PACIFICORP /OR/ - Quarter Report: 2008 August (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
[X]
Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934
For the
quarterly period ended June 30, 2008
or
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Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934
For the
transition period from ______ to _______
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1-5152
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PacifiCorp
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(An
Oregon Corporation)
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825
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Portland,
Oregon 97232
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503-813-5000
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(Former
name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to
be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
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by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
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All
shares of outstanding common stock are indirectly owned by MidAmerican Energy
Holdings Company, 666 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa. As of
July 31, 2008, there were 357,060,915 shares of common stock
outstanding.
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PART
I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item
1. Financial
Statements
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the
Board of Directors and Shareholders
PacifiCorp
Portland,
Oregon
We have
reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of PacifiCorp and
subsidiaries (“PacifiCorp”) as of June 30, 2008, and the related
consolidated statements of operations for the three-month and six-month periods
ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, and of cash flows for the six-month periods
ended June 30, 2008 and 2007. These interim financial statements are the
responsibility of PacifiCorp’s management.
We
conducted our reviews in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial
information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making
inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is
substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the
standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the
objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial
statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an
opinion.
Based on
our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made
to such consolidated interim financial statements for them to be in conformity
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
We have
previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of
PacifiCorp and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2007, and the related
consolidated statements of income, changes in common shareholder’s equity and
comprehensive income, and of cash flows for the year then ended (not presented
herein); and in our report dated February 27, 2008, we expressed an
unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements, which included
an explanatory paragraph related to the adoption of Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined
Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans – an amendment of FASB Statements
No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R), as of December 31, 2006. In our
opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance
sheet as of December 31, 2007, is fairly stated, in all material respects,
in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been
derived.
/s/
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Portland,
Oregon
August 8,
2008
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PACIFICORP
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)
(Amounts
in millions)
As
of
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June 30,
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December 31,
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2008
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2007
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ASSETS
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Current
assets:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$ | 58 | $ | 228 | ||||
Accounts
receivable, net
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528 | 594 | ||||||
Income
taxes receivable from affiliates
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40 | 23 | ||||||
Inventories
at average cost:
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Materials
and supplies
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179 | 163 | ||||||
Fuel
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138 | 129 | ||||||
Derivative
contracts
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286 | 143 | ||||||
Other
current assets
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131 | 141 | ||||||
Deferred
income taxes
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78 | 55 | ||||||
Total
current assets
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1,438 | 1,476 | ||||||
Property,
plant and equipment, net:
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Property,
plant and equipment
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17,758 | 17,014 | ||||||
Accumulated
depreciation and amortization
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(6,213 | ) | (6,125 | ) | ||||
Net
property, plant and equipment
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11,545 | 10,889 | ||||||
Construction
work-in-progress
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820 | 960 | ||||||
Total
property, plant and equipment, net
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12,365 | 11,849 | ||||||
Other
assets:
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Regulatory
assets
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1,186 | 1,091 | ||||||
Derivative
contracts
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347 | 215 | ||||||
Deferred
charges, investments and other
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275 | 276 | ||||||
Total
other assets
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1,808 | 1,582 | ||||||
Total
assets
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$ | 15,611 | $ | 14,907 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
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PACIFICORP
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) (continued)
(Amounts
in millions)
As
of
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June 30,
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December 31,
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2008
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2007
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LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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Current
liabilities:
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Accounts
payable
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$ | 469 | $ | 451 | ||||
Accrued
employee expenses
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110 | 80 | ||||||
Accrued
interest
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71 | 74 | ||||||
Taxes
payable, other than income taxes
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63 | 28 | ||||||
Derivative
contracts
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274 | 117 | ||||||
Other
current liabilities
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138 | 149 | ||||||
Short-term
debt
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35 | - | ||||||
Current
portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations
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215 | 414 | ||||||
Total
current liabilities
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1,375 | 1,313 | ||||||
Long-term
liabilities:
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Regulatory
liabilities
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808 | 799 | ||||||
Derivative
contracts
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660 | 497 | ||||||
Other
long-term liabilities
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612 | 710 | ||||||
Long-term
debt and capital lease obligations
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4,763 | 4,753 | ||||||
Investment
tax credits
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52 | 54 | ||||||
Deferred
income taxes
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1,864 | 1,701 | ||||||
Total
liabilities
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10,134 | 9,827 | ||||||
Commitments
and contingencies (Notes 3 and 6)
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Shareholders’
equity:
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Preferred
stock
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41 | 41 | ||||||
Common
equity:
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Common
shareholder’s capital - 750 shares authorized, no par value,
357 shares issued and outstanding
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4,004 | 3,804 | ||||||
Retained
earnings
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1,445 | 1,239 | ||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss, net
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(13 | ) | (4 | ) | ||||
Total
common equity
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5,436 | 5,039 | ||||||
Total
shareholders’ equity
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5,477 | 5,080 | ||||||
Total
liabilities and shareholders’ equity
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$ | 15,611 | $ | 14,907 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
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PACIFICORP
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
(Amounts
in millions)
Three-Month
Periods
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Six-Month
Periods
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Ended
June 30,
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Ended
June 30,
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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
revenue
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$ | 1,055 | $ | 1,026 | $ | 2,150 | $ | 2,053 | ||||||||
Operating
costs and expenses:
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Energy
costs
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437 | 425 | 912 | 840 | ||||||||||||
Operations
and maintenance
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251 | 255 | 495 | 517 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
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124 | 122 | 241 | 243 | ||||||||||||
Taxes,
other than income taxes
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27 | 23 | 56 | 51 | ||||||||||||
Total
operating costs and expenses
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839 | 825 | 1,704 | 1,651 | ||||||||||||
Operating
income
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216 | 201 | 446 | 402 | ||||||||||||
Other
income (expense):
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Interest
expense
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(80 | ) | (79 | ) | (164 | ) | (154 | ) | ||||||||
Allowance
for borrowed funds
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8 | 9 | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||||
Allowance
for equity funds
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11 | 10 | 21 | 17 | ||||||||||||
Interest
income
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2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||
Other
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- | 2 | (1 | ) | 2 | |||||||||||
Total
other income (expense)
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(59 | ) | (54 | ) | (123 | ) | (112 | ) | ||||||||
Income
before income tax expense
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157 | 147 | 323 | 290 | ||||||||||||
Income
tax expense
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58 | 42 | 116 | 86 | ||||||||||||
Net
income
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$ | 99 | $ | 105 | $ | 207 | $ | 204 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
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PACIFICORP
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
(Amounts
in millions)
Six-Month
Periods
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Ended June 30,
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2008
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2007
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Cash
flows from operating activities:
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Net
income
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$ | 207 | $ | 204 | ||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operations:
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Depreciation
and amortization
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241 | 243 | ||||||
Regulatory
asset/liability establishment and amortization
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(52 | ) | (24 | ) | ||||
Provision
for deferred income taxes and investment tax credits, net
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159 | (1 | ) | |||||
Other
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- | 13 | ||||||
Changes
in other items:
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Accounts
receivable and other assets
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77 | (1 | ) | |||||
Derivative
contract assets/liabilities, net
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(65 | ) | 1 | |||||
Inventories
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(32 | ) | (52 | ) | ||||
Income
taxes receivable/payable from/to affiliates, net
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(17 | ) | 43 | |||||
Accounts
payable and other liabilities
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(30 | ) | 35 | |||||
Net
cash flows from operating activities
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488 | 461 | ||||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
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Capital
expenditures
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(710 | ) | (731 | ) | ||||
Purchases
of available-for-sale securities
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(44 | ) | (17 | ) | ||||
Proceeds
from available-for-sale securities
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50 | 19 | ||||||
Other
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4 | 24 | ||||||
Net
cash flows from investing activities
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(700 | ) | (705 | ) | ||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
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Changes
in short-term debt
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35 | (367 | ) | |||||
Proceeds
from long-term debt, net of issuance costs
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- | 600 | ||||||
Proceeds
from equity contributions
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200 | 150 | ||||||
Preferred
dividends paid
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(1 | ) | (1 | ) | ||||
Repayments
of long-term debt and capital lease obligations
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(201 | ) | (107 | ) | ||||
Redemptions
of preferred stock subject to mandatory redemption
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- | (38 | ) | |||||
Other
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9 | 4 | ||||||
Net
cash flows from financing activities
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42 | 241 | ||||||
Net
change in cash and cash equivalents
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(170 | ) | (3 | ) | ||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
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228 | 59 | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
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$ | 58 | $ | 56 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
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PACIFICORP
AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
(1) General
PacifiCorp
(which includes PacifiCorp and its subsidiaries) is a United States regulated
electric company serving 1.7 million retail customers, including
residential, commercial, industrial and other customers in portions of the
states of Utah, Oregon, Wyoming, Washington, Idaho and California. PacifiCorp
owns, or has interests in, a number of thermal, hydroelectric, wind-powered and
geothermal generating plants, as well as electric transmission and distribution
assets. PacifiCorp also buys and sells electricity on the wholesale market with
public and private utilities, energy marketing companies and incorporated
municipalities. The regulatory commission in each state approves rates for
retail electric sales within that state. PacifiCorp’s subsidiaries support its
electric utility operations by providing coal-mining facilities and services and
environmental remediation services. PacifiCorp is an indirect subsidiary of
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company (“MEHC”), a holding company based in
Des Moines, Iowa, owning subsidiaries that are principally engaged in
energy businesses. MEHC is a consolidated subsidiary of Berkshire
Hathaway Inc. (“Berkshire Hathaway”).
The
unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
(“GAAP”) for interim financial information and the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission’s (the “SEC”) rules and regulations for Form 10-Q and
Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of
the disclosures required by GAAP for annual financial statements. Management
believes the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements contain all adjustments
(consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for the
fair presentation of the financial statements as of June 30, 2008, and for
the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007. A portion of
PacifiCorp’s business is of a seasonal nature and, therefore, the results of
operations for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 are not
necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full
year.
The
unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of PacifiCorp
and its subsidiaries in which it holds a controlling financial interest.
Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
The
preparation of the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity
with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period.
Actual results may differ from the estimates used in preparing the unaudited
Consolidated Financial Statements. Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements included in PacifiCorp’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2007 describes the most significant
accounting estimates and policies used in the preparation of the Consolidated
Financial Statements. There have been no significant changes in PacifiCorp’s
assumptions regarding significant accounting policies during the first six
months of 2008.
