UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Juno Beach, Florida 33408 (561) 694-4000 |
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FPL Group, Inc. Yes __X__ No ____ |
Florida Power & Light Company Yes __X__ No _____ |
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrants are a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
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FPL Group, Inc. |
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Florida Power & Light Company |
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrants are shell companies (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Yes _____ No X |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Forward-Looking Statements |
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
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Item 1. |
Financial Statements |
4 |
Item 2. |
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
24 |
Item 3. |
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk |
38 |
Item 4. |
Controls and Procedures |
38 |
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION |
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Item 1. |
Legal Proceedings |
39 |
Item 1A. |
Risk Factors |
39 |
Item 2. |
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds |
39 |
Item 5. |
Other Information |
40 |
Item 6. |
Exhibits |
40 |
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Signatures |
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FPL Group, Inc., Florida Power & Light Company, FPL Group Capital Inc and FPL Energy, LLC each have subsidiaries and affiliates with names that include FPL, FPL Energy, FPLE and similar references. For convenience and simplicity, in this report the terms FPL Group, FPL, FPL Group Capital and FPL Energy are sometimes used as abbreviated references to specific subsidiaries, affiliates or groups of subsidiaries or affiliates. The precise meaning depends on the context.
This report includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements that express, or involve discussions as to, expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance, climate change strategy or growth strategies (often, but not always, through the use of words or phrases such as will likely result, are expected to, will continue, is anticipated, aim, believe, could, estimated, may, plan, potential, projection, target, outlook, predict, intend) are not statements of historical facts and may be forward-looking. Forward-looking statements involve estimates, assumptions and uncertainties. Accordingly, any such statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to, and are accompanied by, the following important factors (in addition to any assumptions and other factors referred to specifically in connection with such forward-looking statements) that could have a significant impact on FPL Group, Inc.'s (FPL Group) and/or Florida Power & Light Company's (FPL) operations and financial results, and could cause FPL Group's and/or FPL's actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of FPL Group and/or FPL in this combined Form 10-Q, in presentations, on their respective websites, in response to questions or otherwise.
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These and other risk factors are included in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors of FPL Group's and FPL's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 (2007 Form 10-K) and Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors in this combined Form 10-Q, and investors should refer to those sections of the 2007 Form 10-K and this combined Form 10-Q. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and FPL Group and FPL undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances, including unanticipated events, after the date on which such statement is made. New factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all of such factors, nor can it assess the impact of each such factor on the business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement.
Website Access to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Filings. FPL Group and FPL make their SEC filings, including the annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and any amendments to those reports, available free of charge on FPL Group's internet website, www.fplgroup.com, as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC. Information on FPL Group's website (or any of its subsidiaries' websites) is not incorporated by reference in this combined Form 10-Q.
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
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Item 1. Financial Statements |
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FPL GROUP, INC. |
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Three Months Ended |
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Nine Months Ended |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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OPERATING REVENUES |
$ |
5,387 |
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$ |
4,575 |
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$ |
12,407 |
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$ |
11,579 |
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OPERATING EXPENSES |
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Fuel, purchased power and interchange |
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2,728 |
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2,443 |
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6,418 |
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6,221 |
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Other operations and maintenance |
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633 |
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582 |
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1,926 |
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1,659 |
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Storm cost amortization |
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20 |
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19 |
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46 |
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60 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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348 |
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310 |
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1,025 |
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914 |
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Taxes other than income taxes |
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342 |
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321 |
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919 |
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863 |
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Total operating expenses |
4,071 |
3,675 |
10,334 |
9,717 |
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OPERATING INCOME |
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1,316 |
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900 |
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2,073 |
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1,862 |
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OTHER INCOME (DEDUCTIONS) |
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Interest expense |
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(203 |
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(194 |
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(597 |
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(552 |
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Equity in earnings of equity method investees |
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46 |
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36 |
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85 |
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67 |
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Allowance for equity funds used during construction |
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9 |
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4 |
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22 |
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17 |
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Interest income |
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13 |
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16 |
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49 |
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61 |
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Other - net |
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(46 |
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(2 |
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(58 |
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(7 |
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Total other deductions - net |
(181 |
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(140 |
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(499 |
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(414 |
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INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES |
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1,135 |
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760 |
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1,574 |
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1,448 |
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INCOME TAXES |
361 |
227 |
342 |
360 |
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NET INCOME |
$ |
774 |
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$ |
533 |
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$ |
1,232 |
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$ |
1,088 |
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Earnings per share of common stock: |
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Basic |
$ |
1.93 |
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$ |
1.34 |
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$ |
3.08 |
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$ |
2.74 |
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Assuming dilution |
$ |
1.92 |
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$ |
1.33 |
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$ |
3.06 |
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$ |
2.72 |
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Dividends per share of common stock |
$ |
0.445 |
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$ |
0.41 |
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$ |
1.335 |
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$ |
1.23 |
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Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding: |
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Basic |
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400.4 |
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398.1 |
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399.8 |
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397.5 |
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Assuming dilution |
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403.0 |
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400.9 |
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402.5 |
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400.3 |
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FPL GROUP, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (millions) (unaudited) |
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September 30, |
December 31, |
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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT |
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Electric utility plant in service and other property |
$ |
39,974 |
$ |
38,231 |
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Nuclear fuel |
1,211 |
1,096 |
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Construction work in progress |
3,061 |
1,713 |
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Less accumulated depreciation and amortization |
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Total property, plant and equipment - net |
31,345 |
28,652 |
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CURRENT ASSETS |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
1,592 |
290 |
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Customer receivables, net of allowances of $30 and $24, respectively |
1,727 |
1,496 |
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Other receivables, net of allowances of $6 and $8, respectively |
341 |
225 |
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Materials, supplies and fossil fuel inventory - at average cost |
1,019 |
857 |
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Regulatory assets: |
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Deferred clause and franchise expenses |
573 |
103 |
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Securitized storm-recovery costs |
63 |
59 |
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Derivatives |
436 |
117 |
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Other |
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2 |
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Derivatives |
251 |
182 |
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Other |
303 |
448 |
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Total current assets |
6,308 |
3,779 |
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OTHER ASSETS |
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Special use funds |
3,195 |
3,482 |
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Prepaid benefit costs |
1,997 |
1,911 |
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Other investments |
500 |
391 |
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Regulatory assets: |
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Securitized storm-recovery costs |
727 |
756 |
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Deferred clause expenses |
111 |
121 |
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Unamortized loss on reacquired debt |
33 |
36 |
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Other |
203 |
95 |
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Other |
1,059 |
900 |
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Total other assets |
7,825 |
7,692 |
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TOTAL ASSETS |
$ |
45,478 |
$ |
40,123 |
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CAPITALIZATION |
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Common stock |
$ |
4 |
$ |
4 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
4,771 |
4,670 |
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Retained earnings |
6,656 |
5,945 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive income |
103 |
116 |
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Total common shareholders' equity |
11,534 |
10,735 |
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Long-term debt |
12,814 |
11,280 |
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Total capitalization |
24,348 |
22,015 |
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CURRENT LIABILITIES |
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Commercial paper |
2,815 |
1,017 |
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Notes payable |
225 |
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Current maturities of long-term debt |
1,180 |
1,401 |
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Accounts payable |
1,423 |
1,204 |
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Customer deposits |
565 |
539 |
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Accrued interest and taxes |
579 |
351 |
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Regulatory liabilities: |
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Deferred clause and franchise revenues |
13 |
18 |
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Pension |
24 |
24 |
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Derivatives |
559 |
289 |
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Other |
1,118 |
915 |
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Total current liabilities |
8,501 |
5,758 |
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OTHER LIABILITIES AND DEFERRED CREDITS |
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Asset retirement obligations |
2,252 |
2,157 |
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Accumulated deferred income taxes |
4,215 |
3,821 |
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Regulatory liabilities: |
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Accrued asset removal costs |
2,129 |
2,098 |
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Asset retirement obligation regulatory expense difference |
675 |
921 |
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Pension |
672 |
696 |
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Other |
233 |
236 |
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Derivatives |
374 |
351 |
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Other |
2,079 |
2,070 |
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Total other liabilities and deferred credits |
12,629 |
12,350 |
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES |
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TOTAL CAPITALIZATION AND LIABILITIES |
$ |
45,478 |
$ |
40,123 |
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FPL GROUP, INC. |
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Nine Months Ended |
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2008 |
2007 |
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
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Net income |
$ |
1,232 |
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$ |
1,088 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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1,025 |
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914 |
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Nuclear fuel amortization |
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146 |
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103 |
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Recoverable storm-related costs of FPL |
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47 |
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(14 |
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Storm cost amortization |
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46 |
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60 |
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Unrealized (gains) losses on marked to market energy contracts |
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(170 |
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51 |
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Deferred income taxes |
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508 |
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249 |
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Cost recovery clauses and franchise fees |
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(465 |
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(94 |
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Change in prepaid option premiums and derivative settlements |
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(6 |
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132 |
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Equity in earnings of equity method investees |
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(85 |
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(67 |
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Distributions of earnings from equity method investees |
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50 |
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128 |
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Customer receivables |
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(235 |
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(431 |
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Other receivables |
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(6 |
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4 |
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Materials, supplies and fossil fuel inventory |
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(156 |
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(26 |
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Other current assets |
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(47 |
) |
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(59 |
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Other assets |
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(108 |
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(86 |
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Accounts payable |
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234 |
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203 |
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Customer deposits |
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27 |
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24 |
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Margin cash collateral |
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28 |
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99 |
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Income taxes |
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(173 |
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98 |
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Interest and other taxes |
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242 |
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246 |
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Other current liabilities |
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73 |
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2 |
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Other liabilities |
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(15 |
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- |
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Other - net |
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167 |
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122 |
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Net cash provided by operating activities |
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2,359 |
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2,746 |
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
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Capital expenditures of FPL |
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(1,665 |
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(1,285 |
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Independent power investments |
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(1,854 |
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(2,162 |
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Nuclear fuel purchases |
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(164 |
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(223 |
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Other capital expenditures |
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(32 |
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(26 |
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Proceeds from sale of securities in special use funds |
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1,718 |
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1,810 |
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Purchases of securities in special use funds |
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(1,797 |
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(2,010 |
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Proceeds from sale of other securities |
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84 |
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117 |
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Purchases of other securities |
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(188 |
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(131 |
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Other - net |
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41 |
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28 |
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Net cash used in investing activities |
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(3,857 |
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(3,882 |
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
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Issuances of long-term debt |
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2,587 |
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2,656 |
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Retirements of long-term debt |
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(1,324 |
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(1,498 |
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Net change in short-term debt |
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2,023 |
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220 |
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Issuances of common stock |
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32 |
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36 |
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Dividends on common stock |
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(535 |
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(490 |
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Change in funds held for storm-recovery bond payments |
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14 |
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(24 |
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Other - net |
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3 |
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(34 |
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Net cash provided by financing activities |
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2,800 |
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866 |
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
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1,302 |
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(270 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
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290 |
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620 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ |
1,592 |
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$ |
350 |
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FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY |
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Three Months Ended |
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Nine Months Ended |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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OPERATING REVENUES |
$ |
3,423 |
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$ |
3,445 |
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$ |
8,829 |
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$ |
8,798 |
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OPERATING EXPENSES |
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Fuel, purchased power and interchange |
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1,992 |
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1,969 |
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5,047 |
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5,081 |
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Other operations and maintenance |
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356 |
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|
378 |
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1,114 |
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1,074 |
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Storm cost amortization |
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20 |
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19 |
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|
46 |
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60 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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200 |
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|
194 |
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|
596 |
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|
576 |
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Taxes other than income taxes |
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306 |
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|
294 |
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|
817 |
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|
786 |
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Total operating expenses |
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2,874 |
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2,854 |
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7,620 |
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7,577 |
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OPERATING INCOME |
|
549 |
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|
591 |
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|
1,209 |
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1,221 |
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OTHER INCOME (DEDUCTIONS) |
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Interest expense |
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(83 |
) |
|
(83 |
) |
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(252 |
) |
|
(224 |
) |
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Allowance for equity funds used during construction |
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9 |
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|
4 |
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|
22 |
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|
17 |
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Interest income |
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2 |
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|
1 |
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|
10 |
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|
14 |
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Other - net |
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(2 |
) |
|
(2 |
) |
|
(9 |
) |
|
(7 |
) |
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Total other deductions - net |
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(74 |
) |
|
(80 |
) |
|
(229 |
) |
|
(200 |
) |
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INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES |
|
475 |
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|
511 |
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|
980 |
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|
1,021 |
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INCOME TAXES |
|
161 |
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|
185 |
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|
342 |
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|
358 |
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NET INCOME |
$ |
314 |
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$ |
326 |
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$ |
638 |
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$ |
663 |
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FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY |
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September 30, |
December 31, |
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ELECTRIC UTILITY PLANT |
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Plant in service |
$ |
26,277 |
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$ |
25,585 |
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Nuclear fuel |
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603 |
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|
565 |
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Construction work in progress |
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1,454 |
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1,101 |
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Less accumulated depreciation and amortization |
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(10,136 |
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(10,081 |
) |
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Electric utility plant - net |
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18,198 |
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17,170 |
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CURRENT ASSETS |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
|
881 |
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|
63 |
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Customer receivables, net of allowances of $19 and $13, respectively |
|
1,064 |
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|
807 |
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Other receivables, net of allowances of $1 and $1, respectively |
|
138 |
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|
178 |
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Materials, supplies and fossil fuel inventory - at average cost |
|
625 |
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|
583 |
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Regulatory assets: |
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Deferred clause and franchise expenses |
|
573 |
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|
103 |
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Securitized storm-recovery costs |
|
63 |
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|
59 |
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Derivatives |
|
436 |
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|
117 |
|
|||
Derivatives |
|
3 |
|
|
83 |
|
|||
Other |
|
134 |
|
|
260 |
|
|||
Total current assets |
|
3,917 |
|
|
2,253 |
|
|||
OTHER ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Special use funds |
|
2,313 |
|
|
2,499 |
|
|||
Prepaid benefit costs |
|
971 |
|
|
907 |
|
|||
Regulatory assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Securitized storm-recovery costs |
|
727 |
|
|
756 |
|
|||
Deferred clause expenses |
|
111 |
|
|
121 |
|
|||
Unamortized loss on reacquired debt |
|
33 |
|
|
36 |
|
|||
Other |
|
183 |
|
|
72 |
|
|||
Other |
|
286 |
|
|
230 |
|
|||
Total other assets |
|
4,624 |
|
|
4,621 |
|
|||
TOTAL ASSETS |
$ |
26,739 |
|
$ |
24,044 |
|
|||
CAPITALIZATION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Common stock |
$ |
1,373 |
|
$ |
1,373 |
|
|||
Additional paid-in capital |
|
4,394 |
|
|
4,318 |
|
|||
Retained earnings |
|
2,172 |
|
|
1,584 |
|
|||
Total common shareholder's equity |
|
7,939 |
|
|
7,275 |
|
|||
Long-term debt |
|
5,310 |
|
|
4,976 |
|
|||
Total capitalization |
|
13,249 |
|
|
12,251 |
|
|||
CURRENT LIABILITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Commercial paper |
|
1,500 |
|
|
842 |
|
|||
Notes payable |
|
50 |
|
|
- |
|
|||
Current maturities of long-term debt |
|
263 |
|
|
241 |
|
|||
Accounts payable |
|
911 |
|
|
706 |
|
|||
Customer deposits |
|
559 |
|
|
531 |
|
|||
Accrued interest and taxes |
|
510 |
|
|
225 |
|
|||
Regulatory liabilities - deferred clause and franchise revenues |
|
13 |
|
|
18 |
|
|||
Derivatives |
|
434 |
|
|
182 |
|
|||
Other |
|
597 |
|
|
531 |
|
|||
Total current liabilities |
|
4,837 |
|
|
3,276 |
|
|||
OTHER LIABILITIES AND DEFERRED CREDITS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Asset retirement obligations |
|
1,720 |
|
|
1,653 |
|
|||
Accumulated deferred income taxes |
|
2,954 |
|
|
2,716 |
|
|||
Regulatory liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Accrued asset removal costs |
|
2,129 |
|
|
2,098 |
|
|||
Asset retirement obligation regulatory expense difference |
|
675 |
|
|
921 |
|
|||
Other |
|
232 |
|
|
235 |
|
|||
Other |
|
943 |
|
|
894 |
|
|||
Total other liabilities and deferred credits |
|
8,653 |
|
|
8,517 |
|
|||
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
TOTAL CAPITALIZATION AND LIABILITIES |
$ |
26,739 |
|
$ |
24,044 |
|
|||
|
8
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY |
||||||
Nine Months Ended |
||||||
2008 |
2007 |
|||||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
$ |
638 |
|
$ |
663 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
596 |
|
|
576 |
|
Nuclear fuel amortization |
|
78 |
|
|
64 |
|
Recoverable storm-related costs |
|
47 |
|
|
(14 |
) |
Storm cost amortization |
|
46 |
|
|
60 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
317 |
|
|
111 |
|
Cost recovery clauses and franchise fees |
|
(465 |
) |
|
(94 |
) |
Change in prepaid option premiums and derivative settlements |
|
- |
|
|
117 |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Customer receivables |
|
(257 |
) |
|
(226 |
) |
Other receivables |
|
(6 |
) |
|
(18 |
) |
Materials, supplies and fossil fuel inventory |
|
(42 |
) |
|
(26 |
) |
Other current assets |
|
(46 |
) |
|
(53 |
) |
Other assets |
|
(66 |
) |
|
(51 |
) |
Accounts payable |
|
228 |
|
|
108 |
|
Customer deposits |
|
28 |
|
|
25 |
|
Margin cash collateral |
|
18 |
|
|
79 |
|
Income taxes |
|
88 |
|
|
293 |
|
Interest and other taxes |
|
221 |
|
|
219 |
|
Other current liabilities |
|
81 |
|
|
4 |
|
Other liabilities |
|
14 |
|
|
10 |
|
Other - net |
23 |
45 |
||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
1,541 |
1,892 |
||||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures |
|
(1,665 |
) |
|
(1,285 |
) |
Nuclear fuel purchases |
|
(88 |
) |
|
(169 |
) |
Proceeds from sale of securities in special use funds |
|
1,102 |
|
|
1,636 |
|
Purchases of securities in special use funds |
|
(1,168 |
) |
|
(1,823 |
) |
Other - net |
|
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
(1,818 |
) |
|
(1,639 |
) |
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuances of long-term debt |
|
589 |
|
|
934 |
|
Retirements of long-term debt |
|
(241 |
) |
|
(250 |
) |
Net change in short-term debt |
|
708 |
|
|
179 |
|
Dividends |
|
(50 |
) |
|
(1,100 |
) |
Change in funds held for storm-recovery bond payments |
|
14 |
|
|
(24 |
) |
Capital contribution from FPL Group |
|
75 |
|
|
- |
|
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
1,095 |
(261 |
) |
|||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
|
818 |
|
|
(8 |
) |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
63 |
64 |
||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ |
881 |
$ |
56 |
||
|
9
FPL GROUP, INC. AND FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the 2007 Form 10-K for FPL Group and FPL. In the opinion of FPL Group and FPL management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for fair financial statement presentation have been made. Certain amounts included in the prior year's condensed consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year's presentation. The results of operations for an interim period generally will not give a true indication of results for the year.
