||||
| Atlantic City Electric Company | Yes | ☐ | No | x |
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.
| Exelon Corporation | Yes | ☐ | No | x | |||||||||||||
| Commonwealth Edison Company | Yes | ☐ | No | x | |||||||||||||
| PECO Energy Company | Yes | ☐ | No | x | |||||||||||||
| Baltimore Gas and Electric Company | Yes | ☐ | No | x | |||||||||||||
| Pepco Holdings LLC | Yes | ☐ | No | x | |||||||||||||
| Potomac Electric Power Company | Yes | ☐ | No | x | |||||||||||||
| Delmarva Power & Light Company | Yes | ☐ | No | x | |||||||||||||
| Atlantic City Electric Company | Yes | ☐ | No | x |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ý No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ý No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| Exelon Corporation | Large Accelerated Filer | x | Accelerated Filer | ☐ | Non-accelerated Filer | ☐ | Smaller Reporting Company | ☐ | Emerging Growth Company | ☐ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commonwealth Edison Company | Large Accelerated Filer | ☐ | Accelerated Filer | ☐ | Non-accelerated Filer | x | Smaller Reporting Company | ☐ | Emerging Growth Company | ☐ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| PECO Energy Company | Large Accelerated Filer | ☐ | Accelerated Filer | ☐ | Non-accelerated Filer | x | Smaller Reporting Company | ☐ | Emerging Growth Company | ☐ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baltimore Gas and Electric Company | Large Accelerated Filer | ☐ | Accelerated Filer | ☐ | Non-accelerated Filer | x | Smaller Reporting Company | ☐ | Emerging Growth Company | ☐ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepco Holdings LLC | Large Accelerated Filer | ☐ | Accelerated Filer | ☐ | Non-accelerated Filer | x | Smaller Reporting Company | ☐ | Emerging Growth Company | ☐ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Potomac Electric Power Company | Large Accelerated Filer | ☐ | Accelerated Filer | ☐ | Non-accelerated Filer | x | Smaller Reporting Company | ☐ | Emerging Growth Company | ☐ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delmarva Power & Light Company | Large Accelerated Filer | ☐ | Accelerated Filer | ☐ | Non-accelerated Filer | x | Smaller Reporting Company | ☐ | Emerging Growth Company | ☐ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlantic City Electric Company | Large Accelerated Filer | ☐ | Accelerated Filer | ☐ | Non-accelerated Filer | x | Smaller Reporting Company | ☐ | Emerging Growth Company | ☐ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No x
The estimated aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by nonaffiliates of each registrant as of June 30, 2021 was as follows:
| Exelon Corporation Common Stock, without par value | $43,290,833,498 | ||||
| Commonwealth Edison Company Common Stock, $12.50 par value | No established market | ||||
| PECO Energy Company Common Stock, without par value | None | ||||
| Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, without par value | None | ||||
| Pepco Holdings LLC | Not applicable | ||||
| Potomac Electric Power Company | None | ||||
| Delmarva Power & Light Company | None | ||||
| Atlantic City Electric Company | None |
The number of shares outstanding of each registrant’s common stock as of January 31, 2022 was as follows:
| Exelon Corporation Common Stock, without par value | 980,136,968 | ||||
| Commonwealth Edison Company Common Stock, $12.50 par value | 127,021,391 | ||||
| PECO Energy Company Common Stock, without par value | 170,478,507 | ||||
| Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Common Stock, without par value | 1,000 | ||||
| Pepco Holdings LLC | Not applicable | ||||
| Potomac Electric Power Company Common Stock, $0.01 par value | 100 | ||||
| Delmarva Power & Light Company Common Stock, $2.25 par value | 1,000 | ||||
| Atlantic City Electric Company Common Stock, $3.00 par value | 8,546,017 |
Documents Incorporated by Reference
Portions of the Exelon Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and the Commonwealth Edison Company 2021 Information Statement are incorporated by reference in Part III.
