EVERSOURCE ENERGY
10-Qs and 10-Ks
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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For the transition period from ____________ to ____________ |
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Registrant; State of Incorporation; Address; Telephone Number;
Commission File Number; and I.R.S. Employer Identification No.
(a
Massachusetts
voluntary association)
Telephone: (
800
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286-5000
Commission File Number:
001-05324
I.R.S. Employer Identification No.
04-2147929
(a
Connecticut
corporation)
Telephone: (
800
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286-5000
Commission File Number:
000-00404
I.R.S. Employer Identification No.
06-0303850
(a
Massachusetts
corporation)
Telephone: (
800
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286-5000
Commission File Number:
001-02301
I.R.S. Employer Identification No.
04-1278810
(a
New Hampshire
corporation)
Telephone: (
800
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286-5000
Commission File Number:
001-06392
I.R.S. Employer Identification No.
02-0181050
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrants (1) have 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 registrants were required to file such reports), and (2) have been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrants have 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 registrants were required to submit such files).
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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.
| Eversource Energy |
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Accelerated
filer |
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Non-accelerated
filer |
☐ | Smaller reporting company |
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Emerging growth company |
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| The Connecticut Light and Power Company | Large accelerated filer | ☐ |
Accelerated
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☒ | Smaller reporting company |
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Emerging growth company |
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| NSTAR Electric Company | Large accelerated filer | ☐ |
Accelerated
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☒ | Smaller reporting company |
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Emerging growth company |
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| Public Service Company of New Hampshire | Large accelerated filer | ☐ |
Accelerated
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☒ | Smaller reporting company |
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Emerging growth company |
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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.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrants are shell companies (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act):
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| Eversource Energy | ☐ |
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| The Connecticut Light and Power Company | ☐ |
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| NSTAR Electric Company | ☐ |
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| Public Service Company of New Hampshire | ☐ |
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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
| Company - Class of Stock | Outstanding as of July 31, 2023 | |||||||
| Eversource Energy Common Shares, $5.00 par value |
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| The Connecticut Light and Power Company Common Stock, $10.00 par value |
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| NSTAR Electric Company Common Stock, $1.00 par value |
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| Public Service Company of New Hampshire Common Stock, $1.00 par value |
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Eversource Energy holds all of the
6,035,205
shares,
200
shares, and
301
shares of the outstanding common stock of The Connecticut Light and Power Company, NSTAR Electric Company, and Public Service Company of New Hampshire, respectively.
NSTAR Electric Company and Public Service Company of New Hampshire each meet the conditions set forth in General Instruction H(1)(a) and (b) of Form 10-Q, and each is therefore filing this Form 10-Q with the reduced disclosure format specified in General Instruction H(2) of Form 10‑Q.
Eversource Energy, The Connecticut Light and Power Company, NSTAR Electric Company, and Public Service Company of New Hampshire each separately file this combined Form 10-Q. Information contained herein relating to any individual registrant is filed by such registrant on its own behalf. Each registrant makes no representation as to information relating to the other registrants.
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
The following is a glossary of abbreviations and acronyms that are found in this report:
| Current or former Eversource Energy companies, segments or investments: | |||||
| Eversource, ES or the Company | Eversource Energy and subsidiaries | ||||
| Eversource parent or ES parent | Eversource Energy, a public utility holding company | ||||
| ES parent and other companies | ES parent and other companies are comprised of Eversource parent, Eversource Service, and other subsidiaries, which primarily includes our unregulated businesses, HWP Company, The Rocky River Realty Company (a real estate subsidiary), the consolidated operations of CYAPC and YAEC, and Eversource parent's equity ownership interests that are not consolidated | ||||
| CL&P | The Connecticut Light and Power Company | ||||
| NSTAR Electric | NSTAR Electric Company | ||||
| PSNH | Public Service Company of New Hampshire | ||||
| PSNH Funding | PSNH Funding LLC 3, a bankruptcy remote, special purpose, wholly-owned subsidiary of PSNH | ||||
| NSTAR Gas | NSTAR Gas Company | ||||
| EGMA | Eversource Gas Company of Massachusetts | ||||
| Yankee Gas | Yankee Gas Services Company | ||||
| Aquarion | Aquarion Company and its subsidiaries | ||||
| HEEC | Harbor Electric Energy Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NSTAR Electric | ||||
| Eversource Service | Eversource Energy Service Company | ||||
| North East Offshore | North East Offshore, LLC, an offshore wind business being developed jointly by Eversource and Denmark-based Ørsted | ||||
| CYAPC | Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company | ||||
| MYAPC | Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company | ||||
| YAEC | Yankee Atomic Electric Company | ||||
| Yankee Companies | CYAPC, YAEC and MYAPC | ||||
| Regulated companies | The Eversource regulated companies are comprised of the electric distribution and transmission businesses of CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH, the natural gas distribution businesses of Yankee Gas, NSTAR Gas and EGMA, Aquarion’s water distribution businesses, and the solar power facilities of NSTAR Electric | ||||
| Regulators and Government Agencies: | |||||
| BOEM |
U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
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| DEEP | Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection | ||||
| DOE | U.S. Department of Energy | ||||
| DOER | Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources | ||||
| DPU | Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities | ||||
| EPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | ||||
| FERC | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | ||||
| ISO-NE | ISO New England, Inc., the New England Independent System Operator | ||||
| MA DEP | Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection | ||||
| NHPUC | New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission | ||||
| PURA | Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority | ||||
| SEC | U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission | ||||
| Other Terms and Abbreviations: | |||||
| ADIT | Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes | ||||
| AFUDC | Allowance For Funds Used During Construction | ||||
| AOCI | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | ||||
| ARO | Asset Retirement Obligation | ||||
| Bcf | Billion cubic feet | ||||
| CfD | Contract for Differences | ||||
| CWIP | Construction Work in Progress | ||||
| EDC | Electric distribution company | ||||
| EDIT | Excess Deferred Income Taxes | ||||
| EPS | Earnings Per Share | ||||
| ERISA | Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 | ||||
| ESOP | Employee Stock Ownership Plan | ||||
| Eversource 2022 Form 10-K | The Eversource Energy and Subsidiaries 2022 combined Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC | ||||
| Fitch | Fitch Ratings, Inc. | ||||
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| FMCC | Federally Mandated Congestion Charge | ||||
| GAAP | Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America | ||||
| GWh | Gigawatt-Hours | ||||
| IPP | Independent Power Producers | ||||
| ISO-NE Tariff | ISO-NE FERC Transmission, Markets and Services Tariff | ||||
| kV | Kilovolt | ||||
| kVa | Kilovolt-ampere | ||||
| kW | Kilowatt (equal to one thousand watts) | ||||
| LNG | Liquefied natural gas | ||||
| LPG | Liquefied petroleum gas | ||||
| LRS | Supplier of last resort service | ||||
| MG | Million gallons | ||||
| MGP | Manufactured Gas Plant | ||||
| MMBtu | Million British thermal units | ||||
| MMcf | Million cubic feet | ||||
| Moody's | Moody's Investors Services, Inc. | ||||
| MW | Megawatt | ||||
| MWh | Megawatt-Hours | ||||
| NETOs | New England Transmission Owners (including Eversource, National Grid and Avangrid) | ||||
| OCI | Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss) | ||||
| PAM | Pension and PBOP Rate Adjustment Mechanism | ||||
| PBOP | Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pension | ||||
| PBOP Plan | Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pension Plan | ||||
| Pension Plan | Single uniform noncontributory defined benefit retirement plan | ||||
| PPA | Power purchase agreement | ||||
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Pole Plant Adjustment Mechanism
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| RECs | Renewable Energy Certificates | ||||
| Regulatory ROE | The average cost of capital method for calculating the return on equity related to the distribution business segment excluding the wholesale transmission segment | ||||
| ROE | Return on Equity | ||||
| RRBs | Rate Reduction Bonds or Rate Reduction Certificates | ||||
| RSUs | Restricted share units | ||||
| S&P | Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC | ||||
| SERP | Supplemental Executive Retirement Plans and non-qualified defined benefit retirement plans | ||||
| SS | Standard service | ||||
| UI | The United Illuminating Company | ||||
| VIE | Variable Interest Entity | ||||
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EVERSOURCE ENERGY AND SUBSIDIARIES
THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY
NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SUBSIDIARIES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I
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FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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ITEM 1.
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Financial Statements (Unaudited)
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Eversource Energy and Subsidiaries (Unaudited)
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The Connecticut Light and Power Company (Unaudited)
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NSTAR Electric Company and Subsidiary (Unaudited)
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| Public Service Company of New Hampshire and Subsidiaries (Unaudited) | ||||||||
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The Connecticut Light and Power Company
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| PART II – OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||||
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ITEM 1A.
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Risk Factors
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ITEM 2.
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Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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| ITEM 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities | |||||||
| ITEM 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures | |||||||
| ITEM 5. | Other Information | |||||||
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SIGNATURES
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EVERSOURCE ENERGY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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EVERSOURCE ENERGY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
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| (Thousands of Dollars, Except Share Information) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
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| (Thousands of Dollars) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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EVERSOURCE ENERGY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMMON SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
(Unaudited)
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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EVERSOURCE ENERGY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
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| Operating Activities: | |||||||||||
| Net Income | $ |
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| Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities: | |||||||||||
| Depreciation |
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| Deferred Income Taxes |
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| Uncollectible Expense |
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| Pension, SERP and PBOP Income, Net |
(
|
(
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| Pension Contributions |
(
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(
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| Regulatory Under Recoveries, Net |
(
|
(
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| Amortization |
(
|
|
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| Cost of Removal Expenditures |
(
|
(
|
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|
Customer Credits Distributed in 2022 at CL&P related to PURA Settlement Agreement
and Storm Performance Penalty |
|
(
|
|||||||||
| Payment in 2022 of Withheld Property Taxes |
|
(
|
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| Impairment of Offshore Wind Investment |
|
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| Other |
(
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| Changes in Current Assets and Liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Receivables and Unbilled Revenues, Net |
|
(
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| Taxes Receivable/Accrued, Net |
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| Accounts Payable |
(
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(
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| Other Current Assets and Liabilities, Net |
(
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(
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| Net Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities |
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| Investing Activities: | |||||||||||
| Investments in Property, Plant and Equipment |
(
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(
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| Proceeds from Sales of Marketable Securities |
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| Purchases of Marketable Securities |
(
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| Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates |
(
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(
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| Other Investing Activities |
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| Net Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities |
(
|
(
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| Financing Activities: | |||||||||||
| Issuance of Common Shares, Net of Issuance Costs |
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| Cash Dividends on Common Shares |
(
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(
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| Cash Dividends on Preferred Stock |
(
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(
|
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| Decrease in Notes Payable |
(
|
(
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|||||||||
| Repayment of Rate Reduction Bonds |
(
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(
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| Issuance of Long-Term Debt |
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| Retirement of Long-Term Debt |
(
|
(
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| Other Financing Activities |
(
|
(
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| Net Cash Flows Provided by Financing Activities |
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| Net Decrease in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash |
(
|
(
|
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| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash - Beginning of Period |
|
|
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| Cash and Restricted Cash - End of Period | $ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
4
THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
| (Thousands of Dollars) | As of June 30, 2023 | As of December 31, 2022 | |||||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||||||
| Current Assets: | |||||||||||
| Cash | $ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||
|
Receivables, Net (net of allowance for uncollectible accounts of $
$
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Accounts Receivable from Affiliated Companies |
|
|
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| Unbilled Revenues |
|
|
|||||||||
| Materials and Supplies |
|
|
|||||||||
| Taxes Receivable |
|
|
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| Regulatory Assets |
|
|
|||||||||
| Prepayments and Other Current Assets |
|
|
|||||||||
| Total Current Assets |
|
|
|||||||||
| Property, Plant and Equipment, Net |
|
|
|||||||||
| Deferred Debits and Other Assets: | |||||||||||
| Regulatory Assets |
|
|
|||||||||
| Prepaid Pension |
|
|
|||||||||
| Other Long-Term Assets |
|
|
|||||||||
| Total Deferred Debits and Other Assets |
|
|
|||||||||
| Total Assets | $ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||
| LIABILITIES AND CAPITALIZATION | |||||||||||
| Current Liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Notes Payable to Eversource Parent | $ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||
| Accounts Payable |
|
|
|||||||||
| Accounts Payable to Affiliated Companies |
|
|
|||||||||
| Obligations to Third Party Suppliers |
|
|
|||||||||
| Regulatory Liabilities |
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|
|||||||||
| Accrued Taxes |
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|
|||||||||
| Derivative Liabilities |
|
|
|||||||||
| Other Current Liabilities |
|
|
|||||||||
| Total Current Liabilities |
|
|
|||||||||
| Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes |
|
|
|||||||||
| Regulatory Liabilities |
|
|
|||||||||
| Derivative Liabilities |
|
|
|||||||||
| Other Long-Term Liabilities |
|
|
|||||||||
| Total Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities |
|
|
|||||||||
| Long-Term Debt |
|
|
|||||||||
| Preferred Stock Not Subject to Mandatory Redemption |
|
|
|||||||||
| Common Stockholder's Equity: | |||||||||||
| Common Stock |
|
|
|||||||||
| Capital Surplus, Paid In |
|
|
|||||||||
| Retained Earnings |
|
|
|||||||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income |
|
|
|||||||||
| Common Stockholder's Equity |
|
|
|||||||||
| Commitments and Contingencies (Note 9) |
|
|
|||||||||
| Total Liabilities and Capitalization | $ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
5
THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
| For the Three Months Ended June 30, | For the Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Thousands of Dollars) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Revenues | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||||||||||
| Operating Expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchased Power and Transmission |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| Operations and Maintenance |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of Regulatory (Liabilities)/Assets, Net |
(
|
|
(
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| Energy Efficiency Programs |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| Taxes Other Than Income Taxes |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| Total Operating Expenses |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Income |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| Interest Expense |
|
|
|
|
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| Other Income, Net |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| Income Before Income Tax Expense |
|
|
|
|
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| Income Tax Expense |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
| For the Three Months Ended June 30, | For the Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Thousands of Dollars) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||||||||||
| Other Comprehensive (Loss)/Income, Net of Tax: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Qualified Cash Flow Hedging Instruments |
(
|
(
|
(
|
(
|
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|
Changes in Unrealized (Losses)/Gains on
Marketable Securities |
|
(
|
|
(
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| Other Comprehensive (Loss)/Income, Net of Tax |
(
|
(
|
|
(
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive Income | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
6
THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF COMMON STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
(Unaudited)
| For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock |
Capital
Surplus, Paid In |
Retained
Earnings |
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Income |
Total
Common Stockholder's Equity |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Thousands of Dollars, Except Stock Information) | Stock | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of January 1, 2023 |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income |
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends on Preferred Stock |
(
|
(
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends on Common Stock |
(
|
(
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Comprehensive Income |
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2023 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income |
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends on Preferred Stock |
(
|
(
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends on Common Stock |
(
|
(
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Comprehensive Loss |
(
|
(
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of June 30, 2023 |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
| For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock |
Capital
Surplus, Paid In |
Retained
Earnings |
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Income |
Total
Common Stockholder's Equity |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Thousands of Dollars, Except Stock Information) | Stock | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of January 1, 2022 |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income |
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends on Preferred Stock |
(
|
(
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends on Common Stock |
(
|
(
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital Contributions from Eversource Parent |
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Comprehensive Loss |
(
|
(
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2022 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income |
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends on Preferred Stock |
(
|
(
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends on Common Stock |
(
|
(
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital Contributions from Eversource Parent |
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Comprehensive Loss |
(
|
(
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of June 30, 2022 |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
7
THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
| For the Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||
| (Thousands of Dollars) | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||
| Operating Activities: | |||||||||||
| Net Income | $ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||
| Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities: | |||||||||||
| Depreciation |
|
|
|||||||||
| Deferred Income Taxes |
|
|
|||||||||
| Uncollectible Expense |
|
|
|||||||||
| Pension, SERP, and PBOP Income, Net |
(
|
(
|
|||||||||
| Regulatory Over/(Under) Recoveries, Net |
|
(
|
|||||||||
|
Customer Credits Distributed in 2022 related to PURA Settlement Agreement and
Storm Performance Penalty |
|
(
|
|||||||||
| Amortization of Regulatory (Liabilities)/Assets, Net |
(
|
|
|||||||||
| Cost of Removal Expenditures |
(
|
(
|
|||||||||
| Other |
(
|
(
|
|||||||||
| Changes in Current Assets and Liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Receivables and Unbilled Revenues, Net |
|
(
|
|||||||||
| Taxes Receivable/Accrued, Net |
|
|
|||||||||
| Accounts Payable |
(
|
(
|
|||||||||
| Other Current Assets and Liabilities, Net |
|
|
|||||||||
| Net Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities |
|
|
|||||||||
| Investing Activities: | |||||||||||
| Investments in Property, Plant and Equipment |
(
|
(
|
|||||||||
| Other Investing Activities |
|
|
|||||||||
| Net Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities |
(
|
(
|
|||||||||
| Financing Activities: | |||||||||||
| Cash Dividends on Common Stock |
(
|
(
|
|||||||||
| Cash Dividends on Preferred Stock |
(
|
(
|
|||||||||
| Capital Contributions from Eversource Parent |
|
|
|||||||||
| Issuance of Long-Term Debt |
|
|
|||||||||
| Retirement of Long-Term Debt |
(
|
|
|||||||||
| Increase in Notes Payable to Eversource Parent |
|
|
|||||||||
| Other Financing Activities |
(
|
|
|||||||||
| Net Cash Flows Provided by Financing Activities |
|
|
|||||||||
| Net Increase/(Decrease) in Cash and Restricted Cash |
|
(
|
|||||||||
| Cash and Restricted Cash - Beginning of Period |
|
|
|||||||||
| Cash and Restricted Cash - End of Period | $ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
8
NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
| (Thousands of Dollars) | As of June 30, 2023 | As of December 31, 2022 | |||||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||||||
| Current Assets: | |||||||||||
| Cash | $ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||
| Cash Equivalents |
|
|
|||||||||
|
Receivables, Net (net of allowance for uncollectible accounts of $
$
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Accounts Receivable from Affiliated Companies |
|
|
|||||||||
| Unbilled Revenues |
|
|
|||||||||
| Materials, Supplies and REC Inventory |
|
|
|||||||||
| Regulatory Assets |
|
|
|||||||||
| Prepayments and Other Current Assets |
|
|
|||||||||
| Total Current Assets |
|
|
|||||||||
| Property, Plant and Equipment, Net |
|
|
|||||||||
| Deferred Debits and Other Assets: | |||||||||||
| Regulatory Assets |
|
|
|||||||||
| Prepaid Pension and PBOP |
|
|
|||||||||
| Other Long-Term Assets |
|
|
|||||||||
| Total Deferred Debits and Other Assets |
|
|
|||||||||
| Total Assets | $ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||
| LIABILITIES AND CAPITALIZATION | |||||||||||
| Current Liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Notes Payable | $ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||
| Long-Term Debt – Current Portion |
|
|
|||||||||
| Accounts Payable |
|
|
|||||||||
| Accounts Payable to Affiliated Companies |
|
|
|||||||||
| Obligations to Third Party Suppliers |
|
|
|||||||||
| Renewable Portfolio Standards Compliance Obligations |
|
|
|||||||||
| Regulatory Liabilities |
|
|
|||||||||
| Other Current Liabilities |
|
|
|||||||||
| Total Current Liabilities |
|
|
|||||||||
| Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes |
|
|
|||||||||
| Regulatory Liabilities |
|
|
|||||||||
| Other Long-Term Liabilities |
|
|
|||||||||
| Total Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities |
|
|
|||||||||
| Long-Term Debt |
|
|
|||||||||
| Preferred Stock Not Subject to Mandatory Redemption |
|
|
|||||||||
| Common Stockholder's Equity: | |||||||||||
| Common Stock |
|
|
|||||||||
| Capital Surplus, Paid In |
|
|
|||||||||
| Retained Earnings |
|
|
|||||||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income |
|
|
|||||||||
| Common Stockholder's Equity |
|
|
|||||||||
| Commitments and Contingencies (Note 9) |
|
|
|||||||||
| Total Liabilities and Capitalization | $ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
9
NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
| For the Three Months Ended June 30, | For the Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Thousands of Dollars) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Revenues | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||||||||||
| Operating Expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchased Power and Transmission |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| Operations and Maintenance |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of Regulatory (Liabilities)/Assets, Net |
(
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| Energy Efficiency Programs |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| Taxes Other Than Income Taxes |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| Total Operating Expenses |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Income |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| Interest Expense |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| Other Income, Net |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| Income Before Income Tax Expense |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| Income Tax Expense |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
| For the Three Months Ended June 30, | For the Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Thousands of Dollars) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||||||||||
| Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Tax: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Changes in Funded Status of SERP Benefit Plan |
(
|
(
|
(
|
(
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| Qualified Cash Flow Hedging Instruments |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
Changes in Unrealized (Losses)/Gains on
Marketable Securities |
|
(
|
|
(
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Tax |
(
|
(
|
(
|
(
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive Income | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
10
NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMMON STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
(Unaudited)
| For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock |
Capital
Surplus, Paid In |
Retained
Earnings |
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Income |
Total
Common Stockholder's Equity |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Thousands of Dollars, Except Stock Information) | Stock | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of January 1, 2023 |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income |
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends on Preferred Stock |
(
|
(
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends on Common Stock |
(
|
(
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital Contributions from Eversource Parent |
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Comprehensive Loss |
(
|
(
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2023 |
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| Net Income |
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| Dividends on Preferred Stock |
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| Capital Contributions from Eversource Parent |
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| Other Comprehensive Loss |
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| Balance as of June 30, 2023 |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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| For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock |
Capital
Surplus, Paid In |
Retained
Earnings |
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Income |
Total
Common Stockholder's Equity |
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| (Thousands of Dollars, Except Stock Information) | Stock | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of January 1, 2022 |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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| Net Income |
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| Dividends on Preferred Stock |
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| Dividends on Common Stock |
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| Other Comprehensive Loss |
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| Balance as of March 31, 2022 |
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| Net Income |
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| Dividends on Preferred Stock |
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| Other Comprehensive Loss |
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| Balance as of June 30, 2022 |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
11
NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
| For the Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||
| (Thousands of Dollars) | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||
| Operating Activities: | |||||||||||
| Net Income | $ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||
| Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities: | |||||||||||
| Depreciation |
|
|
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| Deferred Income Taxes |
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|
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| Uncollectible Expense |
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| Pension, SERP and PBOP Income, Net |
(
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(
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| Pension Contributions |
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| Regulatory Under Recoveries, Net |
(
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(
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| Amortization of Regulatory Assets, Net |
|
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| Cost of Removal Expenditures |
(
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(
|
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| Payment in 2022 of Withheld Property Taxes |
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(
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| Other |
(
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(
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| Changes in Current Assets and Liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Receivables and Unbilled Revenues, Net |
(
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| Taxes Receivable/Accrued, Net |
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| Accounts Payable |
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| Other Current Assets and Liabilities, Net |
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| Net Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities |
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| Investing Activities: | |||||||||||
| Investments in Property, Plant and Equipment |
(
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| Other Investing Activities |
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| Net Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities |
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(
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| Financing Activities: | |||||||||||
| Cash Dividends on Common Stock |
(
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(
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| Cash Dividends on Preferred Stock |
(
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(
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| Issuance of Long-Term Debt |
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| Capital Contributions from Eversource Parent |
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| Increase in Notes Payable to Eversource Parent |
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| Increase/(Decrease) in Notes Payable |
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(
|
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| Other Financing Activities |
|
(
|
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| Net Cash Flows Provided by Financing Activities |
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| Net (Decrease)/Increase in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash |
(
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| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash - Beginning of Period |
|
|
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| Cash and Restricted Cash - End of Period | $ |
|
$ |
|
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
12
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
| (Thousands of Dollars) | As of June 30, 2023 | As of December 31, 2022 | |||||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||||||
| Current Assets: | |||||||||||
| Cash | $ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||
|
Receivables, Net (net of allowance for uncollectible accounts of $
as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively)
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Accounts Receivable from Affiliated Companies |
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|
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| Unbilled Revenues |
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|
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| Taxes Receivable |
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| Materials, Supplies and REC Inventory |
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|
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| Regulatory Assets |
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| Special Deposits |
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|
|||||||||
| Prepayments and Other Current Assets |
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|
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| Total Current Assets |
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| Property, Plant and Equipment, Net |
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| Deferred Debits and Other Assets: | |||||||||||
| Regulatory Assets |
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| Prepaid Pension |
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| Other Long-Term Assets |
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| Total Deferred Debits and Other Assets |
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| Total Assets | $ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||
| LIABILITIES AND CAPITALIZATION | |||||||||||
| Current Liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Notes Payable to Eversource Parent | $ |
|
$ |
|
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| Long-Term Debt – Current Portion |
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| Rate Reduction Bonds – Current Portion |
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| Accounts Payable |
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| Accounts Payable to Affiliated Companies |
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| Regulatory Liabilities |
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| Other Current Liabilities |
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| Total Current Liabilities |
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| Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes |
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| Regulatory Liabilities |
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|
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| Other Long-Term Liabilities |
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| Total Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities |
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| Long-Term Debt |
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| Rate Reduction Bonds |
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| Common Stockholder's Equity: | |||||||||||
| Common Stock |
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| Capital Surplus, Paid In |
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|
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| Retained Earnings |
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|
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| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss |
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|
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| Common Stockholder's Equity |
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|
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| Commitments and Contingencies (Note 9) |
|
|
|||||||||
| Total Liabilities and Capitalization | $ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
13
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
| For the Three Months Ended June 30, | For the Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Thousands of Dollars) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Revenues | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
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| Operating Expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchased Power and Transmission |
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|
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| Operations and Maintenance |
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|
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| Depreciation |
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|
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| Amortization of Regulatory (Liabilities)/Assets, Net |
(
|
|
(
|
|
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| Energy Efficiency Programs |
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|
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| Taxes Other Than Income Taxes |
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| Total Operating Expenses |
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| Operating Income |
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| Interest Expense |
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| Other Income, Net |
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| Income Before Income Tax Expense |
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| Income Tax Expense |
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|
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| Net Income | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
| For the Three Months Ended June 30, | For the Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Thousands of Dollars) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||||||||||
| Other Comprehensive (Loss)/Income, Net of Tax: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Changes in Unrealized (Losses)/Gains on
Marketable Securities |
|
(
|
|
(
|
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| Other Comprehensive (Loss)/Income, Net of Tax |
|
(
|
|
(
|
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| Comprehensive Income | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
14
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMMON STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
(Unaudited)
| For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock |
Capital
Surplus, Paid In |
Retained
Earnings |
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Loss |
Total
Common Stockholder's Equity |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Thousands of Dollars, Except Stock Information) | Stock | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of January 1, 2023 |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
(
|
$ |
|
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| Net Income |
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|
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| Dividends on Common Stock |
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|
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|
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| Other Comprehensive Income |
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|
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| Balance as of March 31, 2023 |
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|
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| Net Income |
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|
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| Dividends on Common Stock |
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|
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|
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| Capital Contributions from Eversource Parent |
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of June 30, 2023 |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
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| For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock |
Capital
Surplus, Paid In |
Retained
Earnings |
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss) |
Total
Common Stockholder's Equity |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Thousands of Dollars, Except Stock Information) | Stock | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of January 1, 2022 |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
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| Net Income |
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|
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| Dividends on Common Stock |
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|
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|
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| Other Comprehensive Loss |
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|
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|
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| Balance as of March 31, 2022 |
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|
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|
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| Net Income |
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|
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| Dividends on Common Stock |
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|
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|
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| Capital Contributions from Eversource Parent |
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|
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| Other Comprehensive Loss |
(
|
(
|
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| Balance as of June 30, 2022 |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
(
|
$ |
|
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
15
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
| For the Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||
| (Thousands of Dollars) | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||
| Operating Activities: | |||||||||||
| Net Income | $ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||
|
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Flows (Used In)/Provided by
Operating Activities: |
|||||||||||
| Depreciation |
|
|
|||||||||
| Deferred Income Taxes |
|
|
|||||||||
| Uncollectible Expense |
(
|
|
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| Pension, SERP and PBOP Income, Net |
(
|
(
|
|||||||||
| Regulatory Under Recoveries, Net |
(
|
(
|
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| Amortization of Regulatory (Liabilities)/Assets, Net |
(
|
|
|||||||||
| Cost of Removal Expenditures |
(
|
(
|
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| Other |
|
|
|||||||||
| Changes in Current Assets and Liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Receivables and Unbilled Revenues, Net |
|
(
|
|||||||||
| Taxes Receivable/Accrued, Net |
|
|
|||||||||
| Accounts Payable |
(
|
|
|||||||||
| Other Current Assets and Liabilities, Net |
(
|
(
|
|||||||||
| Net Cash Flows (Used In)/Provided by Operating Activities |
(
|
|
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| Investing Activities: | |||||||||||
| Investments in Property, Plant and Equipment |
(
|
(
|
|||||||||
| Other Investing Activities |
|
|
|||||||||
| Net Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities |
(
|
(
|
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| Financing Activities: | |||||||||||
| Cash Dividends on Common Stock |
(
|
(
|
|||||||||
| Capital Contributions from Eversource Parent |
|
|
|||||||||
| Issuance of Long-Term Debt |
|
|
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| Repayment of Rate Reduction Bonds |
(
|
(
|
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| Increase/(Decrease) in Notes Payable to Eversource Parent |
|
(
|
|||||||||
| Other Financing Activities |
(
|
(
|
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| Net Cash Flows Provided by Financing Activities |
|
|
|||||||||
| Net Increase/(Decrease) in Cash and Restricted Cash |
|
(
|
|||||||||
| Cash and Restricted Cash - Beginning of Period |
|
|
|||||||||
| Cash and Restricted Cash - End of Period | $ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
16
EVERSOURCE ENERGY AND SUBSIDIARIES
THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY
NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SUBSIDIARIES
COMBINED NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
Refer to the Glossary of Terms included in this combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for abbreviations and acronyms used throughout the combined notes to the unaudited condensed financial statements.
