UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
| Quarterly Report Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | |||||
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED March 31, 2024
OR
| Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | |||||
For the transition period from to
| Commission File Number | Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter and principal executive office address and telephone number | State of Incorporation | I.R.S. Employer ID. Number | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | ||||||||||||||
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.
| Consolidated Edison, Inc. (Con Edison) | ☒ | No ☐ | |||||||||
| Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (CECONY) | ☒ | No ☐ | |||||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
| Con Edison | ☒ | No ☐ | |||||||||
| CECONY | ☒ | No ☐ | |||||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| Con Edison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ☒ | Accelerated filer ☐ | Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | |||||||||||||||||
| Smaller reporting company | Emerging growth company | |||||||||||||||||||
| CECONY | ||||||||||||||||||||
Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer ☐ | ☒ | |||||||||||||||||
| Smaller reporting company | Emerging growth company | |||||||||||||||||||
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
| Con Edison | Yes | No | ☒ | |||||||||||
| CECONY | Yes | No | ☒ | |||||||||||
As of April 30, 2024, Con Edison had outstanding 345,834,711 Common Shares ($.10 par value). All of the outstanding common equity of CECONY is held by Con Edison.
Filing Format
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is a combined report being filed separately by two different registrants: Consolidated Edison, Inc. (Con Edison) and Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (CECONY). CECONY is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Con Edison and, as such, the information in this report about CECONY also applies to Con Edison. As used in this report, the term the “Companies” refers to Con Edison and CECONY. However, CECONY makes no representation as to the information contained in this report relating to Con Edison or the subsidiaries of Con Edison other than itself.
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Glossary of Terms
The following is a glossary of abbreviations or acronyms that are used in the Companies’ SEC reports:
| Con Edison Companies | ||||||||
| Con Edison | Consolidated Edison, Inc. | |||||||
| CECONY | Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. | |||||||
| Clean Energy Businesses | Con Edison Clean Energy Businesses, Inc., a former subsidiary of Con Edison | |||||||
| Con Edison Transmission | Con Edison Transmission, Inc., together with its subsidiaries | |||||||
| O&R | Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. | |||||||
| RECO | Rockland Electric Company | |||||||
| The Companies | Con Edison and CECONY | |||||||
| The Utilities | CECONY and O&R | |||||||
| Regulatory Agencies, Government Agencies and Other Organizations | ||||||||
| FASB | Financial Accounting Standards Board | |||||||
| FERC | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | |||||||
| IRS | Internal Revenue Service | |||||||
| NJBPU | New Jersey Board of Public Utilities | |||||||
| NYISO | New York Independent System Operator | |||||||
| NYPA | New York Power Authority | |||||||
| NYSDEC | New York State Department of Environmental Conservation | |||||||
| NYSDPS | New York State Department of Public Service | |||||||
| NYSPSC | New York State Public Service Commission | |||||||
| OTDA | Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance | |||||||
| SEC | U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission | |||||||
| Accounting | ||||||||
| ASU | Accounting Standards Update | |||||||
| GAAP | Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America | |||||||
| HLBV | Hypothetical Liquidation at Book Value | |||||||
| NOL | Net Operating Loss | |||||||
| OCI | Other Comprehensive Income | |||||||
| VIE | Variable Interest Entity | |||||||
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| Environmental | ||||||||
| GHG | Greenhouse gases | |||||||
| Superfund | Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 and similar state statutes | |||||||
| Units of Measure | ||||||||
| Dt | Dekatherms | |||||||
| kWh | Kilowatt-hour | |||||||
| MMlb | Million pounds | |||||||
| MW | Megawatt or thousand kilowatts | |||||||
| MWh | Megawatt hour | |||||||
| Other | ||||||||
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus Disease 2019 | |||||||
| IRA | The federal Inflation Reduction Act, as enacted on August 16, 2022 | |||||||
| TCJA | The federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, as enacted on December 22, 2017 | |||||||
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
| PAGE | ||||||||
| ITEM 1 | Financial Statements (Unaudited) | |||||||
| Con Edison | ||||||||
| CECONY | ||||||||
| ITEM 2 | ||||||||
| ITEM 3 | ||||||||
| ITEM 4 | ||||||||
| ITEM 1 | ||||||||
| ITEM 1A | ||||||||
| ITEM 6 | ||||||||
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This report contains forward-looking statements that are intended to qualify for the safe-harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are statements of future expectations and not facts. Words such as “forecasts,” “expects,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “believes,” “plans,” “will,” “target,” “guidance,” “potential,” "goal," “consider” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements reflect information available and assumptions at the time the statements are made, and accordingly speak only as of that time. Actual results or developments might differ materially from those included in the forward-looking statements because of various factors such as those identified in reports the Companies have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to:
•the Companies are extensively regulated and are subject to substantial penalties;
•the Utilities’ rate plans may not provide a reasonable return;
•the Companies may be adversely affected by changes to the Utilities’ rate plans;
•the failure of, or damage to, the Companies’ facilities could adversely affect the Companies;
•a cyber attack could adversely affect the Companies;
•the failure of processes and systems, the failure to retain and attract employees and contractors, and their negative performance could adversely affect the Companies;
•the Companies are exposed to risks from the environmental consequences of their operations, including increased costs related to climate change;
•Con Edison’s ability to pay dividends or interest depends on dividends from its subsidiaries;
•changes to tax laws could adversely affect the Companies;
•the Companies require access to capital markets to satisfy funding requirements;
•a disruption in the wholesale energy markets, increased commodity costs or failure by an energy supplier or customer could adversely affect the Companies;
•the Companies face risks related to health epidemics and other outbreaks;
•the Companies’ strategies may not be effective to address changes in the external business environment;
•the Companies face risks related to supply chain disruption and inflation; and
•the Companies also face other risks that are beyond their control.
The Companies assume no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
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Consolidated Edison, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT (UNAUDITED)
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars/Except Share Data) | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||
| OPERATING REVENUES | ||||||||
| Electric | $ | $ | ||||||
| Gas | ||||||||
| Steam | ||||||||
| Non-utility | ||||||||
| TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES | ||||||||
| OPERATING EXPENSES | ||||||||
| Purchased power | ||||||||
| Fuel | ||||||||
| Gas purchased for resale | ||||||||
| Other operations and maintenance | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||
| Taxes, other than income taxes | ||||||||
| TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES | ||||||||
| Gain (Loss) on sale of the Clean Energy Businesses | ( | |||||||
| OPERATING INCOME | ||||||||
| OTHER INCOME (DEDUCTIONS) | ||||||||
| Investment income | ||||||||
| Other income | ||||||||
| Allowance for equity funds used during construction | ||||||||
| Other deductions | ( | ( | ||||||
| TOTAL OTHER INCOME | ||||||||
| INCOME BEFORE INTEREST AND INCOME TAX EXPENSE | ||||||||
| INTEREST EXPENSE (INCOME) | ||||||||
| Interest on long-term debt | ||||||||
| Other interest expense | ||||||||
| Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction | ( | ( | ||||||
| NET INTEREST EXPENSE | ||||||||
| INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE | ||||||||
| INCOME TAX EXPENSE | ||||||||
| NET INCOME | ||||||||
| Loss attributable to non-controlling interest | ( | |||||||
| NET INCOME FOR COMMON STOCK | $ | $ | ||||||
| Net income per common share—basic | $ | $ | ||||||
| Net income per common share—diluted | $ | $ | ||||||
| AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING—BASIC (IN MILLIONS) | ||||||||
| AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING—DILUTED (IN MILLIONS) | ||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Consolidated Edison, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||
| NET INCOME | $ | $ | ||||||
| LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST | ||||||||
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, NET OF TAXES | ||||||||
| Pension and other postretirement benefit plan liability adjustments, net of taxes | ( | |||||||
| TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS), NET OF TAXES | ( | |||||||
| COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Consolidated Edison, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||
| OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | ||||||
| PRINCIPAL NON-CASH CHARGES/(CREDITS) TO INCOME | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | ( | |||||||
| Rate case amortization and accruals | ||||||||
| Net derivative gains | ||||||||
| Pre-tax loss/(gain) on sale of the Clean Energy Businesses | ( | |||||||
| Other non-cash items, net | ( | ( | ||||||
| CHANGES IN ASSETS AND LIABILITIES | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable – customers | ( | |||||||
| Allowance for uncollectible accounts – customers | ( | |||||||
| Materials and supplies, including fuel oil and gas in storage | ||||||||
| Revenue decoupling mechanism receivable | ( | |||||||
| Other receivables and other current assets | ( | |||||||
| Unbilled revenue and net unbilled revenue deferrals | ( | |||||||
| Prepayments | ( | ( | ||||||
| Accounts payable | ( | ( | ||||||
| Pensions and retiree benefits obligations, net | ( | ( | ||||||
| Pensions and retiree benefits contributions | ( | ( | ||||||
| Accrued taxes | ( | |||||||
| Accrued interest | ||||||||
| Superfund and environmental remediation costs | ( | ( | ||||||
| Distributions from equity investments | ||||||||
| Deferred charges, noncurrent assets, leases, net and other regulatory assets | ( | |||||||
| Deferred credits, noncurrent liabilities and other regulatory liabilities | ( | |||||||
| Other current liabilities | ( | |||||||
| NET CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
| INVESTING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
| Utility construction expenditures | ( | ( | ||||||
| Cost of removal less salvage | ( | ( | ||||||
| Non-utility construction expenditures | ( | |||||||
| Proceeds from sale of the Clean Energy Businesses, net of cash and cash equivalents sold | ||||||||
| Other investing activities | ( | |||||||
| NET CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES | ( | |||||||
| FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
| Net (payment)/issuance of short-term debt | ( | |||||||
| Issuance of long-term debt | ||||||||
| Retirement of long-term debt | ( | |||||||
| Debt issuance costs | ( | ( | ||||||
| Common stock dividends | ( | ( | ||||||
| Issuance of common shares for stock plans | ||||||||
| Repurchase of common shares | ( | |||||||
| Distribution to noncontrolling interest | ( | |||||||
| NET CASH FLOWS USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ( | ( | ||||||
| CASH, TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH: | ||||||||
| NET CHANGE FOR THE PERIOD | ( | ( | ||||||
| BALANCE AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD | ||||||||
| BALANCE AT END OF PERIOD | $ | $ | ||||||
| LESS: CHANGE IN CASH BALANCES HELD FOR SALE | ||||||||
| BALANCE AT END OF PERIOD EXCLUDING HELD FOR SALE | $ | $ | ||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH INFORMATION | ||||||||
| Cash paid during the period for: | ||||||||
| Interest, net of capitalized interest | $ | $ | ||||||
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| Income taxes | $ | $ | ||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INFORMATION | ||||||||
| Construction expenditures in accounts payable | $ | $ | ||||||
| Issuance of common shares for dividend reinvestment | $ | $ | ||||||
| Software licenses acquired but unpaid as of end of period | $ | $ | ||||||
| Equipment acquired but unpaid as of end of period | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Consolidated Edison, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED)
| (Millions of Dollars) | March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | ||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||
| Cash and temporary cash investments | $ | $ | ||||||
Accounts receivable – customers, net allowance for uncollectible accounts of $ | ||||||||
Other receivables, net allowance for uncollectible accounts of $ | ||||||||
| Accrued unbilled revenue | ||||||||
| Fuel oil, gas in storage, materials and supplies, at average cost | ||||||||
| Prepayments | ||||||||
| Regulatory assets | ||||||||
| Restricted cash | ||||||||
| Revenue decoupling mechanism receivable | ||||||||
Fair value of derivative assets | ||||||||
| Assets held for sale | ||||||||
| Other current assets | ||||||||
| TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||
| INVESTMENTS | ||||||||
| UTILITY PLANT, AT ORIGINAL COST | ||||||||
| Electric | ||||||||
| Gas | ||||||||
| Steam | ||||||||
| General | ||||||||
| TOTAL | ||||||||
| Less: Accumulated depreciation | ||||||||
| Net | ||||||||
| Construction work in progress | ||||||||
| NET UTILITY PLANT | ||||||||
| NON-UTILITY PLANT | ||||||||
Non-utility property, net accumulated depreciation of $ | ||||||||
| Construction work in progress | ||||||||
| NET PLANT | ||||||||
| OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||
| Goodwill | ||||||||
| Regulatory assets | ||||||||
| Pension and retiree benefits | ||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use asset | ||||||||
Fair value of derivative assets | ||||||||
| Other deferred charges and noncurrent assets | ||||||||
| TOTAL OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Consolidated Edison, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED)
| (Millions of Dollars) | March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | ||||||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||||||
| Long-term debt due within one year | $ | $ | ||||||
| Notes payable | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | ||||||||
| Customer deposits | ||||||||
| Accrued taxes | ||||||||
| Accrued interest | ||||||||
| Accrued wages | ||||||||
| Fair value of derivative liabilities | ||||||||
| Regulatory liabilities | ||||||||
| System benefit charge | ||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | ||||||||
| Liabilities held for sale | ||||||||
| Other current liabilities | ||||||||
| TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||||||
| NONCURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||||||
| Provision for injuries and damages | ||||||||
| Pensions and retiree benefits | ||||||||
| Superfund and other environmental costs | ||||||||
| Asset retirement obligations | ||||||||
| Fair value of derivative liabilities | ||||||||
| Deferred income taxes and unamortized investment tax credits | ||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | ||||||||
| Regulatory liabilities | ||||||||
| Other deferred credits and noncurrent liabilities | ||||||||
| TOTAL NONCURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||||||
| LONG-TERM DEBT | ||||||||
| COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES, AND GUARANTEES (Note B, Note G, and Note H) | ||||||||
| COMMON SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (See Statement of Common Shareholders' Equity) | ||||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Consolidated Edison, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
| (In Millions, except for dividends per share) | Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Retained Earnings | Treasury Stock | Capital Stock Expense | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss) | Non- controlling Interest | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2022 | $ | $ | $ | $( | $( | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock dividends ($ | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common shares for stock plans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock repurchases | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions to noncontrolling interests | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disposal of the Clean Energy Businesses | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BALANCE AS OF MARCH 31, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $( | $( | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $( | $( | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock dividends ($ | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common shares for stock plans | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BALANCE AS OF MARCH 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $( | $( | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT (UNAUDITED)
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||
| OPERATING REVENUES | ||||||||
| Electric | $ | $ | ||||||
| Gas | ||||||||
| Steam | ||||||||
| TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES | ||||||||
| OPERATING EXPENSES | ||||||||
| Purchased power | ||||||||
| Fuel | ||||||||
| Gas purchased for resale | ||||||||
| Other operations and maintenance | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||
| Taxes, other than income taxes | ||||||||
| TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES | ||||||||
| OPERATING INCOME | ||||||||
| OTHER INCOME (DEDUCTIONS) | ||||||||
| Investment and other income | ||||||||
| Allowance for equity funds used during construction | ||||||||
| Other deductions | ( | ( | ||||||
| TOTAL OTHER INCOME | ||||||||
| INCOME BEFORE INTEREST AND INCOME TAX EXPENSE | ||||||||
| INTEREST EXPENSE (INCOME) | ||||||||
| Interest on long-term debt | ||||||||
| Other interest expense | ||||||||
| Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction | ( | ( | ||||||
| NET INTEREST EXPENSE | ||||||||
| INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE | ||||||||
| INCOME TAX EXPENSE | ||||||||
| NET INCOME | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||
| NET INCOME | $ | $ | ||||||
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS, NET OF TAXES | ||||||||
| Pension and other postretirement benefit plan liability adjustments, net of taxes | ( | |||||||
| TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS, NET OF TAXES | ( | |||||||
| COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||
| OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | ||||||
| PRINCIPAL NON-CASH CHARGES/(CREDITS) TO INCOME | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | ||||||||
| Rate case amortization and accruals | ||||||||
| Other non-cash items, net | ( | ( | ||||||
| CHANGES IN ASSETS AND LIABILITIES | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable – customers | ( | |||||||
| Allowance for uncollectible accounts – customers | ( | |||||||
| Materials and supplies, including fuel oil and gas in storage | ||||||||
| Revenue decoupling mechanism receivable | ( | |||||||
| Other receivables and other current assets | ( | |||||||
| Unbilled revenue and net unbilled revenue deferrals | ( | |||||||
| Accounts receivable from affiliated companies | ( | |||||||
| Prepayments | ( | ( | ||||||
| Accounts payable | ( | ( | ||||||
| Accounts payable from affiliated companies | ||||||||
| Pensions and retiree benefits obligations, net | ( | ( | ||||||
| Pensions and retiree benefits contributions | ( | ( | ||||||
| Superfund and environmental remediation costs | ( | ( | ||||||
| Accrued taxes | ( | ( | ||||||
| Accrued taxes to affiliated companies | ( | |||||||
| Accrued interest | ||||||||
| Deferred charges, noncurrent assets, leases, net and other regulatory assets | ( | |||||||
| Deferred credits, noncurrent liabilities and other regulatory liabilities | ( | |||||||
| Other current liabilities | ( | |||||||
| NET CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
| INVESTING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
| Utility construction expenditures | ( | ( | ||||||
| Cost of removal less salvage | ( | ( | ||||||
| NET CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES | ( | ( | ||||||
| FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
| Net payment of short-term debt | ( | ( | ||||||
| Issuance of long-term debt | ||||||||
| Debt issuance costs | ( | ( | ||||||
| Capital contribution by Con Edison | ||||||||
| Dividend to Con Edison | ( | ( | ||||||
