10-Q
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
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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 |
For the quarterly period ended: March 31, 2008
Commission File Number: 001-15891
NRG Energy, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
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41-1724239
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
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211 Carnegie Center
Princeton, New Jersey
(Address of principal executive offices)
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(609) 524-4500
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed
by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or
for such period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large
accelerated filer, accelerated filer, and smaller reporting company in Rule 12 b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check one):
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of
the Exchange Act).
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to
be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the
distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.
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As
of April 25, 2008, there were 235,921,977 shares of common stock outstanding, par value
$0.01 per share.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Index
2
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. The words believes,
projects, anticipates, plans, expects, intends, estimates and similar expressions are
intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause NRGs actual results, performance
and achievements, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors,
risks and uncertainties include the factors described under Risks Related to NRG in Part I, Item
1A, of the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2007, and the
following:
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General economic conditions, changes in the wholesale power markets and fluctuations in
the cost of fuel; |
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Hazards customary to the power production industry and power generation operations such
as fuel and electricity price volatility, unusual weather conditions, catastrophic
weather-related or other damage to facilities, unscheduled generation outages, maintenance
or repairs, unanticipated changes to fuel supply costs or availability due to higher
demand, shortages, transportation problems or other developments, environmental incidents,
or electric transmission or gas pipeline system constraints and the possibility that NRG
may not have adequate insurance to cover losses as a result of such hazards; |
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The effectiveness of NRGs risk management policies and procedures, and the ability of
NRGs counterparties to satisfy their financial commitments; |
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Counterparties collateral demands and other factors affecting NRGs liquidity position
and financial condition; |
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NRGs ability to operate its businesses efficiently, manage capital expenditures and
costs tightly, and generate earnings and cash flows from its asset-based businesses in
relation to its debt and other obligations; |
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NRGs potential inability to enter into contracts to sell power and procure fuel on
acceptable terms and prices; |
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The liquidity and competitiveness of wholesale markets for energy commodities; |
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Government regulation, including compliance with regulatory requirements and changes in
market rules, rates, tariffs and environmental laws and increased regulation of carbon
dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions; |
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Price mitigation strategies and other market structures employed by independent system
operators, or ISOs, or regional transmission organizations, or RTOs, that result in a
failure to adequately compensate NRGs generation units for all of its costs; |
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NRGs ability to borrow additional funds and access capital markets, as well as NRGs
substantial indebtedness and the possibility that NRG may incur additional indebtedness
going forward; |
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Operating and financial restrictions placed on NRG and its subsidiaries that are
contained in the indentures governing NRGs outstanding notes, in NRGs Senior Credit
Facility, and in debt and other agreements of certain of NRG subsidiaries and project
affiliates generally; |
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NRGs ability to implement its RepoweringNRG strategy of developing and building new
power generation facilities, including new nuclear units, Integrated Gasification Combined
Cycle, or IGCC, units and wind projects; |
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NRGs ability to implement its econrg strategy of finding ways to meet the challenges
of climate change, clean air and protecting our natural resources while taking advantage of
business opportunities; and |
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NRGs ability to achieve its strategy of regularly returning capital to shareholders. |
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they were made, and NRG undertakes no
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise. The foregoing review of factors that could cause NRGs
actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in any forward-looking statements
included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should not be construed as exhaustive.
3
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
When the following terms and abbreviations appear in the text of this report, they have the
meanings indicated below:
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Acquisition
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February 2, 2006 acquisition of Texas Genco LLC,
now referred to as the Companys Texas region |
ARO
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Asset Retirement Obligation |
BACT
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Best Available Control Technology |
Baseload capacity
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Electric power generation capacity normally
expected to serve loads on an around-the-clock
basis throughout the calendar year |
BTU
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British Thermal Unit |
CAA
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Clean Air Act |
CAIR
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Clean Air Interstate Rule |
CAMR
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Clean Air Mercury Rule |
Capital Allocation Program
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Share repurchase program announced in August 2006 |
CDWR
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California Department of Water Resources |
CL&P
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Connecticut Light & Power |
CO2
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Carbon dioxide |
COLA
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Combined Operating License Application |
CSF I
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NRG Common Stock Finance I LLC |
CSF II
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NRG Common Stock Finance II LLC |
DPUC
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Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control |
EFOR
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Equivalent Forced Outage Rates considers the
equivalent impact that forced de-ratings have in
addition to full forced outages |
EPC
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Engineering, Procurement and Construction |
ERCOT
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Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the
Independent System Operator and the regional
reliability coordinator of the various
electricity systems within Texas |
FASB
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Financial Accounting Standards Board, the
designated organization for establishing
standards for financial accounting and reporting |
FCM
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Forward Capacity Market |
FERC
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
FIN
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FASB Interpretation |
FIN46R
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FASB Interpretation No. 46(R),
Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities |
FSP
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FASB Staff Position |
GHG
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Greenhouse Gases |
Hedge Reset
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Net settlement of long-term power contracts and
gas swaps by negotiating prices to current
market completed in November 2006 |
IGCC
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Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle |
ISO
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Independent System Operator, also referred to as
Regional Transmission Organization, or RTO |
ISO-NE
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ISO New England, Inc. |
ITISA
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Itiquira Energetica S.A. |
kW
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Kilowatts |
kWh
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Kilowatt-hours |
Letter of Credit Facility
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NRGs $1.3 billion senior secured synthetic
letter of credit facility which matures on
February 1, 2013 |
LFRM
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Locational Forward Reserve Market |
LIBOR
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London Inter-Bank Offer Rate |
LMP
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Locational Marginal Prices |
LTIP
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Long Term Incentive Plan |
MACT
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Maximum Achievable Control Technology |
Merit Order
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A term used for the ranking of power stations in
terms of increasing order of fuel costs |
MMBtu
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Million British Thermal Units |
MW
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Megawatts |
MWh
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Saleable megawatt hours net of
internal/parasitic load megawatt-hours |
NAAQS
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National Ambient Air Quality Standard |
NEPOOL
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New England Power Pool |
New York Rest of State
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New York State excluding New York City |
NiMo
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Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation |
NINA
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Nuclear Innovation North America LLC |
NOx
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Nitrogen oxide |
NOL
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Net Operating Loss |
NOV
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Notice of Violation |
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS (contd) |
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NPNS
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Normal Purchase Normal Sale |
NRC
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
NSR
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New Source Review |
NYISO
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New York Independent System Operator |
NYPA
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New York Power Authority |
OCI
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Other Comprehensive Income |
Phase II 316(b) Rule
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A section of the Clean Water Act regulating cooling water intake structures |
PJM
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PJM Interconnection LLC |
PJM Market
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The wholesale and retail electric market operated by PJM primarily in all or
parts of Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia |
PMI
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NRG Power Marketing LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NRG which procures
transportation and fuel for the Companys generation facilities, sells the
power from these facilities, and manages all commodity trading and hedging for
NRG |
PPA
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Power Purchase Agreement |
PPM
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Parts per Million |
PSD
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Prevention of Significant Deterioration |
Repowering
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Technologies utilized to replace, rebuild, or redevelop major portions of an
existing electrical generating facility, not only to achieve a substantial
emissions reduction, but also to increase facility capacity, and improve
system efficiency |
RepoweringNRG
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NRGs program designed to develop, finance, construct and operate new, highly
efficient, environmentally responsible capacity over the next decade |
Revolving Credit Facility
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NRGs $1 billion senior secured credit facility which matures on February 2,
2011 |
RGGI
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Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative |
RMR
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Reliability Must-Run |
RPM
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Reliability Pricing Model term for capacity market in PJM market |
RTO
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Regional Transmission Organization, also referred to as an Independent System
Operator, or ISO |
Sarbanes-Oxley
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Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
SEC
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United States Securities and Exchange Commission |
Senior Credit Facility
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NRGs senior secured facility, which is comprised of a Term B loan facility
which matures on February 1, 2013, a $1.3 billion Letter of Credit Facility,
and a $1 billion Revolving Credit Facility, which matures on February 2, 2011 |
SFAS
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Statement of Financial Accounting Standards issued by the FASB |
SFAS 71
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SFAS No. 71, Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types of Regulation |
SFAS 109
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SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes |
SFAS 133
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SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities |
SFAS 141R
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SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations |
SFAS 157
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SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements |
SFAS 160
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SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interest in Consolidated Financial Statements |
SFAS 161
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SFAS No. 161, Disclosure about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
- an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 |
SO2
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Sulfur dioxide |
SOP
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Statement of Position issued by the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants |
STP
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South Texas Project Nuclear generating facility located near Bay City, Texas
in which NRG owns a 44% interest |
STPNOC
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South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Company |
Texas Genco
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Texas Genco LLC, now referred to as the Companys Texas region |
Tosli
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Tosli Acquisition B.V. |
US
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United States of America |
USEPA
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United States Environmental Protection Agency |
U.S. GAAP
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Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States |
VAR
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Value at Risk |
VIE
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Variable Interest Entity |
WCP
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West Coast Power (Generation) Holdings, LLC |
5
PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NOTES
NRG ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
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Three months ended |
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March 31, |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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Operating Revenues |
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Total operating revenues |
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$ |
1,302 |
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$ |
1,299 |
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Operating Costs and Expenses |
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Cost of operations |
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804 |
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781 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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161 |
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160 |
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General and administrative |
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75 |
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85 |
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Development costs |
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12 |
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23 |
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Total operating costs and expenses |
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1,052 |
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1,049 |
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Gain on sale of assets |
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17 |
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Operating Income |
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250 |
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267 |
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Other Income/(Expense) |
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Equity in (losses)/earnings of unconsolidated affiliates |
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13 |
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Other income, net |
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9 |
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15 |
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Interest expense |
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Total other expense |
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(148 |
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(151 |
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Income From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes |
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102 |
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116 |
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Income tax expense |
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54 |
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55 |
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Income From Continuing Operations |
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48 |
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61 |
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Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes |
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4 |
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4 |
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Net Income |
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$ |
52 |
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$ |
65 |
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Preferred stock dividends |
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14 |
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14 |
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Income Available for Common Stockholders |
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$ |
38 |
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$ |
51 |
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Weighted average number of common shares outstanding basic |
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236 |
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244 |
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Income from continuing operations per weighted average
common share basic |
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$ |
0.14 |
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$ |
0.19 |
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Income from discontinued operations per weighted average
common share basic |
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0.02 |
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0.02 |
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Net Income per Weighted Average Common Share Basic |
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$ |
0.16 |
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$ |
0.21 |
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Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
diluted |
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245 |
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271 |
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Income from continuing operations per weighted average
common share diluted |
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0.14 |
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0.19 |
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Income from discontinued operations per weighted average
common share diluted |
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0.02 |
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0.01 |
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Net Income per Weighted Average Common Share Diluted |
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$ |
0.16 |
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$ |
0.20 |
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See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
6
NRG ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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March 31, 2008 |
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December 31, 2007 |
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(in millions, except shares and par value) |
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(unaudited) |
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ASSETS |
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Current Assets |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
834 |
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1,132 |
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Restricted cash |
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39 |
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29 |
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Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful
accounts of $1 and $1 |
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456 |
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482 |
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Inventory |
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454 |
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451 |
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Derivative instruments valuation |
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2,389 |
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1,034 |
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Deferred income taxes |
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325 |
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124 |
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Prepayments and other current assets |
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408 |
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259 |
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Current assets discontinued operations |
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59 |
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51 |
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Total current assets |
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4,964 |
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3,562 |
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Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated
depreciation of $1,848 and $1,695 |
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11,279 |
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11,320 |
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Other Assets |
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Equity investments in affiliates |
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451 |
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425 |
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Notes receivable and capital lease, less current portion |
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529 |
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491 |
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Goodwill |
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1,786 |
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1,786 |
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Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of
$392 and $372 |
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852 |
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873 |
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Nuclear decommissioning trust fund |
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365 |
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384 |
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Derivative instruments valuation |
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480 |
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150 |
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Other non-current assets |
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171 |
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176 |
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Intangible assets held-for-sale |
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3 |
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14 |
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Non-current assets discontinued operations |
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94 |
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93 |
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Total other assets |
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4,731 |
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4,392 |
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Total Assets |
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$ |
20,974 |
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$ |
19,274 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Current Liabilities |
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Current portion of long-term debt and capital leases |
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$ |
130 |
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$ |
466 |
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Accounts payable |
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349 |
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384 |
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Derivative instruments valuation |
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2,644 |
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917 |
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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
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293 |
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473 |
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Current liabilities discontinued operations |
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37 |
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37 |
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Total current liabilities |
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3,453 |
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2,277 |
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Other Liabilities |
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Long-term debt and capital leases |
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8,101 |
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7,895 |
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Nuclear decommissioning reserve |
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311 |
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307 |
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Nuclear decommissioning trust liability |
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300 |
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326 |
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Deferred income taxes |
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884 |
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843 |
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Derivative instruments valuation |
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1,332 |
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759 |
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Out-of-market contracts |
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550 |
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628 |
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Other non-current liabilities |
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485 |
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412 |
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Non-current liabilities discontinued operations |
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79 |
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76 |
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Total non-current liabilities |
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12,042 |
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11,246 |
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Total Liabilities |
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15,495 |
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13,523 |
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3.625% convertible perpetual preferred stock (at
liquidation value, net of issuance costs) |
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247 |
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247 |
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Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders Equity |
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Preferred stock (at liquidation value, net of issuance
costs) |
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892 |
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892 |
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Common Stock |
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3 |
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3 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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4,095 |
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4,092 |
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Retained earnings |
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1,308 |
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1,270 |
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Less treasury stock, at cost 25,832,200 and
24,550,600 shares |
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(693 |
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(638 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
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(373 |
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(115 |
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Total Stockholders Equity |
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5,232 |
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5,504 |
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Total Liabilities and Stockholders Equity |
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$ |
20,974 |
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$ |
19,274 |
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See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
7
NRG ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
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(In millions) |
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Three months ended March 31, |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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Cash Flows from Operating Activities |
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Net income |
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$ |
52 |
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$ |
65 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities |
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Distributions and equity in (earnings)/loss of
unconsolidated affiliates |
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6 |
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(10 |
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Depreciation
and amortization |
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161 |
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160 |
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Amortization of nuclear fuel |
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15 |
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14 |
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Amortization and write-off of financing costs and debt
discount/premiums |
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8 |
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9 |
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Amortization of intangibles and out-of-market contracts |
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(66 |
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(29 |
) |
Changes in deferred income taxes and liability for unrecognized tax benefits |
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
47 |
|
Changes in nuclear decommissioning trust liability |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
Changes in derivatives |
|
|
132 |
|
|
|
90 |
|
Changes in collateral deposits supporting energy risk
management activities |
|
|
(150 |
) |
|
|
(120 |
) |
Gain on sale of assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(17 |
) |
Gain on sale of emission allowances |
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
|
(5 |
) |
Amortization of unearned equity compensation |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
Cash used by changes in other working capital |
|
|
(149 |
) |
|
|
(114 |
) |
|
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities |
|
|
60 |
|
|
|
106 |
|
|
Cash Flows from Investing Activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures |
|
|
(164 |
) |
|
|
(107 |
) |
Increase in restricted cash, net |
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
(5 |
) |
Decrease in notes receivable |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
Purchases of emission allowances |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(61 |
) |
Proceeds from sale of emission allowances |
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
32 |
|
Investments in nuclear decommissioning trust fund securities |
|
|
(144 |
) |
|
|
(68 |
) |
Proceeds from sales of nuclear decommissioning trust fund
securities |
|
|
135 |
|
|
|
59 |
|
Proceeds from sale of assets |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
Net Cash Used by Investing Activities |
|
|
(132 |
) |
|
|
(112 |
) |
|
Cash Flows from Financing Activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payment of dividends to preferred stockholders |
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
|
(14 |
) |
Payment of financing element of acquired derivatives |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Payment for treasury stock |
|
|
(55 |
) |
|
|
(103 |
) |
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Payment of deferred debt issuance costs |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Payments for short and long-term debt |
|
|
(154 |
) |
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
Net Cash Used by Financing Activities |
|
|
(224 |
) |
|
|
(136 |
) |
|
Change in cash from discontinued operations |
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
(5 |
) |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
Net Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents |
|
|
(298 |
) |
|
|
(145 |
) |
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period |
|
|
1,132 |
|
|
|
777 |
|
|
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period |
|
$ |
834 |
|
|
$ |
632 |
|
|
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
8
NRG ENERGY, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Note 1 Basis of Presentation
NRG Energy, Inc., or NRG or the Company, is a wholesale power generation company with a
significant presence in major competitive power markets in the United States. NRG is engaged in
the ownership, development, construction and operation of power generation facilities, the
transacting in and trading of fuel and transportation services, and the trading of energy, capacity
and related products in the United States and select international markets.
The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commissions regulations for interim
financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not include all
of the information and notes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete
financial statements. The accounting policies NRG follows are set forth in Note 2 to the Companys
financial statements in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. The
following notes should be read in conjunction with such policies and other disclosures in the Form
10-K. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.
In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial
statements contain all material adjustments consisting of normal and recurring accruals necessary
to present fairly the Companys consolidated financial position as of March 31, 2008, and the
results of operations and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007,
respectively. Certain prior-year amounts have been reclassified for comparative purposes.
Stock Split
In May 2007, NRG completed a two-for-one stock split of the Companys outstanding shares of
common stock, which was effected through a stock dividend. All share and per share amounts
presented for the three months ended March 31, 2007 retroactively reflect the effect of the stock
split.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions. These estimates and
assumptions impact the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent
assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated financial statements. They also impact
the reported amount of net earnings during the reporting period. Actual results could be different
from these estimates.
Investment in Affiliate
In February 2008, a wholly owned subsidiary of NRG entered into a 50/50 joint venture with a
subsidiary of BP Alternative Energy North America Inc., or BP, to build and own the Sherbino I Wind
Farm LLC, or Sherbino. This is a 150 MW wind project consisting of 50 Vestas 3 MW wind turbine
generators, located in the West zone of Texas ERCOT power market, or Texas West. A wholly owned
subsidiary of NRG is managing the construction, which began in late 2007, and is being conducted by
an independent engineering, procurement and construction, or EPC, contractor. The project is
scheduled to begin commercial operations during the fourth quarter 2008 at which time an affiliate
of BP will manage the operations.
The project will be funded through a combination of equity contributions from the owners and
non-recourse project-level debt. NRG delivered a promissory note to Sherbino of $59 million to
support its initial capital contribution, payable no later than December 1, 2008, made an
additional contribution of $17 million on April 18, 2008, and expects to provide another $11
million by year-end, bringing its total expected equity contribution to $87 million. NRG has
posted a letter of credit in this amount. NRGs maximum exposure to loss is limited to its
expected equity investments.
Sherbino has entered into a long-term natural gas swap to mitigate a portion of power price
risk for its expected power generation. As the changes in natural gas prices and in Texas West
power prices do not meet the required correlation for cash flow hedge accounting, Sherbino will
account for the natural gas swap hedge under mark-to-market accounting.
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The Company has determined that Sherbino is a variable interest entity, or VIE, but that the
Company is not the primary beneficiary that is required to consolidate Sherbino under FASB
Interpretation No. 46(R), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, or FIN 46R. Consequently,
NRG accounts for its investment in Sherbino under the equity method of accounting. NRGs share of
mark-to-market results of the natural gas swap will be included in NRGs equity in earnings of
Sherbino. NRGs investment at March 31, 2008, net of its promissory note commitment, is a negative
$18 million, which is included in Equity Investments in Affiliates on the condensed consolidated
balance sheet.
Recent Accounting Developments
The Company partially adopted SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, or SFAS 157, on January
1, 2008, delaying application for non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities as permitted.
This statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands
disclosures about fair value measurements. In February 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards
Board, or FASB, issued FASB Staff Position, or FSP, No. FAS 157-1, Application of FASB Statement
No. 157 to FASB Statement No. 13 and Other Accounting Pronouncements That Address Fair Value
Measurements for Purposes of Lease Classification or Measurement under Statement 13, which amends
SFAS 157 to exclude FASB Statement No. 13, Accounting for Leases, or SFAS 13, and other accounting
pronouncements that address fair value measurements for purposes of lease classification or
measurement under SFAS 13. In
February 2008, the FASB also issued FSP No. FAS 157-2, Effective Date of FASB Statement No.
157, which permitted delayed application of this statement for nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial
liabilities, except for items that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial
statements on a recurring basis (at least annually), until fiscal years beginning after November
15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The partial adoption of SFAS 157 did not
have a material impact on the Companys consolidated financial position, statement of operations,
and cash flows. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the deferred portion of SFAS 157
on the Companys consolidated financial position, statement of operations, and cash flows.
The Company adopted SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial
Liabilities-including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115, or SFAS 159, on January 1, 2008.
This statement provides entities with an option to measure and report selected financial assets and
liabilities at fair value. This statement requires a business entity to report unrealized gains
and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected in earnings at each subsequent
reporting date. An entity may decide whether to elect the fair value option for each eligible item
on its election date, subject to certain requirements described in the statement. The Company does
not intend to apply this standard to any of its eligible assets or liabilities; therefore there was
no impact on NRGs consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
The Company adopted FSP FIN 39-1, Amendment of FASB Interpretation No. 39, or FSP FIN 39-1,
which amends FIN 39, Offsetting of Amounts Related to Certain Contracts, on January 1, 2008. FSP
FIN 39-1 impacts entities that enter into master netting arrangements as part of their derivative
transactions. Under the guidance in this FSP, entities may choose to offset derivative positions
in the financial statements against the fair value of amounts recognized as cash collateral paid or
received under those arrangements. The Company chose not to offset positions as defined in this
FSP; therefore there was no impact on NRGs consolidated financial position, results of operations,
or cash flows.
NRG has non-qualified stock options
for which it has insufficient historical exercise data and therefore estimates the expected term using the
simplified method, as allowed under Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 107, Share Based Payment, or
SAB 107. In December 2007, the SEC issued SAB No. 110, Certain Assumptions Used in Valuation
Methods, which eliminates the December 31, 2007 expiration of SAB 107s permission to use this
simplified method. NRG will therefore continue to use this simplified method, for as long as the
Company deems it to be the most appropriate method.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations, or SFAS
141R. This statement applies prospectively to all business combinations for which the acquisition
date is on or after the beginning of an entitys first annual reporting period beginning on or
after December 15, 2008. The statement establishes principles and requires an acquirer to
recognize and measure in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities
assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree at fair value at the acquisition date. It
also recognizes and measures the goodwill acquired or a gain from a bargain purchase in the
business combination and determines what information to disclose to enable users of an entitys
financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business
combination. As discussed further in Note 11, SFAS 141R will change the application of fresh
start accounting to certain of the Companys unrecognized tax benefits. NRG is currently
evaluating the impact of this statement upon its adoption on the Companys results of operations,
financial position and cash flows.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial
Statementsan amendment of ARB No. 51, Consolidated Financial Statements, or SFAS 160. This
Statement amends ARB No. 51 to establish accounting and reporting standards for the minority
interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. It also amends
10
certain of ARB No. 51s consolidation procedures for consistency with the requirements of SFAS
141R. This Statement shall be effective and applied prospectively for fiscal years, and interim
periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008, except for the
presentation and disclosure requirements, which shall be applied retrospectively. NRG is currently
evaluating the impact of this statement upon its adoption on the Companys results of operations,
financial position and cash flows.
In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures About Derivative Instruments and
Hedging Activities, or SFAS 161. SFAS 161 requires entities to provide enhanced disclosures about
how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, how derivative instruments and related hedged
items are accounted for under SFAS 133 and its related interpretations, and how derivative
instruments and related hedged items affect an entitys financial position, financial performance,
and cash flows. This statement encourages, but does not require, comparative disclosures for
earlier periods at initial adoption. SFAS 161 is effective for financial statements issued for
fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with early application
encouraged. The enhanced disclosures regarding derivative and hedging instruments required by SFAS
161 are relevant to NRG, but will not have an impact on the Companys results of operations,
financial position, or cash flows.