FPL Group sponsors a qualified noncontributory defined benefit pension plan for substantially all employees of FPL Group and its subsidiaries. FPL Group also has a supplemental executive retirement plan (SERP), which includes a non-qualified supplemental defined benefit pension component that provides benefits to a select group of management and highly compensated employees. The cost of this SERP component is included in the determination of net periodic benefit income for pension benefits in the following table and was not material to FPL Group's financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007. In addition to pension benefits, FPL Group sponsors a contributory postretirement plan for health care and life insurance benefits (other benefits) for retirees of FPL Group and its subsidiaries meeting certain eligibility requirements.
The following table provides the components of net periodic benefit (income) cost for the plans:
|
Pension Benefits |
|
Other Benefits |
|
Pension Benefits |
|
Other Benefits |
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Three Months Ended September 30, |
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
||||||||
|
(millions) |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Service cost |
$ |
13 |
|
$ |
13 |
|
$ |
1 |
|
$ |
1 |
|
$ |
40 |
|
$ |
38 |
|
$ |
4 |
|
$ |
4 |
|
Interest cost |
|
26 |
|
|
23 |
|
|
6 |
|
|
6 |
|
|
77 |
|
|
70 |
|
|
19 |
|
|
18 |
|
Expected return on plan assets |
|
(60 |
) |
|
(55 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
(180 |
) |
|
(165 |
) |
|
(3 |
) |
|
(2 |
) |
Amortization of transition obligation |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
3 |
|
|
3 |
|
Amortization of prior service benefit |
|
(1 |
) |
|
(1 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
(3 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
Amortization of gains |
|
(7 |
) |
|
(5 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
(21 |
) |
|
(14 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
Net periodic benefit (income) cost at FPL Group |
$ |
(29 |
) |
$ |
(25 |
) |
$ |
8 |
|
$ |
8 |
|
$ |
(87 |
) |
$ |
(74 |
) |
$ |
23 |
|
$ |
23 |
|
Net periodic benefit (income) cost at FPL |
$ |
(21 |
) |
$ |
(19 |
) |
$ |
6 |
|
$ |
6 |
|
$ |
(63 |
) |
$ |
(57 |
) |
$ |
18 |
|
$ |
19 |
|
FPL Group adopted the measurement date provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. (FAS) 158, "Employers' Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans," which requires that FPL Group measure plan assets and liabilities as of its year end no later than December 31, 2008 with any resulting adjustments to plan assets, benefit obligations, and accumulated other comprehensive income or loss (AOCI) recorded to retained earnings. FPL Group previously used a measurement date of September 30 for its pension and other benefits plans. In lieu of remeasuring plan assets and obligations as of January 1, 2008, FPL Group elected to calculate the net periodic benefit (income) cost for the fifteen-month period from September 30, 2007 to December 31, 2008 using the September 30, 2007 measurement date. FPL Group adopted the measurement date provisions during the three months ended March 31, 2008, and recorded an adjustment to increase 2008 beginning retained earnings by approximately $13 million representing three-fifteenths of net periodic benefit (income) cost for the fifteen-month period from September 30, 2007 to December 31, 2008. Included in the adjustment to retained earnings was approximately $1 million related to the reduction in AOCI and approximately $3 million related to the reduction in net regulatory liabilities.
Derivative instruments, when required to be marked to market under FAS 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities," as amended, are recorded on FPL Group's and FPL's condensed consolidated balance sheets as either an asset or liability measured at fair value.
10
FPL Group's and FPL's mark-to-market derivative instrument assets (liabilities) are included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as follows:
|
FPL Group |
|
FPL |
||||||||||||||||||
|
September 30, |
|
December 31, |
|
September 30, |
|
December 31, |
||||||||||||||
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
||||||
|
(millions) |
||||||||||||||||||||
Current derivative assets (a) |
|
$ |
251 |
|
|
|
$ |
182 |
|
|
|
$ |
3 |
|
|
|
$ |
83 |
|
||
Noncurrent other assets |
|
|
121 |
|
|
|
|
99 |
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
- |
|
||
Current derivative liabilities (b) |
|
|
(559 |
) |
|
|
|
(289 |
) |
|
|
|
(434 |
) |
|
|
|
(182 |
) |
||
Noncurrent derivative liabilities (c) |
|
|
(374 |
) |
|
|
|
(351 |
) |
|
|
|
(93 |
) (d) |
|
|
|
(5 |
) (d) |
||
Total mark-to-market derivative instrument |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
assets (liabilities) |
|
$ |
(561 |
) |
|
|
$ |
(359 |
) |
|
|
$ |
(521 |
) |
|
|
$ |
(104 |
) |
||
_____________________ |
(a) |
At September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, FPL Group's balances reflect the netting of $6 million and $4 million (none at FPL), respectively, in margin cash collateral received from counterparties. |
(b) |
At September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, FPL Group's balances reflect the netting of $38 million and $43 million ($3 million and $16 million at FPL), respectively, in margin cash collateral provided to counterparties. |
(c) |
At September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, FPL Group's balances reflect the netting of $9 million and $1 million (none at FPL), respectively, in margin cash collateral provided to counterparties. |
(d) |
Included in noncurrent other liabilities on FPL's condensed consolidated balance sheets. |
At September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, FPL Group had approximately $55 million and $18 million (none at FPL), respectively, in margin cash collateral received from counterparties that was not offset against derivative assets. These amounts are included in other current liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Additionally, at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, FPL Group had approximately $64 million and $57 million ($4 million and $11 million at FPL), respectively, in margin cash collateral provided to counterparties that was not offset against derivative liabilities. These amounts are included in other current assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
FPL Group and FPL use derivative instruments (primarily swaps, options and forwards) to manage the commodity price risk inherent in the purchase and sale of fuel and electricity, as well as interest rate risk associated with long-term debt. In addition, FPL Group, through FPL Energy, LLC (FPL Energy), uses derivatives to optimize the value of power generation assets. FPL Energy provides full energy and capacity requirements services primarily to distribution utilities, which include load-following services and various ancillary services, in certain markets and engages in energy trading activities to take advantage of expected future favorable price movements. At FPL, substantially all changes in fair value are deferred as a regulatory asset or liability until the contracts are settled, and, upon settlement, any gains or losses are passed through the fuel and purchased power cost recovery clause (fuel clause) or the capacity cost recovery clause (capacity clause). For FPL Group's non-rate regulated operations, predominantly FPL Energy, essentially all changes in the derivatives' fair value for power purchases and sales and trading activities are recognized on a net basis in operating revenues; fuel purchases and sales are recognized on a net basis in fuel, purchased power and interchange expense; and the equity method investees' related activity is recognized in equity in earnings of equity method investees in FPL Group's condensed consolidated statements of income unless hedge accounting is applied. While most of FPL Energy's derivative transactions are entered into for the purpose of managing commodity price risk, hedge accounting is only applied where specific criteria are met and it is practicable to do so. In order to apply hedge accounting, the transaction must be designated as a hedge at inception and it must be highly effective in offsetting the hedged risk. Additionally, for hedges of commodity price risk, physical delivery for forecasted commodity transactions must be probable. FPL Group believes that where offsetting positions exist at the same location for the same time, the transactions are considered to have been netted and therefore physical delivery has been deemed not to have occurred for financial reporting purposes. Transactions for which physical delivery is deemed not to have occurred are presented on a net basis. Generally, the hedging instrument's effectiveness is assessed utilizing regression analysis at the inception of the hedge and on at least a quarterly basis throughout its life.
At September 30, 2008, FPL Group had cash flow hedges with expiration dates through December 2012 for energy contract derivative instruments, and interest rate cash flow hedges with expiration dates through January 2022. The effective portion of the gain or loss on a derivative instrument designated as a cash flow hedge is reported as a component of other comprehensive income (OCI) and is reclassified into earnings in the period(s) during which the transaction being hedged affects earnings. The ineffective portion of net unrealized gains (losses) on these hedges is reported in earnings in the current period and amounted to $11 million and $5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and $(2) million and $1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Settlement gains and losses are included within the line items in the statements of income to which they relate.
11
FPL Group's net unrealized mark-to-market gains (losses) on derivative transactions reflected in the condensed consolidated statements of income for consolidated subsidiaries and equity method investees are as follows:
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
||||||||
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
||||
|
(millions) |
|
||||||||||
Consolidated subsidiaries |
$ |
505 |
|
$ |
66 |
|
$ |
170 |
|
$ |
(51 |
) |
Equity method investees |
$ |
2 |
|
$ |
1 |
|
$ |
(1 |
) |
$ |
1 |
|
Effective January 1, 2008, FPL Group and FPL adopted FAS 157, "Fair Value Measurements," which clarifies how to measure fair value and requires expanded fair value measurement disclosures. The standard emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement, and sets out a fair value hierarchy intended to disclose information about the relative reliability of fair value measurements, with the highest priority being quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. FAS 157 was effective January 1, 2008 for financial assets and liabilities and any other fair value measurements made on a recurring basis. The effects of adopting the recognition provisions of FAS 157 were not material to FPL Group or FPL. For all other fair value measurements, FAS 157 will be effective January 1, 2009. FPL Group and FPL are continuing to evaluate the impact of FAS 157 as it applies to non-financial assets and liabilities that are not remeasured at fair value on a recurring basis.
FPL Group and FPL use several different valuation techniques to measure the fair value of assets and liabilities, relying primarily on the market approach of using prices and other market information for identical and/or comparable assets and liabilities for those assets and liabilities that are measured on a recurring basis. Certain derivatives and financial instruments are valued using option pricing models and take into consideration multiple inputs including commodity prices, volatility factors and discount rates, as well as counterparty credit ratings and credit enhancements. Additionally, when observable market data is not sufficient, valuation models are developed that incorporate FPL Group's and FPL's proprietary views of market factors and conditions. FPL Group's and FPL's assessment of the significance of any particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the valuation of fair value assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels.
The following table sets forth FPL Group's and FPL's financial assets and liabilities and other fair value measurements made on a recurring basis by fair value hierarchy level.
|
As of September 30, 2008 |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Quoted Prices |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
(millions) |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Cash equivalents: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
FPL Group |
|
$ |
864 |
|
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
864 |
|
|||||
FPL |
|
$ |
528 |
|
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
528 |
|
|||||
Other current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
FPL Group |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
$ |
54 |
|
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
54 |
|
|||||
Special use funds: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
FPL Group |
|
$ |
686 |
|
|
|
$ |
2,509 |
(b) |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
3,195 |
|
|||||
FPL |
|
$ |
121 |
|
|
|
$ |
2,192 |
(b) |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
2,313 |
|
|||||
Other investments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
FPL Group |
|
$ |
12 |
|
|
|
$ |
97 |
|
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
109 |
|
|||||
FPL |
|
$ |
2 |
|
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
2 |
|
|||||
Net derivative assets (liabilities): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
FPL Group |
|
$ |
(41 |
) |
|
|
$ |
(816 |
) |
|
|
$ |
255 |
|
|
|
$ |
41 |
|
|
$ |
(561 |
)(c) |
|||||
FPL |
|
$ |
(3 |
) |
|
|
$ |
(524 |
) |
|
|
$ |
3 |
|
|
|
$ |
3 |
|
|
$ |
(521 |
)(c) |
|||||
(a) |
Includes amounts for margin cash collateral and net option premium payments and receipts. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(b) |
At FPL Group, approximately $925 million ($845 million at FPL) are invested in commingled funds whose underlying investments would be Level 1 if those investments were held directly by FPL Group or FPL. The remaining investments are primarily comprised of fixed income securities including municipal, mortgage-backed, corporate and governmental bonds. |
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(c) |
See Note 2 for a reconciliation of net derivatives to FPL Group's and FPL's condensed consolidated balance sheets. |
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The following table sets forth a reconciliation of changes in the fair value of derivatives that are based on significant unobservable inputs.
|
Three Months Ended |
|
||||||
|
FPL Group |
|
FPL |
|
||||
|
(millions) |
|
||||||
Fair value of derivatives based on significant unobservable inputs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
at June 30, 2008 |
$ |
(571 |
) |
$ |
(7 |
) |
||
Unrealized gains (losses): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Included in earnings (a) |
|
545 |
|
|
- |
|
||
Included in regulatory assets and liabilities |
|
6 |
|
|
6 |
|
||
Settlements |
|
277 |
|
|
4 |
|
||
Net transfers out |
|
(2 |
) |
|
- |
|
||
Fair value of derivatives based on significant unobservable inputs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
at September 30, 2008 |
$ |
255 |
|
$ |
3 |
|
||
_____________________ |
||||||||
(a) |
At FPL Group, $545 million of gains are reflected in operating revenues in the condensed consolidated statements of income. |
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
||||||
|
FPL Group |
|
FPL |
|
||||
|
(millions) |
|
||||||
Fair value of derivatives based on significant unobservable inputs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
at January 1, 2008 |
$ |
(127 |
) |
$ |
(10 |
) |
||
Unrealized gains (losses): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Included in earnings (a) |
|
(78 |
) |
|
- |
|
||
Included in regulatory assets and liabilities |
|
8 |
|
|
8 |
|
||
Settlements |
|
272 |
|
|
5 |
|
||
Net transfers in |
|
180 |
|
|
- |
|
||
Fair value of derivatives based on significant unobservable inputs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
at September 30, 2008 |
$ |
255 |
|
$ |
3 |
|
||
_____________________ |
||||||||
(a) |
At FPL Group, $78 million of losses are reflected in operating revenues in the condensed consolidated statements of income. |
Effective January 1, 2008, a subsidiary of FPL Group Capital adopted FAS 159, "The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities," for its investments in debt securities. The fair values of these debt securities at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 were approximately $103 million and $111 million, respectively, and are primarily included in other investments in FPL Group's condensed consolidated balance sheets. The impact of adopting FAS 159 was not material to FPL Group.
FPL Group's effective income tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was approximately 31.8% and 29.9%, respectively. The reduction from the federal statutory rate mainly reflects the benefit of wind production tax credits (PTCs) of approximately $94 million and $43 million, respectively, related to FPL Energy's wind projects. PTCs can significantly affect FPL Group's effective income tax rate depending on the amount of pretax income and wind generation. The corresponding rates and amounts for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 were approximately 21.7% and 24.9%, respectively, and approximately $193 million and $146 million, respectively.