(2) Change
in Estimate and New Accounting Pronouncements
Change
in Estimate
In
August 2007, PacifiCorp filed applications with the regulatory commissions
in Utah, Oregon, Wyoming, Washington and Idaho to change its rates of
depreciation prospectively. PacifiCorp received approval to change the
depreciation rates effective January 1, 2008. The Oregon Public Utility
Commission (the “OPUC”) order required additional modifications related to
the depreciation lives of coal-fired generation assets. In July 2008,
PacifiCorp filed the modified depreciation rates with the OPUC. The revised
depreciation rates generally reflect an extension of the lives of PacifiCorp’s
assets and resulted in a benefit to pre-tax income during the three- and
six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 of approximately $9 million and
$23 million, respectively. Depreciation expense for the six-month period
ended June 30, 2008 includes the year-to-date impact of the modified
coal-fired generation asset depreciation rates submitted to the
OPUC.
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New
Accounting Pronouncements
In
March 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”)
issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133
(“SFAS No. 161”). SFAS No. 161 is intended to improve
financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by
requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand how and
why an entity uses derivative instruments and their effects on an entity’s
financial position, financial performance and cash flows. SFAS No. 161 is
effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods
beginning after November 15, 2008 with early application encouraged.
PacifiCorp is currently evaluating the impact of adopting SFAS No. 161 on
its disclosures included within the notes to its Consolidated Financial
Statements.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), Business Combinations
(“SFAS No. 141(R)”). SFAS No. 141(R) applies to all transactions
or other events in which an entity obtains control of one or more businesses.
SFAS No. 141(R) establishes how the acquirer of a business should
recognize, measure and disclose in its financial statements the identifiable
assets and goodwill acquired, the liabilities assumed and any noncontrolling
interest in the acquired business. SFAS No. 141(R) is applied prospectively
for all business combinations with an acquisition date on or after the beginning
of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15,
2008 with early application prohibited. SFAS No. 141(R) will not have an
impact on PacifiCorp’s historical Consolidated Financial Statements and will be
applied to business combinations completed, if any, on or after January 1,
2009.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements—an amendment of ARB No. 51
(“SFAS No. 160”). SFAS No. 160 establishes accounting and
reporting standards for the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the
deconsolidation of a subsidiary. SFAS No. 160 requires entities to report
noncontrolling interests as a separate component of shareholders’ equity in the
consolidated financial statements. The amount of earnings attributable to the
parent and to the noncontrolling interests should be clearly identified and
presented on the face of the consolidated statements of operations.
Additionally, SFAS No. 160 requires any changes in a parent’s ownership
interest of its subsidiary, while retaining its control, to be accounted for as
equity transactions. SFAS No. 160 is effective for fiscal years beginning
on or after December 15, 2008 and interim periods within those fiscal
years. PacifiCorp is currently evaluating the impact of adopting SFAS
No. 160 on its consolidated financial position and results of
operations.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial
Assets and Financial Liabilities—including an amendment to SFAS No. 115
(“SFAS No. 159”). SFAS No. 159 permits entities to elect
to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value.
Upon adoption of SFAS No. 159, an entity may elect the fair value option
for eligible items that exist at the adoption date. Subsequent to the initial
adoption, the election of the fair value option should only be made at initial
recognition of the asset or liability or upon a remeasurement event that gives
rise to new-basis accounting. The decision about whether to elect the fair value
option is applied on an instrument-by-instrument basis, is irrevocable and is
applied only to an entire instrument and not only to specified risks, cash flows
or portions of that instrument. SFAS No. 159 does not affect any existing
accounting literature that requires certain assets and liabilities to be carried
at fair value nor does it eliminate disclosure requirements included in other
accounting standards. PacifiCorp adopted SFAS No. 159 effective
January 1, 2008 and did not elect the fair value option for any existing
eligible items.
In
September 2006, FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements
(“SFAS No. 157”). SFAS No. 157 defines
fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands
disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 does not impose
fair value measurements on items not already accounted for at fair value; rather
it applies, with certain exceptions, to other accounting pronouncements that
either require or permit fair value measurements. Under SFAS No. 157, fair
value refers to the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to
transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants in
the principal or most advantageous market. The standard clarifies that fair
value should be based on the assumptions market participants would use when
pricing the asset or liability. In February 2008, the FASB issued FASB
Staff Position No. 157-2, Effective Date of FASB Statement
No. 157 (“FSP FAS 157-2”), which delays the effective date
of SFAS No. 157 for all non-financial assets and liabilities, except those
that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the consolidated financial
statements on a recurring basis, until fiscal years beginning after
November 15, 2008. These non-financial items include assets and liabilities
such as non-financial assets and liabilities assumed in a business combination,
reporting units measured at fair value in a goodwill impairment test and asset
retirement obligations initially measured at fair value. PacifiCorp adopted the
provisions of SFAS No. 157 for assets and liabilities recognized at fair
value on a recurring basis effective January 1, 2008. The partial adoption
of SFAS No. 157 did not have a material impact on PacifiCorp’s Consolidated
Financial Statements. Refer to Note 9 for additional
discussion.
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In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined
Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans—an amendment of FASB Statements
No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R)
(“SFAS No. 158”). SFAS No. 158 requires that an employer
measure plan assets and obligations as of the end of the employer’s fiscal year,
eliminating the option in SFAS No. 87 and SFAS No. 106 to measure up
to three months prior to the financial statement date. The requirement to
measure plan assets and benefit obligations as of the date of the employer’s
fiscal year-end is not required until fiscal years ending after
December 15, 2008. As of June 30, 2008, PacifiCorp had not yet adopted
the measurement date provisions of the statement. Upon adoption of the
measurement date provisions, PacifiCorp will be required to record an immaterial
transitional adjustment to retained earnings or to a regulatory asset depending
on whether the amount is considered probable of being recovered in
rates.
(3) Regulatory
Matters
Oregon
In
October 2007, PacifiCorp filed its tax report for 2006 under Oregon Senate
Bill 408 (“SB 408”), which was enacted in September 2005.
SB 408 requires that PacifiCorp and other large regulated, investor-owned
utilities that provide electric or natural gas service to Oregon customers file
a report annually with the OPUC comparing income taxes collected and income
taxes paid, as defined by the statute and its administrative rules. PacifiCorp’s
filing indicated that for the 2006 tax year, PacifiCorp paid $33 million
more in federal, state and local taxes than was collected in rates from its
retail customers. PacifiCorp proposed to recover $27 million of the
deficiency over a one-year period starting June 1, 2008 and to defer any
excess into a balancing account for future disposition. During the review
process, PacifiCorp updated its filing to address the OPUC staff
recommendations, which increased the initial request by $2 million for a
total of $35 million. In April 2008, the OPUC approved PacifiCorp’s
revised request with $27 million to be recovered over a one-year period
beginning June 1, 2008, and the remainder to be deferred until a later
period, with interest to accrue at PacifiCorp’s authorized rate of return. In
June 2008, PacifiCorp recorded a $27 million regulatory asset and
associated revenues representing the amount that PacifiCorp will collect from
its Oregon retail customers over the one-year period that began on June 1,
2008. In May 2008, the Industrial Customers of Northwest Utilities filed a
petition for judicial review in the Court of Appeals of the State of Oregon
challenging the OPUC order. Briefs are anticipated to be filed in late 2008.
PacifiCorp believes the outcome of the judicial review will not have a material
impact on its consolidated financial results. PacifiCorp expects to file its
2007 tax report under SB 408 during the fourth quarter of 2008. PacifiCorp
has not recorded any amounts related to the expected filing for
2007.
Wyoming
In
February 2008, PacifiCorp filed its annual power cost adjustment mechanism
(“PCAM”) application with the Wyoming Public Service Commission
(the “WPSC”) for costs incurred during the period December 1, 2006
through November 30, 2007. In March 2008, the WPSC approved
PacifiCorp’s request on an interim basis effective April 1, 2008, resulting
in a rate increase of $31 million, or an average price increase of 8%, to
recover deferred power costs over a one-year period. In April 2008,
PacifiCorp began collecting this interim surcharge from its Wyoming customers
and will continue until the matter is either settled through negotiation with
the parties or is litigated in a contested hearing, which has been scheduled for
September 2008. In either case, the WPSC must approve the final surcharge
and tariff. PacifiCorp believes the outcome of the negotiations or potential
litigation will not have a material impact on its consolidated financial
results.
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(4) Recent
Transactions
Debt
Issuance
In
July 2008, PacifiCorp issued $500 million of 5.65% First Mortgage
Bonds due July 15, 2018 and $300 million of 6.35% First Mortgage Bonds
due July 15, 2038. The net proceeds are being used for general corporate
purposes.
Acquisition
In
April 2008, PacifiCorp entered into a purchase agreement with TNA Merchant
Projects, Inc., an affiliate of Suez Energy North America, Inc., to acquire 100%
of the equity interests of an entity owning a 520-megawatt (“MW”) natural
gas-fired facility located in Chehalis, Washington. PacifiCorp has obtained all
necessary federal and state regulatory approvals and expects to close the
transaction during the third quarter of 2008.
(5) Risk
Management and Hedging Activities
PacifiCorp
is exposed to the impact of market fluctuations in commodity prices, principally
natural gas and electricity. Interest rate risk exists on variable-rate debt,
commercial paper and future debt issuances. PacifiCorp employs established
policies and procedures to manage its risks associated with these market
fluctuations using various commodity and financial derivative instruments,
including forward contracts, options, swaps and other over-the-counter
agreements. The risk management process established by PacifiCorp is designed to
identify, assess, monitor, report, manage and mitigate each of the various types
of risk involved in its business. PacifiCorp’s portfolio of energy derivatives
is substantially used for non-trading purposes.
In
January 2008, PacifiCorp adopted FASB Staff Position No. FIN 39-1
(“FSP FIN 39-1”), which amends FASB Interpretation No. 39, Offsetting of Amounts Related to
Certain Contracts. FSP FIN 39-1 impacts entities that enter
into master netting arrangements as part of their derivative transactions by
requiring entities that net derivatives to offset the fair value of amounts (or
amounts that approximate fair value) recognized for the right to reclaim cash
collateral or the obligation to return cash collateral under those arrangements
against the derivative values.
