Portland General Electric Reports 2017 Financial Results and Initiates 2018 Earnings Guidance
- Full-year 2017 financial results on target excluding the effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
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Initiating 2018 earnings guidance of
$2.10 to$2.25 per diluted share -
Filed 2019 General Rate Case with the
Oregon Public Utility Commission
"I'm very proud of our employees' accomplishments in delivering
outstanding service to our growing customer base and in collaborating
with our stakeholders and customers on our Integrated Resource Plan,"
said
2017 earnings compared to 2016 earnings
Before reflecting the impact of the TCJA, annual earnings per diluted share increased year-over-year. Favorable weather had a positive impact on gross margin. This impact was partially offset by adjustments to net deferred taxes as a result of the TCJA, increased service restoration expenses resulting from unusually high storm activity, and depreciation expense and carrying costs related to previously reported incremental construction costs for Carty. Additionally, annual earnings per diluted share decreased due to lower production tax credit generation, higher depreciation and amortization expenses related to additional investments, and higher employee benefits expenses.
2018 earnings guidance
PGE is initiating full-year 2018 earnings guidance of
- A decline in retail deliveries between 0 and 1 percent, weather adjusted;
- Average hydro conditions;
- Wind generation based on five years of historical levels or forecast studies when historical data is not available;
- Normal thermal plant operations;
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Operating and maintenance costs between
$575 and$595 million ; and -
Depreciation and amortization expense between
$365 and$385 million .
The guidance provided assumes OPUC approval of the Company's intended filing of a deferral application to recover the revenue requirement associated with the customer information system replacement project (Customer Touchpoints), which is expected to be placed in service in the second quarter of 2018.
Company Updates
2019 General Rate Case
On
"We are respectful of the impact price increases can have on our customers, and we are committed to protecting affordability," said Pope. "We're making necessary investments in our grid to maintain the safe and reliable service customers expect, and we're upgrading our customer service systems to provide better, more secure service."
PGE's grid investments include:
- Replacing or upgrading electrical equipment that poses a reliability risk
- Equipping substations with technology that will shorten outages
- Strengthening IT systems to protect against cyber and other potential threats
- Adding infrastructure to accommodate rapid growth in the region while maintaining reliability for all customers
The requested price increase reflects:
- Return on equity of 9.5 percent
- Capital structure of 50 percent debt and 50 percent equity
- Cost of capital of 7.31 percent
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Rate base of
$4.86 billion -
Annual revenue increase of
$86 million , net of customer credits and supplemental tariff updates
PGE expects the Commission to issue a final order in
2018 General Rate Case
On
The general rate case filings, as well as copies of the orders, direct testimony, exhibits, and stipulations are available on the OPUC website at www.oregon.gov/puc.
Integrated Resource Planning
In
In
- Meet additional capacity needs of 561 MW, of which 240 MW must be dispatchable, in 2021;
- Acquire a total of 135 MWa of cost-effective energy efficiency;
- Acquire at least 77 MW (winter) and 69 MW (summer) demand response through 2020 and 16 MW of dispatchable standby generation from customers to help manage peak load conditions and other supply contingencies;
- Submit one or more energy storage proposals, and;
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Perform voltage reduction and various research and studies related to
flexible capacity and curtailment metrics, customer insights,
decarbonization, risks associated with Direct Access, treatment of
market capacity, accessing resources from
Montana , and load forecasting improvements.
In
Since issuing the 2016 IRP, PGE has identified a potential benchmark wind resource that could have a nameplate capacity of up to 300 MW that would meet the acknowledged need for renewable resources and qualify for the federal Production Tax Credit. The Company continues to explore this option and should due diligence be completed and agreements reached, the potential benchmark resource would be submitted into the RFP and considered along with other renewable resource proposals. The RFP process will include oversight by an independent evaluator and review by the OPUC.