1.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
A.
Basis of Presentation
Eversource Energy is a public utility holding company primarily engaged, through its wholly-owned regulated utility subsidiaries, in the energy delivery business. Eversource Energy's wholly-owned regulated utility subsidiaries consist of CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH (electric utilities), Yankee Gas, NSTAR Gas and EGMA (natural gas utilities), and Aquarion (water utilities). Eversource provides energy delivery and/or water service to approximately
4.4
million electric, natural gas and water customers through
twelve
regulated utilities in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Eversource, NSTAR Electric and PSNH include the accounts of each of their respective subsidiaries. Intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Eversource, NSTAR Electric and PSNH and the unaudited condensed financial statements of CL&P are herein collectively referred to as the "financial statements."
The combined notes to the financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Certain information and footnote disclosures included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The accompanying financial statements should be read in conjunction with the
Combined Notes to Financial Statements
included in Item 8, "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data," of the Eversource 2022 Form 10-K, which was filed with the SEC on February 15, 2023. The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The financial statements contain, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (including normal, recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly Eversource's, CL&P's, NSTAR Electric's and PSNH's financial position as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, and the results of operations, comprehensive income and common shareholders' equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, and the cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022. The results of operations and comprehensive income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 and the cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for a full year.
CYAPC and YAEC are inactive regional nuclear power companies engaged in the long-term storage of their spent nuclear fuel. Eversource consolidates the operations of CYAPC and YAEC because CL&P's, NSTAR Electric's and PSNH's combined ownership and voting interests in each of these entities is greater than 50 percent. Intercompany transactions between CL&P, NSTAR Electric, PSNH and the CYAPC and YAEC companies have been eliminated in consolidation of the Eversource financial statements.
Eversource holds several equity ownership interests that are not consolidated and are accounted for under the equity method.
Eversource's utility subsidiaries' electric, natural gas and water distribution and transmission businesses are subject to rate-regulation that is based on cost recovery and meets the criteria for application of accounting guidance for entities with rate-regulated operations, which considers the effect of regulation on the differences in the timing of the recognition of certain revenues and expenses from those of other businesses and industries. See Note 2, "Regulatory Accounting," for further information.
Certain reclassifications of prior period data were made in the accompanying financial statements to conform to the current period presentation.
B.
Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts
Receivables, Net on the balance sheets primarily includes trade receivables from retail customers and customers related to wholesale transmission contracts, wholesale market sales, sales of RECs, and property rentals. Receivables, Net also includes customer receivables for the purchase of electricity from a competitive third party supplier, the current portion of customer energy efficiency loans, property damage receivables and other miscellaneous receivables. There is no material concentration of receivables.
Receivables are recorded at amortized cost, net of a credit loss provision (or allowance for uncollectible accounts). The current expected credit loss (CECL) model is applied to receivables for purposes of calculating the allowance for uncollectible accounts. This model is based on expected losses and results in the recognition of estimated expected credit losses, including uncollectible amounts for both billed and unbilled revenues, over the life of the receivable at the time a receivable is recorded.
17
The allowance for uncollectible accounts is determined based upon a variety of judgments and factors, including an aging-based quantitative assessment that applies an estimated uncollectible percentage to each receivable aging category. Factors in determining credit loss include historical collection, write-off experience, analysis of delinquency statistics, and management's assessment of collectability from customers, including current economic conditions, customer payment trends, the impact on customer bills because of energy usage trends and changes in rates, flexible payment plans and financial hardship arrearage management programs being offered to customers, reasonable forecasts, and expectations of future collectability and collection efforts. Management continuously assesses the collectability of receivables and adjusts estimates based on actual experience and future expectations based on economic conditions, collection efforts and other factors. Management also monitors the aging analysis of receivables to determine if there are changes in the collections of accounts receivable. Receivable balances are written off against the allowance for uncollectible accounts when the customer accounts are no longer in service and these balances are deemed to be uncollectible. Management concluded that the reserve balance as of June 30, 2023 adequately reflected the collection risk and net realizable value for its receivables.
As of both June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the total amount incurred as a result of COVID-19 included in the allowance for uncollectible accounts was $
50.9
million at Eversource, $
16.0
million at CL&P, and $
4.1
million at NSTAR Electric. At our Connecticut and Massachusetts utilities, the COVID-19 related uncollectible amounts were deferred either as incremental regulatory costs or deferred through existing regulatory tracking mechanisms that recover uncollectible energy supply costs, as management believes it is probable that these costs will ultimately be recovered from customers in future rates.
No
COVID-19 related uncollectible amounts were deferred at PSNH as a result of a July 2021 NHPUC order. Based on the status of our COVID-19 regulatory dockets, policies and practices in the jurisdictions in which we operate, we believe the state regulatory commissions in Connecticut and Massachusetts will allow us to recover our incremental uncollectible customer receivable costs associated with COVID-19.
The PURA allows CL&P and Yankee Gas to accelerate the recovery of accounts receivable balances attributable to qualified customers under financial or medical duress (uncollectible hardship accounts receivable) outstanding for greater than
180
days and
90
days, respectively. The DPU allows NSTAR Electric, NSTAR Gas and EGMA to recover in rates amounts associated with certain uncollectible hardship accounts receivable. These uncollectible hardship customer account balances are included in Regulatory Assets or Other Long-Term Assets on the balance sheets. Hardship customers are protected from shut-off in certain circumstances, and historical collection experience has reflected a higher default risk as compared to the rest of the receivable population. Management uses a higher credit risk profile for this pool of trade receivables as compared to non-hardship receivables. The allowance for uncollectible hardship accounts is included in the total uncollectible allowance balance.
| Eversource | CL&P | NSTAR Electric | PSNH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | Hardship Accounts |
Retail (Non-Hardship),
Wholesale, and Other |
Total Allowance | Hardship Accounts |
Retail (Non-Hardship),
Wholesale, and Other |
Total Allowance | Hardship Accounts |
Retail (Non-Hardship),
Wholesale, and Other |
Total Allowance |
Total Allowance
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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| Ending Balance | $ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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| Beginning Balance | $ |
|
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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| Uncollectible Expense |
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| Recoveries Collected |
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| Ending Balance | $ |
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$ |
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| Eversource | CL&P | NSTAR Electric | PSNH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | Hardship Accounts |
Retail (Non-Hardship),
Wholesale, and Other |
Total Allowance | Hardship Accounts |
Retail (Non-Hardship),
Wholesale, and Other |
Total Allowance | Hardship Accounts |
Retail (Non-Hardship),
Wholesale, and Other |
Total Allowance | Total Allowance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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| Uncollectible Expense |
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Uncollectible Costs Deferred
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| Ending Balance | $ |
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| Six Months Ended 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beginning Balance | $ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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| Uncollectible Expense |
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Uncollectible Costs Deferred
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| Ending Balance | $ |
|
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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(1)
These expected credit losses are deferred as regulatory costs on the balance sheets, as these amounts are ultimately recovered in rates. Amounts include uncollectible costs for hardship accounts and other customer receivables, including uncollectible amounts related to uncollectible energy supply costs and COVID-19. The increase in the allowance for uncollectible hardship accounts in 2023 at Eversource and CL&P primarily relates to increased customer enrollment in disconnection prevention programs in Connecticut.
(2)
In connection with PSNH’s pole purchase agreement on May 1, 2023, the purchase price included the forgiveness of previously reserved receivables for reimbursement of operation and maintenance and vegetation management costs.
C.
Fair Value Measurements
Fair value measurement guidance is applied to derivative contracts that are not elected or designated as "normal purchases" or "normal sales" (normal) and to marketable securities held in trusts. Fair value measurement guidance is also applied to valuations of the investments used to calculate the funded status of pension and PBOP plans, the nonrecurring fair value measurements of nonfinancial assets such as goodwill, long-lived assets, equity method investments, AROs, and in the valuation of business combinations and asset acquisitions. The fair value measurement guidance was also applied in estimating the fair value of preferred stock, long-term debt and RRBs.
Fair Value Hierarchy:
In measuring fair value, Eversource uses observable market data when available in order to minimize the use of unobservable inputs. Inputs used in fair value measurements are categorized into three fair value hierarchy levels for disclosure purposes. The entire fair value measurement is categorized based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Eversource evaluates the classification of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a quarterly basis. The levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
Level 1 - Inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date. Active markets are those in which transactions for the asset or liability occur in sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.
Level 2 - Inputs are quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs are observable.
Level 3 - Quoted market prices are not available. Fair value is derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or assumptions are unobservable. Where possible, valuation techniques incorporate observable market inputs that can be validated to external sources such as industry exchanges, including prices of energy and energy-related products.
Uncategorized - Investments that are measured at net asset value are not categorized within the fair value hierarchy.
Determination of Fair Value:
The valuation techniques and inputs used in Eversource's fair value measurements are described in Note 1E, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates,” Note 4, "Derivative Instruments," Note 5, "Marketable Securities," and Note 10, "Fair Value of Financial Instruments," to the financial statements.
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D. Other Income, Net
The components of Other Income, Net on the statements of income were as follows:
| For the Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 30, 2023 | June 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | Eversource | CL&P | NSTAR Electric | PSNH | Eversource | CL&P | NSTAR Electric | PSNH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Pension, SERP and PBOP Non-Service
Income Components, Net of Deferred Portion |
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AFUDC Equity |
|
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|
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|
Equity in Earnings of Unconsolidated Affiliates
(1)
|
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| Investment (Loss)/Income |
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|
(
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(
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| Interest Income |
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|
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|
Other
(1)
|
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|
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| Total Other Income, Net | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
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| For the Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 30, 2023 | June 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | Eversource | CL&P | NSTAR Electric | PSNH | Eversource | CL&P | NSTAR Electric | PSNH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Pension, SERP and PBOP Non-Service
Income Components, Net of Deferred Portion |
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AFUDC Equity |
|
|
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|
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|
Equity in Earnings of Unconsolidated Affiliates
(1)
|
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| Investment (Loss)/Income |
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(
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| Interest Income |
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|
Other
(1)
|
|
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|
|
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|
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| Total Other Income, Net | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
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E. Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates
Investments in entities that are not consolidated are included in long-term assets on the balance sheets and earnings impacts from these equity investments are included in Other Income, Net on the statements of income.
Eversource's investments included the following:
| Investment Balance | |||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | Ownership Interest | As of June 30, 2023 | As of December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||
| Offshore Wind Business - North East Offshore |
|
% | $ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||||||
| Natural Gas Pipeline - Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC |
|
% |
|
|
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| Renewable Energy Investment Fund |
|
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|
|
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| Other | various |
|
|
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| Total Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates | $ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||||||||
Equity method investments are assessed for impairment when conditions exist that indicate that the fair value of the investment is less than book value. Eversource continually monitors and evaluates its equity method investments to determine if there are indicators of an other-than-temporary impairment. If the decline in value is considered to be other-than-temporary, the investment is written down to its estimated fair value, which establishes a new cost basis in the investment. Impairment evaluations involve a significant degree of judgment and estimation, including identifying circumstances that indicate an impairment may exist at the equity method investment level, selecting discount rates used to determine fair values, and developing an estimate of discounted future cash flows expected from investment operations or the sale of the investment.
Offshore Wind Business:
Eversource’s offshore wind business includes a
50
percent ownership interest in North East Offshore, which holds PPAs for the Revolution Wind and South Fork Wind projects and an Offshore Wind Renewable Energy Certificate (OREC) contract for the Sunrise Wind project, as well as an uncommitted offshore lease area. The offshore wind projects are being developed and constructed through a joint and equal partnership with Ørsted. The offshore leases include a
257
square-mile ocean lease off the coasts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island and a separate, adjacent
300
-square-mile ocean lease located approximately
25
miles south of the coast of Massachusetts. The offshore wind investment includes capital expenditures for the
three
offshore wind projects, as well as capitalized costs related to future development, acquisition costs of offshore lease areas, and capitalized interest.
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On May 4, 2022, Eversource announced that it had initiated a strategic review of its offshore wind investment portfolio. On May 25, 2023, Eversource announced that it has completed this review. As a result of completing this review, Eversource announced the following updates:
•
On May 25, 2023, Eversource entered into a purchase and sale agreement with Ørsted for its
50
percent interest in an uncommitted lease area of approximately
175,000
developable acres located
25
miles off the south coast of Massachusetts for $
625
million in an all-cash transaction. Ørsted currently owns the other
50
percent share of the uncommitted lease area. This transaction is expected to close by the end of the third quarter of 2023, subject to regulatory approvals.
•
On May 25, 2023, Eversource entered into a binding letter of intent with Ørsted to use $
575
million of the proceeds from the lease area sale to provide tax equity for the South Fork Wind project through a new tax equity ownership interest. As a
50
percent joint owner in South Fork Wind at the time of this transaction, half of that amount will be returned to Eversource. Eversource will recover its $
575
million tax equity investment primarily in the form of investment tax credits that will be received around the time of the project’s commercial operation date, with the majority used in the fourth quarter of 2023 and the first half of 2024 to lower Eversource’s cash tax obligation. Construction of South Fork Wind commenced in early 2022, with commercial operation expected in late 2023. Eversource’s tax equity investment in South Fork Wind is also expected to close in the third quarter of 2023.
•
Eversource has also determined that it will continue to pursue the sale of its existing
50
percent interest in its
three
jointly-owned, contracted offshore wind projects.
In connection with these developments in the strategic review, Eversource has evaluated its aggregate investment in the projects, uncommitted lease area, and other related capitalized costs and determined that the carrying value of the equity method offshore wind investment exceeded the fair value of the investment and that the decline was other-than-temporary. The current estimate of fair value is based on the expected sale price of Eversource’s
50
percent interest in the
three
contracted projects based on the most recent bid value, the sale price of the uncommitted lease area included in the purchase and sale agreement, the value of the tax equity ownership interest, and the expectation of a successful repricing of the Sunrise Wind OREC contract. As a result, Eversource recognized a pre-tax other-than-temporary impairment charge of $
401.0
million ($
331.0
million after-tax, which includes the impact of a $
40
million valuation allowance for federal and state capital loss carryforwards) in the second quarter of 2023. The fair value of the investment will be updated based on final sales prices and final sales terms, final OREC pricing for the Sunrise Wind contract, and investment tax credit qualifications (including any investment tax credit adders), and changes to our estimates of these items could result in an adjustment to this impairment charge.
The impairment evaluation involved judgments in developing the estimate and timing of future cash flows arising from the anticipated sale transactions and from expected investment tax credits resulting from the tax equity ownership interest in South Fork Wind, and in the selection of the discount rate used to determine fair value, all of which are Level 3 fair value measurements.
The impairment charge is a non-cash charge and will not impact Eversource’s cash position. Eversource will continue to make future cash expenditures for required cash contributions to North East Offshore up to the time of the sale of the offshore wind projects. Proceeds from the transaction will be used to pay off parent company debt. Eversource’s strategic review of its offshore wind investment does not impact the presentation of the June 30, 2023 financial statements.
Liquidation of Renewable Energy Investment Fund:
On March 21, 2023, Eversource’s equity method investment in a renewable energy investment fund was liquidated by the fund’s general partner in accordance with the partnership agreement. Proceeds received from the liquidation totaled $
147.0
million and are included in Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates within investing activities on the statement of cash flows. Of this amount, $
123.4
million was received in the first quarter of 2023, and $
23.6
million was received from escrow in the second quarter of 2023. A portion of the proceeds was used to make a charitable contribution to the Eversource Energy Foundation (a related party) of $
20.0
million in the first quarter of 2023. The liquidation benefit received in excess of the investment’s carrying value and the charitable contribution are included in Other Income, Net on the statement of income.
F.
Other Taxes
| For the Three Months Ended | For the Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | June 30, 2023 | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2023 | June 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Eversource | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
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| CL&P |
|
|
|
|
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G. Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Non-cash investing activities include plant additions included in Accounts Payable as follows:
| (Millions of Dollars) | As of June 30, 2023 | As of June 30, 2022 | |||||||||
| Eversource | $ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||
| CL&P |
|
|
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| NSTAR Electric |
|
|
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| PSNH |
|
|
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| As of June 30, 2023 | As of December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | Eversource | CL&P | NSTAR Electric | PSNH | Eversource | CL&P | NSTAR Electric | PSNH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and Cash Equivalents as reported on the Balance Sheets | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
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| Restricted cash included in: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special Deposits |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Marketable Securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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| Other Long-Term Assets |
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
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| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash as reported on the Statements of Cash Flows | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
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Special Deposits represent cash collections related to the PSNH RRB customer charges that are held in trust, required ISO-NE cash deposits, cash held in escrow accounts, and CYAPC and YAEC cash balances. Special Deposits are included in Current Assets on the balance sheets. Restricted cash included in Marketable Securities represents money market funds held in trusts to fund certain non-qualified executive benefits and restricted trusts to fund CYAPC and YAEC's spent nuclear fuel storage obligations.
Restricted cash includes an Energy Relief Fund for energy efficiency and clean energy measures in the Merrimack Valley established under the terms of the EGMA 2020 settlement agreement. This restricted cash included $
20.0
million recorded as short-term in Special Deposits as of both June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, and $
14.4
million and $
15.9
million recorded in Other Long-Term Assets on the balance sheets as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
2.
REGULATORY ACCOUNTING
Eversource's utility companies are subject to rate regulation that is based on cost recovery and meets the criteria for application of accounting guidance for rate-regulated operations, which considers the effect of regulation on the timing of the recognition of certain revenues and expenses. The regulated companies' financial statements reflect the effects of the rate-making process. The rates charged to the customers of Eversource's regulated companies are designed to collect each company's costs to provide service, plus a return on investment.
The application of accounting guidance for rate-regulated enterprises results in recording regulatory assets and liabilities. Regulatory assets represent the deferral of incurred costs that are probable of future recovery in customer rates. Regulatory assets are amortized as the incurred costs are recovered through customer rates. Regulatory liabilities represent either revenues received from customers to fund expected costs that have not yet been incurred or probable future refunds to customers.
Management believes it is probable that each of the regulated companies will recover its respective investments in long-lived assets and the regulatory assets that have been recorded. If management were to determine that it could no longer apply the accounting guidance applicable to rate-regulated enterprises, or if management could not conclude it is probable that costs would be recovered from customers in future rates, the applicable costs would be charged to net income in the period in which the determination is made.
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Regulatory Assets:
The components of regulatory assets were as follows:
| As of June 30, 2023 | As of December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | Eversource | CL&P |
NSTAR
Electric |
PSNH | Eversource | CL&P |
NSTAR
Electric |
PSNH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Storm Costs, Net | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Regulatory Tracking Mechanisms |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Benefit Costs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income Taxes, Net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Securitized Stranded Costs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Goodwill-related |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Derivative Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Asset Retirement Obligations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Other Regulatory Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Regulatory Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less: Current Portion |
|
|
|
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|
|
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| Total Long-Term Regulatory Assets | $ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Regulatory Costs in Long-Term Assets:
Eversource's regulated companies had $
248.3
million (including $
164.4
million for CL&P, $
23.7
million for NSTAR Electric and $
1.1
million for PSNH) and $
210.8
million (including $
135.9
million for CL&P, $
19.8
million for NSTAR Electric and $
1.0
million for PSNH) of additional regulatory costs as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, that were included in long-term assets on the balance sheets. These amounts represent incurred costs for which recovery has not yet been specifically approved by the applicable regulatory agency. However, based on regulatory policies or past precedent on similar costs, management believes it is probable that these costs will ultimately be approved and recovered from customers in rates. As of both June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, these regulatory costs included incremental COVID-19 related non-tracked uncollectible expense deferred of $
29.8
million at Eversource, $
11.8
million at CL&P, and $
2.2
million at NSTAR Electric.
Regulatory Liabilities:
The components of regulatory liabilities were as follows:
| As of June 30, 2023 | As of December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | Eversource | CL&P |
NSTAR
Electric |
PSNH | Eversource | CL&P |
NSTAR
Electric |
PSNH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EDIT due to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
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$ |
|
$ |
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$ |
|
$ |
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$ |
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Deferred Portion of Non-Service Income
Components of Pension, SERP and PBOP |
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| Total Regulatory Liabilities |
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| Total Long-Term Regulatory Liabilities | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Recent Regulatory Development:
PSNH Pole Acquisition Approval:
On November 18, 2022, the NHPUC issued a decision that approved a proposed purchase agreement between PSNH and Consolidated Communications, in which PSNH would acquire both jointly-owned and solely-owned poles and pole assets. The NHPUC also authorized PSNH to recover certain expenses associated with the operation and maintenance of the transferred poles, pole inspections, and vegetation management expenses through a new cost recovery mechanism, the Pole Plant Adjustment Mechanism (PPAM), subject to consummation of the purchase agreement. The purchase agreement was finalized on May 1, 2023 for a purchase price of $
23.3
million. Upon consummation of the purchase agreement, PSNH established a regulatory asset of $
16.9
million for operation and maintenance expenses and vegetation management expenses associated with the purchased poles incurred from February 10, 2021 through April 30, 2023 that PSNH is authorized to collect through the PPAM regulatory tracking mechanism. The establishment of the PPAM regulatory asset resulted in a pre-tax benefit recorded in Amortization expense on the PSNH statement of income in the second quarter of 2023.
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3.
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
The following tables summarize property, plant and equipment by asset category:
| Eversource | As of June 30, 2023 | As of December 31, 2022 | |||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | |||||||||||
| Distribution - Electric | $ |
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$ |
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| Distribution - Natural Gas |
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| Transmission - Electric |
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Other
(1)
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| Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross |
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| Less: Accumulated Depreciation | |||||||||||
| Utility |
(
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(
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| Other |
(
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(
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| Total Accumulated Depreciation |
(
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(
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| Property, Plant and Equipment, Net |
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| Construction Work in Progress |
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| Total Property, Plant and Equipment, Net | $ |
|
$ |
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| As of June 30, 2023 | As of December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | CL&P |
NSTAR
Electric |
PSNH | CL&P |
NSTAR
Electric |
PSNH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distribution - Electric | $ |
|
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Less: Accumulated Depreciation
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(
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(
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(
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(
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(
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(
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Construction Work in Progress
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Total Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
|
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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(1)
These assets are primarily comprised of computer software, hardware and equipment at Eversource Service and buildings at The Rocky River Realty Company.
4.
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
The electric and natural gas companies purchase and procure energy and energy-related products, which are subject to price volatility, for their customers. The costs associated with supplying energy to customers are recoverable from customers in future rates. These regulated companies manage the risks associated with the price volatility of energy and energy-related products through the use of derivative and non-derivative contracts.
Many of the derivative contracts meet the definition of, and are designated as, normal and qualify for accrual accounting under the applicable accounting guidance. The costs and benefits of derivative contracts that meet the definition of normal are recognized in Operating Expenses on the statements of income as electricity or natural gas is delivered.
Derivative contracts that are not designated as normal are recorded at fair value as current or long-term Derivative Assets or Derivative Liabilities on the balance sheets. For the electric and natural gas companies, regulatory assets or regulatory liabilities are recorded to offset the fair values of derivatives, as contract settlement amounts are recovered from, or refunded to, customers in their respective energy supply rates.