FPL Group recognizes PTCs as wind energy is generated and sold based on a per kilowatt-hour (kwh) rate prescribed in applicable federal and state statutes, which may differ significantly from amounts computed, on a quarterly basis, using an overall effective income tax rate anticipated for the full year. FPL Group utilizes this method of recognizing PTCs for specific reasons, including that PTCs are an integral part of the financial viability of most wind projects and a fundamental component of such wind projects' results of operations.
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FPL Group's comprehensive income is as follows:
Three Months Ended |
||||||
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
||
|
(millions) |
|
||||
Net income of FPL Group |
$ |
774 |
|
$ |
533 |
|
Net unrealized gains (losses) on commodity cash flow hedges: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effective portion of net unrealized gains |
||||||
(net of $167 and $16 tax expense, respectively) |
256 |
23 |
||||
Reclassification from AOCI to net income |
||||||
(net of $39 and $0.5 tax expense, respectively) |
50 |
1 |
||||
Net unrealized gains (losses) on interest rate cash flow hedges: |
||||||
Effective portion of net unrealized losses |
||||||
(net of $6 and $7 tax benefit, respectively) |
(8 |
) |
(12 |
) |
||
Reclassification from AOCI to net income |
||||||
(net of $3 tax expense and $0.6 tax benefit, respectively) |
4 |
(1 |
) |
|||
Net unrealized gains (losses) on available for sale securities |
||||||
(net of $7 tax benefit and $3 tax expense, respectively) |
(11 |
) |
4 |
|||
Defined benefit pension and other benefits plans |
||||||
(net of $0.8 and $0.4 tax benefit, respectively) |
(1 |
) |
(1 |
) |
||
Comprehensive income of FPL Group |
$ |
1,064 |
$ |
547 |
||
Nine Months Ended |
||||||
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
||
|
(millions) |
|
||||
Net income of FPL Group |
$ |
1,232 |
|
$ |
1,088 |
|
Net unrealized gains (losses) on commodity cash flow hedges: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effective portion of net unrealized losses |
||||||
(net of $38 and $18 tax benefit, respectively) |
(49 |
) |
(26 |
) |
||
Reclassification from AOCI to net income |
||||||
(net of $59 and $14 tax expense, respectively) |
80 |
20 |
||||
Net unrealized gains (losses) on interest rate cash flow hedges: |
||||||
Effective portion of net unrealized losses |
||||||
(net of $5 and $4 tax benefit, respectively) |
(8 |
) |
(5 |
) |
||
Reclassification from AOCI to net income |
||||||
($4 tax expense and $2 tax benefit, respectively) |
6 |
(4 |
) |
|||
Net unrealized gains (losses) on available for sale securities |
||||||
(net of $23 tax benefit and $11 tax expense, respectively) |
(36 |
) |
17 |
|||
Defined benefit pension and other benefits plans |
||||||
(net of $2 and $1 tax benefit, respectively) |
(4 |
) |
(2 |
) |
||
Comprehensive income of FPL Group |
$ |
1,221 |
$ |
1,088 |
||
Approximately $22 million of after-tax losses included in FPL Group's AOCI at September 30, 2008 will be reclassified into earnings within the next twelve months as either the hedged fuel is consumed, electricity is sold or interest payments are made. Such amount assumes no change in fuel prices, power prices or interest rates. AOCI is separately displayed on the condensed consolidated balance sheets of FPL Group. FPL's comprehensive income is the same as reported net income.
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6. Common Stock
The reconciliation of FPL Group's basic and diluted earnings per share of common stock is shown below:
Three Months Ended |
Nine Months Ended |
|||||||||||
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
||||
|
(millions, except per share amounts) |
|
||||||||||
Numerator - net income |
$ |
774 |
$ |
533 |
$ |
1,232 |
$ |
1,088 |
||||
Denominator: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average number of common shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
outstanding - basic |
|
400.4 |
|
|
398.1 |
|
|
399.8 |
|
|
397.5 |
|
Restricted stock, performance share awards, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
options and warrants (a) |
2.6 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
||||||||
Weighted-average number of common shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
outstanding - assuming dilution |
403.0 |
400.9 |
402.5 |
400.3 |
||||||||
Earnings per share of common stock: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
$ |
1.93 |
|
$ |
1.34 |
|
$ |
3.08 |
|
$ |
2.74 |
|
Assuming dilution |
$ |
1.92 |
|
$ |
1.33 |
|
$ |
3.06 |
|
$ |
2.72 |
|
_____________________ |
(a) |
Performance share awards are included in diluted weighted-average number of common shares outstanding based upon what would be issued if the end of the reporting period were the end of the term of the award. Restricted stock, performance share awards, options and warrants are included in diluted weighted-average number of common shares outstanding by applying the treasury stock method. |
Restricted stock, performance share awards and common shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options which were not included in the denominator above due to their antidilutive effect were approximately 0.6 million and 0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and 0.5 million and none for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
In June 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) No. 03-6-1 (FSP EITF 03-6-1), "Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities." FSP EITF 03-6-1 requires companies to treat unvested share-based payment awards that have non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents as participating securities. Therefore, these participating securities must be included in the computation of earnings per share, pursuant to the two-class method described in FAS 128, "Earnings Per Share." FPL Group's unvested restricted stock awards are considered participating securities because they contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends. FPL Group and FPL will be required to adopt FSP EITF 03-6-1 on January 1, 2009 and present all prior-period earnings per share data on a retrospective basis. FPL Group is currently evaluating the impact of FSP EITF 03-6-1 on its earnings per share.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest |
|
Principal |
|
Maturity |
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(millions) |
|
|
|||
January 2008 |
|
FPL |
|
First mortgage bonds |
|
5.95% |
|
$ |
600 |
|
|
2038 |
|
March 2008 |
|
FPL Group Capital |
|
Term loans |
|
variable |
|
$ |
500 |
|
|
2009 - 2011 |
|
June 2008 |
|
FPL Group Capital |
|
Debentures |
|
5.35% |
|
$ |
250 |
|
|
2013 |
|
June 2008 |
|
FPL Group Capital |
|
Debentures |
|
variable |
|
$ |
250 |
|
|
2011 |
|
June 2008 |
|
FPL Energy subsidiary |
|
Canadian credit facility loan |
|
variable |
|
$ |
153 |
|
|
2011 |
|
July 2008 |
|
FPL Energy subsidiary |
|
Limited-recourse senior secured notes |
|
7.59% |
|
$ |
525 |
|
|
2018 (a) |
|
September 2008 |
|
FPL Group Capital |
|
Term loans |
|
variable |
|
$ |
320 |
|
|
2011 |
|
_____________________ |
|||||||||||||
(a) |
Partially amortizing with a balloon payment at maturity. |
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8. Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments - FPL Group and its subsidiaries have made commitments in connection with a portion of their projected capital expenditures. Capital expenditures at FPL include, among other things, the cost for construction or acquisition of additional facilities and equipment to meet customer demand, as well as capital improvements to and maintenance of existing facilities. At FPL Energy, capital expenditures include, among other things, the cost, including capitalized interest, for construction of wind projects and the procurement of nuclear fuel. FPL FiberNet, LLC's (FPL FiberNet) capital expenditures primarily include costs to meet customer-specific requirements and sustain its fiber-optic network.
At September 30, 2008, planned capital expenditures for the remainder of 2008 through 2012 were estimated as follows:
|
2008 |
|
2009 |
|
2010 |
|
2011 |
|
2012 |
|
Total |
||||||
FPL: |
(millions) |
||||||||||||||||
Generation: (a) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New (b) (c) |
$ |
340 |
|
$ |
1,075 |
|
$ |
915 |
|
$ |
510 |
|
$ |
755 |
|
$ |
3,595 |
Existing |
|
205 |
|
|
655 |
|
|
665 |
|
|
645 |
|
|
455 |
|
|
2,625 |
Transmission and distribution |
|
190 |
|
|
595 |
|
|
845 |
|
|
925 |
|
|
1,165 |
|
|
3,720 |
Nuclear fuel |
|
15 |
|
|
165 |
|
|
200 |
|
|
175 |
|
|
195 |
|
|
750 |
General and other |
|
30 |
|
|
190 |
|
|
290 |
|
|
315 |
|
|
225 |
|
|
1,050 |
Total |
$ |
780 |
|
$ |
2,680 |
|
$ |
2,915 |
|
$ |
2,570 |
|
$ |
2,795 |
|
$ |
11,740 |
FPL Energy: |
|||||||||||||||||
Wind (d) |
$ |
565 |
|
$ |
1,985 |
|
$ |
20 |
|
$ |
20 |
|
$ |
10 |
|
$ |
2,600 |
Nuclear (e) |
|
115 |
|
|
400 |
|
|
420 |
|
|
260 |
|
|
245 |
|
|
1,440 |
Gas |
|
45 |
|
|
145 |
|
|
70 |
|
|
70 |
|
|
80 |
|
|
410 |
Other |
|
30 |
|
|
50 |
|
|
30 |
|
|
30 |
|
|
25 |
|
|
165 |
Total |
$ |
755 |
|
$ |
2,580 |
|
$ |
540 |
|
$ |
380 |
|
$ |
360 |
|
$ |
4,615 |
FPL FiberNet |
$ |
5 |
$ |
55 |
$ |
25 |
$ |
20 |
$ |
20 |
$ |
125 |
|||||
_____________________ |
(a) |
Includes allowance for funds used during construction (AFUDC) of approximately $17 million and $51 million in 2008 and 2009, respectively, and carrying charges (equal to the pretax AFUDC rate) on construction costs recoverable through the nuclear cost recovery rule of approximately $2 million, $28 million, $56 million, $49 million and $48 million in 2008 - 2012, respectively, essentially all of which is included in new generation. |
(b) |
Includes land, generating structures, transmission interconnection and integration and licensing. |
(c) |
Excludes capital expenditures of approximately $781 million for the third natural gas-fired combined-cycle generating unit at West County Energy Center for the period from early 2009 (when final project approval is expected) through 2011 (expected completion date). Also excludes capital expenditures of approximately $1.6 billion for the modernization of the Cape Canaveral and Riviera power plants for the period from early-2010 (when approval by the Florida Power Plant Siting Board (Siting Board), comprised of the Florida governor and cabinet is expected) through 2012. |
(d) |
Capital expenditures for new wind projects are estimated through 2009, when eligibility for PTCs for new wind projects is scheduled to expire. FPL Energy expects to add approximately 1,100 megawatts (mw) in 2009 and 1,000 mw to 2,000 mw of new wind generation per year from 2010 through 2012, subject to, among other things, continued public policy support, which includes, but is not limited to, the extension of PTCs beyond 2009 and support for the construction and availability of sufficient transmission facilities and capacity, and access to capital/financing. The cost of the planned wind additions for the 2010 through 2012 period is estimated to be approximately $2 billion to $4 billion in each year, which is not included in the table above. |
(e) |
Includes nuclear fuel. |
In October 2008, a wholly-owned subsidiary of FPL Group Capital lent $500 million under a construction and term loan to a third party for an energy-related project. The loan initially bears interest at a variable rate and will be converted to a 20-year, fixed rate term loan upon the earlier of completion of construction or conversion by the FPL Group Capital subsidiary. During the 20-year term, interest is payable semiannually. The loan requires payment of interest only during the first five and one-half years. Amortization of the outstanding principal amount of the loan will begin five and one-half years after the conversion of the construction loan into a term loan, with semiannual payments of principal in an amount sufficient to reduce the outstanding principal balance due at maturity to $300 million.
FPL Group has guaranteed certain payment obligations of FPL Group Capital, including most payment obligations under FPL Group Capital's debt and guarantees. FPL Group and FPL each account for payment guarantees and related contracts, for which it or a subsidiary is the guarantor, under FASB Interpretation No. (FIN) 45, "Guarantor's Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others," which requires that the fair value of guarantees provided to unconsolidated entities entered into after December 31, 2002 be recorded on the balance sheet. At September 30, 2008, subsidiaries of FPL Group, other than FPL, have guaranteed debt service payments relating to agreements that existed at December 31, 2002. The terms of the guarantees are equal to the terms of the related debt, with remaining terms ranging from 1 year to 10 years. The maximum potential amount of future payments that could be required under these guarantees at September 30, 2008 was approximately $16 million. At September 30, 2008, FPL Group did not have any liabilities recorded for these guarantees. In certain instances, FPL Group can seek recourse from third parties for 50% of any amount paid under the guarantees. Guarantees provided to unconsolidated entities entered into subsequent to December 31, 2002, and the related fair value, were not material as of September 30, 2008.
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Certain subsidiaries of FPL Energy have contracts that require certain projects to meet annual minimum generation amounts. Failure to meet the annual minimum generation amounts would result in the FPL Energy subsidiary becoming liable for liquidated damages. Based on past performance of these and similar projects and current forward prices, management believes that the exposure associated with these liquidated damages provisions is not material.
Contracts - In addition to the planned capital expenditures included in the table in Commitments above, FPL has commitments under long-term purchased power and fuel contracts. FPL is obligated under take-or-pay purchased power contracts with JEA and with subsidiaries of The Southern Company (Southern subsidiaries) to pay for approximately 1,300 mw of power annually through mid-2015 and 375 mw annually thereafter through 2021, and one of the Southern subsidiaries' contracts is subject to minimum quantities. FPL also has various firm pay-for-performance contracts to purchase approximately 740 mw from certain cogenerators and small power producers (qualifying facilities) with expiration dates ranging from 2009 through 2026. The purchased power contracts provide for capacity and energy payments. Energy payments are based on the actual power taken under these contracts. Capacity payments for the pay-for-performance contracts are subject to the qualifying facilities meeting certain contract conditions. FPL has various agreements with several electricity suppliers to purchase an aggregate of up to approximately 880 mw of power with expiration dates ranging from 2009 through 2012. In general, the agreements require FPL to make capacity payments and supply the fuel consumed by the plants under the contracts. FPL has contracts with expiration dates through 2032 for the purchase and transportation of natural gas and coal, and storage of natural gas.
FPL Energy has entered into several contracts primarily for the purchase of wind turbines and towers and related construction activities, approximately $1.7 billion of which is included in the planned capital expenditures table in Commitments above. In addition, FPL Energy has contracts primarily for the purchase, transportation and storage of natural gas and firm transmission service with expiration dates ranging from 2008 through 2041, as well as for the supply, conversion, enrichment and fabrication of nuclear fuel with expiration dates ranging from 2008 through 2018.
The required capacity and minimum payments under these contracts as of September 30, 2008 were estimated as follows:
|
2008 |
|
2009 |
|
2010 |
|
2011 |
|
2012 |
|
Thereafter |
|||||||
FPL: |
(millions) |
|||||||||||||||||
Capacity payments: (a) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
JEA and Southern subsidiaries (b) |
$ |
50 |
|
$ |
220 |
|
$ |
230 |
|
$ |
210 |
|
$ |
210 |
|
$ |
750 |
|
Qualifying facilities (b) |
$ |
80 |
|
$ |
320 |
|
$ |
290 |
|
$ |
260 |
|
$ |
270 |
|
$ |
2,920 |
|
Other electricity suppliers (b) |
$ |
15 |
|
$ |
50 |
|
$ |
10 |
|
$ |
10 |
|
$ |
5 |
|
$ |
- |
|
Minimum payments, at projected prices: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Southern subsidiaries - energy (b) |
$ |
20 |
|
$ |
90 |
|
$ |
40 |
|
$ |
- |
|
$ |
- |
|
$ |
- |
|
Natural gas, including transportation and storage (c) |
$ |
820 |
|
$ |
2,905 |
|
$ |
1,295 |
|
$ |
850 |
|
$ |
560 |
|
$ |
4,835 |
|
Coal (c) |
$ |
20 |
|
$ |
70 |
|
$ |
50 |
|
$ |
10 |
|
$ |
- |
|
$ |
- |
|
FPL Energy (d) |
$ |
425 |
|
$ |
1,365 |
|
$ |
135 |
|
$ |
75 |
|
$ |
80 |
|
$ |
780 |
|
_____________________ |
(a) |
Capacity payments under these contracts, the majority of which are recoverable through the capacity clause, totaled approximately $146 million and $143 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and approximately $436 million and $436 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. |
(b) |
Energy payments under these contracts, which are recoverable through the fuel clause, totaled approximately $150 million and $134 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and approximately $391 million and $336 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. |
(c) |
Recoverable through the fuel clause. |
(d) |
Includes termination payments primarily associated with wind turbine contracts beyond 2009. |
In addition, FPL has entered into several long-term agreements for storage capacity and transportation of natural gas from facilities that have not yet begun, or if begun have not yet completed, construction. These agreements range from 15 to 25 years in length and contain firm commitments by FPL totaling up to approximately $200 million annually or $4.8 billion over the terms of the agreements. These firm commitments are contingent upon the occurrence of certain events, including approval by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and/or completion of construction of the facilities from 2009 to 2011.