In
Tax Reform
On
Of the remeasurement amount,
As a result of the TCJA, PGE expects to incur lower income tax expense
in 2018 than what was estimated in setting customer prices in the
Company's 2018 GRC. In addition to the effects of the 2017 remeasurement
of deferred income taxes, PGE has proposed to defer and refund the 2018
expected net benefits of the TCJA under a deferral application filed
with the OPUC on
The impact of the TCJA may differ from these amounts due to, among other
things, changes in interpretations and assumptions the Company has made;
federal tax regulations, guidance or orders that may be issued by the
2017 Annual Operating Results
Earnings Reconciliation of 2016 to 2017 | |||||||
($ in millions, except EPS) | Pre-Tax Income | Net Income* | Diluted EPS*** | ||||
Reported 2016 |
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Revenue | |||||||
Electric retail price change | (5) | (3) | (0.04) | ||||
Electric retail volume change | 71 | 43 | 0.48 | ||||
Change in decoupling deferral | 10 | 6 | 0.07 | ||||
Electric wholesale price and volume change | 2 | 1 | 0.02 | ||||
Other Items | 8 | 5 | 0.06 | ||||
Change in Revenue | 86 | 52 | 0.59 | ||||
Power Cost | |||||||
Change in average power cost | 38 | 23 | 0.25 | ||||
Change purchased power and generation | (13) | (8) | (0.09) | ||||
Change in Power Costs | 25 | 15 | 0.16 | ||||
O&M | |||||||
Generation, transmission, distribution | (23) | (14) | (0.15) | ||||
Administrative and general | (17) | (10) | (0.11) | ||||
Change in O&M | (40) | (24) | (0.26) | ||||
Other Items | |||||||
Depreciation & amortization | (24) | (15) | (0.16) | ||||
AFDC Equity** | (9) | (9) | (0.10) | ||||
Other Items | (8) | (5) | (0.06) | ||||
Production Tax Credits | (7) | (0.08) | |||||
Tax Reform: Net Deferred Tax Asset Remeasurement | (17) | (0.19) | |||||
Adjustment for effective vs statutory tax rate | 3 | 0.04 | |||||
Change in Other Items | (41) | (50) | (0.55) | ||||
Reported 2017 |
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Non-GAAP Earnings Reconciliation for the three and twelve months
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GAAP-based as reported for the twelve months ended |
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Exclusion of Tax Reform Remeasurement | 17 | 0.19 | |||||
Non-GAAP adjusted earnings for the twelve months ended |
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GAAP-based as reported for the three months ended |
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Exclusion of Tax Reform Remeasurement | 17 | 0.19 | |||||
Non-GAAP adjusted earnings for the three months ended |
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* After tax adjustments based on PGE's statutory tax rate of 39.5% | |||||||
** Statutory tax rate does not apply to AFDC equity | |||||||
*** Some values may not foot due to rounding | |||||||
Revenues increased
Total retail revenues increased
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A
$71 million increase due to a 3.9% increase in retail energy deliveries consisting of a 7.2% increase in residential deliveries, a 2.8% increase in industrial deliveries, and a 1.3% increase in commercial deliveries. Considerably cooler temperatures in the first half of 2017 than experienced in 2016 combined with warmer temperatures in the summer cooling season in 2017, both drove deliveries higher in 2017 than in 2016. -
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$10 million increase resulting from the Decoupling mechanism, as an estimated$13 million collection was recorded in 2017; and -
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$5 million increase, directly offset in Depreciation and amortization expense, related to the accelerated cost recovery ofColstrip , partially offset by -
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$5 million reduction as a result of overall price changes, which includes a$55 million reduction in revenues attributable to lower NVPC, as filed in the 2017 AUT; and -
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$3 million decrease due to higher customer credits related to the USDOE settlement in connection with operation of the ISFSI at the former Trojan nuclear power plant site. Such credits are directly offset in Depreciation and amortization expense.