PECO Energy Company, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, Pepco Holdings LLC, Potomac Electric Power Company, Delmarva Power & Light Company, and Atlantic City Electric Company meet the conditions set forth in General Instruction I(1)(a) and (b) of Form 10-K and are therefore filing this Form in the reduced disclosure format.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS | ||||||||
| Exelon Corporation and Related Entities | ||||||||
| Exelon | Exelon Corporation | |||||||
| Generation | Constellation Energy Generation, LLC (formerly Exelon Generation Company, LLC, a subsidiary of Exelon as of December 31, 2021 prior to separation on February 1, 2022) | |||||||
| ComEd | Commonwealth Edison Company | |||||||
| PECO | PECO Energy Company | |||||||
| BGE | Baltimore Gas and Electric Company | |||||||
| Pepco Holdings or PHI | Pepco Holdings LLC (formerly Pepco Holdings, Inc.) | |||||||
| Pepco | Potomac Electric Power Company | |||||||
| DPL | Delmarva Power & Light Company | |||||||
| ACE | Atlantic City Electric Company | |||||||
| Registrants | Exelon, ComEd, PECO, BGE, PHI, Pepco, DPL, and ACE, collectively | |||||||
| Utility Registrants | ComEd, PECO, BGE, Pepco, DPL, and ACE, collectively | |||||||
| Legacy PHI | PHI, Pepco, DPL, ACE, PES, and PCI, collectively | |||||||
| ACE Funding or ATF | Atlantic City Electric Transition Funding LLC | |||||||
| Antelope Valley | Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One | |||||||
| BondCo | RSB BondCo LLC | |||||||
| BSC | Exelon Business Services Company, LLC | |||||||
| CENG | Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, LLC | |||||||
| Constellation | Constellation Energy Group, Inc. | |||||||
| CR | Constellation Renewables, LLC (formerly ExGen Renewables IV, LLC) | |||||||
| CRP | Constellation Renewables Partners, LLC (formerly ExGen Renewables Partners, LLC) | |||||||
| EEDC | Exelon Energy Delivery Company, LLC | |||||||
| Exelon Corporate | Exelon in its corporate capacity as a holding company | |||||||
| Exelon Transmission Company | Exelon Transmission Company, LLC | |||||||
| FitzPatrick | James A. FitzPatrick nuclear generating station | |||||||
| Ginna | R. E. Ginna nuclear generating station | |||||||
| NER | NewEnergy Receivables LLC | |||||||
| PCI | Potomac Capital Investment Corporation and its subsidiaries | |||||||
| PEC L.P. | PECO Energy Capital, L.P. | |||||||
| PECO Trust III | PECO Energy Capital Trust III | |||||||
| PECO Trust IV | PECO Energy Capital Trust IV | |||||||
| Pepco Energy Services or PES | Pepco Energy Services, Inc. and its subsidiaries | |||||||
| PHI Corporate | PHI in its corporate capacity as a holding company | |||||||
| PHISCO | PHI Service Company | |||||||
| RPG | Renewable Power Generation, LLC | |||||||
| SolGen | SolGen, LLC | |||||||
| TMI | Three Mile Island nuclear facility | |||||||
| UII | Unicom Investments, Inc. |
| GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS | ||||||||
| Other Terms and Abbreviations | ||||||||
| ABO | Accumulated Benefit Obligation | |||||||
| AEC | Alternative Energy Credit that is issued for each megawatt hour of generation from a qualified alternative energy source | |||||||
| AESO | Alberta Electric Systems Operator | |||||||
| AFUDC | Allowance for Funds Used During Construction | |||||||
| AMI | Advanced Metering Infrastructure | |||||||
| AOCI | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | |||||||
| ARC | Asset Retirement Cost | |||||||
| ARO | Asset Retirement Obligation | |||||||
| ARP | Alternative Revenue Program | |||||||
| ASA | Asset Sale Agreement | |||||||
| BGS | Basic Generation Service | |||||||
| Brookfield Renewable | Brookfield Renewable Partners, L.P. | |||||||
| BSA | Bill Stabilization Adjustment | |||||||
| CAISO | California ISO | |||||||
| CBAs | Collective Bargaining Agreements | |||||||
| CERCLA | Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended | |||||||
| Clean Air Act | Clean Air Act of 1963, as amended | |||||||
| Clean Water Act | Federal Water Pollution Control Amendments of 1972, as amended | |||||||
| CMC | Carbon Mitigation Credit | |||||||
| CODM | Chief Operating Decision Maker | |||||||
| Conectiv | Conectiv, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of PHI and the parent of DPL and ACE during the Predecessor periods | |||||||
| DC PLUG | District of Columbia Power Line Undergrounding Initiative | |||||||
| DCPSC | District of Columbia Public Service Commission | |||||||
| DEPSC | Delaware Public Service Commission | |||||||
| DOE | United States Department of Energy | |||||||