| NET CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ( | |||||||
| CASH AND TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS | ||||||||
| NET CHANGE FOR THE PERIOD | ( | ( | ||||||
| BALANCE AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD | ||||||||
| BALANCE AT END OF PERIOD | $ | $ | ||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH INFORMATION | ||||||||
| Cash paid/(received) during the period for: | ||||||||
| Interest, net of capitalized interest | $ | $ | ||||||
| Income taxes | $ | $( | ||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INFORMATION | ||||||||
| Construction expenditures in accounts payable | $ | $ | ||||||
| Software licenses acquired but unpaid as of end of period | $ | $ | ||||||
| Equipment acquired but unpaid as of end of period | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED)
| (Millions of Dollars) | March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | ||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||
| Cash and temporary cash investments | $ | $ | ||||||
Accounts receivable – customers, net allowance for uncollectible accounts of $ | ||||||||
Other receivables, net allowance for uncollectible accounts of $ | ||||||||
| Accrued unbilled revenue | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable from affiliated companies | ||||||||
| Fuel oil, gas in storage, materials and supplies, at average cost | ||||||||
| Prepayments | ||||||||
| Regulatory assets | ||||||||
| Revenue decoupling mechanism receivable | ||||||||
Fair value of derivative assets | ||||||||
| Other current assets | ||||||||
| TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||
| INVESTMENTS | ||||||||
| UTILITY PLANT, AT ORIGINAL COST | ||||||||
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| Less: Accumulated depreciation | ||||||||
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| NET UTILITY PLANT | ||||||||
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| OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||
| Regulatory assets | ||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use asset | ||||||||
| Pension and retiree benefits | ||||||||
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| Other deferred charges and noncurrent assets | ||||||||
| TOTAL OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED)
| (Millions of Dollars) | March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | ||||||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY | ||||||||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||||||
| Long-term debt due within one year | $ | $ | ||||||
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| TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||||||
| NONCURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||||||
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| Deferred income taxes and unamortized investment tax credits | ||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | ||||||||
| Regulatory liabilities | ||||||||
| Other deferred credits and noncurrent liabilities | ||||||||
| TOTAL NONCURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||||||
| LONG-TERM DEBT | ||||||||
| COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note B and Note G) | ||||||||
| SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY (See Statement of Shareholder’s Equity) | ||||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
| Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Retained Earnings | Repurchased Con Edison Stock | Capital Stock Expense | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss) | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (In Millions)/Except Share Data) | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2022 | $ | $ | $ | $( | $( | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock dividend to Con Edison | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital contribution by Con Edison | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BALANCE AS OF MARCH 31, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $( | $( | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $( | $( | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock dividend to Con Edison | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital contribution by Con Edison | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BALANCE AS OF MARCH 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $( | $( | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
General
These combined notes accompany and form an integral part of the separate interim consolidated financial statements of each of the two separate registrants: Consolidated Edison, Inc. and its subsidiaries (Con Edison) and Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. and its subsidiaries (CECONY). CECONY is a subsidiary of Con Edison and as such its financial condition and results of operations and cash flows, that are presented separately in the CECONY consolidated financial statements, are also consolidated, along with those of Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (O&R), Con Edison Transmission, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, Con Edison Transmission) and its former subsidiary, Con Edison Clean Energy Businesses, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, the Clean Energy Businesses), in Con Edison’s consolidated financial statements. On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note Q and Note R. The term “Utilities” is used in these notes to refer to CECONY and O&R.
As used in these notes, the term “Companies” refers to Con Edison and CECONY and, except as otherwise noted, the information in these combined notes relates to each of the Companies. However, CECONY makes no representation as to information relating to Con Edison or the subsidiaries of Con Edison other than itself.
The separate interim consolidated financial statements of each of the Companies are unaudited but, in the opinion of their respective managements, reflect all adjustments (which include only normally recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented. The Companies’ separate interim consolidated financial statements should be read together with their separate audited financial statements (including the combined notes thereto) included in Item 8 of their combined Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Note A – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Other Matters
Accounting Policies
The accounting policies of Con Edison and its subsidiaries conform to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP). For the Utilities, these accounting principles include the accounting rules for regulated operations and the accounting requirements of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the state regulators having jurisdiction.
Investments
Con Edison's investments consist primarily of the investments of Con Edison Transmission that are accounted for under the equity method and the fair value of the Utilities' supplemental retirement income plan and deferred income plan assets.
Investment in Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC (MVP)
In January 2016, a subsidiary of Con Edison Transmission acquired a 12.5 percent interest in MVP, a company developing a proposed 300 -mile gas transmission project (the Mountain Valley Pipeline) in West Virginia and Virginia. During 2019, Con Edison exercised its right to limit, and did limit, its cash contributions to the joint venture to approximately $530 million, that reduced Con Edison Transmission’s interest in MVP to 9.6 percent and 7.9 percent as of December 31, 2022 and 2023, respectively. As of March 31, 2024, Con Edison Transmission's interest in MVP is 7.2 percent and is expected to be reduced to approximately 6.75 percent based on Con Edison Transmission’s previous capping of its cash contributions. As of December 31, 2023 and March 31, 2024, the Mountain Valley Pipeline was approximately 97 percent and 99 percent complete, respectively.
In June 2023, federal legislation to raise the U.S. debt ceiling included provisions declaring the Mountain Valley Pipeline to be in the national interest, expediting the permitting process and moving jurisdiction of challenges of permits to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, from the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. These actions enabled construction activities to resume in June 2023 and continue without substantial interruption for the duration of 2023. In April 2024, the operator of the Mountain Valley Pipeline announced that it expects to complete construction on or about May 31, 2024, with long-term firm capacity obligations to begin on the first day of month immediately following
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the date MVP receives FERC authorization to commence service. The operator also announced it is targeting a total project cost of approximately $7,850 million (including contingency and excluding allowance for funds used during construction). At March 31, 2024, Con Edison Transmission’s carrying value of its investment in MVP was $153 million and its cash contributions to the joint venture amounted to $530 million.
There is risk that the fair value of Con Edison’s investment in MVP may be further impaired in the future. Assumptions and estimates used to test Con Edison’s investment in MVP for impairment may change if adverse developments impacting the construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline were to occur.
Reclassification
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation.
Earnings Per Common Share
Con Edison presents basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) on the face of its consolidated income statement. Basic EPS is calculated by dividing earnings available to common shareholders (“Net income for common stock” on Con Edison’s consolidated income statement) by the weighted average number of Con Edison common shares outstanding during the period. In the calculation of diluted EPS, weighted average shares outstanding are increased for additional shares that would be outstanding if potentially dilutive securities were converted to common stock.
Potentially dilutive securities for Con Edison consist of restricted stock units and deferred stock units for which the average market price of the common shares for the period was greater than the exercise vesting price.
For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, basic and diluted EPS for Con Edison are calculated as follows:
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars, except per share amounts/Shares in Millions) | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||
| Net income for common stock | $ | $ | ||||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic | ||||||||
| Add: Incremental shares attributable to effect of potentially dilutive securities | ||||||||
| Adjusted weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted | ||||||||
| Net Income per common share – basic | $ | $ | ||||||
| Net Income per common share – diluted | $ | $ | ||||||
The computation of diluted EPS for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2024 excluded approximately 1.9 million shares and an immaterial number of shares, respectively, because of their anti-dilutive effect. The anti-dilutive shares as of March 31, 2023 were calculated factoring in accelerated share repurchase agreements that Con Edison entered into in March 2023 with two dealers to repurchase $1,000 million in aggregate of Con Edison's Common Shares ($0.10 par value) that were settled during the second quarter of 2023.
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss) by Component
For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, changes to accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) (OCI) for Con Edison and CECONY are as follows:
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| Con Edison | CECONY | |||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| Beginning balance, accumulated OCI, net of taxes (a) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||
OCI before reclassifications, net of tax of $ | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Amounts reclassified from accumulated OCI related to pension plan liabilities, net of tax (a)(b) | ||||||||||||||
| Current period OCI, net of taxes | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Ending balance, accumulated OCI, net of taxes (a) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||
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Reconciliation of Cash, Temporary Cash Investments and Restricted Cash
Cash, temporary cash investments and restricted cash are presented on a combined basis in the Companies’ consolidated statements of cash flows. At March 31, 2024 and 2023, cash, temporary cash investments and restricted cash for Con Edison were as follows; CECONY did not have material restricted cash balances as of March 31, 2024 and 2023:
| At March 31, | ||||||||
Con Edison | ||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||
| Cash and temporary cash investments | $ | $ | ||||||
| Restricted cash (a) | ||||||||
| Total cash, temporary cash investments and restricted cash | $ | $ | ||||||
Variable Interest Entities
The accounting rules for consolidation address the consolidation of a variable interest entity (VIE) by a business enterprise that is the primary beneficiary. A VIE is an entity that does not have a sufficient equity investment at risk to permit it to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support, or whose equity investors lack the characteristics of a controlling financial interest. The primary beneficiary is the business enterprise that has the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and either absorbs a significant amount of the VIE’s losses or has the right to receive benefits that could be significant to the VIE.
The Companies enter into arrangements including leases, partnerships and electricity purchase agreements, with various entities. As a result of these arrangements, the Companies retain or may retain a variable interest in these entities.
CECONY has an ongoing long-term electricity purchase agreement with Brooklyn Navy Yard Cogeneration Partners, LP, a potential VIE. In 2023, a request was made of this counterparty for information necessary to determine whether the entity was a VIE and whether CECONY is the primary beneficiary; however, the information was not made available. The payments for this contract constitute CECONY’s maximum exposure to loss with respect to the potential VIE.
Assets Held for Sale
Generally, a long-lived asset or business to be sold is classified as held for sale in the period in which management, with approval from the Board of Directors, commits to a plan to sell, and a sale is expected to be completed within one year. During the first nine months of 2022, Con Edison considered strategic alternatives with respect to the Clean Energy Businesses.
As described further in Note R, on October 1, 2022, Con Edison's management received authority to commit to a plan to sell the Clean Energy Businesses and entered into a purchase and sale agreement. On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses with the exception of two tax equity interests and one deferred project, Broken Bow II. Broken Bow II continued to be classified as held for sale as of March 31, 2024. See Note R.
Fair value is the amount at which an asset, liability or business could be bought or sold in a current transaction between willing parties and may be estimated using a number of techniques, or may be observable using quoted market prices. Con Edison used a market approach consisting of the contractual sales price adjusted for estimated working capital and other contractual purchase price adjustments to determine the fair value of the Clean Energy Businesses as of December 31, 2022, and subtracted estimated costs to sell from that calculated fair value. The resulting net fair value of the Clean Energy Businesses' assets exceeded the carrying value of the Clean Energy Businesses' assets through the sale date in March 2023, and accordingly no impairments were recorded.
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The sale of the Clean Energy Businesses did not represent a strategic shift that had or would have had a major effect on Con Edison, and as such, the sale did not qualify for treatment as a discontinued operation.
For further information, see Note R.
Note B – Regulatory Matters
Rate Plans
O&R New York – Electric
In April 2024, O&R filed an update to its January 2024 request to the NYSPSC for an electric rate increase effective January 1, 2025. The company decreased its requested January 2024 rate increase by $7.5 million to $10.7 million.
For purposes of illustration, the filing calculated rate increases of $34.8 million and $55 million effective January 2026 and 2027, respectively, based upon the proposed return on common equity of 10.25 percent and a common equity ratio of 50 percent.
O&R New York –Gas
In April 2024, O&R filed an update to its January 2024 request to the NYSPSC for a gas rate increase effective January 1, 2025. The company increased its requested January 2024 rate increase by $3.1 million to $17.5 million. For purposes of illustration, the filing calculated rate increases of $22.8 million and $19.2 million effective January 2026 and 2027, respectively, based upon the proposed return on common equity of 10.25 percent and a common equity ratio of 50 percent.
Bill Relief Program
In March 2024, CECONY and O&R received $91 million and $9 million, respectively, pursuant to a New York State bill relief program funded by the state that provided a one-time bill credit for electric and gas customers. The program was established to partially offset the costs all customers pay to fund utility energy affordability programs.
Other Regulatory Matters
In January 2023, CECONY initiated a review of welds on certain gas and steam mains following the company’s discovery of a leak from a gas main weld in Queens, New York. During the course of its review thus far, CECONY discovered a limited number of other non-conforming gas and steam main welds. New York regulations require utilities to perform and record weld films for certain gas and steam main welds. Upon reviewing these films, CECONY determined that in some instances third-party contractors engaged in misconduct by substituting duplicate weld films for different welds, while another third-party contractor had created poor quality weld films. CECONY voluntarily disclosed its initial review and findings to the NYSDPS which, in turn, initiated its own investigation. CECONY also reported the contractors’ misconduct to law enforcement. Given the nature of the non-conforming welds identified, CECONY does not anticipate significant impact to the operation of its gas and steam mains. CECONY continues to investigate this matter, is remediating and monitoring the known non-conforming welds and is cooperating with the NYSDPS on its investigation of this matter. CECONY is unable to estimate the amount or range of its possible loss, if any, related to this matter.
In October 2023, CECONY and O&R replaced their separate existing customer billing and information systems with a single new customer billing and information system. In April 2023, CECONY filed a petition with the NYSPSC for permission to capitalize incremental costs for the new system above a $421 million limit on capital investments included in CECONY’s 2020 – 2022 electric and gas rate plans. At March 31, 2024, CECONY's incurred costs for the new system were $509 million ($88 million above the $421 million limit in the rate plans). CECONY cannot predict the NYSPSC’s response to its April 2023 petition and the NYSPSC may prohibit CECONY from capitalizing some or all of the costs above the $421 million limit. O&R's electric and gas rate plans do not include a limit on capitalization of new system costs.
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In January 2018, the NYSPSC issued an order initiating a focused operations audit of the Utilities’ financial accounting for income taxes. The audit is investigating the Utilities’ inadvertent understatement of a portion, the amount of which may be material, of their calculation of total federal income tax expense for ratemaking purposes. The understatement was related to the calculation of plant retirement-related cost of removal. As a result of such understatement, the Utilities accumulated significant income tax regulatory assets that were not reflected in O&R’s rate plans prior to 2014, CECONY’s electric and gas rate plans prior to 2015 and 2016, respectively, and CECONY's steam plans prior to November 2023. This understatement of historical income tax expense materially reduced the amount of revenue collected from the Utilities' customers in the past. As part of the audit, the Utilities plan to pursue a private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that is expected to confirm, among other things, that in order to comply with IRS normalization rules, such understatement may not be corrected through a write-down of a portion of the regulatory asset and must be corrected through an increase in future years’ revenue requirements. The regulatory asset ($1,094 million and $17 million for CECONY and O&R, respectively, as of March 31, 2024 and $1,113 million and $18 million for CECONY and O&R, respectively, as of December 31, 2023 and which is not earning a return) is netted against the future income tax regulatory liability on the Companies’ consolidated balance sheet. The Utilities are unable to estimate the amount or range of their possible loss, if any, related to this matter. At March 31, 2024, the Utilities had not accrued a liability related to this matter.