Total heating degree-days in 2017 were above the 15-year average and considerably greater than total heating degree-days in 2016. Total cooling degree-days in 2017 exceeded the 15-year average by 49% and were considerably higher than 2016. The following table presents the number of heating and cooling degree-days in 2017 and 2016, along with the 15-year averages, reflecting that weather had a considerable influence on comparative energy deliveries:
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2017 | 2016 |
15-Year |
2017 | 2016 |
15-Year |
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1st quarter | 2,171 | 1,585 | 1,867 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2nd quarter | 686 | 403 | 689 | 129 | 154 | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3rd quarter | 78 | 78 | 78 | 571 | 394 | 399 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4th quarter | 1,623 | 1,486 | 1,599 | — | — | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 4,558 | 3,552 | 4,233 | 700 | 548 | 471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Increase (decrease) from the 15-year average | 8 | % | (16 | )% | 49 | % | 16 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
On a weather-adjusted basis, total retail energy deliveries in 2017 were 0.6% below 2016 levels. PGE projects that retail energy deliveries for 2018 will be nearly comparable to slightly lower than 2017 weather-adjusted levels, reflecting the closure of a large paper customer in late 2017 as well as continued energy efficiency and conservation efforts.
Wholesale revenues result from sales of electricity to utilities and power marketers made in the Company's efforts to secure reasonably priced power for its retail customers, manage risk, and administer its current long-term wholesale contracts. Such sales can vary significantly from year to year as a result of economic conditions, power and fuel prices, hydro and wind availability, and customer demand.
In 2017, the
Other operating revenues increased
Actual NVPC, which consists of Purchased power and fuel expense
net of Wholesale revenues, decreased
For 2017, actual NVPC, as calculated for regulatory purposes under the
PCAM, was
Generation, transmission, and distribution expense
increased
Administrative and other expense increased
Depreciation and amortization expense in 2017 increased
Taxes other than income taxes expense increased
Interest expense increased
Other income, net was
Income tax expense increased
Fourth Quarter 2017 earnings call and web cast —
PGE will host a conference call with financial analysts and investors on
The attached unaudited consolidated statements of income, condensed consolidated balance sheets, and condensed consolidated statements of cash flows, as well as the supplemental operating statistics, are an integral part of this earnings release.
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Safe Harbor Statement
Statements in this news release that relate to future plans, objectives,
expectations, performance, events and the like may constitute
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements include statements
regarding earnings guidance; statements regarding future load, hydro
conditions, wind conditions and operating and maintenance costs;
statements concerning implementation of the company's integrated
resource plan; statements concerning future compliance with regulations
limiting emissions from generation facilities and the costs to achieve
such compliance; as well as other statements containing words such as
"anticipates," "believes," "intends," "estimates," "promises,"
"expects," "should," "conditioned upon," and similar expressions.
Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are
subject to risks and uncertainties, including reductions in demand for
electricity and the sale of excess energy during periods of low
wholesale market prices; operational risks relating to the company's
generation facilities, including hydro conditions, wind conditions,
disruption of fuel supply, and unscheduled plant outages, which may
result in unanticipated operating, maintenance and repair costs, as well
as replacement power costs; the costs of compliance with environmental
laws and regulations, including those that govern emissions from thermal