The gross fair values of derivative assets and liabilities with the same counterparty are offset and reported as net Derivative Assets or Derivative Liabilities, with current and long-term portions, on the balance sheets.
The following table presents the gross fair values of contracts, categorized by risk type, and the net amounts recorded as current or long-term derivative assets or liabilities:
| As of June 30, 2023 | As of December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
CL&P
(Millions of Dollars)
|
Fair Value Hierarchy |
Commodity Supply and Price Risk
Management |
Netting
(1)
|
Net Amount
Recorded as a Derivative |
Commodity Supply and Price Risk
Management |
Netting
(1)
|
Net Amount
Recorded as a Derivative |
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| Current Derivative Assets | Level 3 | $ |
|
$ |
(
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
(
|
$ |
|
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| Long-Term Derivative Assets | Level 3 |
|
(
|
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(
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| Current Derivative Liabilities | Level 3 |
(
|
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(
|
(
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(
|
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| Long-Term Derivative Liabilities | Level 3 |
(
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(
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(
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(
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Derivative Contracts at Fair Value with Offsetting Regulatory Amounts
Commodity Supply and Price Risk Management
: As required by regulation, CL&P, along with UI, has capacity-related contracts with generation facilities. CL&P has a sharing agreement with UI, with
80
percent of the costs or benefits of each contract borne by or allocated to CL&P and
20
percent borne by or allocated to UI. The combined capacities of these contracts as of both June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 were
674
MW. The capacity contracts extend through 2026 and obligate both CL&P and UI to make or receive payments on a monthly basis to or from the generation facilities based on the difference between a set capacity price and the capacity market price received in the ISO-NE capacity markets.
Fair Value Measurements of Derivative Instruments
The fair value of derivative contracts classified as Level 3 utilizes both significant observable and unobservable inputs. The fair value is modeled using income techniques, such as discounted cash flow valuations adjusted for assumptions related to exit price. Valuations of derivative contracts using a discounted cash flow methodology include assumptions regarding the timing and likelihood of scheduled payments and also reflect non-performance risk, including credit, using the default probability approach based on the counterparty's credit rating for assets and the Company's credit rating for liabilities. Significant observable inputs for valuations of these contracts include energy-related product prices in future years for which quoted prices in an active market exist. Valuations incorporate estimates of premiums or discounts that would be required by a market participant to arrive at an exit price, using historical market transactions adjusted for the terms of the contract. Fair value measurements categorized in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy are prepared by individuals with expertise in valuation techniques, pricing of energy-related products, and accounting requirements.
The following is a summary of the significant unobservable inputs utilized in the valuations of the derivative contracts classified as Level 3:
| As of June 30, 2023 | As of December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CL&P | Range | Average | Period Covered | Range | Average | Period Covered | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Forward Reserve Prices | $ |
|
— |
$
|
$ |
|
per kW-Month | 2023 - 2024 | $ |
|
— |
$
|
$ |
|
per kW-Month | 2023 - 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exit price premiums of
1.8
percent through
6.1
percent, or a weighted average of
5.0
percent, are also Level 3 significant unobservable inputs applied to these contracts and reflect the uncertainty and illiquidity premiums that would be required based on the most recent market activity available for similar type contracts. The risk premium was weighted by the relative fair value of the net derivative instruments.
Significant increases or decreases in future capacity or forward reserve prices in isolation would decrease or increase, respectively, the fair value of the derivative liability. Any increases in risk premiums would increase the fair value of the derivative liability. Changes in these fair values are recorded as a regulatory asset or liability and do not impact net income.
The following table presents changes in the Level 3 category of derivative assets and derivative liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The derivative assets and liabilities are presented on a net basis.
| CL&P | For the Three Months Ended June 30, | For the Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Derivatives, Net: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fair Value as of Beginning of Period | $ |
(
|
$ |
(
|
$ |
(
|
$ |
(
|
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| Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) Included in Regulatory Assets |
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(
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| Settlements |
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| Fair Value as of End of Period | $ |
(
|
$ |
(
|
$ |
(
|
$ |
(
|
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5.
MARKETABLE SECURITIES
Eversource holds marketable securities that are primarily used to fund certain non-qualified executive benefits.
The trusts that hold these marketable securities are not subject to regulatory oversight by state or federal agencies. Eversource’s marketable securities also include the CYAPC and YAEC legally restricted trusts that each hold equity and available-for-sale debt securities to fund the spent nuclear fuel removal obligations of their nuclear fuel storage facilities. Equity and available-for-sale debt marketable securities are recorded at fair value, with the current portion recorded in Prepayments and Other Current Assets and the long-term portion recorded in Marketable Securities on the balance sheets.
Equity Securities:
Unrealized gains and losses on equity securities held in Eversource's non-qualified executive benefit trust are recorded in Other Income, Net on the statements of income. The fair value of these equity securities as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 was $
3.1
million and $
20.0
million, respectively. For each of the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, there were unrealized losses of $
4.7
million recorded in Other Income, Net related to these equity securities. For the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, there were unrealized losses of $
3.9
million and $
9.1
million recorded in Other Income, Net related to these equity securities, respectively.
Eversource's equity securities also include CYAPC's and YAEC's marketable securities held in spent nuclear fuel trusts, which had fair values of $
161.6
million and $
170.1
million as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. Unrealized gains and losses for these spent nuclear fuel trusts are subject to regulatory accounting treatment and are recorded in Marketable Securities with the corresponding offset to long-term liabilities on the balance sheets, with no impact on the statements of income.
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Available-for-Sale Debt Securities:
The following is a summary of the available-for-sale debt securities:
| As of June 30, 2023 | As of December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Eversource
(Millions of Dollars)
|
Amortized Cost |
Pre-Tax
Unrealized Gains |
Pre-Tax
Unrealized Losses |
Fair Value | Amortized Cost |
Pre-Tax
Unrealized Gains |
Pre-Tax
Unrealized Losses |
Fair Value | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt Securities | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
(
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
(
|
$ |
|
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Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale debt securities held in Eversource's non-qualified executive benefit trust are recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, excluding amounts related to credit losses or losses on securities intended to be sold, which are recorded in Other Income, Net. There were $
1.2
million of unrealized losses recorded on securities intended to be sold for the six months ended June 30, 2023 that were included in Other Income, Net. There have been no credit losses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, and no allowance for credit losses as of June 30, 2023. Factors considered in determining whether a credit loss exists include adverse conditions specifically affecting the issuer, the payment history, ratings and rating changes of the security, and the severity of the impairment. For asset-backed debt securities, underlying collateral and expected future cash flows are also evaluated. Debt securities included in Eversource's non-qualified benefit trust portfolio are investment-grade bonds with a lower default risk based on their credit quality.
Eversource's debt securities also include CYAPC's and YAEC's marketable securities held in spent nuclear fuel trusts in the amounts of $
165.8
million and $
163.2
million as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. Unrealized gains and losses for available-for-sale debt securities included in the CYAPC and YAEC spent nuclear fuel trusts are subject to regulatory accounting treatment and are recorded in Marketable Securities with the corresponding offset to long-term liabilities on the balance sheets, with no impact on the statements of income. Pre-tax unrealized gains and losses as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 primarily relate to the debt securities included in CYAPC's and YAEC's spent nuclear fuel trusts.
As of June 30, 2023, the contractual maturities of available-for-sale debt securities were as follows:
|
Eversource
(Millions of Dollars)
|
Amortized Cost | Fair Value | |||||||||
|
Less than one year
(1)
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||
| One to five years |
|
|
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| Six to ten years |
|
|
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| Greater than ten years |
|
|
|||||||||
| Total Debt Securities | $ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||
(1)
Amounts in the Less than one year category include securities in the CYAPC and YAEC spent nuclear fuel trusts, which are restricted and are classified in long-term Marketable Securities on the balance sheets. Amounts also include securities in Eversource’s non-qualified executive benefit trust, which are intended to be sold in 2023.
Realized Gains and Losses:
Realized gains and losses are recorded in Other Income, Net for Eversource's benefit trust and are offset in long-term liabilities for CYAPC and YAEC. Eversource utilizes the specific identification basis method for the Eversource non-qualified benefit trust, and the average cost basis method for the CYAPC and YAEC spent nuclear fuel trusts to compute the realized gains and losses on the sale of marketable securities.
Fair Value Measurements:
The following table presents the marketable securities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis by the level in which they are classified within the fair value hierarchy:
|
Eversource
(Millions of Dollars)
|
As of June 30, 2023 | As of December 31, 2022 | |||||||||
| Level 1: | |||||||||||
| Mutual Funds and Equities | $ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||
| Money Market Funds |
|
|
|||||||||
| Total Level 1 | $ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||
| Level 2: | |||||||||||
| U.S. Government Issued Debt Securities (Agency and Treasury) | $ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||
| Corporate Debt Securities |
|
|
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| Asset-Backed Debt Securities |
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|
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| Municipal Bonds |
|
|
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| Other Fixed Income Securities |
|
|
|||||||||
| Total Level 2 | $ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||
| Total Marketable Securities | $ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||
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6.
SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM DEBT
Short-Term Debt - Commercial Paper Programs and Credit Agreements
: Eversource parent has a $
2.00
billion commercial paper program allowing Eversource parent to issue commercial paper as a form of short-term debt. Eversource parent, CL&P, PSNH, NSTAR Gas, Yankee Gas, EGMA and Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut are parties to a
five-year
$
2.00
billion revolving credit facility, which terminates on October 15, 2027. This revolving credit facility serves to backstop Eversource parent's $
2.00
billion commercial paper program.
NSTAR Electric has a $
650
million commercial paper program allowing NSTAR Electric to issue commercial paper as a form of short-term debt. NSTAR Electric is also a party to a
five-year
$
650
million revolving credit facility, which terminates on October 15, 2027, and serves to backstop NSTAR Electric's $
650
million commercial paper program.
The amount of borrowings outstanding and available under the commercial paper programs were as follows:
| Borrowings Outstanding as of | Available Borrowing Capacity as of | Weighted-Average Interest Rate as of | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | June 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | June 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eversource Parent Commercial Paper Program | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
|
% |
|
% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| NSTAR Electric Commercial Paper Program |
|
|
|
|
|
% |
|
% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
There were
no
borrowings outstanding on the revolving credit facilities as of June 30, 2023 or December 31, 2022.
CL&P and PSNH have uncommitted line of credit agreements totaling $
375
million and $
250
million, respectively, which will expire on May 10, 2024. There are
no
borrowings outstanding on either the CL&P or PSNH uncommitted line of credit agreements as of June 30, 2023.
Amounts outstanding under the commercial paper programs are included in Notes Payable and classified in current liabilities on the Eversource and NSTAR Electric balance sheets, as all borrowings are outstanding for no more than 364 days at one time. As a result of the CL&P long-term debt issuance in July 2023, $
297.5
million of commercial paper borrowings under the Eversource parent commercial paper program were reclassified as Long-Term Debt on Eversource’s balance sheet as of June 30, 2023.
Intercompany Borrowings:
Eversource parent uses its available capital resources to provide loans to its subsidiaries to assist in meeting their short-term borrowing needs. Eversource parent records intercompany interest income from its loans to subsidiaries, which is eliminated in consolidation. Intercompany loans from Eversource parent to its subsidiaries are eliminated in consolidation on Eversource's balance sheets. As of June 30, 2023, there were intercompany loans from Eversource parent to CL&P of $
449.0
million and to PSNH of $
226.3
million. As of December 31, 2022, there were intercompany loans from Eversource parent to PSNH of $
173.3
million. Eversource parent charges interest on these intercompany loans at the same weighted-average interest rate as its commercial paper program. Intercompany loans from Eversource parent are included in Notes Payable to Eversource Parent and classified in current liabilities on the respective subsidiary's balance sheets, as these intercompany borrowings are outstanding for no more than 364 days at one time. As a result of the CL&P long-term debt issuance in July 2023, $
297.5
million of CL&P's intercompany borrowings were reclassified to Long-Term Debt on CL&P’s balance sheet as of June 30, 2023.
Sources and Uses of Cash:
The Company expects the future operating cash flows of Eversource, CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH, along with existing borrowing availability and access to both debt and equity markets, will be sufficient to meet any working capital and future operating requirements, and capital investment forecasted opportunities.
Availability under Long-Term Debt Issuance Authorizations:
On June 7, 2023, PURA approved Yankee Gas’ request for authorization to issue up to $
350
million in long-term debt through December 31, 2024.
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Long-Term Debt Issuances and Repayments:
The following table summarizes long-term debt issuances and repayments:
| (Millions of Dollars) | Interest Rate | Issuance/(Repayment) | Issue Date or Repayment Date | Maturity Date |
Use of Proceeds for Issuance/
Repayment Information |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CL&P 2023 Series A First Mortgage Bonds |
|
% | $ |
|
January 2023 | January 2053 | Repaid 2013 Series A Bonds at maturity and short-term debt, and paid capital expenditures and working capital | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| CL&P 2023 Series B First Mortgage Bonds |
|
% |
|
July 2023 | July 2033 | Repaid short-term debt, paid capital expenditures and working capital | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| CL&P 2013 Series A First Mortgage Bonds |
|
% |
(
|
January 2023 | January 2023 | Paid at maturity | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| PSNH Series W First Mortgage Bonds |
|
% |
|
January 2023 | January 2053 | Repaid short-term debt, paid capital expenditures and working capital | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eversource Parent Series Z Senior Notes |
|
% |
|
March 2023 | March 2028 |
Repaid Series F Senior Notes at maturity and short-term debt
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eversource Parent Series F Senior Notes |
|
% |
(
|
May 2023 | May 2023 | Paid at maturity | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eversource Parent Series Z Senior Notes |
|
% |
|
May 2023 | March 2028 | Repay Series T Senior Notes and Series N Senior Notes at maturity and short-term debt | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eversource Parent Series AA Senior Notes |
|
% |
|
May 2023 | May 2026 | Repay Series T Senior Notes and Series N Senior Notes at maturity and short-term debt | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eversource Parent Series BB Senior Notes |
|
% |
|
May 2023 | May 2033 | Repay Series T Senior Notes and Series N Senior Notes at maturity and short-term debt | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7.
RATE REDUCTION BONDS AND VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES
Rate Reduction Bonds:
In May 2018, PSNH Funding, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PSNH, issued $
635.7
million of securitized RRBs in multiple tranches with a weighted average interest rate of
3.66
percent, and final maturity dates ranging from 2026 to 2035. The RRBs are expected to be repaid by February 1, 2033. RRB payments consist of principal and interest and are paid semi-annually, beginning on February 1, 2019. The RRBs were issued pursuant to a finance order
issued by the NHPUC in January 2018 to recover remaining costs resulting from the divestiture of PSNH’s generation assets.
PSNH Funding was formed solely to issue RRBs to finance PSNH's unrecovered remaining costs associated with the divestiture of its generation assets. PSNH Funding is considered a VIE primarily because the equity capitalization is insufficient to support its operations. PSNH has the power to direct the significant activities of the VIE and is most closely associated with the VIE as compared to other interest holders. Therefore, PSNH is considered the primary beneficiary and consolidates PSNH Funding in its consolidated financial statements.
The following tables summarize the impact of PSNH Funding on PSNH's balance sheets and income statements:
| (Millions of Dollars) | |||||||||||
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| Accrued Interest (included in Other Current Liabilities) |
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| Rate Reduction Bonds - Current Portion |
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| Rate Reduction Bonds - Long-Term Portion |
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PSNH Income Statements:
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| June 30, 2023 | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2023 | June 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of RRB Principal (included in Amortization of Regulatory Assets, Net) | $ |
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PENSION BENEFITS AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS OTHER THAN PENSION
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| Pension and SERP | PBOP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NSTAR
Electric |
PSNH | Eversource | CL&P |
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NSTAR
Electric |
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9.
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
A. Environmental Matters
Eversource, CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH are subject to environmental laws and regulations intended to mitigate or remove the effect of past operations and improve or maintain the quality of the environment. These laws and regulations require the removal or the remedy of the effect on the environment of the disposal or release of certain specified hazardous substances at current and former operating sites. Eversource, CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH have an active environmental auditing and training program and each believes it is substantially in compliance with all enacted laws and regulations.
The number of environmental sites and related reserves for which remediation or long-term monitoring, preliminary site work or site assessment is being performed are as follows:
| As of June 30, 2023 | As of December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of Sites |
Reserve
(in millions) |
Number of Sites |
Reserve
(in millions) |
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| Eversource |
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| CL&P |
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The increase in the reserve balance was due primarily to the addition of one environmental site at NSTAR Gas,
two
additional environmental sites at NSTAR Electric, and changes in cost estimates at certain MGP sites at our natural gas companies and PSNH for which additional remediation will be required.
Included in the number of sites and reserve amounts above are former MGP sites that were operated several decades ago and manufactured natural gas from coal and other processes, which resulted in certain by-products remaining in the environment that may pose a potential risk to human health and the environment, for which Eversource may have potential liability. The reserve balances related to these former MGP sites were $
121.1
million and $
112.6
million as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, and related primarily to the natural gas business segment.
These reserve estimates are subjective in nature as they take into consideration several different remediation options at each specific site. The reliability and precision of these estimates can be affected by several factors, including new information concerning either the level of contamination at the site, the extent of Eversource's, CL&P's, NSTAR Electric's and PSNH's responsibility for remediation or the extent of remediation required, recently enacted laws and regulations or changes in cost estimates due to certain economic factors. It is possible that new information or future developments could require a reassessment of the potential exposure to required environmental remediation. As this information becomes available, management will continue to assess the potential exposure and adjust the reserves accordingly.
B. Guarantees and Indemnifications
In the normal course of business, Eversource parent provides credit assurances on behalf of its subsidiaries, including CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH, in the form of guarantees. Management does not anticipate a material impact to net income or cash flows as a result of these various guarantees and indemnifications.
Guarantees issued on behalf of unconsolidated entities, including equity method offshore wind investments, for which Eversource parent is the guarantor, are recorded at fair value as a liability on the balance sheet at the inception of the guarantee. Eversource regularly reviews performance risk under these guarantee arrangements, and in the event it becomes probable that Eversource parent will be required to perform under the guarantee, the amount of probable payment will be recorded. The fair value of guarantees issued on behalf of unconsolidated entities are recorded within Other Long-Term Liabilities on the balance sheet, and were $
4.4
million and $
4.2
million as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
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The following table summarizes Eversource parent's exposure to guarantees and indemnifications of its subsidiaries and affiliates to external parties, and primarily relates to its offshore wind business:
| As of June 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Company (Obligor) | Description |
Maximum Exposure
(in millions) |
Expiration Dates | |||||||||||||||||
| North East Offshore |
Construction-related purchase agreements with third-party contractors
(1)
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$ |
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(1)
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| Sunrise Wind LLC |
Construction-related purchase agreements with third-party contractors
(2)
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2025 - 2028
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| Revolution Wind, LLC |
Construction-related purchase agreements with third-party contractors
(3)
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2024 - 2027 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Fork Wind, LLC |
Construction-related purchase agreements with third-party contractors
(4)
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| Eversource Investment LLC |
Funding and indemnification obligations of North East Offshore
(5)
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| South Fork Wind, LLC |
Power Purchase Agreement Security
(6)
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| Sunrise Wind LLC |
OREC capacity production
(7)
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| Bay State Wind LLC | Real estate purchase |
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2024 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Fork Wind, LLC |
Transmission interconnection
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| Eversource Investment LLC |
Letters of Credit
(8)
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| Various |
Surety bonds
(9)
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| Eversource Service | Lease payments for real estate |
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(1)
Eversource parent issued guarantees on behalf of its
50
percent-owned affiliate, North East Offshore (NEO), under which Eversource parent agreed to guarantee
50
percent of NEO’s performance of obligations under certain purchase agreements with third-party contractors, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $
1.3
billion with an expiration date in 2025. Eversource parent also issued a separate guarantee to Ørsted on behalf of NEO, under which Eversource parent agreed to guarantee
50
percent of NEO’s payment obligations under certain offshore wind project construction-related agreements with Ørsted in an aggregate amount not to exceed $
62.5
million and expiring upon full performance of the guaranteed obligation. Any amounts paid under this guarantee to Ørsted will count toward, but not increase, the maximum amount of the Funding Guarantee described in Note 5, below.
(2)
Eversource parent issued guarantees on behalf of its
50
percent-owned affiliate, Sunrise Wind LLC, whereby Eversource parent will guarantee Sunrise Wind LLC's performance of certain obligations, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $
925.6
million, in connection with construction-related purchase agreements. Eversource parent’s obligations under the guarantees expire upon the earlier of (i) dates ranging from March 2025 and October 2028 and (ii) full performance of the guaranteed obligations.
(3)
Eversource parent issued guarantees on behalf of its
50
percent-owned affiliate, Revolution Wind, LLC, whereby Eversource parent will guarantee Revolution Wind, LLC's performance of certain obligations, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $
547.2
million, in connection with construction-related purchase agreements. Eversource parent’s obligations under the guarantees expire upon the earlier of (i) dates ranging from May 2024 and November 2027 and (ii) full performance of the guaranteed obligations.
(4)
Eversource parent issued guarantees on behalf of its
50
percent-owned affiliate, South Fork Wind, LLC, whereby Eversource parent will guarantee South Fork Wind, LLC's performance of certain obligations in connection with construction-related purchase agreements. Under these guarantees, Eversource parent will guarantee South Fork Wind, LLC's performance of certain obligations, in a total aggregate amount not to exceed $
171.5
million. Eversource parent’s obligations under these guarantees expire upon the earlier of (i) dates ranging from September 2023 and August 2026 and (ii) full performance of the guaranteed obligations.
(5)
Eversource parent issued a guarantee (Funding Guarantee) on behalf of Eversource Investment LLC (EI), its wholly-owned subsidiary that holds a
50
percent ownership interest in NEO, under which Eversource parent agreed to guarantee certain funding obligations and certain indemnification payments of EI under the operating agreement of NEO, in an amount not to exceed $
910
million. The guaranteed obligations include payment of EI's funding obligations during the construction phase of NEO’s underlying offshore wind projects and indemnification obligations associated with third party credit support for its investment in NEO. Eversource parent’s obligations under the Funding Guarantee expire upon the full performance of the guaranteed obligations.
(6)
Eversource parent issued a guarantee on behalf of its
50
percent-owned affiliate, South Fork Wind, LLC, whereby Eversource parent will guarantee South Fork Wind, LLC's performance of certain obligations, in an amount not to exceed $
7.1
million, under a Power Purchase Agreement between the Long Island Power Authority and South Fork Wind, LLC (the Agreement). The guarantee expires upon the later of (i) the end of the Agreement term and (ii) full performance of the guaranteed obligations.
(7)
Eversource parent issued a guarantee on behalf of its
50
percent-owned affiliate, Sunrise Wind LLC, whereby Eversource parent will guarantee Sunrise Wind LLC's performance of certain obligations, in an amount not to exceed $
15.4
million, under the Offshore Wind Renewable Energy Certificate Purchase and Sale Agreement (the Agreement). The Agreement was executed by and between the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Sunrise Wind LLC. The guarantee expires upon the full performance of the guaranteed obligations.
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(8)
On September 16, 2020, Eversource parent entered into a guarantee on behalf of EI, which holds Eversource's investments in offshore wind-related equity method investments, under which Eversource parent would guarantee EI's obligations under a letter of credit facility with a financial institution that EI may request in an aggregate amount of up to approximately $
25
million. In January 2022, EI issued
two
letters of credit on behalf of South Fork Wind, LLC related to future decommissioning obligations of certain onshore transmission assets totaling $
4.3
million. In June 2023, EI issued an additional letter of credit on behalf of Sunrise Wind LLC related to future environmental remediation in the amount of $
9.9
million.
(9)
Surety bond expiration dates reflect termination dates, the majority of which will be renewed or extended. Certain surety bonds contain credit ratings triggers that would require Eversource parent to post collateral in the event that the unsecured debt credit ratings of Eversource parent are downgraded.
Third Quarter 2023 Guarantees
: In the third quarter of 2023, Eversource parent issued an additional guaranty on behalf of Sunrise Wind LLC totaling $
143.0
million, whereby Eversource parent will guarantee Sunrise Wind LLC’s performance of certain construction obligations.
C. Spent Nuclear Fuel Obligations - Yankee Companies
CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH have plant closure and fuel storage cost obligations to the Yankee Companies, which have each completed the physical decommissioning of their respective nuclear power facilities and are now engaged in the long-term storage of their spent fuel. The Yankee Companies fund these costs through litigation proceeds received from the DOE and, to the extent necessary, through wholesale, FERC-approved rates charged under power purchase agreements with several New England utilities, including CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH. CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH, in turn recover these costs from their customers through state regulatory commission-approved retail rates. The Yankee Companies collect amounts that management believes are adequate to recover the remaining plant closure and fuel storage cost estimates for the respective plants. Management believes CL&P and NSTAR Electric will recover their shares of these obligations from their customers. PSNH has recovered its total share of these costs from its customers.
Spent Nuclear Fuel Litigation:
The Yankee Companies have filed complaints against the DOE in the Court of Federal Claims seeking monetary damages resulting from the DOE's failure to accept delivery of, and provide for a permanent facility to store, spent nuclear fuel pursuant to the terms of the 1983 spent fuel and high-level waste disposal contracts between the Yankee Companies and the DOE. The court previously awarded the Yankee Companies damages for Phases I, II, III and IV of litigation resulting from the DOE's failure to meet its contractual obligations. These Phases covered damages incurred in the years 1998 through 2016, and the awarded damages have been received by the Yankee Companies with certain amounts of the damages refunded to their customers.
DOE Phase V Damages -
On March 25, 2021, each of the Yankee Companies filed a fifth set of lawsuits against the DOE in the Court of Federal Claims resulting from the DOE's failure to begin accepting spent nuclear fuel for disposal covering the years from 2017 to 2020. The Yankee Companies filed claims seeking monetary damages totaling $
120.4
million for CYAPC, YAEC and MYAPC. Pursuant to a June 2, 2022 court order, the Yankee Companies were subsequently permitted to include monetary damages relating to the year 2021 in the DOE Phase V complaint. The Yankee Companies submitted a supplemental filing to include these costs of $
33.1
million on June 8, 2022. The DOE Phase V trial is now expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2023.
D. FERC ROE Complaints
The ROE originally billed during the period October 1, 2011 (beginning of the first complaint period) through October 15, 2014 consisted of a base ROE of
11.14
percent and incentives up to
13.1
percent. On October 16, 2014, FERC issued Opinion No. 531-A and set the base ROE at
10.57
percent and the incentive cap at
11.74
percent for the first complaint period. This was also effective for all prospective billings to customers beginning October 16, 2014. This FERC order was vacated on April 14, 2017 by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (the Court).