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Regulatory Assets and Liabilities
Regulatory assets and liabilities at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were comprised of the following items:
| Con Edison | CECONY | ||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||
| Regulatory assets | |||||||||||||||||
| Environmental remediation costs | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
| System peak reduction and energy efficiency programs | |||||||||||||||||
| COVID - 19 pandemic deferrals | |||||||||||||||||
| Revenue taxes | |||||||||||||||||
| Legacy meters (a) | |||||||||||||||||
| Deferred storm costs | |||||||||||||||||
| Property tax reconciliation | |||||||||||||||||
| Deferred derivative losses - long term | |||||||||||||||||
| Electric vehicle make ready | |||||||||||||||||
| Pension and other postretirement benefits deferrals | |||||||||||||||||
| MTA power reliability deferral | |||||||||||||||||
| Gas service line deferred costs | |||||||||||||||||
| Unrecognized pension and other postretirement costs | |||||||||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||||||||
| Regulatory assets – noncurrent | |||||||||||||||||
| Deferred derivative losses - short term | |||||||||||||||||
| Recoverable energy costs | |||||||||||||||||
| Regulatory assets – current | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Regulatory Assets | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
| Regulatory liabilities | |||||||||||||||||
| Future income tax* | |||||||||||||||||
| Allowance for cost of removal less salvage | |||||||||||||||||
| Unrecognized pension and other postretirement costs | |||||||||||||||||
| Pension and other postretirement benefit deferrals | |||||||||||||||||
| Net unbilled revenue deferrals | |||||||||||||||||
| Late payment charge deferral | |||||||||||||||||
| System benefit charge carrying charge | |||||||||||||||||
| Deferred derivative gains - long term | |||||||||||||||||
| Net proceeds from sale of property | |||||||||||||||||
| Settlement of prudence proceeding | |||||||||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||||||||
| Regulatory liabilities – noncurrent | |||||||||||||||||
| Deferred derivative gains - short term | |||||||||||||||||
| Refundable energy costs | |||||||||||||||||
| Revenue decoupling mechanism | |||||||||||||||||
| Regulatory liabilities – current | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Regulatory Liabilities | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
* See "Other Regulatory Matters," above.
In general, the Utilities receive or are being credited with a return at the Other Customer-Provided Capital rate for regulatory assets that have not been included in rate base, and receive or are being credited with a return at the pre-tax weighted average cost of capital once the asset is included in rate base. Similarly, the Utilities pay to or credit customers with a return at the Other Customer-Provided Capital rate for regulatory liabilities that have not been included in rate base, and pay to or credit customers with a return at the pre-tax weighted average cost of capital once the liability is included in rate base. The Other Customer-Provided Capital rate for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 was 5.95 percent and 5.20 percent, respectively.
In general, the Utilities are receiving or being credited with a return on their regulatory assets for which a cash outflow has been made ($2,949 million and $2,541 million for Con Edison, and $2,772 million and $2,359 million for CECONY at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively). Regulatory assets of RECO for which a cash outflow has been made ($22 million and $24 million at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively) are not receiving or being credited with a return. RECO recovers regulatory assets over a period of up to four years or
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until they are addressed in its next base rate case in accordance with the rate provisions approved by the NJBPU. Regulatory liabilities are treated in a consistent manner.
Regulatory assets that represent future financial obligations and were deferred in accordance with the Utilities’ rate plans or orders issued by state regulators do not earn a return until such time as a cash outlay has been made. Regulatory liabilities are treated in a consistent manner. At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, regulatory assets for Con Edison and CECONY that did not earn a return consisted of the following items:
Regulatory Assets Not Earning a Return*
| Con Edison | CECONY | |||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| Environmental remediation costs | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||
| Revenue taxes | ||||||||||||||
| COVID-19 deferral for uncollectible accounts receivable | ||||||||||||||
| Deferred derivative losses - current | ||||||||||||||
| Deferred derivative losses - long term | ||||||||||||||
| Unrecognized pension and other postretirement costs | ||||||||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||
*This table presents regulatory assets not earning a return for which no cash outlay has been made.
The recovery periods for regulatory assets for which a cash outflow has not been made and that do not earn a return have not yet been determined, except as noted below, and are expected to be determined pursuant to the Utilities’ future rate plans to be filed or orders issued by the state regulators in connection therewith.
The Utilities recover unrecognized pension and other postretirement costs over 10 years, and the portion of investment gains or losses recognized in expense over 15 years, pursuant to NYSPSC policy.
The deferral for revenue taxes represents the New York State metropolitan transportation business tax surcharge on the cumulative temporary differences between the book and tax basis of assets and liabilities of the Utilities, as well as the difference between taxes collected and paid by the Utilities to fund mass transportation. The Utilities recover the majority of the revenue taxes over the remaining book lives of the electric and gas plant assets, as well as the steam plant assets for CECONY.
The Utilities recover deferred derivative losses – current within one year , and noncurrent generally within three years .
Note C – Capitalization
The carrying amounts and fair values of long-term debt at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were:
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long-Term Debt (including current portion) (a) | Carrying Amount | Fair Value | Carrying Amount | Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Con Edison | $ | $ | $ | (b) | $ | (b) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| CECONY | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(a)Amounts shown are net of unamortized debt expense and unamortized debt discount of $221 million and $213 million for Con Edison and CECONY, respectively, as of March 31, 2024 and $222 million and $215 million for Con Edison and CECONY, respectively, as of December 31, 2023.
(b)Amounts shown exclude the debt of Broken Bow II, a deferred project that was classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2023. The carrying value and fair value of Broken Bow II's long-term debt, including the current portion, as of March 31, 2024 was $62 million and $57 million, respectively. On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note Q and Note R.
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Note D – Short-Term Borrowing
In March 2024, CECONY entered into a 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement (the CECONY Credit Agreement) that replaced a March 2023 CECONY 364-Day Credit Agreement under which banks are committed to provide loans up to $500 million on a revolving credit basis. The CECONY Credit Agreement expires in March 2025 and supports CECONY’s commercial paper program. Loans issued under the CECONY Credit Agreement may also be used for other general corporate purposes. Any borrowings under the CECONY Credit Agreement would generally be at variable interest rates.
The banks’ commitments under the CECONY Credit Agreement are subject to certain conditions, including that there be no event of default. The commitments are not subject to maintenance of credit rating levels or the absence of a material adverse change. Upon a change of control of, or upon an event of default by CECONY under the CECONY Credit Agreement, the banks may terminate their commitments, declare any amounts owed by CECONY immediately due and payable. Events of default include, among others, CECONY exceeding at any time of a ratio of consolidated debt to consolidated total capital of 0.65 to 1; CECONY having liens on its assets in an aggregate amount exceeding ten percent of its consolidated net tangible assets, subject to certain exceptions; CECONY or any of its material subsidiaries failing to make one or more payments in respect of material financial obligations (in excess of an aggregate $150 million of debt or derivative obligations other than non-recourse debt); the occurrence of an event or condition which results in the acceleration of the maturity of any material debt (in excess of an aggregate $150 million of debt other than non-recourse debt) or enables the holders of such debt to accelerate the maturity thereof; and other customary events of default. Interest and fees charged reflect CECONY's credit rating.
At March 31, 2024, Con Edison had $2,299 million of commercial paper outstanding of which $1,857 million was
outstanding under CECONY’s program. The weighted average interest rate at March 31, 2024 was 5.5
both Con Edison and CECONY. At December 31, 2023, Con Edison had $2,288 million of commercial paper
outstanding of which $1,903 million was outstanding under CECONY’s program. The weighted average interest rate
at December 31, 2023 was 5.6
At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, no
$2,500 million 2023 Credit Agreement (Credit Agreement) and no
Credit Agreement. The Companies were in compliance with their significant debt covenants at March 31, 2024. In
March 2024, the termination date of the Credit Agreement was extended from March 2028 to March 2029. In March
2024, the Companies also entered into a First Amendment to the Credit Agreement that, among other things,
Note E – Pension Benefits
Total Periodic Benefit Credit
The components of the Companies’ total periodic benefit credit for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| Con Edison | CECONY | |||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| Service cost – including administrative expenses | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||
| Interest cost on projected benefit obligation | ||||||||||||||
| Expected return on plan assets | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||
| Recognition of net actuarial gain | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||
| Recognition of prior service credit | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||
| TOTAL PERIODIC BENEFIT CREDIT | $( | $( | $( | $( | ||||||||||
| Cost capitalized | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||
| Reconciliation to rate level | ||||||||||||||
| Total credit recognized | $( | $( | $( | $( | ||||||||||
Components of net periodic benefit credit other than service cost are presented outside of operating income on the Companies' consolidated income statements, and only the service cost component is eligible for capitalization. Accordingly, the service cost component is included in the line "Other operations and maintenance" and the non-
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service cost components are included in the lines "Other income" and "Other deductions" in the Companies' consolidated income statements.
Expected Contributions
Based on estimates as of March 31, 2024, the Companies expect to make contributions to the pension plans during 2024 of $25 million (of which $22 million is to be made by CECONY). The Companies’ policy is to fund the total periodic benefit cost of the qualified plan to the extent tax deductible and to also contribute to the non-qualified supplemental plans. During the first three months of 2024, the Companies contributed $5 million to the pension plans, $4 million of which was contributed by CECONY.
Note F – Other Postretirement Benefits
Total Periodic Benefit Credit
The components of the Companies’ total periodic postretirement benefit credit for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| Con Edison | CECONY | |||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| Service cost - including administrative expenses | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||
| Interest cost on projected other postretirement benefit obligation | ||||||||||||||
| Expected return on plan assets | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||
| Recognition of net actuarial gain | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||
| TOTAL PERIODIC OTHER POSTRETIREMENT CREDIT | $( | $( | $( | $( | ||||||||||
| Cost capitalized | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||
| Reconciliation to rate level | ||||||||||||||
| Total credit recognized | $( | $( | $( | $( | ||||||||||
For information about the presentation of the components of other postretirement benefit credit, see Note E.
Expected Contributions
Note G – Environmental Matters
Superfund Sites
Hazardous substances, such as asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and coal tar, have been used or generated in the course of operations of the Utilities and their predecessors and are present at sites and in facilities and equipment they currently or previously owned, including sites at which gas was manufactured or stored.
The Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 and similar state statutes (Superfund) impose joint and several liability, regardless of fault, upon generators of hazardous substances for investigation and remediation costs (which include costs of demolition, removal, disposal, storage, replacement, containment and monitoring) and natural resource damages. Liability under these laws can be material and may be imposed for contamination from past acts, even though such past acts may have been lawful at the time they occurred. The sites at which the Utilities have been asserted to have liability under these laws, including their manufactured gas plant sites and any neighboring areas to which contamination may have migrated, are referred to herein as “Superfund Sites.”
For Superfund Sites where there are other potentially responsible parties and the Utilities are not managing the site investigation and remediation, the accrued liability represents an estimate of the amount the Utilities will need to pay to investigate and, where determinable, discharge their related obligations. For Superfund Sites (including the manufactured gas plant sites) for which one of the Utilities is managing the investigation and remediation, the accrued liability represents an estimate of the company's share of the undiscounted cost to investigate the sites and, for sites that have been investigated in whole or in part, the cost to remediate the sites, if remediation is
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necessary and if a reasonable estimate of such cost can be made. Remediation costs are estimated in light of the information available, applicable remediation standards and experience with similar sites.
The accrued liabilities and regulatory assets related to Superfund Sites at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were as follows:
| Con Edison | CECONY | |||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| Accrued Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||
| Manufactured gas plant sites | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||
| Other Superfund Sites | ||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||
| Regulatory assets | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||
Most of the accrued Superfund Site liability relates to sites that have been investigated, in whole or in part. However, for some of the sites, the extent and associated cost of the required remediation has not yet been determined. As investigations progress and information pertaining to the required remediation becomes available, the Utilities expect that additional liability may be accrued, the amount of which is not presently determinable but may be material. The Utilities are permitted to recover or defer as regulatory assets (for subsequent recovery through rates) prudently incurred site investigation and remediation costs.
Environmental remediation costs incurred related to Superfund Sites for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| Con Edison | CECONY | |||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| Remediation costs incurred | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||
Insurance and other third-party recoveries received by Con Edison or CECONY were immaterial for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.
Con Edison and CECONY estimated that for their manufactured gas plant sites (including CECONY’s Astoria site), the aggregate undiscounted potential liability for the investigation and remediation of coal tar and/or other environmental contaminants could range up to $3,440 million and $3,295 million, respectively. These estimates were based on the assumption that there is contamination at all sites, including those that have not yet been fully investigated and additional assumptions about the extent of the contamination and the type and extent of the remediation that may be required. Actual experience may be materially different.
Asbestos Proceedings
Suits have been brought in New York State and federal courts against the Utilities and many other defendants, wherein a large number of plaintiffs sought large amounts of compensatory and punitive damages for deaths and injuries allegedly caused by exposure to asbestos at various premises of the Utilities. The suits that have been resolved, that are many, have been resolved without any payment by the Utilities, or for amounts that were not, in the aggregate, material to them. The amounts specified in all the remaining thousands of suits total billions of dollars; however, the Utilities believe that these amounts are greatly exaggerated, based on the disposition of previous claims. At March 31, 2024, Con Edison and CECONY have accrued their estimated aggregate undiscounted potential liabilities for these suits and additional suits that may be brought through 2035 as shown in the following table. These estimates were based upon a combination of modeling, historical data analysis and risk factor assessment. Courts have applied, and may continue to apply, different standards for determining liability in asbestos suits than the standard that applied historically. As a result, the Companies currently believe that there is a reasonable possibility of an exposure to loss in excess of the liability accrued for the suits. The Companies are unable to estimate the amount or range of such loss. In addition, certain current and former employees have claimed or are claiming workers’ compensation benefits based on alleged disability from exposure to asbestos. CECONY is permitted to defer as regulatory assets (for subsequent recovery through rates) costs incurred for its asbestos lawsuits and workers’ compensation claims.
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The accrued liability for asbestos suits and workers’ compensation proceedings (including those related to asbestos exposure) and the amounts deferred as regulatory assets or liabilities for the Companies at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were as follows:
| Con Edison | CECONY | |||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| Accrued liability – asbestos suits | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||
| Regulatory assets – asbestos suits | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||
| Accrued liability – workers’ compensation | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||
| Regulatory liabilities – workers’ compensation | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||
Note H – Material Contingencies
Manhattan Explosion and Fire
On March 12, 2014, two multi-use five-story tall buildings located on Park Avenue between 116th and 117th Streets in Manhattan were destroyed by an explosion and fire. CECONY had delivered gas to the buildings through service lines from a distribution main located below ground on Park Avenue. Eight people died and more than 50 people were injured. Additional buildings were also damaged. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigated. The parties to the investigation included CECONY, the City of New York, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration and the NYSPSC. In June 2015, the NTSB issued a final report concerning the incident, its probable cause and safety recommendations. The NTSB determined that the probable cause of the incident was (1) the failure of a defective fusion joint at a service tee (which joined a plastic service line to a plastic distribution main) installed by CECONY that allowed gas to leak from the distribution main and migrate into a building where it ignited and (2) a breach in a city sewer line that allowed groundwater and soil to flow into the sewer, resulting in a loss of support for the distribution main, that caused it to sag and overstressed the defective fusion joint. The NTSB also made safety recommendations, including recommendations to CECONY that addressed its procedures for the preparation and examination of plastic fusions, training of its staff on conditions for notifications to the city’s Fire Department and extension of its gas main isolation valve installation program. In February 2017, the NYSPSC approved a settlement agreement with CECONY related to the NYSPSC's investigations of the incident and the practices of qualifying persons to perform plastic fusions. Pursuant to the agreement, CECONY provided $27 million of future benefits to customers (for which it accrued a regulatory liability) and did not recover from customers $126 million of costs for gas emergency response activities that it had previously incurred and expensed. Lawsuits are pending against CECONY seeking generally unspecified damages and, in some cases, punitive damages, for wrongful death, personal injury, property damage and business interruption. CECONY notified its insurers of the incident and believes that the policies in force at the time of the incident will cover CECONY’s costs, in excess of a required retention (the amount of which is not material), to satisfy any liability it may have for damages in connection with the incident. During 2020, CECONY accrued its estimated liability for the suits of $40
Other Contingencies
For additional contingencies, see "Other Regulatory Matters" in Note B, Note G and “Uncertain Tax Positions” in Note J.