power plants; changes in weather, hydroelectric and energy markets
conditions, which could affect the availability and cost of purchased
power and fuel; changes in capital market conditions, which could affect
the availability and cost of capital and result in delay or cancellation
of capital projects; failure to complete capital projects on schedule or
within budget, or the abandonment of capital projects which could result
in the company's inability to recover project costs; the outcome of
various legal and regulatory proceedings; and general economic and
financial market conditions. As a result, actual results may differ
materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. All
forward-looking statements included in this news release are based on
information available to the company on the date hereof and such
statements speak only as of the date hereof. The company assumes no
obligation to update any such forward-looking statement. Prospective
investors should also review the risks and uncertainties listed in the
company's most recent annual report on form 10-K and the company's
reports on forms 8-K and 10-Q filed with the
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (In millions, except per share amounts) (Unaudited) |
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2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
Revenues, net | $ | 515 | $ | 524 | $ | 2,009 | $ | 1,923 | |||||||||||
Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||
Purchased power and fuel | 149 | 162 | 592 | 617 | |||||||||||||||
Generation, transmission and distribution | 74 | 87 | 309 | 286 | |||||||||||||||
Administrative and other | 67 | 62 | 264 | 247 | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 88 | 77 | 345 | 321 | |||||||||||||||
Taxes other than income taxes | 29 | 30 | 123 | 119 | |||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 407 | 418 | 1,633 | 1,590 | |||||||||||||||
Income from operations | 108 | 106 | 376 | 333 | |||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net | 30 | 30 | 120 | 112 | |||||||||||||||
Other income: | |||||||||||||||||||
Allowance for equity funds used during construction | 3 | 2 | 12 | 21 | |||||||||||||||
Miscellaneous income, net | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Other income, net | 4 | 3 | 17 | 22 | |||||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | 82 | 79 | 273 | 243 | |||||||||||||||
Income taxes | 40 | 18 | 86 | 50 | |||||||||||||||
Net income | 42 | 61 | 187 | 193 | |||||||||||||||
Weighted-average shares outstanding (in thousands): | |||||||||||||||||||
Basic | 89,056 | 88,927 | 89,056 | 88,896 | |||||||||||||||
Diluted | 89,176 | 89,085 | 89,176 | 89,054 | |||||||||||||||
Earnings per share: | |||||||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.48 | $ | 0.68 | $ | 2.10 | $ | 2.17 | |||||||||||
Diluted | $ | 0.48 | $ | 0.68 | $ | 2.10 | $ | 2.16 | |||||||||||
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (In millions) (Unaudited) |
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ASSETS | |||||||||
Current assets: | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 39 | 6 | ||||||
Accounts receivable, net | 168 | 155 | |||||||
Unbilled revenues | 106 | 107 | |||||||
Inventories, at average cost: | |||||||||
Materials and supplies | 52 | 50 | |||||||
Fuel | 26 | 32 | |||||||
Regulatory assets—current | 62 | 36 | |||||||
Other current assets | 73 | 77 | |||||||
Total current assets | 526 | 463 | |||||||
Electric utility plant: | |||||||||
Generation | 4,667 | 4,597 | |||||||
Transmission | 547 | 521 | |||||||
Distribution | 3,543 | 3,343 | |||||||
General | 550 | 501 | |||||||
Intangible | 607 | 572 | |||||||
Construction work-in-progress | 391 | 213 | |||||||
Total electric utility plant | 10,305 | 9,747 | |||||||
Accumulated depreciation and amortization | (3,564 | ) | (3,313 | ) | |||||
Electric utility plant, net | 6,741 | 6,434 | |||||||
Regulatory assets - noncurrent | 438 | 498 | |||||||
Nuclear decommissioning trust | 42 | 41 | |||||||
Non-qualified benefit plan trust | 37 | 34 | |||||||
Other noncurrent assets | 54 | 57 | |||||||
Total assets | 7,838 | 7,527 | |||||||
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (In millions) (Unaudited) |