| DOEE | Department of Energy & Environment | |||||||
| DOJ | United States Department of Justice | |||||||
| DPP | Deferred Purchase Price | |||||||
| DSP | Default Service Provider | |||||||
| EDF | Electricite de France SA and its subsidiaries | |||||||
| EIMA | Energy Infrastructure Modernization Act (Illinois Senate Bill 1652 and Illinois House Bill 3036) | |||||||
| EPA | United States Environmental Protection Agency | |||||||
| ERCOT | Electric Reliability Council of Texas | |||||||
| ERISA | Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended | |||||||
| EROA | Expected Rate of Return on Assets | |||||||
| ERP | Enterprise Resource Program | |||||||
| FEJA | Illinois Public Act 99-0906 or Future Energy Jobs Act | |||||||
| FERC | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | |||||||
| FRCC | Florida Reliability Coordinating Council | |||||||
| FRR | Fixed Resource Requirement | |||||||
| GAAP | Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States | |||||||
| GCR | Gas Cost Rate | |||||||
| GHG | Greenhouse Gas | |||||||
| GSA | Generation Supply Adjustment |
| GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS | ||||||||
| Other Terms and Abbreviations | ||||||||
| GWh | Gigawatt hour | |||||||
| ICC | Illinois Commerce Commission | |||||||
| ICE | Intercontinental Exchange | |||||||
| IIP | Infrastructure Investment Program | |||||||
| Illinois Settlement Legislation | Legislation enacted in 2007 affecting electric utilities in Illinois | |||||||
| IPA | Illinois Power Agency | |||||||
| IRC | Internal Revenue Code | |||||||
| IRS | Internal Revenue Service | |||||||
| ISO | Independent System Operator | |||||||
| ISO-NE | ISO New England Inc. | |||||||
| NYISO | New York ISO | |||||||
| kV | Kilovolt | |||||||
| kWh | Kilowatt-hour | |||||||
| LIBOR | London Interbank Offered Rate | |||||||
| LLRW | Low-Level Radioactive Waste | |||||||
| LNG | Liquefied Natural Gas | |||||||
| LTIP | Long-Term Incentive Plan | |||||||
| LTRRPP | Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan | |||||||
| MDE | Maryland Department of the Environment | |||||||
| MDPSC | Maryland Public Service Commission | |||||||
| MGP | Manufactured Gas Plant | |||||||
| MISO | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. | |||||||
| mmcf | Million Cubic Feet | |||||||
| MOPR | Minimum Offer Price Rule | |||||||
| MPSC | Missouri Public Service Commission | |||||||
| MRV | Market-Related Value | |||||||
| MW | Megawatt | |||||||
| MWh | Megawatt hour | |||||||
| N/A | Not applicable | |||||||
| NAV | Net Asset Value | |||||||
| NDT | Nuclear Decommissioning Trust | |||||||
| NEIL | Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited | |||||||
| NERC | North American Electric Reliability Corporation | |||||||
| NGX | Natural Gas Exchange | |||||||
| NJBPU | New Jersey Board of Public Utilities | |||||||
| Non-Regulatory Agreement Units | Nuclear generating units or portions thereof whose decommissioning-related activities are not subject to contractual elimination under regulatory accounting | |||||||
| NOSA | Nuclear Operating Services Agreement | |||||||
| NPDES | National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System | |||||||
| NPNS | Normal Purchase Normal Sale scope exception | |||||||
| NRC | Nuclear Regulatory Commission | |||||||
| NWPA | Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 | |||||||
| NYMEX | New York Mercantile Exchange | |||||||
| NYPSC | New York Public Service Commission | |||||||
| OCEP | Oyster Creek Environmental Protection, LLC | |||||||
| OCI | Other Comprehensive Income |
| GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS | ||||||||
| Other Terms and Abbreviations | ||||||||
| OIESO | Ontario Independent Electricity System Operator | |||||||
| OPEB | Other Postretirement Employee Benefits | |||||||
| PA DEP | Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection | |||||||
| PAPUC | Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission | |||||||
| PCB | Polychlorinated Biphenyl | |||||||
| PGC | Purchased Gas Cost Clause | |||||||
| PG&E | Pacific Gas and Electric Company | |||||||
| PJM | PJM Interconnection, LLC | |||||||
| POLR | Provider of Last Resort | |||||||
| PPA | Power Purchase Agreement | |||||||
| PP&E | Property, Plant, and Equipment | |||||||
| Price-Anderson Act | Price-Anderson Nuclear Industries Indemnity Act of 1957 | |||||||
| PRP | Potentially Responsible Parties | |||||||
| PSEG | Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated | |||||||
| PUCT | Public Utility Commission of Texas | |||||||