Insurance - Liability for accidents at nuclear power plants is governed by the Price-Anderson Act, which limits the liability of nuclear reactor owners to the amount of insurance available from both private sources and an industry retrospective payment plan. In accordance with this Act, FPL Group maintains $300 million of private liability insurance per site, which is the maximum obtainable, and participates in a secondary financial protection system under which it is subject to retrospective assessments of up to $940 million ($470 million for FPL), plus any applicable taxes, per incident at any nuclear reactor in the United States, payable at a rate not to exceed $140 million ($70 million for FPL) per incident per year. FPL Group and FPL are contractually entitled to recover a proportionate share of such assessments from the owners of minority interests in Seabrook Station (Seabrook), Duane Arnold Energy Center (Duane Arnold) and St. Lucie Unit No. 2, which approximates $14 million, $35 million and $18 million, plus any applicable taxes, per incident, respectively.
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FPL Group participates in nuclear insurance mutual companies that provide $2.75 billion of limited insurance coverage per occurrence per site for property damage, decontamination and premature decommissioning risks at its nuclear plants. The proceeds from such insurance, however, must first be used for reactor stabilization and site decontamination before they can be used for plant repair. FPL Group also participates in an insurance program that provides limited coverage for replacement power costs if a nuclear plant is out of service for an extended period of time because of an accident. In the event of an accident at one of FPL Group's or another participating insured's nuclear plants, FPL Group could be assessed up to $178 million ($103 million for FPL), plus any applicable taxes, in retrospective premiums. FPL Group and FPL are contractually entitled to recover a proportionate share of such assessments from the owners of minority interests in Seabrook, Duane Arnold and St. Lucie Unit No. 2, which approximates $2 million, $5 million and $4 million, plus any applicable taxes, respectively.
Due to the high cost and limited coverage available from third-party insurers, FPL does not have insurance coverage for a substantial portion of its transmission and distribution property and FPL Group has no insurance coverage for FPL FiberNet's fiber-optic cable located throughout Florida. Should FPL's future storm restoration costs exceed the reserve amount established through the May 2007 issuance of storm-recovery bonds, FPL may recover storm restoration costs, subject to prudency review by the Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC), either through securitization provisions pursuant to Florida law or through surcharges approved by the FPSC.
In the event of a loss, the amount of insurance available might not be adequate to cover property damage and other expenses incurred. Uninsured losses and other expenses, to the extent not recovered from customers in the case of FPL, would be borne by FPL Group and FPL and could have a material adverse effect on FPL Group's and FPL's financial condition and results of operations.
Legal and Regulatory Proceedings - In November 1999, the Attorney General of the United States, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), brought an action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia against Georgia Power Company and other subsidiaries of The Southern Company for certain alleged violations of the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) provisions and the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) of the Clean Air Act. In May 2001, the EPA amended its complaint to allege, among other things, that Georgia Power Company constructed and is continuing to operate Scherer Unit No. 4, in which FPL owns a 76% interest, without obtaining a PSD permit, without complying with NSPS requirements, and without applying best available control technology for nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxides and particulate matter as required by the Clean Air Act. It also alleges that unspecified major modifications have been made at Scherer Unit No. 4 that require its compliance with the aforementioned Clean Air Act provisions. The EPA seeks injunctive relief requiring the installation of best available control technology and civil penalties of up to $25,000 per day for each violation from an unspecified date after June 1, 1975 through January 30, 1997 and $27,500 per day thereafter for each violation. The EPA further revised its civil penalty rule in February 2004, such that the maximum penalty is $32,500 per day for each violation after March 15, 2004. Georgia Power Company has answered the amended complaint, asserting that it has complied with all requirements of the Clean Air Act, denying the plaintiff's allegations of liability, denying that the plaintiff is entitled to any of the relief that it seeks and raising various other defenses. In June 2001, a federal district court stayed discovery and administratively closed the case and the EPA has not yet moved to reopen the case. In April 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court in a separate unrelated case rejected an argument that a "major modification" occurs at a plant only when there is a resulting increase in the hourly rate of air emissions. Georgia Power Company has made a similar argument in defense of its case, but has other factual and legal defenses that are unaffected by the Supreme Court's decision.
In August 2001, Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA) filed a petition for review with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (DC Circuit) asking the DC Circuit to reverse and remand orders of the FERC denying FMPA's request for certain credits for transmission facilities owned by FMPA members. This matter arose from a 1993 FPL filing of a comprehensive restructuring of its then-existing tariff structure. All issues in this case have been closed except for FMPA's request for exclusions from FPL's transmission rates of the costs of FPL's facilities that fail to meet the same integration test that was used to deny credits for certain FMPA facilities (integration test). In May 2004, FPL made a compliance filing with the FERC of a proposed rate schedule that does not include those FPL facilities that fail to meet the same integration test. In January 2005, the FERC issued an order on FPL's compliance filing and required FPL to make an additional compliance filing removing the cost of all radial transmission lines from transmission rates, analyzing the FPL transmission system to remove the cost of any transmission facilities that provide only "unneeded redundancy," and calculating rate adjustments using 1993 data rather than 1998 data. FPL made this compliance filing in April 2005, under which FPL's current rate would be reduced by $0.04 per kilowatt (kw) per month. In May 2005, FMPA protested FPL's compliance filing and argued that FPL's rates should be reduced by an additional $0.20 per kw per month. Any reduction in FPL's network service rate also would apply effective January 1, 2004 to Seminole Electric Cooperative Inc. (Seminole), FPL's other network customer. In February 2008, the FERC accepted FPL's April 2005 compliance filing in full and, in March 2008, FPL issued refunds of approximately $4 million to FMPA and $2 million to Seminole in accordance with the FERC's February 2008 order. Subsequently, FMPA sought rehearing of the FERC's February 2008 order. FMPA's position is that FPL's rates should be reduced by an additional $0.20 per kw per month, which, if upheld, would result in an additional refund obligation to FMPA of approximately $24 million, and approximately $13 million to Seminole, at September 30, 2008.
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In 1995 and 1996, FPL Group, through an indirect subsidiary, purchased from Adelphia Communications Corporation (Adelphia) 1,091,524 shares of Adelphia common stock and 20,000 shares of Adelphia preferred stock (convertible into 2,358,490 shares of Adelphia common stock) for an aggregate price of approximately $35,900,000. On January 29, 1999, Adelphia repurchased all of these shares for $149,213,130 in cash. On June 24, 2004, Adelphia, Adelphia Cablevision, L.L.C. and the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Adelphia filed a complaint against FPL Group and its indirect subsidiary in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York. The complaint alleges that the repurchase of these shares by Adelphia was a fraudulent transfer, in that at the time of the transaction Adelphia (i) was insolvent or was rendered insolvent, (ii) did not receive reasonably equivalent value in exchange for the cash it paid, and (iii) was engaged or about to engage in a business or transaction for which any property remaining with Adelphia had unreasonably small capital. The complaint seeks the recovery for the benefit of Adelphia's bankruptcy estate of the cash paid for the repurchased shares, plus interest. FPL Group has filed an answer to the complaint. FPL Group believes that the complaint is without merit because, among other reasons, Adelphia will be unable to demonstrate that (i) Adelphia's repurchase of shares from FPL Group, which repurchase was at the market value for those shares, was not for reasonably equivalent value, (ii) Adelphia was insolvent at the time of the repurchase, or (iii) the repurchase left Adelphia with unreasonably small capital. The case is in discovery and has been scheduled for trial in June 2010.
In August 2003, Pedro C. and Emilia Roig brought an action on behalf of themselves and their son, Pedro Anthony Roig, in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida (the state court), which was removed in October 2003 to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, against Aventis Pasteur and a number of other named and unnamed drug manufacturing and distribution companies and FPL, alleging that their son has suffered toxic neurological effects from mercury poisoning. The sources of mercury exposure are alleged to be vaccines containing a preservative called thimerosal that were allegedly manufactured and distributed by the drug companies, mercury amalgam dental fillings, and emissions from FPL power plants in southeast Florida. The complaint includes counts against all defendants for civil battery and against FPL for alleged negligence in operating the plants such that the son was exposed to mercury and other heavy metals emissions. The damages demanded from FPL are for injuries and losses allegedly suffered by the son as a result of his exposure to the plants' mercury emissions and the parents' alleged pain and suffering, medical expenses, loss of wages, and loss of their son's services and companionship. No amount of damages is specified. The U.S. District Court remanded the action back to the state court. The drug manufacturing and distribution companies have moved to dismiss the action. Plaintiffs and FPL have agreed that FPL will not respond to the complaint until requested by the plaintiffs.
In December 2003, Edward and Janis Shiflett brought an action on behalf of themselves and their son, Phillip Benjamin Shiflett, in the Circuit Court of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit in and for Brevard County, Florida (the state court), which was removed in January 2004 to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, against Aventis Pasteur and a number of other named and unnamed drug manufacturing and distribution companies, FPL and the Orlando Utilities Commission, alleging that their son has suffered toxic neurological effects from mercury poisoning. The allegations, counts and damages demanded in the complaint with respect to FPL are virtually identical to those contained in the Roig lawsuit described above. FPL's motion to dismiss the complaint was denied. The U.S. District Court subsequently remanded the action back to the state court. The state court subsequently dismissed the drug manufacturing and distribution companies from the action. Plaintiffs' appeal of that order is pending before the Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal. Plaintiffs and FPL have agreed that FPL will not respond to the complaint until requested by the plaintiffs.
In October 2004, TXU Portfolio Management Company (TXU) served FPL Energy Pecos Wind I, LP, FPL Energy Pecos Wind I GP, LLC, FPL Energy Pecos Wind II, LP, FPL Energy Pecos Wind II GP, LLC and Indian Mesa Wind Farm, LP (FPL Energy Affiliates) as defendants in a civil action filed in the District Court in Dallas County, Texas. FPL Energy was added as a defendant in 2005. The petition alleged that the FPL Energy Affiliates had a contractual obligation to produce and sell to TXU a minimum quantity of renewable energy credits each year and that the FPL Energy Affiliates failed to meet this obligation. The plaintiff asserted claims for breach of contract and declaratory judgment and sought damages of approximately $34 million. The FPL Energy Affiliates filed their answer and counterclaim in November 2004, denying the allegations. The counterclaim, as amended, asserted claims for conversion, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of warranty, conspiracy, breach of contract and fraud and sought termination of the contract and damages. Following a jury trial in June 2007, among other findings, both TXU and the FPL Energy Affiliates were found to have breached the contract. In August 2008, the judge issued a final judgment pursuant to which the contract is not terminated and neither party will recover any damages.
FPL Group and FPL are vigorously defending, and believe that they or their affiliates have meritorious defenses to, the lawsuits described above. While management is unable to predict with certainty the outcome of these lawsuits, based on current knowledge it is not expected that their ultimate resolution, individually or collectively, will have a material adverse effect on the financial statements of FPL Group or FPL.
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In February 2008, a fault occurred at an FPL substation causing a system loss of about 3,400 mw of generating capacity, which left approximately 596,000 FPL customers without power. Power was restored to approximately two-thirds of affected customers within one hour and all customers were restored within three hours. FPL's investigation into the root cause of the problem determined the fault occurred as a result of human error. In March 2008, the Florida Reliability Coordinating Council (FRCC) initiated an investigation of the event and the FERC opened a nonpublic formal investigation to determine whether the event involved any violations of mandatory reliability standards. In June 2008, the FRCC issued an interim recommendations report to all FRCC operating entities, including FPL. In July 2008, FPL responded that all recommendations requiring current FPL action had been implemented and that FPL supports the remaining recommendations which require development by the FRCC prior to implementation. The FRCC has indicated that it expects to issue a final report in November 2008. The FERC has provided no timetable for completion of its investigation. The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) is participating in both investigations. Based on interactions with the FERC staff conducting the investigation, FPL believes that the FERC staff may assert numerous violations of the NERC Reliability Standards, each with a possible fine of up to $1 million per violation per day. FPL believes it has meritorious defenses and will vigorously contest any charges, should they be made. At this time, management is unable to predict the outcome and related impact of these investigations.
In addition to the legal proceedings and regulatory investigations discussed above, FPL Group and its subsidiaries, including FPL, are involved in other legal and regulatory proceedings, actions and claims in the ordinary course of their businesses. Generating plants in which FPL Group or FPL have an ownership interest are also involved in legal and regulatory proceedings, actions and claims, the liabilities from which, if any, would be shared by FPL Group or FPL. In the event that FPL Group and FPL, or their affiliates, do not prevail in these legal and regulatory proceedings, actions and claims, there may be a material adverse effect on their financial statements. While management is unable to predict with certainty the outcome of these legal and regulatory proceedings, actions and claims, based on current knowledge it is not expected that their ultimate resolution, individually or collectively, will have a material adverse effect on the financial statements of FPL Group or FPL.