Note 2 Comprehensive Loss
The following table summarizes the components of the Companys comprehensive loss.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended March 31, |
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
52 |
|
|
$ |
65 |
|
|
Changes in derivative activity, net of tax |
|
|
(302 |
) |
|
|
(283 |
) |
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax |
|
|
42 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of tax |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax |
|
|
(258 |
) |
|
|
(273 |
) |
|
Comprehensive loss |
|
$ |
(206 |
) |
|
$ |
(208 |
) |
|
The following table summarizes the changes in the Companys accumulated other comprehensive
loss.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions) |
|
|
|
|
|
As of March 31, |
|
2008 |
|
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss as of December 31, 2007 |
|
$ |
(115 |
) |
|
|
Changes in derivative activity, net of tax |
|
|
(302 |
) |
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax |
|
|
42 |
|
|
|
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of tax |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss as of March 31, 2008 |
|
$ |
(373 |
) |
|
|
|
Note 3 Discontinued Operations
The assets and liabilities reported in the balance sheet as discontinued operations represent
those of Itiquira Energetica S.A., or ITISA. On December 18, 2007, NRG entered into a sale and
purchase agreement to sell its 100% interest in Tosli Acquisition B.V., or Tosli, which holds all
NRGs interest in ITISA, to Brookfield Power Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brookfield Asset
Management Inc. On April 28, 2008, NRG completed the sale and received $288 million in cash
proceeds. The sale process will remove approximately $153 million of assets, including $53 million
of cash, and approximately $116 million of liabilities, including $61 million of debt, that are
classified as discontinued assets and liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of
March 31, 2008. NRG expects to recognize a pre-tax gain of approximately $250 million and net
pre-tax cash additions of approximately $234 million, subject to a purchase price adjustment to be
finalized within 90 days of the sale date.
Summarized operating results for the Companys discontinued operations, consisting of ITISAs
activities, were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended March 31, |
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
Operating revenues |
|
$ |
15 |
|
|
$ |
11 |
|
Pre-tax income |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
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Note 4 Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company partially adopted SFAS 157 on January 1, 2008, delaying application for
non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities as permitted. This statement establishes a
framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.
SFAS 157 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation
techniques used to measure fair value into three levels as follows:
|
|
|
Level 1 quoted prices (unadjusted) in
active markets for identical asset or
liabilities that the Company has the ability to access as of the
measurement date.
Financial assets and liabilities utilizing Level 1 inputs include active exchange-traded
securities and exchange-based derivatives. |
|
|
|
Level 2 inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are directly
observable for the asset or liability or indirectly observable through corroboration with
observable market data. Financial assets and liabilities utilizing Level 2 inputs include
fixed income securities, non-exchange-based derivatives, mutual funds and fair-value
hedges. |
|
|
|
Level 3 unobservable inputs for the asset or liability only used when there is
little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date.
Financial assets and liabilities utilizing Level 3 inputs include infrequently-traded,
non-exchange-based derivatives and commingled investment funds, and are measured using
present value pricing models. |
In accordance with SFAS 157, the Company determines the level in the fair value hierarchy
within which each fair value measurement in its entirety falls, based on the lowest level input
that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
The following table presents assets and liabilities measured and recorded at fair value on the
Companys Consolidated Balance Sheets on a recurring basis and their level within the fair value
hierarchy during the three months ended March 31, 2008:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions) |
|
Fair Value |
|
As of March 31, 2008 |
|
Level 1 |
|
|
Level 2 |
|
|
Level 3 |
|
|
Total |
|
|
Investment in
available-for-sale securities
(classified within other
non-current assets): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Debt securities |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
30 |
|
|
$ |
30 |
|
Marketable equity securities |
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
|
Trust fund investments |
|
|
216 |
|
|
|
131 |
|
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
372 |
|
Derivative assets |
|
|
510 |
|
|
|
2,303 |
|
|
|
56 |
|
|
|
2,869 |
|
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
736 |
|
|
$ |
2,434 |
|
|
$ |
111 |
|
|
$ |
3,281 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative liabilities |
|
$ |
566 |
|
|
$ |
3,363 |
|
|
$ |
47 |
|
|
$ |
3,976 |
|
|
The following table reconciles, for the period ended March 31, 2008, the beginning and ending
balances for financial instruments that are recognized at fair value in the consolidated financial
statements at least annually using significant unobservable inputs:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurement Using Significant Unobservable Inputs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Level
3) |
|
(In millions) |
|
|
|
|
|
Trust Fund |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended March 31, 2008 |
|
Debt Securities |
|
Investments |
|
Derivatives |
|
Total |
|
Beginning balance as of January 1, 2008 |
|
$ |
32 |
|
|
$ |
37 |
|
|
$ |
27 |
|
|
$ |
96 |
|
Total gains and losses (realized/unrealized)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Included in earnings |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(35 |
) |
|
|
(37 |
) |
Included in nuclear decommissioning
obligations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
Included in other comprehensive income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
Purchases/(sales) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
(11 |
) |
|
|
(20 |
) |
Transfer in/(out) of Level 3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
Ending balance as of March 31, 2008 |
|
$ |
30 |
|
|
$ |
25 |
|
|
$ |
9 |
|
|
$ |
64 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The amount of the total gains or losses for the
period included in earnings attributable to the
change in unrealized gains and losses relating
to assets still held as of March 31, 2008 |
|
$ |
(2 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(28 |
) |
|
$ |
(30 |
) |
|
12
Realized
and unrealized gains and losses included in earnings that are related to the debt securities
are recorded in other income, while those related to derivatives are recorded in operating revenues.
Non-derivative fair value measurements
NRGs debt securities are classified as Level 3 and consist of non-traded debt instruments
that are valued based on discounted cash flow methodology which utilizes significant assumptions
that are unobservable.
The trust fund investments are held primarily to satisfy NRGs nuclear decommissioning
obligations. These trust fund investments hold debt and equity securities directly and equity
securities indirectly through commingled funds. The fair values of equity securities held directly
by the trust funds are based on quoted prices in active markets and are categorized in Level 1. In
addition, U.S. Treasury securities are categorized as Level 1 because they trade in a highly liquid
and transparent market. The fair values of fixed income securities, excluding U.S. Treasury
securities, are based on evaluated prices that reflect observable market information, such as
actual trade information of similar securities, adjusted for observable differences and are
categorized in Level 2. Commingled funds, which are analogous to mutual funds, are maintained by
investment companies and hold certain investments in accordance with a stated set of fund
objectives. The fair value of commingled funds are based on net asset values per fund share (the
unit of account), derived from the quoted prices in active markets of the underlying equity
securities. However, because the shares in the commingled funds are not publicly quoted, not
traded in an active market and are subject to certain restrictions regarding their purchase and
sale, the commingled funds are categorized in Level 3.
Derivative fair value measurements
The majority of NRGs energy related contracts are non-exchange-traded contracts valued using
prices provided by external sources, primarily price quotations available through brokers or
over-the-counter, on-line exchanges. Prices reflect the average of the bid-ask mid-point prices
obtained from all sources that NRG believes provide the most liquid market for the commodity. The
terms for which such price information is available vary by commodity, region and product. The
remainder of the assets represent contracts for which external valuations are not available,
primarily option contracts. These contracts are valued using the Black Scholes model, an industry
standard option valuation model. The fair values in each category reflect the level of forward
prices and volatility factors as of March 31, 2008 and may change as a result of changes in these
factors. Management uses its best estimates to determine the fair value of commodity and
derivative contracts NRG holds and sells. These estimates consider various factors including
closing exchange and over-the-counter price quotations, time value, volatility factors and credit
exposure. It is possible, however, that future market prices could vary from those used in
recording assets and liabilities from energy marketing and trading activities and such variations
could be material.
Credit Risk Associated with Derivative Instruments
NRG would be exposed to credit-related losses in the event of non-performance by
counterparties that enter into derivative instruments. The credit exposure of derivative contracts,
before collateral, is represented by the fair value of the contracts as of the reporting date. For
energy-related derivative instruments, NRG attempts to enter into
enabling agreements that allow for payment netting with its counterparties, which reduces
NRGs exposure to counterparty credit risk by providing for the offset of amounts payable against
amounts receivable to or from the counterparty. Each enabling agreement is commodity specific and
so netting is limited to transactions involving that specific commodity except where master netting
agreements exist that allow for cross commodity netting. In addition to payment netting language,
the credit risk group establishes credit limits and collateral requirements for a counterparty as
defined in the enabling agreements. Counterparty credit limits are based on an internal credit
assessment that considers a variety of quantitative and qualitative factors, including but not
limited to the financial health of the counterparty, credit ratings and risk management
capabilities. To the extent that a credit limit is exceeded by the counterparty, NRG will require
the counterparty to post collateral as specified in the enabling agreement. NRGs credit risk
group monitors current and forward credit exposure to counterparties and their affiliates, both on
an individual and portfolio basis.
Under the guidance of FSP FIN 39-1, entities may choose to offset derivative positions in the
financial statements against the fair value of the amounts recognized as cash collateral paid or
received under those arrangements. The Company has credit arrangements within various agreements
to call on or pay additional collateral support. The Company has chosen not to offset positions as
defined in this FSP. As of March 31, 2008, the Company has the right to reclaim $241 million of
cash collateral paid and the obligation to return $20 million of cash collateral received. These
amounts are included in other current assets and liabilities, respectively.
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Note 5 Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, as amended, or
SFAS 133, requires NRG to recognize all derivative instruments on the balance sheet as either
assets or liabilities and to measure them at fair value each reporting period unless they qualify
for a Normal Purchase Normal Sale, or NPNS, exception. If certain conditions are met, NRG may be
able to designate certain derivatives as cash flow hedges and defer the effective portion of the
change in fair value of the derivatives to Other Comprehensive Income, or OCI, until the hedged
transactions occur and are recognized in earnings. The ineffective portion of a cash flow hedge is
immediately recognized in earnings.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
The following tables summarize the effects of SFAS 133 on NRGs OCI balance attributable to
hedged derivatives, net of tax:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions) |
|
Energy |
|
|
Interest |
|
|
|
|
Three months ended March 31, 2008 |
|
Commodities |
|
|
Rate |
|
|
Total |
|
|
Accumulated OCI balance at December 31, 2007 |
|
$ |
(234 |
) |
|
$ |
(31 |
) |
|
$ |
(265 |
) |
Realized from OCI during the period: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Due to realization of previously deferred amounts |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(15 |
) |
Mark-to-market of hedge contracts |
|
|
(244 |
) |
|
|
(43 |
) |
|
|
(287 |
) |
|
Accumulated OCI balance at March 31, 2008 |
|
$ |
(493 |
) |
|
$ |
(74 |
) |
|
$ |
(567 |
) |
|
Losses expected to be realized from OCI during the
next 12 months, net of $69 tax |
|
$ |
(104 |
) |
|
$ |
(2 |
) |
|
$ |
(106 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions) |
|
Energy |
|
|
Interest |
|
|
|
|
Three months ended March 31, 2007 |
|
Commodities |
|
|
Rate |
|
|
Total |
|
|
Accumulated OCI balance at December 31, 2006 |
|
$ |
193 |
|
|
$ |
16 |
|
|
$ |
209 |
|
Realized from OCI during the period: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Due to realization of previously deferred amounts |
|
|
(17 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(17 |
) |
Mark-to-market of hedge contracts |
|
|
(259 |
) |
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
(266 |
) |
|
Accumulated OCI balance at March 31, 2007 |
|
$ |
(83 |
) |
|
$ |
9 |
|
|
$ |
(74 |
) |
|
As
of March 31, 2008 and 2007, the net balances in OCI relating to
SFAS 133 were unrecognized losses of
approximately $567 million and $74 million, which were net of
$371 million and $50 million, respectively, in income taxes.
Statement of Operations
In accordance with SFAS 133, unrealized gains and losses associated with changes in the fair
value of derivative instruments not accounted for as hedge derivatives and ineffectiveness of hedge
derivatives are reflected in current period earnings.
The following tables summarizes the pre-tax effects of non-hedge derivatives, derivatives that
do not qualify as hedges, and ineffectiveness of hedge derivatives on NRGs statement of
operations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended March 31, |
(In millions) |
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
Revenue from operations energy commodities |
|
$ |
(141 |
) |
|
$ |
(90 |
) |
Interest expense interest rate swaps |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total impact to statement of operations |
|
$ |
(141 |
) |
|
$ |
(90 |
) |
|
For the three months ended March 31, 2008, the unrealized loss associated with changes in the
fair value of derivative instruments not accounted for as hedge derivatives of $141 million is
comprised of $97 million of fair value decreases in forward sales of electricity and fuel, a $45
million loss due to the ineffectiveness associated with financial forward contracted electric and
gas sales, $15 million from the reversal of mark-to-market gains which ultimately settled as
financial revenues of which $10 million was related to economic hedges and $5 million was related
to trading activity. In addition, the Company recorded $16 million of gains associated with open
positions also related to trading activity.
For the three months ended March 31, 2007, the unrealized loss associated with changes in the
fair value of derivative instruments not accounted for as hedge derivatives of $90 million is
comprised of $79 million of fair value decreases in forward sales of electricity and fuel, a $44
million gain due to the ineffectiveness associated with financial forward contracted electric and
gas sales, $70 million from the reversal of mark-to-market gains which ultimately settled as
financial revenues of which $57 million was related to economic
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hedges and $13 million was related
to trading activity. In addition, the Company recorded $15 million of gains associated with open
positions also related to trading activity.
Note 6 Long Term Debt
Debt Related to Capital Allocation Program
In
March 2008, the Company executed an arrangement with Credit Suisse to extend the notes and
preferred interest maturities of NRG Common Stock Finance I, LLC, or CSF I, from October 2008 to
June 2010. In addition, the settlement date for any share price appreciation beyond a 20% compound
annual growth rate since the original date of purchase by CSF I was extended 30 days to early
December 2008. As part of this extension arrangement, the Company contributed 795,503 treasury
shares to CSF I as additional collateral to maintain a blended interest rate in the CSF I facility
of approximately 7.5%. Accordingly, the amount due at maturity in June 2010 for the CSF I notes
and preferred interests is $248 million.
Senior Credit Facility
Beginning in 2008, NRG must annually offer a portion of its excess cash flow (as defined in
the Senior Credit Facility) for the prior year to its first lien lenders under the Companys Term B
loan. The percentage of the excess cash flow offered to these lenders is dependent upon the
Companys consolidated leverage ratio (as defined in the Senior Credit Facility) at the end of the
preceding year. Of the amount offered, the first lien lenders must accept 50%, while the remaining
50% may either be accepted or rejected at the lenders' option. The mandatory annual offer required
for 2008 was $446 million, against which the Company made a prepayment of $300 million in December
2007. Of the remaining $146 million, the lenders accepted a repayment of $143 million in March
2008. The amount retained by the Company can be used for investments, capital expenditures and
other items as permitted by the Senior Credit Facility.
Note 7 Changes in Capital Structure
The following table reflects the changes in NRGs common stock issued and outstanding during
the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authorized |
|
|
Issued |
|
|
Treasury |
|
|
Outstanding |
|
|
Balance as of December 31, 2007 |
|
|
500,000,000 |
|
|
|
261,285,529 |
|
|
|
(24,550,600 |
) |
|
|
236,734,929 |
|
2008 Capital Allocation Program |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,281,600 |
) |
|
|
(1,281,600 |
) |
Shares issued from LTIP through March
31, 2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
93,251 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
93,251 |
|
|
Balance as of March 31, 2008 |
|
|
500,000,000 |
|
|
|
261,378,780 |
|
|
|
(25,832,200 |
) |
|
|
235,546,580 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of December 31, 2006 |
|
|
500,000,000 |
|
|
|
274,248,264 |
|
|
|
(29,601,162 |
) |
|
|
244,647,102 |
|
Capital Allocation Program Phase II |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,000,000 |
) |
|
|
(3,000,000 |
) |
Shares issued from LTIP through March
31, 2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
598,914 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
598,914 |
|
|
Balance as of March 31, 2007 |
|
|
500,000,000 |
|
|
|
274,847,178 |
|
|
|
(32,601,162 |
) |
|
|
242,246,016 |
|
|
Common Stock
NRGs authorized shares of common stock consist of 500 million shares. Common stock issued as
of March 31, 2008 and 2007 was 261,378,780 and 274,847,178 shares, respectively.
Treasury Stock
In December 2007, the Company initiated its 2008 Capital Allocation Program, with the
repurchase of 2,037,700 shares of NRG common stock during that month for
approximately $85 million. This was followed in January 2008 with the repurchase of an
additional 344,000 shares of NRG common stock for approximately $15 million. In February 2008, the
Companys Board of Directors authorized an additional $200 million in common share repurchases that
would raise the total 2008 Capital Allocation Program to approximately $300 million. In March
2008, the Company repurchased an additional 937,600 shares of NRG common stock in the open market
for approximately $40 million. As of March 31, 2008, NRG had repurchased a total of 3,319,300
shares of NRG common stock at a cost of approximately $140 million as part of its 2008 Capital
Allocation Program.
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Note 8 Equity Compensation
Non-Qualified Stock Options, or NQSOs
The following table summarizes the Companys NQSO activity as of March 31, 2008 and the
changes during the three months then ended:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted |
|
|
Aggregate Intrinsic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average |
|
|
Value |
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Exercise Price |
|
|
(In millions) |
|
|
Outstanding as of December 31, 2007 |
|
|
3,579,775 |
|
|
$ |
19.98 |
|
|
|
|
|
Granted |
|
|
929,500 |
|
|
|
42.63 |
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited |
|
|
(20,667 |
) |
|
|
34.11 |
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised |
|
|
(73,204 |
) |
|
|
23.42 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at March 31, 2008 |
|
|
4,415,404 |
|
|
|
24.62 |
|
|
$ |
63 |
|
Exercisable at March 31, 2008 |
|
|
2,413,256 |
|
|
$ |
16.87 |
|
|
|
53 |
|
|
The weighted average grant date fair value of NQSOs granted for the three months ending March
31, 2008 was $11.08.
Restricted Stock Units, or RSUs
The following table summarizes the Companys non-vested RSU awards as of March 31, 2008 and
changes during the three months then ended:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted Average Grant- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Date |
|
Non-vested Shares |
|
Shares |
|
|
Fair Value Per Unit |
|
|
Non-vested as of December 31, 2007 |
|
|
1,588,316 |
|
|
$ |
26.99 |
|
Granted |
|
|
136,000 |
|
|
|
41.66 |
|
Vested |
|
|
(16,400 |
) |
|
|
18.26 |
|
Forfeited |
|
|
(16,790 |
) |
|
|
31.09 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-vested as of March 31, 2008 |
|
|
1,691,126 |
|
|
$ |
28.21 |
|
|
Performance Units, or PUs
The following table summarizes the Companys non-vested PU awards as of March 31, 2008 and
changes during the three months then ended:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted Average |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grant- Date |
|
Non-vested Shares |
|
Shares |
|
|
Fair Value Per Unit |
|
|
Non-vested as of December 31, 2007 |
|
|
536,764 |
|
|
$ |
20.18 |
|
Granted |
|
|
179,900 |
|
|
|
28.90 |
|
Forfeited |
|
|
(8,000 |
) |
|
|
21.25 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-vested as of March 31, 2008 |
|
|
708,664 |
|
|
$ |
22.38 |
|
|
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Note 9 Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income less accumulated preferred
stock dividends by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Shares issued and
treasury shares repurchased during the year are weighted for the portion of the year that they were
outstanding. Diluted earnings per share is computed in a manner consistent with that of basic
earnings per share while giving effect to all potentially dilutive common shares that were
outstanding during the period.
The reconciliation of basic earnings per common share to diluted earnings per share is as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended March 31, |
|
(In millions, except per share data) |
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
Basic earnings per share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Numerator: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations |
|
$ |
48 |
|
|
$ |
61 |
|
Preferred stock dividends |
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
Net income available to common stockholders from
continuing operations |
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
47 |
|
Discontinued operations, net of income tax expense |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
Net income available to common stockholders |
|
$ |
38 |
|
|
$ |
51 |
|
|
Denominator: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding |
|
|
236.3 |
|
|
|
244.0 |
|
Basic earnings per share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations |
|
$ |
0.14 |
|
|
$ |
0.19 |
|
Discontinued operations, net of income tax expense |
|
|
0.02 |
|
|
|
0.02 |
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
0.16 |
|
|
$ |
0.21 |
|
|
Diluted earnings per share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Numerator: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income available to common stockholders from
continuing operations |
|
$ |
34 |
|
|
$ |
47 |
|
Add preferred stock dividends for dilutive preferred stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
Adjusted income from continuing operations |
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
51 |
|
Discontinued operations, net of tax |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
Net income available to common stockholders |
|
$ |
38 |
|
|
$ |
55 |
|
|
Denominator: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding |
|
|
236.3 |
|
|
|
244.0 |
|
Incremental shares attributable to the issuance of
equity compensation (treasury stock method) |
|
|
3.7 |
|
|
|
3.2 |
|
Incremental shares attributable to embedded
derivatives of certain financial instruments
(if-converted method) |
|
|
5.3 |
|
|
|
2.3 |
|
Incremental shares attributable to assumed
conversion features of outstanding preferred stock
(if-converted method) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
21.0 |
|
|
Total dilutive shares |
|
|
245.3 |
|
|
|
270.5 |
|
Diluted earnings per share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations |
|
$ |
0.14 |
|
|
$ |
0.19 |
|
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax |
|
|
0.02 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
0.16 |
|
|
$ |
0.20 |
|
|
Effects on Earnings per Share
The following table summarizes NRGs outstanding equity instruments that are anti-dilutive and
were not included in the computation of the Companys diluted earnings per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended March 31, |
|
(In millions of shares) |
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
Equity compensation (NQSOs and PUs) |
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
4.0% convertible preferred stock |
|
|
21.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
5.75% convertible preferred stock |
|
|
16.5 |
|
|
|
16.5 |
|
Embedded derivative of 3.625% redeemable
perpetual preferred stock |
|
|
12.2 |
|
|
|
14.5 |
|
Embedded derivative of preferred interests and
notes issued by CSF I and CSF II |
|
|
16.8 |
|
|
|
17.6 |
|
|
Total |
|
|
67.8 |
|
|
|
49.6 |
|
|
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Note 10 Segment Reporting
The Companys segment structure reflects NRGs core areas of operation which are primarily the
geographic regions of the Companys wholesale power generation, thermal and chilled water business,
and corporate activities. Within NRGs wholesale power generation operations, there are distinct
components with separate operating results and management structures for the following regions:
Texas, Northeast, South Central, West and International.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wholesale Power Generation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
South |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended March 31, 2008 |
|
Texas |
|
|
Northeast |
|
|
Central |
|
|
West |
|
|
International |
|
|
Thermal |
|
|
Corporate |
|
|
Elimination |
|
|
Total |
|
|
Operating revenues |
|
$ |
649 |
|
|
$ |
360 |
|
|
$ |
179 |
|
|
$ |
38 |
|
|
$ |
38 |
|
|
$ |
44 |
|
|
$ |
(5 |
) |
|
$ |
(1 |
) |
|
$ |
1,302 |
|
Depreciation and
amortization |
|
|
113 |
|
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
161 |
|
Equity in
(losses)/earnings
of unconsolidated
affiliates |
|
|
(18 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
Income/(loss) from
continuing
operations before
income taxes |
|
|
67 |
|
|
|
59 |
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
(104 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
102 |
|
Income from
discontinued
operations, net of
income taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
Net income/(loss) |
|
$ |
37 |
|
|
$ |
59 |
|
|
$ |
39 |
|
|
$ |
12 |
|
|
$ |
24 |
|
|
$ |
5 |
|
|
$ |
(124 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
52 |
|
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
12,072 |
|
|
$ |
1,550 |
|
|
$ |
972 |
|
|
$ |
255 |
|
|
$ |
1,276 |
|
|
$ |
214 |
|
|
$ |
14,447 |
|
|
$ |
(9,812 |
) |
|
$ |
20,974 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wholesale Power Generation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
South |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended March 31, 2007 |
|
Texas |
|
|
Northeast |
|
|
Central |
|
|
West |
|
|
International |
|
|
Thermal |
|
|
Corporate |
|
|
Elimination |
|
|
Total |
|
|
Operating revenues |
|
$ |
695 |
|
|
$ |
342 |
|
|
$ |
150 |
|
|
$ |
28 |
|
|
$ |
32 |
|
|
$ |
49 |
|
|
$ |
5 |
|
|
$ |
(2 |
) |
|
$ |
1,299 |
|
Depreciation and
amortization |
|
|
114 |
|
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
160 |
|
Equity in
(losses)/earnings
of unconsolidated
affiliates |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13 |
|
Income/(loss) from
continuing
operations before
income taxes |
|
|
113 |
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
(92 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
116 |
|
Income from
discontinued
operations, net of
income taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
Net income/(loss) |
|
$ |
60 |
|
|
$ |
38 |
|
|
$ |
10 |
|
|
$ |
5 |
|
|
$ |
17 |
|
|
$ |
23 |
|
|
$ |
(88 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
65 |
|
|
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Note 11 Income Taxes
Income tax expense from continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and
March 31, 2007 was $54 million and $55 million, respectively. The income tax expense for the three
months ended March 31, 2008 included domestic tax expense of
$50 million and foreign tax expense of $4 million. The income tax expense for the three
months ended March 31, 2007 included domestic tax expense of $48 million and foreign tax expense of
$7 million.