Guarantees
Con Edison and its subsidiaries have entered into various agreements providing financial or performance assurance primarily to third parties on behalf of their subsidiaries. In addition, Con Edison has provided guarantees to third parties on behalf of the Clean Energy Businesses, that are in the process of being transferred to the buyer of the Clean Energy Businesses, RWE Aktiengesellschaft (RWE). Maximum amounts guaranteed by Con Edison and its subsidiaries under these agreements totaled $124 million and $175 million at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
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A summary, by type and term, of Con Edison's total guarantees under these agreements at March 31, 2024 is as follows:
| Guarantee Type | 0 – 3 years | 4 – 10 years | > 10 years | Total | ||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | ||||||||||||||
| Con Edison Transmission | $ | $— | $ | $ | ||||||||||
| Guarantees on behalf of the Clean Energy Businesses (a) | ||||||||||||||
| Broken Bow II | ||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||
(a) On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note Q and Note R. Guarantee amount shown represents guarantees issued on behalf of the Clean Energy Businesses that remain outstanding at March 31, 2024. Prior to and following the sale, RWE, with Con Edison's assistance, engaged in the process of transferring responsibility for these guarantees from Con Edison to RWE and that process is ongoing. Pursuant to the purchase and sale agreement, RWE is obligated to reimburse and hold harmless Con Edison for any payments Con Edison makes under guarantees issued by Con Edison on behalf of the Clean Energy Businesses. As of March 31, 2024, no such payments have been, or are probable of being, made.
Con Edison Transmission — Con Edison has guaranteed payment by Con Edison Transmission of the contributions Con Edison Transmission agreed to make to New York Transco LLC (New York Transco). Con Edison Transmission owns a 45.7 percent interest in New York Transco’s New York Energy Solution project, the majority of which has been completed. Guarantee amount shown includes the maximum possible required amount of Con Edison Transmission's contributions for the remainder of this project as calculated based on the assumptions that the project is completed at 175 percent of its estimated remaining costs and New York Transco does not use any debt financing for the project.
Note I – Leases
Operating lease cost and cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| Con Edison | CECONY | |||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2024 | 2023(a) | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| Operating lease cost | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||
| Operating lease cash flows | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||
(a) Amounts for Con Edison include amounts for the Clean Energy Businesses through February 2023. On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note Q and Note R.
At March 31, 2024, CECONY had an operating lease agreement that had not yet commenced for a battery storage facility. This lease is expected to commence within three years , with a lease term of approximately 15 years. For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, there were no material right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease obligations for Con Edison and CECONY, nor any material lease terminations.
Note J – Income Tax
Con Edison’s income tax expense was $184 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and $243 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The decrease in income tax expense is primarily due to lower income before income tax expense, primarily due to the prior year gain on the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses and higher amortization of excess deferred federal income taxes, offset in part by the absence of a tax benefit from the recognition of deferred unamortized investment tax credits in 2023, changes in state apportionments in 2023 and lower flow through tax benefits in 2024 for plant related items.
CECONY’s income tax expense was $181 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and $154 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The increase in income tax expense is primarily due to higher income before income tax expense, higher state income taxes and lower flow through tax benefits in 2024 for plant related items, offset in part by higher amortization of excess deferred federal income taxes.
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Reconciliation of the difference between income tax expense and the amount computed by applying the prevailing statutory income tax rate to income before income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 is as follows:
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| Con Edison | CECONY | |||||||||||||
| (% of Pre-tax income) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| STATUTORY TAX RATE | ||||||||||||||
| Federal | % | % | % | % | ||||||||||
| Changes in computed taxes resulting from: | ||||||||||||||
| State income tax, net of federal income taxes | ||||||||||||||
| Amortization of excess deferred federal income taxes | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||
| Cost of removal | ||||||||||||||
| Allowance for uncollectible accounts, net of COVID-19 assistance | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||
| Impacts from the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses: | ||||||||||||||
| Deferred unamortized ITC recognized on sale of subsidiary | ( | |||||||||||||
| Changes in state apportionments, net of federal income taxes | ( | |||||||||||||
| Valuation allowance on state NOLs, net of federal income tax | ||||||||||||||
| Effective tax rate | % | % | % | % | ||||||||||
Inflation Reduction Act
On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law. Among other provisions, the IRA implemented a 15% corporate alternative minimum tax (CAMT) based on GAAP net income, with certain adjustments as defined by the IRA, and clean energy-related provisions. The IRA's clean energy provisions included, among other provisions, the extension and modification of existing investment and production tax credits for projects placed in service through 2024 and introduced new technology-neutral clean energy-related credits beginning in 2025.
Under the IRA, a corporation is subject to the CAMT if its average annual adjusted financial statement income for the three taxable year period ending prior to the taxable year exceeds $1,000 million, and applies to tax years beginning after December 31, 2022. The Companies were not subject to the CAMT in 2023, but are subject to the CAMT beginning in 2024. There were no material impacts from the provisions of the CAMT on the Companies’ financial position, results of operations or liquidity for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The Companies will continue to assess the IRA as new information and anticipated guidance from the U.S. Department of the Treasury becomes available.
Uncertain Tax Positions
At March 31, 2024, the estimated liability for uncertain tax positions for Con Edison was $12 million ($7 million for CECONY). For the three months ended March 31, 2024, Con Edison recognized $1 million ($1 million for CECONY) of income tax expense related to current year positions. Con Edison and CECONY reasonably expect to resolve within the next twelve months approximately $3 million of various federal uncertainties due to the expected completion of ongoing tax examinations, of which the entire amount, if recognized, would reduce their effective tax rate. The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits, if recognized, that would reduce Con Edison’s effective tax rate is $12 million ($11 million, net of federal income taxes) with $7 million attributable to CECONY.
The Companies recognize interest on liabilities for uncertain tax positions in interest expense and would recognize penalties, if any, in operating expenses in the Companies’ consolidated income statements. For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Companies recognized an immaterial amount of interest expense and no penalties for uncertain tax positions in their consolidated income statements. At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Companies recognized an immaterial amount of accrued interest on their consolidated balance sheets.
In February 2024, New York State completed its examination of the Companies' New York State income and franchise tax returns for tax years 2015 through 2021 with no changes. The Companies' return for tax year 2022 remains open under the statute of limitations.
Note K – Revenue Recognition
The following table presents, for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, revenue from contracts with customers as defined in Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers," as well as additional revenue from sources other than contracts with customers, disaggregated by major source.
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| For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 | For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | Revenues from contracts with customers | Other revenues (a) | Total operating revenues | Revenues from contracts with customers | Other revenues (a) | Total operating revenues | ||||||||||||||||||||
| CECONY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electric | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steam | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total CECONY | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| O&R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electric | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gas | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total O&R | $ | $( | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Clean Energy Businesses (c) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Renewables | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Develop/Transfer Projects | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Clean Energy Businesses | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Con Edison Transmission | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other (b) | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Con Edison | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
(a) For the Utilities, this includes primarily revenue or negative revenue adjustments from alternative revenue programs, such as the revenue decoupling mechanisms under their New York electric and gas rate plans. For the Clean Energy Businesses, this included revenue from wholesale services. On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note Q and Note R.
(b) Other includes the parent company, Con Edison's tax equity investments, the deferred project held for sale and consolidated adjustments. See Note R.
Use of the Percentage-of-Completion Method
Sales and profits on each percentage-of-completion contract at the Clean Energy Businesses were recorded each month based on the ratio of actual cumulative costs incurred to the total estimated costs at completion of the contract, multiplied by the total estimated contract revenue, less cumulative revenues recognized in prior periods (the ‘‘cost-to-cost’’ method). The impact of revisions of contract estimates, which may have resulted from contract modifications, performance or other reasons, were recognized on a cumulative catch-up basis in the period in which the revisions were made. On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note Q.
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | Unbilled contract revenue (a) | Unearned revenue (b) | Unbilled contract revenue (a) | Unearned revenue (b) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beginning balance as of January 1, | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additions (c) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subtractions (c) | (d) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ending balance as of March 31, | $ | $ | $ | (e) | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
(a)Unbilled contract revenue represents accumulated incurred costs and earned profits on contracts (revenue arrangements), which have been recorded as revenue, but have not yet been billed to customers, and which represent contract assets as defined in Topic 606. Substantially all accrued unbilled contract revenue is expected to be collected within one year. Unbilled contract revenue arises from the cost-to-cost method of revenue recognition. Unbilled contract revenue from fixed-price type contracts is converted to billed receivables when amounts are invoiced to customers according to contractual billing terms, which generally occur when deliveries or other performance milestones are completed.
(b)Unearned revenue represents a liability for billings to customers in excess of earned revenue, which are contract liabilities as defined in Topic 606.
(c)Additions for unbilled contract revenue and subtractions for unearned revenue represent additional revenue earned. Additions for unearned revenue and subtractions for unbilled contract revenue represent billings. Activity also includes appropriate balance sheet classification for the period. Of the subtractions in 2023, $21 million and $1 million relate to the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses for unbilled contract revenue and unearned revenue, respectively. See (e) below.
(d)Of the subtractions from unearned revenue, $3 million was included in the balances as of January 1, 2023.
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(e)Following the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses, Con Edison received substantially all contract revenue, net of certain costs incurred, for a battery storage project located in Imperial County, California. See Note Q.
Note L – Current Expected Credit Losses
Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts
The Utilities’ “Account receivable – customers” balance consists of utility bills due (bills are generally due the month following billing) from customers who have energy delivered, generated, or services provided by the Utilities. The balance also reflects the Utilities’ purchase of receivables from energy service companies to support the retail choice programs.
“Other receivables” balance generally reflects costs billed by the Utilities for goods and services provided to external parties, such as accommodation work for private parties and certain governmental entities, real estate rental and pole attachments.
The Companies develop expected loss estimates using past events data and consider current conditions and future reasonable and supportable forecasts. Changes to the Utilities’ reserve balances that result in write-offs of customer accounts receivable balances above existing rate allowances are not reflected in rates during the term of the current rate plans. For the Utilities’ customer accounts receivable allowance for uncollectible accounts, past events considered include write-offs relative to customer accounts receivable; current conditions include macro-and micro-economic conditions related to trends in the local economy, bankruptcy rates and aged customer accounts receivable balances, among other factors; and forecasts about the future include assumptions related to the level of write-offs and recoveries. Generally, the Utilities write off customer accounts receivable as uncollectible 90 days after the account is turned off for non-payment, or the account is closed during the collection process.
Other receivables allowance for uncollectible accounts is calculated based on a historical average of collections relative to total other receivables, including current receivables. Current macro- and micro-economic conditions are also considered when calculating the current reserve. Probable outcomes of pending litigation, whether favorable or unfavorable to the Companies, are also included in the consideration.
Starting in 2020, the potential economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was also considered in forward-looking projections related to write-off and recovery rates and resulted in increases to the allowance for uncollectible accounts. The increases to the allowance for customer uncollectible accounts for Con Edison and CECONY were $34 million and $30 million, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The decrease to the allowance for customer uncollectible accounts for Con Edison and CECONY was $78
Customer accounts receivable and the associated allowance for uncollectible accounts are included in the line “Accounts receivable – customers” on the Companies’ consolidated balance sheets. Other receivables and the associated allowance for uncollectible accounts are included in “Other receivables” on the consolidated balance sheets.
The table below presents a rollforward by major portfolio segment type for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023:
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Con Edison | CECONY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accounts receivable - customers | Other receivables | Accounts receivable - customers | Other receivables | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Allowance for credit losses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beginning Balance at January 1, | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Recoveries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Write-offs | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Reserve adjustments | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ending Balance March 31, | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
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Note M – Financial Information by Business Segment
Con Edison’s principal business segments are CECONY’s regulated utility activities, O&R’s regulated utility activities and Con Edison Transmission. CECONY’s principal business segments are its regulated electric, gas and steam utility activities. The financial data for the business segments for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating revenues | Inter-segment revenues | Depreciation and amortization | Operating income/(loss) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| CECONY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electric | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidation adjustments | — | — | ( | ( | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total CECONY | $ | $ | $— | $— | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| O&R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electric | $ | $ | $— | $— | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gas | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total O&R | $ | $ | $— | $— | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Clean Energy Businesses (a) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Con Edison Transmission | — | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other (b) | ( | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Con Edison | $ | $ | $— | $— | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
(a) On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses. As a result of this sale, the Clean Energy Businesses are no longer a principal segment. See Note Q and Note R.
Note N – Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
Con Edison’s subsidiaries hedge market price fluctuations associated with physical purchases and sales of electricity, natural gas, steam and, to a lesser extent, refined fuels by using derivative instruments including futures, forwards, basis swaps, options, transmission congestion contracts and financial transmission rights contracts. These are economic hedges, for which the Utilities do not elect hedge accounting. The Companies use economic hedges to manage commodity price risk in accordance with provisions set by state regulators. The volume of hedging activity at the Utilities depends upon the forecasted volume of physical commodity supply to meet customer needs, and program costs or benefits are recovered from or credited to full-service customers, respectively. Derivatives are recognized on the consolidated balance sheet at fair value (see Note O), unless an exception is available under the accounting rules for derivatives and hedging. Qualifying derivative contracts that have been designated as normal purchases or normal sales contracts are not reported at fair value under the accounting rules. On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note Q and Note R.
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The fair values of the Companies’ derivatives including the offsetting of assets and liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were:
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance Sheet Location | Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets/(Liabilities) | Gross Amounts Offset | Net Amounts of Assets/ (Liabilities) (a) | Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets/(Liabilities) | Gross Amounts Offset | Net Amounts of Assets/ (Liabilities) (a) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fair value of derivative assets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current | $ | $( | $ | (b) | $ | $( | $ | (b) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Noncurrent | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fair value of derivative assets | $ | $( | $ | $ | $( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fair value of derivative liabilities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current | $( | $ | $( | (b) | $( | $ | $( | (b) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Noncurrent | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fair value of derivative liabilities | $( | $ | $( | $( | $ | $( | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net fair value derivative assets/(liabilities) | $( | $ | $( | $( | $ | $( | ||||||||||||||||||||
| CECONY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fair value of derivative assets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current | $ | $( | $ | (b) | $ | $( | $ | (b) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Noncurrent | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fair value of derivative assets | $ | $( | $ | $ | $( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fair value of derivative liabilities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current | $( | $ | $( | (b) | $( | $ | $( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Noncurrent | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fair value of derivative liabilities | $( | $ | $( | $( | $ | $( | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net fair value derivative assets/(liabilities) | $( | $ | $( | $( | $ | $( | ||||||||||||||||||||
(a)Derivative instruments and collateral were offset on the consolidated balance sheet as applicable under the accounting rules. The Companies enter into master agreements for their commodity derivatives. These agreements typically provide offset in the event of contract termination. In such case, generally the non-defaulting party’s payable will be offset by the defaulting party’s payable. The non-defaulting party will customarily notify the defaulting party within a specific time period and come to an agreement on the early termination amount.
The Utilities generally recover their prudently incurred fuel, purchased power and gas costs, including hedging gains and losses, in accordance with rate provisions approved by the applicable state utility regulators. In accordance with the accounting rules for regulated operations, the Utilities record a regulatory asset or regulatory liability to defer recognition of unrealized gains and losses on their electric and gas derivatives. As gains and losses are realized in future periods, they will be recognized as purchased power, gas and fuel costs in the Companies’ consolidated income statements.