FPL Group's reportable segments include FPL, a rate-regulated utility, and FPL Energy, a competitive energy business. Corporate and Other represents other business activities, other segments that are not separately reportable and eliminating entries. FPL Group's segment information is as follows:
Three Months Ended September 30, |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 |
2007 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
FPL |
|
Corporate |
|
|
|
|
|
FPL |
|
Corporate |
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
(millions) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating revenues |
$ |
3,423 |
|
$ |
1,916 |
|
$ |
48 |
|
$ |
5,387 |
|
$ |
3,445 |
|
$ |
1,090 |
|
$ |
40 |
|
$ |
4,575 |
|||||||
Operating expenses |
$ |
2,874 |
|
$ |
1,150 |
|
$ |
47 |
|
$ |
4,071 |
|
$ |
2,854 |
|
$ |
781 |
|
$ |
40 |
|
$ |
3,675 |
|||||||
Net income (loss) (b) |
$ |
314 |
|
$ |
483 |
|
$ |
(23 |
) |
$ |
774 |
|
$ |
326 |
|
$ |
220 |
|
$ |
(13 |
) |
$ |
533 |
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 |
2007 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
FPL |
Corporate |
|
|
FPL |
Corporate |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
(millions) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating revenues |
$ |
8,829 |
|
$ |
3,432 |
|
$ |
146 |
|
$ |
12,407 |
|
$ |
8,798 |
|
$ |
2,658 |
|
$ |
123 |
|
$ |
11,579 |
|||||||
Operating expenses |
$ |
7,620 |
|
$ |
2,572 |
|
$ |
142 |
|
$ |
10,334 |
|
$ |
7,577 |
|
$ |
2,022 |
|
$ |
118 |
|
$ |
9,717 |
|||||||
Net income (loss) (b) |
$ |
638 |
|
$ |
650 |
|
$ |
(56 |
) |
$ |
1,232 |
|
$ |
663 |
|
$ |
468 |
|
$ |
(43 |
) |
$ |
1,088 |
|
September 30, 2008 |
|
December 31, 2007 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
FPL |
|
Corporate |
|
|
|
|
|
FPL |
|
Corporate |
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
(millions) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets |
$ |
26,739 |
|
$ |
16,480 |
|
$ |
2,259 |
|
$ |
45,478 |
|
$ |
24,044 |
|
$ |
14,505 |
|
$ |
1,574 |
|
$ |
40,123 |
|||||
_____________________ |
(a) |
FPL Energy's interest expense is based on a deemed capital structure of 50% debt for operating projects and 100% debt for projects under construction. For these purposes, the deferred credit associated with differential membership interests sold by an FPL Energy subsidiary in December 2007 is included with debt. Residual non-utility interest expense is included in Corporate and Other. |
(b) |
See Note 4 for a discussion of FPL Energy's tax benefits related to PTCs that were recognized based on its tax sharing agreement with FPL Group. |
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10. Summarized Financial Information of FPL Group Capital
FPL Group Capital, a 100% owned subsidiary of FPL Group, provides funding for and holds ownership interests in FPL Group's operating subsidiaries other than FPL. Most of FPL Group Capital's debt, including its debentures, and payment guarantees are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by FPL Group. Condensed consolidating financial information is as follows:
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income
|
Three Months Ended September 30, |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
FPL |
|
FPL |
|
|
|
FPL Group |
|
FPL |
|
FPL |
|
|
|
FPL Group |
|
|||||||||||
|
(millions) |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating revenues |
$ |
- |
|
$ |
1,965 |
|
$ |
3,422 |
|
$ |
5,387 |
|
$ |
- |
|
$ |
1,131 |
|
$ |
3,444 |
|
$ |
4,575 |
|
|||
Operating expenses |
|
1 |
|
|
(1,199 |
) |
|
(2,873 |
) |
|
(4,071 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
(822 |
) |
|
(2,853 |
) |
|
(3,675 |
) |
|||
Interest expense |
|
(4 |
) |
|
(120 |
) |
|
(79 |
) |
|
(203 |
) |
|
(5 |
) |
|
(112 |
) |
|
(77 |
) |
|
(194 |
) |
|||
Other income (deductions) - net |
|
784 |
|
|
17 |
|
|
(779 |
) |
|
22 |
|
|
528 |
|
|
59 |
|
|
(533 |
) |
|
54 |
|
|||
Income (loss) before income taxes |
|
781 |
|
|
663 |
|
|
(309 |
) |
|
1,135 |
|
|
523 |
|
|
256 |
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
760 |
|
|||
Income tax expense (benefit) |
|
7 |
|
|
192 |
|
|
162 |
|
|
361 |
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
52 |
|
|
185 |
|
|
227 |
|
|||
Net income (loss) |
$ |
774 |
|
$ |
471 |
|
$ |
(471 |
) |
$ |
774 |
|
$ |
533 |
|
$ |
204 |
|
$ |
(204 |
) |
$ |
533 |
|
|||
_____________________ |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) |
Represents FPL and consolidating adjustments. |
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
|
FPL |
|
FPL |
|
|
|
FPL Group |
|
FPL |
|
FPL |
|
|
|
FPL Group |
|
|||||||||
|
(millions) |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating revenues |
$ |
- |
|
$ |
3,584 |
|
$ |
8,823 |
|
$ |
12,407 |
|
$ |
- |
|
$ |
2,786 |
|
$ |
8,793 |
|
$ |
11,579 |
|
|
Operating expenses |
|
- |
|
|
(2,720 |
) |
|
(7,614 |
) |
|
(10,334 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
(2,144 |
) |
|
(7,573 |
) |
|
(9,717 |
) |
|
Interest expense |
|
(14 |
) |
|
(344 |
) |
|
(239 |
) |
|
(597 |
) |
|
(14 |
) |
|
(328 |
) |
|
(210 |
) |
|
(552 |
) |
|
Other income (deductions) - net |
|
1,259 |
|
|
82 |
|
|
(1,243 |
) |
|
98 |
|
|
1,090 |
|
|
120 |
|
|
(1,072 |
) |
|
138 |
|
|
Income (loss) before income taxes |
|
1,245 |
|
|
602 |
|
|
(273 |
) |
|
1,574 |
|
|
1,076 |
|
|
434 |
|
|
(62 |
) |
|
1,448 |
|
|
Income tax expense (benefit) |
|
13 |
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
342 |
|
|
342 |
|
|
(12 |
) |
|
14 |
|
|
358 |
|
|
360 |
|
|
Net income (loss) |
$ |
1,232 |
|
$ |
615 |
|
$ |
(615 |
) |
$ |
1,232 |
|
$ |
1,088 |
|
$ |
420 |
|
$ |
(420 |
) |
$ |
1,088 |
|
|
_____________________ |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) |
Represents FPL and consolidating adjustments. |
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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets
|
September 30, 2008 |
|
December 31, 2007 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
FPL |
|
FPL |
|
|
|
|
|
FPL |
|
FPL |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
(millions) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Electric utility plant in service and other property |
$ |
- |
|
$ |
15,911 |
|
$ |
28,335 |
|
$ |
44,246 |
|
$ |
- |
|
$ |
13,790 |
|
$ |
27,250 |
|
$ |
41,040 |
|
||||||
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization |
|
- |
|
|
(2,765 |
) |
|
(10,136 |
) |
|
(12,901 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
(2,308 |
) |
|
(10,080 |
) |
|
(12,388 |
) |
||||||
Total property, plant and equipment - net |
|
- |
|
|
13,146 |
|
|
18,199 |
|
|
31,345 |
|
|
- |
|
|
11,482 |
|
|
17,170 |
|
|
28,652 |
|
||||||
CURRENT ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
- |
|
|
712 |
|
|
880 |
|
|
1,592 |
|
|
- |
|
|
227 |
|
|
63 |
|
|
290 |
|
||||||
Receivables |
|
156 |
|
|
928 |
|
|
984 |
|
|
2,068 |
|
|
39 |
|
|
816 |
|
|
866 |
|
|
1,721 |
|
||||||
Other |
|
13 |
|
|
814 |
|
|
1,821 |
|
|
2,648 |
|
|
12 |
|
|
529 |
|
|
1,227 |
|
|
1,768 |
|
||||||
Total current assets |
|
169 |
|
|
2,454 |
|
|
3,685 |
|
|
6,308 |
|
|
51 |
|
|
1,572 |
|
|
2,156 |
|
|
3,779 |
|
||||||
OTHER ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Investment in subsidiaries |
|
11,163 |
|
|
- |
|
|
(11,163 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
10,474 |
|
|
- |
|
|
(10,474 |
) |
|
- |
|
||||||
Other |
|
1,633 |
|
|
2,190 |
|
|
4,002 |
|
|
7,825 |
|
|
1,632 |
|
|
2,121 |
|
|
3,939 |
|
|
7,692 |
|
||||||
Total other assets |
|
12,796 |
|
|
2,190 |
|
|
(7,161 |
) |
|
7,825 |
|
|
12,106 |
|
|
2,121 |
|
|
(6,535 |
) |
|
7,692 |
|
||||||
TOTAL ASSETS |
$ |
12,965 |
|
$ |
17,790 |
|
$ |
14,723 |
|
$ |
45,478 |
|
$ |
12,157 |
|
$ |
15,175 |
|
$ |
12,791 |
|
$ |
40,123 |
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
CAPITALIZATION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Common shareholders' equity |
$ |
11,534 |
|
$ |
3,225 |
|
$ |
(3,225 |
) |
$ |
11,534 |
|
$ |
10,735 |
|
$ |
3,198 |
|
$ |
(3,198 |
) |
$ |
10,735 |
|
||||||
Long-term debt |
|
- |
|
|
7,503 |
|
|
5,311 |
|
|
12,814 |
|
|
- |
|
|
6,305 |
|
|
4,975 |
|
|
11,280 |
|
||||||
Total capitalization |
|
11,534 |
|
|
10,728 |
|
|
2,086 |
|
|
24,348 |
|
|
10,735 |
|
|
9,503 |
|
|
1,777 |
|
|
22,015 |
|
||||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Debt due within one year |
|
- |
|
|
2,406 |
|
|
1,814 |
|
|
4,220 |
|
|
- |
|
|
1,335 |
|
|
1,083 |
|
|
2,418 |
|
||||||
Accounts payable |
|
- |
|
|
517 |
|
|
906 |
|
|
1,423 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
495 |
|
|
706 |
|
|
1,204 |
|
||||||
Other |
|
117 |
|
|
876 |
|
|
1,865 |
|
|
2,858 |
|
|
68 |
|
|
700 |
|
|
1,368 |
|
|
2,136 |
|
||||||
Total current liabilities |
|
117 |
|
|
3,799 |
|
|
4,585 |
|
|
8,501 |
|
|
71 |
|
|
2,530 |
|
|
3,157 |
|
|
5,758 |
|
||||||
OTHER LIABILITIES AND DEFERRED CREDITS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Asset retirement obligations |
|
- |
|
|
532 |
|
|
1,720 |
|
|
2,252 |
|
|
- |
|
|
504 |
|
|
1,653 |
|
|
2,157 |
|
||||||
Accumulated deferred income taxes |
|
361 |
|
|
1,118 |
|
|
2,736 |
|
|
4,215 |
|
|
367 |
|
|
970 |
|
|
2,484 |
|
|
3,821 |
|
||||||
Regulatory liabilities |
|
672 |
|
|
- |
|
|
3,037 |
|
|
3,709 |
|
|
696 |
|
|
- |
|
|
3,255 |
|
|
3,951 |
|
||||||
Other |
|
281 |
|
|
1,613 |
|
|
559 |
|
|
2,453 |
|
|
288 |
|
|
1,668 |
|
|
465 |
|
|
2,421 |
|
||||||
Total other liabilities and deferred credits |
|
1,314 |
|
|
3,263 |
|
|
8,052 |
|
|
12,629 |
|
|
1,351 |
|
|
3,142 |
|
|
7,857 |
|
|
12,350 |
|
||||||
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
TOTAL CAPITALIZATION AND LIABILITIES |
$ |
12,965 |
|
$ |
17,790 |
|
$ |
14,723 |
|
$ |
45,478 |
|
$ |
12,157 |
|
$ |
15,175 |
|
$ |
12,791 |
|
$ |
40,123 |
|
||||||
_____________________ |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) |
Represents FPL and consolidating adjustments. |
22
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
FPL |
|
FPL |
|
|
|
|
|
FPL |
|
FPL |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
(millions) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
$ |
596 |
|
$ |
855 |
|
$ |
908 |
|
|
$ |
2,359 |
|
|
$ |
897 |
|
$ |
1,057 |
|
$ |
792 |
|
$ |
2,746 |
|
||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Capital expenditures, independent power |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
investments and nuclear fuel purchases |
|
(12 |
) |
|
(1,951 |
) |
|
(1,752 |
) |
|
|
(3,715 |
) |
|
|
(12 |
) |
|
(2,231 |
) |
|
(1,453 |
) |
|
(3,696 |
) |
||||||
Capital contribution to FPL |
|
(75 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
75 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
||||||
Other - net |
|
- |
|
|
(67 |
) |
|
(75 |
) |
|
|
(142 |
) |
|
|
(411 |
) |
|
1 |
|
|
224 |
|
|
(186 |
) |
||||||
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
(87 |
) |
|
(2,018 |
) |
|
(1,752 |
) |
|
|
(3,857 |
) |
|
|
(423 |
) |
|
(2,230 |
) |
|
(1,229 |
) |
|
(3,882 |
) |
||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Issuances of long-term debt |
|
- |
|
|
1,998 |
|
|
589 |
|
|
|
2,587 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
1,722 |
|
|
934 |
|
|
2,656 |
|
||||||
Retirements of long-term debt |
|
- |
|
|
(1,083 |
) |
|
(241 |
) |
|
|
(1,324 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
(1,248 |
) |
|
(250 |
) |
|
(1,498 |
) |
||||||
Net change in short-term debt |
|
- |
|
|
1,315 |
|
|
708 |
|
|
|
2,023 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
41 |
|
|
179 |
|
|
220 |
|
||||||
Issuances of common stock |
|
32 |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
36 |
|
||||||
Dividends on common stock |
|
(535 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(535 |
) |
|
|
(490 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
(490 |
) |
||||||
Other - net |
|
(6 |
) |
|
(582 |
) |
|
605 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
384 |
|
|
(433 |
) |
|
(58 |
) |
||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
|
(509 |
) |
|
1,648 |
|
|
1,661 |
|
|
|
2,800 |
|
|
|
(463 |
) |
|
899 |
|
|
430 |
|
|
866 |
|
||||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
|
- |
|
|
485 |
|
|
817 |
|
|
|
1,302 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
(274 |
) |
|
(7 |
) |
|
(270 |
) |
||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
|
- |
|
|
227 |
|
|
63 |
|
|
|
290 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
556 |
|
|
64 |
|
|
620 |
|
||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ |
- |
|
$ |
712 |
|
$ |
880 |
|
|
$ |
1,592 |
|
|
$ |
11 |
|
$ |
282 |
|
$ |
57 |
|
$ |
350 |
|
||||||
_____________________ |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) |
Represents FPL and consolidating adjustments. |
23
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
This discussion should be read in conjunction with the Notes contained herein and Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Management's Discussion) appearing in the 2007 Form 10-K for FPL Group and FPL. The results of operations for an interim period generally will not give a true indication of results for the year. In the following discussion, all comparisons are with the corresponding items in the prior year period.
FPL Group and its subsidiaries segregate unrealized mark-to-market gains and losses on derivative transactions into two categories. The first category, referred to as trading activities, represents the net unrealized effect of actively traded positions entered into to take advantage of market price movements and to optimize the value of generation assets and related contracts. The second category, referred to as non-qualifying hedges, represents the net unrealized effect of derivative transactions entered into as economic hedges (but which do not qualify for hedge accounting under FAS 133) and the ineffective portion of transactions accounted for as cash flow hedges. FPL Group uses derivative instruments to manage its commodity price and interest rate risk.
FPL Group's management uses earnings excluding certain items (adjusted earnings), which were the unrealized mark-to-market effect of non-qualifying hedges and other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses on securities held in FPL Energy's nuclear decommissioning funds, internally for financial planning, for analysis of performance, for reporting of results to the Board of Directors and as inputs in determining whether certain performance targets are met for performance-based compensation under FPL Group's employee incentive compensation plans. FPL Group also uses adjusted earnings when communicating its earnings outlook to investors. FPL Group's management believes adjusted earnings provide a more meaningful representation of the company's fundamental earnings power. Although the excluded amounts are properly included in the determination of net income in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, management believes that the amount and/or nature of such items make period to period comparisons of operations difficult and potentially confusing.
Summary - Presented below is a summary of net income (loss) by reportable segment (see Note 9):
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
Increase |
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
Increase |
|
||||||
|
|
(millions) |
|
||||||||||||||||
FPL |
|
$ |
314 |
|
$ |
326 |
|
$ |
(12 |
) |
$ |
638 |
|
$ |
663 |
|
$ |
(25 |
) |
FPL Energy |
|
|
483 |
|
|
220 |
|
|
263 |
|
|
650 |
|
|
468 |
|
|
182 |
|
Corporate and Other |
|
|
(23 |
) |
|
(13 |
) |
|
(10 |
) |
|
(56 |
) |
|
(43 |
) |
|
(13 |
) |
FPL Group Consolidated |
|
$ |
774 |
|
$ |
533 |
|
$ |
241 |
|
$ |
1,232 |
|
$ |
1,088 |
|
$ |
144 |
|
The decline in FPL's results for the three-month period was primarily due to lower retail customer usage and higher depreciation expense partly offset by lower other operations and maintenance (O&M) expenses, higher other revenues and allowance for equity funds used during construction (AFUDC -
equity) and certain income tax benefits. The decrease for the nine-month period reflects lower retail customer usage and higher O&M, depreciation and interest expenses partly offset by a retail base rate increase associated with Turkey Point Unit No. 5 commencing operations in May 2007 and higher other revenues and AFUDC -
equity.
The increase in FPL Energy's results for both the three- and nine-month periods is primarily the result of changes in the market price of derivative instruments classified as non-qualifying hedges, partly offset by higher OTTI losses on securities held in FPL Energy's nuclear decommissioning funds. During the three months ended September 30, 2008, FPL Energy recorded $285 million of net unrealized mark-to-market after-tax gains from non-qualifying hedges while in the prior period FPL Energy recorded $40 million of gains from such hedges. During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, FPL Energy recorded $76 million of net unrealized mark-to-market after-tax gains from non-qualifying hedges while in the prior period FPL Energy recorded $28 million of losses from such hedges. The change in unrealized mark-to-market activity is primarily attributable to changes in forward power and natural gas prices, as well as the reversal of previously recognized unrealized mark-to-market gains/losses as the underlying transactions are realized. As a general rule, a gain (loss) in the non-qualifying hedge category is offset by decreases (increases) in the fair value of related physical asset positions in the portfolio or contracts, which are not marked to market under generally accepted accounting principles. During the three months ended September 30, 2008, FPL Energy recorded $17 million of after-tax OTTI losses on securities held in FPL Energy's nuclear decommissioning funds while in the prior period FPL Energy recorded $1 million of such losses. During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, FPL Energy recorded $29 million of after-tax OTTI losses while in the prior period $3 million of such losses were recorded. FPL Energy's 2008 results also reflect the benefits of new investments and improved energy market conditions partly offset by lower wind resource and, for the nine-month period, partly offset by planned and unplanned outages at the Seabrook nuclear facility.
24
The increased losses at Corporate and Other for both the three- and nine-month periods are primarily due to higher interest expense, lower interest income and additional corporate operating costs.
FPL's operating revenues consisted of the following:
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
|||||||||||
|
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|||||||
|
|
(millions) |
|||||||||||||
Retail base |
|
$ |
1,098 |
|
$ |
1,149 |
|
$ |
2,908 |
|
$ |
2,897 |
|||
Fuel cost recovery |
|
|
1,840 |
|
|
1,808 |
|
|
4,631 |
|
|
4,656 |
|||
Other cost recovery clauses and pass-through costs |
|
|
432 |
|
|
439 |
|
|
1,139 |
|
|
1,118 |
|||
Other, primarily pole attachment rentals, transmission |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
and wholesale sales and customer-related fees |
|
|
53 |
|
|
49 |
|
|
151 |
|
|
127 |
|||
Total |
|
$ |
3,423 |
|
$ |
3,445 |
|
$ |
8,829 |
|
$ |
8,798 |
|||
For the three months ended September 30, 2008, there was no increase in the average number of customers while a 4.3% decrease in usage per retail customer, due to weather and other factors, decreased retail base revenues by approximately $51 million. For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, an increase in the average number of customers of 0.5% increased retail base revenues by approximately $11 million while a 1.0% decrease in usage per retail customer, reflecting slightly warmer weather which was more than offset by other factors, decreased retail base revenues by approximately $28 million. Partly offsetting the usage decrease for the nine-month period was an extra day of sales in 2008, as it is a leap year. In addition, a base rate increase resulting from Turkey Point Unit No. 5 commencing commercial operation on May 1, 2007 increased retail base revenues for the nine-month period by approximately $28 million. Recently FPL has experienced a decline in customer accounts and in non-weather related customer usage, reflective of the economic slowdown and housing crisis that has affected the country and the state of Florida. FPL expects that retail base revenues will increase approximately $100 million in 2009 when retail base rates are changed pursuant to the 2005 rate agreement to reflect the placement in service of two West County Energy Center units, which is expected to occur in mid-2009 and late 2009.