A reconciliation of the U.S. statutory rate to NRGs effective tax rate from continuing
operations is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions except rate data) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended March 31, |
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
Income from continuing operations before income taxes |
|
$ |
102 |
|
|
$ |
116 |
|
Tax at 35% |
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
41 |
|
State taxes |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
Valuation allowance |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign operations |
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
(1 |
) |
Foreign dividend |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
Non-deductible interest |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
Other permanent differences including subpart F income |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
1 |
|
|
Income tax expense |
|
$ |
54 |
|
|
$ |
55 |
|
|
Effective income tax rate |
|
|
52.9 |
% |
|
|
47.4 |
% |
|
The effective income tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 differs from
the U.S. statutory rate of 35% due to an establishment of valuation allowance, a taxable dividend
from foreign operations and non-deductible interest, offset by earnings in foreign
jurisdictions that are taxed at rates lower than the U.S. statutory rate.
Deferred tax assets and valuation allowance
Net deferred tax balance As of March 31, 2008, NRG recorded a net deferred tax asset of $3
million. However, due to an assessment of positive and negative evidence, including projected
capital gains and available tax planning strategies, NRG believes that it is more likely than not
that a benefit will not be realized on $562 million of tax assets, thus a valuation allowance has
remained, resulting in a net deferred tax liability of $559 million.
NOL carryforwards As of March 31, 2008, the Company has cumulative foreign NOL
carryforwards of $305 million of which $75 million will
expire starting in 2011 through 2017 and of which $230 million
do not have an expiration date.
Valuation Allowance As of March 31, 2008, the Companys valuation allowance was increased
by approximately $9 million of federal and $1 million of state tax as a result of net capital
losses generated during the period. The Company reduced its foreign valuation allowance by $1 million due to the utilization
of foreign NOL.
Uncertain tax benefits
NRG has identified certain unrecognized tax benefits whose after-tax value was $698 million,
of which $25 million would impact the Companys effective tax rate if recognized. Of the $698
million in unrecognized tax benefits, $673 million relates to periods prior to the Companys
emergence from bankruptcy. In accordance with Statement of Position 90-7, Financial Reporting by
Entities in Reorganization under the Bankruptcy Code, and the application of fresh start
accounting, recognition of previously unrecognized tax benefits existing pre-emergence would not
impact the Companys effective tax rate but would increase additional paid-in capital, or APIC. As
of March 31, 2008, NRG has recorded a $50 million non-current tax liability for unrecognized tax
benefits. In accordance with SFAS 141R, any changes to our uncertain tax benefits occurring
after January 1, 2009 will be credited to income tax expense rather than APIC.
NRG has accrued interest and penalties related to these unrecognized tax benefits of
approximately $3 million as of March 31, 2008. The Company recognizes interest and penalties
related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. For the quarter ended March 31, 2008,
the Company incurred an immaterial amount of interest and penalties related to its unrecognized tax
benefits.
Tax jurisdictions NRG is subject to examination by taxing authorities for income tax
returns filed in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state and foreign jurisdictions
including major operations located in Germany, Australia, and Brazil. The Company is no longer
subject to U.S. federal income tax examinations for years prior to 2002. With few exceptions,
state and local income tax examinations are no longer open for years before 2003. The Companys
significant foreign operations are also no longer subject to examination by local jurisdictions for
years prior to 2000.
The
Company has been contacted for examination by the Internal Revenue
Service for years 2004 through 2006. The audit is expected to
commence in June 2008 and continue for approximately 18 to 24 months.
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Note 12 Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits
NRG Defined Benefit Plans
NRG sponsors and operates three defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans. The
NRG Plan for Bargained Employees and the NRG Plan for Non-Bargained Employees are maintained solely
for eligible legacy NRG participants. A third plan, the Texas Genco Retirement Plan, is maintained
for participation solely by eligible Texas-based employees. The total amount of employer
contributions paid for the three months ended March 31, 2008 was $13 million.
The net periodic pension cost related to all of the Companys defined benefit pension plans
include the following components:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Defined Benefit Pension |
(In millions) |
|
Plans |
Three months ended March 31 |
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
Service cost benefits earned |
|
$ |
4 |
|
|
$ |
4 |
|
Interest cost on benefit obligation |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
Expected return on plan assets |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
Net periodic benefit cost |
|
$ |
5 |
|
|
$ |
5 |
|
|
The net periodic cost related to all of the Companys other post retirement benefits plans
include the following components:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Postretirement |
(In millions) |
Benefits Plans |
Three months ended March 31 |
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
Service cost benefits earned |
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
$ |
1 |
|
Interest cost on benefit obligation |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
Net periodic benefit cost |
|
$ |
2 |
|
|
$ |
2 |
|
|
STP Defined Benefit Plans
NRG has a 44% undivided ownership interest in South Texas Project, or STP. STPNOC, which
operates and maintains STP, provides its employees a defined benefit pension plan as well as
postretirement health and welfare benefits. Although NRG does not sponsor the STP plan, it
reimburses STPNOC for 44% of the contributions made towards its retirement plan obligations. The
Company has also recognized net periodic costs related to its 44% interest in STP defined benefits
plans of $2 million for both the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007.
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Note 13 Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments
Fuel Commitments
NRG enters into long-term contractual arrangements to procure fuel and transportation services
for the Companys generation assets. NRG entered into additional coal purchase agreements during
the three months ended March 31, 2008 with total commitments of approximately $213 million,
spanning over 2008 and 2009. In addition, NRG natural gas purchase commitments increased by $122
million over the next three years due to higher forward prices.
First and Second Lien Structure
NRG has granted first and second priority liens to certain counterparties on substantially all
of the Companys assets in the United States in order to secure certain obligations, which are
primarily long-term in nature under certain power sale agreements and related contracts. NRG uses
the first or second lien structure to reduce the amount of cash collateral and letters of credit
that it would otherwise be required to post from time to time to support its obligations under
these agreements. Within the first and second lien structure, the Company can hedge up to 80% of
its baseload capacity and 10% of its non-baseload assets with these counterparties.
As part of the amendments to NRGs Senior Credit Facility entered into on June 8,
2007, the Company obtained the ability to move its current second lien counterparty exposure
to the first lien, on a pari passu basis, with the Companys existing first lien lenders. In
exchange for moving some second lien holders to a pari passu basis with the Companys first lien
lenders, the counterparties relinquished letters of credit issued by NRG which they held as a part
of their collateral package.
On March 31, 2008, the Company moved a second lien counterparty to a first lien position,
resulting in the release of approximately $57 million of letters of credit. As of March 31, 2008,
and April 25, 2008, the net discounted exposure less collateral posted on the agreements and hedges
that were subject to the first lien structure were approximately $1.1 billion and $1.6 billion,
respectively. As of March 31, 2008, and April 25, 2008, the net discounted exposure less
collateral posted on the agreements and hedges that were subject to the second lien structure were
approximately $382 million and $579 million, respectively.
RepoweringNRG
NRG has made non-refundable deposits relating to RepoweringNRG projects totaling approximately
$118 million primarily towards the procurement of wind turbines. The Company believes that these
deposits are necessary for the timely and successful execution of these projects. The deposits are
in support of expected deliveries of wind turbines and other equipment totaling approximately $417
million through 2009. In addition, as discussed in
Note 1, NRG expects to contribute approximately $87 million in equity to Sherbino in 2008 and has
posted a letter of credit in that amount.
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Contingencies
Set forth below is a description of the Companys material legal proceedings. The Company
believes that it has valid defenses to these legal proceedings and intends to defend them
vigorously. Pursuant to the requirements of SFAS No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies, or SFAS 5,
and related guidance, NRG records reserves for estimated losses from contingencies when information
available indicates that a loss is probable and the amount of the loss, or range of loss, can be
reasonably estimated. Management has assessed each of the following matters based on current
information and made a judgment concerning its potential outcome, considering the nature of the
claim, the amount and nature of damages sought, and the probability of success. Unless specified
below, the Company is unable to predict the outcome of these legal proceedings or reasonably
estimate the scope or amount of any associated costs and potential liabilities. As additional
information becomes available, management adjusts its assessment and estimates of such
contingencies accordingly. Because litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties and unfavorable
rulings or developments, it is possible that the ultimate resolution of the Companys liabilities
and contingencies could be at amounts that are different from its currently recorded reserves and
that such difference could be material.
In addition to the legal proceedings noted below, NRG and its subsidiaries are party to other
litigation or legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. In managements
opinion, the disposition of these ordinary course matters will not materially adversely effect
NRGs consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
California Department of Water Resources
On December 19, 2006, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commissions, or FERCs, prior determinations regarding the enforceability of
certain wholesale power contracts and remanded the case to FERC for further proceedings consistent
with the decision. One of these contracts was the wholesale power contract between the California
Department of Water Resources, or CDWR, and subsidiaries of WCP. This case originated with a
February 2002 complaint filed at FERC by the State of California alleging that many parties,
including WCP subsidiaries, overcharged the State. For WCP, the alleged overcharges totaled
approximately $940 million for 2001 and 2002. The complaint demanded that FERC abrogate the CDWR
contract and sought refunds associated with revenues collected under the contract. In 2003, FERC
rejected this complaint, denied rehearing, and the case was appealed to the Ninth Circuit where
oral argument was held on December 8, 2004. On December 19, 2006, the Court decided that in FERCs
review of the contracts at issue, FERC could not rely on the Mobile-Sierra standard presumption of
just and reasonable rates, where such contracts were not reviewed by FERC with full knowledge of
the then existing market conditions. On May 3, 2007, WCP and the other defendants filed separate
petitions for certiorari seeking review by the U.S. Supreme Court and on September 25, 2007, the
Court agreed to hear two of the filed petitions. Although WCPs petition was not selected for
review, the Courts ultimate decision with respect to the other defendants petitions will apply
equally to WCP. Oral argument occurred on February 19, 2008, and a decision is expected from the
Court by the end of the third quarter 2008. At this time, while NRG cannot predict with certainty
whether WCP will be required to make refunds for rates collected under the CDWR contract or
estimate the range of any such possible refunds, a reconsideration of the CDWR contract by FERC
with a resulting order mandating significant refunds could have a material adverse impact on NRGs
financial position, statement of operations, and statement of cash flows. As part of the 2006
acquisition of Dynegys 50% ownership interest in WCP, WCP and NRG assumed responsibility for any
risk of loss arising from this case, unless any such loss was deemed to have resulted from certain
acts of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of Dynegy, in which case any such loss
would be shared equally between WCP and Dynegy.
Station Service Disputes
On October 2, 2000, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, or NiMo, commenced an action against NRG
in New York state court seeking damages related to NRGs alleged failure to pay retail tariff
amounts for utility services at the Dunkirk plant between June 1999 and September 2000. The
parties agreed to consolidate this action with two other actions against the Huntley and Oswego
plants. On October 8, 2002, by stipulation and order, this action was stayed pending submission to
FERC of the disputes in the action. At FERC, NiMo asserted the same claims and legal theories, and
on November 19, 2004, FERC denied NiMos petition and ruled that the NRG facilities could net their
service obligations over each 30 calendar day period from the day NRG acquired the facilities. In
addition, FERC ruled that neither NiMo nor the New York Public Service Commission could impose a
retail delivery charge on the NRG facilities because they are interconnected to transmission and
not to distribution. NiMo appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit which, on June
23, 2006, denied the appeal finding that New York Independent System Operators, or NYISOs,
station service program that permits generators to self supply their station power needs by netting
consumption against production in a month is lawful. On April 30, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court
denied NiMos request for review of the D.C. Circuit decision thus ending further avenues to appeal
FERCs ruling in this matter. NRG believes it is adequately reserved.
22
On December 14, 1999, NRG acquired certain generating facilities from CL&P. A dispute arose
over station service power and delivery services provided to the facilities. On December 20, 2002,
as a result of a petition filed at FERC by Northeast Utilities Services Company on behalf of itself
and CL&P, FERC issued an order finding that, at times when NRG is not able to self-supply its
station power needs, there is a sale of station power from a third-party and retail charges apply.
In August 2003, the parties agreed to submit the dispute to binding arbitration. On September 11,
2007, the parties argued the dispute before a three judge arbitration panel. On February 19, 2008,
the parties executed a settlement agreement ending the arbitration. A component of the settlement
that requires action from ISO-NE is pending.
Native Village of Kivalina and City of Kivalina
Twenty-four electric generating companies and oil and gas companies have been named as
defendants in this complaint, which has been filed but not yet served on NRG. Damages of up to
$400 million have been asserted. The complaint alleges that the carbon dioxide emissions of
defendants contribute to global climate changes which has harmed the plaintiffs. The complaint was
filed on behalf of a small Alaskan town and seeks damages associated with those tribes having to
relocate from the northern coast of Alaska, purportedly because of the effects of global warming.
By agreement with the plaintiffs, the response date for all defendants to the complaint is June 30, 2008.
Spring Creek Coal Company
In August 2007, Spring Creek Coal Company filed a complaint against NRG Texas LP, NRG South
Texas LP, NRG Texas Power LLC, NRG Texas LLC, and NRG Energy, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for
the federal district of Wyoming. The complaint alleged multiple breaches in 2007 of a 1978 coal
supply agreement as amended by a later 1987 agreement, which plaintiff alleges is a take or pay
contract. Several dispositive motions were set to be heard by the court on July 11, 2008, with a
trial scheduled to begin on September 8, 2008. On April 10, 2008, the parties reached a settlement
in principal ending the litigation. A settlement agreement is expected to be executed in the
second quarter of 2008. The settlement provides that while neither party admits liability, NRG
will pay Spring Creek approximately $18 million for the amount of coal it did not take in 2007 and
NRGs obligation to take coal under the contract in the future will be reduced by an identical
amount. In addition, NRG will receive a price reduction on all remaining tons of the coal supply
agreement, valued at approximately $3 million. NRG recorded a $15 million reserve as of March 31,
2008.
Disputed Claims Reserve
As part of NRGs plan of reorganization, NRG funded a disputed claims reserve for the
satisfaction of certain general unsecured claims that were disputed claims as of the effective date
of the plan. Under the terms of the plan, as such claims are resolved, the claimants are paid from
the reserve on the same basis as if they had been paid out in the bankruptcy. To the extent the
aggregate amount required to be paid on the disputed claims exceeds the amount remaining in the
funded claims reserve, NRG will be obligated to provide additional cash and common stock to satisfy
the claims. Any excess funds in the disputed claims reserve will be reallocated to the creditor
pool for the pro rata benefit of all allowed claims. The contributed common stock and cash in the
reserves is held by an escrow agent to complete the distribution and settlement process. Since NRG
has surrendered control over the common stock and cash provided to the disputed claims reserve, NRG
recognized the issuance of the common stock as of December 6, 2003 and removed the cash amounts
from the balance sheet. Similarly, NRG removed the obligations relevant to the claims from the
balance sheet when the common stock was issued and cash contributed.
On April 3, 2006, the Company made a supplemental distribution to creditors under the
Companys Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan, totaling $25 million in cash and 5,082,000 shares of common
stock. As of April 25, 2008, the reserve held approximately $10 million in cash and approximately
1,319,142 shares of common stock on a post-stock split basis. NRG believes the cash and stock
together represent sufficient funds to satisfy all remaining disputed claims.
23
Note 14 Regulatory Matters
NRG operates in a highly regulated industry and is subject to regulation by various federal
and state agencies. As such, NRG is affected by regulatory developments at both the federal and
state levels and in the regions in which NRG operates. In addition, NRG is subject to the market
rules, procedures, and protocols of the various ISO markets in which NRG participates. These
wholesale power markets are subject to ongoing legislative and regulatory changes.
New England On July 16, 2007, FERC conditionally accepted, subject to refund, the
Reliability-Must-Run, or RMR, agreement filed on April 26, 2007 by Norwalk Power for its units 1
and 2, specifying a June 19, 2007 effective date. Norwalks RMR rate and its eligibility for the
RMR agreement, which is based upon the facilitys projected market revenues and costs, are subject
to further proceedings. Norwalk filed for the RMR agreement in response to FERCs order
eliminating the Peaking Unit Safe Harbor bidding mechanism which took effect on June 19, 2007.
Settlement proceedings are still ongoing.
On March 18, 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit rejected the appeal filed by
the Attorneys General of the State of Connecticut and Commonwealth of Massachusetts regarding the
settlement of the New England capacity market design. The settlement, filed with FERC on March 7,
2006, by a broad group of New England market participants, provides for interim capacity transition
payments for all generators in New England for the period starting December 1, 2006 through May 31,
2010, and a Forward Capacity Market that is in the process of being implemented for the period
thereafter. All substantive challenges to the settlement, to the validity of the interim capacity
transition payments, and to the market design were rejected by the court, although one procedural
argument relating to future challenges by non-settling parties was sustained.
New York On March 7, 2008, FERC issued an order accepting the NYISOs proposed market
reforms to the in-city Installed Capacity, or ICAP, market, with only minor modifications. On
October 4, 2007, the NYISO had filed its proposal for revising the ICAP market for the New York
City zone. The proposal retains the existing ICAP market structure, but imposes additional market
power mitigation on the current owners of Consolidated Edisons divested generation units in New
York City (which include NRGs Arthur Kill and Astoria facilities), who are deemed to be pivotal
suppliers. Specifically, the NYISO proposal imposes a new reference price on pivotal suppliers and
requires bids to be submitted at or below the reference price. The new reference price is derived
from the expected clearing price based upon the intersection of the supply curve and the ICAP
Demand Curve if all suppliers bid as price-takers. The NYISOs proposed reforms became effective
March 27, 2008. Although FERC had established a refund effective date of May 12, 2007, its March 7
order determined that the NYISOs proposal should be implemented only prospectively and that no
refunds should be required. No party has sought rehearing on the refund issue, thus resolving the
contingency. NRG, as well as other market participants, have sought rehearing of other aspects of
the March 7 order.
On March 15, 2006, NRG received the results from NYISO Market Monitoring Units review of
NRGS Astoria plants 2004 Generating Availability Data System reporting. This audit may result in
the resettlement of NRGs capacity revenues from the Astoria facility due to a redetermination of
the amount of available capacity. NRG is currently in settlement discussions with the NYISO, and
the Company believes that it is adequately reserved.
PJM On August 23, 2007, several entities, including the New Jersey Board of Public
Utilities, the District of Columbia Office of the Peoples Counsel, and the Maryland Office of
Peoples Counsel, filed appeals of the FERC orders accepting the settlement of the locational
capacity market for PJM Interconnection, LLC. The settlement, filed at FERC on September 29, 2006,
provides for a capacity market mechanism known as the Reliability Pricing Model, or RPM, which is
designed to provide a long-term price signal through competitive forward auctions. On December 22,
2006, FERC issued an order accepting the settlement, which was reaffirmed on rehearing by order
dated June 25, 2007. The RPM auctions have been conducted and capacity payments pursuant to the
RPM mechanism have commenced. A successful appeal by the appellants could disturb the settlement
and create a refund obligation of capacity payments.
On January 15, 2008, the Maryland Public Service Commission, or MDPSC, filed at FERC a
complaint against PJM claiming that PJM had failed to adequately mitigate certain generation
resources, due to exemptions for resources used to relieve reactive limits on interfaces or that
were constructed during certain periods after 1999. In addition to seeking an order eliminating
the exemptions and a refund effective date as of the date of the complaint, the MDPSC is also
seeking an investigation of periods prior to the complaint that could lead to disgorgement by
certain entities, and possibly a resettlement of the market back to September 8, 2006. The
principal impacts on NRG would occur as a resettlement of the LMPs, which is not viewed as likely
at this time, and going-forward in the form of lower LMPs. In addition, NRGs peaking units at its
energy center in Dover, Delaware were built in 2001 and utilize the post-1999 bidding exemption.
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Note 15 Environmental Matters
The construction and operation of power projects are subject to stringent environmental and
safety protection and land use laws and regulation in the U.S. If such laws and regulations become
more stringent, or new laws, interpretations or compliance policies apply and NRGs facilities are
not exempt from coverage, the Company could be required to make modifications to further reduce
potential environmental impacts. New greenhouse gas legislation and regulations to mitigate the
effects of gases, including CO2 from power plants, are under consideration at the
federal and state levels. In general, the effect of such future laws or regulations is expected to
require the addition of pollution control equipment or the imposition of restrictions or additional
costs on the Companys operations.
Environmental Capital Expenditures
Based on current rules, technology and plans, NRG has estimated that environmental capital
expenditures to be incurred from 2008 through 2012 to meet NRGs environmental commitments will be
between $1.0 billion and $1.4 billion. These capital expenditures, in general, are related to
installation of particulate, SO2, NOx, and mercury controls to comply with
Clean Air Interstate Rule, or CAIR, consent orders and state requirements as well as installation
of Best Technology Available under the Phase II 316(b) rule. NRG continues to explore cost
effective alternatives that can achieve desired results. The range reflects alternative strategies
available with respect to the Companys Indian River plant.
The legal challenges to both the CAIR and CAMR regulations may alter the composition and rate of spending for
environmental retrofits at our facilities until the regulations becomes more certain. This may be most felt in states
such as Texas and Louisiana which adopted the federal CAMR rather than a state implementation plan. The full impact of these legal
challenges on the scope and timing of environmental retrofits cannot be determined at this time.
South Central Region
On January 27, 2004, NRGs Louisiana Generating LLC and the Companys Big Cajun II plant
received a request under Section 114 of the Clean Air Act, or CAA, from USEPA seeking information
primarily related to physical changes made at the Big Cajun II plant, and subsequently received a
notice of violation, or NOV, on February 15, 2005, alleging that NRGs predecessors had undertaken
projects that triggered requirements under the Prevention of Significant Deterioration, or PSD,
program, including the installation of emission controls. NRG submitted multiple responses
commencing February 27, 2004 and ending on October 20, 2004. On May 9, 2006, these entities
received from the Department of Justice, or DOJ, a notice of deficiency related to their responses,
to which NRG responded on May 22, 2006. A document review was conducted at NRGs Louisiana
Generating LLC offices by the DOJ during the week of August 14, 2006. On December 8, 2006, the
USEPA issued a supplemental NOV updating the original February 15, 2005 NOV. Discussions with the
USEPA are ongoing and the Company cannot predict with certainty the outcome of this matter.
Note 16 Guarantees
NRG and its subsidiaries enter into various contracts that include indemnification and
guarantee provisions as a routine part of the Companys business activities. Examples of these
contracts include asset purchases and sale agreements, commodity sale and purchase agreements,
joint venture agreements, operation and maintenance agreements, service agreements, settlement
agreements, and other types of contractual agreements with vendors and other third parties. These
contracts generally indemnify the counterparty for tax, environmental liability, litigation and
other matters, as well as breaches of representations, warranties and covenants set forth in these
agreements. In some cases, NRGs maximum potential liability cannot be estimated, since the
underlying agreements contain no limits on potential liability.
This footnote should be read in conjunction with the complete description under Note 25,
Guarantees, to the Companys financial statements in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2007.
For the three months ended March 31, 2008, NRG had net increases to its guarantee obligations
under other commercial arrangements of approximately $178 million. These pertain to payment
obligations of NRG Power Marketing LLC, or PMI.