The Clean Energy Businesses recorded realized and unrealized gains and losses on their derivative contracts in gas purchased for resale and non-utility revenue in the reporting period in which they occurred. The Clean Energy Businesses recorded changes in the fair value of their interest rate swaps in other interest expense at the end of each reporting period. Management believes that these derivative instruments represent economic hedges that mitigate exposure to fluctuations in commodity prices and interest rates. On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note Q and Note R.
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The following table presents the realized and unrealized gains or losses on derivatives that have been deferred or recognized in earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023:
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Con Edison | CECONY | |||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | Balance Sheet Location | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| Pre-tax gains/(losses) deferred in accordance with accounting rules for regulated operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current | Regulatory liabilities | $ | $( | $ | $( | |||||||||||||||
| Noncurrent | Regulatory liabilities | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Total deferred gains/(losses) | $ | $( | $ | $( | ||||||||||||||||
| Current | Regulatory assets | $ | $( | $ | $( | |||||||||||||||
| Current | Recoverable energy costs | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Noncurrent | Regulatory assets | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||
| Total deferred gains/(losses) | $( | $( | $( | $( | ||||||||||||||||
| Net deferred gains/(losses) (a) | $ | $( | $ | $( | ||||||||||||||||
| Income Statement Location | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Pre-tax gains/(losses) recognized in income | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gas purchased for resale | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||
| Non-utility revenue | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other operations and maintenance expense | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other interest expense (b) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total pre-tax gains/(losses) recognized in income | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||
(a)Unrealized net deferred losses on electric and gas derivatives for the Utilities decreased as a result of higher electric and gas commodity prices during the three months ended March 31, 2024. Upon settlement, short-term deferred derivative losses generally increase the recoverable costs of electric and gas purchases.
The following table presents the hedged volume of Con Edison’s and CECONY’s commodity derivative transactions at March 31, 2024:
| Electric Energy (MWh) (a)(b) | Capacity (MW-mos) (a) | Natural Gas (Dt) (a)(b) | Refined Fuels (gallons) | |||||||||||
| Con Edison | ||||||||||||||
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(a)Volumes are reported net of long and short positions, except natural gas collars where the volumes of long positions are reported.
(b)Excludes electric congestion and gas basis swap contracts which are associated with electric and gas contracts and hedged volumes.
The Companies are exposed to credit risk related to transactions entered into primarily for the various energy supply and hedging activities by the Utilities. Credit risk relates to the loss that may result from a counterparty’s nonperformance. The Companies use credit policies to manage this risk, including an established credit approval process, monitoring of counterparty limits, netting provisions within agreements, collateral or prepayment arrangements, credit insurance and credit default swaps. The Companies measure credit risk exposure as the replacement cost for open energy commodity and derivative positions plus amounts owed from counterparties for settled transactions. The replacement cost of open positions represents unrealized gains, net of any unrealized losses where the Companies have a legally enforceable right to offset.
At March 31, 2024, Con Edison and CECONY had $88 million and $84 million, respectively, of credit exposure in connection with open energy supply net receivables and hedging activities, net of collateral. Con Edison’s net credit exposure consisted of $5 million with investment-grade counterparties, $7 million with commodity exchange brokers, and $76 million with non-investment grade/non-rated counterparties. CECONY’s net credit exposure consisted of $2 million with investment-grade counterparties, $6 million with commodity exchange brokers, and $76 million with non-investment grade/non-rated counterparties. On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note Q and Note R.
The collateral requirements associated with, and settlement of, derivative transactions are included in net cash flows from operating activities in the Companies’ consolidated statement of cash flows. Most derivative instrument contracts contain provisions that may require a party to provide collateral on its derivative instruments that are in a
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net liability position. The amount of collateral to be provided will depend on the fair value of the derivative instruments and the party’s credit ratings.
The following table presents the aggregate fair value of the Companies’ derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features that are in a net liability position, the collateral posted for such positions and the additional collateral that would have been required to be posted had the lowest applicable credit rating been reduced one level and to below investment grade at March 31, 2024:
| (Millions of Dollars) | Con Edison (a) | CECONY (a) | ||||||||||||
| Aggregate fair value – net liabilities | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Collateral posted | ||||||||||||||
| Additional collateral (b) (downgrade one level from current ratings) | ||||||||||||||
| Additional collateral (b)(c) (downgrade to below investment grade from current ratings) | ||||||||||||||
(a)Non-derivative transactions for the purchase and sale of electricity and gas and qualifying derivative instruments, that have been designated as normal purchases or normal sales, are excluded from the table. These transactions primarily include purchases of electricity from independent system operators. In the event the Utilities are no longer extended unsecured credit for such purchases, the Companies would be required to post $1 million of additional collateral at March 31, 2024. For certain other such non-derivative transactions, the Companies could be required to post collateral under certain circumstances, including in the event counterparties had reasonable grounds for insecurity.
(b)The Companies measure the collateral requirements by taking into consideration the fair value amounts of derivative instruments that contain credit-risk-related contingent features that are in a net liability position plus amounts owed to counterparties for settled transactions and amounts required by counterparties for minimum financial security. The fair value amounts represent unrealized losses, net of any unrealized gains where the Companies have a legally enforceable right to offset.
(c)Derivative instruments that are net assets have been excluded from the table. At March 31, 2024, if Con Edison had been downgraded to below investment grade, it would have been required to post additional collateral for such derivative instruments of $5 million.
Note O – Fair Value Measurements
The accounting rules for fair value measurements and disclosures define fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date in a principal or most advantageous market. Fair value is a market-based measurement that is determined based on inputs, that refer broadly to assumptions that market participants use in pricing assets or liabilities. These inputs can be readily observable, market corroborated, or generally unobservable firm inputs. The Companies often make certain assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk, and the risks inherent in the inputs to valuation techniques. The Companies use valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.
The accounting rules for fair value measurements and disclosures established a fair value hierarchy, that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value in three broad levels. The rules require that assets and liabilities be classified in their entirety based on the level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Assessing the significance of a particular input may require judgment considering factors specific to the asset or liability and may affect the valuation of the asset or liability and their placement within the fair value hierarchy. The Companies classify fair value balances based on the fair value hierarchy defined by the accounting rules for fair value measurements and disclosures as follows:
•Level 1 – Consists of assets or liabilities whose value is based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets at the measurement date. An active market is one in which transactions for assets or liabilities occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. This category includes contracts traded on active exchange markets valued using unadjusted prices quoted directly from the exchange.
•Level 2 – Consists of assets or liabilities valued using industry standard models and based on prices, other than quoted prices within Level 1, that are either directly or indirectly observable as of the measurement date. The industry standard models consider observable assumptions including time value, volatility factors and current market and contractual prices for the underlying commodities, in addition to other economic measures. This category includes contracts traded on active exchanges or in over-the-counter markets priced with industry standard models.
•Level 3 – Consists of assets or liabilities whose fair value is estimated based on internally developed models or methodologies using inputs that are generally less readily observable and supported by little, if any, market activity at the measurement date. Unobservable inputs are developed based on the best available information and subject to cost benefit constraints. This category includes contracts priced using models that are internally developed and contracts placed in illiquid markets. It also includes contracts that
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expire after the period of time for which quoted prices are available and internal models are used to determine a significant portion of the value.
For information on the measurement of Con Edison's investment in MVP, which was measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis, see Note A. Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 are summarized below.
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Netting Adjustment (d) | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Netting Adjustment (d) | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Con Edison | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derivative assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commodity (a)(b)(c) | $ | $ | $ | $( | $ | $ | $ | $ | $( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mutual Funds (a)(b) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Value of Life Insurance Policies (a)(b) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | $ | $( | $ | $ | $ | $ | $( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derivative liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commodity (a)(b)(c) | $ | $ | $ | $( | $ | $ | $ | $( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| CECONY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derivative assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commodity (a)(b)(c) | $ | $ | $ | $( | $ | $ | $ | $ | $( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mutual Funds (a)(b) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Value of Life Insurance Policies (a)(b) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | $ | $( | $ | $ | $ | $ | $( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derivative liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commodity (a)(b)(c) | $ | $ | $ | $( | $ | $ | $ | $( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(a)The Companies’ policy is to review the fair value hierarchy and recognize transfers into and transfers out of the levels at the end of each reporting period. Con Edison and CECONY had $4 immaterial 9 million and $6 million of commodity derivative liabilities, respectively, transferred from level 3 to level 2 during the year ended December 31, 2023 because of availability of observable market data due to the decrease in the terms of certain contracts from beyond three years as of September 30, 2023 to less than three years as of December 31, 2023.
(b)Level 2 assets and liabilities include investments held in the deferred compensation plan and/or non-qualified retirement plans, exchange-traded contracts where there is insufficient market liquidity to warrant inclusion in Level 1, and certain over-the-counter derivative instruments for electricity, refined products and natural gas. Derivative instruments classified as Level 2 are valued using industry standard models that incorporate corroborated observable inputs, such as pricing services or prices from similar instruments that trade in liquid markets, time value and volatility factors.
(c)The accounting rules for fair value measurements and disclosures require consideration of the impact of nonperformance risk (including credit risk) from a market participant perspective in the measurement of the fair value of assets and liabilities. At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Companies determined that nonperformance risk would have no material impact on their financial position or results of operations.
The employees in the Companies’ risk management group develop and maintain the Companies’ valuation policies and procedures for, and verify pricing and fair value valuation of, commodity derivatives. Under the Companies’ policies and procedures, multiple independent sources of information are obtained for forward price curves used to value commodity derivatives. Fair value and changes in fair value of commodity derivatives are reported monthly to the Companies’ risk committees, comprised of officers and employees of the Companies that oversee energy hedging at the Utilities. The risk management group reports to the Companies’ Vice President and Treasurer.
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| Fair Value of Level 3 at March 31, 2024 | Valuation Techniques | Unobservable Inputs | Range | |||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | ||||||||||||||
| Con Edison – Commodity | ||||||||||||||
| Electricity | immaterial | Discounted Cash Flow | Forward energy prices (a) | $ | ||||||||||
| Electricity | $( | Discounted Cash Flow | Forward capacity prices (a) | $ | ||||||||||
| Transmission Congestion Contracts | Discounted Cash Flow | Inter-zonal forward price curves adjusted for historical zonal losses (b) | $( | |||||||||||
| Total Con Edison—Commodity | $ | |||||||||||||
| CECONY – Commodity | ||||||||||||||
| Electricity | ( | Discounted Cash Flow | Forward capacity prices (a) | $ | ||||||||||
| Transmission Congestion Contracts | Discounted Cash Flow | Inter-zonal forward price curves adjusted for historical zonal losses (b) | $( | |||||||||||
| Total CECONY—Commodity | $ | |||||||||||||
(a)Generally, increases/(decreases) in this input in isolation would result in a higher/(lower) fair value measurement.
(b)Generally, increases/(decreases) in this input in isolation would result in a lower/(higher) fair value measurement.
The table listed below provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending net balances for assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of March 31, 2024 and 2023 and classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy:
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| Con Edison | CECONY | |||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| Beginning balance as of January 1, | $( | $ | $( | $( | ||||||||||
| Included in earnings | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||
| Included in regulatory assets and liabilities | ||||||||||||||
| Settlements | ||||||||||||||
| Decrease due to the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses (a) | ( | |||||||||||||
| Transfer out of level 3 | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Ending balance as of March 31, | $ | $( | $ | $( | ||||||||||
For the Utilities, realized gains and losses on Level 3 commodity derivative assets and liabilities are reported as part of purchased power, gas and fuel costs. The Utilities generally recover these costs in accordance with rate provisions approved by the applicable state public utilities regulators. See Note A. Unrealized gains and losses for commodity derivatives are generally deferred on the consolidated balance sheet in accordance with the accounting rules for regulated operations.
For the Clean Energy Businesses, realized and unrealized gains and losses on Level 3 commodity derivative assets and liabilities were reported in non-utility revenues ($17 million loss) on the consolidated income statement for the three months ended March 31, 2023. On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses and amounts for 2023 are shown through the date of sale. See Note Q and Note R.
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Note P – Related Party Transactions
The NYSPSC generally requires that the Utilities and Con Edison’s other subsidiaries be operated as separate entities. The Utilities and the other subsidiaries are required to have separate operating employees and operating officers of the Utilities may not be operating officers of the other subsidiaries. The Utilities may provide administrative and other services to, and receive such services from, Con Edison and its other subsidiaries only pursuant to cost allocation procedures approved by the NYSPSC. Transfers of assets between the Utilities and Con Edison or its other subsidiaries may be made only as approved by the NYSPSC. The debt of the Utilities is to be raised directly by the Utilities and not derived from Con Edison. Without the prior permission of the NYSPSC, the Utilities may not make loans to, guarantee the obligations of, or pledge assets as security for the indebtedness of Con Edison or its other subsidiaries. The NYSPSC limits the dividends that the Utilities may pay Con Edison. As a result, substantially all of the net assets of CECONY and O&R ($19,597 million and $1,098 million, respectively), at March 31, 2024, are considered restricted net assets. The NYSPSC may impose additional measures to separate, or “ring fence,” the Utilities from Con Edison and its other subsidiaries.
The costs of administrative and other services provided by CECONY to, and received by it from, Con Edison and its other subsidiaries for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| CECONY (a) | ||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||
| Cost of services provided | $ | $ | ||||||
| Cost of services received | $ | $ | ||||||
In addition, CECONY and O&R have joint gas supply arrangements in connection with which CECONY sold to O&R, $24 million and $33 million of natural gas for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. These amounts are net of the effect of related hedging transactions.
At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, CECONY's net receivable from Con Edison for income taxes was $110
The Utilities perform work and incur expenses on behalf of New York Transco, a company in which Con Edison Transmission has a 45.7 percent interest in New York Transco's New York Energy Solution project and a 41.7 percent interest in New York Transco's share of the Propel NY Energy project that is jointly owned with the New York Power Authority. The Utilities bill New York Transco for such work and expenses in accordance with established policies. For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the amounts billed by the Utilities to New York Transco were $1 million and $4 million, respectively.
CECONY has a 20 -year transportation contract with Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC (MVP) for 250,000 dekatherms per day of capacity. Con Edison Transmission has an interest in MVP. See "Investment in Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC (MVP)" in Note A. In October 2017, the Environmental Defense Fund and the Natural Resource Defense Council requested the NYSPSC to prohibit CECONY from recovering costs under its contract with MVP unless CECONY can demonstrate that the contract is in the public interest. CECONY advised the NYSPSC that it would respond to the request if the NYSPSC opened a proceeding to consider this request. CECONY has not incurred costs under the contract.
FERC has authorized CECONY to lend funds to O&R for a period of not more than 12 months, in an amount not to exceed $250 million, at prevailing market rates. At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 there were no
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Note Q – Dispositions
During the first nine months of 2022, Con Edison considered strategic alternatives with respect to the Clean Energy Businesses. On October 1, 2022, following the conclusion of such review and to allow for continued focus on the Utilities and their clean energy transition, Con Edison entered into a purchase and sale agreement pursuant to which Con Edison agreed to sell the Clean Energy Businesses to RWE Renewables Americas, LLC, a subsidiary of RWE for a total of $6,800 million, subject to closing adjustments. On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses to RWE for $3,993 million. The preliminary purchase price at closing was adjusted (i) upward for certain cash and cash equivalents, (ii) downward for certain indebtedness and debt-like items, (iii) downward for certain transaction expenses, (iv) downward to the extent that the net working capital varied from a set target, (v) upward to the extent that capital investments incurred prior to the closing of the transaction varied from a set budget, and (vi) downward by the value allocated to Broken Bow II, a project that was not able to be conveyed to RWE upon closing of the transaction. The process to finalize the purchase price was completed during the second quarter of 2024. The final purchase price was subject to customary adjustments for timing differences and a final valuation report, among other factors. The transaction was completed at arm’s length and RWE was not, and will not be, considered a related party to Con Edison.