Revenues from fuel and other cost recovery clauses and pass-through costs, such as franchise fees, revenue taxes and storm-related surcharges, do not significantly affect net income; however, underrecovery or overrecovery of such costs can significantly affect FPL Group's and FPL's operating cash flows. Fluctuations in fuel cost recovery revenues are primarily driven by changes in fuel and energy charges which are included in fuel, purchased power and interchange expense in the condensed consolidated statements of income, as well as by changes in energy sales. Fluctuations in revenues from other cost recovery clauses and pass-through costs are primarily driven by changes in storm-related surcharges, capacity charges, franchise fee costs, the impact of changes in O&M and depreciation expenses on the underlying cost recovery clause, as well as changes in energy sales. Capacity charges and franchise fee costs are included in fuel, purchased power and interchange and taxes other than income taxes, respectively, in the condensed consolidated statements of income.
The retail fuel clause recovery factor is normally established annually in November for the following year. In July 2008, the FPSC approved a mid-course increase as a result of significant increases in the price of natural gas and oil as FPL was anticipating an approximately $746 million underrecovery of fuel costs by December 31, 2008. The FPSC permitted FPL to collect 50% of the amount requested over the period from August 2008 to December 2008, with the remaining 50% to be collected throughout 2009. The change in fuel revenues for the three-month period reflects approximately $126 million related to a higher average fuel factor partly offset by approximately $94 million attributable to lower energy sales. The change in fuel revenues for the nine-month period reflects approximately $61 million related to lower energy sales partly offset by approximately $36 million attributable to a higher average fuel factor.
25
The major components of FPL's fuel, purchased power and interchange expense are as follows:
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
||||||||||||
|
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
||||||||
|
|
(millions) |
|
||||||||||||||
Fuel and energy charges during the period |
|
$ |
2,011 |
|
$ |
1,971 |
|
$ |
5,089 |
|
$ |
4,771 |
|
||||
Net deferral of retail fuel costs |
|
|
(166 |
) |
|
(156 |
) |
|
(434 |
) |
|
(84 |
) |
||||
Other, primarily capacity charges net of any capacity deferral |
|
|
147 |
|
|
154 |
|
|
392 |
|
|
394 |
|
||||
Total |
|
$ |
1,992 |
|
$ |
1,969 |
|
$ |
5,047 |
|
$ |
5,081 |
|
||||
The increase in fuel and energy charges for the three months ended September 30, 2008 reflects approximately $148 million related to higher fuel and energy prices partly offset by approximately $108 million attributable to lower energy sales. The increase in fuel and energy charges for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 reflects approximately $388 million related to higher fuel and energy prices partly offset by approximately $70 million attributable to lower energy sales. At September 30, 2008, approximately $634 million of retail fuel costs were deferred pending collection from retail customers in a subsequent period. See discussion above of increases in the retail fuel clause recovery factor. The increase from December 31, 2007 to September 30, 2008 in deferred clause and franchise expenses and the decrease in deferred clause and franchise revenues (current and noncurrent, collectively) on FPL Group's and FPL's condensed consolidated balance sheets totaled approximately $465 million and negatively affected FPL Group's and FPL's cash flows from operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.
FPL's O&M expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2008 decreased $22 million reflecting lower fossil generation, transmission, distribution and corporate support costs of approximately $3 million, $1 million, $11 million and $6 million, respectively. These decreases were partly offset by higher nuclear generation ($5 million) and customer service ($10 million) costs. FPL's O&M expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 increased $40 million reflecting higher nuclear generation, fossil generation, transmission and customer service costs of approximately $23 million, $14 million, $4 million and $13 million, respectively. These increases were partly offset by lower employee benefit, corporate support and distribution costs of approximately $9 million, $4 million and $3 million, respectively. The increase in nuclear costs reflects plant improvement initiatives to ensure long-term reliable operations. The fossil generation increase reflects costs associated with placing Turkey Point Unit No. 5 in service as well as costs associated with plant maintenance, while the transmission increase reflects additional reliability efforts. The customer service cost increase is primarily due to higher uncollectible accounts. The decline in corporate support costs reflects steps taken to reduce O&M spending as well as a higher allocation of costs to affiliates. Other changes in O&M expenses were primarily driven by pass-through costs which did not significantly affect net income.
Depreciation and amortization expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 increased $6 million and $20 million, respectively, reflecting higher depreciation on transmission and distribution facilities (collectively, approximately $5 million and $15 million, respectively) to support customer growth and demand and, for the nine-month period, depreciation on Turkey Point Unit No. 5 of approximately $9 million. In addition, depreciation on nuclear assets was higher for the three- and nine-month periods by approximately $1 million and $3 million, respectively, primarily due to the steam generator and reactor head replacements at St. Lucie Unit No. 2, which were substantially completed by late 2007. The remaining change in depreciation and amortization expense for the nine-month period is primarily due to the absence of depreciation on software and other property that has been fully depreciated.
Taxes other than income taxes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 increased by $12 million and $31 million, respectively, primarily due to changes in franchise fees and revenue taxes, which are pass-through costs, and higher property taxes ($2 million and $10 million for the three- and nine-month periods, respectively), reflecting growth in plant in service balances. The increase in franchise fees was primarily driven by higher average franchise rates. Franchise fees and revenue taxes generally vary as a result of fluctuations in retail base and fuel and other cost recovery clause revenues.
Interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 reflects higher average debt balances partly offset by a decline in average interest rates of approximately 35 basis points and 22 basis points, respectively. For the three-month period, higher allowance for borrowed funds used during construction (see AFUDC -
equity explanation below) offset the increase in interest expense. Interest expense on storm-recovery bonds, as well as certain other interest expenses (collectively, clause interest), are essentially pass-through amounts and do not significantly affect net income, as the clause interest is recovered either under cost recovery clause mechanisms or through the storm-recovery bond surcharge. Clause interest for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 amounted to approximately $10 million and $12 million, respectively, and approximately $33 million and $21 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
26
The increase in AFUDC - equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 is primarily attributable to additional AFUDC - equity on two natural gas-fired combined-cycle units of approximately 1,220 mw each at FPL's West County Energy Center in western Palm Beach County, Florida, partly offset by the lack of AFUDC - equity on the steam generator and reactor head replacements at St. Lucie Unit No. 2. AFUDC - equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 also reflects the absence of AFUDC - equity on Turkey Point Unit No. 5, which was placed in service in May 2007. The decrease in interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 reflects the cessation of interest on FPL's unrecovered balance of the storm reserve deficiency, which balance was collected upon the issuance of the storm-recovery bonds in May 2007, partly offset by higher interest income earned on higher available cash balances. The decrease in FPL's effective income tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2008 reflects certain income tax benefits recognized this year.
In 2007, the FPSC denied FPL's need petition for two ultra super critical pulverized coal generating units in Glades County, Florida. FPL subsequently filed a petition with the FPSC requesting authorization to defer, until the next retail base rate proceeding, approximately $35 million of preconstruction costs associated with the coal units, with amortization over a five-year period beginning when new base rates are implemented. These costs are currently reflected in other assets on FPL Group's and FPL's condensed consolidated balance sheets. Any portion of these costs not approved for recovery would be expensed. The FPSC is scheduled to rule on this matter in December 2008.
FPL is currently constructing two natural gas-fired combined-cycle units of approximately 1,220 mw each at its West County Energy Center, which units are expected to be in service by mid-2009 and late 2009. In September 2008, the FPSC approved building at the same site a third natural gas-fired combined-cycle unit of approximately 1,220 mw that is expected to be in service in 2011. Final project approval is expected by early 2009. The FPSC also approved in September 2008 FPL's plan to modernize its Cape Canaveral and Riviera power plants to high-efficiency natural gas-fired units. Each modernized plant is expected to provide approximately 1,200 mw of capacity and be in service by 2013 and 2014, respectively. Siting Board approval is pending and is expected in early 2010. In addition, FPL is in the process of adding approximately 400 mw of baseload capacity at its existing nuclear units at St. Lucie and Turkey Point, which capacity is projected to be in service by the end of 2012.
In March 2008, the FPSC approved FPL's need petition for two additional nuclear units at its Turkey Point site with projected in-service dates between 2018 and 2020, which are expected to total between 2,200 mw and 3,040 mw of baseload capacity. Additional approvals from other regulatory agencies will be required later in the process. The FPSC's nuclear cost recovery rule provides for the recovery of prudently incurred pre-construction costs and carrying charges (equal to the pretax AFUDC rate) on construction costs for new nuclear capacity through levelized charges under the capacity clause. The same rule provides for the recovery of construction costs, once the new capacity goes into service, through a base rate increase. In October 2008, the FPSC approved FPL's first annual request under the nuclear cost recovery rule for recovery of pre-construction costs associated with FPL's planned nuclear units and carrying charges on construction costs associated with the addition of approximately 400 mw of baseload capacity to FPL's existing nuclear units; substantially all of these costs are still subject to prudency review by the FPSC.
In July 2008, the FPSC approved eligibility for recovery of prudently incurred costs for FPL's proposed solar generation facilities through the environmental cost recovery clause. The proposed solar generation facilities are expected to have a capacity totaling 110 mw and to be placed into service by the end of 2010.
FPL Energy - FPL Energy's net income for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was $483 million and $220 million, respectively, an increase of $263 million. FPL Energy's net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was $650 million and $468 million, respectively, an increase of $182 million. The primary drivers, on an after-tax basis, of these increases were as follows:
|
Increase (Decrease) |
||||||||||
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
||||||||
|
(millions) |
||||||||||
New investments (a) |
|
|
$ |
56 |
|
|
|
$ |
132 |
|
|
Existing assets (a) |
|
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
Full energy and capacity requirements services and trading |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
Restructuring activities and asset sales |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
Interest expense, differential membership costs and other |
|
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
|
|
(33 |
) |
|
Change in unrealized mark-to-market non-qualifying hedge activity (b) |
|
|
|
245 |
|
|
|
|
104 |
|
|
Change in OTTI losses on securities held in nuclear decommissioning funds |
|
|
|
(16 |
) |
|
|
|
(26 |
) |
|
Net income increase |
|
|
$ |
263 |
|
|
|
$ |
182 |
|
|
____________________ |
(a) |
Includes PTCs on wind projects but does not include allocation of interest expense or corporate general and administrative expenses. See Note 4. Results from new projects are included in new investments during the first twelve months of operation. A project's results are included in existing assets beginning with the thirteenth month of operation. |
(b) |
See Note 2 and discussion above related to derivative instruments. |
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The increase in FPL Energy's results from new investments reflects the addition of approximately 2,475 mw of wind and nuclear generation during or after the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007. For the three months ended September 30, 2008, results from FPL Energy's existing asset portfolio declined primarily due to lower wind resource partially offset by favorable market conditions in the New England Power Pool (NEPOOL) and Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) regions. Results from FPL Energy's existing asset portfolio during the nine-month period decreased primarily due to the impact of planned and unplanned outages at the Seabrook nuclear facility and lower results from FPL Energy's retail energy provider due to unfavorable commodity margins partially offset by favorable market conditions in the NEPOOL, ERCOT and PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM) regions and higher wind resource. Results for the nine-month period in PJM benefited from a new FERC-approved forward capacity market that began in June 2007.
FPL Energy's financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 reflect increased gains from its full energy and capacity requirements services and trading activities. Full energy and capacity requirements services include load-following services, which require the supplier of energy to vary the quantity delivered based on the load demand needs of the customer, as well as various ancillary services.
During the three months ended September 30, 2008, FPL Energy recorded $285 million of net unrealized mark-to-market after-tax gains from non-qualifying hedges while in the prior period FPL Energy recorded $40 million of gains from such hedges. During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, FPL Energy recorded $76 million of net unrealized mark-to-market after-tax gains from non-qualifying hedges while in the prior period FPL Energy recorded $28 million of losses from such hedges. The change in unrealized mark-to-market activity is primarily attributable to changes in forward power and natural gas prices, as well as the reversal of previously recognized unrealized mark-to-market gains or losses as the underlying transactions were realized. During the three months ended September 30, 2008, FPL Energy recorded $17 million of after-tax OTTI losses on securities held in FPL Energy's nuclear decommissioning funds while in the prior period FPL Energy recorded $1 million of such losses. During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, FPL Energy recorded $29 million of after-tax OTTI losses while in the prior period $3 million of such losses were recorded. OTTI losses on securities held in FPL Energy's nuclear decommissioning funds and any write-downs of such securities considered to be permanently impaired are reported in other
FPL Energy's operating revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2008 increased $826 million. The majority of this increase reflects unrealized mark-to-market gains on non-qualifying hedge activity of approximately $632 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008 compared to $42 million of gains on such activity in the 2007 period. The remaining increase in operating revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2008 is primarily due to project additions and favorable market conditions in the NEPOOL and ERCOT regions. FPL Energy's operating revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 increased $774 million. The majority of this increase reflects project additions and favorable market conditions in the NEPOOL, ERCOT and PJM regions. The remaining increase in operating revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 is due to unrealized mark-to-market gains on non-qualifying hedge activity of approximately $92 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to $206 million of such losses in the 2007 period.
FPL Energy's operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2008 increased $369 million. This increase reflects unrealized mark-to-market losses on non-qualifying hedge activity of approximately $166 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008 compared to $20 million of gains on such activity in the 2007 period and are reflected in fuel, purchased power and interchange expense in FPL Group's condensed consolidated statements of income. FPL Energy's operating expenses also increased as a result of project additions and higher fossil fuel prices. FPL Energy's operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 increased $550 million primarily reflecting project additions and higher fossil fuel prices. In addition, this increase was also affected by lower unrealized mark-to-market gains on non-qualifying hedge activity, which totaled approximately $34 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to $155 million of such gains in the 2007 period.
Equity in earnings of equity method investees for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 increased $10 million and $18 million, respectively, due to improved market conditions in the PJM region.
FPL Group's effective income tax rate for all periods presented reflects PTCs for wind projects at FPL Energy. PTCs can significantly affect FPL Group's effective income tax rate depending on the amount of pretax income and wind generation. PTCs are recognized as wind energy is generated and sold based on a per kwh rate prescribed in applicable federal and state statutes, and amounted to approximately $94 million and $193 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, respectively, and approximately $43 million and $146 million for the comparable periods in 2007. See Note 4. In addition, FPL Energy's results and FPL Group's effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, benefited from certain income tax adjustments related, in part, to the recent Canadian wind asset acquisition.
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FPL Energy expects its future portfolio capacity growth to come primarily from wind and solar development and from asset acquisitions. FPL Energy plans to add a total of 7,000 mw to 9,000 mw of new wind generation over the 2008-2012 period of which approximately 1,300 mw of wind capacity is expected to be added in 2008. Through September 30, 2008, construction has been completed on approximately 339 mw of new projects and an additional 811 mw are under construction, all of which are expected to reach commercial operation by the end of 2008. In light of the current economic and credit environment, FPL Energy has reduced its 2009 planned capital expenditures primarily related to wind-related investments and plans to add approximately 1,100 mw of new wind generation in 2009. For the period 2010 to 2012, FPL Energy plans to add approximately 1,000 mw to 2,000 mw per year. In addition, FPL Energy expects to add 200 mw to 400 mw of solar generation by 2012. The planned wind and solar expansions are subject to, among other things, continued public policy support, which includes, but is not limited to, the extension of PTCs for wind projects beyond 2009 and support for the construction and availability of sufficient transmission facilities and capacity, and access to capital/financing. FPL Energy's ability to develop, construct and operate its planned wind and solar expansions could be adversely impacted by the failure, in whole or in part, of such public policy support. In late June 2008, FPL Energy purchased approximately 85 mw of operating wind assets in Canada.