All amounts associated with the first complaint period have been refunded, which totaled $
38.9
million (pre-tax and excluding interest) at Eversource and reflected both the base ROE and incentive cap prescribed by the FERC order. The refund consisted of $
22.4
million for CL&P, $
13.7
million for NSTAR Electric and $
2.8
million for PSNH.
Eversource has recorded a reserve of $
39.1
million (pre-tax and excluding interest) for the second complaint period as of both June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022. This reserve represents the difference between the billed rates during the second complaint period and a
10.57
percent base ROE and
11.74
percent incentive cap. The reserve consisted of $
21.4
million for CL&P, $
14.6
million for NSTAR Electric and $
3.1
million for PSNH as of both June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
On October 16, 2018, FERC issued an order on all
four
complaints describing how it intends to address the issues that were remanded by the Court. FERC proposed a new framework to determine (1) whether an existing ROE is unjust and unreasonable and, if so, (2) how to calculate a replacement ROE. Initial briefs were filed by the NETOs, Complainants and FERC Trial Staff on January 11, 2019 and reply briefs were filed on March 8, 2019. The NETOs' brief was supportive of the overall ROE methodology determined in the October 16, 2018 order provided the FERC does not change the proposed methodology or alter its implementation in a manner that has a material impact on the results.
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The FERC order included illustrative calculations for the first complaint using FERC's proposed frameworks with financial data from that complaint. Those illustrative calculations indicated that for the first complaint period, for the NETOs, which FERC concludes are of average financial risk, the preliminary just and reasonable base ROE is
10.41
percent and the preliminary incentive cap on total ROE is
13.08
percent.
If the results of the illustrative calculations were included in a final FERC order for each of the complaint periods, then a
10.41
percent base ROE and a
13.08
percent incentive cap would not have a significant impact on our financial statements for all of the complaint periods. These preliminary calculations are not binding and do not represent what we believe to be the most likely outcome of a final FERC order.
On November 21, 2019, FERC issued Opinion No. 569 affecting the
two
pending transmission ROE complaints against the Midcontinent ISO (MISO) transmission owners, in which FERC adopted a new methodology for determining base ROEs. Various parties sought rehearing. On December 23, 2019, the NETOs filed supplementary materials in the NETOs'
four
pending cases to respond to this new methodology because of the uncertainty of the applicability to the NETOs' cases. On May 21, 2020, the FERC issued its order in Opinion No. 569-A on the rehearing of the MISO transmission owners' cases, in which FERC again changed its methodology for determining the MISO transmission owners' base ROEs. On November 19, 2020, the FERC issued Opinion No. 569-B denying rehearing of Opinion No. 569-A and reaffirmed the methodology previously adopted in Opinion No. 569-A. The new methodology differs significantly from the methodology proposed by FERC in its October 16, 2018 order to determine the NETOs' base ROEs in its
four
pending cases. FERC Opinion Nos. 569-A and 569-B were appealed to the Court. On August 9, 2022, the Court issued its decision vacating MISO ROE FERC Opinion Nos. 569, 569-A and 569-B and remanded to FERC to reopen the proceedings. The Court found that FERC’s development of the new return methodology was arbitrary and capricious due to FERC’s failure to offer a reasonable explanation for its decision to reintroduce the risk-premium financial model in its new methodology for calculating a just and reasonable return. At this time, Eversource cannot predict how and when FERC will address the Court’s findings on the remand of the MISO FERC opinions or any potential associated impact on the NETOs’
four
pending ROE complaint cases.
Given the significant uncertainty regarding the applicability of the FERC opinions in the MISO transmission owners’
two
complaint cases to the NETOs’ pending
four
complaint cases, Eversource concluded that there is no reasonable basis for a change to the reserve or recognized ROEs for any of the complaint periods at this time. As well, Eversource cannot reasonably estimate a range of loss for any of the
four
complaint proceedings at this time.
Eversource, CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH currently record revenues at the
10.57
percent base ROE and incentive cap at
11.74
percent established in the October 16, 2014 FERC order.
10.
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each of the following financial instruments:
Preferred Stock, Long-Term Debt and Rate Reduction Bonds:
The fair value of CL&P's and NSTAR Electric's preferred stock is based upon pricing models that incorporate interest rates and other market factors, valuations or trades of similar securities and cash flow projections. The fair value of long-term debt and RRB debt securities is based upon pricing models that incorporate quoted market prices for those issues or similar issues adjusted for market conditions, credit ratings of the respective companies and treasury benchmark yields. The fair values provided in the table below are classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.
Carrying amounts and estimated fair values are as follows:
| Eversource | CL&P | NSTAR Electric | PSNH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) |
Carrying
Amount |
Fair
Value |
Carrying
Amount |
Fair
Value |
Carrying
Amount |
Fair
Value |
Carrying
Amount |
Fair
Value |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of June 30, 2023: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Preferred Stock Not Subject to Mandatory Redemption
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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| Long-Term Debt |
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| Rate Reduction Bonds |
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| As of December 31, 2022: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Preferred Stock Not Subject to Mandatory Redemption
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
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$ |
|
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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| Long-Term Debt |
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| Rate Reduction Bonds |
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Derivative Instruments and Marketable Securities:
Derivative instruments and investments in marketable securities are carried at fair value. For further information, see Note 4, "Derivative Instruments," and Note 5, "Marketable Securities," to the financial statements.
See Note 1C, "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – Fair Value Measurements," for the fair value measurement policy and the fair value hierarchy.
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11.
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)
The changes in accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) by component, net of tax, are as follows:
| For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 | For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Eversource
(Millions of Dollars)
|
Qualified
Cash Flow Hedging Instruments |
Unrealized
Gains/(Losses) on Marketable Securities |
Defined
Benefit Plans |
Total |
Qualified
Cash Flow Hedging Instruments |
Unrealized
Gains/(Losses) on Marketable Securities |
Defined
Benefit Plans |
Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of Beginning of Period | $ |
(
|
$ |
(
|
$ |
(
|
$ |
(
|
$ |
(
|
$ |
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$ |
(
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$ |
(
|
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|
OCI Before Reclassifications
|
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(
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(
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(
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|
Amounts Reclassified from AOCI
|
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| Net OCI |
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(
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(
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| Balance as of End of Period | $ |
(
|
$ |
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$ |
(
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$ |
(
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$ |
(
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$ |
(
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$ |
(
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$ |
(
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Defined benefit plan OCI amounts before reclassifications relate to actuarial gains and losses that arose during the year and were recognized in AOCI. The unamortized actuarial gains and losses and prior service costs on the defined benefit plans are amortized from AOCI into Other Income, Net over the average future employee service period, and are reflected in amounts reclassified from AOCI.
12.
COMMON SHARES
The following table sets forth the Eversource parent common shares and the shares of common stock of CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH that were authorized and issued, as well as the respective per share par values:
| Shares | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Authorized as of | Issued as of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Par Value | June 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | June 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eversource | $ |
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| CL&P | $ |
|
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| NSTAR Electric | $ |
|
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|
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| PSNH | $ |
|
|
|
|
|
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Treasury Shares:
As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were
10,962,137
and
11,540,218
Eversource common shares held as treasury shares, respectively. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there we
re
349,021,936
and
348,443,855
Eversource common shares outstanding, respectively.
Eversource issues treasury shares to satisfy awards under the Company's incentive plans, shares issued under the dividend reinvestment and share purchase plan, and matching contributions under the Eversource 401k Plan. Eversource also issued treasury shares for its October 2022 water business acquisition. The issuance of treasury shares represents a non-cash transaction, as the treasury shares were used to fulfill Eversource's obligations that require the issuance of common shares.
On May 3, 2023, shareholders voted to increase the authorized common shares from
380,000,000
shares to
410,000,000
shares.
13.
COMMON SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
14.
EARNINGS PER SHARE
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The following table sets forth the components of basic and diluted EPS:
|
Eversource
(Millions of Dollars, except share information)
|
For the Three Months Ended | For the Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||
| June 30, 2023 | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2023 | June 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
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| Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic |
|
|
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|
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| Dilutive Effect |
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|
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| Diluted |
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|
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| Basic and Diluted EPS | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
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15.
REVENUES
| For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Eversource
(Millions of Dollars) |
Electric
Distribution |
Natural Gas
Distribution |
Electric
Transmission |
Water Distribution | Other | Eliminations | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues from Contracts with Customers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail Tariff Sales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential | $ |
|
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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| Commercial |
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(
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| Industrial |
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(
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| Total Retail Tariff Sales Revenues |
|
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(
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| Wholesale Transmission Revenues |
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(
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| Wholesale Market Sales Revenues |
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| Other Revenues from Contracts with Customers |
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(
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| Total Revenues from Contracts with Customers |
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(
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| Alternative Revenue Programs |
(
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(
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(
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(
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(
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| Other Revenues |
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| Total Operating Revenues | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
(
|
$ |
|
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| For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Eversource
(Millions of Dollars)
|
Electric
Distribution |
Natural Gas
Distribution |
Electric
Transmission |
Water Distribution | Other | Eliminations | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues from Contracts with Customers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail Tariff Sales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential | $ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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| Commercial |
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(
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| Industrial |
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(
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| Total Retail Tariff Sales Revenues |
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(
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| Wholesale Transmission Revenues |
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(
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| Wholesale Market Sales Revenues |
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| Other Revenues from Contracts with Customers |
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(
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| Total Revenues from Contracts with Customers |
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(
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| Alternative Revenue Programs |
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(
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(
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| Other Revenues |
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|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Operating Revenues | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
(
|
$ |
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| For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Eversource
(Millions of Dollars)
|
Electric
Distribution |
Natural Gas
Distribution |
Electric
Transmission |
Water Distribution | Other | Eliminations | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues from Contracts with Customers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail Tariff Sales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential | $ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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| Commercial |
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(
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| Industrial |
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(
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| Total Retail Tariff Sales Revenues |
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(
|
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| Wholesale Transmission Revenues |
|
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(
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| Wholesale Market Sales Revenues |
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| Other Revenues from Contracts with Customers |
|
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(
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| Total Revenues from Contracts with Customers |
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(
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| Alternative Revenue Programs |
|
(
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(
|
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(
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| Other Revenues |
|
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|
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|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Operating Revenues | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
(
|
$ |
|
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| For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Eversource
(Millions of Dollars)
|
Electric
Distribution |
Natural Gas
Distribution |
Electric
Transmission |
Water Distribution | Other | Eliminations | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues from Contracts with Customers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail Tariff Sales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential | $ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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| Commercial |
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(
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| Industrial |
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(
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| Total Retail Tariff Sales Revenues |
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(
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| Wholesale Transmission Revenues |
|
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(
|
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| Wholesale Market Sales Revenues |
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| Other Revenues from Contracts with Customers |
|
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(
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|
Amortization of/(Reserve for)
Revenues Subject to Refund
(1)
|
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|
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(
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| Total Revenues from Contracts with Customers |
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(
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| Alternative Revenue Programs |
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(
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| Other Revenues |
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|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Operating Revenues | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
(
|
$ |
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| For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2023 | For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | CL&P | NSTAR Electric | PSNH | CL&P | NSTAR Electric | PSNH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues from Contracts with Customers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail Tariff Sales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential | $ |
|
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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| Commercial |
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| Industrial |
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| Total Retail Tariff Sales Revenues |
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| Wholesale Transmission Revenues |
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| Wholesale Market Sales Revenues |
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| Other Revenues from Contracts with Customers |
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| Total Revenues from Contracts with Customers |
|
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|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alternative Revenue Programs |
|
(
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| Other Revenues |
|
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|
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|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eliminations |
(
|
(
|
(
|
(
|
(
|
(
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Operating Revenues | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
| For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 | For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | CL&P | NSTAR Electric | PSNH | CL&P | NSTAR Electric | PSNH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues from Contracts with Customers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail Tariff Sales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
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$ |
|
$ |
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| Commercial |
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| Industrial |
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| Total Retail Tariff Sales Revenues |
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| Wholesale Transmission Revenues |
|
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|
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| Wholesale Market Sales Revenues |
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|
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| Other Revenues from Contracts with Customers |
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
Amortization of Revenues Subject to Refund
(1)
|
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|
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| Total Revenues from Contracts with Customers |
|
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|
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| Alternative Revenue Programs |
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(
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| Other Revenues |
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| Eliminations |
(
|
(
|
(
|
(
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(
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(
|
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| Total Operating Revenues | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
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$ |
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16.
SEGMENT INFORMATION
Eversource is organized into the Electric Distribution, Electric Transmission, Natural Gas Distribution and Water Distribution reportable segments and Other based on a combination of factors, including the characteristics of each segments' services, the sources of operating revenues and expenses and the regulatory environment in which each segment operates. These reportable segments represent substantially all of Eversource's total consolidated revenues. Revenues from the sale of electricity, natural gas and water primarily are derived from residential, commercial and industrial customers and are not dependent on any single customer. The Electric Distribution reportable segment includes the results of NSTAR Electric's solar power facilities. Eversource's reportable segments are determined based upon the level at which Eversource's chief operating decision maker assesses performance and makes decisions about the allocation of company resources.
The remainder of Eversource's operations is presented as Other in the tables below and primarily consists of 1) the equity in earnings of Eversource parent from its subsidiaries and intercompany interest income, both of which are eliminated in consolidation, and interest expense related to the debt of Eversource parent, 2) the revenues and expenses of Eversource Service, most of which are eliminated in consolidation, 3) the operations of CYAPC and YAEC, 4) the results of other unregulated subsidiaries, which are not part of its core business, and 5) Eversource parent's equity ownership interests that are not consolidated, which primarily include the offshore wind business, a
natural gas pipeline owned by Enbridge, Inc., and a renewable energy investment fund that was liquidated in the first quarter of 2023.
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In the ordinary course of business, Yankee Gas, NSTAR Gas and EGMA purchase natural gas transmission services from the Enbridge, Inc. natural gas pipeline project described above. These affiliate transaction costs total $
77.7
million annually and are classified as Purchased Power, Purchased Natural Gas and Transmission on the Eversource statements of income.
Each of Eversource's subsidiaries, including CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH, has
one
reportable segment.
Cash flows used for investments in plant included in the segment information below are cash capital expenditures that do not include amounts incurred on capital projects but not yet paid, cost of removal, AFUDC related to equity funds, and the capitalized and deferred portions of pension and PBOP income/expense.
Eversource's segment information is as follows:
| For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Eversource
(Millions of Dollars)
|
Electric
Distribution |
Natural Gas
Distribution |
Electric
Transmission |
Water Distribution | Other | Eliminations | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Revenues | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
(
|
$ |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and Amortization |
|
(
|
(
|
(
|
(
|
|
(
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Operating Expenses |
(
|
(
|
(
|
(
|
(
|
|
(
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Income | $ |
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EVERSOURCE ENERGY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related combined notes included in this combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, as well as the Eversource 2022 combined Annual Report on Form 10-K. References in this combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to "Eversource," the "Company," "we," "us," and "our" refer to Eversource Energy and its consolidated subsidiaries. All per-share amounts are reported on a diluted basis. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Eversource, NSTAR Electric and PSNH and the unaudited condensed financial statements of CL&P are herein collectively referred to as the "financial statements."
Refer to the Glossary of Terms included in this combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for abbreviations and acronyms used throughout this
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
.
The only common equity securities that are publicly traded are common shares of Eversource. Our earnings discussion includes financial measures that are not recognized under GAAP (non-GAAP) referencing our earnings and EPS excluding the impairment charge for the offshore wind investment, a loss on the disposition of land that was initially acquired to construct the Northern Pass Transmission project and was subsequently abandoned, and certain transaction and transition costs. EPS by business is also a non-GAAP financial measure and is calculated by dividing the Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders of each business by the weighted average diluted Eversource common shares outstanding for the period. The earnings and EPS of each business do not represent a direct legal interest in the assets and liabilities of such business, but rather represent a direct interest in our assets and liabilities as a whole.
We use these non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate and provide details of earnings results by business and to more fully compare and explain our results without including these items. This information is among the primary indicators we use as a basis for evaluating performance and planning and forecasting of future periods. We believe the impacts of the impairment charge for the offshore wind investment, the loss on the disposition of land associated with an abandoned project, and transaction and transition costs are not indicative of our ongoing costs and performance. We view these charges as not directly related to the ongoing operations of the business and therefore not an indicator of baseline operating performance. Due to the nature and significance of the effect of these items on Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders and EPS, we believe that the non-GAAP presentation is a more meaningful representation of our financial performance and provides additional and useful information to readers of this report in analyzing historical and future performance of our business. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as alternatives to reported Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders or EPS determined in accordance with GAAP as indicators of operating performance.
We make statements concerning our expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, strategies, assumptions of future events, future financial performance or growth and other statements that are not historical facts. These statements are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can generally identify our forward-looking statements through the use of words or phrases such as "estimate," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "project," "believe," "forecast," "should," "could," and other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those included in our forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on the current expectations, estimates, assumptions or projections of management and are not guarantees of future performance. These expectations, estimates, assumptions or projections may vary materially from actual results. Accordingly, any such statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to, and are accompanied by, the following important factors that may cause our actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those contained in our forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to:
•
cyberattacks or breaches, including those resulting in the compromise of the confidentiality of our proprietary information and the personal information of our customers
,
• disruptions in the capital markets or other events that make our access to necessary capital more difficult or costly,
• changes in economic conditions, including impact on interest rates, tax policies, and customer demand and payment ability,
• ability or inability to commence and complete our major strategic development projects and opportunities,
•
the ability to sell Eversource’s 50 percent interest in three offshore wind projects under development on the timeline we expect, to satisfy the investment tax credit qualifications related to the tax equity investment in the South Fork Wind project, and the ability of the Revolution Wind and Sunrise Wind projects to qualify for the investment tax credit adders, and to successfully reprice the Sunrise Wind OREC contract,
• acts of war or terrorism, physical attacks or grid disturbances that may damage and disrupt our electric transmission and electric, natural gas, and water distribution systems,
• actions or inaction of local, state and federal regulatory, public policy and taxing bodies,
• substandard performance of third-party suppliers and service providers,
• fluctuations in weather patterns, including extreme weather due to climate change,
• changes in business conditions, which could include disruptive technology or development of alternative energy sources related to our current or future business model,
• contamination of, or disruption in, our water supplies,
• changes in levels or timing of capital expenditures,
• changes in laws, regulations or regulatory policy, including compliance with environmental laws and regulations,
• changes in accounting standards and financial reporting regulations,
• actions of rating agencies, and
• other presently unknown or unforeseen factors.
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Other risk factors are detailed in our reports filed with the SEC and updated as necessary, and we encourage you to consult such disclosures.
All such factors are difficult to predict and contain uncertainties that may materially affect our actual results, many of which are beyond our control. You should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, as each speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and, except as required by federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement or statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for us to predict all of such factors, nor can we assess the impact of each such factor on the business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. For more information, see Item 1A, Risk Factors, included in this combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in Eversource's 2022 combined Annual Report on Form 10-K. This combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Eversource's 2022 combined Annual Report on Form 10-K also describe material contingencies and critical accounting policies in the accompanying
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Combined Notes to Financial Statements
. We encourage you to review these items.
Financial Condition and Business Analysis
Executive Summary
Eversource Energy is a public utility holding company primarily engaged, through its wholly-owned regulated utility subsidiaries, in the energy delivery business. Eversource Energy's wholly-owned regulated utility subsidiaries consist of CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH (electric utilities), Yankee Gas, NSTAR Gas and EGMA (natural gas utilities) and Aquarion (water utilities). Eversource is organized into the electric distribution, electric transmission, natural gas distribution, and water distribution reportable segments.
The following items in this executive summary are explained in more detail in this combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q:
Earnings Overview and Future Outlook:
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We earned $15.4 million, or $0.04 per share, in the second quarter of 2023, and $506.6 million, or $1.45 per share, in the first half of 2023, compared with $291.9 million, or $0.84 per share, in the second quarter of 2022, and $735.3 million, or $2.13 per share, in the first half of 2022. Results for the second quarter and first half of 2023 include an after-tax impairment charge of $331.0 million or $0.95 per share, related to our offshore wind investment recorded at Eversource parent. Our results also include after-tax transaction, transition and other charges recorded at Eversource parent of $6.2 million in the second quarter of 2023 and $6.7 million in the first half of 2023, compared with $5.5 million in the second quarter of 2022 and $10.8 million in the first half of 2022. Excluding the offshore wind impairment and these other charges, our non-GAAP earnings were $352.6 million, or $1.00 per share, in the second quarter of 2023, and $844.3 million, or $2.41 per share, in the first half of 2023, compared with $297.4 million, or $0.86 per share, in the second quarter of 2022, and $746.1 million, or $2.16 per share, in the first half of 2022.
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We reaffirmed our projection to earn within a 2023 non-GAAP EPS guidance range of $4.25 per share to $4.43 per share, which excludes the impact of the strategic review of our offshore wind investment portfolio and associated impairment charge, the loss on disposition of land, and transaction costs. We also reaffirmed our projection of our long-term EPS growth rate through 2027 from our regulated utility businesses in the upper half of the 5 to 7 percent range.
Liquidity:
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Cash flows provided by operating activities totaled $647.3 million in the first half of 2023, compared with $841.8 million in the first half of 2022. Investments in property, plant and equipment totaled $2.04 billion in the first half of 2023, compared with $1.55 billion in the first half of 2022.
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Cash and Cash Equivalents totaled $42.2 million as of June 30, 2023, compared with $374.6 million as of December 31, 2022. Our available borrowing capacity under our commercial paper programs totaled $1.80 billion as of June 30, 2023.
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In the first half of 2023, we issued $3.36 billion of new long-term debt and we repaid $853 million of long-term debt.
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On May 3, 2023, our Board of Trustees approved a common share dividend payment of $0.675 per share, paid on June 30, 2023 to shareholders of record as of May 18, 2023.
Strategic Developments:
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On May 25, 2023, we announced that we have completed the strategic review of our 50 percent ownership interest in the offshore wind investment portfolio. As a result of completing this review, we announced that we entered into a purchase and sale agreement with Ørsted for our 50 percent interest in an uncommitted lease area of approximately 175,000 developable acres for $625 million in an all-cash transaction; we entered into a binding letter of intent with Ørsted to use $575 million of the proceeds from the lease area sale to provide tax equity for the South Fork Wind project through a new tax equity ownership interest; and we determined that we will continue to pursue the sale of our existing 50 percent interest in the three jointly-owned contracted offshore wind projects. In connection with these developments in the strategic review, we evaluated our aggregate investment in the projects, uncommitted lease area, and other
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related capitalized costs and determined that the carrying value of the equity method offshore wind investment exceeded the fair value of the investment and that the decline was other-than-temporary. The current estimate of fair value is based on the expected sale price of our 50 percent interest in the three contracted projects based on the most recent bid value, the sale price of the uncommitted lease area included in the purchase and sale agreement, the value of the tax equity ownership interest, and the expectation of a successful repricing of the Sunrise Wind OREC contract. As a result, we recognized a pre-tax other-than-temporary impairment charge of $401.0 million ($331.0 million after-tax) in the second quarter of 2023. The fair value of the investment will be updated based on final sales prices and final sales terms, final OREC pricing for the Sunrise Wind contract, and investment tax credit qualifications (including any investment tax credit adders), and changes to our estimates of these items could result in an adjustment to this impairment charge.
Earnings Overview
Consolidated:
Below is a summary of our earnings by business, which also reconciles the non-GAAP financial measures of consolidated non-GAAP earnings and EPS, as well as EPS by business, to the most directly comparable GAAP measures of consolidated Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders and diluted EPS.
| For the Three Months Ended June 30, | For the Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| (Millions of Dollars, Except Per Share Amounts) | Amount | Per Share | Amount | Per Share | Amount | Per Share | Amount | Per Share | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders (GAAP) | $ | 15.4 | $ | 0.04 | $ | 291.9 | $ | 0.84 | $ | 506.6 | $ | 1.45 | $ | 735.3 | $ | 2.13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Regulated Companies | $ | 347.5 | $ | 0.99 | $ | 297.2 | $ | 0.86 | $ | 839.8 | $ | 2.40 | $ | 754.3 | $ | 2.18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eversource Parent and Other Companies (Non-GAAP) | 5.1 | 0.01 | 0.2 | — | 4.5 | 0.01 | (8.2) | (0.02) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP Earnings | $ | 352.6 | $ | 1.00 | $ | 297.4 | $ | 0.86 | $ | 844.3 | $ | 2.41 | $ | 746.1 | $ | 2.16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders (GAAP) | $ | 15.4 | $ | 0.04 | $ | 291.9 | $ | 0.84 | $ | 506.6 | $ | 1.45 | $ | 735.3 | $ | 2.13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)
In the second quarter of 2023, Eversource recorded an impairment charge associated with its equity method investment in its offshore wind business resulting from the completion of the strategic review of its offshore wind investment portfolio.
(2)
In the second quarter of 2023, Eversource recorded a loss on the disposition of land. The land was initially acquired to construct the Northern Pass Transmission project and was subsequently abandoned.
(3)
The transaction costs are for the strategic review of our offshore wind investment portfolio and our water business acquisitions. The costs in 2022 also include costs associated with the transition of systems as a result of our purchase of the assets of Columbia Gas of Massachusetts (CMA) on October 9, 2020 and integrating the CMA assets onto Eversource’s systems.
Regulated Companies:
Our regulated companies comprise the electric distribution, electric transmission, natural gas distribution, and water distribution segments. A summary of our segment earnings and EPS is as follows:
| For the Three Months Ended June 30, | For the Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars, Except Per Share Amounts) | Amount | Per Share | Amount | Per Share | Amount | Per Share | Amount | Per Share | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electric Distribution | $ | 165.5 | $ | 0.47 | $ | 129.0 | $ | 0.37 | $ | 331.0 | $ | 0.95 | $ | 269.9 | $ | 0.78 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electric Transmission | 161.0 | 0.46 | 151.5 | 0.44 | 316.1 | 0.90 | 300.0 | 0.87 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Natural Gas Distribution | 11.7 | 0.03 | 7.7 | 0.02 | 181.9 | 0.52 | 171.7 | 0.49 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Water Distribution | 9.3 | 0.03 | 9.0 | 0.03 | 10.8 | 0.03 | 12.7 | 0.04 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income - Regulated Companies | $ | 347.5 | $ | 0.99 | $ | 297.2 | $ | 0.86 | $ | 839.8 | $ | 2.40 | $ | 754.3 | $ | 2.18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Our electric distribution segment earnings increased $36.5 million in the second quarter of 2023, as compared to the second quarter of 2022, due primarily to the impact of a new regulatory tracking mechanism at PSNH that allows for the recovery of previously incurred operating expenses associated with poles acquired on May 1, 2023, lower operations and maintenance due primarily to lower storm costs and lower employee-related costs, a base distribution rate increase effective January 1, 2023 at NSTAR Electric, higher earnings from CL&P's capital tracking mechanism due to increased electric system improvements, and an increase in interest income primarily on regulatory deferrals. Those earnings increases were partially offset by higher interest expense, higher pension expense in Connecticut and New Hampshire, higher depreciation expense, and higher property tax expense.