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Note 17 Condensed Consolidating Financial Information
As of March 31, 2008, the Company had $1.2 billion of 7.25% Senior Notes due 2014, $2.4
billion of 7.375% Senior Notes due 2016 and $1.1 billion of 7.375% Senior Notes due 2017
outstanding. These notes are guaranteed by certain of NRGs current and future wholly-owned
domestic subsidiaries, or guarantor subsidiaries.
Each of the following guarantor subsidiaries fully and unconditionally guaranteed the Senior
Notes as of March 31, 2008:
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|
|
Arthur Kill Power LLC
|
|
NRG Construction LLC |
Astoria Gas Turbine Power LLC
|
|
NRG Devon Operations, Inc. |
Berrians I Gas Turbine Power LLC
|
|
NRG Dunkirk Operations, Inc. |
Big Cajun II Unit 4 LLC
|
|
NRG El Segundo Operations, Inc. |
Cabrillo Power I LLC
|
|
NRG Generation Holdings, Inc. |
Cabrillo Power II LLC
|
|
NRG Huntley Operations, Inc. |
Chickahominy River Energy Corp.
|
|
NRG International LLC |
Commonwealth Atlantic Power LLC
|
|
NRG Kaufman LLC |
Conemaugh Power LLC
|
|
NRG Mesquite LLC |
Connecticut Jet Power LLC
|
|
NRG MidAtlantic Affiliate Services, Inc. |
Devon Power LLC
|
|
NRG Middletown Operations, Inc. |
Dunkirk Power LLC
|
|
NRG Montville Operations, Inc. |
Eastern Sierra Energy Company
|
|
NRG New Jersey Energy Sales LLC |
El Segundo Power, LLC
|
|
NRG New Roads Holdings LLC |
El Segundo Power II LLC
|
|
NRG North Central Operations, Inc. |
GCP Funding Company LLC
|
|
NRG Northeast Affiliate Services, Inc. |
Hanover Energy Company
|
|
NRG Norwalk Harbor Operations, Inc. |
Hoffman Summit Wind Project LLC
|
|
NRG Operating Services, Inc. |
Huntley IGCC LLC
|
|
NRG Oswego Harbor Power Operations, Inc. |
Huntley Power LLC
|
|
NRG Power Marketing LLC |
Indian River IGCC LLC
|
|
NRG Rocky Road LLC |
Indian River Operations, Inc.
|
|
NRG Saguaro Operations, Inc. |
Indian River Power LLC
|
|
NRG South Central Affiliate Services, Inc. |
James River Power LLC
|
|
NRG South Central Generating LLC |
Kaufman Cogen LP
|
|
NRG South Central Operations, Inc. |
Keystone Power LLC
|
|
NRG South Texas LP |
Lake Erie Properties, Inc.
|
|
NRG Texas LLC |
Louisiana Generating LLC
|
|
NRG Texas Power LLC |
Middletown Power LLC
|
|
NRG West Coast LLC |
Montville IGCC LLC
|
|
NRG Western Affiliate Services, Inc. |
Montville Power LLC
|
|
Oswego Harbor Power LLC |
NEO Chester-Gen LLC
|
|
Padoma Wind Power LLC |
NEO Corporation
|
|
Saguaro Power LLC |
NEO Freehold-Gen LLC
|
|
San Juan Mesa Wind Project II LLC |
NEO Power Services, Inc.
|
|
Somerset Operations, Inc. |
New Genco GP LLC
|
|
Somerset Power LLC |
Norwalk Power LLC
|
|
Texas Genco Financing Corp. |
NRG Affiliate Services, Inc.
|
|
Texas Genco GP LLC |
NRG Arthur Kill Operations, Inc.
|
|
Texas Genco Holdings, Inc. |
NRG Asia-Pacific, Ltd.
|
|
Texas Genco LP LLC |
NRG Astoria Gas Turbine Operations, Inc.
|
|
Texas Genco Operating Services LLC |
NRG Bayou Cove LLC
|
|
Texas Genco Services LP |
NRG Cabrillo Power Operations, Inc.
|
|
Vienna Operations, Inc. |
NRG Cadillac Operations Inc.
|
|
Vienna Power LLC |
NRG California Peaker Operations LLC
|
|
WCP (Generation) Holdings LLC |
NRG Cedar Bayou Development Company LLC
|
|
West Coast Power LLC |
NRG Connecticut Affiliate Services, Inc. |
|
|
The non-guarantor subsidiaries include all of NRGs foreign subsidiaries and certain domestic
subsidiaries. NRG conducts much of its business through and derives much of its income from its
subsidiaries. Therefore, the Companys ability to make required payments with respect to its
indebtedness and other obligations depends on the financial results and condition of its
subsidiaries and NRGs ability to receive funds from its subsidiaries. Except for NRG Bayou Cove
LLC, which is subject to certain restrictions under
26
the Companys Peaker financing agreements, there are no restrictions on the ability of any of
the guarantor subsidiaries to transfer funds to NRG. In addition, there may be restrictions for
certain non-guarantor subsidiaries.
The following condensed consolidating financial information presents the financial information
of NRG Energy, Inc., the guarantor subsidiaries and the non-guarantor subsidiaries in accordance
with Rule 3-10 under the Securities and Exchange Commissions Regulation S-X. The financial
information may not necessarily be indicative of results of operations or financial position had
the guarantor subsidiaries or non-guarantor subsidiaries operated as independent entities.
In this presentation, NRG Energy, Inc. consists of parent company operations. Guarantor
subsidiaries and non-guarantor subsidiaries of NRG are reported on an equity basis. For companies
acquired, the fair values of the assets and liabilities acquired have been presented on a push-down
accounting basis.
27
NRG ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NRG Energy, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Guarantor |
|
|
Non-Guarantor |
|
|
Inc. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated |
|
(In millions) |
|
Subsidiaries |
|
|
Subsidiaries |
|
|
(Note Issuer) |
|
|
Eliminations(a) |
|
|
Balance |
|
|
Operating Revenues |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating revenues |
|
$ |
1,200 |
|
|
$ |
102 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,302 |
|
|
Operating Costs and Expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of operations |
|
|
735 |
|
|
|
67 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
804 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
153 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
161 |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
59 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
75 |
|
Development costs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
Total operating costs and expenses |
|
|
900 |
|
|
|
79 |
|
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,052 |
|
|
Operating Income/(Loss) |
|
|
300 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
(73 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
250 |
|
Other Income/(Expense) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity in earnings/(losses) of consolidated subsidiaries |
|
|
72 |
|
|
|
(18 |
) |
|
|
145 |
|
|
|
(199 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
Other income, net |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
|
Interest expense |
|
|
(51 |
) |
|
|
(18 |
) |
|
|
(84 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(153 |
) |
|
Total other income/(expense) |
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
(35 |
) |
|
|
66 |
|
|
|
(199 |
) |
|
|
(148 |
) |
|
Income From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes |
|
|
320 |
|
|
|
(12 |
) |
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
(199 |
) |
|
|
102 |
|
Income tax expense/(benefit) |
|
|
121 |
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
(59 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
54 |
|
|
Income From Continuing Operations |
|
|
199 |
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
(199 |
) |
|
|
48 |
|
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
Net Income |
|
$ |
199 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
52 |
|
|
$ |
(199 |
) |
|
$ |
52 |
|
|
(a) |
|
All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. |
28
NRG ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS
March 31, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Guarantor |
|
|
Non-Guarantor |
|
|
NRG Energy, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated |
|
(In millions) |
|
Subsidiaries |
|
|
Subsidiaries |
|
|
(Note Issuer) |
|
|
Eliminations(a) |
|
|
Balance |
|
|
ASSETS
|
Current Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
175 |
|
|
$ |
698 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
873 |
|
Accounts receivable, net |
|
|
418 |
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
456 |
|
Inventory |
|
|
441 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
454 |
|
Derivative instruments valuation |
|
|
2,389 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,389 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
354 |
|
|
|
(23 |
) |
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
325 |
|
Prepayments and other current assets |
|
|
323 |
|
|
|
41 |
|
|
|
206 |
|
|
|
(162 |
) |
|
|
408 |
|
Current assets discontinued operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
59 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
59 |
|
|
Total current assets |
|
|
3,925 |
|
|
|
303 |
|
|
|
898 |
|
|
|
(162 |
) |
|
|
4,964 |
|
|
Net property, plant and equipment |
|
|
10,757 |
|
|
|
499 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,279 |
|
|
Other Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment in subsidiaries |
|
|
685 |
|
|
|
(18 |
) |
|
|
9,484 |
|
|
|
(10,151 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Equity investments in affiliates |
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
425 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
451 |
|
Notes receivable and capital lease |
|
|
387 |
|
|
|
529 |
|
|
|
3,751 |
|
|
|
(4,138 |
) |
|
|
529 |
|
Goodwill |
|
|
1,786 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,786 |
|
Intangible assets, net |
|
|
837 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
852 |
|
Nuclear decommissioning trust |
|
|
365 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
365 |
|
Derivative instruments valuation |
|
|
473 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
480 |
|
Other non-current assets |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
161 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
171 |
|
Intangible assets held-for-sale |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
Non-current assets discontinued operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
94 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
94 |
|
|
Total other assets |
|
|
4,571 |
|
|
|
1,046 |
|
|
|
13,403 |
|
|
|
(14,289 |
) |
|
|
4,731 |
|
|
Total Assets |
|
$ |
19,253 |
|
|
$ |
1,848 |
|
|
$ |
14,324 |
|
|
$ |
(14,451 |
) |
|
$ |
20,974 |
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
|
Current Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
|
$ |
83 |
|
|
$ |
99 |
|
|
$ |
31 |
|
|
$ |
(83 |
) |
|
$ |
130 |
|
Accounts payable |
|
|
(432 |
) |
|
|
417 |
|
|
|
364 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
349 |
|
Derivative instruments valuation |
|
|
2,640 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,644 |
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
|
|
175 |
|
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
154 |
|
|
|
(79 |
) |
|
|
293 |
|
Current liabilities discontinued operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
37 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
37 |
|
|
Total current liabilities |
|
|
2,466 |
|
|
|
596 |
|
|
|
553 |
|
|
|
(162 |
) |
|
|
3,453 |
|
|
Other Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt |
|
|
3,671 |
|
|
|
838 |
|
|
|
7,730 |
|
|
|
(4,138 |
) |
|
|
8,101 |
|
Nuclear decommissioning reserve |
|
|
311 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
311 |
|
Nuclear decommissioning trust liability |
|
|
300 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
300 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
638 |
|
|
|
(153 |
) |
|
|
399 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
884 |
|
Derivative instruments valuation |
|
|
1,201 |
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
103 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,332 |
|
Out-of-market contracts |
|
|
550 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
550 |
|
Other long-term obligations |
|
|
373 |
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
60 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
485 |
|
Non-current liabilities discontinued operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
79 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
79 |
|
|
Total non-current liabilities |
|
|
7,044 |
|
|
|
844 |
|
|
|
8,292 |
|
|
|
(4,138 |
) |
|
|
12,042 |
|
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
9,510 |
|
|
|
1,440 |
|
|
|
8,845 |
|
|
|
(4,300 |
) |
|
|
15,495 |
|
|
3.625% Preferred Stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
247 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
247 |
|
Stockholders Equity |
|
|
9,743 |
|
|
|
408 |
|
|
|
5,232 |
|
|
|
(10,151 |
) |
|
|
5,232 |
|
|
Total Liabilities and Stockholders Equity |
|
$ |
19,253 |
|
|
$ |
1,848 |
|
|
$ |
14,324 |
|
|
$ |
(14,451 |
) |
|
$ |
20,974 |
|
|
(a) |
|
All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. |
29
NRG ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non- |
|
|
NRG Energy, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Guarantor |
|
|
Guarantor |
|
|
Inc. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated |
|
(In millions) |
|
Subsidiaries |
|
|
Subsidiaries |
|
|
(Note Issuer) |
|
|
Eliminations(a) |
|
|
Balance |
|
|
Cash Flows from Operating Activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
199 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
52 |
|
|
$ |
(199 |
) |
|
$ |
52 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributions and equity (earnings)/losses of
unconsolidated affiliates and consolidated subsidiaries |
|
|
(70 |
) |
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
(145 |
) |
|
|
199 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
Depreciation |
|
|
153 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
161 |
|
Amortization of nuclear fuel |
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15 |
|
Amortization of financing costs and debt discount |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8 |
|
Amortization of intangibles and out-of-market contracts |
|
|
(66 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(66 |
) |
Changes in deferred income taxes
and liability for unrecognized tax benefits |
|
|
(21 |
) |
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
|
89 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
49 |
|
Changes in nuclear decommissioning liability |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
|
Changes in derivatives |
|
|
132 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
132 |
|
Changes in collateral deposits supporting energy risk
management activities |
|
|
(150 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(150 |
) |
Gain on sale of emission allowances |
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(14 |
) |
Amortization of unearned equity compensation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
|
Cash provided by/(used by) changes in other working
capital, net of dispositions affects |
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
(29 |
) |
|
|
(158 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(149 |
) |
|
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities |
|
|
225 |
|
|
|
(18 |
) |
|
|
(147 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
60 |
|
|
Cash Flows from Investing Activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Intercompany
loans to subsidiaries |
|
|
(27 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures |
|
|
(114 |
) |
|
|
(48 |
) |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(164 |
) |
Decrease/(increase) in restricted cash |
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(10 |
) |
Decrease/(increase) in notes receivable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
|
Purchases of emission allowances |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
Proceeds from sale of emission allowances |
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31 |
|
Investment in trust fund securities |
|
|
(144 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(144 |
) |
Proceeds from sales of trust fund securities |
|
|
135 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
135 |
|
Proceeds from sale of assets |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
Net Cash Provided/Used by Investing Activities |
|
|
(118 |
) |
|
|
(39 |
) |
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(132 |
) |
|
Cash Flows from Financing Activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Payments)/proceeds
for intercompany loans |
|
|
(103 |
) |
|
|
75 |
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Payments for dividends to preferred stockholders |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(14 |
) |
Payment of financing element of acquired derivatives |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
Payments for treasury stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(55 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(55 |
) |
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
Payments for deferred debt issuance costs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
Payments for short and long-term debt |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
(151 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(154 |
) |
|
Net Cash Used by Financing Activities |
|
|
(104 |
) |
|
|
72 |
|
|
|
(193 |
) |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
(224 |
) |
Change in cash from discontinued operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash and Cash Equivalents |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalent |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
(314 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(298 |
) |
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
124 |
|
|
|
1,012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,132 |
|
|
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period |
|
$ |
(1 |
) |
|
$ |
137 |
|
|
$ |
698 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
834 |
|
|
(a) |
|
All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. |
30
NRG ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS
December 31, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Guarantor |
|
|
Non-Guarantor |
|
|
NRG Energy |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated |
|
(In millions) |
|
Subsidiaries |
|
|
Subsidiaries |
|
|
Inc. |
|
|
Eliminations(a) |
|
|
Balance |
|
|
ASSETS
|
Current Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
(4 |
) |
|
$ |
124 |
|
|
$ |
1,012 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,132 |
|
Restricted cash |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29 |
|
Accounts receivable-trade, net |
|
|
445 |
|
|
|
37 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
482 |
|
Inventory |
|
|
439 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
451 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
139 |
|
|
|
(18 |
) |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
124 |
|
Derivative instruments valuation |
|
|
1,034 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,034 |
|
Collateral on deposit in support of energy risk
management activities |
|
|
85 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
85 |
|
Prepayments and other current assets |
|
|
96 |
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
195 |
|
|
|
(152 |
) |
|
|
174 |
|
Current assets discontinued operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
51 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
51 |
|
|
Total current assets |
|
|
2,235 |
|
|
|
269 |
|
|
|
1,210 |
|
|
|
(152 |
) |
|
|
3,562 |
|
|
Net Property, Plant and Equipment |
|
|
10,828 |
|
|
|
470 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,320 |
|
|
Other Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment in subsidiaries |
|
|
610 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,787 |
|
|
|
(10,397 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Equity investments in affiliates |
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
397 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
425 |
|
Notes receivable |
|
|
360 |
|
|
|
126 |
|
|
|
3,779 |
|
|
|
(4,139 |
) |
|
|
126 |
|
Capital lease, less current portion |
|
|
|
|
|
|
365 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
365 |
|
Goodwill |
|
|
1,786 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,786 |
|
Intangible assets, net |
|
|
859 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
873 |
|
Intangible assets held-for-sale |
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14 |
|
Nuclear decommissioning trust fund |
|
|
384 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
384 |
|
Derivative instruments valuation |
|
|
150 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
150 |
|
Other non-current assets |
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
164 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
176 |
|
Non-current assets discontinued operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
93 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
93 |
|
|
Total other assets |
|
|
4,202 |
|
|
|
996 |
|
|
|
13,730 |
|
|
|
(14,536 |
) |
|
|
4,392 |
|
|
Total Assets |
|
$ |
17,265 |
|
|
$ |
1,735 |
|
|
$ |
14,962 |
|
|
$ |
(14,688 |
) |
|
$ |
19,274 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
|
Current Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt and capital leases |
|
$ |
83 |
|
|
$ |
282 |
|
|
$ |
184 |
|
|
$ |
(83 |
) |
|
$ |
466 |
|
Accounts payable trade |
|
|
(699 |
) |
|
|
352 |
|
|
|
731 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
384 |
|
Derivative instruments valuation |
|
|
916 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
917 |
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
|
|
335 |
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
|
145 |
|
|
|
(69 |
) |
|
|
473 |
|
Current liabilities discontinued operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
37 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
37 |
|
|
Total current liabilities |
|
|
635 |
|
|
|
734 |
|
|
|
1,060 |
|
|
|
(152 |
) |
|
|
2,277 |
|
|
Other Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt and capital leases |
|
|
3,773 |
|
|
|
571 |
|
|
|
7,690 |
|
|
|
(4,139 |
) |
|
|
7,895 |
|
Nuclear decommissioning reserve |
|
|
307 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
307 |
|
Nuclear decommissioning trust liability |
|
|
326 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
326 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
598 |
|
|
|
(138 |
) |
|
|
383 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
843 |
|
Derivative instruments valuation |
|
|
690 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
53 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
759 |
|
Non-current out-of-market contracts |
|
|
628 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
628 |
|
Other non-current liabilities |
|
|
377 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
412 |
|
Non-current liabilities discontinued operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
76 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
76 |
|
|
Total non-current liabilities |
|
|
6,699 |
|
|
|
535 |
|
|
|
8,151 |
|
|
|
(4,139 |
) |
|
|
11,246 |
|
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
7,334 |
|
|
|
1,269 |
|
|
|
9,211 |
|
|
|
(4,291 |
) |
|
|
13,523 |
|
|
3.625% Preferred Stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
247 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
247 |
|
Stockholders Equity |
|
|
9,931 |
|
|
|
466 |
|
|
|
5,504 |
|
|
|
(10,397 |
) |
|
|
5,504 |
|
|
Total Liabilities and Stockholders Equity |
|
$ |
17,265 |
|
|
$ |
1,735 |
|
|
$ |
14,962 |
|
|
$ |
(14,688 |
) |
|
$ |
19,274 |
|
|
(a) |
|
All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. |
31
NRG ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NRG Energy, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Guarantor |
|
|
Non-Guarantor |
|
|
Inc. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated |
|
(In millions) |
|
Subsidiaries |
|
|
Subsidiaries |
|
|
(Note Issuer) |
|
|
Eliminations(a) |
|
|
Balance |
|
|
Operating Revenues |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating revenues |
|
$ |
1,199 |
|
|
$ |
100 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,299 |
|
|
Operating Costs and Expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of operations |
|
|
701 |
|
|
|
78 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
781 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
153 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
160 |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
55 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
85 |
|
Development costs |
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
Total operating costs and expenses |
|
|
903 |
|
|
|
88 |
|
|
|
58 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,049 |
|
Gain/(loss) on sale of assets |
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
Operating Income/(Loss) |
|
|
314 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
(59 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
267 |
|
Other Income/(Expense) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries |
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
156 |
|
|
|
(188 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13 |
|
Other income, net |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
15 |
|
Interest expense |
|
|
(70 |
) |
|
|
(24 |
) |
|
|
(90 |
) |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
(179 |
) |
|
Total other income/(expense) |
|
|
(38 |
) |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
76 |
|
|
|
(188 |
) |
|
|
(151 |
) |
|
Income From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes |
|
|
276 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
(188 |
) |
|
|
116 |
|
Income tax expense/(benefit) |
|
|
99 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
(48 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
55 |
|
|
Income From Continuing Operations |
|
|
177 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
65 |
|
|
|
(188 |
) |
|
|
61 |
|
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
Net Income |
|
$ |
177 |
|
|
$ |
11 |
|
|
$ |
65 |
|
|
$ |
(188 |
) |
|
$ |
65 |
|
|
(a) |
|
All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. |
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NRG ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2007
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Non- |
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NRG Energy, |
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Guarantor |
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Guarantor |
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Inc. |
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Consolidated |
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Subsidiaries |
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Subsidiaries |
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(Note Issuer) |
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Eliminations(a) |
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Balance |
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Cash Flows from Operating Activities |
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Net income |
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$ |
177 |
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11 |
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65 |
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(188 |
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65 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities |
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Distributions more/(less) than equity earnings of
unconsolidated affiliates and consolidated subsidiaries |
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272 |
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(12 |
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146 |
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(416 |
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(10 |
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Depreciation and amortization of nuclear fuel |
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166 |
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7 |
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1 |
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174 |
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Amortization of financing costs and debt discount |
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2 |
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7 |
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9 |
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Amortization of intangibles and out-of-market contracts |
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(29 |
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(29 |
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Amortization of unearned equity compensation |
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7 |
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7 |
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Changes in deferred income taxes |
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21 |
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(3 |
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29 |
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47 |
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Changes in nuclear decommissioning liability |
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9 |
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9 |
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Changes in derivatives |
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91 |
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1 |
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(2 |
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90 |
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Gain on sale of assets |
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(17 |
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(17 |
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Gain on sale of emission allowances |
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(5 |
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(5 |
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Changes in collateral deposits supporting energy risk
management activities |
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(120 |
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(120 |
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Cash (used)/provided by changes in other working
capital, net of dispositions affects |
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(182 |
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16 |
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52 |
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(114 |
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Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities |
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383 |
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22 |
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305 |
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(604 |
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106 |
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Cash Flows from Investing Activities |
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Proceeds from payment of intercompany loans |
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12 |
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(12 |
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Capital expenditures |
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(80 |
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(27 |
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(107 |
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Increase in restricted cash |
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(5 |
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(5 |
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Changes in notes receivable |
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9 |
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9 |
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Purchases of emission allowances |
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(61 |
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(61 |
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Proceeds from the sale of emission allowances |
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32 |
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Proceeds from the sale of assets |
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29 |
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29 |
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Purchase in trust fund securities |
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(68 |
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(68 |
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Proceeds from sales of trust fund securities |
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59 |
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59 |
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Net Cash (Used)/Provided by Investing Activities |
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(89 |
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(23 |
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12 |
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(12 |
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(112 |
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Cash Flows from Financing Activities |
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Payments to Parent for intercompany loans |
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(12 |
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12 |
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Payments from intercompany dividends |
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(302 |
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(302 |
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604 |
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Payment for dividends to preferred stockholders |
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(14 |
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(14 |
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Payments for treasury stock |
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(103 |
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(103 |
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Payments for short and long-term debt |
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(1 |
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(9 |
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(9 |
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(19 |
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Net Cash (Used)/Provided by Financing Activities |
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(315 |
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(311 |
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(126 |
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616 |
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(136 |
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Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash and Cash Equivalents |
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2 |
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2 |
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Change in Cash from Discontinued Operations |
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(5 |
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Net Increase/(Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents |
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(21 |
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(315 |
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191 |
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(145 |
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Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period |
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20 |
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414 |
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343 |
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777 |
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Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period |
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(1 |
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$ |
99 |
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$ |
534 |
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$ |
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$ |
632 |
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Note 18 Subsequent Event
On March 25, 2008, NRG announced the formation of Nuclear Innovation North America LLC, or
NINA, an NRG subsidiary focused on marketing, siting, developing, financing and investing in new
advanced design nuclear projects in select markets across North America, including the planned STP
units 3 and 4 that NRG is developing on a 50/50 basis with City of San Antonios agent CPS Energy
at the STP nuclear power station site. In April 2008, NRG contributed its rights to develop STP
units 3 and 4 to special purpose subsidiaries of NINA. In addition, Toshiba Corporation, or
Toshiba, agreed to partner with NRG on the NINA venture and to invest $300 million in NINA in six annual installments of $50 million, the last three of which
are subject to certain conditions, in exchange for a 12% equity ownership in NINA.