Corporate and Other - Corporate and Other is primarily comprised of interest expense, the operating results of FPL FiberNet and other business activities as well as corporate interest income and expenses. Corporate and Other allocates interest expense to FPL Energy based on a deemed capital structure at FPL Energy of 50% debt for operating projects and 100% debt for projects under construction. For these purposes, the deferred credit associated with differential membership interests sold by an FPL Energy subsidiary in December 2007 is included with debt. Each subsidiary's income taxes are calculated based on the "separate return method," except that tax benefits that could not be utilized on a separate return basis, but are utilized on the consolidated tax return, are recorded by the subsidiary that generated the tax benefits. Any remaining consolidated income tax benefits or detriments are recorded at Corporate and Other. The major components of Corporate and Other's results, on an after-tax basis, are as follows:
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|||||||||||
|
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
|||||||
|
|
(millions) |
|
|||||||||||||
Interest expense |
|
$ |
(24 |
) |
$ |
(22 |
) |
$ |
(71 |
) |
$ |
(66 |
) |
|||
Interest income |
|
|
2 |
|
|
5 |
|
|
8 |
|
|
15 |
|
|||
Other |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
4 |
|
|
7 |
|
|
8 |
|
|||
Net loss |
|
$ |
(23 |
) |
$ |
(13 |
) |
$ |
(56 |
) |
$ |
(43 |
) |
|||
The increase in interest expense reflects additional debt outstanding partly offset by lower average interest rates of approximately 114 basis points and 73 basis points for the three- and nine-month periods, respectively. The decline in interest income reflects the absence of interest earned in the prior year on temporary investments which had been accumulated to purchase the Point Beach nuclear power plant (Point Beach). Other includes all other corporate income and expenses as well as other business activities. The decrease in other primarily reflects higher corporate operating costs and investment security write-downs to market value, which are reflected in other - net in the condensed consolidated statements of income, partly offset for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 by additional consolidating tax adjustments.
FPL Group and its subsidiaries, including FPL, require funds to support and grow their businesses. These funds are used for working capital, capital expenditures, investments in or acquisitions of assets and businesses, to pay maturing debt obligations and, from time to time, to redeem or repurchase outstanding debt or equity securities. It is anticipated that these requirements will be satisfied through a combination of internally generated funds, borrowings, and the issuance, from time to time, of debt and equity securities, consistent with FPL Group's and FPL's objective of maintaining, on a long-term basis, a capital structure that will support a strong investment grade credit rating. FPL Group, FPL and FPL Group Capital access the credit and capital markets as significant sources of liquidity for capital requirements not satisfied by operating cash flows. The inability of FPL Group, FPL and FPL Group Capital to maintain their current credit ratings affects their ability to raise short- and long-term capital, their cost of capital and the execution of their respective financing strategies, and could require the posting of additional collateral under certain agreements.
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The global and domestic credit and capital markets are experiencing unprecedented levels of volatility and disruption. This has significantly affected available sources of liquidity in the financial markets. FPL and FPL Group Capital have had continuous access to commercial paper and short-term credit markets; however, they have seen a demand by investors for shorter maturities and an overall increase in short-term rates. As of September 30, 2008, FPL's and FPL Group Capital's outstanding commercial paper and short-term notes had an average maturity of 23 days and 30 days, respectively, with weighted average interest rates of 2.83% and 3.20%, respectively. In an effort to counter the possibility of further deterioration in the commercial paper markets, FPL and FPL Group Capital have taken the added precaution of building short-term investment balances, with approximately 93% of such balances held either in U.S. Treasury-backed repurchase agreements or Treasury-backed money market funds. As of September 30, 2008, FPL and FPL Group Capital had commercial paper and short-term notes outstanding totaling approximately $1,550 million and $1,490 million, respectively, and short-term investments of approximately $808 million and $689 million, respectively, for a net short-term debt balance of approximately $742 million and $801 million, respectively. FPL and FPL Group Capital also have bank revolving lines of credit of $2.75 billion and $4.0 billion, respectively, for additional liquidity. See Available Liquidity below. FPL and FPL Group Capital expect to continue to have access to the short- and long-term credit and capital markets, although recent market conditions may result in higher financing costs and the need to consider alternative financing strategies.
In light of the current economic and credit environment, FPL Group has reduced planned capital expenditures at FPL by approximately $475 million in 2008 and, in 2009, reduced FPL and FPL Energy's combined capital expenditures by approximately $1.7 billion. The reductions relate primarily to the deferral of new wind development at FPL Energy and a reduction of projects associated with system growth at FPL. See Note 8 -
Commitments for FPL's and FPL Energy's planned capital expenditures as of September 30, 2008.
Available Liquidity - At September 30, 2008, FPL Group's total net available liquidity was approximately $4.9 billion, of which FPL's portion was approximately $1.9 billion. The components of each company's net available liquidity at September 30, 2008 were as follows:
Maturity Date |
||||||||||||||
|
|
FPL |
|
|
||||||||||
|
|
|
|
(millions) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Bank revolving lines of credit (a) |
$ |
2,500 |
|
$ |
4,000 |
|
$ |
6,500 |
|
(b) |
|
(b) |
||
Less letters of credit |
|
(150 |
) |
|
(259 |
) |
|
(409 |
) |
|
|
|
||
|
|
2,350 |
|
|
3,741 |
|
|
6,091 |
|
|
|
|
||
Revolving term loan facility |
|
250 |
|
|
- |
|
|
250 |
|
2011 |
|
|
||
Less borrowings |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
250 |
|
|
- |
|
|
250 |
|
|
|
|
||
Subtotal |
|
2,600 |
|
|
3,741 |
|
|
6,341 |
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
881 |
|
|
711 |
|
|
1,592 |
|
|
|
|
||
Less commercial paper and short-term notes payable |
|
(1,550 |
) |
|
(1,490 |
) |
|
(3,040 |
) |
|
|
|
||
Net available liquidity |
$ |
1,931 |
|
$ |
2,962 |
|
$ |
4,893 |
|
|
|
|
||
_____________________ |
(a) |
Provide for the issuance of letters of credit up to $6.5 billion ($2.5 billion for FPL) and are available to support FPL's and FPL Group Capital's commercial paper programs and short-term borrowings and to provide additional liquidity in the event of a loss to the companies' or their subsidiaries' operating facilities (including, in the case of FPL, a transmission and distribution property loss), as well as for general corporate purposes. FPL's bank revolving lines of credit are also available to support the purchase of $633 million of pollution control, solid waste disposal and industrial development revenue bonds (tax exempt bonds) in the event they are tendered by individual bond holders and not remarketed prior to maturity. |
(b) |
$17 million of FPL's and $40 million of FPL Group Capital's bank revolving lines of credit expire in 2012. The remaining portion of bank revolving lines of credit for FPL and FPL Group Capital expire in 2013. |
At October 30, 2008, 38 banks participate in FPL's and FPL Group Capital's credit facilities, with no one bank providing more than 8% of the total in either credit facility. At October 30, 2008, no bank has advised FPL or FPL Group Capital of its intent to withdraw from the credit facilities or not to honor its obligations. In order for FPL Group Capital to borrow under the terms of its credit facility, FPL Group (which guarantees the payment of FPL Group Capital's credit facility pursuant to a 1998 guarantee agreement) is required to maintain a minimum ratio of funded debt to total capitalization. The FPL Group Capital credit facility also contains default and related acceleration provisions relating to, among other things, failure of FPL Group to maintain the minimum ratio of funded debt to total capitalization. Similarly, in order for FPL to borrow under the terms of its credit facility and revolving term loan facility, FPL is required to maintain a minimum ratio of funded debt to total capitalization. The FPL credit facility and revolving term loan facility also contain default and related acceleration provisions relating to, among other things, failure of FPL to maintain the minimum ratio of funded debt to total capitalization. At September 30, 2008, each of FPL Group and FPL was in compliance with its respective ratio.
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In addition, at September 30, 2008, FPL had restricted funds set aside (included in special use funds on FPL Group's and FPL's condensed consolidated balance sheets) that provide FPL the capacity to absorb up to approximately $177 million in future prudently incurred storm restoration costs without seeking recovery through a rate adjustment from the FPSC. Also, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of FPL Energy has established a $100 million letter of credit facility which expires in 2017 and serves as security for certain obligations under commodity hedge agreements entered into by the subsidiary.
Shelf Registration - In September 2006, FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, FPL and certain affiliated trusts filed a shelf registration statement with the SEC for an unspecified amount of securities. The amount of securities issuable by the companies is established from time to time by their respective board of directors. As of October 30, 2008, securities that may be issued under the registration statement, as subsequently amended, which became effective upon filing, include, depending on the registrant, senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, first mortgage bonds, preferred trust securities, common stock, stock purchase contracts, stock purchase units, preferred stock and guarantees related to certain of those securities. At October 30, 2008, FPL Group and FPL Group Capital had $4.0 billion (issuable by either or both of them up to such aggregate amount) of board-authorized available capacity, and FPL had $900 million of board-authorized available capacity.
Credit Ratings - At October 30, 2008, Moody's Investors Service, Inc. (Moody's), Standard & Poor's Ratings Services (S&P) and Fitch Ratings (Fitch) had assigned the following credit ratings to FPL Group, FPL and FPL Group Capital:
Moody's (a) |
S&P (a) |
Fitch (a) |
|||||
FPL Group: (b) |
|||||||
Corporate credit rating |
A2 |
A |
A |
||||
FPL: (b) |
|||||||
Corporate credit rating |
A1 |
A |
A |
||||
First mortgage bonds |
Aa3 |
A |
AA- |
||||
Pollution control, solid waste disposal and |
|||||||
industrial development revenue bonds |
Aa3/VMIG-1 |
A |
A+ |
||||
Commercial paper |
P-1 |
A-1 |
F-1 |
||||
FPL Group Capital: (b) |
|||||||
Corporate credit rating |
A2 |
A |
A |
||||
Debentures |
A2 |
A- |
A |
||||
Junior subordinated debentures |
A3 |
BBB+ |
A- |
||||
Commercial paper |
P-1 |
A-1 |
F-1 |
||||
____________________ |
|
||||||
(a) |
A security rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and should be evaluated independently of any other rating. The rating is subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating organization. |
||||||
(b) |
The outlook indicated by each of Moody's, S&P and Fitch is stable. |
FPL Group and its subsidiaries, including FPL, have no credit rating downgrade triggers that would accelerate the maturity dates of outstanding debt. A change in ratings is not an event of default under applicable debt instruments, and while there are conditions to drawing on the credit facilities maintained by FPL and FPL Group Capital, the maintenance of a specific minimum level of credit rating is not a condition to drawing upon those credit facilities. Commitment fees and interest rates on loans under the credit facilities agreements are tied to credit ratings. A ratings downgrade also could reduce the accessibility and increase the cost of commercial paper and other short-term debt issuances and additional or replacement credit facilities, and could result in the requirement that FPL Group subsidiaries, including FPL, post collateral under certain agreements, including those related to fuel procurement, power sales and purchases, nuclear decommissioning funding, debt-related reserves and trading activities. FPL's and FPL Group Capital's bank revolving lines of credit are available to support these potential requirements. See Available Liquidity above.
Cash Flow - The changes in cash and cash equivalents are summarized as follows:
|
FPL Group |
|
FPL |
|
||||||||||
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|
||||||||||||
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
||||||
|
(millions) |
|
||||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
$ |
2,359 |
|
$ |
2,746 |
|
$ |
1,541 |
|
$ |
1,892 |
|
||
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
(3,857 |
) |
|
(3,882 |
) |
|
(1,818 |
) |
|
(1,639 |
) |
||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
|
2,800 |
|
|
866 |
|
|
1,095 |
|
|
(261 |
) |
||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
1,302 |
|
$ |
(270 |
) |
$ |
818 |
|
$ |
(8 |
) |
||
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FPL Group's cash and cash equivalents increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, reflecting cash generated by operating activities, the receipt of cash from the net issuance of long-term debt and a net increase in short-term debt. These inflows were partially offset by capital investments and the payment of dividends on FPL Group's common stock.
FPL Group's cash flows from operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 reflect cash generated by net income, an increase in FPL's fuel accounts payable, the receipt of storm-related insurance proceeds, the underrecovery by FPL of fuel costs, an increase in customer receivables at FPL and an increase in fuel inventory at FPL Energy.
FPL Group's cash flows from investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 reflect capital investments, including nuclear fuel purchases, of approximately $1.8 billion by FPL to expand and enhance its electric system and generating facilities to continue to provide reliable service to meet the power needs of present and future customers, and investments in independent power projects of approximately $1.9 billion. FPL Group's cash flows from investing activities also includes amounts related to the purchase and sale of restricted securities held in the special use funds, including the reinvestment of fund earnings and new contributions by FPL Energy, as well as other investment activity, primarily at FPL Group Capital.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, FPL Group generated proceeds from financing activities, net of related issuance costs, of approximately $4.7 billion, including a net increase in short-term debt of $2,023 million (comprised of $1,315 million at FPL Group Capital and $708 million at FPL) and the following debt issuances and borrowings:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest |
|
Principal |
|
Maturity |
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(millions) |
|
|
|||
January 2008 |
|
FPL |
|
First mortgage bonds |
|
5.95% |
|
$ |
600 |
|
|
2038 |
|
March 2008 |
|
FPL Group Capital |
|
Term loans |
|
variable |
|
|
500 |
|
|
2009 - 2011 |
|
June 2008 |
|
FPL Group Capital |
|
Debentures |
|
5.35% |
|
|
250 |
|
|
2013 |
|
June 2008 |
|
FPL Group Capital |
|
Debentures |
|
variable |
|
|
250 |
|
|
2011 |
|
June 2008 |
|
FPL Energy subsidiary |
|
Canadian credit facility loan |
|
variable |
|
|
153 |
|
|
2011 |
|
July 2008 |
|
FPL Energy subsidiary |
|
Limited-recourse senior secured notes |
|
7.59% |
|
|
525 |
|
|
2018 (a) |
|
September 2008 |
|
FPL Group Capital |
|
Term loans |
|
variable |
|
|
320 |
|
|
2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,598 |
|
|
|
|
_____________________ |
|||||||||||||
(a) |
Partially amortizing with a balloon payment at maturity. |
During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, FPL Group paid approximately $1.9 billion in connection with financing activities, including $506 million for FPL Group Capital debt maturities, $327 million for an FPL Energy subsidiary construction term loan maturity, $200 million for maturing FPL first mortgage bonds, $250 million principal repayments on FPL Energy subsidiary debt, $41 million principal repayment on FPL subsidiary storm-recovery bonds and $535 million for the payment of dividends on FPL Group's common stock.
FPL Group's cash and cash equivalents decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, reflecting capital investments by FPL and FPL Energy, the payment of dividends on FPL Group's common stock and an increase in customer receivables. These outflows were partially offset by cash generated by net income, net issuances of both long- and short-term debt, the return to FPL and FPL Energy of margin cash collateral from their counterparties and a distribution from Karaha Bodas Company, LLC as a result of a court judgment.
32
Contractual Obligations and Planned Capital Expenditures - FPL Group's and FPL's commitments at September 30, 2008 were as follows:
|
2008 |
|
2009 |
|
2010 |
|
2011 |
|
2012 |
|
Thereafter |
|
Total |
|||||||||||
|
(millions) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Long-term debt, including interest: (a) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
FPL |
$ |
71 |
|
$ |
565 |
|
$ |
335 |
|
$ |
336 |
|
$ |
337 |
|
$ |
10,408 |
(b) |
$ |
12,052 |
||||
FPL Energy |
|
139 |
|
|
478 |
|
|
470 |
|
|
599 |
|
|
468 |
|
|
3,482 |
|
|
5,636 |
||||
Corporate and Other |
|
169 |
|
|
1,079 |
|
|
524 |
|
|
1,770 |
|
|
148 |
|
|
9,168 |
|
|
12,858 |
||||
Purchase obligations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
FPL (c) |
|
1,785 |
|
|
6,335 |
|
|
4,830 |
|
|
3,910 |
|
|
3,840 |
|
|
8,505 |
|
|
29,205 |
||||
FPL Energy (d) |
|
425 |
|
|
1,365 |
|
|
135 |
|
|
75 |
|
|
80 |
|
|
780 |
|
|
2,860 |
||||
Asset retirement activities: (e) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
FPL (f) |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
11,610 |
|
|
11,610 |
||||
FPL Energy (g) |
|
1 |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
2 |
|
|
7,177 |
|
|
7,180 |
||||
Other Commitments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
FPL Energy (h) |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
321 |
|
|
321 |
||||
Total |
$ |
2,590 |
|
$ |
9,822 |
|
$ |
6,294 |
|
$ |
6,690 |
|
$ |
4,875 |
|
$ |
51,451 |
|
$ |
81,722 |
||||
____________________ |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) |
Includes principal, interest and interest rate swaps. Variable rate interest was computed using September 30, 2008 rates. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
(b) |
Includes $633 million of tax exempt bonds that permit individual bond holders to tender the bonds for purchase at any time prior to maturity. In the event bonds are tendered for purchase, they would be remarketed by a designated remarketing agent in accordance with the related indenture. If the remarketing is unsuccessful, FPL would be required to purchase the tax exempt bonds. As of October 30, 2008, all tax exempt bonds tendered for purchase have been successfully remarketed. FPL's bank revolving lines of credit are available to support the purchase of tax exempt bonds. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
(c) |
Represents required capacity and minimum payments under long-term purchased power and fuel contracts, the majority of which are recoverable through various cost recovery clauses (see Note 8 - Contracts), and projected capital expenditures through 2012. See Note 8 - Commitments. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
(d) |
Represents firm commitments primarily in connection with the purchase of wind turbines and towers, natural gas transportation, purchase and storage, firm transmission service, nuclear fuel and a portion of its projected capital expenditures. See Note 8 - Commitments and Contracts. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
(e) |
Represents expected cash payments adjusted for inflation for estimated costs to perform asset retirement activities. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
(f) |
At September 30, 2008, FPL had approximately $2,179 million in restricted trust funds for the payment of future expenditures to decommission FPL's nuclear units, which are included in FPL Group's and FPL's special use funds. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
(g) |
At September 30, 2008, FPL Energy's 88.23% portion of Seabrook's and 70% portion of Duane Arnold's and its Point Beach's restricted trust funds for the payment of future expenditures to decommission its nuclear units totaled approximately $881 million and are included in FPL Group's special use funds. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
(h) |
Represents estimated cash distributions related to certain membership interests. |
In October 2008, a wholly-owned subsidiary of FPL Group Capital lent $500 million under a construction and term loan to a third party for an energy-related project. See Note 8 -
Commitments.