Con Edison's preliminary gain on the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses was $855 million ($791 million, after tax) for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and $865 million ($767 million after tax) for the year ended December 31, 2023. Cumulatively through March 31, 2024 the gain on the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses was $835 million ($745 million, after tax), reflecting a downward adjustment of $30 million ($22 million after-tax) for the three months then ended, resulting from certain customary closing adjustments. The portion of the gain attributable to the non-controlling interest retained in certain tax-equity projects was not material. The sale included all assets, operations and projects of the Clean Energy Businesses with the exception of tax equity interests in three projects, described below, and one deferred project, Broken Bow II, a 75 MW nameplate capacity wind power project located in Nebraska. See Note R. Transfer of the project depends on one outstanding counterparty consent, and if and when such consent is obtained within two years of the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses, i.e., by February 28, 2025, the project will transfer and the corresponding value, subject to adjustment, will be paid to Con Edison. RWE Renewables Americas, LLC operates the facility on behalf of Con Edison pursuant to certain service agreements, for which the fees are not material.
Con Edison retained the Clean Energy Businesses' tax equity investment interest in the Crane solar project and another tax equity investment interest in two solar projects located in Virginia. These tax equity partnerships produced renewable energy tax credits that can be used to reduce Con Edison’s federal income tax. These tax credits are subject to recapture, in whole or in part, if the assets are sold within a five-year period beginning on the date on which the assets are placed in service. Con Edison will continue to employ HLBV accounting for its interests in these tax equity partnerships. The combined carrying value of the retained tax equity interests is approximately $7 million at March 31, 2024.
Con Edison also retained any post-sale deferred income taxes (federal and state income taxes, including tax attributes), any valuation allowances associated with the deferred tax assets, all current federal taxes and New York State taxes and the estimated liability for uncertain tax positions. The unamortized deferred investment tax credits of the Clean Energy Businesses were recognized in full upon the completion of the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses.
Concurrent with entering into the purchase and sale agreement, Con Edison incurred costs in the normal course of the sale process. Transaction costs of $11 million ($8 million after-tax) were recorded in the first three months of 2023, and were immaterial for the first three months of 2024. Also, depreciation and amortization expense of approximately $41 million ($28 million after-tax) were not recorded on the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses in 2023 through the closing of the transaction.
Following the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses and pursuant to a reimbursement and indemnity agreement with RWE, Con Edison remains responsible for certain potential costs related to a battery storage project located in Imperial County, California. Con Edison's exposure under the agreement could range up to approximately $172 million. As of March 31, 2024, no material amounts were recorded as liabilities on Con Edison's consolidated balance sheet related to this agreement.
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The following table shows the pre-tax operating income for the Clean Energy Businesses. The 2023 period shown is through the date of the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses; there is no applicable data for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2023 | ||||
| Pre-tax operating income | $ | ||||
| Pre-tax operating income, excluding non-controlling interest | $ | ||||
Note R – Assets and Liabilities Held-for-Sale
On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note Q. The sale included all assets, operations and projects of the Clean Energy Businesses with the exception of tax equity interests in three projects and one deferred project, Broken Bow II, a 75 MW nameplate capacity wind power project located in Nebraska. Transfer of the project from Con Edison to RWE depends on one outstanding counterparty consent, and if and when such consent is obtained within two years of the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses, i.e., by February 28, 2025, the project will transfer. RWE Renewables Americas, LLC operates the facility on behalf of Con Edison pursuant to certain service agreements for which the fees are not material.
At March 31, 2024, the carrying amounts of the major classes of assets and liabilities of Broken Bow II that are expected to be sold are presented on a held-for-sale basis, and accordingly exclude net deferred tax liability balances, as follows:
| (Millions of Dollars) | March 31, 2024 | ||||
| ASSETS | |||||
| CURRENT ASSETS | |||||
| Cash and temporary cash investments | $ | ||||
| Accrued unbilled revenue | |||||
| Restricted cash | |||||
| Prepayments | |||||
| Other current assets | |||||
| TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS | |||||
| NON-UTILITY PLANT | |||||
| Non-utility property, net accumulated depreciation | |||||
| NET PLANT | |||||
| OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS | |||||
| Intangible assets less accumulated amortization | |||||
| Operating lease right-of-use asset | |||||
| TOTAL OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS | |||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | ||||
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| (Millions of Dollars) | March 31, 2024 | ||||
| LIABILITIES | |||||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES | |||||
| Long-term debt due within one year | $ | ||||
| Operating lease liabilities | |||||
| Other current liabilities | |||||
| TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | |||||
| NONCURRENT LIABILITIES | |||||
| Asset retirement obligations | |||||
| Operating lease liabilities | |||||
| TOTAL NONCURRENT LIABILITIES | |||||
| LONG-TERM DEBT | |||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | $ | ||||
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Item 2: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
This combined management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations (MD&A) relates to the consolidated financial statements (the First Quarter Financial Statements) included in this report of two separate registrants: Consolidated Edison, Inc. (Con Edison) and Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (CECONY). As used in this report, the term the “Companies” refers to Con Edison and CECONY. CECONY is a subsidiary of Con Edison and, as such, information in this management’s discussion and analysis about CECONY applies to Con Edison.
This MD&A should be read in conjunction with the First Quarter Financial Statements and the notes thereto and the MD&A in Item 7 of the Companies’ combined Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 (File Nos.1-14514 and 1-01217, the Form 10-K).
Information in any item of this report referred to in this discussion and analysis is incorporated by reference herein. The use of terms such as “see” or “refer to” shall be deemed to incorporate by reference into this discussion and analysis the information to which reference is made.
Con Edison, incorporated in New York State in 1997, is a holding company that owns all of the outstanding common stock of CECONY, Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (O&R) and Con Edison Transmission, Inc. As used in this report, the term the “Utilities” refers to CECONY and O&R.
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| CECONY | O&R | Con Edison Transmission | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Con Edison’s principal business operations are those of the Utilities and Con Edison Transmission. CECONY’s principal business operations are its regulated electric, gas and steam delivery businesses. O&R’s principal business operations are its regulated electric and gas delivery businesses. Con Edison Transmission, through its subsidiaries, invests in electric transmission projects supporting Con Edison's effort to transition to clean, renewable energy and manages, through joint ventures, both electric and gas assets while seeking to develop electric transmission projects that will bring clean, renewable electricity to customers focusing on New York and the Northeast. See "Investments" in Note A to the First Quarter Financial Statements. On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note Q and Note R to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
Con Edison seeks to provide shareholder value through continued dividend growth, supported by earnings growth in regulated utilities and contracted electric and gas assets. Con Edison invests to provide reliable, resilient, safe and clean energy critical for its New York customers. Con Edison is a responsible neighbor, helping the communities it serves become more sustainable.
In addition to the Companies’ material contingencies described in Notes B, G and H to the First Quarter Financial Statements, the Companies’ management considers the following events, trends, and uncertainties to be important to understanding the Companies’ current and future financial condition.
Clean Energy Goals
The success of the Companies’ efforts to meet federal, state and city clean energy policy goals and the impact of energy consumers' efforts to meet such goals on CECONY’s electric, gas and steam businesses and O&R’s electric
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and gas businesses may impact the Companies’ future financial condition. The Utilities expect electric usage to increase and gas and steam usage to decrease in their service territories as federal, state and local laws and policies are enacted and implemented that aim to reduce the carbon intensity of the energy that is consumed. The Utilities’ and their regulators’ efforts to maintain electric reliability in their service territories as electric usage increases may also impact the Companies’ future financial condition. The long-term future of the Utilities’ gas businesses depends upon the role that natural gas or other gaseous fuels will play in facilitating New York State’s and New York City’s climate goals. In addition, the impact and costs of climate change on the Utilities’ systems and the success of the Utilities’ efforts to maintain system reliability and manage service interruptions resulting from severe weather may impact the Companies’ future financial condition, results of operations and liquidity.
Aged Accounts Receivable Balances
At March 31, 2024, CECONY’s and O&R’s customer accounts receivables balances of $2,892 million and $119 million, respectively, included aged accounts receivables (balances outstanding in excess of 60 days) of $1,358 million and $29 million, respectively. In comparison, CECONY’s and O&R’s customer accounts receivable balances at February 28, 2020 were $1,322 million and $89 million, respectively, including aged accounts receivables (balances outstanding in excess of 60 days) of $408 million and $15 million, respectively. Prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Utilities’ practice was to write off customer accounts receivables as uncollectible 90 days after the account is disconnected for non-payment or the account is closed during the collection process. In general, the Utilities suspended service disconnections during the COVID-19 pandemic. CECONY’s rate plans include reconciliation of late payment charges (from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025 for electric and gas and from January 1, 2020 through October 31, 2026 for steam) and write-offs of customer accounts receivable balances (from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2025 for electric and gas and from January 1, 2020 through October 31, 2026 for steam) to amounts reflected in rates, with recovery/refund from or to customers via surcharge/sur-credit. CECONY's surcharge recoveries for late payment charges and write-offs of accounts receivable balances will, collectively, be subject to separate annual caps for electric and gas that produce no more than a half percent (0.5 percent) total customer bill impact per commodity (estimated for electric to be $57.3 million, $60.3 million, $62.6 million for 2023, 2024 and 2025, respectively, and for gas to be $14.8 million, $15.9 million and $16.8 million for 2023, 2024 and 2025, respectively). CECONY's surcharge recoveries for late payment charges and write-offs of accounts receivables for steam will each be subject to an annual cap that produces no more than half percent (0.5 percent) total customer bill impact (estimated to be $2.5 million, $3.0 million and $3.5 million for 2024, 2025 and 2026, respectively). Amounts in excess of the surcharge caps will be deferred as a regulatory asset for recovery in CECONY’s next base rate cases. O&R’s 2022 - 2024 rate plans include reconciliation of late payment charges to amounts reflected in rates for years 2022 through 2024, with full recovery/refund via surcharge/sur-credit once the annual variance equals or exceeds 5 basis points of return on equity and reconciliation of write-offs of customer accounts receivable balances to amounts reflected in rates from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2024, with full recovery/refund via surcharge/sur-credit once the annual variance equals or exceeds 5 basis points of return on equity. Although these regulatory mechanisms are in place, a continued slower recovery in cash of outstanding customer accounts receivable balances has impacted the Companies’ liquidity and may continue to impact liquidity. The Utilities resumed collection activities, including write-offs of uncollectible customer accounts receivable balances. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources” and “Capital Requirements and Resources,” below.
Con Edison Transmission
Con Edison Transmission, through its New York Transco partnership and jointly with the New York Power Authority, is developing the Propel NY Energy transmission project that will deliver offshore wind energy from Long Island to New York City, Westchester County and the rest of New York State's high voltage power grid. Con Edison Transmission is participating in competitive solicitations to develop additional electric projects, including a joint solicitation submitted in April 2024 with another entity to build transmission infrastructure that will carry offshore wind power to New Jersey's electric grid. The success of Con Edison Transmission’s efforts in these competitive solicitations and to grow its electric transmission portfolio may impact Con Edison’s future capital requirements.
CECONY
Electric
CECONY provides electric service to approximately 3.7 million customers in all of New York City (except a part of Queens) and most of Westchester County, an approximately 660 square mile service area with a population of more than nine million.
Gas
CECONY delivers gas to approximately 1.1 million customers in Manhattan, the Bronx, parts of Queens and most of Westchester County.
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Steam
CECONY operates the largest steam distribution system in the United States by producing and delivering approximately 15,444 MMlb of steam annually to approximately 1,525 customers in parts of Manhattan.
O&R
Electric
O&R and its utility subsidiary, Rockland Electric Company (RECO) (together referred to herein as O&R) provide electric service to approximately 0.3 million customers in southeastern New York and northern New Jersey an approximately 1,300 square mile service area.
Gas
O&R delivers gas to over 0.1 million customers in southeastern New York.
Certain financial data of Con Edison’s businesses are presented below:
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 | At March 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars, except percentages) | Operating Revenues | Net Income for Common Stock | Assets | |||||||||||||||||
| CECONY | $3,971 | 93 | % | $694 | 96 | % | $61,904 | 92 | % | |||||||||||
| O&R | 308 | 7 | 37 | 5 | 3,747 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Total Utilities | $4,279 | 100 | % | $731 | 101 | % | $65,651 | 98 | % | |||||||||||
| Con Edison Transmission | 1 | — | 11 | 2 | 431 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Other (a) | — | — | (22) | (3) | 598 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Total Con Edison | $4,280 | 100 | % | $720 | 100 | % | $66,680 | 100 | % | |||||||||||
(a)Other includes the parent company, Con Edison’s tax equity investments, the deferred project held for sale and consolidation adjustments. Net income for common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2024 includes $(22) million (after-tax) for an adjustment related to the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note Q and Note R to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
Inflation Reduction Act
On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the IRA) was signed into law and included a new 15 percent Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax (CAMT). Under the IRA, a corporation is subject to the CAMT if its average annual adjusted financial statement Income for the three taxable year period ending prior to the taxable year exceeds $1,000 million, and applies to tax years beginning after December 31, 2022. Con Edison and CECONY were not subject to the CAMT in 2023 and are subject to the CAMT beginning in 2024. The provisions of the CAMT are not expected to have a material impact on the Companies’ financial position, results of operations or liquidity.
New York Legislation
In April 2021, New York passed a law that increased the corporate franchise tax rate on business income from 6.5 percent to 7.25 percent, retroactive to January 1, 2021, for taxpayers with taxable income greater than $5 million. The law also reinstated the business capital tax at 0.1875 percent, not to exceed a maximum tax liability of $5 million per taxpayer. New York requires a corporate franchise taxpayer to calculate and pay the highest amount of tax under the three alternative methods: a tax on business income; a tax on business capital; or a fixed dollar minimum. The provisions to increase the corporate franchise tax rate and reinstate a capital tax were scheduled to expire after 2023. In May 2023, New York passed a law that extended the increase in the corporate franchise tax rate from 6.5 percent to 7.25 percent for an additional three years, through tax year 2026 and extended the business capital tax through tax year 2026. New York also passed a law establishing a permanent rate of 30 percent for the metropolitan transportation business tax surcharge. As a result of the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses in 2023, Con Edison’s New York State taxable income was higher than $5 million and it was subject to the higher 7.25 percent rate (9.425 percent with the surcharge rate) on its taxable income for tax year 2023, but is not expected to be subject to the higher rate in tax year 2024.
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Results of Operations
Net income for common stock and earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars, except per share amounts) | Net Income for Common Stock | Earnings per Share | ||||||||||||
| CECONY | $694 | $604 | $2.01 | $1.71 | ||||||||||
| O&R | 37 | 31 | 0.11 | 0.09 | ||||||||||
| Clean Energy Businesses (a) (d) | — | 22 | — | 0.07 | ||||||||||
| Con Edison Transmission | 11 | 2 | 0.03 | — | ||||||||||
| Other (b) | (22) | 774 | (0.07) | 2.19 | ||||||||||
| Con Edison (c) | $720 | $1,433 | $2.08 | $4.06 | ||||||||||
(a)Net income for common stock and earnings per share from the Clean Energy Businesses for the three months ended March 31, 2023 includes $(9) million or $(0.03) a share net after-tax mark-to-market effects. Net income for common stock and earnings per share from the Clean Energy Businesses for the three months ended March 31, 2023 also includes $2 million or $0.01 a share (after-tax) net of the effects of HLBV accounting for tax equity investments in certain renewable electric projects. Depreciation and amortization expenses on their assets of $31 million or $0.09 a share (after-tax) were not recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2023.