On April 21, 2008, NINA entered into a $20 million revolving loan arrangement, as borrower, to
provide working capital. This facility matures on April 21, 2011, and permits NINA to make cash
draws or issue letters of credit. Borrowings accrue interest at either LIBOR or a base rate, plus
a spread. As of April 21, 2008, NINA had borrowed $10 million.
ITEM 2 MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Introduction and Overview
NRG Energy, Inc., or NRG or the Company, is a wholesale power generation company with a
significant presence in major competitive power markets in the United States. NRG is primarily
engaged in the ownership, development, construction and operation of power generation facilities,
the transacting in and trading of fuel and transportation services, and the trading of energy,
capacity and related products in the United States and select international markets. As of March
31, 2008, NRG had a total global portfolio of 191 active operating generation units at 49 power
generation plants, with an aggregate generation capacity of approximately 24,120 MW and
approximately 1,412 MW under construction, which includes partnership interests. Within the United
States, NRG has one of the largest and most diversified power generation portfolios in terms of
geography, fuel-type and dispatch levels, with approximately 22,885 MW of generation capacity in
175 active generating units at 43 plants. These power generation facilities are primarily located
in Texas (approximately 10,805 MW), the Northeast (approximately 6,980 MW), South Central
(approximately 2,855 MW), and the West (approximately 2,130 MW) regions of the United States, with
approximately 115 MW of additional generation capacity from the Companys thermal assets. NRGs
principal domestic power plants consist of a mix of natural gas-, coal-, oil-fired and nuclear
facilities, representing approximately 46%, 33%, 16% and 5% of the Companys total domestic
generation capacity, respectively. In addition, 15% of NRGs domestic generating facilities have
dual or multiple fuel capacity, which allows plants to dispatch with the lowest cost fuel option,
and consist primarily of baseload, intermediate and peaking power generation facilities, the
ranking of which is referred to as the Merit Order, and also include thermal energy production
plants. The sale of capacity and power from baseload generation facilities accounts for the
majority of the Companys revenues and provides a stable source of cash flow. In addition, NRGs
generation portfolio provides the Company with opportunities to capture additional revenues by
selling power during periods of peak demand, offering capacity or similar products to retail
electric providers and others, and providing ancillary services to support system reliability.
The Companys strategy is reflected in five major initiatives, described below. These
initiatives are designed to enable the Company to take advantage of opportunities and surmount the
challenges faced by the power industry.
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FORNRG is a companywide effort designed to increase the return on invested capital, or
ROIC, through operational performance improvements to the Companys asset fleet, along with
a range of initiatives at plants and at corporate offices to reduce costs or, in some cases,
generate revenue. The FORNRG earnings accomplishments disclosed in NRGs SEC filings and
press releases include both recurring and one-time improvements measured from a 2004
baseline, with the exception of the Texas region where benefits are measured using 2005 as
the base year. For plant operations, the program measures cumulative current year benefits
using current gross margins multiplied by the change in baseline levels of certain key
performance indicators. The plant performance benefits include both positive and negative
results for plant reliability, capacity, heat rate and station service. |
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RepoweringNRG is a comprehensive portfolio redevelopment program designed to develop,
construct and operate new multi-fuel, multi-technology, highly efficient and environmentally
responsible generation capacity over the next decade. Through this initiative, the Company
anticipates retiring certain existing units and adding new generation to meet growing demand
in the Companys core markets, with an emphasis on new capacity that is expected to be
supported by long-term hedging programs, including power purchase agreements, or PPAs, and
financed with limited or non-recourse project financing. |
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econrg represents NRGs commitment to environmentally responsible power generation.
econrg seeks to find ways to meet the challenges of climate change, clean air and water, and
protecting our natural resources while taking advantage of business opportunities. This
initiative builds upon its foundation in environmental compliance and embraces environmental
initiatives for the benefit of our communities, employees and shareholders, such as
encouraging investment in new environmental technologies, pursuing activities that preserve
and protect the environment and encouraging changes in the daily lives of our employees. |
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Future NRG is the Companys workforce planning and development initiative and represents
NRGs strong commitment to planning for future staffing requirements to meet the on-going
needs of the Companys current operations in addition to the Companys RepoweringNRG
initiatives. Future NRG encompasses analyzing the demographics, skill set and size of the
Companys workforce in addition to the organizational structure with a focus on succession
planning, training, development, staffing and recruiting needs. Included under the Future
NRG umbrella is NRG University, which provides leadership, managerial, supervisory and
technical training programs and individual skill development courses. |
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NRG Global Giving Respect for the community is one of NRGs core values. Our Global
Giving Program invests NRGs resources to strengthen the communities where we do business
and seeks to make community investments in four FOCUS areas: community and economic
development, education, environment and human welfare. |
NRGs 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K includes a detailed discussion of various items
impacting its business, results of operations and financial condition. These include:
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Introduction and Overview section which provides a description of NRGs business
segments; |
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Strategy section; |
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Business Environment section, including how regulation, weather, and other factors affect
NRGs business; and |
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Critical Accounting Policies section. |
Critical accounting policies are the accounting policies that are most important to the
portrayal of NRGs financial condition and results of operations and require managements most
difficult, subjective or complex judgment. NRGs critical accounting policies include revenue
recognition and derivative accounting, income taxes and valuation allowance for deferred taxes,
evaluation of assets for impairment and other than temporary decline in value, goodwill and other
intangible assets, and contingencies.
This discussion and analysis explains the general financial condition and the results of
operations for NRG, including:
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factors which affect the business; |
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earnings and costs in the periods presented; |
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changes in earnings and costs between periods; |
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sources of earnings; |
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impact of these factors on NRGs overall financial condition; |
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expected future expenditures for capital projects; and |
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expected sources of cash for further operations and capital expenditures. |
As you read this discussion and analysis, refer to the consolidated statements of income which
present the results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007. NRG analyzes
and explains the differences between periods in the specific line items of the consolidated
statements of income.
NRG has organized the discussion and analysis as follows:
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results of operations beginning with an overview of NRGs consolidated results, followed
by a more detailed discussion of those results by major operating segment; |
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financial condition, addressing liquidity, the sources and uses of cash, capital
resources and commitments; and |
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known trends that will affect its results of operation and financial condition in the
future. |
Changes in Accounting Standards
See Note 1 to the condensed consolidated financial statements of this Form 10-Q as found in
Item 1 for a discussion of recent accounting developments.
Environmental Matters
Carbon Update
At the national level and at various regional and state levels, policies are under development
to regulate Greenhouse Gases, or GHG, emissions, including CO2, the most common
pollutant, thereby effectively putting a cost on such emissions in order to create financial
incentive to reduce them. It is almost certain that GHG regulatory schemes will encompass power
plants, with the impact on the Companys financial performance depending on a number of factors,
including the overall level of GHG reductions required under any such regulation, the price and
availability of offsets, and the extent to which NRG would be entitled to receive GHG emissions
allowances without having to purchase them in an auction or on the open market. While the passing
and timing of legislation remains uncertain, the Company expects that the impact of such
legislation on the Companys financial performance, as such legislation is currently proposed, will
have a minimal impact through the next decade. Thereafter, the impact would depend on the level of
success of the Companys multifold strategy, which includes (a) shaping public policy with the
objective being constructive and effective federal GHG regulatory policy, and (b) pursuing its
Repowering NRG and econrg programs. Information regarding the Companys multifold strategy is
discussed in greater detail in Part I, Item 1, Carbon Update in NRG Energy, Inc.s 2007 Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.
On April 2, 2007, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision in Massachusetts v. EPA,
127 S.Ct. 1438 (2007), that CO2 is an air pollutant and USEPA has authority under Title
II of the Clean Air Act to regulate GHG emissions from new motor vehicles. The treatment of GHG is
contingent upon an official finding by USEPA on whether GHG emissions may endanger public health
and the environment. While specific to mobile sources, the outcome would be applicable to the
regulation of stationary sources including electric generating units. On March 27, 2008, EPA
publicly announced their intent to issue an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking, or ANPR,
soliciting comments on whether and how GHG emissions should be regulated by the Agency, including
the implication on both mobile and stationary sources. On April 2, 2008, state and environmental
group petitioners in Massachusetts v. USEPA asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to
issue an order giving EPA 60 days to make an official finding on whether GHG emissions may endanger
public health and the environment and, therefore, are regulated pollutants under existing laws. At
this time, NRG cannot predict the outcome of the petition, ANPR, any resulting changes to federal
regulations, or the impact on Company operations.
Federal Environmental Initiatives
Air
On May 18, 2005, the USEPA published the Clean Air Mercury Rule, or CAMR, to permanently
cap and reduce mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants. CAMR imposed limits on mercury
emissions from new and existing coal-fired plants and created a market-based cap-and-trade program
to reduce nationwide utility emissions of mercury in two phases, 2010 and 2018. The rule was
challenged by New Jersey and ten other states. On February 8, 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for
the D.C. Circuit vacated USEPAs rule delisting coal- and oil-fired electric generating units from
regulation under CAA §112 (the Delisting Rule) and CAMR. Power plant emissions are now subject to
Section 112 of the Clean Air Act which requires installation of maximum achievable control
technology, or MACT, to reduce emissions. The USEPA plans to develop MACT standards and existing
power plants will need to provide plans to meet the new requirements. Certain states in which NRG
operates coal plants, such as Delaware, Massachusetts and New York, adopted state implementation
plans in lieu of the CAMR federal implementation plan and these state rules remain unchanged.
Texas and Louisiana adopted the federal CAMR. At this time it is not possible to predict the
impact on NRG facilities in these states.
On May 12, 2005, the USEPA published the Clean Air Interstate Rule, or CAIR. This rule
applies to 28 eastern states and the District of Columbia, or D.C., and caps both SO2 and NOx
emissions from power plants in two phases; 2010 and 2015 for SO2 and
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2009 and 2015 for NOx. CAIR will apply to some of the Companys power plants in New York,
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Delaware, Louisiana, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Texas. On
March 25, 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard oral argument on challenges to
the Clean Air Interstate Rule, or CAIR, in North Carolina v. EPA, a consolidated case which
incorporates numerous suits filed by state and industry petitioners.
The legal challenges to both the CAIR and CAMR regulations may alter the composition and rate of spending for
environmental retrofits at our facilities until the regulations becomes more certain. This may be most felt in states such as Texas
and Louisiana which adopted the federal CAMR rather than a state implementation plan. The full impact of these legal
challenges on the scope and timing of environmental retrofits cannot be determined at this time.
On March 12, 2008 the USEPA strengthened the primary and secondary ground level ozone National
Ambient Air Quality Standards, or NAAQS, (8 hour average) from 0.08 ppm to 0.075 ppm. The USEPA
plans to finalize ozone non-attainment regions by March 2010 and states would likely submit plans
to come into attainment by 2013. The Company is unable to predict with certainty the impact of the
states future recommendations on NRGs operations.
Regional Environmental Initiatives
Northeast Region - On December 20, 2005, ten northeastern states entered into a Memorandum of
Understanding, or MOU, to create the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI, to establish a
cap-and-trade GHG program for electric generators. These RGGI states are in the process of
promulgating state regulations needed for implementation of the program, which will become
effective on January 1, 2009. Electric generating units in RGGI will have to procure one allowance
for every U.S. ton emitted with true up for 2009-2011 occurring in 2012. The RGGI states plan to
provide allowances through quarterly auctions, the first of which could be held as early as
September 2008. NRG units located in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts and New York
emitted approximately 12 million tonnes (13 million US tonnes) in 2007. The impact of RGGI on
power prices (and thus on the Companys financial performance), indirectly through generators
seeking to pass through the cost of their CO2 emissions, cannot be predicted. However,
NRG believes that due to the absence of allowance allocations under RGGI, the direct financial
impact on NRG is likely to be negative as the Company will incur costs in the course of securing
the necessary allowances and offsets at auction and in the market.
Regulatory Matters
As an operator of power plants and a participant in the wholesale markets, NRG is subject to
regulation by various federal and state government agencies. In addition, NRG is subject to the
market rules, procedures, and protocols of the various ISO markets in which NRG participates.
These wholesale power markets are subject to ongoing legislative and regulatory changes. In some
of NRGs regions, interested parties have advocated for material market design changes, including
the elimination of a single clearing price mechanism, as well as proposals to re-regulate the
markets or require divestiture by generating companies in order to reduce their market share. The
Company cannot predict the future design of the wholesale power markets or the ultimate effect that
the changing regulatory environment will have on NRGs business.
Northeast Region
New York On March 7, 2008, FERC issued an order accepting the NYISOs proposed market
reforms to the in-city Installed Capacity, or ICAP, market, with only minor modifications. The
NYISO proposal retains the existing ICAP market structure, but imposes additional market power
mitigation on the current owners of Consolidated Edisons divested generation units in New York
City (which include NRGs Arthur Kill and Astoria facilities), who are deemed to be pivotal
suppliers. Specifically, the NYISO proposal imposes a new reference price on pivotal suppliers and
requires bids to be submitted at or below the reference price. The new reference price is derived
from the expected clearing price based upon the intersection of the supply curve and the ICAP
Demand Curve if all suppliers bid as price-takers. The NYISOs proposed reforms became effective
March 27, 2008.
PJM On January 31, 2008, PJM submitted to FERC a proposal to increase its Cost of New Entry,
which is a critical component of the demand curve in the RPM market, for the 2011/2012 delivery
year. On April 4, 2008, FERC rejected this proposed revision on procedural grounds.
Texas Region
ERCOT has adopted Texas Nodal Protocols that will revise the wholesale market design to
incorporate locational marginal pricing (in place of the current ERCOT zonal market). Major
elements of the Texas Nodal Protocols include the continued capability for bilateral contracting of
energy and ancillary services, a financially binding day-ahead market, resource-specific energy and
ancillary service bid curves, the direct assignment of all congestion rents, nodal energy prices
for resources, aggregation of nodal to zonal energy prices for loads, congestion revenue rights
(including pre-assignment for public power entities), and pricing safeguards.
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The PUCT approved the Texas Nodal Protocols on April 5, 2006, and full implementation of the
new market design is scheduled to begin in December 2008.
In addition, the PUCT has increased the offer cap for ERCOTs ancillary service and
balancing energy markets to $2,250 per megawatt and megawatt hour, to increase to $3,000 two months
after implementation of the Texas Nodal market design.
West Region
CAISO has indicated that its Market Redesign and Technology Upgrade, or MRTU, program will not
be implemented before the summer peak season. On September 21, 2006, FERC conditionally accepted
the MRTU proposal. Significant components of the MRTU include (i) locational marginal pricing of
energy; (ii) a more effective congestion management system; (iii) a day-ahead market; and (iv) an
increase to the existing bid caps. NRG considers these market reforms to be a positive development
for its assets in the region.
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Consolidated Results of Operations
The following table provides selected financial information for the Company for the three months
ended March 31, 2008 and 2007:
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Three months ended March 31, |
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|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
Change % |
|
|
Operating Revenues |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Energy revenue |
|
$ |
925 |
|
|
$ |
936 |
|
|
|
(1 |
)% |
Capacity revenue |
|
|
347 |
|
|
|
273 |
|
|
|
27 |
|
Risk management activities |
|
|
(129 |
) |
|
|
(43 |
) |
|
|
200 |
|
Contract amortization |
|
|
69 |
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
33 |
|
Thermal revenue |
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
41 |
|
|
|
(12 |
) |
Other revenues |
|
|
54 |
|
|
|
40 |
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating revenues |
|
|
1,302 |
|
|
|
1,299 |
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Costs and Expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of operations |
|
|
804 |
|
|
|
781 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
161 |
|
|
|
160 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
75 |
|
|
|
85 |
|
|
|
(12 |
) |
Development costs |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
(48 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating costs and expenses |
|
|
1,052 |
|
|
|
1,049 |
|
|
|
|
|
Gain on sale of assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income |
|
|
250 |
|
|
|
267 |
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
Other Income/(Expense) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity in (losses)/earnings of unconsolidated affiliates |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
(131 |
) |
Other income, net |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
(40 |
) |
Interest expense |
|
|
(153 |
) |
|
|
(179 |
) |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Total other expenses |
|
|
(148 |
) |
|
|
(151 |
) |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Income from Continuing Operations before income tax expense |
|
|
102 |
|
|
|
116 |
|
|
|
(12 |
) |
Income tax expense |
|
|
54 |
|
|
|
55 |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Income from Continuing Operations |
|
|
48 |
|
|
|
61 |
|
|
|
(21 |
) |
Income from discontinued operations, net of income tax expense |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income |
|
$ |
52 |
|
|
$ |
65 |
|
|
|
(20 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Business Metrics |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average natural gas price Henry Hub ($/MMbtu) |
|
|
8.58 |
|
|
|
7.18 |
|
|
|
19 |
% |
|
NA Not Applicable
Consolidated Discussion
Operating Revenues
Operating
revenues increased by $3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2008,
compared to 2007. This was primarily due to:
|
|
Energy revenues energy revenues
decreased by $11 million during the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared to 2007: |
|
o |
|
Texas energy revenues decreased
by $17 million due to lower contracted energy prices. This was partially offset by higher merchant market prices. |
|
|
o |
|
Northeast energy revenues decreased by
$8 million due to a $15 million reduction in contracted bilateral revenue, and a
$2 million, or 1%, decrease in generation across the region. This was
partially offset by a $9 million increase resulting from an average 3% price increase
to $75 MWh across the region. |
|
|
o |
|
South Central energy revenues increased by
$13 million due to a $4 million increase in contract energy revenue primarily driven
by higher fuel cost pass-through adjustments and a 1% increase in MWh sold to the regions
cooperative customers. There was also a $9 million increase in merchant energy revenue
attributable to 12% increased coal generation from fewer planned outage hours. |
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|
|
Capacity revenues capacity revenues
increased by $74 million during the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared to 2007: |
|
o |
Texas capacity revenues increased
by $26 million due to higher capacity contract volumes. |
|
|
o |
Northeast capacity
revenues increased by $27 million due to a $15 million increase in PJM assets reflecting
the recognition of a full quarter of capacity revenue from the RPM capacity
market, an $8 million increase in NEPOOL assets driven by additional revenue recognized
on the Norwalk RMR contract, and a $4 million increase in New York assets from
favorable contract prices. Both the RPM capacity market and Norwalk RMR contract
first became effective in June 2007. These increases were offset by lower prices resulting from
a reduction in Installed Reserve Margin as
well as competitive bidding strategies in New York City. |
|
|
o |
South Central capacity revenues
increased by $5 million due to a $3 million increase in new peak loads from cooperative customers
(including higher pass-through of transmission cost) and a $2 million increase in merchant
capacity revenue from the Rockford plants under RPM market prices in PJM. |
|
|
o |
West capacity revenues increased
by $12 million due to a $7 million increase in revenue from a new tolling agreement
at the Long Beach plant, a $4 million increase in Resource Adequacy revenue from new
agreements which became effective in 2008 and improved performance at the El Segundo plant. |
|
|
Contract amortization increased
by $17 million due to an increase in spread between contract price and market price used to value the
contract at the Acquisition date. |
|
|
|
Other revenues
increased by $14 million primarily
due to a $9 million increase in emission revenue and an $8
million increase in natural gas sales. |
|
|
|
Risk management
activities revenues from risk management activities include
all derivative activity that does not qualify for hedge accounting
and the ineffective portion associated with hedged transactions. Such revenues
decreased by $86 million during the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared
to 2007. The breakdown of changes by region is as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended March 31, 2008 |
|
|
Three months ended March 31, 2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
South |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
South |
|
|
Total |
|
(In millions) |
|
Texas |
|
|
Northeast |
|
|
Central |
|
|
Total |
|
|
Texas |
|
|
Northeast |
|
|
Central |
|
|
Total |
|
|
Net gains/(losses) on settled positions, or financial revenues |
|
$ |
(2 |
) |
|
$ |
10 |
|
|
$ |
4 |
|
|
$ |
12 |
|
|
$ |
18 |
|
|
$ |
29 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
47 |
|
|
Mark-to-market results |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reversal of previously recognized unrealized gains on settled positions related to economic hedges |
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
(31 |
) |
|
|
(26 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(57 |
) |
Reversal of previously recognized unrealized (gains)/losses on settled positions related to trading activity |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
(13 |
) |
Net unrealized losses on open positions related to economic hedges |
|
|
(113 |
) |
|
|
(29 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(142 |
) |
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
(25 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(35 |
) |
Net unrealized gains/(losses) on open positions related to trading activity |
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
(17 |
) |
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
Subtotal mark-to-market results |
|
|
(102 |
) |
|
|
(48 |
) |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
(141 |
) |
|
|
(38 |
) |
|
|
(58 |
) |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
(90 |
) |
Total derivative gain/(loss) |
|
$ |
(104 |
) |
|
$ |
(38 |
) |
|
$ |
13 |
|
|
$ |
(129 |
) |
|
$ |
(20 |
) |
|
$ |
(29 |
) |
|
$ |
6 |
|
|
$ |
(43 |
) |
|
NRGs
first quarter 2008 loss was comprised of $141 million of mark-to-market losses offset
by $12 million in settled gains, or financial revenue. Of the $141 million of mark-to-market
losses, $10 million represents the reversal of mark-to-market gains recognized on economic hedges
and $5 million represents the reversal of mark-to-market gains recognized on trading activity
during 2007. Both of these losses ultimately settled as financial revenues during 2008. The
$142 million loss from economic hedge positions is comprised of a $97 million decrease in
value of forward sales of electricity and fuel due to unfavorable power and gas prices and
a $45 million loss from hedge accounting ineffectiveness related to
gas trades in the
Texas region due to a change in the correlation between natural gas and power prices as
of March 31, 2008.
Since
these hedging activities are intended to mitigate the risk of commodity price movements on
revenues and cost of energy sold, the changes in such results should not be viewed in
isolation, but rather taken together with the effects of pricing and cost changes on energy
revenues, which are recorded net of financial instruments hedges that are afforded hedge
accounting treatment, and cost of energy. During the course of and prior to 2007, NRG hedged
a portion of the Companys 2007 and 2008 generation. Since that time, the settled and forward
prices of electricity and natural gas have increased, resulting in the recognition
of unrealized mark-to-market forward losses. In 2007, NRG recognized forward mark-to-market losses as forward prices of electricity
increased relative to its forward positions.
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Cost of Operations
Cost
of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2008 increased by $23 million compared
to 2007, and as a percentage of revenues it increased from 60% in 2007 to 62% in 2008:
|
|
|
Texas cost of operations increased
by $19 million, due to a $21 million increase in cost of energy and a $3 million decrease
in other operating costs. The $21 million increase in cost of energy is driven by a
$15 million increase from the establishment of a loss reserve for a coal contract dispute,
a $10 million increase in natural gas expense resulting from a $1.60 per MMBtu rise in average
gas prices, a $6 million increase in ancillary services and other ERCOT fees, a $4
million increase in purchased power, and a $3 million increase in other baseload fuel. The
increases in cost of energy were partially offset by a decrease in amortized fuel expense of
$17 million. The decrease in other operating costs of $3 million is due to a $5 million
decrease in property taxes related to a higher initial estimate in 2007 compared to 2008,
offset by a $2 million increase in maintenance cost due to the timing of planned outages at
the regions coal fired facilities. |
|
|
|
|
Northeast
cost of operations decreased by $1 million due to a $7 million decrease in
maintenance costs offset by a $6 million increase in fuel costs. The $7 million decrease
in maintenance costs are a result of fewer planned outages at the Indian River and Dunkirk plants.