The
following table summarizes the various derivative mark-to-market positions
included in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2008
(in millions):
Accumulated
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Regulatory
|
Other
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Derivative
Net Assets (Liabilities)
|
Net
Assets
|
Comprehensive
|
||||||||||||||||||
Assets(1)
|
Liabilities(1)
|
Net
|
(Liabilities)
|
(Income)
Loss(2)
|
||||||||||||||||
Commodity
|
$ | 633 | $ | (934 | ) | $ | (301 | ) | $ | 344 | $ | 14 | ||||||||
Current
|
$ | 286 | $ | (274 | ) | $ | 12 | |||||||||||||
Non-current
|
347 | (660 | ) | (313 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 633 | $ | (934 | ) | $ | (301 | ) |
(1)
|
Derivative
assets (liabilities) include $65 million of a net asset for cash
collateral.
|
(2)
|
Before
income taxes.
|
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The
following table summarizes the various derivative mark-to-market positions
included in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2007
(in millions):
Accumulated
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Regulatory
|
Other
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Derivative
Net Assets (Liabilities)
|
Net
Assets
|
Comprehensive
|
||||||||||||||||||
Assets
|
Liabilities
|
Net
|
(Liabilities)
|
(Income)
Loss(1)
|
||||||||||||||||
Commodity
|
$ | 357 | $ | (614 | ) | $ | (257 | ) | $ | 257 | $ | - | ||||||||
Foreign
currency
|
1 | - | 1 | (1 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 358 | $ | (614 | ) | $ | (256 | ) | $ | 256 | $ | - | ||||||||
Current
|
$ | 143 | $ | (117 | ) | $ | 26 | |||||||||||||
Non-current
|
215 | (497 | ) | (282 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 358 | $ | (614 | ) | $ | (256 | ) |
(1)
|
Before
income taxes.
|
The
following table summarizes the amount of the pre-tax unrealized gains (losses)
included within the Consolidated Statements of Operations associated with
changes in the fair value of PacifiCorp’s derivative contracts that are not
included in rates (in millions):
Three-Month
Periods
|
Six-Month
Periods
|
|||||||||||||||
Ended
June 30,
|
Ended
June 30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
Operating
revenue
|
$ | (18 | ) | $ | 19 | $ | (35 | ) | $ | 25 | ||||||
Energy
costs
|
16 | (24 | ) | 27 | (27 | ) | ||||||||||
Total
unrealized loss on derivative contracts
|
$ | (2 | ) | $ | (5 | ) | $ | (8 | ) | $ | (2 | ) |
(6) Commitments
and Contingencies
Environmental
Matters
PacifiCorp
is subject to numerous environmental laws, including the federal Clean Air Act,
related air quality standards promulgated by the United States Environmental
Protection Agency and various state air quality laws; the Endangered Species
Act, particularly as it relates to certain endangered species of fish; the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, and
similar state laws relating to environmental cleanups; the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act and similar state laws relating to the storage and handling of
hazardous materials; and the Clean Water Act and similar state laws relating to
water quality. These laws have the potential for impacting PacifiCorp’s
operations. Specifically, the Clean Air Act will likely continue to impact the
operation of PacifiCorp’s generating facilities and will likely require
PacifiCorp to reduce emissions from those facilities through the installation of
additional or improved emission controls, the purchase of additional emission
allowances, or some combination thereof. As of June 30, 2008, PacifiCorp’s
environmental contingencies principally consisted of air quality matters.
PacifiCorp believes it is in material compliance with current environmental
requirements.
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Accrued
Environmental Costs
PacifiCorp
is fully or partly responsible for environmental remediation at various
contaminated sites, including sites that are or were part of PacifiCorp’s
operations and sites owned by third parties. PacifiCorp accrues environmental
remediation expenses when the expenses are believed to be probable and can be
reasonably estimated. The quantification of environmental exposures is based on
many factors, including changing laws and regulations, advancements in
environmental technologies, the quality of available site-specific information,
site investigation results, expected remediation or settlement timelines,
PacifiCorp’s proportionate responsibility, contractual indemnities and coverage
provided by insurance policies. The liability recorded as of June 30, 2008
and December 31, 2007 was $29 million and is included in other current
liabilities and other long-term liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Environmental remediation liabilities that separately result from the normal
operation of long-lived assets and that are associated with the retirement of
those assets are separately accounted for as asset retirement
obligations.
Hydroelectric
Relicensing
PacifiCorp’s
hydroelectric portfolio consists of 47 plants with an aggregate plant net
owned capacity of 1,158 MW. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(the “FERC”) regulates 98% of the net capacity of this portfolio through
16 individual licenses. During the six-month period ended June 30,
2008, the FERC issued new licenses for the Prospect and the Lewis River
hydroelectric projects as described below. PacifiCorp’s Klamath hydroelectric
project is currently undergoing relicensing with the FERC. Hydroelectric
relicensing and the related environmental compliance requirements and litigation
are subject to uncertainties. PacifiCorp expects that future costs relating to
these matters will be significant and will consist primarily of additional
relicensing costs, operations and maintenance expense, and capital expenditures.
Electricity generation reductions may result from the additional environmental
requirements. PacifiCorp had incurred $87 million and $89 million in
costs as of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively, for
ongoing hydroelectric relicensing projects, which are reflected in construction
work-in-progress in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Klamath Hydroelectric
Project – (Klamath River, Oregon and California)
In
February 2004, PacifiCorp filed with the FERC a final application for a new
license to operate the 169-MW (nameplate rating) Klamath hydroelectric project
in anticipation of the March 2006 expiration of the existing license.
PacifiCorp is currently operating under an annual license issued by the FERC and
expects to continue to operate under annual licenses until the new operating
license is issued. As part of the relicensing process, the United States
Departments of Interior and Commerce filed proposed licensing terms and
conditions with the FERC in March 2006, which proposed that PacifiCorp
construct upstream and downstream fish passage facilities at the Klamath
hydroelectric project’s four mainstem dams. In April 2006, PacifiCorp filed
alternatives to the federal agencies’ proposal and requested an administrative
hearing to challenge some of the federal agencies’ factual assumptions
supporting their proposal for the construction of the fish passage facilities. A
hearing was held in August 2006 before an administrative law judge. The
administrative law judge issued a ruling in September 2006 generally
supporting the federal agencies’ factual assumptions. In January 2007, the
United States Departments of Interior and Commerce filed modified terms and
conditions consistent with the March 2006 filings and rejected the
alternatives proposed by PacifiCorp. PacifiCorp is prepared to meet and
implement the federal agencies’ terms and conditions as part of the project’s
relicensing. However, PacifiCorp expects to continue in settlement discussions
with various parties in the Klamath Basin area who have intervened with the FERC
licensing proceeding to try to achieve a mutually acceptable outcome for the
project.
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Also, as
part of the relicensing process, the FERC is required to perform an
environmental review. In September 2006, the FERC issued its draft
environmental impact statement on the Klamath hydroelectric project license.
PacifiCorp filed comments on the draft statement by the close of the public
comment period on December 1, 2006. Subsequently, in November 2007,
the FERC issued its final environmental impact statement. The United States Fish
and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service issued final
biological opinions in December 2007 analyzing the hydroelectric project’s
impact on endangered species under a new FERC license consistent with the FERC
staff’s recommended alternative and modified terms and conditions issued by the
Departments of Interior and Commerce. The United States Fish and Wildlife
Service asserts the hydroelectric project is currently not covered by previously
issued biological opinions and that consultation under the Endangered Species
Act is required by the issuance of annual license renewals. PacifiCorp disputes
these assertions and believes that consultation on annual FERC licenses is not
required. PacifiCorp is currently working with the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service to resolve any endangered species issues. PacifiCorp will need
to obtain water quality certifications from Oregon and California prior to the
FERC issuing a final license. PacifiCorp currently has an application pending in
Oregon. In July 2008, PacifiCorp withdrew its application for water quality
certification in California to facilitate settlement negotiations. PacifiCorp
intends to resubmit its application in the near future.
In the
relicensing of the Klamath hydroelectric project, PacifiCorp had incurred
$52 million and $48 million in costs at June 30, 2008 and
December 31, 2007, respectively, which are reflected in construction
work-in-progress in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. While the costs of
implementing new license provisions cannot be determined until such time as a
new license is issued, such costs could be material.
Prospect Hydroelectric
Project – (Rogue River, Oregon)
In
June 2003, PacifiCorp submitted a final license application to the FERC for
the Prospect Nos. 1, 2 and 4 hydroelectric projects, with total nameplate
ratings of 37 MW. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued a
401 Water Quality certificate for the project in April 2007. In
April 2008, the FERC issued a new license for a period of 30 years
effective April 1, 2008. In the relicensing of the Prospect hydroelectric
project, PacifiCorp had incurred $7 million in costs as of June 30,
2008 and December 31, 2007. As of June 30, 2008, the costs to
relicense the Prospect Hydroelectric Project were reflected in property, plant
and equipment in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
Lewis River Hydroelectric
Project – (Lewis River, Washington)
PacifiCorp
filed new license applications for the 136-MW (nameplate rating) Merwin and
240-MW (nameplate rating) Swift No. 1 hydroelectric projects in
April 2004. An application for a new license for the 134-MW (nameplate
rating) Yale hydroelectric project was filed with the FERC in April 1999.
However, consideration of the Yale application was delayed pending filing of the
Merwin and Swift No. 1 applications so that the FERC could complete a
comprehensive environmental analysis.
In
November 2004, PacifiCorp executed a comprehensive settlement agreement
with 25 other parties including state and federal agencies, Native American
tribes, conservation groups, and local government and citizen groups to resolve,
among the parties, issues related to the pending applications for new licenses
for PacifiCorp’s Merwin, Swift No. 1 and Yale hydroelectric projects. As
part of this settlement agreement, PacifiCorp agreed to implement certain
protection, mitigation and enhancement measures prior to and during a proposed
50-year license period. These commitments were contingent on ultimately
receiving licenses from the FERC and other required permits that are consistent
with the settlement agreement. PacifiCorp has received water quality
certificates from the Washington Department of Ecology and biological opinions
from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine
Fisheries Service. In June 2008, the FERC issued new individual project
licenses for the Merwin, Swift No. 1 and Yale hydroelectric projects, each
for a period of 50 years, effective June 1, 2008. In July 2008,
PacifiCorp filed a motion of request for clarification or rehearing on certain
items. By filing the request for rehearing, PacifiCorp has deferred acceptance
of the licenses. However, each FERC license order states that filing a request
for rehearing does not operate as a stay of the effective date of the license or
any other date specified in the license order. To remain compliant during this
period, PacifiCorp is acting upon the terms and conditions of each new license.
In the relicensing of these projects, PacifiCorp had incurred $35 million
in costs as of June 30, 2008 and $34 million as of December 31,
2007, which are reflected in construction work-in-progress in the Consolidated
Balance Sheets.
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Legal
Matters
PacifiCorp
is party to a variety of legal actions arising out of the normal course of
business. Plaintiffs occasionally seek punitive or exemplary damages. PacifiCorp
does not believe that such normal and routine litigation will have a material
effect on its consolidated financial results. PacifiCorp is also involved in
other kinds of legal actions, some of which assert or may assert claims or seek
to impose fines and penalties in substantial amounts and are described
below.