Our electric distribution segment earnings increased $61.1 million in the first half of 2023, as compared to the first half of 2022, due primarily to higher revenues at NSTAR Electric as a result of a rate design change approved by the DPU in the 2022 rate case that shifted the recovery of quarterly revenues and a base distribution rate increase effective January 1, 2023. As part of the 2022 NSTAR Electric rate case decision, certain customer rates changed from seasonal demand charges to a single annual demand charge effective January 1, 2023, resulting in a shift in the timing of revenues and earnings recognized quarterly in 2023, as compared to 2022, but with no impact on an annual basis. This rate design change will result in higher revenues in each of the first and fourth quarters of 2023 of approximately $21 million, offset by lower revenues in the third quarter
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of 2023 of approximately $42 million, as compared to the same periods in 2022. Electric distribution segment earnings were also favorably impacted by higher earnings from CL&P's capital tracking mechanism due to increased electric system improvements, the impact of a new regulatory tracking mechanism at PSNH that allows for the recovery of previously incurred operating expenses associated with poles acquired on May 1, 2023, an increase in interest income primarily on regulatory deferrals, and higher AFUDC equity income. Those earnings increases were partially offset by higher interest expense, higher pension expense in Connecticut and New Hampshire, higher property and other tax expense, and higher depreciation expense.
Our electric transmission segment earnings increased $9.5 million and $16.1 million in the second quarter and the first half of 2023, respectively, as compared to the second quarter and the first half of 2022, due primarily to a higher transmission rate base as a result of our continued investment in our transmission infrastructure.
Our natural gas distribution segment earnings increased $4.0 million and $10.2 million in the second quarter and the first half of 2023, respectively, as compared to the second quarter and the first half of 2022, due primarily to higher earnings from capital tracking mechanisms due to continued investments in natural gas infrastructure, base distribution rate increases effective November 1, 2022 at NSTAR Gas and EGMA, lower operations and maintenance expense, and an increase in interest income primarily on regulatory deferrals. Those earnings increases were partially offset by higher depreciation expense, higher interest expense, and higher property tax expense.
Our water distribution segment earnings increased $0.3 million and decreased $1.9 million in the second quarter and the first half of 2023, respectively, as compared to the second quarter and the first half of 2022. Lower first half earnings were due primarily to higher operations and maintenance expense and higher interest expense.
Eversource Parent and Other Companies:
Eversource parent and other companies’ earnings decreased $326.8 million and $314.2 million in the second quarter and the first half of 2023, respectively, as compared to the second quarter and the first half of 2022, due primarily to the impairment of Eversource Parent’s offshore wind investment, which resulted in an after-tax charge of $331.0 million, or $0.95 per share. Earnings were also unfavorably impacted by higher interest expense and a loss on the disposition of land in the second quarter of 2023 that was initially acquired to construct the Northern Pass Transmission project and was subsequently abandoned. The earnings decreases were partially offset by a benefit in both the first and second quarter from the liquidation of Eversource Parent’s equity method investment in a renewable energy fund, partially offset by a charitable contribution made with a portion of the proceeds from the liquidation in the first quarter of 2023. Additionally, earnings in both periods benefited from a lower effective tax rate and a decrease in after-tax transaction and transition costs of $4.1 million and $8.9 million in the second quarter and the first half of 2023, respectively, as compared to the second quarter and first half of 2022.
Liquidity
Sources and Uses of Cash:
Eversource’s regulated business is capital intensive and requires considerable capital resources. Eversource’s regulated companies’ capital resources are provided by cash flows generated from operations, short-term borrowings, long-term debt issuances, capital contributions from Eversource parent, and existing cash, and are used to fund their liquidity and capital requirements. Eversource’s regulated companies typically maintain minimal cash balances and use short-term borrowings to meet their working capital needs and other cash requirements. Short-term borrowings are also used as a bridge to long-term debt financings. The levels of short-term borrowing may vary significantly over the course of the year due to the impact of fluctuations in cash flows from operations (including timing of storm costs and regulatory recoveries), dividends paid, capital contributions received and the timing of long-term debt financings.
Eversource, CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH each uses its available capital resources to fund its respective construction expenditures, meet debt requirements, pay operating costs, including storm-related costs, pay dividends, and fund other corporate obligations, such as pension contributions. Eversource's regulated companies recover their electric, natural gas and water distribution construction expenditures as the related project costs are depreciated over the life of the assets. This impacts the timing of the revenue stream designed to fully recover the total investment plus a return on the equity and debt used to finance the investments. Eversource's regulated companies spend a significant amount of cash on capital improvements and construction projects that have a long-term return on investment and recovery period. In addition, Eversource uses its capital resources to fund investments in its offshore wind business, which are recognized as long-term assets.
We expect the future operating cash flows of Eversource, CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH, along with our existing borrowing availability and access to both debt and equity markets, will be sufficient to meet any working capital and future operating requirements, and capital investment forecasted opportunities.
Cash and Cash Equivalents totaled $42.2 million as of June 30, 2023, compared with $374.6 million as of December 31, 2022.
Short-Term Debt - Commercial Paper Programs and Credit Agreements
: Eversource parent has a $2.00 billion commercial paper program allowing Eversource parent to issue commercial paper as a form of short-term debt. Eversource parent, CL&P, PSNH, NSTAR Gas, Yankee Gas, EGMA and Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut are parties to a five-year $2.00 billion revolving credit facility, which terminates on October 15, 2027. This revolving credit facility serves to backstop Eversource parent's $2.00 billion commercial paper program.
NSTAR Electric has a $650 million commercial paper program allowing NSTAR Electric to issue commercial paper as a form of short-term debt. NSTAR Electric is also a party to a five-year $650 million revolving credit facility, which terminates on October 15, 2027, and serves to backstop NSTAR Electric's $650 million commercial paper program.
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The amount of borrowings outstanding and available under the commercial paper programs were as follows:
| Borrowings Outstanding as of | Available Borrowing Capacity as of | Weighted-Average Interest Rate as of | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | June 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | June 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Eversource Parent Commercial Paper Program | $ | 529.0 | $ | 1,442.2 | $ | 1,471.0 | $ | 557.8 | 5.31 | % | 4.63 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| NSTAR Electric Commercial Paper Program | 324.0 | — | 326.0 | 650.0 | 5.17 | % | — | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
There were no borrowings outstanding on the revolving credit facilities as of June 30, 2023 or December 31, 2022.
CL&P and PSNH have uncommitted line of credit agreements totaling $375 million and $250 million, respectively, which will expire on May 10, 2024. There are no borrowings outstanding on either the CL&P or PSNH uncommitted line of credit agreements as of June 30, 2023.
Amounts outstanding under the commercial paper programs are included in Notes Payable and classified in current liabilities on the Eversource and NSTAR Electric balance sheets, as all borrowings are outstanding for no more than 364 days at one time. As a result of the CL&P long-term debt issuance in July 2023, $297.5 million of commercial paper borrowings under the Eversource parent commercial paper program were reclassified as Long-Term Debt on Eversource’s balance sheet as of June 30, 2023.
Intercompany Borrowings:
Eversource parent uses its available capital resources to provide loans to its subsidiaries to assist in meeting their short-term borrowing needs. Eversource parent records intercompany interest income from its loans to subsidiaries, which is eliminated in consolidation. Intercompany loans from Eversource parent to its subsidiaries are eliminated in consolidation on Eversource's balance sheets. As of June 30, 2023, there were intercompany loans from Eversource parent to CL&P of $449.0 million and to PSNH of $226.3 million. As of December 31, 2022, there were intercompany loans from Eversource parent to PSNH of $173.3 million. Eversource parent charges interest on these intercompany loans at the same weighted-average interest rate as its commercial paper program. Intercompany loans from Eversource parent are included in Notes Payable to Eversource Parent and classified in current liabilities on the respective subsidiary's balance sheets, as these intercompany borrowings are outstanding for no more than 364 days at one time. As a result of the CL&P long-term debt issuance in July 2023, $297.5 million of CL&P's intercompany borrowings were reclassified to Long-Term Debt on CL&P’s balance sheet as of June 30, 2023.
Availability under Long-Term Debt Issuance Authorizations:
On June 7, 2023, PURA approved Yankee Gas’ request for authorization to issue up to $350 million in long-term debt through December 31, 2024.
Long-Term Debt Issuances and Repayments:
The following table summarizes long-term debt issuances and repayments:
| (Millions of Dollars) | Interest Rate | Issuance/(Repayment) | Issue Date or Repayment Date | Maturity Date |
Use of Proceeds for Issuance/
Repayment Information |
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| CL&P 2023 Series A First Mortgage Bonds | 5.25 | % | $ | 500.0 | January 2023 | January 2053 | Repaid 2013 Series A Bonds at maturity and short-term debt, and paid capital expenditures and working capital | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| CL&P 2023 Series B First Mortgage Bonds | 4.90 | % | 300.0 | July 2023 | July 2033 | Repaid short-term debt, paid capital expenditures and working capital | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| CL&P 2013 Series A First Mortgage Bonds | 2.50 | % | (400.0) | January 2023 | January 2023 | Paid at maturity | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| PSNH Series W First Mortgage Bonds | 5.15 | % | 300.0 | January 2023 | January 2053 | Repaid short-term debt, paid capital expenditures and working capital | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eversource Parent Series Z Senior Notes | 5.45 | % | 750.0 | March 2023 | March 2028 |
Repaid Series F Senior Notes at maturity and short-term debt
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| Eversource Parent Series F Senior Notes | 2.80 | % | (450.0) | May 2023 | May 2023 | Paid at maturity | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eversource Parent Series Z Senior Notes | 5.45 | % | 550.0 | May 2023 | March 2028 | Repay Series T Senior Notes and Series N Senior Notes at maturity and short-term debt | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eversource Parent Series AA Senior Notes | 4.75 | % | 450.0 | May 2023 | May 2026 | Repay Series T Senior Notes and Series N Senior Notes at maturity and short-term debt | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eversource Parent Series BB Senior Notes | 5.125 | % | 800.0 | May 2023 | May 2033 | Repay Series T Senior Notes and Series N Senior Notes at maturity and short-term debt | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Rate Reduction Bonds:
PSNH's RRB payments consist of principal and interest and are paid semi-annually. PSNH paid $21.6 million of RRB principal payments and $8.3 million of interest payments in the first half of 2023, and paid $21.6 million of RRB principal payments and $9.0 million of interest payments in the first half of 2022.
Cash Flows:
Cash flows from operating activities primarily result from the transmission and distribution of electricity, and the distribution of natural gas and water. Cash flows provided by operating activities totaled $647.3 million in the first half of 2023, compared with $841.8 million in the first half of 2022. Operating cash flows were unfavorably impacted by an increase in regulatory under-recoveries driven primarily by the timing of collections for the CL&P non-bypassable FMCC and other regulatory tracking mechanisms, including energy supply, the timing of cash payments made on our accounts payable, an increase in cost of removal expenditures, and the timing of other working capital items. In 2023, CL&P increased the flow back to customers of net revenues generated by long-term state-approved energy contracts by providing these credits to customers through the non-bypassable FMCC retail rate. The reduction in the CL&P non-bypassable FMCC retail rate decreased the regulatory over-recovery balance, which resulted in a decrease to amortization expense of $507.0 million in the first half of 2023, as compared to the first half of 2022, and is presented as a cash outflow in Amortization on the statement of cash flows. The impact of regulatory collections are included in
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both Regulatory Recoveries and Amortization on the statements of cash flows. These unfavorable impacts were partially offset by the timing of cash collections on our accounts receivable, the absence in 2023 of $78.4 million of payments in 2022 related to withheld property taxes at our Massachusetts companies, the absence in 2023 of $64.9 million of customer credits distributed in 2022 at CL&P as a result of the October 2021 settlement agreement and the 2021 storm performance penalty for CL&P’s response to Tropical Storm Isaias, a decrease of $50.0 million in pension contributions made in 2023 compared to 2022, a $34.2 million increase due to income tax refunds received in 2023 compared to income tax payments in 2022, and a $27.7 million decrease in cash payments for storm costs.
Effective July 1, 2023, CL&P’s non-bypassable FMCC retail rate changed to $0.00000 per kWh, as compared to a credit of $0.01524 per kWh from January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023. The increase in the retail rate will result in higher cash collections in the second half of 2023, as compared to the first half of 2023.
On May 3, 2023, our Board of Trustees approved a common share dividend payment of $0.675 per share, paid on June 30, 2023 to shareholders of record as of May 18, 2023. In the first half of 2023, we paid cash dividends of $459.0 million and issued non-cash dividends of $11.8 million in the form of treasury shares, totaling dividends of $470.8 million. In the first half of 2022, we paid cash dividends of $427.9 million and issued non-cash dividends of $11.7 million in the form of treasury shares, totaling dividends of $439.6 million.
Eversource issues treasury shares to satisfy awards under the Company's incentive plans, shares issued under the dividend reinvestment and share purchase plan, and matching contributions under the Eversource 401k Plan.
In the first half of 2023, CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH paid $165.2 million, $327.4 million, and $56.0 million, respectively, in common stock dividends to Eversource parent.
Investments in Property, Plant and Equipment on the statements of cash flows do not include amounts incurred on capital projects but not yet paid, cost of removal, AFUDC related to equity funds, and the capitalized and deferred portions of pension and PBOP income/expense. In the first half of 2023, investments for Eversource, CL&P, NSTAR Electric, and PSNH were $2.04 billion, $499.9 million, $677.6 million, and $276.7 million, respectively. Capital expenditures were primarily for continuing projects to maintain and improve infrastructure and operations, including enhancing reliability to the transmission and distribution systems.
Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates within investing activities on the statements of cash flows includes proceeds received from the liquidation of an equity method investment in a renewable energy investment fund of $147.0 million in the first half of 2023.
Contractual Obligations:
Our cash requirements from contractual obligations were reported in Item 7, "
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
," of the Eversource 2022 Form 10-K. There have been no material changes to our cash requirements from contractual obligations and payment schedules previously disclosed in our 2022 Form 10-K.
Credit Ratings
: On May 22, 2023, S&P changed CL&P’s outlook from positive to stable.
Impact of COVID-19
The financial impacts of COVID-19 as it relates to our businesses primarily relate to collectability of customer receivables and the outcome of future proceedings before our state regulatory commissions to recover our incremental uncollectible customer receivable costs associated with COVID-19. As of both June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the total amount incurred as a result of COVID-19 included in the allowance for uncollectible accounts was $50.9 million at Eversource, $16.0 million at CL&P, and $4.1 million at NSTAR Electric. At our Connecticut and Massachusetts utilities, the COVID-19 related uncollectible amounts were deferred either as incremental regulatory costs or deferred through existing regulatory tracking mechanisms that recover uncollectible energy supply costs, as management believes it is probable that these costs will ultimately be recovered from customers in future rates.
Business Development and Capital Expenditures
Our consolidated capital expenditures, including amounts incurred but not paid, cost of removal, AFUDC, and the capitalized and deferred portions of pension and PBOP income/expense (all of which are non-cash factors), totaled $1.98 billion in the first half of 2023, compared to $1.56 billion in the first half of 2022. These amounts included
$119.1 million
and $103.8 million in the first half of 2023 and 2022, respectively, related to information technology and facilities upgrades and enhancements, primarily at Eversource Service and The Rocky River Realty Company.
Electric Transmission Business:
Our consolidated electric transmission business capital expenditures increased by $55.2 million in the first half of 2023, as compared to the first half of 2022. A summary of electric transmission capital expenditures by company is as follows:
| For the Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||
| CL&P | $ | 162.9 | $ | 187.6 | |||||||
| NSTAR Electric | 227.4 | 175.0 | |||||||||
| PSNH | 168.1 | 140.6 | |||||||||
| Total Electric Transmission | $ | 558.4 | $ | 503.2 | |||||||
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Our transmission projects are designed to improve the reliability of the electric grid, meet customer demand for power and increases in electrification of municipal infrastructure, strengthen the electric grid's resilience against extreme weather and other safety and security threats, and enable integration of increasing amounts of clean power generation from renewable sources, such as solar, battery storage, and offshore wind. In Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire, our transmission projects include transmission line upgrades, the installation of new transmission interconnection facilities, substations and lines, and transmission substation enhancements.
Our transmission projects in Massachusetts include electric transmission upgrades in the greater Boston metropolitan area. Two of these upgrades, the Mystic-Woburn and the Wakefield-Woburn reliability projects, are under construction and are expected to be placed in service by the fourth quarter of 2023. Construction on the last remaining upgrade, the Sudbury-Hudson Reliability Project, commenced in the fourth quarter of 2022. We spent $37.4 million during the first half of 2023 and we now expect to make additional capital expenditures of approximately $215 million on these remaining transmission upgrades.
Distribution Business:
A summary of distribution capital expenditures is as follows:
| For the Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | CL&P | NSTAR Electric | PSNH | Total Electric | Natural Gas | Water | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic Business | $ | 135.9 | $ | 172.1 | $ | 38.7 | $ | 346.7 | $ | 93.9 | $ | 7.7 | $ | 448.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aging Infrastructure | 120.8 | 146.7 | 40.3 | 307.8 | 305.4 | 60.2 | 673.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Load Growth and Other | 62.1 | 80.0 | 11.9 | 154.0 | 26.9 | 0.3 | 181.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Distribution | $ | 318.8 | $ | 398.8 | $ | 90.9 | $ | 808.5 | $ | 426.2 | $ | 68.2 | $ | 1,302.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic Business | $ | 124.1 | $ | 67.7 | $ | 30.0 | $ | 221.8 | $ | 101.3 | $ | 5.4 | $ | 328.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aging Infrastructure | 89.9 | 95.9 | 33.3 | 219.1 | 209.7 | 53.5 | 482.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Load Growth and Other | 30.6 | 82.3 | 10.8 | 123.7 | 20.1 | 0.3 | 144.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Distribution | $ | 244.6 | $ | 245.9 | $ | 74.1 | $ | 564.6 | $ | 331.1 | $ | 59.2 | $ | 954.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the electric distribution business, basic business includes the purchase of meters, tools, vehicles, information technology, transformer replacements, equipment facilities, and the relocation of plant. Aging infrastructure relates to reliability and the replacement of overhead lines, plant substations, underground cable replacement, and equipment failures. Load growth and other includes requests for new business and capacity additions on distribution lines and substation additions and expansions.
For the natural gas distribution business, basic business addresses daily operational needs including meters, pipe relocations due to public works projects, vehicles, and tools. Aging infrastructure projects seek to improve the reliability of the system through enhancements related to cast iron and bare steel replacement of main and services, corrosion mediation, and station upgrades. Load growth and other reflects growth in existing service territories including new developments, installation of services, and expansion.
For the water distribution business, basic business addresses daily operational needs including periodic meter replacement, water main relocation, facility maintenance, and tools. Aging infrastructure relates to reliability and the replacement of water mains, regulators, storage tanks, pumping stations, wellfields, reservoirs, and treatment facilities. Load growth and other reflects growth in our service territory, including improvements of acquisitions, installation of new services, and interconnections of systems.
Offshore Wind Business:
Our offshore wind business includes a 50 percent ownership interest in North East Offshore, which holds PPAs for the Revolution Wind and South Fork Wind projects and an OREC contract for the Sunrise Wind project, as well as an uncommitted offshore lease area. Our offshore wind projects are being developed and constructed through a joint and equal partnership with Ørsted. The offshore leases include a 257 square-mile ocean lease off the coasts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island and a separate, adjacent 300-square-mile ocean lease located approximately 25 miles south of the coast of Massachusetts.
As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, Eversource's total equity investment balance in its offshore wind business was $2.08 billion and $1.95 billion, respectively. This equity investment includes capital expenditures for the three offshore wind projects, as well as capitalized costs related to future development, acquisition costs of offshore lease areas, and capitalized interest.
Strategic Review of Offshore Wind Investment
:
On May 4, 2022, Eversource announced that it had initiated a strategic review of its offshore wind investment portfolio. On May 25, 2023, Eversource announced that it has completed this review. As a result of completing this review, Eversource announced the following updates:
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On May 25, 2023, Eversource entered into a purchase and sale agreement with Ørsted for its 50 percent interest in an uncommitted lease area of approximately 175,000 developable acres located 25 miles off the south coast of Massachusetts for $625 million in an all-cash transaction. Ørsted currently owns the other 50 percent share of the uncommitted lease area. This transaction is expected to close by the end of the third quarter of 2023, subject to regulatory approvals.
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On May 25, 2023, Eversource entered into a binding letter of intent with Ørsted to use $575 million of the proceeds from the lease area sale to provide tax equity for the South Fork Wind project through a new tax equity ownership interest. As a 50 percent joint owner in South Fork Wind at the time of this transaction, half of that amount will be returned to Eversource. Eversource will recover its $575 million tax equity investment primarily in the form of investment tax credits that will be received around the time of the project’s
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commercial operation date, with the majority used in the fourth quarter of 2023 and the first half of 2024 to lower Eversource’s cash tax obligation. Construction of South Fork Wind commenced in early 2022, with commercial operation expected in late 2023. Eversource’s tax equity investment in South Fork Wind is also expected to close in the third quarter of 2023.
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Eversource has also determined that it will continue to pursue the sale of its existing 50 percent interest in its three jointly-owned, contracted offshore wind projects. This process continues to progress, and Eversource anticipates an announcement in
the near term.
In connection with these developments in the strategic review, Eversource has evaluated its aggregate investment in the projects, uncommitted lease area, and other related capitalized costs and determined that the carrying value of the equity method offshore wind investment exceeded the fair value of the investment and that the decline was other-than-temporary. The current estimate of fair value is based on the expected sale price of Eversource’s 50 percent interest in the three contracted projects based on the most recent bid value, the sale price of the uncommitted lease area included in the purchase and sale agreement, the value of the tax equity ownership interest, and the expectation of a successful repricing of the Sunrise Wind OREC contract. As a result, Eversource recognized a pre-tax other-than-temporary impairment charge of $401.0 million ($331.0 million after-tax, which includes the impact of a $40 million valuation allowance for federal and state capital loss carryforwards) in the second quarter of 2023. The fair value of the investment will be updated based on final sales prices and final sales terms, final OREC pricing for the Sunrise Wind contract, and investment tax credit qualifications (including any investment tax credit adders), and changes to our estimates of these items could result in an adjustment to this impairment charge.
The impairment charge is a non-cash charge and will not impact Eversource’s cash position. Eversource will continue to make future cash expenditures for required cash contributions to North East Offshore up to the time of the sale of the offshore wind projects. Proceeds from the transaction will be used to pay off parent company debt.
Contracts, Permitting and Construction of Offshore Wind Projects:
The following table provides a summary of the Eversource and Ørsted major projects with announced contracts:
| Wind Project | State Servicing | Size (MW) | Term (Years) | Price per MWh | Pricing Terms | Contract Status | ||||||||||||||
| Revolution Wind | Rhode Island | 400 | 20 | $98.43 | Fixed price contract; no price escalation | Approved | ||||||||||||||
| Revolution Wind | Connecticut | 304 | 20 |
$98.43 - $99.50
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Fixed price contracts; no price escalation | Approved | ||||||||||||||
| South Fork Wind | New York (LIPA) | 90 | 20 | $160.33 | 2 percent average price escalation | Approved | ||||||||||||||
| South Fork Wind | New York (LIPA) | 40 | 20 | $86.25 | 2 percent average price escalation | Approved | ||||||||||||||
| Sunrise Wind | New York (NYSERDA) | 924 | 25 |
$110.37
(1)
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Fixed price contract; no price escalation | Approved | ||||||||||||||
(1)
Index OREC strike price. In June 2023, Sunrise Wind filed a petition with the New York State Public Service Commission for an order authorizing NYSERDA to amend the Sunrise Wind OREC contract to incorporate interconnection cost inflation adjustments.
Revolution Wind and Sunrise Wind projects are subject to receipt of federal, state and local approvals necessary to construct and operate the projects. The federal permitting process is led by BOEM, and state approvals are required from New York, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Significant delays in the siting and permitting process resulting from the timeline for obtaining approval from BOEM and the state and local agencies could adversely impact the timing of these projects' in-service dates.
Federal Siting and Permitting Process:
The federal siting and permitting process for each of our offshore wind projects commence with the filing of a Construction and Operations Plan (COP) application with BOEM. The first major milestone in the BOEM review process is an issuance of a Notice of Intent (NOI) to complete an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). BOEM then provides a review schedule for the project’s COP approval. BOEM conducts environmental and technical reviews of the COP. The EIS assesses the environmental, social, and economic impacts of constructing the project and recommends measures to minimize impacts. The Final EIS will inform BOEM in deciding whether to approve the project or to approve with modifications and BOEM will then issue its Record of Decision. BOEM issues its final approval of the COP following the Record of Decision.
Revolution Wind and Sunrise Wind filed their COP applications with BOEM in March 2020 and September 2020, respectively. BOEM released its Draft EIS on September 2, 2022 and its Final EIS on July 17, 2023 for the Revolution Wind project, and released its Draft EIS on December 16, 2022 for the Sunrise Wind project. The EISs for Revolution Wind and Sunrise Wind include an impact assessment of alternative project configurations. Each of the identified alternative configurations in the Revolution Wind Final EIS and Sunrise Wind Draft EIS had a similar level of environmental impacts, and if an alternative configuration was selected, the Revolution Wind project and the Sunrise Wind project would each still meet their respective contractual output requirements. For Revolution Wind, the Record of Decision is expected in the third quarter of 2023, and final approval is expected in the fourth quarter of 2023. For Sunrise Wind, a Final EIS and Record of Decision are expected in the fourth quarter of 2023, and final approval is expected in the first quarter of 2024.
South Fork Wind, Revolution Wind and Sunrise Wind are each designated as a “Covered Project” pursuant to Title 41 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST41) and a Major Infrastructure Project under Section 3(e) of Executive Order 13807, which provides greater federal attention on meeting the projects’ permitting timelines.