This decrease was offset by a $6 million increase in fuel costs, which includes $22
million in higher coal expenses resulting from a rise in coal generation and coal transportation
costs and $14 million in higher gas expenses related to increased gas fired generation in
New York City. These increases were offset by a $30 million reduction in oil expense driven
by lower oil fired generation primarily at the Middletown and Oswego facilities. |
|
|
|
|
South
Central cost of operations increased by $4 million. This increase is due
to a $7 million increase in fuel costs, which includes $6 million in higher coal expenses,
a $3 million increase in transmission costs reflecting an increase in merchant energy
sales and a $2 million increase in natural gas costs tied to higher generation from the
gas fired Rockford plants. These increases were offset by a $4 million
reduction in purchased energy due to a 12% increase in coal generation.
Other operating expenses decreased by $3 million due to reduced maintenance expense related to the
later start of the 2008 spring outages compared to the prior year. |
General and Administrative
NRGs general and administrative, or G&A, costs for the three months ended March 31, 2008
decreased by $10 million compared to 2007, and as a percentage of revenues was 6% and 7% in 2008
and 2007, respectively. This decrease was due to:
|
|
|
Franchise tax the Companys Louisiana state franchise tax decreased by approximately $6
million. Louisiana franchise tax is assessed based on the Companys total debt and equity
that significantly increased following the acquisition of Texas Genco LLC on February 2,
2006. A retroactive adjustment to franchise tax expense was recorded in the first quarter
2007. |
|
|
|
|
Other G&A expenses other G&A expenses declined by approximately $4 million primarily
due to reductions in insurance, relocation and information technology consultant expenses. |
Development Costs
NRGs development costs were $12 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008, a decrease
of $11 million from 2007. These costs were due to the Companys RepoweringNRG projects:
|
|
|
Texas on September 24, 2007, NRG filed a Combined Operating License Application, or
COLA, with the NRC to build and operate two new nuclear units at the STP site. During the
first quarter 2007, NRG incurred $17 million in development costs related to the STP units 3
and 4 project. Commencing January 1, 2008, NRG began to capitalize the costs to continue to
develop STP units 3 and 4. Accordingly, there are no such development expenses reflected in
results of operations for the first quarter 2008. |
41
|
|
|
Wind projects approximately $6 million in development costs related to wind projects
primarily in Texas, an increase of approximately $4 million over the comparable 2007
quarter. |
|
|
|
|
Other projects approximately $6 million in development costs related to other domestic
RepoweringNRG projects, an increase of approximately $2 million over the first quarter 2007. |
Gain on Sale of Assets
NRGs gain on sale of assets for the three months ended March 31, 2007 was approximately $17
million. On January 3, 2007, NRG completed the sale of the Companys Red Bluff and Chowchilla II
power plants resulting in a pre-tax gain of approximately $18 million. The Company reported no
sales of assets for the first quarter 2008.
Equity in Earnings of Unconsolidated Affiliates
NRGs equity earnings from unconsolidated affiliates for the three months ended March 31, 2008
decreased by $17 million compared to 2007. This decrease was primarily due to an $18 million
mark-to-market unrealized loss on a forward contract for the sale of natural gas executed to hedge
the future power generation from the Sherbino I Wind Farm equity investment.
Other Income, Net
NRGs other income for the three months ended March 31, 2008 decreased by $6 million compared
to 2007. This decrease was primarily due to reduced interest income of approximately $4 million
from lower market interest rates on cash deposits.
Interest Expense
NRGs interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2008 decreased by $26 million
compared to 2007. This decrease was primarily due to interest savings from the $300 million
prepayment of the Term B loan under the Senior Credit Facility on December 31, 2007, accompanied by
a reduction on the variable interest rates on long-term debt, and from more capitalized interest
due to RepoweringNRG projects under construction.
Income Tax Expense
Income tax expense decreased by $1 million for the three months March 31, 2008, compared to
2007. The effective tax rate was 52.9% and 47.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and
2007, respectively. The decrease in income tax expense was primarily due to a decrease in income
and in permanent differences:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions except otherwise stated) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months Ended March 31, |
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
Income from continuing operations before income taxes |
|
$ |
102 |
|
|
$ |
116 |
|
Tax at 35% |
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
41 |
|
State taxes, net of federal benefit |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
Foreign operations |
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
(1 |
) |
Valuation allowance |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign dividends |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
Non-deductible interest |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
Other permanent differences |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
1 |
|
|
Income tax expense |
|
$ |
54 |
|
|
$ |
55 |
|
|
Effective income tax rate |
|
|
52.9 |
% |
|
|
47.4 |
% |
|
The decrease in income tax expense was primarily due to:
|
|
|
Decrease in profits income before tax decreased by $14 million, with a corresponding
decrease of approximately $5 million in income tax expense. |
|
|
|
|
Permanent differences the Companys effective tax rate differed from the US statutory
rate of 35% due to: |
42
|
o |
|
Lower tax rates in foreign
jurisdictions lower income tax rates at the
Companys foreign locations resulted in additional income tax benefit during the first
quarter 2008 compared to 2007 of $2 million. |
|
|
o |
|
Section 1256 capital
loss During the first quarter 2008, the Company had
generated net capital losses primarily due to derivative trading activity for which the
Company has determined a valuation allowance of $9 million of federal tax expense and $1
million of state and local tax expense is necessary. The Company reduced its foreign valuation allowance by $1 million due to
the utilization of foreign NOL. |
The effective income tax rate may vary from period to period depending on, among other
factors, the geographic and business mix of earnings and losses and changes in valuation allowances
in accordance with SFAS 109. These factors and others, including the Companys history of pre-tax
earnings and losses, are taken into account in assessing the ability to realize deferred tax
assets.
Income from Discontinued Operations, Net of Income Tax Expense
Discontinued operations were comprised of the results of ITISA. NRG classifies as
discontinued operations the income from operations and gains/losses recognized on the sale of
projects that were sold or were deemed to have met the required criteria for such classification
pending final disposition. For the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, NRG recorded income
from discontinued operations, net of income tax expense, of $4 million and $4 million,
respectively.
43
Results of Operations Regional Discussions
The following is a detailed discussion of the results of operations of NRGs major wholesale power
generation business segments.
Texas
For a discussion of the business profile of the Companys Texas operations, see pages 22-25 of
NRG Energy, Inc.s 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Selected income statement data
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions except otherwise noted) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended March 31, |
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
Change % |
|
|
Operating Revenues |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Energy revenue |
|
$ |
546 |
|
|
$ |
563 |
|
|
|
(3 |
)% |
Capacity revenue |
|
|
118 |
|
|
|
92 |
|
|
|
28 |
|
Risk management activities |
|
|
(104 |
) |
|
|
(20 |
) |
|
|
420 |
|
Contract amortization |
|
|
63 |
|
|
|
47 |
|
|
|
34 |
|
Other revenues |
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating revenues |
|
|
649 |
|
|
|
695 |
|
|
|
(7 |
) |
Operating Costs and Expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of energy |
|
|
258 |
|
|
|
237 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
Other operating expenses |
|
|
164 |
|
|
|
185 |
|
|
|
(11 |
) |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
113 |
|
|
|
114 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Income |
|
$ |
114 |
|
|
$ |
159 |
|
|
|
(28 |
) |
MWh sold (in thousands) |
|
|
11,031 |
|
|
|
10,978 |
|
|
|
|
|
MWh generated (in thousands) |
|
|
10,756 |
|
|
|
10,742 |
|
|
|
|
|
Business Metrics |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average on-peak market power prices ($/MWh) |
|
|
70.48 |
|
|
|
57.48 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
Cooling Degree Days, or CDDs (a) |
|
|
74 |
|
|
|
119 |
|
|
|
(38 |
) |
CDDs 30 year rolling average |
|
|
95 |
|
|
|
94 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Heating Degree Days, or HDDs (a) |
|
|
1,053 |
|
|
|
1,134 |
|
|
|
(7 |
) |
HDDs 30 year rolling average |
|
|
1,132 |
|
|
|
1,122 |
|
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-Climate Prediction Center A CDD represents
the number of degrees that the mean temperature for a particular day is above 65 degrees
Fahrenheit in each region. An HDD represents the number of degrees that the mean temperature
for a particular day is below 65 degrees Fahrenheit in each region. The CDDs/HDDs for a period
of time are calculated by adding the CDDs/HDDs for each day during the period. |
Operating Income
For the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared to 2007, operating income decreased by $45
million due to:
|
|
Capacity Revenues increased by $26 million related to higher sales under long-term
bilateral contracts with a capacity component in 2008. |
|
|
|
Energy Revenues - decreased by $17 million primarily due to lower contracted energy
revenue as the region shifts transactions to provide more contracted capacity versus
contracted energy. Decreased contract energy revenue was partially offset by higher market
prices on open merchant positions within the market, as well as higher merchant sales
volumes. |
|
|
|
Cost of Energy increased by $21 million due to the recording of a loss reserve of $15
million related to a coal contract dispute, combined with increased gas prices in 2008 of
about $1.60 per MMBtu. |
|
|
|
Emissions Revenues - increased by $11 million in Texas due to an intercompany sale of
emissions credits to Corporate. |
|
|
|
Risk Management Activities decreased by $84 million due to an increase in unrealized
derivative losses of $72 million and lower gains on settled financial transactions by $20
million. These increases in realized and unrealized losses are attributable to a generally
rising price environment in the first quarter 2008 for both gas and power. |
|
|
|
Contract Amortization increased by $16 million in 2008 an increase in
spread between contract prices and market prices used to value the contract at Acquistion date. |
|
|
|
Other Operating Costs declined by $21 million due to decreased nuclear development
expenses, and decreased property taxes as a result of a higher initial estimate in 2007
than in 2008. |
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Operating Revenues
Total operating revenues from the Texas region decreased by $46 million during the three
months ended March 31, 2008, compared to 2007, due to:
|
|
|
Capacity Revenue increased by $26 million due to a higher number of capacity contracts
in 2008. While capacity auction contracts are gradually decreasing from year to year, 2008
has a number of bilateral contracts with a capacity component that resulted in higher
capacity revenue. |
|
|
|
|
Energy Revenues decreased by $17 million due to decreased contract prices in lieu of
higher capacity payments and lower overall contracted prices in 2008. As a whole, contract
energy revenue decreased compared to 2007, due to lower realized contract prices by $2 per
MWh. This was partly offset by higher merchant prices in the first quarter 2008. |
|
|
|
|
Contract amortization increased by $16 million in the first quarter
2008 an increase in spread between contract prices and market prices used to value the contract at Acquistion date. |
|
|
|
|
Other revenues other revenues increased by $13 million mainly due to an $11 million
increase in intercompany emission credit sales to the Corporate. |
|
|
|
|
Risk management activities The Texas region recorded total derivative losses of $104
million in the quarter ended March 31, 2008 compared to a $20 million loss for the quarter
ended March 31, 2007. The 2008 derivative loss was comprised of $102 million of
mark-to-market losses and $2 million in settled losses, or financial revenue. The 2007
derivative loss of $20 million is composed of $38 million in unrealized derivative losses
and $18 million in settled financial revenue gains. Of the $102 million of mark-to-market
losses, $7 million represents the reversal of mark-to-market losses previously recognized
on economic hedges and $1 million from the reversal of mark-to-market gains previously
recognized on trading activity. Both of these losses ultimately settled as financial
revenues during the first quarter 2008. The remaining $96 million of
mark-to-market losses were comprised of a $113 million loss
from economic hedge positions which was comprised of a $69 million unrealized loss in the
value of forward sales of electricity and fuel due to increased power and natural gas
prices and a $44 million loss from hedge accounting ineffectiveness. This ineffectiveness
was primarily related to gas swaps and collars due to a change in the correlation between
natural gas and power. Additionally, the region
recognized an unrealized mark-to market gain of $17 million on trading transactions. |
Cost of Energy
Cost of energy for the Texas region increased by $21 million during the three months ended
March 31, 2008, compared to 2007, due to:
|
|
|
Baseload fuel expense increased by $18 million. While coal fired generation decreased
by 1%, coal expense increased $15 million due to recognition of a loss reserve related to a
coal contract dispute. Additionally, nuclear generation increased 8%, or 180 thousand MWh. |
|
|
|
|
Natural gas expense increased by $10 million despite a 9%, or 71 thousand MWh decrease
in gas fired generation, due to gas price increases by an average of $1.60 per MMbtu. |
|
|
|
Purchased ancillary service expense and ERCOT ISO fees increased by $6 million due to
increased cost to meet ancillary obligations and ERCOT fee increases starting in June 2007
related to the development of a nodal market. |
|
|
|
|
Purchased power increased by $4 million due to higher market prices for power
purchased during unplanned outages at our baseload plants. |
This was partially offset by:
|
|
|
Amortized fuel costs decreased by approximately $17 million due to the roll off of
existing contracts in 2007. |
Other Operating Expenses
Other operating expenses for the Texas region decreased by $21 million during the three months
ended March 31, 2008, compared to 2007, due to:
|
|
|
Development costs decreased $17 million, primarily related to spending on STP units 3
and 4 which is being capitalized beginning in 2008 following the docketing of the Companys
COLA with the NRC. |
|
|
|
|
Property taxes decreased $5 million, due to a higher initial assessment in 2007 than
in 2008. |
These decreases were partially offset by:
|
|
|
Planned outages O&M expense increased by $2 million, primarily related to the timing
of outages at Limestone. |
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Northeast Region
For a discussion of the business profile of the Northeast region, see pages 25-28 of NRG
Energy, Inc.s 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Selected income statement data
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions except otherwise noted) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended March 31, |
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
Change % |
|
|
Operating Revenues |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Energy revenue |
|
$ |
264 |
|
|
$ |
272 |
|
|
|
(3 |
)% |
Capacity revenue |
|
|
110 |
|
|
|
83 |
|
|
|
33 |
|
Risk management activities |
|
|
(38 |
) |
|
|
(29 |
) |
|
|
31 |
|
Other revenues |
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating revenues |
|
|
360 |
|
|
|
342 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
Operating Costs and Expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of energy |
|
|
168 |
|
|
|
162 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
Other operating expenses |
|
|
93 |
|
|
|
103 |
|
|
|
(10 |
) |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Income |
|
$ |
73 |
|
|
$ |
52 |
|
|
|
40 |
|
MWh sold (in thousands) |
|
|
3,591 |
|
|
|
3,614 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
MWh generated (in thousands) |
|
|
3,591 |
|
|
|
3,614 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
Business Metrics |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average on-peak market power prices ($/MWh) |
|
|
85.78 |
|
|
|
73.90 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
Cooling Degree Days, or CDDs(a) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CDDs 30 year rolling average |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Heating Degree Days, or HDDs(a) |
|
|
5,884 |
|
|
|
6,193 |
|
|
|
(5 |
)% |
HDDs 30 year rolling average |
|
|
6,253 |
|
|
|
6,234 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-Climate Prediction Center A CDD represents
the number of degrees that the mean temperature for a particular day is above 65 degrees
Fahrenheit in each region. An HDD represents the number of degrees that the mean temperature
for a particular day is below 65 degrees Fahrenheit in each region. The CDDs/HDDs for a period
of time are calculated by adding the CDDs/HDDs for each day during the period. |
Operating Income
Operating income increased by $21 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared
to 2007, due to:
|
|
|
Operating revenues increased by $18 million due to the favorable impact of capacity
markets and higher sales of emission allowances, partially offset by higher losses in the
regions risk management activities. |
|
|
|
|
Other operating expenses decreased by $10 million primarily reflecting lower
maintenance expenses at the Indian River and Dunkirk plants due to timing of annual
outages. |
These favorable variances are partially offset by:
|
|
|
Cost of energy increased by approximately $6 million, despite a 1% decrease in
generation, due primarily to higher coal transportation costs across the region and
increased coal commodity costs at the Somerset plant. |
Operating Revenues
Operating revenues increased by $18 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008,
compared to 2007. The primary drivers were:
|
|
|
Capacity revenues increased by $27 million, of which $15 million was from the regions
PJM assets, $8 million was from the regions NEPOOL assets and $4 million was from the
regions New York assets. |
|
o |
|
PJM The increase was due to recognizing a full quarters capacity revenue in
first quarter 2008 as a result of the RPM capacity market which became effective on June
1, 2007. |
|
|
o |
|
NEPOOL The increase was due to additional revenue recognized on the Norwalk RMR
contract, which became effective June 19, 2007. |
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|
o |
|
NYISO The increase in New York was attributable to favorable capacity cash flow
hedges more than offsetting a decline in prices driven by both the NYISOs 1.5% reduction
in the Installed Reserve Margin effective May 1, 2007 and lower capacity prices in New
York City due to competitor bidding strategies. |
|
|
|
Other revenues increased by $8 million, of which approximately $6 million was due to
increased activity in the trading of emission allowances. |
These were partially offset by:
|
|
|
Risk management activities The Northeast region recorded $38 million and $29 million
in risk management losses in the quarters ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The
regions 2008 losses were comprised of $48 million of mark-to-market losses and $10 million
in settled gains, or financial revenue. The $29 million risk management losses for the
comparable 2007 period were comprised of $58 million unrealized mark-to-market losses
offset by $29 million in settled gains. |
|
|
|
|
Energy revenues decreased by approximately $8 million, reflecting a $15 million
reduction in contracted bilateral energy revenue and a $2 million reduction from lower
generation, partially offset by a $9 million increase from realized prices that rose 3% on
average. |
|
o |
|
Contracted energy The decrease resulted from fewer bilateral contracts and lower
net revenue on the remaining contracts. |
|
|
o |
|
Generation Total generation decreased 1%, as a 352 thousand MWh decline for oil
fired generation was partially offset by an 8% increase in base load coal generation.
The decline in oil-fired generation was primarily driven by a 151 thousand MWh decrease
at our Middletown plant due to timing of outages and a 152 thousand MWh reduction in
Oswegos generation following a mild winter combined with less economic production given
rising oil prices. The increase in base load coal generation reflected a 292 thousand
MWh increase at the Indian River plant due to timing of planned outages and improved
plant performance. |
|
|
o |
|
Price on average, realized prices increased 3% to $75/MWh, compared with $73/MWh
in the prior year. |
Cost of Energy
Cost of energy increased by approximately $6 million despite the 1% decrease in generation.
Coal expense increased by $22 million primarily due to an increase in coal generation and increased
coal transportation costs tied to fuel surcharges. Gas expense increased by $14 million primarily
due to increased generation from our gas-fired generation in New York City. These unfavorable
variances were partially offset by a $30 million reduction in oil costs driven by lower oil fired
generation primarily at the Middletown and Oswego facilities.
Other Operating Expenses
Other operating expenses decreased by $10 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008,
compared to 2007, due to:
|
|
|
Plant Operating & Maintenance spending decreased $7 million due to lower maintenance
costs resulting from less planned outage work at our Indian River and Dunkirk plants. |
|
|
|
|
G&A expenditures decreased by $3 million primarily due to lower corporate allocations
and insurance costs. |
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South Central Region
For a discussion of the business profile of the South Central region, see pages 28-30 of NRG
Energy, Inc.s 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Selected income statement data
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions except otherwise noted) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended March 31, |
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
Change % |
|
|
Operating Revenues |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Energy revenue |
|
$ |
100 |
|
|
$ |
87 |
|
|
|
15 |
% |
Capacity revenue |
|
|
57 |
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
Risk management activities |
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
117 |
|
Contract amortization |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
Other revenues |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating revenues |
|
|
179 |
|
|
|
150 |
|
|
|
19 |
|
Operating Costs and Expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of energy |
|
|
88 |
|
|
|
81 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
Other operating expenses |
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
(27 |
) |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Income |
|
$ |
52 |
|
|
$ |
22 |
|
|
|
136 |
|
MWh sold (in thousands) |
|
|
3,088 |
|
|
|
2,826 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
MWh generated (in thousands) |
|
|
3,024 |
|
|
|
2,708 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
Business Metrics |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average on-peak market power prices ($/MWh) |
|
|
67.84 |
|
|
|
57.84 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
Cooling Degree Days, or CDDs(a) |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
(81 |
) |
CDDs 30 year rolling average |
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
Heating Degree Days, or HDDs(a) |
|
|
1,885 |
|
|
|
1,751 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
HDDs 30 year rolling average |
|
|
1,914 |
|
|
|
1,895 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-Climate Prediction Center A CDD represents
the number of degrees that the mean temperature for a particular day is above 65 degrees
Fahrenheit in each region. An HDD represents the number of degrees that the mean temperature
for a particular day is below 65 degrees Fahrenheit in each region. The CDDs/HDDs for a period
of time are calculated by adding the CDDs/HDDs for each day during the period. |
Operating Income
Operating income for the region increased by $30 million for the three months ended March 31,
2008, compared to 2007, due to a combination of higher plant availability driving a 12% increase in
generation and lower operating expenses.
Operating Revenues
Operating revenues increased by $29 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008,
compared to 2007, due to:
|
|
|
Energy revenues increased by approximately $13 million. Contract energy revenues
increased by $4 million due to higher fuel cost pass-through adjustments for the regions
cooperative customers and a 1% increase in total contract MWh sold. A 3.2% increase in MWh
sold to cooperative customers was offset by an 8.4% decrease in MWh sales to other contract
customers. Fewer planned outage hours during the quarter drove a 12% increase in coal
generation leading to a $9 million increase in merchant energy revenues. |
|
|
|
|
Capacity revenues increased by approximately $5 million of which $3 million was
attributable to new peak loads from our cooperative customers which determines capacity
payments under those contracts combined with higher transmission pass-through costs and a
$2 million increase in merchant capacity from the Rockford plants which earn RPM capacity
revenues from the PJM market. |
|
|
|
|
Risk Management Activities gains of approximately $13 million during 2008 compared to
$6 million in gains in 2007. The $13 million gain includes a $9 million unrealized gain
related to the changes in fair value of forward derivative positions as compared to a $5
million gain in the same period in 2007. This $9 million gain includes a $7 million loss
from the roll-off of economic hedges in the quarter offset by $16 million gain from trading
activity. Risk management activity results in the first quarter 2008 included $4 million
in realized gains on settled power positions compared to a $1 million realized gain in the
first quarter 2007. |
48
|
|
|
Other revenues increased by approximately $3 million due to intercompany sales of
SO2 allowances to Corporate in order to optimize the value of the Companys
emission allowances in excess of current needs. |
Cost of Energy
Cost of energy increased by $7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared to
2007, due to:
|
|
|
Coal costs increased by approximately $6 million, of which $8 million was due to the
12% increase in coal generation partially offset by a $2 million decrease in allocated rail
car lease fees among the regions to better reflect the actual usage of the Companys
railcar fleet. |
|
|
|
|
Transmission costs increased by approximately $3 million due to a $1 million increase
in network transmission costs, which are passed through to the regions cooperative
customers, combined with a $2 million increase in point-to-point transmission costs
resulting from the increase in merchant energy sales. |
|
|
|
|
Natural gas costs increased by approximately $2 million due to higher generation from
the gas fired Rockford plants. |
This increase was offset by:
|
|
|
Purchased energy decreased by approximately $4 million due to higher plant
availability and as generation from the regions coal plant reduced the need for power
purchases to support contract load. |
Other Operating Expenses
Other operating expenses decreased by approximately $8 million for the three months ended
March 31, 2008, compared to 2007, due to:
|
|
|
Maintenance expense
decreased by $2 million compared to the first quarter of 2007
mainly due to the later start of the spring 2008 outages versus the prior year. |
|
|
|
|
Franchise tax Louisiana state franchise tax decreased by approximately $6 million as
the prior years first quarter results included a retroactive charge for higher franchise
taxes influenced by the Companys total debt and equity following the acquisition of Texas
Genco LLC in 2006. |
49
West Region
For a discussion of the business profile of the West region, see pages 30-32 of NRG Energy,
Inc.s 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Selected income statement data
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions except otherwise noted) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended March 31, |
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
Change % |
|
|
Operating Revenues |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Energy revenue |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
Capacity revenue |
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
46 |
% |
Risk management activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other revenues |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating revenues |
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
36 |
|
Operating Costs and Expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of energy |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
100 |
|
Other operating expenses |
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
(10 |
) |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Income |
|
$ |
17 |
|
|
$ |
7 |
|
|
|
143 |
|
MWh sold (in thousands) |
|
|
150 |
|
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
200 |
|
MWh generated (in thousands) |
|
|
150 |
|
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
200 |
|
Business Metrics |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average on-peak market power prices ($/MWh) |
|
|
80.21 |
|
|
|
60.05 |
|
|
|
34 |
|
Cooling Degree Days, or CDDs(a) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
CDDs 30 year rolling average |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
(30 |
) |
Heating Degree Days, or HDDs(a) |
|
|
1,525 |
|
|
|
1,374 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
HDDs 30 year rolling average |
|
|
1,434 |
|
|
|
1,419 |
|
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-Climate Prediction Center A CDD represents
the number of degrees that the mean temperature for a particular day is above 65 degrees
Fahrenheit in each region. An HDD represents the number of degrees that the mean temperature
for a particular day is below 65 degrees Fahrenheit in each region. The CDDs/HDDs for a
period of time are calculated by adding the CDDs/HDDs for each day during the period. |
Operating Income
Operating income increased by $10 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared
to 2007, due to:
|
|
|
Capacity revenues increased by approximately $12 million, primarily resulting from a
new tolling agreement at the regions Long Beach plant and the sale of El Segundo Resource
Adequacy, or RA, capacity: |
|
o |
|
Long Beach On August 1, 2007, NRG successfully completed the repowering of
a 260 MW natural gas-fueled generating plant at its Long Beach generating facility,
which contributed approximately $7 million in capacity revenues for the three months
ended March 31, 2008. |
|
|
o |
|
El Segundo In 2007, NRG entered into several RA sale agreements, that
became effective in 2008, to sell a partial amount of El Segundo RA capacity. These
agreements have contributed approximately $4 million in capacity revenues for the
three months ended March 31, 2008. |
|
|
|
O&M expense decreased by approximately $2 million due to an environmental liability
recognized in 2007 related to our El Segundo facility. |
This increase was offset by:
|
|
|
Cost of energy increased by $1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008,
compared to 2007, as a result of RA buyback from Southern California Edison in support of
the RA sale agreements mentioned in the above capacity revenue section. |
|
|
|
|
Energy revenues decreased by approximately $1 million due to the tolling agreement at
the Encina plant that has resulted in the receipt of fixed monthly capacity payment in
return for the right to schedule and dispatch from the plant. |
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization increased by $1 million, reflecting the depreciation
associated with the successful completion of the RepoweringNRG project at Long Beach. |
50
|
|
|
Other revenues decreased emission credit revenue of $1 million at the Long Beach plant
due in part to the new tolling agreement. |
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity Position
As of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, NRGs liquidity was approximately $2.3 billion and
$2.7 billion, respectively, comprised of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of |
|
March 31, 2008 |
|
|
December 31, 2007 |
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
834 |
|
|
$ |
1,132 |
|
Restricted cash |
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
Total cash |
|
|
873 |
|
|
|
1,161 |
|
|
Synthetic letter of credit availability |
|
|
471 |
|
|
|
557 |
|
Revolver credit facility availability |
|
|
997 |
|
|
|
997 |
|
|
Total liquidity |
|
$ |
2,341 |
|
|
$ |
2,715 |
|
|
Management believes that these amounts and cash flows from operations will be adequate to
finance operating and maintenance capital expenditures, to fund dividends to NRGs preferred
shareholders and other liquidity commitments. Management continues to regularly monitor the
companys ability to finance the needs of its operating, financing and investing activity in a
manner consistent with its intention to maintain a net debt to capital ratio in the range of
45-60%.