In
February 2007, the Sierra Club and the Wyoming Outdoor Council filed a
complaint against PacifiCorp in the federal district court in Cheyenne, Wyoming,
alleging violations of the Wyoming state opacity standards at PacifiCorp’s
Jim Bridger plant in Wyoming. Under Wyoming state requirements, which are
part of the Jim Bridger plant’s Title V permit and are enforceable by
private citizens under the federal Clean Air Act, a potential source of
pollutants such as a coal-fired generating facility must meet minimum standards
for opacity, which is a measurement of light that is obscured in the flue of a
generating facility. The complaint alleges thousands of violations of six-minute
compliance periods and seeks an injunction ordering the Jim Bridger plant’s
compliance with opacity limits, civil penalties of $32,500 per day per
violation and the plaintiffs’ costs of litigation. The court granted a motion to
bifurcate the trial into separate liability and remedy phases. In
March 2008, the court indefinitely postponed the date for the
liability-phase trial. The remedy-phase trial has not yet been scheduled. The
court also has before it a number of motions on which it has not yet ruled.
PacifiCorp believes it has a number of defenses to the claims. PacifiCorp
intends to vigorously oppose the lawsuit but cannot predict its outcome at this
time. PacifiCorp has already committed to invest at least $812 million in
pollution control equipment at its generating facilities, including the Jim
Bridger plant. This commitment is expected to significantly reduce system-wide
emissions, including emissions at the Jim Bridger plant.
FERC
Issues
Northwest Refund Case
In
June 2003, the FERC terminated its proceeding relating to the possibility
of requiring refunds for wholesale spot-market bilateral sales in the Pacific
Northwest between December 2000 and June 2001. The FERC concluded that
ordering refunds would not be an appropriate resolution of the matter. In
November 2003, the FERC issued its final order denying rehearing. Several
market participants, excluding PacifiCorp, filed petitions in the United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (the “Ninth Circuit”) for
review of the FERC’s final order. In August 2007, the Ninth Circuit
concluded that the FERC failed to adequately explain how it considered or
examined new evidence showing intentional market manipulation in California and
its potential ties to the Pacific Northwest, and that the FERC should not have
excluded from the Pacific Northwest refund proceeding purchases of energy made
by the California Energy Resources Scheduling (“CERS”) division in the Pacific
Northwest spot market. The Ninth Circuit remanded the case to the FERC to
(i) address the new market manipulation evidence in detail and account for
it in any future orders regarding the award or denial of refunds in the
proceedings, (ii) include sales to CERS in its analysis and
(iii) further consider its refund decision in light of related, intervening
opinions of the court. The Ninth Circuit offered no opinion on the FERC’s
findings based on the record established by the administrative law judge and did
not rule on the merits of the FERC’s November 2003 decision to deny
refunds. Due to the remand, PacifiCorp cannot predict the impact of this ruling
at this time.
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(7) Employee
Benefit Plans
Net
periodic benefit cost for PacifiCorp’s pension plans, including its supplemental
executive retirement plan, and other postretirement benefit plans included the
following components (in millions):
Three-Month
Periods
|
Six-Month
Periods
|
|||||||||||||||
Ended
June 30,
|
Ended
June 30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
Pension:
|
||||||||||||||||
Service
cost
|
$ | 7 | $ | 6 | $ | 14 | $ | 14 | ||||||||
Interest
cost
|
17 | 19 | 33 | 38 | ||||||||||||
Expected
return on plan assets
|
(17 | ) | (17 | ) | (35 | ) | (34 | ) | ||||||||
Net
amortization and other costs
|
1 | 6 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||
Net
periodic benefit cost
|
$ | 8 | $ | 14 | $ | 15 | $ | 32 |
Other
postretirement:
|
||||||||||||||||
Service
cost
|
$ | 1 | $ | 2 | $ | 3 | $ | 4 | ||||||||
Interest
cost
|
9 | 9 | 17 | 17 | ||||||||||||
Expected
return on plan assets
|
(7 | ) | (7 | ) | (14 | ) | (13 | ) | ||||||||
Net
amortization and other costs
|
4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||
Net
periodic benefit cost
|
$ | 7 | $ | 8 | $ | 14 | $ | 17 |
Employer
contributions to the pension and other postretirement plans are expected to be
approximately $70 million and $27 million, respectively, in 2008. As
of June 30, 2008, $60 million and $14 million of contributions
had been made to the pension and other postretirement plans, respectively. Also
during 2008, PacifiCorp expects to contribute approximately $12 million to
the joint trust union plans, which are excluded from the tables above. During
the three-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, $4 million and
$3 million, respectively, of contributions were made to the joint trust
union plans. During the six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007,
$7 million and $6 million, respectively, of contributions were made to
the joint trust union plans.
(8) Comprehensive
Income and Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net
The
components of comprehensive income are as follows
(in millions):
Three-Month
Periods
|
Six-Month
Periods
|
|||||||||||||||
Ended
June 30,
|
Ended
June 30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$ | 99 | $ | 105 | $ | 207 | $ | 204 | ||||||||
Other
comprehensive income (loss):
|
||||||||||||||||
Unrecognized
amounts on retirement benefits, net of tax of $-, $-, $- and
$-
|
- | 1 | - | 1 | ||||||||||||
Fair
value adjustment on cash flow hedges, net of tax of $(5), $3, $(5) and
$1
|
(9 | ) | 5 | (9 | ) | 1 | ||||||||||
Total
other comprehensive income (loss)
|
(9 | ) | 6 | (9 | ) | 2 | ||||||||||
Comprehensive
income
|
$ | 90 | $ | 111 | $ | 198 | $ | 206 |
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Accumulated
other comprehensive loss, net is included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets in
common equity, and consists of the following components (in
millions):
As
of
|
||||||||
June 30,
|
December 31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Unrecognized
amounts on retirement benefits, net of tax of $(2) and
$(2)
|
$ | (4 | ) | $ | (4 | ) | ||
Fair
value adjustment on cash flow hedges, net of tax of $(5) and
$-
|
(9 | ) | - | |||||
Total
accumulated other comprehensive loss, net
|
$ | (13 | ) | $ | (4 | ) |
(9) Fair
Value Measurements
PacifiCorp
has various financial instruments that are measured at fair value in the
Consolidated Financial Statements, including marketable debt and equity
securities and commodity derivatives. PacifiCorp’s financial assets and
liabilities are measured using inputs from the three levels of the fair value
hierarchy. A financial asset or liability classification within the hierarchy is
determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value
measurement. The three levels are as follows:
|
·
|
Level
1 – Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical
assets or liabilities that PacifiCorp has the ability to access at the
measurement date.
|
|
·
|
Level
2 – Inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in
active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or
liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted
prices that are observable for the asset or liability and inputs that are
derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by
correlation or other means (market corroborated
inputs).
|
|
·
|
Level
3 – Unobservable inputs reflect PacifiCorp’s judgments about the
assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or
liability since limited market data exists. PacifiCorp develops these
inputs based on the best information available, including PacifiCorp’s own
data.
|
The
following table presents PacifiCorp’s assets and liabilities recognized in the
Consolidated Balance Sheet and measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of
June 30, 2008 (in millions):
Input
Levels for Fair Value Measurements
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Description
|
Level
1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
Other(1)
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||
Assets(2):
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Available-for-sale
securities
|
$ | 42 | $ | 64 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 106 | ||||||||||
Commodity
derivatives
|
- | 536 | 508 | (411 | ) | 633 | ||||||||||||||
$ | 42 | $ | 600 | $ | 508 | $ | (411 | ) | $ | 739 | ||||||||||
Liabilities:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Commodity
derivatives
|
$ | - | $ | (669 | ) | $ | (716 | ) | $ | 451 | $ | (934 | ) |
(1)
|
Primarily
represents netting under master netting arrangements and cash collateral
requirements.
|
(2)
|
Does
not include investments in either pension or other postretirement plan
assets.
|
PacifiCorp’s
investments in debt and equity securities are classified as available-for-sale
and stated at fair value. When available, the quoted market price or net asset
value of an identical security in the principal market is used to record the
fair value. In the absence of a quoted market price in a readily observable
market, the fair value is determined using pricing models based on observable
market inputs and quoted market prices of securities with similar
characteristics.
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PacifiCorp
uses various commodity derivative instruments, including forward contracts,
options, swaps and other over-the-counter agreements. The fair value of
commodity derivatives is determined using forward price curves derived from
market price quotations, when available, or internally developed and commercial
models, with internal and external fundamental data inputs. Market price
quotations are obtained from independent energy brokers, exchanges, direct
communication with market participants and actual transactions executed by
PacifiCorp. Market price quotations for certain major electricity and natural
gas trading hubs are generally readily obtainable for the first six years, and
therefore PacifiCorp’s forward price curves for those locations and periods
reflect observable market quotes. Market price quotations for other electricity
and natural gas trading hubs are not as readily obtainable for the first six
years or the instrument is not actively traded. Given that limited market data
exists for these instruments, PacifiCorp uses forward price curves derived from
internal models based on perceived pricing relationships to major trading hubs
that are based on unobservable inputs.
The
following table reconciles the beginning and ending balance of PacifiCorp’s
assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using
significant Level 3 inputs (in millions):
Commodity
Derivatives
|
||||||||
Three-Month
Period
|
Six-Month
Period
|
|||||||
Ended
June 30, 2008
|
Ended
June 30, 2008
|
|||||||
Beginning
Balance
|
$ | (312 | ) | $ | (311 | ) | ||
Unrealized
gains (losses) included in regulatory assets
|
104 | 103 | ||||||
Ending
Balance
|
$ | (208 | ) | $ | (208 | ) |
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Item
2. Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
The
following is management’s discussion and analysis of certain significant factors
that have affected the financial condition and results of operations of
PacifiCorp and its subsidiaries (collectively, “PacifiCorp”) during the periods
included herein. Explanations include management’s best estimate of the impact
of weather, customer growth and other factors. This discussion should be read in
conjunction with PacifiCorp’s historical unaudited Consolidated Financial
Statements and the notes included elsewhere in Item 1 of this
Form 10-Q. PacifiCorp’s actual results in the future could differ
significantly from the historical results.
Forward-Looking
Statements
This
report contains statements that do not directly or exclusively relate to
historical facts. These statements are “forward-looking statements” within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements can typically be identified by the use of
forward-looking words, such as “may,” “could,” “project,” “believe,”
“anticipate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “continue,” “intend,” “potential,” “plan,”
“forecast,” and similar terms. These statements are based upon PacifiCorp’s
current intentions, assumptions, expectations and beliefs and are subject to
risks, uncertainties and other important factors. Many of these factors are
outside PacifiCorp’s control and could cause actual results to differ materially
from those expressed or implied by PacifiCorp’s forward-looking statements.