State and Local Siting and Permitting Process:
State permitting applications in Rhode Island for Revolution Wind and in New York for Sunrise Wind were filed in December 2020. On July 8, 2022, the Rhode Island Energy Facilities Siting Board issued a Final Decision and Order approving the Revolution Wind project and granting a license to construct and operate.
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On September 23, 2022, Sunrise Wind filed a Joint Proposal to the New York State Public Service Commission. Among other things, the Joint Proposal includes proposed mitigation for certain environmental, community and construction impacts associated with constructing the project. The Joint Proposal was signed by the New York Departments of Public Service, Environmental Conservation, Transportation and State as well as the Office of Agriculture and Markets and the Long Island Commercial Fisheries Association. On November 17, 2022, the New York Public Service Commission approved an order adopting the Joint Proposal and granting a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need. On November 18, 2022, Sunrise Wind filed its Phase 1 Environmental Management and Construction Plan (EM&CP) with the New York Public Service Commission, which details the plans on limited onshore construction activities subject to state and local jurisdiction. On March 27, 2023, Sunrise Wind filed its EM&CP for Phase 2, which covers the remainder of the project components. On June 22, 2023, Sunrise Wind received approval of the Phase 1 EM&CP. On July 13, 2023, the New York State Public Service Commission approved Sunrise Wind’s notice for authorization to proceed with construction for Phase 1.
On November 9, 2022, the Towns of Brookhaven and Suffolk County executed the easements and other real estate rights necessary to construct the Sunrise Wind project. On November 28, 2022, the Town of North Kingstown and the Quonset Development Corporation approved Revolution Wind’s real estate PILOT terms and the personal property PILOT agreement necessary to construct the Revolution Wind project.
Construction Process:
South Fork Wind received all required approvals to start construction and the project entered the construction phase in early 2022. Onshore activities for the project’s underground onshore transmission line were completed in the first quarter of 2023. Onshore activities for the construction of the onshore interconnection facility located in East Hampton, New York continue and are expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2023. Offshore construction activities began in the fourth quarter of 2022 and continue, with the installation of the subsea transmission cable largely complete. The remainder of the marine construction activities, including the project’s monopile foundations, 11-megawatt wind turbines, and offshore substation, are expected to continue throughout the rest of 2023. Construction-related purchase agreements with third-party contractors and materials contracts have largely been secured. South Fork Wind faces several challenges and appeals of New York State and federal agency approvals, however it believes it is probable it will be able to overcome these challenges.
For Revolution Wind and Sunrise Wind, major construction is expected to begin in the second half of 2023 or early 2024 once all necessary federal, state and local approvals are received and the joint venture has made its final investment decision for each project.
Projected In-Service Dates:
We expect the South Fork Wind project to be in-service by the end of 2023. For Revolution Wind and Sunrise Wind, based on the updated BOEM permit schedules outlining when BOEM will complete its review of the COP, we currently expect in-service dates in 2025 for both projects.
Projected Investments:
For Revolution Wind and Sunrise Wind, we are preparing our final project designs and advancing the appropriate federal, state, and local siting and permitting processes along with our offshore wind partner, Ørsted. Construction of South Fork Wind is underway. Construction-related purchase agreements with third-party contractors and materials contracts have largely been secured. Subject to advancing our final project designs and federal, state and local permitting processes and construction schedules, we currently expect to make investments in our offshore wind business between $1.4 billion and $1.6 billion in 2023 and expect to make investments for our three projects in total between $2.1 billion and $2.4 billion from 2024 through 2026. These estimates assume that the three projects are completed and are in-service by the end of 2025, as planned. These projected investments are expected to be impacted by the completion of the strategic review of our offshore wind investment.
FERC Regulatory Matters
FERC ROE Complaints:
Four separate complaints were filed at the FERC by combinations of New England state attorneys general, state regulatory commissions, consumer advocates, consumer groups, municipal parties and other parties (collectively, the Complainants). In each of the first three complaints, filed on October 1, 2011, December 27, 2012, and July 31, 2014, respectively, the Complainants challenged the NETOs' base ROE of 11.14 percent that had been utilized since 2005 and sought an order to reduce it prospectively from the date of the final FERC order and for the separate 15-month complaint periods. In the fourth complaint, filed April 29, 2016, the Complainants challenged the NETOs' base ROE billed of 10.57 percent and the maximum ROE for transmission incentive (incentive cap) of 11.74 percent, asserting that these ROEs were unjust and unreasonable.
The ROE originally billed during the period October 1, 2011 (beginning of the first complaint period) through October 15, 2014 consisted of a base ROE of 11.14 percent and incentives up to 13.1 percent. On October 16, 2014, FERC issued Opinion No. 531-A and set the base ROE at 10.57 percent and the incentive cap at 11.74 percent for the first complaint period. This was also effective for all prospective billings to customers beginning October 16, 2014. This FERC order was vacated on April 14, 2017 by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (the Court).
All amounts associated with the first complaint period have been refunded. Eversource has recorded a reserve of $39.1 million (pre-tax and excluding interest) for the second complaint period as of both June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022. This reserve represents the difference between the billed rates during the second complaint period and a 10.57 percent base ROE and 11.74 percent incentive cap. The reserve consisted of $21.4 million for CL&P, $14.6 million for NSTAR Electric and $3.1 million for PSNH as of both June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
On October 16, 2018, FERC issued an order on all four complaints describing how it intends to address the issues that were remanded by the Court. FERC proposed a new framework to determine (1) whether an existing ROE is unjust and unreasonable and, if so, (2) how to calculate a replacement ROE. Initial briefs were filed by the NETOs, Complainants and FERC Trial Staff on January 11, 2019 and reply briefs were filed on March 8, 2019. The NETOs' brief was supportive of the overall ROE methodology determined in the October 16, 2018 order provided the FERC does not change the proposed methodology or alter its implementation in a manner that has a material impact on the results.
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The FERC order included illustrative calculations for the first complaint using FERC's proposed frameworks with financial data from that complaint. Those illustrative calculations indicated that for the first complaint period, for the NETOs, which FERC concludes are of average financial risk, the preliminary just and reasonable base ROE is 10.41 percent and the preliminary incentive cap on total ROE is 13.08 percent.
If the results of the illustrative calculations were included in a final FERC order for each of the complaint periods, then a 10.41 percent base ROE and a 13.08 percent incentive cap would not have a significant impact on our financial statements for all of the complaint periods. These preliminary calculations are not binding and do not represent what we believe to be the most likely outcome of a final FERC order.
On November 21, 2019, FERC issued Opinion No. 569 affecting the two pending transmission ROE complaints against the Midcontinent ISO (MISO) transmission owners, in which FERC adopted a new methodology for determining base ROEs. Various parties sought rehearing. On December 23, 2019, the NETOs filed supplementary materials in the NETOs' four pending cases to respond to this new methodology because of the uncertainty of the applicability to the NETOs' cases. On May 21, 2020, the FERC issued its order in Opinion No. 569-A on the rehearing of the MISO transmission owners' cases, in which FERC again changed its methodology for determining the MISO transmission owners' base ROEs. On November 19, 2020, the FERC issued Opinion No. 569-B denying rehearing of Opinion No. 569-A and reaffirmed the methodology previously adopted in Opinion No. 569-A. The new methodology differs significantly from the methodology proposed by FERC in its October 16, 2018 order to determine the NETOs' base ROEs in its four pending cases. FERC Opinion Nos. 569-A and 569-B were appealed to the Court. On August 9, 2022, the Court issued its decision vacating MISO ROE FERC Opinion Nos. 569, 569-A and 569-B and remanded to FERC to reopen the proceedings. The Court found that FERC’s development of the new return methodology was arbitrary and capricious due to FERC’s failure to offer a reasonable explanation for its decision to reintroduce the risk-premium financial model in its new methodology for calculating a just and reasonable return. At this time, Eversource cannot predict how and when FERC will address the Court’s findings on the remand of the MISO FERC opinions or any potential associated impact on the NETOs’ four pending ROE complaint cases.
Given the significant uncertainty regarding the applicability of the FERC opinions in the MISO transmission owners’ two complaint cases to the NETOs’ pending four complaint cases, Eversource concluded that there is no reasonable basis for a change to the reserve or recognized ROEs for any of the complaint periods at this time. As well, Eversource cannot reasonably estimate a range of loss for any of the four complaint proceedings at this time.
Eversource, CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH currently record revenues at the 10.57 percent base ROE and incentive cap at 11.74 percent established in the October 16, 2014 FERC order.
A change of 10 basis points to the base ROE used to establish the reserves would impact Eversource’s after-tax earnings by an average of approximately $3 million for each of the four 15-month complaint periods. Prospectively from the date of a final FERC order implementing a new base ROE, based off of actual 2022 rate base, a change of 10 basis points to the base ROE would impact Eversource’s future annual after-tax earnings by approximately $5.5 million per year, and will increase slightly over time as we continue to invest in our transmission infrastructure.
FERC Notice of Inquiry on ROE:
On March 21, 2019, FERC issued a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) seeking comments from all stakeholders on FERC's policies for evaluating ROEs for electric public utilities, and interstate natural gas and oil pipelines. On June 26, 2019, the NETOs jointly filed comments supporting the methodology established in the FERC’s October 16, 2018 order with minor enhancements going forward. The NETOs jointly filed reply comments in the FERC ROE NOI on July 26, 2019. On May 12, 2020, the NETOs filed supplemental comments in the NOI ROE docket. At this time, Eversource cannot predict how this proceeding will affect its transmission ROEs.
FERC Notice of Inquiry and Proposed Rulemaking on Transmission Incentives:
On March 21, 2019, FERC issued an NOI seeking comments on FERC's policies for implementing electric transmission incentives. On June 26, 2019, Eversource filed comments requesting that FERC retain policies that have been effective in encouraging new transmission investment and remain flexible enough to attract investment in new and emerging transmission technologies. Eversource filed reply comments on August 26, 2019. On March 20, 2020, FERC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) on transmission incentives. The NOPR intends to revise FERC’s electric transmission incentive policies to reflect competing uses of transmission due to generation resource mix, technological innovation and shifts in load patterns. FERC proposes to grant transmission incentives based on measurable project economics and reliability benefits to consumers rather than its current project risks and challenges framework. On July 1, 2020, Eversource filed comments generally supporting the NOPR.
On April 15, 2021, FERC issued a Supplemental NOPR that proposes to eliminate the existing 50 basis point return on equity for utilities that have been participating in a regional transmission organization (RTO ROE incentive) for more than three years. On June 25, 2021, the NETOs jointly filed comments strongly opposing FERC’s proposal. On July 26, 2021, the NETOs filed Supplemental NOPR reply comments responding to various parties advocating for the elimination of the RTO Adder. If FERC issues a final order eliminating the RTO ROE incentive as proposed in the Supplemental NOPR, the estimated annual impact (using 2022 actual rate base) on Eversource's after-tax earnings is approximately $18 million. The Supplemental NOPR contemplates an effective date 30 days from the final order.
At this time, Eversource cannot predict the ultimate outcome of these proceedings, including possible appellate review, and the resulting impact on its transmission incentives.
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Regulatory Developments and Rate Matters
Electric, Natural Gas and Water Utility Base Distribution Rates:
The regulated companies’ distribution rates are set by their respective state regulatory commissions, and their tariffs include mechanisms for periodically adjusting their rates for the recovery of specific incurred costs. Other than as described below, for the first half of 2023, changes made to the regulated companies’ rates did not have a material impact on their earnings. For further information, see "Financial Condition and Business Analysis – Regulatory Developments and Rate Matters" included in Item 7, "
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
," of the Eversource 2022 Form 10-K.
Energy Supply Retail Rates:
CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH have finalized full requirements energy supply procurement contracts for its customers that choose to purchase power from the electric distribution company (standard offer, basic service or default energy service, respectively) for the second half of 2023 and new energy supply rates for residential customers were established effective July 1, 2023 at CL&P and NSTAR Electric and effective August 1, 2023 at PSNH. Energy supply rates are approved by the respective state regulatory commission and are re-set every six months for residential customers. CL&P’s standard service rate for residential customers decreased to 13.82 cents per kWh effective July 1, 2023, as compared to 24.17 cents effective January 1, 2023. NSTAR Electric’s basic service rate for residential customers in eastern Massachusetts decreased to 16.08 cents per kWh and for western Massachusetts customers to 14.85 cents per kWh effective July 1, 2023, as compared to 25.78 cents and 21.99 cents effective January 1, 2023, respectively. PSNH’s default energy service rate for residential customers decreased to 12.58 cents per kWh effective August 1, 2023, as compared to 20.22 cents effective February 1, 2023. Decreases in energy supply retail rates will result in decreases in both energy supply procurement revenues and purchased power expenses, with no impact on earnings.
Connecticut:
CL&P Performance Based Rate Making:
On May 26, 2021, in accordance with an October 2020 Connecticut law, PURA opened a proceeding to begin to evaluate and eventually implement performance-based regulation (PBR) for electric distribution companies. PURA will conduct the proceeding in two phases. On January 25, 2023, PURA staff issued a proposal outlining a suggested portfolio of performance-based regulation elements for further exploration and implementation in the second phase of the proceeding. On April 26, 2023, PURA issued a final decision on the first phase and identified various objectives to guide PBR development and evaluate adoption of a PBR framework. The decision commenced Phase 2 by initiating three reopener dockets focused on revenue adjustment mechanisms, performance metrics and integrated distribution system planning with final decisions expected in May and August of 2024. At this time, we cannot predict the ultimate outcome of this proceeding and the resulting impact to CL&P.
Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut Distribution Rate Case:
On August 29, 2022, Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut (AWC-CT) filed an application with PURA to amend its existing rate schedules to address an operating revenue deficiency. AWC-CT’s rate application requested approval of rate increases of $27.5 million, an additional $13.6 million, and an additional $8.8 million, effective March 15, 2023, 2024, and 2025, respectively. On March 15, 2023, PURA issued a final decision that rejected this request. In this decision, PURA ordered a base distribution rate decrease of $2.0 million effective March 15, 2023. The decision allows an authorized regulatory ROE of 8.70 percent. On March 30, 2023, AWC-CT filed an appeal on the decision and requested a stay of the decision with the State of Connecticut Superior Court. On April 5, 2023, the Court temporarily granted AWC-CT’s request to stay and on May 25, 2023 granted a permanent stay of certain orders affecting base rates, which will keep existing rates in place until the appeal is completed. The stay included the condition that AWC-CT place any revenue received from customers above the rates and amounts authorized in the March 15, 2023 decision in a separate, interest bearing account until further order. A hearing on the merits of the appeal is scheduled for December 14, 2023.
Massachusetts:
Termination of Commonwealth Wind Power Purchase Agreement
: On July 13, 2023, Commonwealth Wind, LLC, a subsidiary of Avangrid Renewables, and NSTAR Electric signed an agreement to terminate the Commonwealth Wind offshore wind generation PPA, at the request of Commonwealth Wind, LLC. Commonwealth Wind, LLC will pay a termination payment of $25.9 million to NSTAR Electric resulting from the termination of the PPA, which NSTAR Electric will return to customers. The termination agreement is effective upon DPU approval, which has been requested within 30 days.
New Hampshire:
PSNH Pole Acquisition Approval:
On November 18, 2022, the NHPUC issued a decision that approved a proposed purchase agreement between PSNH and Consolidated Communications, in which PSNH would acquire both jointly-owned and solely-owned poles and pole assets. The NHPUC also authorized PSNH to recover certain expenses associated with the operation and maintenance of the transferred poles, pole inspections, and vegetation management expenses through a new cost recovery mechanism, the PPAM, subject to consummation of the purchase agreement. The purchase agreement was finalized on May 1, 2023 for a purchase price of $23.3 million. Upon consummation of the purchase agreement, PSNH established a regulatory asset of $16.9 million for operation and maintenance expenses and vegetation management expenses associated with the purchased poles incurred from February 10, 2021 through April 30, 2023 that PSNH is authorized to collect through the PPAM regulatory tracking mechanism. The establishment of the PPAM regulatory asset resulted in a pre-tax benefit recorded in Amortization expense on the PSNH statement of income in the second quarter of 2023.
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Legislative and Policy Matters
Connecticut:
On June 29, 2023, Connecticut enacted Public Act No. 23-102 (Substitute Senate Bill No. 7) (the Act) that encompasses 40 sections. The Act prohibits recovery in retail rates of certain costs incurred by utilities, including costs for consultants and outside counsel for rate cases, membership dues, and lobbying. None of the rate-setting provisions will result in an immediate change to rates, as all will require some future process, primarily a general distribution rate proceeding before PURA.
The Act also makes prospective adjustments to the timing and procedures used in the retail rate setting process, including (1) requiring additional procedural steps to be satisfied for proposed settlements of cases; (2) increasing the deadline to issue a final decision on an application from a water company to amend base rates from 200 days to 270 days; (3) authorizing PURA to elect to evaluate if rates should be reduced on an interim basis if a utility earns an ROE that exceeds its authorized ROE by 50 basis points over a rolling 12-month period ending with the two most recent consecutive financial quarters (instead of the current standard of 100 basis points); and (4) authorizing PURA to elect to convene a general rate hearing at an interval of less than four years unless prohibited from doing so by an agency decision or other law. The Act is prospective, not retroactive and therefore does not change obligations or rate provisions established by settlements implemented prior to the Act.
The Act also prohibits CL&P’s electric system improvements (ESI) capital tracking mechanism from being reauthorized in the next general distribution proceeding. The ESI will therefore remain in place until base distribution rates are adjusted in CL&P’s next general distribution rate proceeding. The Act also excludes storms and other emergencies affecting 70 percent or more of an electric distribution company’s customers from the 2020 law requiring credits for residential customers who are without power for 96 or more consecutive hours.
Lastly, the Act was amended by Public Act No. 23-204 (House Bill No. 6941) to require the Governor to designate the chairperson of PURA from among the sitting commissioners by June 30, 2023 and every two years thereafter; and to delete the changes in Section 21 of the Act to the duties and powers of PURA commissioners. Designation of the chairperson does not constitute a renomination for a full commission term, as otherwise provided by law.
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates, assumptions and, at times, difficult, subjective or complex judgments. Changes in these estimates, assumptions and judgments, in and of themselves, could materially impact our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Our management discusses with the Audit Committee of our Board of Trustees significant matters relating to critical accounting policies. Our critical accounting policies that we believed were the most critical in nature were reported in the Eversource 2022 Form 10-K. There have been no material changes with regard to these critical accounting policies.
Refer to Note 1E, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates,” to the financial statements for further discussion of the critical accounting estimates surrounding impairment analysis.
Other Matters
Web Site
: Additional financial information is available through our website at www.eversource.com. We make available through our website a link to the SEC's EDGAR website (http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html), at which site Eversource's, CL&P's, NSTAR Electric's and PSNH's combined Annual Reports on Form 10-K, combined Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to those reports may be reviewed. Information contained on the Company's website or that can be accessed through the website is not incorporated into and does not constitute a part of this combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS – EVERSOURCE ENERGY AND SUBSIDIARIES
The following provides the amounts and variances in operating revenues and expense line items in the statements of income for Eversource for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 included in this combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q:
| For the Three Months Ended June 30, | For the Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2023 | 2022 | Increase/(Decrease) | 2023 | 2022 | Increase/(Decrease) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Revenues | $ | 2,629.3 | $ | 2,572.6 | $ | 56.7 | $ | 6,425.0 | $ | 6,044.0 | $ | 381.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Purchased Power, Purchased Natural Gas and
Transmission |
1,161.1 | 940.5 | 220.6 | 3,064.3 | 2,330.2 | 734.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operations and Maintenance | 427.3 | 452.2 | (24.9) | 881.9 | 924.6 | (42.7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation | 320.0 | 294.2 | 25.8 | 632.9 | 583.6 | 49.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization | (218.5) | 70.4 | (288.9) | (294.5) | 307.4 | (601.9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy Efficiency Programs | 145.8 | 136.7 | 9.1 | 368.8 | 336.2 | 32.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxes Other Than Income Taxes | 232.9 | 223.0 | 9.9 | 461.4 | 443.4 | 18.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Operating Expenses | 2,068.6 | 2,117.0 | (48.4) | 5,114.8 | 4,925.4 | 189.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Income | 560.7 | 455.6 | 105.1 | 1,310.2 | 1,118.6 | 191.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest Expense | 207.4 | 160.1 | 47.3 | 401.8 | 313.3 | 88.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Impairment of Offshore Wind Investment | 401.0 | — | 401.0 | 401.0 | — | 401.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Income, Net | 94.9 | 93.9 | 1.0 | 183.9 | 165.4 | 18.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income Before Income Tax Expense | 47.2 | 389.4 | (342.2) | 691.3 | 970.7 | (279.4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income Tax Expense | 29.9 | 95.6 | (65.7) | 180.9 | 231.6 | (50.7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income | 17.3 | 293.8 | (276.5) | 510.4 | 739.1 | (228.7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests | 1.9 | 1.9 | — | 3.8 | 3.8 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders | $ | 15.4 | $ | 291.9 | $ | (276.5) | $ | 506.6 | $ | 735.3 | $ | (228.7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating Revenues
Sales Volumes:
A summary of our retail electric GWh sales volumes, our firm natural gas MMcf sales volumes, and our water MG sales volumes, and percentage changes, is as follows:
| Electric | Firm Natural Gas | Water | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales Volumes (GWh) |
Percentage
Decrease |
Sales Volumes (MMcf) |
Percentage
Decrease |
Sales Volumes (MG) |
Percentage
Increase |
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| Three Months Ended June 30: | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional | 1,745 | 1,795 | (2.8) | % | — | — | — | % | 370 | 346 | 6.9 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Decoupled and Special Contracts
(1)
|
9,419 | 9,840 | (4.3) | % | 23,751 | 24,894 | (4.6) | % | 6,000 | 5,244 | 14.4 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Sales Volumes | 11,164 | 11,635 | (4.0) | % | 23,751 | 24,894 | (4.6) | % | 6,370 | 5,590 | 14.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Six Months Ended June 30: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional | 3,645 | 3,787 | (3.7) | % | — | — | — | % | 679 | 670 | 1.3 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Decoupled and Special Contracts
(1)
|
19,717 | 20,813 | (5.3) | % | 83,534 | 93,413 | (10.6) | % | 10,592 | 9,586 | 10.5 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Sales Volumes | 23,362 | 24,600 | (5.0) | % | 83,534 | 93,413 | (10.6) | % | 11,271 | 10,256 | 9.9 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)
Special contracts are unique to Yankee Gas natural gas distribution customers who take service under such an arrangement and generally specify the amount of distribution revenue to be paid to Yankee Gas regardless of the customers' usage.
Weather, fluctuations in energy supply costs, conservation measures (including utility-sponsored energy efficiency programs), and economic conditions affect customer energy usage and water consumption. Industrial sales volumes are less sensitive to temperature variations than residential and commercial sales volumes. In our service territories, weather impacts both electric and water sales volumes during the summer and both electric and natural gas sales volumes during the winter; however, natural gas sales volumes are more sensitive to temperature variations than electric sales volumes. Customer heating or cooling usage may not directly correlate with historical levels or with the level of degree-days that occur.
Fluctuations in retail electric sales volumes at PSNH impact earnings ("Traditional" in the table above). For CL&P, NSTAR Electric, NSTAR Gas, EGMA, Yankee Gas, and our Connecticut water distribution business, fluctuations in retail sales volumes do not materially impact earnings due to their respective regulatory commission-approved distribution revenue decoupling mechanisms ("Decoupled" in the table above). These distribution revenues are decoupled from their customer sales volumes, which breaks the relationship between sales volumes and revenues recognized.
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Operating Revenues:
Operating Revenues by segment increased/(decreased) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same periods in 2022, as follows:
| (Millions of Dollars) | Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||
| Electric Distribution | $ | 50.0 | $ | 252.3 | |||||||
| Natural Gas Distribution | (7.1) | 110.5 | |||||||||
| Electric Transmission | 22.5 | 46.0 | |||||||||
| Water Distribution | 3.5 | 5.2 | |||||||||
| Other | 73.1 | 103.4 | |||||||||
| Eliminations | (85.3) | (136.4) | |||||||||
| Total Operating Revenues | $ | 56.7 | $ | 381.0 | |||||||
Electric and Natural Gas Distribution Revenues:
Base Distribution Revenues:
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Base electric distribution revenues increased $7.2 million and $36.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same periods in 2022. The increase for the three month period was due primarily to a base distribution rate increase effective January 1, 2023 at NSTAR Electric. The increase for the six month period was due primarily to the result of a rate design change at NSTAR Electric approved by the DPU in the 2022 rate case that shifted the recovery of quarterly revenues (increase of $20.2 million in 2023, as compared to 2022) and a base distribution rate increase effective January 1, 2023 at NSTAR Electric (increase of $17.9 million in 2023, as compared to 2022). As part of the 2022 NSTAR Electric rate case decision, certain customer rates changed from seasonal demand charges to a single annual demand charge effective January 1, 2023, resulting in a shift in the timing of revenues and earnings recognized quarterly in 2023, as compared to 2022, but with no impact on an annual basis. This rate design change will result in higher revenues in each of the first and fourth quarters of 2023 of approximately $21 million, offset by lower revenues in the third quarter of 2023 of approximately $42 million, as compared to the same periods in 2022.
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Base natural gas distribution revenues increased $2.1 million and $13.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same periods in 2022, due primarily to the impact of base distribution rate increases at NSTAR Gas and EGMA effective November 1, 2022.
Tracked Distribution Revenues:
Tracked distribution revenues consist of certain costs that are recovered from customers in retail rates through regulatory commission-approved cost tracking mechanisms and therefore, recovery of these costs has no impact on earnings. Revenues from certain of these cost tracking mechanisms also include certain incentives earned, return on capital tracking mechanisms, and carrying charges that are billed in rates to customers, which do impact earnings. Costs recovered through cost tracking mechanisms include, among others, energy supply and natural gas supply procurement and other energy-related costs, electric retail transmission charges, energy efficiency program costs, electric restructuring and stranded cost recovery revenues (including securitized RRB charges), certain capital tracking mechanisms for infrastructure improvements, and additionally for the Massachusetts utilities, pension and PBOP benefits, net metering for distributed generation, and solar-related programs. Tracked revenues also include wholesale market sales transactions, such as sales of energy and energy-related products into the ISO-NE wholesale electricity market, sales of natural gas to third party marketers, and the sale of RECs to various counterparties.