(b) Other includes the parent company, Con Edison’s tax equity investments, the deferred project held for sale and consolidation adjustments. Net income for common stock and earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2024 includes $(22) million (after-tax) or $(0.07) a share (after-tax) for an adjustment related to the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note Q and Note R to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
Net income for common stock and earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2023 includes an immaterial amount or $0.00 a share net of income tax impact on the net after-tax mark-to-market effects. Net income for common stock and earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2023 also includes an immaterial amount or $0.00 a share net of income tax impact on the effects of HLBV accounting for tax equity investments in certain renewable electric projects. Net income for common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2023 also includes $(9) million and $(0.02) a share of transaction costs and other accruals related to the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses (net of tax). Net income for common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2023 also includes the impact of the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses on the changes in state unitary tax apportionments (net of federal taxes) of $(16) million or $(0.05) per share. Depreciation and amortization expenses on the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses of $(3) million or $(0.01) a share (after-tax) were not recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2023. Net income for common stock and earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2023 includes $791 million (after-tax) or $2.24 a share (after-tax) for the gain on the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note Q and Note R to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
(c) Earnings per share on a diluted basis were $2.08 a share and $4.05 a share for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
(d) On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note Q and Note R to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
The following tables present the estimated effect of major factors on earnings per share and net income for common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2024 as compared with the 2023 period.
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| Variation for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 vs. 2023 | ||||||||
| Net Income for Common Stock (Net of Tax) (Millions of Dollars) | Earnings per Share | |||||||
| CECONY (a) | ||||||||
| New steam rate plan effective November 2023 | $47 | $0.13 | ||||||
| Higher gas rate base | 27 | 0.08 | ||||||
| Higher electric rate base | 15 | 0.04 | ||||||
| Accretive effect of share repurchase | — | 0.04 | ||||||
| Other | 1 | 0.01 | ||||||
| Total CECONY | 90 | 0.30 | ||||||
| O&R (a) | ||||||||
| Electric base rate increase | 7 | 0.02 | ||||||
| Gas base rate increase | 1 | — | ||||||
| Other | (2) | — | ||||||
| Total O&R | 6 | 0.02 | ||||||
| Clean Energy Businesses (b) | ||||||||
| Total Clean Energy Businesses | (22) | (0.07) | ||||||
| Con Edison Transmission | ||||||||
| Higher investment income, primarily due to the recognition of allowance for funds used during construction from Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC | 8 | 0.02 | ||||||
| Other | 1 | 0.01 | ||||||
| Total Con Edison Transmission | 9 | 0.03 | ||||||
| Other, including parent company expenses | ||||||||
| Gain and other impacts related to the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses | (785) | (2.23) | ||||||
| Lower interest income | (8) | (0.02) | ||||||
| Other | (3) | (0.01) | ||||||
| Total Other, including parent company expenses | (796) | (2.26) | ||||||
| Total Reported (GAAP basis) | $(713) | $(1.98) | ||||||
a.Under the revenue decoupling mechanisms in the Utilities’ New York electric and gas rate plans and the weather-normalization clause applicable to their gas businesses, revenues are generally not affected by changes in delivery volumes from levels assumed when rates were approved. Effective November 1, 2023, revenues from CECONY’s steam sales are also subject to a weather normalization clause, as a result of which, delivery revenues reflect normal weather conditions during the heating season. In general, the Utilities recover on a current basis the fuel, gas purchased for resale and purchased power costs they incur in supplying energy to their full-service customers. Accordingly, such costs do not generally affect Con Edison’s results of operations. | ||||||||
b. On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses. | ||||||||
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The Companies’ other operations and maintenance expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||
| CECONY | ||||||||
| Operations | $488 | $423 | ||||||
| Pensions and other postretirement benefits | 39 | 86 | ||||||
| Health care and other benefits | 40 | 37 | ||||||
| Regulatory fees and assessments (a) | 107 | 89 | ||||||
| Other | 115 | 115 | ||||||
| Total CECONY | $789 | $750 | ||||||
| O&R | 96 | 97 | ||||||
| Clean Energy Businesses (b) | — | 48 | ||||||
| Con Edison Transmission | 4 | 3 | ||||||
| Other (c) | (1) | (2) | ||||||
| Total other operations and maintenance expenses | $888 | $896 | ||||||
(a)Includes Demand Side Management, System Benefit Charges and Public Service Law 18A assessments that are collected in revenues.
(b)On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note Q and Note R to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
(c)Other includes the parent company, Con Edison’s tax equity investments, the deferred project held for sale and consolidation adjustments. See Note R to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
A discussion of the results of operations by principal business segment for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 follows. For additional business segment financial information, see Note M to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
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The Companies’ results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:
| CECONY | O&R | Clean Energy Businesses (a) | Con Edison Transmission | Other (b) | Con Edison (c) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating revenues | $3,971 | $3,953 | $308 | $321 | $— | $129 | $1 | $1 | $— | $(1) | $4,280 | $4,403 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchased power | 579 | 631 | 70 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 649 | 702 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fuel | 88 | 189 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | 189 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gas purchased for resale | 235 | 365 | 32 | 63 | — | 41 | — | — | — | (1) | 267 | 468 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other operations and maintenance | 789 | 750 | 96 | 97 | — | 48 | 4 | 3 | (1) | (2) | 888 | 896 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 510 | 473 | 29 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 539 | 499 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxes, other than income taxes | 781 | 736 | 25 | 24 | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 808 | 765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gain (loss) on sale of the Clean Energy Businesses | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (30) | 855 | (30) | 855 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | 989 | 809 | 56 | 41 | — | 36 | (3) | (2) | (31) | 855 | 1,011 | 1,739 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income (deductions) | 156 | 182 | 8 | 12 | — | 1 | 18 | 7 | — | (6) | 182 | 196 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net interest expense | 270 | 233 | 14 | 13 | — | 15 | — | 2 | 5 | (1) | 289 | 262 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) before income tax expense | 875 | 758 | 50 | 40 | — | 22 | 15 | 3 | (36) | 850 | 904 | 1,673 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | 181 | 154 | 13 | 9 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | (14) | 76 | 184 | 243 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $694 | $604 | $37 | $31 | $— | $19 | $11 | $2 | $(22) | $774 | $720 | $1,430 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss attributable to non-controlling interest | — | — | — | — | — | (3) | — | — | — | — | — | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) for common stock | $694 | $604 | $37 | $31 | $— | $22 | $11 | $2 | $(22) | $774 | $720 | $1,433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a)On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note Q and Note R to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
(b)Other includes the parent company, Con Edison’s tax equity investments, the deferred project held for sale and consolidation adjustments. See Note R to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
(c)Represents the consolidated results of operations of Con Edison and its businesses.
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CECONY
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 | For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | Electric | Gas | Steam | 2024 Total | Electric | Gas | Steam | 2023 Total | 2024-2023 Variation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating revenues | $2,441 | $1,243 | $287 | $3,971 | $2,356 | $1,291 | $306 | $3,953 | $18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchased power | 568 | — | 11 | 579 | 613 | — | 18 | 631 | (52) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fuel | 58 | — | 30 | 88 | 79 | — | 110 | 189 | (101) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gas purchased for resale | — | 235 | — | 235 | — | 365 | — | 365 | (130) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other operations and maintenance | 612 | 128 | 49 | 789 | 568 | 125 | 57 | 750 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 370 | 114 | 26 | 510 | 343 | 105 | 25 | 473 | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxes, other than income taxes | 593 | 151 | 37 | 781 | 559 | 137 | 40 | 736 | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | $240 | $615 | $134 | $989 | $194 | $559 | $56 | $809 | $180 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Electric
CECONY’s results of electric operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period were as follows:
| For the Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | March 31, 2024 | March 31, 2023 | Variation | ||||||||
| Operating revenues | $2,441 | $2,356 | $85 | ||||||||
| Purchased power | 568 | 613 | (45) | ||||||||
| Fuel | 58 | 79 | (21) | ||||||||
| Other operations and maintenance | 612 | 568 | 44 | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 370 | 343 | 27 | ||||||||
| Taxes, other than income taxes | 593 | 559 | 34 | ||||||||
| Electric operating income | $240 | $194 | $46 | ||||||||
CECONY’s electric sales and deliveries for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period were:
| Millions of kWh Delivered | Revenues in Millions (a) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| For the Three Months Ended | For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | March 31, 2024 | March 31, 2023 | Variation | Percent Variation | March 31, 2024 | March 31, 2023 | Variation | Percent Variation | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential/Religious (b) | 2,591 | 2,614 | (23) | (0.9) | % | $965 | $712 | $253 | 35.5 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial/Industrial | 2,672 | 2,787 | (115) | (4.1) | 737 | 676 | 61 | 9.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail choice customers | 4,768 | 4,805 | (37) | (0.8) | 542 | 463 | 79 | 17.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NYPA, Municipal Agency and other sales | 2,301 | 2,330 | (29) | (1.2) | 177 | 158 | 19 | 12.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other operating revenues (c) | — | — | — | — | 20 | 347 | (327) | (94.2) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 12,332 | 12,536 | (204) | (1.6) | % | (d) | $2,441 | $2,356 | $85 | 3.6 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
(a)Revenues from electric sales are subject to a revenue decoupling mechanism, as a result of which delivery revenues generally are not affected by changes in delivery volumes from levels assumed when rates were approved.
(b)“Residential/Religious” generally includes single-family dwellings, individual apartments in multi-family dwellings, religious organizations and certain other not-for-profit organizations.
(c)Other electric operating revenues generally reflect changes in the revenue decoupling mechanism current asset or regulatory liability and changes in regulatory assets and liabilities in accordance with other provisions of CECONY's rate plan.
(d)After adjusting for variations, primarily weather and billing days, electric delivery volumes in CECONY’s service area increased 1.1 percent in the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period.
Operating revenues increased $85 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period primarily due to an increase in revenues from the electric rate plan ($142 million) and a change in incentives earned under the earnings adjustment mechanisms (EAMs) ($1 million), offset in part by lower purchased power expenses ($45 million) and lower fuel expenses ($21 million).
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Purchased power expenses decreased $45 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period primarily due to lower unit costs ($68 million), offset in part by higher purchased volumes ($23 million).
Fuel expenses decreased $21 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period due to lower unit costs ($21 million).
Other operations and maintenance expenses increased $44 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period primarily due to increases in total surcharges for assessments and fees that are collected in revenues from customers ($13 million), electric operations maintenance activities ($10 million), municipal infrastructure support costs ($8 million), costs for injuries and damages ($3 million) and uncollectible expenses ($1 million).
Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $27 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period primarily due to higher electric utility plant balances.
Taxes, other than income taxes increased $34 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period due to higher property taxes ($31 million) and higher state and local revenue taxes ($7 million), offset in part by lower deferral of over-collected property taxes ($6 million).
Gas
CECONY’s results of gas operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period were as follows:
| For the Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | March 31, 2024 | March 31, 2023 | Variation | ||||||||
| Operating revenues | $1,243 | $1,291 | $(48) | ||||||||
| Gas purchased for resale | 235 | 365 | (130) | ||||||||
| Other operations and maintenance | 128 | 125 | 3 | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 114 | 105 | 9 | ||||||||
| Taxes, other than income taxes | 151 | 137 | 14 | ||||||||
| Gas operating income | $615 | $559 | $56 | ||||||||
CECONY’s gas sales and deliveries, excluding off-system sales, for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period were:
| Thousands of Dt Delivered | Revenues in Millions (a) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| For the Three Months Ended | For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | March 31, 2024 | March 31, 2023 | Variation | Percent Variation | March 31, 2024 | March 31, 2023 | Variation | Percent Variation | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential | 20,652 | 22,508 | (1,856) | (8.2) | % | $501 | $558 | $(57) | (10.2) | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| General | 12,519 | 12,526 | (7) | (0.1) | 275 | 255 | 20 | 7.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Firm transportation | 29,498 | 31,657 | (2,159) | (6.8) | 405 | 403 | 2 | 0.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total firm sales and transportation | 62,669 | 66,691 | (4,022) | (6.0) | % | (b) | $1,181 | $1,216 | $(35) | (2.9) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Interruptible sales (c) | 1,185 | 1,863 | (678) | (36.4) | 12 | 20 | (8) | (40.0) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NYPA | 12,991 | 9,973 | 3,018 | 30.3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Generation plants | 12,949 | 11,781 | 1,168 | 9.9 | 5 | 8 | (3) | (37.5) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 6,290 | 6,173 | 117 | 1.9 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 16.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other operating revenues (d) | — | — | — | — | 30 | 34 | (4) | (11.8) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 96,084 | 96,481 | (397) | (0.4) | % | $1,243 | $1,291 | $(48) | (3.7) | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(a)Revenues from gas sales are subject to a weather normalization clause and a revenue decoupling mechanism as a result of which delivery revenues are generally not affected by changes in delivery volumes from levels assumed when rates were approved.
(b)After adjusting for variations, primarily billing days, firm gas sales and transportation volumes in CECONY’s service area decreased 7.5 percent in the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period.
(c)Includes 2,574 thousand and 654 thousand of Dt for the 2024 and 2023 periods, respectively, that are also reflected in firm transportation and other.
(d)Other gas operating revenues generally reflect changes in the revenue decoupling mechanism and weather normalization clause current asset or regulatory liability and changes in regulatory assets and liabilities in accordance with other provisions of CECONY’s rate plan.
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Operating revenues decreased $48 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period primarily due to lower gas purchased for resale ($130 million), offset in part by an increase in gas revenues under the company's gas rate plan ($88 million).
Gas purchased for resale decreased $130 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period due to lower unit costs ($148 million), offset in part by higher purchased volumes ($18 million).
Other operations and maintenance expenses increased $3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period primarily due to higher gas operations costs ($6 million), offset in part by total sur-credits for assessments and fees that are collected in revenues from customers ($2 million).
Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $9 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period primarily due to higher gas utility plant balances.
Taxes, other than income taxes increased $14 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period primarily due to higher property taxes ($13 million) and lower deferral of under-collected property taxes ($6 million), offset in part by lower state and local revenue taxes ($6 million).
Steam
CECONY’s results of steam operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period were as follows:
| For the Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | March 31, 2024 | March 31, 2023 | Variation | ||||||||
| Operating revenues | $287 | $306 | $(19) | ||||||||
| Purchased power | 11 | 18 | (7) | ||||||||
| Fuel | 30 | 110 | (80) | ||||||||
| Other operations and maintenance | 49 | 57 | (8) | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 26 | 25 | 1 | ||||||||
| Taxes, other than income taxes | 37 | 40 | (3) | ||||||||
| Steam operating income | $134 | $56 | $78 | ||||||||
CECONY’s steam sales and deliveries for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period were:
| Millions of Pounds Delivered | Revenues in Millions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| For the Three Months Ended | For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | March 31, 2024 | March 31, 2023 | Variation | Percent Variation | March 31, 2024 | March 31, 2023 | Variation | Percent Variation | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General | 251 | 261 | (10) | (3.8) | % | $17 | $14 | $3 | 21.4 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Apartment house | 2,105 | 2,012 | 93 | 4.6 | 78 | 80 | (2) | (2.5) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Annual power | 4,293 | 4,359 | (66) | (1.5) | 202 | 199 | 3 | 1.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other operating revenues (a) | — | — | — | — | (10) | 13 | (23) | Large | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 6,649 | 6,632 | 17 | 0.3 | % | (b) | $287 | $306 | $(19) | (6.2) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
(a)Other steam operating revenues generally reflect changes in regulatory assets and liabilities in accordance with CECONY’s rate plan.
(b)After adjusting for variations, primarily weather prior to November 1, 2023, and billing days, steam sales and deliveries in the company's service area decreased 2.7 percent in the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period.
Operating revenues decreased $19 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period primarily due to lower fuel expense ($80 million) and lower purchased power ($7 million), offset in part by the benefit from the new steam rate plan ($63 million) and tax law sur-credit ($5 million).
Purchased power expenses decreased $7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period due to lower unit costs ($7 million).
Fuel expenses decreased $80 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period due to lower unit costs ($83 million), offset in part by higher purchased volumes from the company’s steam generating facilities ($3 million).
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Other operations and maintenance expenses decreased $8 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period primarily due to lower costs for pension and other postretirement benefits, reflecting reconciliation to the rate plan level ($15 million), offset in part by higher steam operations maintenance activities ($5 million) and an increase in municipal infrastructure support ($1 million).
Taxes, other than income taxes decreased $3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period primarily due to a lower deferral of over-collected property taxes ($6 million), offset in part by higher property taxes ($2 million).