Guarantees and Letters of Credit - FPL Group and FPL obtain letters of credit and issue guarantees to facilitate commercial transactions with third parties and financings. At September 30, 2008, FPL Group had standby letters of credit of approximately $689 million ($165 million for FPL) and approximately $8.9 billion notional amount of guarantees ($648 million for FPL), of which approximately $6.7 billion ($165 million for FPL) have expirations within the next five years. An aggregate of approximately $409 million of the standby letters of credit at September 30, 2008 were issued under FPL's and FPL Group Capital's credit facilities. See Available Liquidity above. Letters of credit and guarantees support the buying and selling of wholesale energy commodities, debt and related reserves, nuclear activities, capital expenditures for wind development, the commercial paper program of FPL's consolidated variable interest entity from which it leases nuclear fuel and other contractual agreements. Each of FPL Group and FPL believe it is unlikely that it would incur any liabilities associated with these letters of credit and guarantees. At September 30, 2008, FPL Group and FPL did not have any liabilities recorded for these letters of credit and guarantees. In addition, FPL Group has guaranteed certain payment obligations of FPL Group Capital, including most of its debt and all of its debentures and commercial paper issuances, as well as most of its payment guarantees, and FPL Group Capital has guaranteed certain debt and other obligations of FPL Energy and its subsidiaries. See Note 8 -
Commitments.
Certain subsidiaries of FPL Energy have contracts that require certain projects to meet annual minimum generation amounts. Failure to meet the annual minimum generation amounts would result in the FPL Energy subsidiary becoming liable for liquidated damages. Based on past performance of these and similar projects and current forward prices, management believes that the exposure associated with these liquidated damages provisions is not material.
Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities
33
FPL Group's total other comprehensive income (loss) activity is as follows:
|
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
(millions) |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balances at December 31 of prior year |
|
$ |
(81 |
) |
|
$ |
143 |
|
$ |
54 |
|
$ |
116 |
|
|
$ |
(25 |
) |
|
$ |
98 |
|
$ |
42 |
|
$ |
115 |
|
Net unrealized gains (losses) on commodity cash flow hedges: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effective portion of net unrealized losses (net of $38 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and $18 tax benefit, respectively) |
|
|
(49 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
(49 |
) |
|
|
(26 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
(26 |
) |
Reclassification from AOCI to net income (net of $59 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and $14 tax expense, respectively) |
|
|
80 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
80 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
20 |
|
Net unrealized gains (losses) on interest rate cash flow hedges: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effective portion of net unrealized losses (net of $5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and $4 tax benefit, respectively) |
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
(5 |
) |
Reclassification from AOCI to net income (net of $4 tax |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
expense and $2 tax benefit, respectively) |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
(4 |
) |
Net unrealized gains (losses) on available for sale securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(net of $23 tax benefit and $11 tax expense, respectively) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
(36 |
) |
|
(36 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
17 |
|
|
17 |
|
Reclassification from AOCI to retained earnings |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
Defined benefit pension and other benefits plans |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(net of $3 and $1 tax benefit, respectively) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
(2 |
) |
Balances at September 30 |
|
$ |
(52 |
) |
|
$ |
138 |
|
$ |
17 |
|
$ |
103 |
|
|
$ |
(40 |
) |
|
$ |
96 |
|
$ |
59 |
|
$ |
115 |
|
Energy Marketing and Trading - Certain of FPL Group's subsidiaries, including FPL and FPL Energy, use derivative instruments (primarily swaps, options and forwards) to manage the commodity price risk inherent in the purchase and sale of fuel and electricity. In addition, FPL Group, through FPL Energy, uses derivatives to optimize the value of power generation assets. FPL Energy provides full energy and capacity requirements services primarily to distribution utilities, which include load-following services and various ancillary services, in certain markets and engages in energy trading activities to take advantage of expected future favorable price movements.
Derivative instruments, when required to be marked to market under FAS 133, as amended, are recorded on FPL Group's and FPL's condensed consolidated balance sheets as either an asset or liability measured at fair value. At FPL, substantially all changes in fair value are deferred as a regulatory asset or liability until the contracts are settled. Upon settlement, any gains or losses are passed through the fuel clause or the capacity clause. For FPL Group's non-rate regulated operations, predominantly FPL Energy, essentially all changes in the derivatives' fair value for power purchases and sales and trading activities are recognized on a net basis in operating revenues; fuel purchases and sales are recognized net in fuel, purchased power and interchange expense; and the equity method investees' related activity is recognized in equity in earnings of equity method investees in FPL Group's condensed consolidated statements of income unless hedge accounting is applied. See Note 2.
The changes in the fair value of FPL Group's consolidated subsidiaries' energy contract derivative instruments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 were as follows:
|
|
|
Hedges on Owned Assets |
|
|
|||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FPL Cost |
|
FPL |
|
||||||
|
(millions) |
|
||||||||||||||
Three months ended September 30, 2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value of contracts outstanding at June 30, 2008 |
$ |
42 |
|
$ |
(488 |
) |
$ |
(570 |
) |
$ |
998 |
|
$ |
(18 |
) |
|
Reclassification to realized at settlement of contracts |
|
5 |
|
|
93 |
|
|
90 |
|
|
(617 |
) |
|
(429 |
) |
|
Effective portion of changes in fair value recorded in OCI |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
423 |
|
|
- |
|
|
423 |
|
|
Ineffective portion of changes in fair value recorded in earnings |
|
- |
|
|
11 |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
11 |
|
|
Changes in fair value excluding reclassification to realized |
|
(26 |
) |
|
371 |
|
|
- |
|
|
(906 |
) |
|
(561 |
) |
|
Fair value of contracts outstanding at September 30, 2008 |
|
21 |
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
(57 |
) |
|
(525 |
) |
|
(574 |
) |
|
Net option premium payments (receipts) |
|
(20 |
) |
|
20 |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
Net margin cash collateral received |
|
- |
|
|
38 |
|
|
- |
|
|
3 |
|
|
41 |
|
|
Total mark-to-market energy contract net assets (liabilities) at September 30, 2008 |
$ |
1 |
|
$ |
45 |
|
$ |
(57 |
) |
$ |
(522 |
) |
$ |
(533 |
) |
|
34
|
|
|
Hedges on Owned Assets |
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FPL Cost |
|
FPL |
|
||||||||||||||
|
(millions) |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Nine months ended September 30, 2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Fair value of contracts outstanding at December 31, 2007 |
$ |
2 |
|
$ |
(138 |
) |
$ |
(109 |
) |
$ |
(119 |
) |
$ |
(364 |
) |
|||||||||
Reclassification to realized at settlement of contracts |
|
6 |
|
|
30 |
|
|
139 |
|
|
(694 |
) |
|
(519 |
) |
|||||||||
Effective portion of changes in fair value recorded in OCI |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
(87 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
(87 |
) |
|||||||||
Ineffective portion of changes in fair value recorded in earnings |
|
- |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|||||||||
Changes in fair value excluding reclassification to realized |
|
13 |
|
|
97 |
|
|
- |
|
|
288 |
|
|
398 |
|
|||||||||
Fair value of contracts outstanding at September 30, 2008 |
|
21 |
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
(57 |
) |
|
(525 |
) |
|
(574 |
) |
|||||||||
Net option premium payments (receipts) |
|
(20 |
) |
|
20 |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|||||||||
Net margin cash collateral received |
|
- |
|
|
38 |
|
|
- |
|
|
3 |
|
|
41 |
|
|||||||||
Total mark-to-market energy contract net assets (liabilities) at September 30, 2008 |
$ |
1 |
|
$ |
45 |
|
$ |
(57 |
) |
$ |
(522 |
) |
$ |
(533 |
) |
|||||||||
FPL Group's total mark-to-market energy contract net assets (liabilities) at September 30, 2008 shown above are included in the condensed consolidated balance sheet as follows:
|
|
September 30, |
|
|||
|
|
(millions) |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|||
Current derivative assets |
|
|
$ |
251 |
|
|
Noncurrent other assets |
|
|
|
114 |
|
|
Current derivative liabilities |
|
|
|
(543 |
) |
|
Noncurrent derivative liabilities |
|
|
|
(355 |
) |
|
FPL Group's total mark-to-market energy contract net assets (liabilities) |
|
|
$ |
(533 |
) |
|
The sources of fair value estimates and maturity of energy contract derivative instruments at September 30, 2008 were as follows:
Maturity |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2008 |
|
2009 |
|
2010 |
|
2011 |
|
2012 |
|
Thereafter |
|
Total |
|
||||||||||||||||||||
(millions) |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trading: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets |
$ |
(42 |
) |
$ |
29 |
|
$ |
(16 |
) |
$ |
(1 |
) |
$ |
(1 |
) |
|
$ |
- |
|
$ |
(31 |
) |
||||||||||||
Significant other observable inputs |
|
(29 |
) |
|
(37 |
) |
|
(18 |
) |
|
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
(79 |
) |
||||||||||||
Significant unobservable inputs |
|
56 |
|
|
63 |
|
|
13 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
131 |
|
||||||||||||
Total |
|
(15 |
) |
|
55 |
|
|
(21 |
) |
|
5 |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
1 |
|
|
21 |
|
||||||||||||
Owned Assets - Non-Qualifying: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets |
|
(8 |
) |
|
(2 |
) |
|
3 |
|
|
- |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
(6 |
) |
||||||||||||
Significant other observable inputs |
|
3 |
|
|
21 |
|
|
(23 |
) |
|
(30 |
) |
|
(26 |
) |
|
|
(75 |
) |
|
(130 |
) |
||||||||||||
Significant unobservable inputs |
|
64 |
|
|
68 |
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
(3 |
) |
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
123 |
|
||||||||||||
Total |
|
59 |
|
|
87 |
|
|
(23 |
) |
|
(33 |
) |
|
(26 |
) |
|
|
(77 |
) |
|
(13 |
) |
||||||||||||
Owned Assets - OCI: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets |
|
2 |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
(1 |
) |
||||||||||||
Significant other observable inputs |
|
(8 |
) |
|
(20 |
) |
|
(20 |
) |
|
(10 |
) |
|
3 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
(55 |
) |
||||||||||||
Significant unobservable inputs |
|
(1 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
(1 |
) |
||||||||||||
Total |
|
(7 |
) |
|
(20 |
) |
|
(20 |
) |
|
(10 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
(57 |
) |
||||||||||||
Owned Assets - FPL Cost Recovery Clauses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets |
|
(3 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
(3 |
) |
||||||||||||
Significant other observable inputs |
|
(33 |
) |
|
(491 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
(524 |
) |
||||||||||||
Significant unobservable inputs |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
2 |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
2 |
|
||||||||||||
Total |
|
(36 |
) |
|
(491 |
) |
|
2 |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
(525 |
) |
||||||||||||
Total sources of fair value |
$ |
1 |
|
$ |
(369 |
) |
$ |
(62 |
) |
$ |
(38 |
) |
$ |
(30 |
) |
|
$ |
(76 |
) |
$ |
(574 |
) |
||||||||||||
The changes in the fair value of FPL Group's consolidated subsidiaries' energy contract derivative instruments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 were as follows:
|
|
|
|
Hedges on Owned Assets |
|
|
||||||||||||
|
|
|
FPL Cost |
FPL |
||||||||||||||
|
|
(millions) |
|
|||||||||||||||
Three months ended September 30, 2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Fair value of contracts outstanding at June 30, 2007 |
|
$ |
(9 |
) |
$ |
(96 |
) |
$ |
(106 |
) |
$ |
(459 |
) |
$ |
(670 |
) |
||
Reclassification to realized at settlement of contracts |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
4 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
227 |
|
|
231 |
|
||
Effective portion of changes in fair value recorded in OCI |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
39 |
|
|
- |
|
|
39 |
|
||
Ineffective portion of changes in fair value recorded in earnings |
|
|
- |
|
|
5 |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
5 |
|
||
Changes in fair value excluding reclassification to realized |
|
|
4 |
|
|
51 |
|
|
- |
|
|
(140 |
) |
|
(85 |
) |
||
Fair value of contracts outstanding at September 30, 2007 |
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
(36 |
) |
|
(66 |
) |
|
(372 |
) |
|
(480 |
) |
||
Net option premium payments (receipts) |
|
|
- |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
28 |
|
|
27 |
|
||
Total mark-to-market energy contract net assets (liabilities) at September 30, 2007 |
|
$ |
(6 |
) |
$ |
(37 |
) |
$ |
(66 |
) |
$ |
(344 |
) |
$ |
(453 |
) |
||
35
|
|
|
|
Hedges on Owned Assets |
|
|
||||||||||||
|
|
|
FPL Cost |
FPL |
||||||||||||||
|
|
(millions) |
|
|||||||||||||||
Nine months ended September 30, 2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Fair value of contracts outstanding at December 31, 2006 |
|
$ |
5 |
|
$ |
8 |
|
$ |
(56 |
) |
$ |
(921 |
) |
$ |
(964 |
) |
||
Reclassification to realized at settlement of contracts |
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
(59 |
) |
|
34 |
|
|
676 |
|
|
645 |
|
||
Value of contracts purchased/previously not consolidated |
|
|
- |
|
|
23 |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
23 |
|
||
Effective portion of changes in fair value recorded in OCI |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
(44 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
(44 |
) |
||
Ineffective portion of changes in fair value recorded in earnings |
|
|
- |
|
|
1 |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
1 |
|
||
Changes in fair value excluding reclassification to realized |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
(9 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
(127 |
) |
|
(141 |
) |
||
Fair value of contracts outstanding at September 30, 2007 |
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
(36 |
) |
|
(66 |
) |
|
(372 |
) |
|
(480 |
) |
||
Net option premium payments (receipts) |
|
|
- |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
28 |
|
|
27 |
|
||
Total mark-to-market energy contract net assets (liabilities) at September 30, 2007 |
|
$ |
(6 |
) |
$ |
(37 |
) |
$ |
(66 |
) |
$ |
(344 |
) |
$ |
(453 |
) |
||
Market Risk Sensitivity - Financial instruments and positions affecting the financial statements of FPL Group and FPL described below are held primarily for purposes other than trading. Market risk is measured as the potential loss in fair value resulting from hypothetical reasonably possible changes in commodity prices, interest rates or equity prices over the next year. Management has established risk management policies to monitor and manage market risks. With respect to commodities, FPL Group's Exposure Management Committee (EMC), which is comprised of certain members of senior management, is responsible for the overall approval of market risk management policies and the delegation of approval and authorization levels. The EMC receives periodic updates on market positions and related exposures, credit exposures and overall risk management activities.
FPL Group and its subsidiaries are also exposed to credit risk through their energy marketing and trading operations. Credit risk is the risk that a financial loss will be incurred if a counterparty to a transaction does not fulfill its financial obligation. FPL Group manages counterparty credit risk for its subsidiaries with energy marketing and trading operations through established policies, including counterparty credit limits, and in some cases credit enhancements, such as cash prepayments, letters of credit, cash and other collateral and guarantees. Credit risk is also managed through the use of master netting agreements. FPL Group's credit department monitors current and forward credit exposure to counterparties and their affiliates, both on an individual and an aggregate basis.
Commodity price risk - FPL Group uses a value-at-risk (VaR) model to measure market risk in its trading and mark-to-market portfolios. The VaR is the estimated nominal loss of market value based on a one-day holding period at a 95% confidence level using historical simulation methodology. As of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the VaR figures were as follows:
|
|
|
Non-Qualifying Hedges |
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
FPL |
|
FPL |
|
|
|
FPL |
|
FPL |
|
|
|
FPL |
|
FPL |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
(millions) |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2007 |
$ |
- |
|
$ |
6 |
|
$ |
6 |
|