These factors include, among others:
|
·
|
General
economic, political and business conditions in the jurisdictions in which
PacifiCorp’s facilities are
located;
|
|
·
|
Changes
in governmental, legislative or regulatory requirements affecting
PacifiCorp or the electric utility industry, including limits on the
ability of public utilities to recover income tax expense in rates, such
as Oregon Senate Bill 408;
|
|
·
|
Changes
in, and compliance with, environmental laws, regulations, decisions and
policies that could increase operating and capital improvement costs,
reduce plant output and/or delay plant
construction;
|
|
·
|
The
outcome of general rate cases and other proceedings conducted by
regulatory commissions or other governmental and legal
bodies;
|
|
·
|
Changes
in economic, industry or weather conditions, as well as demographic
trends, that could affect customer growth and usage or supply of
electricity;
|
|
·
|
A
high degree of variance between actual and forecasted load and prices that
could impact the hedging strategy and costs to balance electricity load
and supply;
|
|
·
|
Hydroelectric
conditions, as well as the cost, feasibility and eventual outcome of
hydroelectric relicensing proceedings, that could have a significant
impact on electric capacity and cost and on PacifiCorp’s ability to
generate electricity;
|
|
·
|
Changes
in prices and availability for both purchases and sales of wholesale
electricity, coal, natural gas and other fuel sources that could have a
significant impact on generation capacity and energy
costs;
|
|
·
|
Financial
condition and creditworthiness of significant customers and
suppliers;
|
|
·
|
Changes
in business strategy or development
plans;
|
|
·
|
Availability,
terms and deployment of capital;
|
|
·
|
Performance
of PacifiCorp’s generation facilities, including unscheduled outages or
repairs;
|
|
·
|
The
impact of derivative instruments used to mitigate or manage volume and
price risk and interest rate risk and changes in the commodity prices,
interest rates and other conditions that affect the value of the
derivatives;
|
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|
·
|
The
impact of increases in health care costs, changes in interest rates,
mortality, morbidity and investment performance on pension and other
post-retirement benefits expense, as well as the impact of changes in
legislation on funding
requirements;
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|
·
|
Changes
in PacifiCorp’s credit ratings;
|
|
·
|
Unanticipated
construction delays, changes in costs, receipt of required permits and
authorizations, ability to fund capital projects and other factors that
could affect future generation plants and infrastructure
additions;
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|
·
|
The
impact of new accounting pronouncements or changes in current accounting
estimates and assumptions on financial
results;
|
|
·
|
Other
risks or unforeseen events, including litigation and wars, the effects of
terrorism, embargos and other catastrophic events;
and
|
|
·
|
Other
business or investment considerations that may be disclosed from time to
time in filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “SEC”) or in other publicly disseminated written
documents.
|
Further
details of the potential risks and uncertainties affecting PacifiCorp are
described in its filings with the SEC, including Part II, Item 1A and
other discussions contained in this Form 10-Q. PacifiCorp undertakes no
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether
as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The foregoing review
of factors should not be construed as exclusive.
Results
of Operations
Overview
PacifiCorp’s
net income increased $3 million during the six-month period ended
June 30, 2008 to $207 million compared to $204 million for the
six-month period ended June 30, 2007, primarily as a result of higher
retail revenues and lower operations and maintenance expenses, which were
substantially offset by higher fuel costs and an increase in the effective
income tax rate.
Retail
revenues increased due to the recognition of revenues related to Oregon Senate
Bill 408 (“SB 408”), higher prices approved by regulators, and continued
growth in the average number of customers and usage. Fuel costs increased at
PacifiCorp’s natural gas-fired generation plants due to higher generation levels
primarily attributable to the addition of the 548-megawatt (“MW”) Lake Side
plant in September 2007. Fuel costs also increased due to improved thermal
resource availability at PacifiCorp’s coal-fired generation plants and increases
in the cost of purchased and mined coal. Wind generation levels also increased
due to the addition of the 140-MW Marengo wind plant in August 2007, the
94-MW Goodnoe Hills wind plant in May 2008 and the 70-MW Marengo II
wind plant in June 2008. These generation increases more than offset
increases in retail loads, resulting in a decrease in net wholesale purchases.
However, net wholesale costs were largely unchanged due to higher purchased
electricity prices. Operations and maintenance expense decreased primarily due
to lower pension expenses resulting from the May 2007 change to a cash
balance formula for PacifiCorp’s non-union employees. PacifiCorp’s effective
income tax rate increased due to lower tax benefits associated with the
regulatory treatment of certain deferred income tax items and tax benefits
associated with tax years under examination by the Internal Revenue Service in
the prior year.
Output
from PacifiCorp’s thermal plants during the six-month period ended June 30,
2008 increased by 1,245,642 megawatt-hours (“MWh”), or 5%, compared to the
six-month period ended June 30, 2007, primarily due to the addition of the
548-MW Lake Side plant. Output from PacifiCorp’s hydroelectric facilities
increased by 70,833 MWh, or 3%, during the six-month period ended
June 30, 2008 compared to the six-month period ended June 30, 2007,
with unfavorable conditions in the first three months of 2008 due to cold
temperatures more than offset by snow melt in May and June.
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Three-Month
Periods Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007
Operating
Revenue (dollars in millions)
Three-Month
Periods
|
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Ended June 30,
|
Favorable/(Unfavorable)
|
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2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
%
Change
|
|||||||||||||
Retail
|
$ | 840 | $ | 774 | $ | 66 | 9 | % | ||||||||
Wholesale
revenues and other
|
215 | 252 | (37 | ) | (15 | ) | ||||||||||
Total
operating revenue
|
$ | 1,055 | $ | 1,026 | $ | 29 | 3 | |||||||||
Retail
energy sales (gigawatt - hours)
|
12,891 | 12,790 | 101 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Average
retail customers (in thousands)
|
1,704 | 1,679 | 25 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Wholesale
energy sales (gigawatt - hours)
|
2,756 | 3,492 | (736 | ) | (21 | ) |
Retail revenues increased
$66 million, or 9%, primarily due to:
|
·
|
$27 million
of increases due to the recognition of revenues as a result of approval
from the Oregon Public Utility Commission (the “OPUC”) to collect
previously under-collected income taxes pursuant to
SB 408;
|
|
·
|
$18 million
of increases from higher prices approved by
regulators;
|
|
·
|
$13 million
of increases due to growth in the average number of customers;
and
|
|
·
|
$9 million
of increases due to higher average customer
usage.
|
Wholesale revenues and other
revenues decreased $37 million, or 15%, primarily due
to:
|
·
|
$38 million
of decreases due to lower volumes of wholesale electric
sales;
|
|
·
|
$37 million
of decreases due to changes in the fair value of energy sales contracts
accounted for as derivatives; and
|
|
·
|
$3 million
of decreases primarily due to lower margins on non-physically settled
wholesale transactions; partially offset
by,
|
|
·
|
$38 million
of increases due to higher average prices on wholesale electric sales;
and
|
|
·
|
$5 million
of increases in transmission
revenue.
|
Operating
Costs and Expenses (in millions)
Three-Month
Periods
|
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Ended June 30,
|
Favorable/(Unfavorable)
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
$
Change
|
%
Change
|
|||||||||||||
Energy
costs
|
$ | 437 | $ | 425 | $ | (12 | ) | (3 | )% | |||||||
Operations
and maintenance
|
251 | 255 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
124 | 122 | (2 | ) | (2 | ) | ||||||||||
Taxes,
other than income taxes
|
27 | 23 | (4 | ) | (17 | ) | ||||||||||
Total
operating costs and expenses
|
$ | 839 | $ | 825 | $ | (14 | ) | (2 | ) |
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Energy costs increased
$12 million, or 3%, primarily due to:
|
·
|
$56
million of increases due to higher average prices of purchased
electricity;
|
|
·
|
$24 million
of increases primarily due to higher average prices of natural gas
consumed;
|
|
·
|
$6 million
of increases in transmission costs primarily due to new contracts and
higher volumes;
|
|
·
|
$5 million
of increases primarily due to the higher deferral in the prior year of
incurred power costs in accordance with established adjustment mechanisms;
and
|
|
·
|
$2 million
of increases in coal costs due to higher average prices, substantially
offset by lower volumes consumed; partially offset
by,
|
|
·
|
$40 million
of decreases due to changes in the fair value of energy purchase contracts
accounted for as derivatives; and
|
|
·
|
$39
million of decreases due to lower volumes of purchased
electricity.
|
Operations and maintenance
decreased $4 million, or 2%, primarily due to decreases in employee
expenses primarily as a result of lower pension and other postretirement benefit
expenses.
Depreciation and
amortization increased
$2 million, or 2%, primarily due to higher plant-in-service in the current
period, partially offset by a $9 million reduction resulting from the
extension of the depreciable lives of certain property, plant and equipment as a
result of PacifiCorp’s recent depreciation study.
Other
Income (Expense) (in millions)
Three-Month
Periods
|
||||||||||||||||
Ended June 30,
|
Favorable/(Unfavorable)
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
$
Change
|
%
Change
|
|||||||||||||
Interest
expense
|
$ | (80 | ) | $ | (79 | ) | $ | (1 | ) | (1 | )% | |||||
Allowance
for borrowed funds
|
8 | 9 | (1 | ) | (11 | ) | ||||||||||
Allowance
for equity funds
|
11 | 10 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||||
Interest
income
|
2 | 4 | (2 | ) | (50 | ) | ||||||||||
Other
|
- | 2 | (2 | ) | (100 | ) | ||||||||||
Total
other income (expense)
|
$ | (59 | ) | $ | (54 | ) | $ | (5 | ) | (9 | ) |
Interest expense increased
$1 million, or 1%, primarily due to higher average debt outstanding,
partially offset by lower average rates during the three-month period ended
June 30, 2008.