SOURCES OF FUNDS
The principal sources of liquidity for NRGs future operating and capital expenditures are
expected to be derived from new and existing financing arrangements, asset sales, existing cash on
hand and cash flows from operations.
Financing Arrangements
First and Second Lien Structure
NRG has granted first and second priority liens to certain counterparties on substantially all
of the Companys assets in the United States in order to secure certain obligations, which are
primarily long-term in nature under certain power sale agreements and related contracts. NRG uses
the first or second lien structure to reduce the amount of cash collateral and letters of credit
that it would otherwise be required to post from time to time to support its obligations under
these agreements. Within the first and second lien structure, the Company can hedge up to 80% of
its baseload capacity and 10% of its non-baseload assets with these counterparties.
As part of the amendments to NRGs Senior Credit Facility entered into on June 8,
2007, the Company obtained the ability to move its current second lien counterparty exposure
to the first lien, on a pari passu basis, with the Companys existing first lien lenders. In
exchange for moving some second lien holders to a pari passu basis with the Companys first lien
lenders, the counterparties agreed to relinquish letters of credit issued by NRG which they held as
a part of their collateral package.
On March 31, 2008, the Company moved a second lien counterparty to a first lien position,
resulting in the release of approximately $57 million of letters of credit. As of March 31, 2008,
and April 25, 2008, the net discounted exposure less collateral posted on the agreements and hedges
that were subject to the first lien structure were approximately $1.1 billion and $1.6 billion,
respectively. As of March 31, 2008, and April 25, 2008, the net discounted exposure less
collateral posted on the agreements and hedges that were subject to the second lien structure were
approximately $382 million and $579 million, respectively.
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The following table summarizes the amount of MWs hedged against the Companys baseload assets
and as a percentage relative to the Companys forecasted baseload capacity under the first and
second lien structure as of April 25, 2008:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equivalent Net Sales secured by First and Second Lien Structure(a) |
|
2008(b) |
|
2009 |
|
2010 |
|
2011 |
|
2012 |
|
2013 |
|
In MW |
|
3,924 |
|
4,875 |
|
3,730 |
|
3,430 |
|
1,542 |
|
824 |
|
As a percentage of total forecasted baseload capacity (c) |
|
57 |
% |
70 |
% |
55 |
% |
51 |
% |
23 |
% |
15 |
% |
|
(a) |
|
Equivalent Net Sales include natural gas swaps converted using a weighted average heat rate by region. |
|
(b) |
|
2008 MW value consists of May through December positions only. |
|
(c) |
|
Forecasted baseload
capacity under the first and second lien structure represents 80% of the
total Companys baseload assets. |
Common Stock Finance I Debt Extension
The Companys Senior Credit Facility and Senior Notes indentures contain provisions, or
restricted payments, limiting the use of funds for transactions such as common share repurchases.
To maintain restricted payment capacity under the Senior Notes indentures, in March 2008 the
Company executed an arrangement with Credit Suisse to extend the notes and preferred interest
maturities of NRG Common Stock Finance I, LLC, or CSF I, from October 2008 to June 2010. In
addition, the settlement date for any share price appreciation beyond a 20% compound annual growth
rate since the original date of purchase by CSF I was extended 30 days to early December 2008. As
part of the extension, the Company also contributed 795,503 additional treasury shares to CSF I as
additional collateral to maintain a blended interest rate in the CSF I facility of approximately
7.5%. Accordingly, the amount due at maturity in June 2010 for the CSF I notes and preferred
interests is $248 million.
Asset Sales
ITISA
On December 18, 2007, NRG entered into a sale and purchase agreement to sell its 100% interest
in Tosli, which holds all NRGs interest in ITISA, to Brookfield Power Inc., a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Brookfield Asset Management Inc., a Canadian asset management company, focused on
property, power and infrastructure assets. On April 28, 2008, NRG completed the sale and received
$288 million in cash proceeds. The sale process will remove approximately $153 million of assets,
including $53 million of cash, and approximately $116 million of liabilities, including $61 million
of debt, that are classified as discontinued assets and liabilities on the condensed consolidated
balance sheet as of March 31, 2008. NRG expects to recognize a pre-tax gain of approximately $250
million and a net pre-tax cash additions of approximately $234 million, subject to a purchase price
adjustment to be finalized within 90 days of the sale date. As discussed in Note 3, Discontinued
Operations, the activities of Tosli and ITISA have been classified as discontinued operations.
USES OF FUNDS
The Companys requirements for liquidity and capital resources, other than for operating its
facilities, can generally be categorized by the following: (1) commercial operations activities;
(2) capital expenditures including RepoweringNRG project deposits; (3) corporate financial
transactions; and (4) debt service obligations.
Commercial Operations
NRGs commercial operations activities require a significant amount of liquidity and capital
resources. These liquidity requirements are primarily driven by (i) margin and collateral posted
with counterparties; (ii) initial collateral required to establish trading relationships; (iii)
timing of disbursements and receipts (i.e., buying fuel before receiving energy revenues); and (iv)
initial collateral for large structured transactions. As of March 31, 2008, commercial operations
had total cash collateral outstanding of $239 million, and $338 million outstanding in letters of
credit to third parties primarily to support its hedging activities.
Future liquidity requirements may change based on the Companys hedging activities and
structures, fuel purchases, and future market conditions, including forward prices for energy and
fuel and market volatility. In addition, liquidity requirements are dependent on NRGs credit
ratings and general perception of its creditworthiness.
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Capital Expenditures and RepoweringNRG Equity Investments in affiliates
For the three months ended March 31, 2008 the Companys capital expenditures were
approximately $164 million, of which $93 million was related to RepoweringNRG projects. The
following table summarizes the Companys capital expenditures for the three months ended March 31,
2008 and the estimated capital expenditure and repowering investments forecast for the remainder of
2008.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions) |
|
Maintenance |
|
Environmental |
|
Repowering |
|
Total |
|
Northeast |
|
$ |
3 |
|
|
$ |
15 |
|
|
$ |
2 |
|
|
$ |
20 |
|
Texas |
|
|
42 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
76 |
|
South Central |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
West |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
Wind |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
47 |
|
|
|
47 |
|
Other |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
Capital expenditures through March 31, 2008 |
|
|
53 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
93 |
|
|
|
164 |
|
Capital expenditures through the remainder of 2008 |
|
|
181 |
|
|
|
269 |
|
|
|
512 |
|
|
|
962 |
|
|
Total estimated capital expenditures for 2008 |
|
$ |
234 |
|
|
$ |
287 |
|
|
$ |
605 |
|
|
$ |
1,126 |
|
|
Total estimated repowering equity investments for 2008 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
$ |
87 |
|
|
$ |
87 |
|
|
Repowering capital expenditures and investments RepoweringNRG project capital expenditures
consisted of approximately $47 million in deposits for wind turbines and construction related costs
for the Elbow Creek wind farm project which is currently under construction. In addition, the
Companys RepoweringNRG capital expenditures included $22 million related to the construction of
Cedar Bayou Unit 4 in Texas and $10 million for a deposit on a turbine for the repowering of the El
Segundo generating station in the West region.
The Companys estimated repowering capital expenditures for the remainder of 2008 are expected
to consists of $296 million related to the construction and equipment
procurement for the Elbow Creek wind farm project and certain wind farm projects under development.
In addition, the Company expects to incur additional 2008 expenditures of approximately $127
million towards the construction of Cedar Bayou Unit 4 and the development of STP Units 3 and 4,
and approximately $60 million for the repowering El Segundo generating station in California.
As subsequently discussed under RepoweringNRG Updates, NRG expects to contribute approximately
$87 million in assets to its Sherbino wind farm project and has posted a letter of credit in that
amount.
Major maintenance and environmental capital expenditures - The Companys baghouse project at
its Huntley and Dunkirk plants increased environmental capital expenditures by approximately $15
million for the three months ended March 31, 2008. Other capital expenditures included $15 million
for STP fuel and $27 million in maintenance capital expenditures in Texas primarily related to the
W.A. Parish and Limestone plants.
NRG anticipates funding these maintenance capital projects primarily with funds generated from
operating activities. The Company is also pursuing funding for certain environmental expenditures
in the Northeast through Solid Waste Disposal Bonds utilizing tax exempt financing, and expects to
draw upon such funds during 2008 and 2009.
Share Repurchases
In January 2008, the Company repurchased 344,000 shares of NRG common stock for approximately
$15 million under its previously announced 2008 Capital Allocation Program, thus completing $100
million in repurchases since initiation of the program. In February 2008, the Companys Board of
Directors authorized an additional $200 million in common share repurchases that raised the 2008
Capital Allocation Program to approximately $300 million. In March 2008, the Company repurchased
an additional 937,600 shares of NRG common stock in the open market for approximately $40 million.
Debt Service Obligations
Beginning in 2008, NRG must annually offer a portion of its excess cash flow (as defined in
the Senior Credit Facility) to its first lien lenders under the Term B loan. The percentage of
excess cash flow offered to these lenders is dependent upon the Companys consolidated leverage
ratio (as defined in the Senior Credit Facility) at the end of the preceding year. Of the amount
offered, the first lien lenders must accept 50% while the remaining 50% may either be accepted or
rejected at the lenders option. The mandatory annual offer required for 2008 was $446 million,
against which the Company made a $300 million prepayment in December
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2007.
Of the remaining $146 million, the lenders accepted a repayment of $143 million in March
2008. The amount retained by the Company can be used for investments, capital expenditures and
other items as defined by the Senior Credit Facility.
Cash Flow Discussion
The following table reflects the changes in cash flows for the comparative periods; all cash
flow categories include the cash flows from both continuing operations and discontinued operations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions) |
|
|
|
|
Three months ended March 31, |
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
$ |
60 |
|
|
$ |
106 |
|
Net cash used by investing activities |
|
|
(132 |
) |
|
|
(112 |
) |
Net cash used by financing activities |
|
$ |
(224 |
) |
|
$ |
(136 |
) |
|
Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities
For the three months ended March 31, 2008, net cash provided by operating activities decreased
by $46 million compared to the same period in 2007, of which $13 million was due to a decrease in
net income. The remaining difference was due to:
|
|
|
Collateral deposits NRGs net collateral deposits in support of derivative contracts
increased by $150 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared to an increase
of $120 million during the same period in 2007, a difference of $30 million due to increases
in natural gas and coal prices which impacted the Companys hedges. As of March 31, 2008,
NRG had net cash collateral deposit of $221 million. |
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities
For the three months ended March 31, 2008, net cash used in investing activities was
approximately $20 million more than the same period in 2007. This increase in investing activities
was due to:
|
|
|
Capital expenditures NRGs capital expenditures increased by $57 million due to
RepoweringNRG projects, primarily related to $47 million in deposits for wind turbines
related to the Elbow Creek wind farm and approximately $22 million related to the
construction of Cedar Bayou Unit 4. In addition, the Companys is continuing baghouse project
at the Huntley and Dunkirk plants increased environmental capital expenditures by
approximately $11 million. |
|
|
|
|
Asset sales
Proceeds from asset sales decreased by $17 million. The Company
received $12 million in 2008, primarily from the sale of
rail cars, and received $29 million in 2007 from the sale of
its Red Bluff and Chowchilla II power plants. |
|
|
|
|
Purchases of emission allowances decreased by $60
million. |
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities
For the three months ended March 31, 2008, net cash used by financing activities increased by
approximately $88 million compared to 2007, due to:
|
|
|
Debt Payment
The Company paid down $143 million of its Term B loan in
March 2008, as discussed above under Debt Service Obligations. |
|
|
|
|
Share Repurchase During the quarter ended March 31, 2008, the Company repurchased
approximately $55 million of shares of NRG common stock, compared to $103 million for the quarter
ended March 31, 2007. |
NOLs, Deferred Tax Assets and FIN 48 Implications
As of March 31, 2008, the Company had generated total domestic and foreign pre-tax book income
of $76 million and $26 million, respectively. In addition, NRG has cumulative foreign NOL
carryforwards of $305 million, of which $75 million will expire starting in 2011 through 2017 and
of which $230 million do not have an expiration date.
In addition to these amounts, the Company has $698 million of tax effected unrecognized tax
benefits which relate primarily to net operating losses for tax return purposes but have been
classified as capital loss carryforwards for financial statements purposes and for which a full
valuation allowance has been established. As a result of the Companys tax position, and based on
current forecasts,
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future U.S. domestic income tax payments will be minimal through mid-year 2009 as these
unrecognized tax benefits will be utilized for tax return purposes.
However, as the position remains uncertain, of the $698 million of tax effected unrecognized
tax benefits, the Company has recorded a non-current tax liability of $50 million and may accrue
the remaining balance as an increase to non-current liabilities until final resolution with the
related taxing authority.
The Company has been contacted for examination by the Internal Revenue Service for years 2004
through 2006. The audit is expected to commence in June 2008 and continue for approximately 18 to
24 months.
New and On-going Company Initiatives
FORNRG Update
During 2007, the Company announced the acceleration and planned conclusion of the FORNRG 1.0
program by bringing forward the previously announced 2009 target of $250 million in pre-tax income
improvements to 2008. The Company remains on course to achieve the target of $250 million and to
launch the next phase of the program, FORNRG 2.0, during 2008.
Nuclear Innovation North America
On March 25, 2008, NRG announced the formation of Nuclear Innovation North America LLC, or
NINA, an NRG subsidiary focused on marketing, siting, developing, financing and investing in new
advanced design nuclear projects in select markets across North America, including the planned STP
units 3 and 4 that NRG is developing on a 50/50 basis with City of San Antonios agent CPS Energy
at the STP nuclear power station site. NRGs rights to develop STP units 3 and 4 have been
contributed to special purpose subsidiaries of NINA. NINA will be
focused only on developing new
projects and will not be involved in the operations of the existing STP units 1 and 2.
On April 21, 2008, NINA entered into a $20 million revolving loan arrangement, as borrower, to
provide working capital to NINA. This facility matures on April 21, 2011, and permits NINA to make
cash draws or issue letters of credit. Borrowings accrue interest at either LIBOR or a base rate,
plus a spread. As of April 21, 2008, NINA had borrowed $10 million.
Toshiba Corporation, or Toshiba, will serve as the prime contractor on all of NINAs projects,
and has agreed to partner with NRG on the NINA venture. Toshiba is currently prime contractor of
the STP units 3 and 4 project and is providing licensing support and leading all engineering and
scheduling activities, which ultimately will lead to responsibility for constructing the project.
Toshiba will invest $300 million in NINA in six annual installments of $50 million, the last three
of which are subject to certain conditions, in exchange for a 12% equity ownership in NINA. Half
of this investment will be to fund development activities related to STP units 3 and 4. The other half will be
targeted towards developing and deploying additional Advanced
Boiling Water Reactor, or ABWR, projects in North America with other potential partners. Toshiba
is also extending pre-negotiated Engineering, Procurement and Construction, or EPC, terms to NINA
for two additional two-unit nuclear projects similar to the terms being offered for the STP unit 3
and 4 development.
NINA intends to use the NRC certified ABWR design, with only a limited number of changes to
enhance safety and construction schedules. NINA will file a revision to the COLA by the fourth
quarter 2008. Given the expected changes to the application, NRG anticipates STP units 3 and 4
will come online in 2015 and 2016, respectively.
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RepoweringNRG Update
Plants under Construction
The Company has four projects
under construction, three of which (Cos Cob, Sherbino I Wind Farm, and Elbow Creek Wind Farm) broke ground during the quarter.
Cos Cob, which will add 40 megawatts of peaking capacity in
the NEPOOL market, is scheduled to be completed on June 1, 2008 at a cash cost of $18 million.
On February 2008, a wholly
owned subsidiary of NRG entered into a 50/50 joint venture with a subsidiary of BP Alternative Energy North America Inc.,
or BP, to build and own the Sherbino I Wind Farm LLC, or Sherbino. This is a 150 MW wind project consisting of 50 Vestas
3 MW wind turbine generators, located approximately 40 miles east of Fort Stockton in Pecos County, Texas. The project is
scheduled to reach commercial operations by the end of 2008 with NRGs 50 percent ownership providing a net capacity of 75 MW.
On March 27, 2008, NRG, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Padoma Wind Power LLC., began
construction of the Elbow Creek project, a wholly owned 122 MW wind farm in Howard County near
Big Spring, Texas. The project is also scheduled to reach commercial operations by the end of 2008.
El Segundo Energy Center LLC
On March 7, 2008, NRG, through its wholly owned subsidiary, El Segundo Energy Center LLC.,
executed a 10 year tolling agreement with Southern California Edison. Pre-construction activities,
including a $10 million non-refundable deposit to the equipment provider to meet the construction
schedule, started shortly thereafter on a 550 MW rapid response combined cycle facility in El
Segundo, California. The project is scheduled to reach commercial operations by June 1, 2011.
GenConn Energy LLC
On March 3, 2008, GenConn Energy LLC, or GenConn, a 50/50 joint venture vehicle of NRG and The
United Illuminating Company, submitted a binding bid to the Connecticut Department of Public Utility
Control, or DPUC, for new peaking generation facilities in Connecticut subject to a regulated long-term
contract. In its bid, GenConn proposed 4 different options providing from 196 MW to 490 MW of new
generation at as many as 3 different sites owned by NRG. Both the prosecutorial staff of the DPUC, an
office within the DPUC that was formed to independently evaluate the proposals, and the Connecticut
Office of Consumer Counsel have recommended portfolios of facilities that include from 196 MW to
392 MW of generation from GenConn. The DPUC is expected to select the winning proposal or
combination of proposals by July 2008.
econrg Update
Commercial Scale Carbon Capture and Sequestration Demonstration
In April 2008, NRG signed a development agreement with Powerspan Corp., or Powerspan, to
jointly perform engineering work to support the design and construction of a demonstration facility
that will be among the largest carbon capture and sequestration projects in the world and may be
the first to achieve commercial scale from an existing coal-fueled power plant. The project will
be constructed at NRGs W.A. Parish plant near Sugar Land, Texas, and is designed to capture and
sequester up to 90% of the carbon dioxide from flue gas equal in quantity to that from a 125 MW
unit using Powerspans proprietary ECO
2
tm
technology, a
post-combustion, regenerative process which uses an ammonia-based solution to capture
CO2 from the flue gas and release it in a form that is ready for safe transportation and
permanent geological storage. The CO2 from the process would either be sequestered or
sold for use in enhanced oil recovery projects. The project, which is expected to be operational
in 2012, will be funded by NRG, potential partners and federal and state grants.
Plasma Gasification Technology
On April 3, 2007, NRG purchased approximately 2.2 million shares at CAD$2.25 per share for a
less than 6% interest in Alter Nrg Corporation, a Canadian company that provides alternative energy
solutions using plasma gasification, a process that converts carbon-containing materials into
synthetic gas. As part of the transaction NRG has been granted an exclusive license to use Alter
Nrg Corps plasma torch technology to repower unit 6 of the Companys Somerset facility in
Somerset, MA. The qualified approval of the project by Massachusetts Department of Environmental
Protection received in January 2008 to convert Somerset facility to a coal and biomass gasification
power generation facility was challenged and the review of the challenge by the agency is pending.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Obligations Under Certain Guarantee Contracts
NRG and certain of its subsidiaries enter into guarantee arrangements in the normal course of
business to facilitate commercial transactions with third parties. These arrangements include
financial and performance guarantees, stand-by letters of credit, debt guarantees, surety bonds and
indemnifications.
Retained or Contingent Interests
NRG does not have any material retained or contingent interests in assets transferred to an
unconsolidated entity.
Derivative Instrument obligations
On August 11, 2005, NRG issued 3.625% Preferred Stock that included a conversion feature which
is considered a derivative per FAS 133, as amended. Although it is considered a derivative, it is
exempt from derivative accounting as it is excluded from the scope pursuant to paragraph 11(a) of
FAS 133. As of March 31, 2008, based on the Companys stock price, the redemption value of this
embedded derivative was approximately $149 million.
On October 13, 2006, NRG through its unrestricted wholly-owned subsidiaries NRG Common Stock
Fund I and NRG Common Stock Fund II, issued notes and preferred interests for the repurchase of
NRGs common stock. Included in the agreement is a feature which is considered an embedded
derivative per SFAS 133. Although it is considered a derivative, it is exempt from derivative
accounting as it is excluded from the scope pursuant to paragraph 11(a) of SFAS 133. As of March
31, 2008, based on the Companys stock price, the redemption value of this embedded derivative was
approximately $62 million.
Obligations Arising Out of a Variable Interest in an Unconsolidated Entity
Variable interest in Equity investments As of March 31, 2008, NRG had not entered into any
financing structure that was designed to be off-balance sheet that would create liquidity,
financing or incremental market risk or credit risk to the Company. However, NRG has several
investments with an ownership interest percentage of 50% or less in energy and energy-related
entities, including Sherbino I Wind Farm LLC (hereinafter discussed), that are accounted for under
the equity method of accounting. NRGs pro-rata share of non-recourse debt held by unconsolidated
affiliates was approximately $220 million as of March 31, 2008. This indebtedness may restrict the
ability of these affiliates to issue dividends or distributions to NRG.