Customers have the choice to purchase electricity from each Eversource electric utility or from a competitive third party supplier. For customers who have contracted separately with these competitive suppliers, revenue is not recorded for the sale of the electricity commodity, as the utility is acting as an agent on behalf of the third party supplier. For customers that choose to purchase electric generation from CL&P, NSTAR Electric or PSNH, each purchases power on behalf of, and is permitted to recover the related energy supply cost without mark-up from, its customers, and records offsetting amounts in revenues and purchased power related to this energy supply procurement. CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH each remain as the distribution service provider for all customers and charge a regulated rate for distribution delivery service recorded in revenues. Certain eligible natural gas customers may elect to purchase natural gas from each Eversource natural gas utility or may contract separately with a gas supply operator. Revenue is not recorded for the sale of the natural gas commodity to customers who have contracted separately with these operators, only the delivery to a customer, as the utility is acting as an agent on behalf of the gas supply operator.
Tracked distribution revenues increased/(decreased) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same periods in 2022, due primarily to the following:
| Electric Distribution | Natural Gas Distribution | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
| Retail Tariff Tracked Revenues: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy supply procurement | $ | 297.5 | $ | 772.4 | $ | (35.6) | $ | 28.3 | |||||||||||||||
| CL&P FMCC | (128.9) | (268.3) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Retail transmission | (29.1) | (48.4) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Energy efficiency | 4.6 | 14.7 | 10.0 | 28.3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other distribution tracking mechanisms | (0.8) | (4.5) | 9.8 | 20.1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wholesale Market Sales Revenue | (100.3) | (248.5) | 6.6 | 22.2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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The increase in energy supply procurement within electric distribution for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same periods in 2022, was driven by higher average prices, partially offset by lower average supply-related sales volumes. The decrease in energy supply procurement within natural gas distribution for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, was driven by lower average supply-related sales volumes and lower average prices. The increase in energy supply procurement within natural gas distribution for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, was driven by higher average prices, partially offset by lower average supply-related sales volumes. Fluctuations in retail transmission revenues are driven by the recovery of the costs of our wholesale transmission business, such as those billed by ISO-NE and Local and Regional Network Service charges. For further information, see "
Purchased Power, Purchased Natural Gas and Transmission Expense
" below.
The decrease in CL&P’s FMCC revenues was driven by a decrease in the retail Non-Bypassable Federally Mandated Congestion Charge (NBFMCC) rate, which reflects the impact of returning net benefits of higher wholesale market sales received in the ISO-NE market for long-term state approved energy contracts at CL&P, which are then credited back to customers through the retail NBFMCC rate. CL&P’s average NBFMCC rate in effect from January 1, 2022 through April 30, 2022 was $0.01423 per kWh and from May 1 through August 31, 2022 was $0.01251 per kWh. As a result of the CL&P RAM proceeding in Docket No. 22-01-03, CL&P reduced the average NBFMCC rate effective September 1, 2022 from $0.01251 per kWh to $0.00000 per kWh. As part of a November 2022 rate relief plan, CL&P further reduced the average NBFMCC rate effective January 1, 2023 to a credit of $0.01524 per kWh. These rate reductions returned to customers the net revenues generated by long-term state-approved energy contracts with the Millstone and Seabrook nuclear power plants. The average NBFMCC rate changed to $0.00000 per kWh effective July 1, 2023.
The decrease in electric distribution wholesale market sales revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same periods in 2022, was due primarily to lower average electricity market prices received for wholesale sales at CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH. ISO-NE average market prices received for CL&P’s wholesale sales decreased to an average price of $27.05 per MWh and $42.15 per MWh for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to $65.90 per MWh and $89.01 per MWh for the same periods in 2022, driven primarily by lower natural gas prices in New England. Volumes sold into the market were primarily from the sale of output generated by the Millstone PPA and Seabrook PPA that CL&P entered into in 2019, as required by regulation. CL&P sells the energy purchased from Millstone and Seabrook into the wholesale market and uses the proceeds from the energy sales to offset the contract costs. The net sales or net cost amount is refunded to, or recovered from, customers in the non-bypassable component of the CL&P FMCC rate.
Electric Transmission Revenues:
Electric transmission revenues increased $22.5 million and $46.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same periods in 2022, due primarily to a higher transmission rate base as a result of our continued investment in our transmission infrastructure.
Other Revenues and Eliminations:
Other revenues primarily include the revenues of Eversource's service company, most of which are eliminated in consolidation. Eliminations are also primarily related to the Eversource electric transmission revenues that are derived from ISO-NE regional transmission charges to the distribution businesses of CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH that recover the costs of the wholesale transmission business in rates charged to their customers.
Purchased Power, Purchased Natural Gas and Transmission
expense includes costs associated with purchasing electricity and natural gas on behalf of our customers, the cost of energy purchase contracts entered into as required by regulation, and transmission costs. These electric and natural gas supply procurement costs, other energy-related costs, and transmission costs are recovered from customers in rates through commission-approved cost tracking mechanisms, which have no impact on earnings (tracked costs). Purchased Power, Purchased Natural Gas and Transmission expense increased for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same periods in 2022, due primarily to the following:
| (Millions of Dollars) | Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||
| Energy supply procurement costs | $ | 300.1 | $ | 778.4 | |||||||
| Other electric distribution costs | (9.8) | (8.2) | |||||||||
| Natural gas costs | (27.9) | 28.2 | |||||||||
| Transmission costs | (24.1) | (31.0) | |||||||||
| Eliminations | (17.7) | (33.3) | |||||||||
| Total Purchased Power, Purchased Natural Gas and Transmission | $ | 220.6 | $ | 734.1 | |||||||
The increase in purchased power expense at the electric distribution business for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same periods in 2022, was driven primarily by higher energy supply procurement costs resulting from higher average prices, partially offset by lower average supply-related sales volumes. The increase was partially offset by a decrease in long-term renewable contract costs and lower net metering costs at NSTAR Electric for the three and six month periods.
The decrease in costs at the natural gas distribution segment for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, was due primarily to lower average supply-related sales volumes and lower average prices. The increase in costs at the natural gas distribution segment for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, was due primarily to higher average prices, partially offset by lower average supply-related sales volumes.
The decrease in transmission costs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same periods in 2022, was primarily the result of a decrease in costs billed by ISO-NE that support regional grid investments and a decrease in the retail transmission cost deferral, which reflects the actual cost of transmission service compared to estimated amounts billed to customers. This decrease was partially offset by an
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increase in Local Network Service charges, which reflect the cost of transmission service provided by Eversource over our local transmission network.
Operations and Maintenance
expense includes tracked costs and costs that are part of base electric, natural gas and water distribution rates with changes impacting earnings (non-tracked costs). Operations and Maintenance expense decreased for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same periods in 2022, due primarily to the following:
| (Millions of Dollars) | Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||
| Base Electric Distribution (Non-Tracked Costs): | |||||||||||
| Employee-related expenses, including labor and benefits | $ | (12.4) | $ | (9.8) | |||||||
| Storm costs | (9.5) | (9.6) | |||||||||
| Operations-related expenses (including vendor services and vehicles) | (4.1) | 1.5 | |||||||||
| Vegetation management | 2.1 | (3.2) | |||||||||
| Shared corporate costs (including computer software depreciation at Eversource Service) | 8.1 | 17.6 | |||||||||
| General costs (including vendor services in corporate areas, bad debt expense, insurance, fees and assessments) | 2.5 | 10.9 | |||||||||
| Other non-tracked operations and maintenance | (3.3) | (11.5) | |||||||||
| Total Base Electric Distribution (Non-Tracked Costs) | (16.6) | (4.1) | |||||||||
| Tracked Electric Costs (Electric Distribution and Electric Transmission) | 9.7 | 9.8 | |||||||||
| Total Electric Distribution and Electric Transmission | (6.9) | 5.7 | |||||||||
| Natural Gas Distribution: | |||||||||||
|
Base (Non-Tracked Costs) - Decreases due primarily to lower general costs (including vendor services in corporate areas, bad debt expense, insurance, fees and assessments) and lower employee-related expenses;
six month decrease partially offset by higher shared corporate costs |
(7.1) | (10.8) | |||||||||
| Tracked Costs | (0.5) | (2.1) | |||||||||
| Total Natural Gas Distribution | (7.6) | (12.9) | |||||||||
| Water Distribution | 1.5 | 2.2 | |||||||||
| Parent and Other Companies and Eliminations: | |||||||||||
| Eversource Parent and Other Companies - other operations and maintenance | 63.1 | 77.9 | |||||||||
| Transaction and Transition Costs | (5.6) | (12.1) | |||||||||
| Eliminations | (69.4) | (103.5) | |||||||||
| Total Operations and Maintenance | $ | (24.9) | $ | (42.7) | |||||||
Depreciation
expen
se increased for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same periods in 2022, due primarily to higher utility plant in service balances,
partially offset by a decrease in approved depreciation rates as part of the rate case decision effective January 1, 2023 at NSTAR Electric.
Amortization
expense includes the deferral of energy-related costs and other costs that are included in certain regulatory commission-approved cost tracking mechanisms. This deferral adjusts expense to match the corresponding revenues compared to the actual costs incurred. These costs are recovered from customers in rates and have no impact on earnings. Amortization expense also includes the amortization of cert
ain costs as those costs are collected in rates.
Amortizatio
n decreased for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same periods in 2022,
due primarily to the deferral adjustment of energy-related and other tracked costs at CL&P (included in the non-bypassable component of the FMCC mechanism), NSTAR Electric and PSNH, which can fluctuate from period to period based on the timing of costs incurred and related rate changes to recover these costs. The decrease in the CL&P FMCC mechanism was driven primarily by the November 2022 rate relief plan, which reduced the non-bypassable FMCC rate effective January 1, 2023. The reduction in the CL&P non-bypassable FMCC retail rate decreased the regulatory over-recovery balance, which resulted in a decrease to amortization expense of $220.3 million in the second quarter of 2023, as compared to the second quarter of 2022 and $507.0 million in the first half of 2023, as compared to the first half of 2022. The decrease was also driven by the impact of a new regulatory tracking mechanism at PSNH that allows for the recovery of previously incurred operating expenses associated with poles acquired from Consolidated Communications on May 1, 2023. The establishment of the PPAM regulatory asset resulted in a pre-tax benefit of $16.9 million recorded in Amortization expense on the PSNH statement of income in the second quarter of 2023. The decrease was partially offset by the amortization of historical exogenous property taxes that were approved for recovery effective January 1, 2023 in the November 2022 NSTAR Electric distribution rate case decision and effective November 1, 2022 at NSTAR Gas and EGMA.
Energy Efficiency Programs
expense increased f
or the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same periods in 2022, due primarily to the deferral adjustment at NSTAR Electric, NSTAR Gas and EGMA, which reflects the actual costs of energy efficiency programs compared to the amounts billed to customers, and the timing of the recovery of energy efficiency costs. The costs for the majority of the state energy policy initiatives and expanded energy efficiency programs are recovered from customers in rates and have no impact on earnings.
Taxes Other Than Income Taxes
expen
se increased for t
he three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, due primarily to higher property taxes as a result of higher utility plant balances. For the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, the increase was due primarily to higher Connecticut gross earnings taxes and higher property taxes as a result of higher utility plant balances.
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Interest Expense
increased
for the
three and six
months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same periods in 2022, due primarily to an
increase i
n interest on long-term debt as a result of new debt issuances ($57.9 million and $102.5 million, respectively), an
increase
in interest on short-term notes payable ($5.7 million and $19.8 million, respectively), an increase in interest expense on regulatory deferrals ($1.3 million and $3.9 million, respectively), and higher amortization of debt discounts and premiums, net ($1.1 million and $2.4 million, respectively), partially offset by an
increase
in capitalized AFUDC related to debt funds and other capitalized interest ($18.3 million and $32.2 million, respectively), a
decrease i
n RRB interest expense ($0.3 million and $0.7 million, respectively) and
lower interest resulting from the payment of withheld property taxes in the second quarter of 2022 at NSTAR Electric for the six month period ($1.7 million)
.
Impairment of Offshore Wind Investment
relates to
an impairment charge associated with Eversource’s equity method investment in its offshore wind business resulting from the completion of the strategic review of its offshore wind investment portfolio. See "Business Development and Capital Expenditures – Offshore Wind Business" included in this
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
.
Other Income, Net
increased
for the
three and six
months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same periods in 2022, due primarily to
an increase in interest income primarily from regulatory deferrals ($11.9 million and $28.4 million, respectively) and an increase in capitalized AFUDC related to equity funds ($7.8 million and $13.4 million, respectively)
, partially offset by
a decrease related to pension, SERP and PBOP non-service income components ($21.6 million and $41.1 million, respectively),
a decrease in equity in earnings related to Eversource's equity method investments ($11.6 million and $8.3 million, respectively), a loss on the disposition of land in the second quarter of 2023 ($6.5 million),
and investment losses
in 2023 compared to investment income in 2022 driven by market volatilit
y ($2.7 million and $4.2 million, respectively).
Other Income, Net also increased in both periods due
to a
benefit in both the first and second quarter of 2023 from the liquidation of Eversource’s equity method investment in a renewable energy fund in excess of its carrying value, partially offset by a charitable contribution made with a portion of the proceeds from the liquidation in the first quarter of 2023.
Income Tax Expense
decreased for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, due primarily to lower pre-tax earnings ($71.9 million), a decrease in items that impact our tax rate as a result of regulatory treatment (flow-through items) and permanent differences ($11.8 million), lower state taxes ($26.2 million), and higher share-based payment excess tax benefits ($0.1 million), partially offset by a decrease in amortization of EDIT ($1.4 million), and an increase in valuation allowances primarily related to the impairment of Eversource’s offshore wind investment ($42.9 million).
Income Tax Expense
decreased for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, due primarily to lower pre-tax earnings ($58.7 million), a decrease in items that impact our tax rate as a result of regulatory treatment (flow-through items) and permanent differences ($10.8 million), and lower state taxes ($29.5 million), partially offset by lower share-based payment excess tax benefits ($2.5 million), a decrease in amortization of EDIT ($2.9 million) and an increase in valuation allowances primarily related to the impairment of Eversource’s offshore wind investment ($42.9 million).
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS –
THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY
NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SUBSIDIARIES
The following provides the amounts and variances in operating revenues and expense line items in the statements of income for CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 included in this combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q:
| For the Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CL&P | NSTAR Electric | PSNH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2023 | 2022 |
Increase/
(Decrease) |
2023 | 2022 |
Increase/
(Decrease) |
2023 | 2022 |
Increase/
(Decrease) |
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| Operating Revenues | $ | 2,373.1 | $ | 2,321.5 | $ | 51.6 | $ | 1,775.3 | $ | 1,646.8 | $ | 128.5 | $ | 770.2 | $ | 646.5 | $ | 123.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchased Power and Transmission | 1,477.0 | 944.5 | 532.5 | 627.5 | 550.5 | 77.0 | 371.5 | 236.6 | 134.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operations and Maintenance | 326.9 | 326.1 | 0.8 | 312.9 | 314.0 | (1.1) | 132.3 | 126.3 | 6.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation | 185.9 | 175.5 | 10.4 | 183.3 | 178.7 | 4.6 | 68.8 | 62.8 | 6.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Amortization of Regulatory
(Liabilities)/Assets, Net |
(312.2) | 212.5 | (524.7) | 21.4 | 49.4 | (28.0) | (25.3) | 36.1 | (61.4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy Efficiency Programs | 60.8 | 65.2 | (4.4) | 156.9 | 149.5 | 7.4 | 19.4 | 17.5 | 1.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxes Other Than Income Taxes | 196.1 | 186.1 | 10.0 | 119.8 | 120.7 | (0.9) | 47.6 | 48.1 | (0.5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Operating Expenses | 1,934.5 | 1,909.9 | 24.6 | 1,421.8 | 1,362.8 | 59.0 | 614.3 | 527.4 | 86.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Income | 438.6 | 411.6 | 27.0 | 353.5 | 284.0 | 69.5 | 155.9 | 119.1 | 36.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest Expense | 93.0 | 82.8 | 10.2 | 91.6 | 77.1 | 14.5 | 36.6 | 28.4 | 8.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Income, Net | 28.3 | 39.4 | (11.1) | 80.8 | 63.5 | 17.3 | 12.0 | 15.3 | (3.3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income Before Income Tax Expense | 373.9 | 368.2 | 5.7 | 342.7 | 270.4 | 72.3 | 131.3 | 106.0 | 25.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income Tax Expense | 92.2 | 89.4 | 2.8 | 74.1 | 58.2 | 15.9 | 30.6 | 23.4 | 7.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income | $ | 281.7 | $ | 278.8 | $ | 2.9 | $ | 268.6 | $ | 212.2 | $ | 56.4 | $ | 100.7 | $ | 82.6 | $ | 18.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Operating Revenues
Sales Volumes:
A summary of our retail electric GWh sales volumes is as follows:
| For the Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | Percentage Decrease | |||||||||||||||
| CL&P | 9,138 | 9,919 | (7.9) | % | |||||||||||||
| NSTAR Electric | 10,579 | 10,894 | (2.9) | % | |||||||||||||
| PSNH | 3,645 | 3,787 | (3.7) | % | |||||||||||||
Fluctuations in retail electric sales volumes at PSNH impact earnings. For CL&P and NSTAR Electric, fluctuations in retail electric sales volumes do not impact earnings due to their respective regulatory commission-approved distribution revenue decoupling mechanisms.
Operating Revenues:
Operating Revenues, which consist of base distribution revenues and tracked revenues further described below, increased $51.6 million at CL&P, $128.5 million at NSTAR Electric, and $123.7 million at PSNH, for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022.
Base Distribution Revenues:
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CL&P's distribution revenues were flat.
•
NSTAR Electric's distribution revenues increased $38.1 million due primarily to the result of a rate design change approved by the DPU in the 2022 rate case that shifted the recovery of quarterly revenues (increase of $20.2 million in 2023, as compared to 2022) and a base distribution rate increase effective January 1, 2023 (increase of $17.9 million in 2023, as compared to 2022). As part of the 2022 NSTAR Electric rate case decision, certain customer rates changed from seasonal demand charges to a single annual demand charge effective January 1, 2023, resulting in a shift in the timing of revenues and earnings recognized quarterly in 2023, as compared to 2022, but with no impact on an annual basis. This rate design change will result in higher revenues in each of the first and fourth quarters of 2023 of approximately $21 million, offset by lower revenues in the third quarter of 2023 of approximately $42 million, as compared to the same periods in 2022.
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PSNH's distribution revenues decreased $2.0 million due primarily to a decrease in sales volumes as a result of milder weather for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022.
Tracked Distribution Revenues:
Tracked distribution revenues consist of certain costs that are recovered from customers in retail rates through regulatory commission-approved cost tracking mechanisms and therefore, recovery of these costs has no impact on earnings. Revenues from certain of these cost tracking mechanisms also include certain incentives earned, return on capital tracking mechanisms, and carrying charges that are billed in rates to customers, which do impact earnings. Costs recovered through cost tracking mechanisms include, among others, energy supply procurement and other energy-related costs, retail transmission charges, energy efficiency program costs, electric restructuring and stranded cost recovery revenues (including securitized RRB charges), certain capital tracking mechanisms for infrastructure improvements, and additionally for NSTAR Electric, pension and PBOP benefits, net metering for distributed generation, and solar-related programs. Tracked revenues also include wholesale market sales transactions, such as sales of energy and energy-related products into the ISO-NE wholesale electricity market and the sale of RECs to various counterparties.
Customers have the choice to purchase electricity from each Eversource electric utility or from a competitive third party supplier. For customers who have contracted separately with these competitive suppliers, revenue is not recorded for the sale of the electricity commodity, as the utility is acting as an agent on behalf of the third party supplier. For customers that choose to purchase electric generation from CL&P, NSTAR Electric or PSNH, each purchases power on behalf of, and is permitted to recover the related energy supply cost without mark-up from, its customers, and records offsetting amounts in revenues and purchased power related to this energy supply procurement. CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH each remain as the distribution service provider for all customers and charge a regulated rate for distribution delivery service recorded in revenues.
Tracked distribution revenues increased/(decreased) for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, due primarily to the following:
| (Millions of Dollars) | CL&P | NSTAR Electric | PSNH | ||||||||||||||
| Retail Tariff Tracked Revenues: | |||||||||||||||||
| Energy supply procurement | $ | 493.9 | $ | 152.4 | $ | 126.1 | |||||||||||
| CL&P FMCC | (268.3) | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Retail transmission | 9.5 | (31.8) | (26.1) | ||||||||||||||
| Other distribution tracking mechanisms | 5.1 | (2.7) | 7.8 | ||||||||||||||
| Wholesale Market Sales Revenue | (205.8) | (32.0) | (10.7) | ||||||||||||||
The increase in energy supply procurement at CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH was driven by higher average prices, partially offset by lower average supply-related sales volumes. Fluctuations in retail transmission revenues are driven by the recovery of the costs of our wholesale transmission business, such as those billed by ISO-NE and Local and Regional Network Service charges. For further information, see "
Purchased Power and Transmission Expense
" below.
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The decrease in CL&P’s FMCC revenues was driven by a decrease in the retail Non-Bypassable Federally Mandated Congestion Charge (NBFMCC) rate, which reflects the impact of returning net benefits of higher wholesale market sales received in the ISO-NE market for long-term state approved energy contracts at CL&P, which are then credited back to customers through the retail NBFMCC rate. CL&P’s average NBFMCC rate in effect from January 1, 2022 through April 30, 2022 was $0.01423 per kWh and from May 1 through August 31, 2022 was $0.01251 per kWh. As a result of the CL&P RAM proceeding in Docket No. 22-01-03, CL&P reduced the average NBFMCC rate effective September 1, 2022 from $0.01251 per kWh to $0.00000 per kWh. As part of a November 2022 rate relief plan, CL&P further reduced the average NBFMCC rate effective January 1, 2023 to a credit of $0.01524 per kWh. These rate reductions returned to customers the net revenues generated by long-term state-approved energy contracts with the Millstone and Seabrook nuclear power plants. The average NBFMCC rate changed to $0.00000 per kWh effective July 1, 2023.
The decrease in wholesale market sales revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, was due primarily to lower average electricity market prices received for wholesale sales at CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH. ISO-NE average market prices received for CL&P’s wholesale sales decreased to an average price of $42.15 per MWh for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to $89.01 per MWh for the same period in 2022, driven primarily by lower natural gas prices in New England. CL&P’s volumes sold into the market were primarily from the sale of output generated by the Millstone PPA and Seabrook PPA that CL&P entered into in 2019, as required by regulation. CL&P sells the energy purchased from Millstone and Seabrook into the wholesale market and uses the proceeds from the energy sales to offset the contract costs. The net sales or net cost amount is refunded to, or recovered from, customers in the non-bypassable component of the CL&P FMCC rate.
Transmission Revenues:
Transmission revenues increased $8.4 million at CL&P, $12.3 million at NSTAR Electric, and $25.3 million at PSNH for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, due primarily to a higher transmission rate base as a result of our continued investment in our transmission infrastructure.
Eliminations:
Eliminations are primarily related to the Eversource electric transmission revenues that are derived from ISO-NE regional transmission charges to the distribution businesses of CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH that recover the costs of the wholesale transmission business in rates charged to their customers. The impact of eliminations increased revenues by $8.8 million at CL&P and $1.8 million at PSNH and decreased revenues by $4.0 million at NSTAR Electric for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022.
Purchased Power and Transmission
expense includes costs associated with purchasing electricity on behalf of CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH's customers, the cost of energy purchase contracts entered into as required by regulation, and transmission costs. These energy supply procurement, other energy-related costs, and transmission costs are recovered from customers in rates through commission-approved cost tracking mechanisms, which have no impact on earnings (tracked costs). Purchased Power and Transmission expense increased for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, due primarily to the following:
| (Millions of Dollars) | CL&P | NSTAR Electric | PSNH | ||||||||||||||
| Energy supply procurement costs | $ | 491.4 | $ | 161.7 | $ | 125.3 | |||||||||||
| Other electric distribution costs | 13.7 | (48.9) | 27.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Transmission costs | 20.1 | (31.9) | (19.2) | ||||||||||||||
| Eliminations | 7.3 | (3.9) | 1.8 | ||||||||||||||
| Total Purchased Power and Transmission | $ | 532.5 | $ | 77.0 | $ | 134.9 | |||||||||||
Purchased Power Costs
: Included in purchased power costs are the costs associated with providing electric generation service supply to all customers who have not migrated to third party suppliers, and the cost of energy purchase contracts entered into as required by regulation.
•
The increase at CL&P was due primarily to higher energy supply procurement costs resulting from higher average prices, partially offset by lower average supply-related sales volumes.
•
The increase at NSTAR Electric was due primarily to higher energy supply procurement costs resulting from higher average prices, partially offset by lower average supply-related sales volumes. This was partially offset by a decrease in long-term renewable contract costs and a decrease in net metering costs.
•
The increase at PSNH was due primarily to higher energy supply procurement costs resulting from higher average prices, partially offset by lower average supply-related sales volumes.
Transmission Costs
: Included in transmission costs are charges that recover the cost of transporting electricity over high-voltage lines from generation facilities to substations, including costs allocated by ISO-NE to maintain the wholesale electric market.
•
The increase in transmission costs at CL&P was due primarily to an increase in Local Network Service charges, which reflect the cost of transmission service provided by Eversource over our local transmission network and an increase resulting from the retail transmission cost deferral, which reflects the actual costs of transmission service compared to estimated amounts billed to customers. This was partially offset by a decrease in costs billed by ISO-NE that support regional investments.
•
The decrease in transmission costs at NSTAR Electric and PSNH was due primarily to a decrease resulting from the retail transmission cost deferral and a decrease in costs billed by ISO-NE. This was partially offset by an increase in Local Network Service charges.