Income
Tax Expense
Income tax expense for the
three-month period ended June 30, 2008 increased $16 million to
$58 million from the comparable period in 2007, primarily due to higher
pre-tax earnings, as well as lower tax benefits associated with both the
regulatory treatment of certain deferred income taxes and tax years under
examination by the Internal Revenue Service, partially offset by higher
production tax credits associated with increased wind generation production. The
effective tax rates were 37% and 29% for the three-month periods ended
June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
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Six-Month
Periods Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007
Operating
Revenue (dollars in millions)
Six-Month
Periods
|
||||||||||||||||
Ended June 30,
|
Favorable/(Unfavorable)
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
%
Change
|
|||||||||||||
Retail
|
$ | 1,674 | $ | 1,551 | $ | 123 | 8 | % | ||||||||
Wholesale
revenues and other
|
476 | 502 | (26 | ) | (5 | ) | ||||||||||
Total
operating revenue
|
$ | 2,150 | $ | 2,053 | $ | 97 | 5 | |||||||||
Retail
energy sales (gigawatt - hours)
|
26,602 | 25,866 | 736 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Average
retail customers (in thousands)
|
1,703 | 1,677 | 26 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Wholesale
energy sales (gigawatt - hours)
|
6,027 | 6,985 | (958 | ) | (14 | ) |
Retail revenues increased
$123 million, or 8%, primarily due to:
|
·
|
$42 million
of increases from higher prices approved by
regulators;
|
|
·
|
$27 million
of increases due to the recognition of revenues as a result of approval
from the OPUC to collect previously under-collected income taxes pursuant
to SB 408;
|
|
·
|
$27 million
of increases due to growth in the average number of customers;
and
|
|
·
|
$27 million
of increases due to higher average customer usage primarily attributable
to weather.
|
Wholesale revenues and other
revenues decreased $26 million, or 5%, primarily due
to:
|
·
|
$60 million
of decreases due to changes in the fair value of energy sales contracts
accounted for as derivatives;
|
|
·
|
$58 million
of decreases due to lower volumes of wholesale electric sales;
and
|
|
·
|
$15 million
of decreases primarily due to lower margins on non-physically settled
wholesale transactions; partially offset
by,
|
|
·
|
$97 million
of increases due to higher average prices on wholesale electric sales;
and
|
|
·
|
$10 million
of increases in transmission
revenue.
|
Operating
Costs and Expenses (in millions)
Six-Month
Periods
|
||||||||||||||||
Ended June 30,
|
Favorable/(Unfavorable)
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
$
Change
|
%
Change
|
|||||||||||||
Energy
costs
|
$ | 912 | $ | 840 | $ | (72 | ) | (9 | )% | |||||||
Operations
and maintenance
|
495 | 517 | 22 | 4 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
241 | 243 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Taxes,
other than income taxes
|
56 | 51 | (5 | ) | (10 | ) | ||||||||||
Total
operating costs and expenses
|
$ | 1,704 | $ | 1,651 | $ | (53 | ) | (3 | ) |
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Energy costs increased
$72 million, or 9%, primarily due to:
|
·
|
$103
million of increases due to higher average prices of purchased
electricity;
|
|
·
|
$78 million
of increases primarily due to higher volumes of natural gas consumed at
higher average prices;
|
|
·
|
$24 million
of increases primarily due to higher average coal prices;
and
|
|
·
|
$7 million
of increases in transmission costs primarily due to new contracts and
higher volumes; partially offset
by,
|
|
·
|
$82
million of decreases due to lower volumes of purchased
electricity;
|
|
·
|
$54 million
of decreases due to changes in the fair value of energy purchase contracts
accounted for as derivatives; and
|
|
·
|
$2 million
of decreases primarily due to the deferral of incurred power costs in
accordance with established adjustment mechanisms, partially offset by
prior-year deferrals.
|
Operations and maintenance
decreased $22 million, or 4%, primarily due to decreases in employee
expenses primarily as a result of lower pension and other postretirement benefit
expenses.
Depreciation and
amortization decreased
$2 million, or 1%, primarily due to a $23 million reduction resulting
from the extension of the depreciable lives of certain property, plant and
equipment as a result of PacifiCorp’s recent depreciation study, partially
offset by higher plant-in-service in the current period.
Other
Income (Expense) (in millions)
Six-Month
Periods
|
||||||||||||||||
Ended June 30,
|
Favorable/(Unfavorable)
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
$
Change
|
%
Change
|
|||||||||||||
Interest
expense
|
$ | (164 | ) | $ | (154 | ) | $ | (10 | ) | (6 | )% | |||||
Allowance
for borrowed funds
|
16 | 16 | - | - | ||||||||||||
Allowance
for equity funds
|
21 | 17 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||||
Interest
income
|
5 | 7 | (2 | ) | (29 | ) | ||||||||||
Other
|
(1 | ) | 2 | (3 | ) | (150 | ) | |||||||||
Total
other income (expense)
|
$ | (123 | ) | $ | (112 | ) | $ | (11 | ) | (10 | ) |
Interest expense increased
$10 million, or 6%, primarily due to higher average debt outstanding during
the six-month period ended June 30, 2008.
Allowance for borrowed and equity
funds increased $4 million, or 12%, primarily due to higher
qualified construction work-in-progress balances during the six-month period
ended June 30, 2008.
Income
Tax Expense
Income tax expense for the
six-month period ended June 30, 2008 increased $30 million to
$116 million from the comparable period in 2007, primarily due to higher
pre-tax earnings, as well as lower tax benefits associated with both the
regulatory treatment of certain deferred income taxes and tax years under
examination by the Internal Revenue Service, partially offset by higher
production tax credits associated with increased wind generation production. The
effective tax rates were 36% and 30% for the six-month periods ended
June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
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Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Sources
and Uses of Cash
PacifiCorp
depends on both internal and external sources of liquidity to provide working
capital and to fund capital requirements. To the extent funds are not available
to support capital expenditures, projects may be delayed and operating income
may be reduced. Short-term cash requirements not met by cash from operating
activities are generally satisfied with proceeds from short-term borrowings.
Long-term cash needs are met through long-term debt issuances and through cash
capital contributions from PacifiCorp’s direct parent company,
PPW Holdings LLC. PacifiCorp expects it will need additional periodic
equity contributions from its parent company over the next several years.
Issuance of long-term securities is influenced by levels of short-term debt,
cash flows from operating activities, capital expenditures, market conditions,
regulatory approvals and other considerations.
Operating
Activities
Net cash
flows from operating activities increased $27 million to $488 million
for the six-month period ended June 30, 2008 compared to $461 million
for the six-month period ended June 30, 2007, primarily due to higher
retail revenues, lower income tax payments and the timing of cash collections
and payments, substantially offset by higher fuel costs and higher net margin
deposits with third parties.
Investing
Activities
Net cash
used in investing activities decreased $5 million to $700 million for
the six-month period ended June 30, 2008 compared to $705 million for
the six-month period ended June 30, 2007. Capital expenditures totaled
$710 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2008 compared to
$731 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2007. Capital
spending decreased $21 million primarily due to higher spending in the
prior year to complete the 140-MW Marengo wind plant, which was placed in
service in August 2007, partially offset by additional spending in the current
year on wind projects expected to be completed in 2008 and 2009 and an increase
in spending on emission control environmental projects during the current year.
Emission control environmental project expenditures, excluding non-cash
allowance for equity funds used during construction, were $87 million and
$63 million during the six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007,
respectively.
Financing
Activities
Short-Term
Debt and Revolving Credit Agreements
PacifiCorp’s
short-term debt increased $35 million during the six-month period ended
June 30, 2008, primarily due to capital expenditures and maturities of
long-term debt in excess of net cash from operating activities, the utilization
of temporary cash investments, and a $200 million capital contribution
received during the period.
Regulatory
authorities limit PacifiCorp to $1.5 billion of short-term debt, of which
an aggregate principal amount of $35 million of commercial paper was
outstanding at June 30, 2008, with a weighted-average interest rate of
2.65%.
As of
June 30, 2008, PacifiCorp had $1.5 billion of total bank commitments
available under two unsecured revolving credit facilities. The first credit
facility has $800 million of bank commitments available through
July 6, 2011. The commitments reduce over time and are $670 million
for the year ending July 6, 2013. The second credit facility has
$700 million of total bank commitments available through October 23,
2012. Each credit facility includes a variable interest rate borrowing option
based on the London Interbank Offered Rate, plus a margin that is currently
0.195% and varies based on PacifiCorp’s credit ratings for its senior unsecured
long-term debt securities. These credit facilities support PacifiCorp’s
commercial paper program. As of June 30, 2008, PacifiCorp had no borrowings
outstanding under either facility.
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PacifiCorp’s
revolving credit and other financing agreements contain customary covenants and
default provisions, including a covenant not to exceed a specified
debt-to-capitalization ratio of 0.65 to 1.0. As of June 30, 2008,
PacifiCorp was in compliance with the covenants of its revolving credit and
other financing agreements.
Long-Term
Debt
In
July 2008, PacifiCorp issued $500 million of 5.65% First Mortgage
Bonds due July 15, 2018 and $300 million of 6.35% First Mortgage Bonds
due July 15, 2038. The net proceeds are being used for general corporate
purposes.
During
the six-month period ended June 30, 2008, PacifiCorp made scheduled
long-term debt repayments of $200 million.
As of
June 30, 2008, PacifiCorp had $518 million of standby letters of
credit and standby bond purchase agreements available to provide credit
enhancement and liquidity support for variable-rate pollution-control revenue
bond obligations.
PacifiCorp
has $216 million of insured variable-rate pollution-control revenue bond
obligations. Due to the significant reduction in market liquidity for insured
variable-rate obligations, $199 million of these obligations are unable to
be re-marketed and are held by banks under the terms of standby bond purchase
agreements. PacifiCorp is evaluating alternatives for these
obligations.
Capital
Contributions
In
May 2008, PacifiCorp received capital contributions of $200 million in
cash from its direct parent company, PPW Holdings LLC.
Future
Uses of Cash
PacifiCorp
may from time to time seek to acquire its outstanding securities through cash
purchases in the open market, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise.
Such repurchases, if any, may be temporary, and will depend on prevailing market
conditions, interest rates on securities, PacifiCorp’s liquidity requirements,
contractual restrictions and other factors. The amounts involved may be
material.
Dividends
PacifiCorp
does not currently anticipate that it will declare or pay dividends on common
stock during the remainder of the year ending December 31,
2008.
Investing
Activities
Estimated
capital expenditures for the year ending December 31, 2008 are expected to
be approximately $2.1 billion, excluding non-cash allowance for equity
funds used during construction.
The
capital expenditure estimate for operations for the year ending December 31,
2008 is approximately $971 million for ongoing operations projects,
including new connections related to customer growth and generation plant
overhauls.
The
capital expenditure estimate for generation development projects for the year
ending December 31, 2008 is approximately $787 million and includes the
remaining costs for the 94-MW Goodnoe Hills wind plant, which was placed in
service in May 2008, and the 70-MW Marengo II wind plant, which was
placed in service in June 2008. The estimate also includes the remaining
construction costs for the development of the 99-MW Glenrock, 39-MW
Glenrock III, 99-MW Rolling Hills, 99-MW Seven Mile Hill and 19.5-MW Seven
Mile Hill II wind plant projects, which are expected to be placed in
service during 2008.