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2017 | 2016 | ||||||||||
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | |||||||||||
Current liabilities: | |||||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 132 | $ | 129 | |||||||
Liabilities from price risk management activities—current | 59 | 44 | |||||||||
Current portion of long-term debt | — | 150 | |||||||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 241 | 254 | |||||||||
Total current liabilities | 432 | 577 | |||||||||
Long-term debt, net of current portion | 2,426 | 2,200 | |||||||||
Regulatory liabilities—noncurrent | 1,288 | 958 | |||||||||
Deferred income taxes | 376 | 669 | |||||||||
Unfunded status of pension and postretirement plans | 284 | 281 | |||||||||
Liabilities from price risk management activities—noncurrent | 151 | 125 | |||||||||
Asset retirement obligations | 167 | 161 | |||||||||
Non-qualified benefit plan liabilities | 106 | 105 | |||||||||
Other noncurrent liabilities | 192 | 107 | |||||||||
Total liabilities | 5,422 | 5,183 | |||||||||
Commitments and contingencies | |||||||||||
Equity: | |||||||||||
Preferred stock, no par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding | — | — | |||||||||
Common stock, no par value, 160,000,000 shares authorized;
89,114,265 and 88,946,704 shares issued and outstanding as of
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1,207 | 1,201 | |||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (8 | ) | (7 | ) | |||||||
Retained earnings | 1,217 | 1,150 | |||||||||
Total equity | 2,416 | 2,344 | |||||||||
Total liabilities and equity | $ | 7,838 | $ | 7,527 | |||||||
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (In millions) (Unaudited) |
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Years Ended |
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2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 187 | $ | 193 | $ | 172 | |||||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 345 | 321 | 305 | ||||||||||||
Deferred income taxes | 70 | 37 | 40 | ||||||||||||
Allowance for equity funds used during construction | (12 | ) | (21 | ) | (21 | ) | |||||||||
Pension and other postretirement benefits | 24 | 28 | 34 | ||||||||||||
Unrealized losses on non-qualified benefit plan trust assets | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||
Decoupling mechanism deferrals, net of amortization | (22 | ) | (6 | ) | 14 | ||||||||||
Other non-cash income and expenses, net | 29 | 7 | 22 | ||||||||||||
Changes in working capital: | |||||||||||||||
(Increase) in receivables and unbilled revenues | (3 | ) | (9 | ) | (11 | ) | |||||||||
(Increase) decrease in margin deposits | (3 | ) | 25 | (22 | ) | ||||||||||
Increase in payables and accrued liabilities | 5 | 15 | 6 | ||||||||||||
Other working capital items, net | 1 | (4 | ) | (4 | ) | ||||||||||
Contribution to non-qualified employee benefit trust | (8 | ) | (10 | ) | (9 | ) | |||||||||
Other, net | (18 | ) | (28 | ) | (12 | ) | |||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 597 | 553 | 520 | ||||||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures | (514 | ) | (584 | ) | (598 | ) | |||||||||
Purchases of nuclear decommissioning trust securities | (18 | ) | (25 | ) | (19 | ) | |||||||||
Sales of nuclear decommissioning trust securities | 21 | 27 | 22 | ||||||||||||
Distribution from nuclear decommissioning trust | — | — | 50 | ||||||||||||
Sales tax refund received - |
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Other, net | (3 | ) | (3 | ) | — | ||||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (514 | ) | (585 | ) | (522 | ) | |||||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt | $ | 225 | $ | 290 | $ | 145 | |||||||||
Payments on long-term debt | (150 | ) | (133 | ) | (442 | ) | |||||||||
Proceeds from issuances of common stock, net of issuance costs | — | — | 271 | ||||||||||||
(Maturities) issuances of commercial paper, net | — | (6 | ) | 6 | |||||||||||
Dividends paid | (118 | ) | (110 | ) | (97 | ) | |||||||||
Other | (7 | ) | (7 | ) | (4 | ) | |||||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | (50 | ) | 34 | (121 | ) | ||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 33 | 2 | (123 | ) | |||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year | 6 | 4 | 127 | ||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year | $ | 39 | $ | 6 | $ | 4 | |||||||||