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Operations and Maintenance
expense includes tracked costs and costs that are part of base distribution rates with changes impacting earnings (non-tracked costs). Operations and Maintenance expense increased/(decreased) for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, due primarily to the following:
| (Millions of Dollars) | CL&P | NSTAR Electric | PSNH | ||||||||||||||
| Base Electric Distribution (Non-Tracked Costs): | |||||||||||||||||
| Vegetation management | $ | (6.8) | $ | 5.2 | $ | (1.6) | |||||||||||
| Employee-related expenses, including labor and benefits | (6.1) | (3.9) | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||
| Operations-related expenses (including storm costs, vendor services and vehicles) | (3.3) | (4.1) | (0.7) | ||||||||||||||
| Shared corporate costs (including computer software depreciation at Eversource Service) | 5.7 | 9.9 | 2.0 | ||||||||||||||
| General costs (including vendor services in corporate areas, bad debt expense, insurance, fees and assessments) | 4.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | ||||||||||||||
| Other non-tracked operations and maintenance | (3.7) | (5.1) | (2.7) | ||||||||||||||
| Total Base Electric Distribution (Non-Tracked Costs) | (9.6) | 5.1 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||
| Tracked Costs: | |||||||||||||||||
| Transmission expenses | (1.6) | (2.8) | 0.9 | ||||||||||||||
| Other tracked operations and maintenance | 12.0 | (3.4) | 4.7 | ||||||||||||||
| Total Tracked Costs | 10.4 | (6.2) | 5.6 | ||||||||||||||
| Total Operations and Maintenance | $ | 0.8 | $ | (1.1) | $ | 6.0 | |||||||||||
Depreciation
expense increased f
or the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, for CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH due to higher net plant in service balances. The increase at NSTAR Electric was partially offset by a decrease in approved depreciation rates as part of the rate case decision effective January 1, 2023.
Amortization of Regulatory (Liabilities)/Assets, Net
expense includes the deferral of energy-related costs and other costs that are included in certain regulatory commission-approved cost tracking mechanisms. This deferral adjusts expense to match the corresponding revenues compared to the actual costs incurred. These costs are recovered from customers in rates and have no impact on earnings. Amortization expense also includes the amortization of certain costs as those costs are collected in rates. Amortization of Regulatory (Liabilities)/Assets, Net decreased for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, due primarily to the following:
•
The decrease at CL&P was due primarily to the deferral adjustment of energy-related and other tracked costs that are included in the non-bypassable component of the FMCC mechanism, which can fluctuate from period to period based on the timing of costs incurred and related rate changes to recover these costs. The decrease in the FMCC mechanism was driven primarily by the CL&P November 2022 rate relief plan, which reduced the non-bypassable FMCC rate effective January 1, 2023. The reduction in the CL&P non-
bypassable FMCC retail rate decreased the regulatory over-recovery balance, which resulted in a decrease to amortization expense of
$507.0 million
in the first half of 2023, as compared to the first half of 2022.
•
The decrease at NSTAR Electric was due to the deferral adjustment of energy-related costs and other tracked costs, partially offset by an increase due to the amortization of historical exogenous property taxes that were approved for recovery effective January 1, 2023 in the November
2022 NSTAR Electric distribution rate case decision.
•
The decrease at PSNH was due to the deferral adjustment of energy-related and other tracked costs, as well as the impact of a new regulatory tracking mechanism at PSNH that allows for the recovery of previously incurred operating expenses associated with poles acquired from Consolidated Communications on May 1, 2023. The establishment of the PPAM regulatory asset resulted in a pre-tax benefit of $16.9 million recorded in Amortization expense on the PSNH statement of income in the second quarter of 2023.
Energy Efficiency Programs
expense
includes costs of various state energy policy initiatives and expanded energy efficiency programs that are recovered from customers in rates, most of which have no impact on earnings.
Energy Efficiency Programs expense
increased/decreased for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, due primarily to the following:
•
The decrease at CL&P was due to the deferral adjustment, which reflects actual costs of energy efficiency programs compared to the estimated amounts billed to customers, and the timing of the recovery of energy efficiency costs.
•
The increases at NSTAR Electric and PSNH were due to the deferral adjustment and the timing of the recovery of energy efficiency costs.
Taxes Other Than Income Taxes
increased at CL&P for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, due primarily to higher gross earnings taxes and higher property taxes as a result of higher utility plant balances.
Interest Expense
increased for
the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, due primarily to the following:
•
The increase at CL&P was due to higher interest on long-term debt ($7.9 million) and higher interest on short-term notes payable ($4.7 million), partially offset by an increase in capitalized AFUDC related to debt funds ($1.6 million).
•
The
increase at NSTAR Electric was due to higher interest on long-term debt ($12.9 million), an increase in interest expense on regulatory deferrals ($3.7 million), and higher interest on short-term notes payable ($2.7 million), partially offset by an increase in capitalized AFUDC related to debt funds ($3.3 million) and lower interest resulting from the payment of withheld property taxes in the second quarter of 2022 ($1.7 million)
.
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•
The increase at PSNH was due to higher interest on long-term debt ($7.3 million), higher interest on short-term notes payable ($2.1 million), and higher interest expense on regulatory deferrals ($0.7 million), partially offset by an increase in capitalized AFUDC related to debt funds ($1.3 million) and a decrease i
n RRB interest expense ($0.7 million)
.
Other Income, Net
increased/decreased for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, due primarily to the following:
•
The decrease at CL&P was due primarily to a decrease related to pension, SERP and PBOP non-service income components ($14.2 million) and higher investment losses driven by market volatility ($0.6 million), partially offset by an increase in capitalized AFUDC related to equity funds ($3.1 million) and an increase in interest income primarily on regulatory deferrals ($0.6 million).
•
The increase at NSTAR Electric was due primarily to an increase in interest income primarily on regulatory deferrals ($20.8 million), and an increase in capitalized AFUDC related to equity funds ($10.5 million), partially offset by a decrease related to pension, SERP and PBOP non-service income components ($13.6 million) and investment losses in 2023 compared to investment income in 2022 driven by market volatility ($0.4 million).
•
The decrease at PSNH was due primarily to a decrease related to pension, SERP and PBOP non-service income components ($5.2 million) and investment losses in 2023 compared to investment income in 2022 driven by market volatility ($0.7 million), partially offset by an increase in interest income primarily on regulatory deferrals ($1.4 million) and an increase in capitalized AFUDC related to equity funds ($0.8 million).
Income Tax Expense
increased for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, due primarily to the following:
•
The increase at CL&P was due primarily to higher pre-tax earnings ($1.2 million), higher state taxes ($0.7 million), lower share-based payment excess tax benefits ($0.9 million), and an increase in valuation allowances ($2.8 million), partially offset by an increase in amortization of EDIT ($0.3 million), and a decrease in items that impact our tax rate as a result of regulatory treatment (flow-through items) and permanent differences ($2.5 million).
•
The increase at NSTAR Electric was due primarily to higher pre-tax earnings ($15.2 million), higher state taxes ($3.3 million), lower share-based payment excess tax benefits ($1.0 million), and a decrease in amortization of EDIT ($1.3 million), partially offset by a decrease in items that impact our tax rate as a result of regulatory treatment (flow-through items) and permanent differences ($4.9 million).
•
The increase at PSNH was due primarily to higher pre-tax earnings ($5.3 million), higher state taxes ($1.2 million), and a decrease in amortization of EDIT ($0.9 million), partially offset by a decrease in items that impact our tax rate as a result of regulatory treatment (flow-through items) and permanent differences ($0.2 million).
EARNINGS SUMMARY
CL&P's earnings increased $2.9 million
for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, due primarily to higher earnings from its capital tracking mechanism due to increased electric system improvements and lower operations and maintenance expense. The earnings increase was partially offset by higher pension plan expense, higher interest expense, higher depreciation expense, and higher property and other tax expense.
NSTAR Electric's earnings increased $56.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, due primarily to higher revenues as a result of the rate design change approved by the DPU in the 2022 rate case that shifted the recovery of quarterly revenues and the base distribution rate increase effective January 1, 2023. Earnings were also favorably impacted by an increase in transmission earnings driven by a higher transmission rate base, an increase in interest income primarily on regulatory deferrals, and higher AFUDC equity income, partially offset by higher property and other tax expense, higher interest expense, and higher operations and maintenance expense.
PSNH's earnings increased $18.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, due primarily to the impact of a new regulatory tracking mechanism at PSNH that allows for the recovery of previously incurred operating expenses associated with poles acquired on May 1, 2023 and an increase in transmission earnings driven by a higher transmission rate base. The earnings increase was partially offset by higher interest expense, higher pension plan expense, and lower sales volumes.
LIQUIDITY
Cash Flows: CL&P had cash flows provided by operating activities of $129.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to $238.6 million in the same period of 2022. The decrease in operating cash flows was due primarily to an increase in regulatory under-recoveries driven primarily by the timing of collections for the non-bypassable FMCC regulatory tracking mechanism, the timing of cash payments made on our accounts payable, and the timing of other working capital items. In 2023, CL&P increased the flow back to customers of net revenues generated by long-term state-approved energy contracts by providing these credits to customers through the non-bypassable FMCC retail rate. The reduction in the non-bypassable FMCC retail rate decreased the regulatory over-recovery balance, which resulted in a decrease to amortization expense of $507.0 million in the first half of 2023, as compared to the first half of 2022, and is presented as a cash outflow in Amortization of Regulatory (Liabilities)/Assets on the statement of cash flows. The impact of regulatory collections are included in both Regulatory Recoveries and Amortization of Regulatory (Liabilities)/Assets on the statements of cash flows. These unfavorable impacts were partially offset by the timing of cash collections on our accounts receivable, a $189.8 million increase due to income tax refunds received in 2023 compared to income tax payments in 2022, the absence in 2023 of $64.9 million of customer credits distributed in 2022 as a result of the October 2021 settlement agreement and the 2021 storm performance penalty for CL&P’s response to Tropical Storm Isaias, and a $36.5 million decrease in cash payments for storm costs.
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Effective July 1, 2023, CL&P’s non-bypassable FMCC retail rate changed to $0.00000 per kWh, as compared to a credit of $0.01524 per kWh from January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023. The increase in the retail rate will result in higher cash collections in the second half of 2023, as compared to the first half of 2023.
NSTAR Electric had cash flows provided by operating activities of $233.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to $197.1 million in the same period of 2022. The increase in operating cash flows was due primarily to the absence in 2023 of $76.1 million of payments in 2022 related to withheld property taxes, a $71.7 million decrease in cash payments for storm costs, the timing of cash payments made on our accounts payable, and the absence in 2023 of pension contributions of $10.0 million made in 2022. These favorable impacts were partially offset by an increase in regulatory under-recoveries driven by the timing of collections for regulatory tracking mechanisms, the timing of cash collections on our accounts receivable, a $20.7 million decrease in income tax refunds received in 2023 compared to 2022, and the timing of other working capital items. The impact of regulatory collections are included in both Regulatory Recoveries and Amortization of Regulatory Assets on the statements of cash flows.
PSNH had cash flows used in operating activities of $92.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to cash flows provided by operating activities of $140.4 million in the same period of 2022. The decrease in operating cash flows was due primarily to an increase in regulatory under-recoveries driven by the timing of collections for regulatory tracking mechanisms, primarily the energy supply tracking mechanism resulted in an unfavorable impact of $49.3 million, an $80.6 million increase in cash payments for storm costs, and the timing of cash payments made on our accounts payable. The impact of regulatory collections are included in both Regulatory Recoveries and Amortization of Regulatory (Liabilities)/Assets on the statements of cash flows. These unfavorable impacts were partially offset by a $73.6 million increase due to income tax refunds received in 2023 compared to income tax payments in 2022, and the timing of cash collections on our accounts receivable.
For further information on CL&P's, NSTAR Electric's and PSNH's liquidity and capital resources, see "Liquidity" and "Business Development and Capital Expenditures" included in this
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS – THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY
The following provides the amounts and variances in operating revenues and expense line items in the statements of income for CL&P for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 included in this combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q:
| For the Three Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2023 | 2022 | Increase/(Decrease) | ||||||||||||||
| Operating Revenues | $ | 1,034.1 | $ | 1,035.7 | $ | (1.6) | |||||||||||
| Operating Expenses: | |||||||||||||||||
| Purchased Power and Transmission | 626.4 | 421.0 | 205.4 | ||||||||||||||
| Operations and Maintenance | 166.6 | 169.0 | (2.4) | ||||||||||||||
| Depreciation | 93.7 | 88.2 | 5.5 | ||||||||||||||
|
Amortization of Regulatory (Liabilities)/
Assets, Net |
(189.9) | 42.8 | (232.7) | ||||||||||||||
| Energy Efficiency Programs | 28.1 | 29.8 | (1.7) | ||||||||||||||
| Taxes Other Than Income Taxes | 94.5 | 95.8 | (1.3) | ||||||||||||||
| Total Operating Expenses | 819.4 | 846.6 | (27.2) | ||||||||||||||
| Operating Income | 214.7 | 189.1 | 25.6 | ||||||||||||||
| Interest Expense | 47.8 | 42.2 | 5.6 | ||||||||||||||
| Other Income, Net | 13.4 | 19.8 | (6.4) | ||||||||||||||
| Income Before Income Tax Expense | 180.3 | 166.7 | 13.6 | ||||||||||||||
| Income Tax Expense | 47.0 | 40.9 | 6.1 | ||||||||||||||
| Net Income | $ | 133.3 | $ | 125.8 | $ | 7.5 | |||||||||||
Operating Revenues
Sales Volumes:
CL&P's retail electric GWh sales volumes were 4,337 and 4,656 for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, resulting in a decrease of 6.9 percent. Fluctuations in retail electric sales volumes do not impact earnings due to its PURA-approved distribution revenue decoupling mechanism.
Operating Revenues:
Operating Revenues, which consist of base distribution revenues and tracked revenues further described below, decreased $1.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022.
Base Distribution Revenues:
CL&P's base distribution revenues were flat.
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Tracked Revenues:
Tracked revenues increased/(decreased) for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, due primarily to the following:
| (Millions of Dollars) | |||||
| Retail Tariff Tracked Revenues: | |||||
| Energy supply procurement | $ | 197.4 | |||
| FMCC | (128.9) | ||||
| Other distribution tracking mechanisms | 3.2 | ||||
| Wholesale Market Sales Revenue | (80.5) | ||||
The increase in energy supply procurement was driven by higher average prices, partially offset by lower average supply-related sales volumes.
The decrease in CL&P’s FMCC revenues was driven by a decrease in the retail Non-Bypassable Federally Mandated Congestion Charge (NBFMCC) rate, which reflects the impact of returning net benefits of higher wholesale market sales received in the ISO-NE market for long-term state approved energy contracts at CL&P, which are then credited back to customers through the retail NBFMCC rate. CL&P’s average NBFMCC rate in effect from January 1, 2022 through April 30, 2022 was $0.01423 per kWh and from May 1 through August 31, 2022 was $0.01251 per kWh. As a result of the CL&P RAM proceeding in Docket No. 22-01-03, CL&P reduced the average NBFMCC rate effective September 1, 2022 from $0.01251 per kWh to $0.00000 per kWh. As part of a November 2022 rate relief plan, CL&P further reduced the average NBFMCC rate effective January 1, 2023 to a credit of $0.01524 per kWh. These rate reductions returned to customers the net revenues generated by long-term state-approved energy contracts with the Millstone and Seabrook nuclear power plants. The average NBFMCC rate changed to $0.00000 per kWh effective July 1, 2023.
The decrease in wholesale market sales revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, was due primarily to lower average electricity market prices received for wholesale sales. ISO-NE average market prices received for CL&P’s wholesale sales decreased to an average price of $27.05 per MWh for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to $65.90 per MWh for the same period in 2022, driven primarily by lower natural gas prices in New England. CL&P’s volumes sold into the market were primarily from the sale of output generated by the Millstone PPA and Seabrook PPA that CL&P entered into in 2019, as required by regulation. CL&P sells the energy purchased from Millstone and Seabrook into the wholesale market and uses the proceeds from the energy sales to offset the contract costs. The net sales or net cost amount is refunded to, or recovered from, customers in the non-bypassable component of the CL&P FMCC rate.
Transmission Revenues:
Transmission revenues increased $4.6 million due primarily to a higher transmission rate base as a result of continued investment in our transmission infrastructure.
Eliminations:
Eliminations are primarily related to transmission revenues derived from ISO-NE regional transmission charges to the distribution business that recover the costs of the wholesale transmission business in rates charged to customers. The impact of eliminations increased revenues by $2.8 million.
Purchased Power and Transmission
expense includes costs associated with purchasing electricity on behalf of CL&P's customers, the cost of energy purchase contracts entered into as required by regulation, and transmission costs. These energy supply procurement, other energy-related costs, and transmission costs are recovered from customers in PURA-approved cost tracking mechanisms, which have no impact on earnings (tracked costs). Purchased Power and Transmission expense increased for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, due primarily to the following:
| (Millions of Dollars) | |||||
| Energy supply procurement costs | $ | 196.5 | |||
| Other distribution costs | 3.0 | ||||
| Transmission costs | 4.7 | ||||
| Eliminations | 1.2 | ||||
| Total Purchased Power and Transmission | $ | 205.4 | |||
The increase in energy supply procurement costs was driven by higher average prices, partially offset by lower average supply-related sales volumes.
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Operations and Maintenance
expense includes tracked costs and costs that are part of base distribution rates with changes impacting earnings (non-tracked costs). Operations and Maintenance expense decreased for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, due primarily to the following:
| (Millions of Dollars) | |||||
| Base Electric Distribution (Non-Tracked Costs): | |||||
| Employee-related expenses, including labor and benefits | $ | (6.4) | |||
| Storm costs | (4.7) | ||||
| Operations-related expenses (including vegetation management, vendor services and vehicles) | (4.4) | ||||
| Shared corporate costs (including computer software depreciation at Eversource Service) | 2.7 | ||||
| Other non-tracked operations and maintenance | 0.6 | ||||
| Total Base Electric Distribution (Non-Tracked Costs) | (12.2) | ||||
| Total Tracked Costs | 9.8 | ||||
| Total Operations and Maintenance | $ | (2.4) | |||
Depreciation
expense
increased
for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, due primarily to a higher net plant in service balance.
Amortization of Regulatory (Liabilities)/Assets, Net
expense includes the deferral of energy-related costs and other costs that are included in certain regulatory-approved cost tracking mechanisms. This deferral adjusts expense to match the corresponding revenues compared to the actual costs incurred. These costs are recovered from customers in rates and have no impact on earnings. Amortization expense also includes the amortization of certain costs as those costs are collected in rates. Amortization of Regulatory (Liabilities)/Assets, Net decreased for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, due primarily to the deferral adjustment of energy-related and other tracked costs that are included in the non-bypassable component of the FMCC mechanism, which can fluctuate from period to period based on the timing of costs incurred and related rate changes to recover these costs. The decrease in the FMCC mechanism was driven primarily by the CL&P November 2022 rate relief plan, which reduced the non-bypassable FMCC rate effective January 1, 2023. The reduction in the CL&P non-bypassable FMCC retail rate decreased the regulatory over-recovery balance, which resulted in a decrease to amortization expense of $220.3 million in the second quarter of 2023, as compared to the second quarter of 2022.
Energy Efficiency Programs
expense
includes costs of various state energy policy initiatives and expanded energy efficiency programs that are recovered from customers in rates, most of which have no impact on earnings. Energy Efficiency Programs expense
decreased for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, due to the deferral adjustment, which reflects actual costs of energy efficiency programs compared to the estimated amounts billed to customers, and the timing of the recovery of energy efficiency costs.
Interest Expense
increased
for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, due primarily to higher interest on long-term debt ($4.1 million) and higher interest on short-term notes payable ($4.1 million), partially offset by an increase in capitalized AFUDC related to debt funds ($0.9 million) and a decrease in interest expense on regulatory deferrals ($0.8 million).
Other Income, Net
decreased for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, due primarily to a decrease related to pension, SERP and PBOP non-service income components (
$7.8 million
) and higher
investment losses driven by market volatility
($0.4 million), partially offset by an increase
in capitalized AFUDC related to equity funds ($1.8 million)
.
Income Tax Expense
increased for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, due primarily to higher pre-tax earnings ($2.8 million), higher state taxes ($1.2 million), and an increase in valuation allowances ($2.8 million), partially offset by a decrease in items that impact our tax rate as a result of regulatory treatment (flow-through items) and permanent differences ($0.7 million).
EARNINGS SUMMARY
CL&P's earnings increased $7.5 million
for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, due primarily to lower operations and maintenance expense and higher earnings from its capital tracking mechanism due to increased electric system improvements. The earnings increase was partially offset by higher pension plan expense, higher interest expense, and higher depreciation expense.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Market Risk Information
Commodity Price Risk Management:
Our regulated companies enter into energy contracts to serve our customers, and the economic impacts of those contracts are passed on to our customers. Accordingly, the regulated companies have no exposure to loss of future earnings or fair values due to these market risk-sensitive instruments. Eversource's Energy Supply Risk Committee, comprised of senior officers, reviews and approves all large-scale energy related transactions entered into by its regulated companies.
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Other Risk Management Activities
Interest Rate Risk Management:
We manage our interest rate risk exposure in accordance with our written policies and procedures by maintaining a mix of fixed and variable rate long-term debt.
Credit Risk Management:
Credit risk relates to the risk of loss that we would incur as a result of non-performance by counterparties pursuant to the terms of our contractual obligations. We serve a wide variety of customers and transact with suppliers that include IPPs, industrial companies, natural gas and electric utilities, oil and natural gas producers, financial institutions, and other energy marketers. Margin accounts exist within this diverse group, and we realize interest receipts and payments related to balances outstanding in these margin accounts. This wide customer and supplier mix generates a need for a variety of contractual structures, products and terms that, in turn, require us to manage the portfolio of market risk inherent in those transactions in a manner consistent with the parameters established by our risk management process.
Our regulated companies are subject to credit risk from certain long-term or high-volume supply contracts with energy marketing companies. Our regulated companies manage the credit risk with these counterparties in accordance with established credit risk practices and monitor c
ontracting risks, including credit risk. As of June 30, 2023, our regulated companies held collateral (letters of credit or cash) of $27.0 million from counterparties related to our standard service contracts. As of June 30, 2023, Eversource had $21.8 million of cash pos
ted with ISO-NE related to energy transactions.
We have provided additional disclosures regarding interest rate risk management and credit risk management in Part II, Item 7A, "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk," in Eversource's 2022 Form 10-K, which is incorporated herein by reference. There have been no additional risks identified and no material changes with regard to the items previously disclosed in the Eversource 2022 Form 10-K.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Management, on behalf of Eversource, CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH, evaluated the design and operation of the disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2023 to determine whether they are effective in ensuring that the disclosure of required information is made timely and in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations of the SEC. This evaluation was made under management's supervision and with management's participation, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. There are inherent limitations of disclosure controls and procedures, including the possibility of human error and the circumventing or overriding of the controls and procedures. Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and procedures can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives. The principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on their review, that the disclosure controls and procedures of Eversource, CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (i) is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and regulations and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
There have been no changes in internal controls over financial reporting for Eversource, CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH during the quarter ended June 30, 2023 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, internal controls over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We are parties to various legal proceedings. We have disclosed certain legal proceedings in Part I, Item 3, "Legal Proceedings," and elsewhere in our 2022 Form 10-K. These disclosures are incorporated herein by reference. There have been no material legal proceedings identified and no material changes with regard to the legal proceedings previously disclosed in our 2022 Form 10-K.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
We are subject to a variety of significant risks in addition to the matters set forth under our forward-looking statements section in Item 2, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We have identified a number of these risk factors in Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors," in our 2022 Form 10-K, which risk factors are incorporated herein by reference. These risk factors should be considered carefully in evaluating our risk profile. There have been no additional risk factors identified and no material changes with regard to the risk factors previously disclosed in our 2022 Form 10-K.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
The following table discloses purchases of our common shares made by us or on our behalf for the periods shown below. The common shares purchased consist of open market purchases made by the Company or an independent agent. These share transactions related to matching contributions under the Eversource 401k Plan.
| Period |
Total Number of
Shares Purchased |
Average Price
Paid per Share |
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans and Programs (at month end) | ||||||||||
| April 1 - April 30, 2023 | — | $ | — | — | — | |||||||||
| May 1 - May 31, 2023 | 210 | 75.95 | — | — | ||||||||||
| June 1 - June 30, 2023 | 2,773 | 70.30 | — | — | ||||||||||
| Total | 2,983 | $ | 70.70 | — | — | |||||||||
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
Not applicable.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
Each document described below is filed herewith, unless designated with an asterisk (*), which exhibits are incorporated by reference by the registrant under whose name the exhibit appears.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |||||||
| Listing of Exhibits (Eversource) | ||||||||
| * | 4.1 |
Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture between Eversource Energy and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, dated as of March 1, 2023, establishing the terms of the additional $550 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.45% Senior Notes, Series Z, Due 2028 (
Exhibit 4.1, Eversource Energy Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 6, 2023, File No. 001-05324
)
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| * | 4.2 |
Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture between Eversource Energy and The Bank of New York Trust Company N.A., as Trustee, dated as of May 1, 2023, relating to the issuance of an additional $550 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.45% Senior Notes, Series Z, Due 2028, $450 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes, Series AA, Due 2026 and $800 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes, Series BB, Due 2033 (
Exhibit 4.3, Eversource Energy Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 11, 2023, File No. 001-05324
)
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| 31 | ||||||||
| 31.1 | ||||||||
| 32 | ||||||||
| Listing of Exhibits (CL&P) | ||||||||
| * | 4 |
Supplemental Indenture (2023 Series B Bonds) between CL&P and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee dated as of July 1, 2023 (
Exhibit 4.1, CL&P Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 6, 2023, File No. 000-00404
)
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| 31 | ||||||||
| 31.1 | ||||||||
| 32 | ||||||||
| Listing of Exhibits (NSTAR Electric Company) | ||||||||
| 31 | ||||||||
| 31.1 | ||||||||
| 32 | ||||||||
| Listing of Exhibits (PSNH) | ||||||||
| 31 | ||||||||
| 31.1 | ||||||||
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| EVERSOURCE ENERGY | |||||||||||
| August 4, 2023 | By: | /s/ Jay S. Buth | |||||||||
| Jay S. Buth | |||||||||||
| Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer | |||||||||||
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY | |||||||||||
| August 4, 2023 | By: | /s/ Jay S. Buth | |||||||||
| Jay S. Buth | |||||||||||
| Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer | |||||||||||
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY | |||||||||||
| August 4, 2023 | By: | /s/ Jay S. Buth | |||||||||
| Jay S. Buth | |||||||||||
| Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer | |||||||||||
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE | |||||||||||
| August 4, 2023 | By: | /s/ Jay S. Buth | |||||||||
| Jay S. Buth | |||||||||||
| Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer | |||||||||||
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market RiskprintItem 4. Controls and ProceduresprintPart II. Other InformationprintItem 1. Legal ProceedingsprintItem 1A. Risk FactorsprintItem 2. Unregistered Sales Of Equity Securities and Use Of ProceedsprintItem 3. Defaults Upon Senior SecuritiesprintItem 4. Mine Safety DisclosuresprintItem 5. Other InformationprintItem 6. Exhibitsprint