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The
capital expenditure estimate for transmission system expansion and upgrades for
the year ending December 31, 2008 is approximately $89 million and includes
the construction of a 135-mile, double-circuit, 345-kilovolt transmission line
to be built between the Populus substation located in southern Idaho and the
Terminal substation located in the Salt Lake City area. This transmission line
will be constructed in the Path C Transmission corridor, a primary
transmission corridor in PacifiCorp’s balancing authority area. PacifiCorp
expects to complete construction of this line in 2010.
The
capital expenditure estimate for emission control equipment projects for the
year ending December 31, 2008 is approximately $219 million and includes
the remaining installation costs for emission control equipment placed in
service at the Cholla plant in May 2008, as well as estimated capital
expenditures related to the replacement of an existing sulfur dioxide scrubber
on Unit 4 and the addition of a new scrubber on Unit 3 of the Dave
Johnston plant.
In
April 2008, PacifiCorp entered into a purchase agreement with TNA Merchant
Projects, Inc., an affiliate of Suez Energy North America, Inc., to acquire 100%
of the equity interests of an entity owning a 520-MW natural gas-fired facility
located in Chehalis, Washington. PacifiCorp has obtained all necessary federal
and state regulatory approvals and expects to close the transaction during the
third quarter of 2008.
PacifiCorp
is subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations with regard to air
and water quality, renewable portfolio standards, hazardous and solid waste
disposal and other environmental matters. The cost of complying with applicable
environmental laws, regulations and rules is expected to be material to
PacifiCorp. In particular, future mandates, including those associated with
addressing the issue of global climate change, may impact the operation of
PacifiCorp’s generating facilities and may require PacifiCorp to reduce
emissions at its facilities through the installation of additional emission
control equipment or to purchase additional emission allowances or offsets in
the future. PacifiCorp is not aware of any proven commercially available
technology that eliminates or captures and stores carbon dioxide emissions from
coal-fired and gas-fired facilities, and PacifiCorp is uncertain when, or if,
such technology will be commercially available.
The
estimates and projects described above are subject to a high degree of
variability based on several factors, including, among others highlighted in
“Forward-Looking Statements” herein and discussed above, changes in regulations,
laws, the economy and market conditions, as well as the outcomes of rate-making
proceedings. Future decisions arising from the Integrated Resource Plan (“IRP”)
process may impact future estimated capital expenditures. Additionally, capital
expenditure needs are regularly reviewed by management and may change
significantly as a result of such reviews.
Requests
for Proposal
PacifiCorp
has issued a series of separate RFPs, each of which focuses on a specific
category of resources as provided in the IRP. The IRP and the RFPs provide for
the identification and staged procurement of resources in future years to
achieve load/resource balance. As required by applicable laws and regulations,
PacifiCorp files draft RFPs with the UPSC, the OPUC and the Washington Utilities
and Transportation Commission (the “WUTC”) prior to issuance to the
market.
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In
January 2008, PacifiCorp issued to the market a 2008 renewable
resources RFP for less than 100 MW, or greater than 100 MW for a power
purchase agreement with a term of less than five years, to become available no
later than December 2009. Bids from the market were received in
March 2008 and are currently under evaluation.
In
February 2008, PacifiCorp filed an all-source 2008 RFP with the UPSC, the
OPUC and the WUTC for base load, intermediate or third quarter summer peaking
products to be delivered into PacifiCorp’s system. The all-source 2008 RFP
seeks up to 2,000 MW of resources to become available beginning in 2012
through 2016. PacifiCorp expects to issue the all-source 2008 RFP to the
market in the third quarter of 2008.
In
April 2008, PacifiCorp filed its draft new renewable resources RFP with the
OPUC and the WUTC. This filing seeks approval of a solicitation for new
renewable resources targeting up to 500 MW that will be in operation by
December 2011.
Credit
Ratings
PacifiCorp’s
credit ratings at June 30, 2008 were as follows:
Moody’s
|
Standard
& Poor’s
|
||
Issuer/Corporate
|
Baa1
|
A-
|
|
Senior
secured debt
|
A3
|
A-
|
|
Senior
unsecured debt
|
Baa1
|
BBB+
|
|
Preferred
stock
|
Baa3
|
BBB
|
|
Commercial
paper
|
P-2
|
A-1
|
|
Outlook
|
Stable
|
Stable
|
In
conjunction with its risk management activities, PacifiCorp must meet credit
quality standards as required by counterparties. In accordance with industry
practice, contractual agreements that govern PacifiCorp’s energy management
activities either specifically provide bilateral rights to demand cash or other
security if credit exposures on a net basis exceed certain ratings-dependent
threshold levels, or provide the right for counterparties to demand “adequate
assurances” in the event of a material adverse change in PacifiCorp’s
creditworthiness. If one or more of PacifiCorp’s credit ratings decline below
investment grade, PacifiCorp would be required to post cash collateral, letters
of credit or other similar credit support to facilitate ongoing wholesale energy
management activities. If PacifiCorp’s unsecured ratings fell one rating below
investment grade, PacifiCorp’s estimated potential collateral requirements as of
June 30, 2008 would have totaled approximately $474 million.
Additional collateral requirements would be necessary if ratings fell further
than one rating below investment grade. PacifiCorp’s potential collateral
requirements could fluctuate considerably due to seasonality, market prices and
their volatility, a loss of key PacifiCorp generating facilities or other
related factors.
For a
further discussion of PacifiCorp’s credit ratings and their effect on
PacifiCorp’s business, refer to Item 7 of PacifiCorp’s Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.
Contractual
Obligations and Commercial Commitments
Subsequent
to December 31, 2007, there were no material changes outside the normal
course of business in the contractual obligations and commercial commitments
from the information provided in Item 7 of PacifiCorp’s Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, other than the 2008
debt issuance previously discussed. Additionally, refer to the “Future Uses of
Cash” discussion included in “Liquidity and Capital Resources.”
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Regulatory
Matters
Federal
Regulatory Matters
In
addition to the discussion contained herein regarding updates to federal
regulatory matters based upon material changes that occurred subsequent to
December 31, 2007, refer to Note 6 of Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements included in Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for further
information regarding federal regulatory matters.
Transmission
Investment
In
July 2008, PacifiCorp filed with the FERC a petition for declaratory order
to confirm incentive rate treatment for the Energy Gateway Transmission
Expansion Project. The Energy Gateway Transmission Expansion Project is an
investment plan to build in excess of 1,900 miles of new high-voltage
transmission lines primarily in Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Oregon and the desert
Southwest. The plan, with an estimated cost of approximately $6 billion,
includes projects that will address customers’ increasing electric energy use,
improve system reliability and deliver wind and other renewable generation
resources to more customers throughout PacifiCorp’s six-state service area and
the Western United States. Major transmission segments associated with this plan
are expected to be placed in service beginning 2010 with major segments in
service by 2014 depending on siting, permitting and construction
timeframes.
The
Bonneville Power Administration Residential Exchange Program
The
Northwest Power Act, through the Residential Exchange Program, provides access
to the benefits of low-cost federal hydroelectricity to the residential and
small-farm customers of the region’s investor-owned utilities. The program is
administered by the Bonneville Power Administration (the “BPA”) in
accordance with federal law. Pursuant to agreements between the BPA and
PacifiCorp, benefits from the BPA are passed through to PacifiCorp’s Oregon,
Washington and Idaho residential and small-farm customers in the form of
electricity bill credits.
Several
publicly owned utilities, cooperatives and the BPA’s direct-service industry
customers filed lawsuits against the BPA with the United States Court of Appeals
for the Ninth Circuit (the “Ninth Circuit”) seeking review of certain
aspects of the BPA’s Residential Exchange Program, as well as challenging the
level of benefits previously paid to investor-owned utility customers. In
May 2007, the Ninth Circuit issued two decisions that resulted in the BPA
suspending payments to the Pacific Northwest’s six utilities, including
PacifiCorp. This resulted in increases to PacifiCorp’s residential and
small-farm customers’ electric bills in Oregon, Washington and
Idaho.
In
February 2008, the BPA initiated a rate proceeding under the Northwest
Power Act to reconsider the level of benefits for the years 2002 through 2006
consistent with the Ninth Circuit’s decisions to re-establish the level of
benefits for years 2007 and 2008 and to set the level of benefits for years 2009
and beyond. Also in February 2008, the BPA offered PacifiCorp and other
investor-owned utilities an interim agreement intended to resume customer
benefits pending the outcome of the rate proceeding. In March 2008, the
OPUC ordered PacifiCorp to not execute the interim agreement offered by the BPA
because the benefits offered were subject to true-up and acceptance of the
benefits before the conclusion of the rate proceeding was not in the best
interest of customers. In March and May 2008, PacifiCorp and other parties
submitted testimony in the BPA rate proceeding and initial legal briefing was
completed in June 2008. Because the benefit payments from the BPA are
passed through to PacifiCorp’s customers, the outcome of this matter is not
expected to have a significant effect on PacifiCorp’s consolidated financial
results.
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Hydroelectric Relicensing
For a
discussion of hydroelectric relicensing, refer to Note 6 of Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of this
Form 10-Q.
Hydroelectric
Decommissioning
Condit Hydroelectric Project
– (White Salmon River, Washington)
In
September 1999, a settlement agreement to remove the 14-MW (nameplate
rating) Condit hydroelectric project was signed by PacifiCorp, state and federal
agencies and non-governmental organizations. Under the original settlement
agreement, removal was expected to begin in October 2006 with a total cost
to decommission not to exceed $17 million, excluding inflation. In early
February 2005, the parties agreed to modify the settlement agreement so
that removal would not begin until October 2008 with a total cost to
decommission not to exceed $21 million, excluding inflation. The settlement
agreement is contingent upon receiving a FERC surrender order and other
regulatory approvals that are not materially inconsistent with the amended
settlement agreement. PacifiCorp is in the process of acquiring all necessary
permits within the terms and conditions of the amended settlement agreement. The
permitting process is ongoing and will not be completed in time to allow the
decommissioning of the project to begin by the October 2008 target date
under the settlement agreement. Given the time needed for project removal and
impacts to natural resources, completion of decommissioning is now expected by
October 2009.
State
Regulatory Actions
PacifiCorp
is currently pursuing a regulatory program in all states, with the objective of
keeping rates closely aligned to ongoing costs. The following discussion
provides a state-by-state update based upon significant changes that occurred
subsequent to December 31, 2007.