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: | |||||||||||||||
Cash paid for: | |||||||||||||||
Interest, net of amounts capitalized | $ | 110 | $ | 104 | $ | 108 | |||||||||
Income taxes | 18 | 16 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Non-cash investing and financing activities: | |||||||||||||||
Accrued capital additions | 53 | 50 | 32 | ||||||||||||
Accrued dividends payable | 31 | 30 | 28 | ||||||||||||
Assets obtained under leasing arrangements | 87 | 78 | — | ||||||||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL OPERATING STATISTICS (Unaudited) |
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Retail: | |||||||||||||||||||
Residential | $ | 254 | $ | 259 | $ | 969 | $ | 907 | |||||||||||
Commercial | 168 | 173 | 669 | 665 | |||||||||||||||
Industrial | 54 | 55 | 212 | 208 | |||||||||||||||
Subtotal | 476 | 487 | 1,850 | 1,780 | |||||||||||||||
Other accrued (deferred) revenues, net | 3 | (2 | ) | 10 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Total retail revenues | 479 | 485 | 1,860 | 1,783 | |||||||||||||||
Wholesale revenues | 26 | 29 | 105 | 103 | |||||||||||||||
Other operating revenues | 10 | 10 | 44 | 37 | |||||||||||||||
Total revenues | $ | 515 | $ | 524 | $ | 2,009 | $ | 1,923 | |||||||||||
Energy sold and delivered (MWh in thousands): | |||||||||||||||||||
Retail energy sales: | |||||||||||||||||||
Residential | 2,053 | 2,070 | 7,880 | 7,348 | |||||||||||||||
Commercial | 1,739 | 1,784 | 6,932 | 6,932 | |||||||||||||||
Industrial | 756 | 800 | 2,943 | 2,968 | |||||||||||||||
Total retail energy sales | 4,548 | 4,654 | 17,755 | 17,248 | |||||||||||||||
Direct access retail deliveries: | |||||||||||||||||||
Commercial | 151 | 122 | 623 | 525 | |||||||||||||||
Industrial | 295 | 290 | 1,340 | 1,198 | |||||||||||||||
Total direct access retail deliveries | 446 | 412 | 1,963 | 1,723 | |||||||||||||||
Total retail energy sales and direct access deliveries | 4,994 | 5,066 | 19,718 | 18,971 | |||||||||||||||
Wholesale energy deliveries | 857 | 731 | 3,193 | 3,352 | |||||||||||||||
Total energy sold and delivered | 5,851 | 5,797 | 22,911 | 22,323 | |||||||||||||||
Average number of retail customers: | |||||||||||||||||||
Residential | 762,211 | 752,365 | |||||||||||||||||
Commercial | 107,364 | 106,460 | |||||||||||||||||
Industrial | 199 | 195 | |||||||||||||||||
Direct access | 559 | 376 | |||||||||||||||||
Total retail customers | 870,333 | 859,396 | |||||||||||||||||
Heating Degree-days | Cooling Degree-days | |||||||||||||||
2017 | 2016 | Average | 2017 | 2016 | Average | |||||||||||
First quarter | 2,171 | 1,585 | 1,867 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
Second quarter | 686 | 403 | 689 | 129 | 154 | 70 | ||||||||||
Third quarter | 78 | 78 | 78 | 571 | 394 | 399 | ||||||||||
Fourth Quarter | 1,623 | 1,486 | 1,599 | — | — | 2 | ||||||||||
Year-to-date |
4,558 | 3,552 | 4,233 | 700 | 548 | 471 | ||||||||||
Note: "Average" amounts represent the 15-year rolling averages
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SUPPLEMENTAL OPERATING STATISTICS, continued (Unaudited) |
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2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | |||||||||||||
Sources of energy (MWh in thousands): | ||||||||||||||||
Generation: | ||||||||||||||||
Thermal: | ||||||||||||||||
Natural gas | 2,246 | 1,794 | 6,228 | 5,811 | ||||||||||||
Coal | 773 | 957 | 3,344 | 3,492 | ||||||||||||
Total thermal | 3,019 | 2,751 | 9,572 | 9,303 | ||||||||||||
Hydro | 421 | 415 | 1,774 | 1,629 | ||||||||||||
Wind | 358 | 353 | 1,641 | 1,912 | ||||||||||||
Total generation | 3,798 | 3,519 | 12,987 | 12,844 | ||||||||||||
Purchased power: | ||||||||||||||||
Term | 1,487 | 1,606 | 7,192 | 6,961 | ||||||||||||
Hydro | 316 | 381 | 1,648 | 1,541 | ||||||||||||
Wind | 57 | 60 | 264 | 301 | ||||||||||||
Total purchased power | 1,860 | 2,047 | 9,104 | 8,803 | ||||||||||||
Total system load | 5,658 | 5,566 | 22,091 | 21,647 | ||||||||||||
Less: wholesale sales | (857 | ) | (731 | ) | (3,193 | ) | (3,352 | ) | ||||||||
Retail load requirement | 4,801 | 4,835 | 18,898 | 18,295 | ||||||||||||
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