As previously discussed, NRG and BP entered into a 50/50 joint venture in February 2008 to
build and own the Sherbino I Wind Farm LLC, or
Sherbino. A wholly owned subsidiary of NRG is managing the construction that is being conducted by
an independent Engineering, Procurement and Construction contractor, and an affiliate of BP will
manage the operations once commercial operations commence. The project will be funded through a
combination of equity contributions from the owners and non-recourse project-level debt. NRG
expects to contribute $87 million in equity to the joint venture and has posted a letter of credit
in this amount. NRGs maximum exposure to loss is limited to its expected equity investments.
Sherbino has also entered into a long-term natural gas swap to mitigate a portion of power price
risk for its expected power generation. NRG has determined that Sherbino is a variable interest
entity, or VIE, but that the
Company is not the primary beneficiary that is required to consolidate Sherbino under FASB
Interpretation No. 46(R), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities. Consequently,
NRG accounts for its investment in Sherbino under the equity method of accounting.
Synthetic Letter of Credit Facility and Revolver Facility Under NRGs amended Senior Credit
Facility which the Company entered into in June 2007, the Company has a $1.3 billion synthetic
Letter of Credit Facility which is secured by a $1.3 billion cash deposit at Deutsche Bank AG, New
York Branch, the Issuing Bank. This deposit was funded using proceeds from the Senior Credit
Facility investors who participated in the facility syndication. Under the Synthetic Letter of
Credit Facility, NRG is allowed to issue letters of credit for general corporate purposes including
posting collateral to support the Companys commercial operations activities. On January 30, 2008,
NRG entered into an agreement with Bank of America, whereby Bank of America has also agreed to be
an issuing bank under the revolver portion of the Companys Senior Credit Facility. Bank of
America has agreed to issue up to $250 million of letters of credit under the revolver. This
increases the amount of unfunded letters of credit the Company can issue under its Revolving Credit
Facility to $900 million for ongoing working capital requirements and for general corporate
purposes, including acquisitions that are permitted under the Senior Credit Facility. In addition,
NRG is permitted to issue additional letters of credit of up $100 million under the Senior Credit
facility through other financial institutions.
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As of March 31, 2008, the Company had issued $829 million in letters of credit under the
Synthetic Letter of Credit Facility. In addition, as of March 31, 2008, the Company had issued $3
million in letters of credit under the Revolving Credit Facility. A portion of these letters of
credit supports non-commercial letter of credit obligations.
Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments
NRG has a variety of contractual obligations and other commercial commitments that represent
prospective cash requirements in addition to the Companys capital expenditure programs, as
disclosed in the Companys Form 10-K. Also see Note 13, Commitments and Contingencies, to the
condensed consolidated financial statements of this Form 10-Q for a discussion of new commitments
and contingencies that also include contractual obligations and commercial commitments that
occurred during the first quarter 2008.
Critical Accounting Estimates
NRGs discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations are based
upon the consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial
statements and related disclosures in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, or
GAAP, requires the application of appropriate technical accounting rules and guidance as well as
the use of estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities,
revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. The
application of these policies necessarily involves judgments regarding future events, including the
likelihood of success of particular projects, legal and regulatory challenges. These judgments, in
and of themselves, could materially affect the financial statements and disclosures based on
varying assumptions, which may be appropriate to use. In addition, the financial and operating
environment also may have a significant effect, not only on the operation of the business, but on
the results reported through the application of accounting measures used in preparing the financial
statements and related disclosures, even if the nature of the accounting policies have not changed.
On an ongoing basis, NRG evaluates these estimates, utilizing historic experience,
consultation with experts and other methods the Company considers reasonable. In any event, actual
results may differ substantially from the Companys estimates. Any effects on the Companys
business, financial position or results of operations resulting from revisions to these estimates
are recorded in the period in which the facts that give rise to the revision become known.
ITEM 3 QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
NRG is exposed to several market risks in the Companys normal business activities. Market
risk is the potential loss that may result from market changes associated with the Companys
merchant power generation or with an existing or forecasted financial or commodity transaction.
The types of market risks the Company is exposed to are commodity price risk, interest rate risk
and currency exchange risk. In order to manage these risks the Company uses various fixed-price
forward purchase and sales contracts, futures and option contracts traded on the New York
Mercantile Exchange, and swaps and options traded in the over-the-counter financial markets to:
|
|
|
Manage and hedge fixed-price purchase and sales commitments; |
|
|
|
Manage and hedge exposure to variable rate debt obligations; |
|
|
|
Reduce exposure to the volatility of cash market prices; and |
|
|
|
Hedge fuel requirements for the Companys generating facilities. |
Commodity Price Risk
Commodity price risks result from exposures to changes in spot prices, forward prices,
volatility in commodities, and correlations between various commodities, such as natural gas,
electricity, coal and oil. A number of factors influence the level and volatility of prices for
energy commodities and related derivative products. These factors include:
|
|
|
Seasonal, daily and hourly changes in demand; |
|
|
|
Extreme peak demands due to weather conditions; |
|
|
|
Available supply resources; |
|
|
|
Transportation availability and reliability within and between regions; and |
|
|
|
Changes in the nature and extent of federal and state regulations. |
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As part of NRGs overall portfolio, NRG manages the commodity price risk of the Companys
merchant generation operations by entering into various derivative or non-derivative instruments to
hedge the variability in future cash flows from forecasted sales of electricity and purchases of
fuel. These instruments include forward purchase and sale contracts, futures and option contracts
traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange, and swaps and options traded in the over-the-counter
financial markets. The portion of forecasted transactions hedged may vary based upon managements
assessment of market, weather, operation and other factors.
While some of the contracts the Company uses to manage risk represent commodities or
instruments for which prices are available from external sources, other commodities and certain
contracts are not actively traded and are valued using other pricing sources and modeling
techniques to determine expected future market prices, contract quantities, or both. NRG uses the
Companys best estimates to determine the fair value of commodity and derivative contracts held and
sold. These estimates consider various factors, including closing exchange and over-the-counter
price quotations, time value, volatility factors and credit exposure. However, it is likely that
future market prices could vary from those used in recording mark-to-market derivative instrument
valuation, and such variations could be material.
NRG measures the sensitivity of the Companys portfolio to potential changes in market prices
using Value at Risk, or VAR. VAR is a statistical model that attempts to predict risk of loss based
on market price and volatility. Currently, the company estimates VAR using a Monte Carlo
simulation based methodology. NRGs total portfolio includes mark-to-market and non mark-to-market
energy assets and liabilities.
NRG uses a diversified VAR model to calculate an estimate of the potential loss in the fair
value of the Companys energy assets and liabilities, which includes generation assets, load
obligations, and bilateral physical and financial transactions. The key assumptions for the
Companys diversified model include: (1) a lognormal distribution of prices, (2) one-day holding
period, (3) a 95% confidence interval, (4) a rolling 36-month forward looking period, and (5)
market implied volatilities and historical price correlations.
As of March 31, 2008, the VAR for NRGs commodity portfolio, including generation assets, load
obligations and bilateral physical and financial transactions calculated using the diversified VAR
model was $43 million.
The following table summarizes average, maximum and minimum VAR for NRG for the three months
ended March 31, 2008 and 2007.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions)
VAR(a)
|
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
As of March 31, |
|
$ |
43 |
|
|
$ |
22 |
|
Average |
|
|
53 |
|
|
|
26 |
|
Maximum |
|
|
65 |
|
|
|
34 |
|
Minimum |
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Prior to December 4, 2007, NRGs VAR measurement was based on a rolling 24-month forward looking period. |
Due to the inherent limitations of statistical measures such as VAR, the relative immaturity
of the competitive markets for electricity and related derivatives, and the seasonality of changes
in market prices, the VAR calculation may not capture the full extent of commodity price exposure.
As a result, actual changes in the fair value of mark-to-market energy assets and liabilities could
differ from the calculated VAR, and such changes could have a material impact on the Companys
financial results.
In order to provide additional information for comparative purposes to NRGs peers, the
Company also uses VAR to estimate the potential loss of derivative financial instruments that are
subject to mark-to-market accounting. These derivative instruments include transactions that were
entered into for both asset management and trading purposes. The VAR for the derivative financial
instruments calculated using the diversified VAR model as of March 31, 2008, for the entire term of
these instruments entered into for both asset management and trading was approximately $21 million.
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Interest Rate Risk
NRG is exposed to fluctuations in interest rates through the Companys issuance of fixed rate
and variable rate debt. Exposures to interest rate fluctuations may be mitigated by entering into
derivative instruments known as interest rate swaps, caps, collars and put or call options. These
contracts reduce exposure to interest rate volatility and result in primarily fixed rate debt
obligations when taking into account the combination of the variable rate debt and the interest
rate derivative instrument. NRGs risk management policies allow the Company to reduce interest
rate exposure from variable rate debt obligations.
As of March 31, 2008, the Company had various interest rate swap agreements
with notional amounts totaling approximately $2.7 billion. If the swaps had been
discontinued on March 31, 2008, the Company would have owed the
counterparties approximately $127
million. Based on the investment grade rating of the counterparties, NRG believes its exposure to
credit risk due to nonperformance by counterparties to its hedge contracts to be insignificant.
NRG has both long- and short-term debt instruments that subject the Company to the risk of
loss associated with movements in market interest rates. As of March 31, 2008, a 100 basis point
change in interest rates would result in a $12 million change in interest expense on a rolling
twelve month basis.
As of March 31, 2008, the Companys long-term debt fair value was $8.1 billion and the
carrying amount was $8.0 billion. NRG estimates that a 1% decrease in market interest rates would
have increased the fair value of the Companys long-term debt by $477 million.
Liquidity Risk
Liquidity risk arises from the general funding needs of NRGs activities and in the management
of the Companys assets and liabilities. NRGs liquidity management framework is intended to
maximize liquidity access and minimize funding costs. Through active liquidity management, the
Company seeks to preserve stable, reliable and cost-effective sources of funding. This enables the
Company to replace maturing obligations when due and fund assets at appropriate maturities and
rates. To accomplish this task, management uses a variety of liquidity risk measures that take
into consideration market conditions, prevailing interest rates, liquidity needs, and the desired
maturity profile of liabilities.
Based on a sensitivity analysis, a $1 per MWh increase or decrease in electricity prices
across the term of the marginable contracts would cause a change in margin collateral outstanding
of approximately $15 million as of March 31, 2008. This analysis uses simplified assumptions and
is calculated based on portfolio composition and margin-related contract provisions as of March 31,
2008.
Credit Risk
Credit risk relates to the risk of loss resulting from non-performance or non-payment by
counterparties pursuant to the terms of their contractual obligations. The Company monitors and
manages the credit risk of NRG and its subsidiaries through credit policies that include (i) an
established credit approval process, (ii) a daily monitoring of
counterparties credit limits, (iii)
the use of credit mitigation measures such as margin, collateral, credit derivatives or prepayment
arrangements, (iv) the use of payment netting agreements, and (v) the use of master netting
agreements that allow for the netting of positive and negative exposures of various contracts
associated with a single counterparty. Risks surrounding counterparty performance and credit could
ultimately impact the amount and timing of expected cash flows. The Company has credit protection
within various agreements to call on additional collateral support if and when necessary. As of
March 31, 2008, NRG held net collateral of approximately $221 million from counterparties.
A portion of NRGs credit risk is related to transactions that are recorded in the Companys
consolidated Balance Sheets. These transactions primarily consist of open positions from the
Companys marketing and risk management operation that are accounted for using mark-to-market
accounting, as well as amounts owed by counterparties for transactions that settled but have not
yet been paid.
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The following table highlights the credit quality and their balance sheet settlement exposures
related to these activities as of March 31, 2008:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exposure |
|
|
|
|
(In millions, except ratios) |
|
Before |
|
|
|
|
Credit Exposure |
|
Collateral |
|
Collateral |
|
Net Exposure |
|
Investment grade |
|
$ |
2,966 |
|
|
$ |
556 |
|
|
$ |
2,410 |
|
Non-investment grade |
|
|
145 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
132 |
|
Not rated |
|
|
214 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
208 |
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
3,325 |
|
|
$ |
575 |
|
|
$ |
2,750 |
|
|
Investment grade |
|
|
89 |
% |
|
|
97 |
% |
|
|
88 |
% |
Non-investment grade |
|
|
4 |
% |
|
|
2 |
% |
|
|
5 |
% |
Not rated |
|
|
7 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
7 |
% |
|
Additionally, the Company has concentrations of suppliers and customers among coal suppliers,
electric utilities, energy marketing and trading companies, and regional transmission operators.
These concentrations of counterparties may impact NRGs overall exposure to credit risk, either
positively or negatively, in that counterparties may be similarly affected by changes in economic,
regulatory and other conditions.
As of March 31, 2008, NRGs credit risk to significant counterparties greater than 10% was
$2.1 billion out of the Companys net exposure of $2.8 billion. NRG does not anticipate any
material adverse effect on the Companys financial position or results of operations as a result of
nonperformance by any of NRGs counterparties.
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
NRG may enter into long-term power sales contracts, fuel purchase contracts and other
energy-related financial instruments to mitigate variability in earnings due to fluctuations in
spot market prices, to hedge fuel requirements at generation facilities and protect fuel
inventories. In addition, in order to mitigate interest rate risk associated with the issuance of
the Companys variable rate and fixed rate debt, NRG enters into interest rate swap agreements.
NRGs trading activities include contracts entered into to profit from market price changes as
opposed to hedging an exposure, and are subject to limits in accordance with the Companys risk
management policy. These contracts are recognized on the balance sheet at fair value and changes
in the fair value of these derivative financial instruments are recognized in earnings. These
trading activities are a complement to NRGs energy marketing portfolio.
The tables below disclose the activities that include non-exchange traded contracts accounted
for at fair value. Specifically, these tables disaggregate realized and unrealized changes in fair
value; identify changes in fair value attributable to changes in valuation techniques; disaggregate
estimated fair values as of March 31, 2008, based on whether fair values are determined by quoted
market prices or more subjective means; and indicate the maturities of contracts as of March 31,
2008:
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative Activity Losses |
|
(In millions) |
|
Fair value of contracts as of December 31, 2007 |
|
$ |
(492 |
) |
Contracts realized or otherwise settled during the period |
|
|
(35 |
) |
Changes in fair value |
|
|
(580 |
) |
|
Fair value of contracts as of March 31, 2008 |
|
$ |
(1,107 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair Value of Contracts as of March 31 2008 |
|
|
Maturity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Maturity |
|
|
(In millions) |
|
Less than |
|
Maturity |
|
Maturity |
|
in excess |
|
Total Fair |
Sources of Fair Value Gains/(Losses) |
|
1 Year |
|
1-3 Years |
|
4-5 Years |
|
4-5 Years |
|
Value |
|
Prices actively quoted |
|
$ |
(53 |
) |
|
$ |
(3 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(56 |
) |
Prices provided by other external sources |
|
|
(205 |
) |
|
|
(551 |
) |
|
|
(290 |
) |
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
|
(1,060 |
) |
Prices provided by models and other valuation methods |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
(255 |
) |
|
$ |
(548 |
) |
|
$ |
(290 |
) |
|
$ |
(14 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,107 |
) |
|
The majority of NRGs contracts are non-exchange-traded contracts valued using prices provided
by external sources, primarily price quotations available through brokers or over-the-counter,
on-line exchanges. Prices reflect the average of the bid-ask mid-point prices obtained from all
sources that NRG believes provide the most liquid market for the commodity. The terms for which
such price
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information is available vary by commodity, region and product. The remainder of the assets
represents contracts for which external valuations are not available, primarily option contracts.
These contracts are valued using the Black Scholes model, an industry standard option valuation
model. The fair values in each category reflect the level of forward prices and volatility factors
as of March 31, 2008 and may change as a result of changes in these factors. Management uses its
best estimates to determine the fair value of commodity and derivative contracts NRG holds and
sells. These estimates consider various factors including closing exchange and over-the-counter
price quotations, time value, volatility factors and credit exposure. It is possible, however,
that future market prices could vary from those used in recording assets and liabilities from
energy marketing and trading activities and such variations could be material.
The
Company has elected to disclose derivative activity on a trade-by-trade basis and does
not offset amounts at the counterparty master agreement level. Consequently, the magnitude
of the changes in individual current and non-current derivative assets or liabilities is higher
than the underlying credit and market risk of our portfolio. As discussed in Commodity Price
Risk section above, NRG measures the sensitivity of the Companys portfolio to potential
changes in market prices using VAR, a statistical model which attempts to predict risk
of loss based on market price and volatility. NRGs Risk Management Policy places a limit on
one-day holding period VAR, which limits our net open position. However our trade
by trade derivative accounting results in a gross-up of our derivative assets and liabilities.
Thus, the net derivative assets and liability position is a better indicator of our
hedging activity. As of March 31, 2008, NRGs net derivative
liability was $1,107
million, an increase of $615 million as compared to December 31, 2007. This increase was
primarily driven by movements in coal, gas and power prices.
Currency Exchange Risk
NRG may be subject to foreign currency risk as a result of the Company entering into purchase
commitments with foreign vendors for the purchase of major equipment
associated with RepoweringNRG
initiatives. To reduce the risks to such foreign currency exposure, the Company may enter into
transactions to hedge its foreign currency exposure using currency options and forward contracts.
At March 31, 2008, no foreign currency options or forward contracts were outstanding. Due to the
Companys limited foreign currency exposure to date, the effect of foreign currency fluctuations
has not been material to the Companys results of operations, financial position and cash flows as
of March 31, 2008.
ITEM 4 CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of the Companys management, including its
principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, the
Company conducted an evaluation of its disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined
in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the
Exchange Act. Based on this evaluation, the Companys principal executive officer, principal
financial officer and principal accounting officer concluded that the disclosure controls and
procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report on Form 10-Q.
Changes
in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in the Companys internal control over financial reporting (as such
term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the current period
covered by this report on Form 10-Q that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to
materially affect the Companys internal control over financial reporting.
Inherent
Limitations over Internal Controls
NRGs internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of consolidated financial
statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Internal control over financial reporting cannot provide absolute assurance of achieving
financial reporting objectives because of its inherent limitations, including the possibility of
human error and circumvention by collusion or overriding of controls. Accordingly, even an
effective internal control system may not prevent or detect material misstatements on a timely
basis. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the
risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of
compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
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PART II OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
For a discussion of material legal proceedings in which NRG was involved through March 31,
2008, see Note 13 to the condensed consolidated financial statements of this Form 10-Q.
ITEM 1A RISK FACTORS
Information regarding risk factors appears in Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors in NRG Energy,
Inc.s 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.
ITEM 2 UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Item 2(c) Purchase of Equity securities by NRG
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total number of shares |
|
Dollar value of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
purchased as part of |
|
shares that may be |
|
|
Total number of |
|
Average price |
|
publicly announced |
|
purchased under the |
For the period ended April 25, 2008 |
|
shares purchased |
|
paid per share |
|
plans or programs |
|
plans or programs |
|
January 1 January 31 |
|
|
344,000 |
|
|
$ |
42.94 |
|
|
|
344,000 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
February 1 February 28 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
200,000,000 |
|
March 1 March 31 |
|
|
937,600 |
|
|
|
42.65 |
|
|
|
937,600 |
|
|
|
160,008,401 |
|
|
First Quarter Total |
|
|
1,281,600 |
|
|
|
42.73 |
|
|
|
1,281,600 |
|
|
|
160,008,401 |
|
|
April 1 April 25, 2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year-to-date |
|
|
1,281,600 |
|
|
$ |
42.73 |
|
|
|
1,281,600 |
|
|
$ |
160,008,401 |
|
|
On February 28, 2008, NRG announced a $300 million stock buyback as part of the Companys 2008
Capital Allocation Program. As discussed in Note 7, Changes in Capital Structure, the Company
initiated its 2008 program in December 2007. From December 2007 through January 2008, the Company
repurchased 2,381,700 shares of NRG common stock in the open market for approximately $100 million.
In February 2008, the Companys Board increased its share repurchase program by an additional $200
million stock buyback.
ITEM 3 DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None.
ITEM 5 OTHER INFORMATION
None.
ITEM 6 EXHIBITS
Exhibits
|
|
|
3.1
|
|
Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Designations relating to the Series 1 Exchangeable
Limited Liability Company Preferred Interests of NRG Common Stock Finance I LLC, as filed with
the Secretary of State of Delaware on February 27, 2008 |
|
|
|
10.1*
|
|
Amended and Restated Contribution Agreement (NRG), dated March 25, 2008, by and among Texas
Genco Holdings, Inc., NRG South Texas LP and NRG Nuclear Development Company LLC and Certain
Subsidiaries Thereof |
|
|
|
10.2*
|
|
Contribution Agreement (Toshiba), dated February 29, 2008, by and between Toshiba
Corporation and NRG Nuclear Development Company LLC |
|
|
|
10.3*
|
|
Multi-Unit Agreement, dated February 29, 2008, by and among Toshiba Corporation, NRG Nuclear
Development Company LLC and NRG Energy, Inc. |
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|
|
|
10.4*
|
|
Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of Nuclear Innovation North America LLC, dated May
1, 2008 |
|
|
|
10.5
|
|
Amendment Agreement, dated February 27, 2008, to the Note Purchase Agreement by and among NRG
Common Stock Finance I LLC, Credit Suisse International, and Credit Suisse Securities (USA)
LLC |
|
|
|
10.6
|
|
Preferred Interest Amendment Agreement, dated February 27, 2008, by and among NRG Common
Stock Finance I LLC, Credit Suisse International, and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC |
|
|
|
31.1
|
|
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith. |
|
|
|
31.2
|
|
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith. |
|
|
|
31.3
|
|
Certification of Chief Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith. |
|
|
|
32
|
|
Certification of Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting
Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
filed herewith. |
|
|
|
* |
|
Portions of this exhibit have been redacted and are subject to a confidential treatment
request filed with the Secretary of the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule
24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
64
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements 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.
|
|
|
|
|
|
NRG ENERGY, INC.
(Registrant)
|
|
|
/s/ DAVID W. CRANE
|
|
|
David W. Crane |
|
|
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ CLINT C. FREELAND
|
|
|
Clint C. Freeland |
|
|
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ JAMES J. INGOLDSBY
|
|
|
James J. Ingoldsby |
|
Date: May 1, 2008 |
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer) |
|
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibits
|
|
|
3.1
|
|
Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Designations relating to the Series 1 Exchangeable
Limited Liability Company Preferred Interests of NRG Common Stock Finance I LLC, as filed with
the Secretary of State of Delaware on February 27, 2008 |
|
10.1*
|
|
Amended and Restated Contribution Agreement (NRG), dated March 25, 2008, by and among Texas
Genco Holdings, Inc., NRG South Texas LP and NRG Nuclear Development Company LLC and Certain
Subsidiaries Thereof |
|
|
|
10.2*
|
|
Contribution Agreement (Toshiba), dated February 29, 2008, by and between Toshiba
Corporation and NRG Nuclear Development Company LLC |
|
|
|
10.3*
|
|
Multi-Unit Agreement, dated February 29, 2008, by and among Toshiba Corporation, NRG Nuclear
Development Company LLC and NRG Energy, Inc. |
|
|
|
10.4*
|
|
Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of Nuclear Innovation North America LLC, dated May
1, 2008 |
|
|
|
10.5
|
|
Amendment Agreement, dated February 27, 2008, to the Note Purchase Agreement by and among NRG
Common Stock Finance I LLC, Credit Suisse International, and Credit Suisse Securities (USA)
LLC |
|
|
|
10.6
|
|
Preferred Interest Amendment Agreement, dated February 27, 2008, by and among NRG Common
Stock Finance I LLC, Credit Suisse International, and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC |
|
|
|
31.1
|
|
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith. |
|
|
|
31.2
|
|
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith. |
|
|
|
31.3
|
|
Certification of Chief Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith. |
|
|
|
32
|
|
Certification of Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting
Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
filed herewith. |
|
|
|
* |
|
Portions of this exhibit have been redacted and are subject to a confidential treatment
request filed with the Secretary of the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule
24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
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