Utah
In
December 2007, PacifiCorp filed a general rate case with the UPSC
requesting an annual increase of $161 million, or an average price increase
of 11%, with a test period for the forecasted twelve months ended
June 2009. The increase is primarily due to increased capital spending and
net power costs, both of which are driven by load growth. In February 2008,
the UPSC issued an order determining that the test period should end
December 2008. In March 2008, PacifiCorp filed supplemental testimony
reducing the requested rate increase to $100 million. The change in the
test period accounts for $40 million of the reduction. The supplemental
filing also reflects an additional $21 million of reductions associated
with recent UPSC orders on depreciation rate changes and two deferred accounting
requests that were pending when the original case was filed. In May 2008,
PacifiCorp filed rebuttal testimony that reduced the requested rate increase by
an additional $15 million to $85 million. Hearings on the revenue
requirement portion of the case were held in June 2008. Additional
adjustments adopted at the hearings reduced the requested increase to
$75 million. The rate-design phase of the case is scheduled for
October 2008. PacifiCorp expects that initial rates, if approved, will
become effective no later than August 13, 2008.
In
July 2008, PacifiCorp filed a general rate case with the UPSC requesting an
annual increase of $161 million over PacifiCorp’s current rates, or an
average price increase of 11%. This represents an increase of $86 million
over the December 2007 pending rate request described above, or an
additional average price increase of 6%. The new rates, if approved, are
expected to become effective in March 2009.
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Oregon
In
April 2008, PacifiCorp filed its first annual renewable adjustment clause
to recover the revenue requirement related to new renewable resources and
associated transmission that are eligible under the Oregon Renewable Energy Act
and are not reflected in general rates. PacifiCorp requested an annual increase
of $39 million on an Oregon-allocated basis, or an average price increase
of 4%. The OPUC is expected to issue a decision by November 2008, with
rates effective January 1, 2009.
In
July 2008, as part of its annual transition adjustment mechanism,
PacifiCorp filed updated forecasted net power costs for 2009. PacifiCorp
proposed a net power cost increase of $57 million on an Oregon-allocated
basis, or an average price increase of 6%. The forecasted net power costs will
be updated again in early November 2008 for OPUC ordered changes, changes
to the forward price curve and new wholesale sales and purchases. A final update
for changes in the forward price curve will be filed in November 2008. The
OPUC is expected to issue a decision by November 2008, with rates effective
January 1, 2009.
For a
discussion of SB 408, refer to Note 3 of Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements included in Item 1 of this
Form 10-Q.
Wyoming
In
June 2007, PacifiCorp filed a general rate case with the Wyoming Public
Service Commission (the “WPSC”) requesting an annual increase of
$36 million, or an average price increase of 8%. In addition, PacifiCorp
requested approval of a new renewable resource recovery mechanism and a marginal
cost pricing tariff to better reflect the cost of adding new generation. In
January 2008, PacifiCorp reached a settlement in principle with parties to
the case, subject to approval by the WPSC. The settlement provides for an annual
rate increase of $23 million, or an average price increase of 5%. In
addition, the parties also agreed to modify the current power cost adjustment
mechanism (“PCAM”) to use forecasted power costs in the future and to terminate
the PCAM by April 2011, unless a continuation is specifically applied for
by PacifiCorp and approved by the WPSC. PacifiCorp’s marginal cost pricing
tariff proposal will not be implemented, but will be the subject of a
collaborative process to seek a new pricing proposal. Also as part of the
settlement, PacifiCorp agreed to withdraw from this filing its request for a
renewable resource recovery mechanism. The stipulation was approved by the WPSC
in March 2008. The new rates were effective May 1, 2008.
In
February 2008, PacifiCorp filed its annual PCAM application with the WPSC
for costs incurred during the period December 1, 2006 through
November 30, 2007. In March 2008, the WPSC approved PacifiCorp’s
request on an interim basis effective April 1, 2008, resulting in a rate
increase of $31 million, or an average price increase of 8%, to recover
deferred power costs over a one-year period. In April 2008, PacifiCorp began
collecting this interim surcharge from its Wyoming customers and will continue
until the matter is either settled through negotiation with the parties or is
litigated in a contested hearing, which has been scheduled for
September 2008. In either case, the WPSC must approve the final surcharge
and tariff.
In
July 2008, PacifiCorp filed a general rate case with the WPSC requesting an
annual increase of $34 million, or an average price increase of 7%, with an
effective date of May 24, 2009. Power costs have been excluded from the
filing and will be addressed separately in PacifiCorp’s annual PCAM application
in February 2009.
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Washington
In
February 2008, PacifiCorp filed a general rate case with the WUTC for an
annual increase of $35 million, or an average price increase of 15%. In
August 2008, PacifiCorp filed with the WUTC an all-party settlement
agreement with WUTC staff, Public Counsel, Industrial Customers of Northwest
Utilities, and the Energy Project. Pursuant to the terms of the settlement,
parties agreed to an overall rate increase of $20 million or 9%. If the
WUTC approves the settlement, the increase will be composed of an
$18 million increase to base rates and a $2 million annual surcharge
for approximately three years related to recovery of higher power costs incurred
in 2005 due to poor hydroelectric conditions. Recovery of these higher power
costs was originally requested by PacifiCorp as a separate deferred cost filing
in March 2005. The total recovery of these higher power costs will be
$6 million plus interest collected over a three-year period. PacifiCorp
agreed to drop the current proposal for a generation cost adjustment mechanism
(“GCAM”) and further committed that PacifiCorp would not propose a GCAM in the
next general rate case. A hearing on the settlement agreement is scheduled for
September 2008. The new rates will be effective October 15, 2008,
subject to WUTC approval.
Idaho
In
June 2008, PacifiCorp filed a notice of intent to file a general rate case
with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (the “IPUC”). A notice of intent must
be filed with the IPUC at least 60 days before a general rate case can be
filed.
Depreciation
Rate Changes
For a
discussion of PacifiCorp’s depreciation rate changes, refer to Note 2 of
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of this
Form 10-Q.
Environmental
Matters
In
addition to the discussion contained herein, refer to Note 6 of Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of this Form 10-Q
and Item 1 of PacifiCorp’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2007 for additional information regarding certain
environmental matters affecting PacifiCorp’s operations.
Renewable
Portfolio Standards
In
March 2008, Utah’s governor signed Utah Senate Bill 202, Energy Resource and Carbon Emission
Reduction Initiative. Among other things, this law provides that,
beginning in the year 2025, 20% of adjusted retail electric sales of all Utah
utilities be supplied by renewable energy, if it is cost effective. Retail
electric sales will be adjusted by deducting the amount of generation from
sources that produce zero or reduced carbon emissions, and for sales avoided as
a result of energy efficiency and demand-side management programs. Qualifying
renewable energy sources can be located anywhere in the Western Electricity
Coordinating Council areas, and renewable energy credits can be used. The costs
of complying with the law will be a system cost and are expected to be recovered
in retail rates in all states served, either through rate cases or adjustment
mechanisms.
New
Accounting Pronouncements
For a
discussion of new accounting pronouncements affecting PacifiCorp, refer to
Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in
Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.
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Critical
Accounting Policies
Certain
accounting policies require management to make estimates and judgments
concerning transactions that will be settled in the future. Amounts recognized
in the Consolidated Financial Statements from such estimates are necessarily
based on numerous assumptions involving varying and potentially significant
degrees of judgment and uncertainty. Accordingly, the amounts currently
reflected in the Consolidated Financial Statements will likely increase or
decrease in the future as additional information becomes available. Estimates
are used for, but not limited to, the accounting for the effects of certain
types of regulation, derivatives, pension and postretirement obligations, income
taxes and revenue recognition - unbilled revenue. For additional discussion of
PacifiCorp’s critical accounting policies, see Item 7 of PacifiCorp’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.
PacifiCorp’s critical accounting policies have not changed materially since
December 31, 2007.
Item
3. Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
For
quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk affecting PacifiCorp,
see Item 7A of PacifiCorp’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2007. PacifiCorp’s exposure to market risk and its
management of such risk has not changed materially since December 31, 2007.
Refer to Note 5 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in
Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for disclosure of PacifiCorp’s derivative
positions as of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007.
Item
4. Controls
and Procedures
At the
end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, PacifiCorp
carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of
PacifiCorp’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer (principal
executive officer) and the Chief Financial Officer (principal financial
officer), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of PacifiCorp’s
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e)
promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended).
Based upon that evaluation, PacifiCorp’s management, including the Chief
Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and the Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer), concluded that PacifiCorp’s disclosure controls
and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be
disclosed by PacifiCorp in the reports that it files or submits under the
Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time
periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and is accumulated and
communicated to management, including PacifiCorp’s Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer) and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial
officer), or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow
timely decisions regarding required disclosure. There has been no change in
PacifiCorp’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended
June 30, 2008 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, PacifiCorp’s internal control over financial
reporting.
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PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item
1. Legal
Proceedings
For a
description of certain legal proceedings affecting PacifiCorp, refer to
Item 3 of PacifiCorp’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2007 and Part II, Item 1 of PacifiCorp’s Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2008. In
addition to the discussion contained herein regarding material developments to
legal proceedings, refer to Note 6 of Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this
Form 10-Q.
In
May 2004, PacifiCorp was served with a complaint filed in the United States
District Court for the District of Oregon by the Klamath Tribes of Oregon,
individual Klamath Tribal members and the Klamath Claims Committee. The
complaint generally alleges that PacifiCorp and its predecessors affected the
Klamath Tribes’ federal treaty rights to fish for salmon in the headwaters of
the Klamath River in southern Oregon by building dams that blocked the passage
of salmon upstream to the headwaters beginning in 1911. In July 2005, the
District Court dismissed the case and in September 2005 denied the Klamath
Tribes’ request to reconsider the dismissal. In October 2005, the Klamath
Tribes appealed the District Court’s decision to the United States Court of
Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (the “Ninth Circuit”) and briefing was completed
in March 2006. In February 2008, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the
District Court’s 2005 decisions dismissing the case. In May 2008, the
plaintiffs filed a petition requesting review by the U.S. Supreme Court.
PacifiCorp filed a brief in opposition to the petition in June 2008.
PacifiCorp believes the outcome of this proceeding will not have a material
impact on its consolidated financial results.
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Item
1A. Risk
Factors
There has
been no material change to PacifiCorp’s risk factors from those disclosed in
Item 1A of PacifiCorp’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2007.
Item
2. Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Not
applicable.
Item
3. Defaults
Upon Senior Securities
Not
applicable.
Item
4. Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Not
applicable.
Item
5. Other
Information
Not
applicable.
Item
6. Exhibits
The
exhibits listed on the accompanying Exhibit Index are filed as part of this
Quarterly Report.
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Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
PACIFICORP
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(Registrant)
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Date:
August 8, 2008
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/s/ Douglas K.
Stuver
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Douglas
K. Stuver
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Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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(principal
financial and accounting
officer)
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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15
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Awareness
Letter of Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm.
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31.1
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Principal
Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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31.2
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Principal
Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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32.1
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Principal
Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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32.2
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Principal
Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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