| PV | Photovoltaic | |||||||
| RCRA | Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended | |||||||
| REC | Renewable Energy Credit which is issued for each megawatt hour of generation from a qualified renewable energy source | |||||||
| Regulatory Agreement Units | Nuclear generating units or portions thereof whose decommissioning-related activities are subject to contractual elimination under regulatory accounting | |||||||
| RES | Retail Electric Suppliers | |||||||
| RFP | Request for Proposal | |||||||
| Rider | Reconcilable Surcharge Recovery Mechanism | |||||||
| RGGI | Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative | |||||||
| RMC | Risk Management Committee | |||||||
| RNF | Revenue Net of Purchased Power and Fuel Expense | |||||||
| ROE | Return on equity | |||||||
| ROU | Right-of-use | |||||||
| RPS | Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards | |||||||
| RTEP | Regional Transmission Expansion Plan | |||||||
| RTO | Regional Transmission Organization | |||||||
| S&P | Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services | |||||||
| SEC | United States Securities and Exchange Commission | |||||||
| SERC | SERC Reliability Corporation (formerly Southeast Electric Reliability Council) | |||||||
| SNF | Spent Nuclear Fuel | |||||||
| SOA | Society of Actuaries | |||||||
| SOFR | Secured Overnight Financing Rate | |||||||
| SOS | Standard Offer Service | |||||||
| SPP | Southwest Power Pool | |||||||
| SSA | Social Security Administration | |||||||
| STRIDE | Maryland Strategic Infrastructure Development and Enhancement Program | |||||||
| TCJA | Tax Cuts and Jobs Act | |||||||
| Transition Bond Charge | Revenue ACE receives, and pays to ACE Funding, to fund the principal and interest payments on Transition Bonds and related taxes, expenses, and fees |
| GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS | ||||||||
| Other Terms and Abbreviations | ||||||||
| Transition Bonds | Transition Bonds issued by ACE Funding | |||||||
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit | United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | |||||||
| VIE | Variable Interest Entity | |||||||
| WECC | Western Electric Coordinating Council | |||||||
| ZEC | Zero Emission Credit | |||||||
| ZES | Zero Emission Standard |
FILING FORMAT
This combined Annual Report on Form 10-K is being filed separately by Exelon Corporation, Commonwealth Edison Company, PECO Energy Company, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, Pepco Holdings LLC, Potomac Electric Power Company, Delmarva Power & Light Company, and Atlantic City Electric Company (Registrants). Information contained herein relating to any individual Registrant is filed by such Registrant on its own behalf. No Registrant makes any representation as to information relating to any other Registrant.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This Report contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Words such as “could,” “may,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “will,” “targets,” “goals,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “predicts,” and variations on such words, and similar expressions that reflect our current views with respect to future events and operational, economic and financial performance, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.
The factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements made by the Registrants include those factors discussed herein, including those factors discussed with respect to the Registrants discussed in (a) Part I, ITEM 1A. Risk Factors, (b) Part II, ITEM 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, (c) Part II, ITEM 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data: Note 19, Commitments and Contingencies, and (d) other factors discussed in filings with the SEC by the Registrants. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this Report. None of the Registrants undertakes any obligation to publicly release any revision to its forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Report.
WHERE TO FIND MORE INFORMATION
The SEC maintains an Internet site at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information that the Registrants file electronically with the SEC. These documents are also available to the public from commercial document retrieval services and the Registrants’ website at www.exeloncorp.com. Information contained on the Registrants’ website shall not be deemed incorporated into, or to be a part of, this Report.
PART I