Taxes, Other Than Income Taxes
At $781 million, taxes other than income taxes remain one of CECONY’s largest operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The principal components of, and variations in, taxes other than income taxes were:
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | Variation | ||||||||||||||
| Property taxes | $649 | $603 | $46 | ||||||||||||||
| State and local taxes related to revenue receipts | 120 | 118 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Payroll taxes | 31 | 28 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Other taxes | (19) | (13) | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | $781 | (a) | $736 | (a) | $45 | ||||||||||||
(a)Including sales tax on customers’ bills, total taxes other than income taxes in 2024 and 2023 were $978 million and $902 million, respectively.
Other Income (Deductions)
Other income decreased $26 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period primarily due to lower credits associated with components of pension and other postretirement benefits other than service cost ($40 million), offset in part by lower expenses resulting from investment performance in the deferred compensation plan ($7 million) and an increase in the allowance for funds used during construction ($4 million).
Net Interest Expense
Net interest expense increased $37 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period primarily due to higher interest on long-term debt ($26 million) and short-term debt ($5 million) and an increase in the carrying charges and interest on regulatory liability balances ($3 million).
Income Tax Expense
Income taxes increased $27 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period primarily due to higher income before income tax expense ($25 million), higher state income taxes ($6 million), and lower flow through tax benefits in 2024 for plant-related items ($4 million), offset in part by higher amortization of excess deferred federal income taxes ($7 million).
O&R
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 | For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | Electric | Gas | 2024 Total | Electric | Gas | 2023 Total | 2024-2023 Variation | ||||||||||||||||
| Operating revenues | $195 | $113 | $308 | $182 | $139 | $321 | $(13) | ||||||||||||||||
| Purchased power | 70 | — | 70 | 71 | — | 71 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Gas purchased for resale | — | 32 | 32 | — | 63 | 63 | (31) | ||||||||||||||||
| Other operations and maintenance | 75 | 21 | 96 | 77 | 20 | 97 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 20 | 9 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 25 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Taxes, other than income taxes | 16 | 9 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | $14 | $42 | $56 | $1 | $40 | $41 | $15 | ||||||||||||||||
Electric
O&R’s results of electric operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period were as follows:
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| For the Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | March 31, 2024 | March 31, 2023 | Variation | ||||||||
| Operating revenues | $195 | $182 | $13 | ||||||||
| Purchased power | 70 | 71 | (1) | ||||||||
| Other operations and maintenance | 75 | 77 | (2) | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 20 | 18 | 2 | ||||||||
| Taxes, other than income taxes | 16 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||
| Electric operating income | $14 | $1 | $13 | ||||||||
O&R’s electric sales and deliveries for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period were:
| Millions of kWh Delivered | Revenues in Millions (a) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| For the Three Months Ended | For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | March 31, 2024 | March 31, 2023 | Variation | Percent Variation | March 31, 2024 | March 31, 2023 | Variation | Percent Variation | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential/Religious (b) | 500 | 467 | 33 | 7.1 | % | $107 | $107 | $— | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial/Industrial | 238 | 262 | (24) | (9.2) | 40 | 41 | (1) | (2.4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail choice customers | 582 | 495 | 87 | 17.6 | 42 | 30 | 12 | 40.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Public authorities | 27 | 27 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other operating revenues (c) | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | Large | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 1,347 | 1,251 | 96 | 7.7 | % | (d) | $195 | $182 | $13 | 7.1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
(a)O&R’s New York electric delivery revenues are subject to a revenue decoupling mechanism, as a result of which delivery revenues are generally not affected by changes in delivery volumes from levels assumed when rates were approved. The majority of O&R’s electric distribution revenues in New Jersey are subject to a conservation incentive program, as a result of which distribution revenues are generally not affected by changes in delivery volumes from levels assumed when rates were approved. O&R’s electric transmission revenues in New Jersey are not subject to a conservation incentive program, and as a result, changes in such volumes do impact revenues.
(b)“Residential/Religious” generally includes single-family dwellings, individual apartments in multi-family dwellings, religious organizations and certain other not-for-profit organizations.
(c)Other electric operating revenues generally reflect changes in regulatory assets and liabilities in accordance with O&R’s electric rate plan.
(d)After adjusting for weather and other variations, electric delivery volumes in O&R’s service area increased 2.8 percent in the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period.
Operating revenues increased $13 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period primarily due to higher revenues from the electric rate plans ($9 million), offset in part by lower purchased power expenses ($1 million).
Gas
O&R’s results of gas operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period were as follows:
| For the Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | March 31, 2024 | March 31, 2023 | Variation | ||||||||
| Operating revenues | $113 | $139 | $(26) | ||||||||
| Gas purchased for resale | 32 | 63 | (31) | ||||||||
| Other operations and maintenance | 21 | 20 | 1 | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 9 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||
| Taxes, other than income taxes | 9 | 9 | — | ||||||||
| Gas operating income | $42 | $40 | $2 | ||||||||
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O&R’s gas sales and deliveries, excluding off-system sales, for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period were:
| Thousands of Dt Delivered | Revenues in Millions (a) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| For the Three Months Ended | For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | March 31, 2024 | March 31, 2023 | Variation | Percent Variation | March 31, 2024 | March 31, 2023 | Variation | Percent Variation | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential | 5,974 | 5,208 | 766 | 14.7 | % | $85 | $100 | $(15) | (15.0) | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| General | 725 | 1,094 | (369) | (33.7) | 9 | 18 | (9) | (50.0) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Firm transportation | 2,370 | 2,180 | 190 | 8.7 | 17 | 17 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total firm sales and transportation | 9,069 | 8,482 | 587 | 6.9 | % | (b) | $111 | $135 | $(24) | (17.8) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Interruptible sales | 747 | 957 | (210) | (21.9) | 2 | 2 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Generation plants | 2 | 1 | 1 | Large | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 32 | 294 | (262) | (89.1) | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other gas revenues | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | (2) | Large | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 9,850 | 9,734 | 116 | 1.2 | % | $113 | $139 | $(26) | (18.7) | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(a)Revenues from New York gas sales are subject to a weather normalization clause and a revenue decoupling mechanism as a result of which delivery revenues are generally not affected by changes in delivery volumes from levels assumed when rates were approved.
(b)After adjusting for weather and other variations, firm sales and transportation volumes in O&R's service area decreased 3.2 percent in the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period.
Operating revenues decreased $26 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period primarily due to lower gas purchased for resale ($31 million), offset in part by higher revenues from the New York gas rate plan ($2 million) and a change in incentives earned under the earnings adjustment mechanisms (EAMs) ($1 million).
Gas purchased for resale decreased $31 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period due to lower unit costs ($36 million), offset in part by higher purchased volumes ($5 million).
Taxes, Other Than Income Taxes
Taxes, other than income taxes, remained consistent in 2024 compared with 2023 for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The principal components of taxes, other than income taxes, were:
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | Variation | ||||||||||||||
| Property taxes | $18 | $18 | $— | ||||||||||||||
| State and local taxes related to revenue receipts | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Payroll taxes | 3 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||||
| Total | $25 | (a) | $24 | (a) | $1 | ||||||||||||
(a)Including sales tax on customers’ bills, total taxes other than income taxes in 2024 and 2023 were $33 million.
Other Income (Deductions)
Other income decreased $4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period primarily due to lower credits associated with components of pension and other postretirement benefits other than service cost ($4 million).
Income Tax Expense
Income taxes increased $4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period primarily due to higher income before income tax expense ($2 million) and higher state income taxes ($1 million).
Con Edison Transmission
Other Income (Deductions)
Other income increased $11 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period primarily due to Con Edison Transmission's recognition of its proportionate share of allowance for funds used during construction for MVP ($10 million).
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Income Tax Expense
Income taxes increased $3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period primarily due to higher income before income tax expense.
Other
Income Tax Expense
Income taxes decreased $90 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period primarily due to lower income before income tax expense due to the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses in the 2023 period ($211 million) and a lower unitary state tax adjustment, net of federal benefit ($17 million), offset in part by the recognition of unamortized investment tax credits ($106 million) and higher state taxes due to a change in state apportionments, net of federal income taxes ($36 million), both related to the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses in 2023 and an increase in renewable energy tax credits ($1 million).
Clean Energy Businesses
On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note Q and Note R to the First Quarter Financial Statements. The Clean Energy Businesses’ results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period were as follows:
| For the Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | March 31, 2024 | March 31, 2023 | Variation | ||||||||
| Operating revenues | $— | $129 | $(129) | ||||||||
| Gas purchased for resale | — | 41 | (41) | ||||||||
| Other operations and maintenance | — | 48 | (48) | ||||||||
| Taxes, other than income taxes | — | 4 | (4) | ||||||||
| Operating income | $— | $36 | $(36) | ||||||||
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Companies monitor the financial markets closely, including borrowing rates and daily cash collections. Increases in aged accounts receivable balances, inflationary pressure and higher interest rates have increased the amount of capital needed by the Utilities and the costs of such capital. See "Interest Rate Risk," below, "Aged Accounts Receivable Balances," above and "Capital Requirements and Resources," below.
Con Edison and the Utilities have a $2,500 million revolving credit agreement (the Credit Agreement) in place under which banks are committed to provide loans on a revolving credit basis until March 2029, unless extended for an additional one-year term, subject to certain conditions. CECONY has a $500 million 364-day revolving credit agreement (the CECONY Credit Agreement) in place under which banks are committed to provide loans on a revolving credit basis until March 2025, subject to certain conditions. Con Edison and the Utilities have not entered into any loans under the Credit Agreement and CECONY has not entered into any loans under the CECONY Credit Agreement. See Note D to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
The Companies’ liquidity reflects cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities, as shown on their respective consolidated statements of cash flows and as discussed below.
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The Companies’ cash, temporary cash investments and restricted cash resulting from operating, investing and financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 are summarized as follows:
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CECONY | O&R | Clean Energy Businesses (d) | Con Edison Transmission | Other (a)(b) | Con Edison (c) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating activities | $522 | $45 | $45 | $44 | $— | $— | $(4) | $(152) | $10 | $155 | $573 | $92 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investing activities | (1,266) | (1,077) | (78) | (68) | — | (248) | — | (26) | — | 4,037 | (1,344) | 2,618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financing activities | (290) | 12 | 45 | 21 | — | — | (1) | 189 | (3) | (3,688) | (249) | (3,466) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net change for the period | (1,034) | (1,020) | 12 | (3) | — | (248) | (5) | 11 | 7 | 504 | (1,020) | (756) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at beginning of period | 1,138 | 1,056 | 23 | 35 | — | 248 | 25 | — | 9 | 191 | 1,195 | 1,530 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at end of period (c) | $104 | $36 | $35 | $32 | $— | $— | $20 | $11 | $16 | $695 | $175 | $774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less: Cash balances held for sale (d) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at end of period excluding held for sale | $104 | $36 | $35 | $32 | $— | $— | $20 | $11 | $10 | $692 | $169 | $771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) Other includes the parent company, Con Edison’s tax equity investments, the deferred project held for sale and consolidation adjustments. See Note R to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
(b) Represents the consolidated results of operations of Con Edison and its businesses.
(c) See "Reconciliation of Cash, Temporary Cash Investments and Restricted Cash" in Note A to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
(d) On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note Q and Note R to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
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Cash Flows from Operating Activities
The Utilities’ cash flows from operating activities primarily reflect their energy sales and deliveries and cost of operations. The volume of energy sales and deliveries is primarily affected by factors external to the Utilities, such as customer demand, weather, market prices for energy and economic conditions. Measures that promote distributed energy resources, such as distributed generation, demand reduction and energy efficiency, also affect the volume of energy sales and deliveries.
Pursuant to their rate plans, the Utilities have recovered from customers a portion of the tax liability they will pay in the future as a result of temporary differences between the book and tax basis of assets and liabilities. These temporary differences affect the timing of cash flows, but not net income, as the Companies are required to record deferred tax assets and liabilities at the current corporate tax rate for the temporary differences. For the Utilities, credits to their customers of the net benefits of the TCJA, including the reduction of the corporate tax rate to 21 percent, decrease cash flows from operating activities. Pursuant to their rate plans, the Utilities also recover from customers the amount of property taxes they will pay. The payment of property taxes by the Utilities affects the timing of cash flows and increases the amount of short-term borrowings issued by the Utilities when property taxes are due and as property taxes increase, but generally does not impact net income. See Note J to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
In general, the Utilities suspended service disconnections during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Utilities’ rate plans
include reconciliation of late payment charges and write-offs of customer accounts receivable balances to amounts
reflected in rates, with recovery/refund from or to customers via surcharge/sur-credit. Although these regulatory
mechanisms are in place, a continued slower recovery in cash of outstanding customer accounts receivable
balances has impacted the Companies’ liquidity and may continue to impact liquidity. See “Aged Accounts
Receivable Balances,” above.
Net income is the result of cash and non-cash (or accrual) transactions. Only cash transactions affect the Companies’ cash flows from operating activities. Principal non-cash charges or credits include depreciation, deferred income tax expense, amortizations of certain regulatory assets and liabilities and accrued unbilled revenue. Non-cash charges or credits may also be accrued under the revenue decoupling and cost reconciliation mechanisms in the Utilities’ New York electric and gas rate plans.
Net cash flows from operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2024 for Con Edison were $481 million higher than in the 2023 period. The change in net cash flows for Con Edison primarily reflects:
•lower net deferred charges, noncurrent assets, leases and other regulatory assets balances ($465 million);
•an increase in accounts payable ($365 million);
•higher accrued interest ($31 million); and
•a decrease in prepayments ($10 million); offset in part by
•a lower increase of accounts receivable balances from customers net of allowance for uncollectible accounts ($322 million) (see "Aged Accounts Receivable Balances,” above);
•a increase in the revenue decoupling mechanism receivable ($103 million).
Net cash flows from operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2024 for CECONY were $477 million higher than in the 2023 period. The changes in net cash flows for CECONY primarily reflects:
•lower net deferred charges, noncurrent assets, leases and other regulatory assets balances ($457 million); and
•an increase in accounts payable ($192 million); offset in part by
•a increase in the revenue decoupling mechanism receivable ($112 million); and
•a decrease in the pension and retiree benefits obligations, net ($50 million).
Cash Flows From (Used in) Investing Activities
Net cash flows from investing activities for Con Edison were $3,962 million lower for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period. The change for Con Edison primarily reflects:
•the proceeds from the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses, net of cash and cash equivalents sold in the prior year ($3,927 million);
•an increase in utility construction expenditures ($187 million); and
•higher cost of removal less salvage ($13 million); offset in part by
•a decrease in non-utility construction expenditures ($140 million).
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Net cash flows used in investing activities for CECONY were $189 million higher for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period. The change for CECONY primarily reflects:
•an increase in utility construction expenditures ($175 million); and
•higher cost of removal less salvage ($14 million).
Pursuant to their rate plans, the Utilities recover the cost of utility construction expenditures from customers, including an approved rate of return (before and after being placed in service and an allowance for funds used during construction (AFUDC) before being placed in service). Increases in the amount of utility construction expenditures may temporarily increase the amount of short-term debt issued by the Utilities prior to the long-term financing of such amounts.
Cash Flows From (Used In) Financing Activities
Net cash flows used in financing activities for Con Edison were $3,217 million lower for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period. Net cash flows from financing activities for CECONY were $302 million lower for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period.
In the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, Con Edison contributed $25 million and $1,675 million of equity, respectively, to CECONY.
Con Edison’s cash flows from financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2024 also reflect a net issuance of short-term debt of $11 million compared with payments of $2,629 million in the 2023 period.
In March 2023, Con Edison entered into accelerated share repurchase agreements with two dealers to repurchase $1,000 million in aggregate of Con Edison’s Common Shares. Con Edison made payments of $1,000 million in aggregate to the dealers and received deliveries of 10,543,263 Common Shares in aggregate. The settlement of the accelerated share repurchase agreements occurred in the second quarter of 2023.
CECONY’s cash flows from financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2024 also reflect payments of short-term debt of $46 million compared to $1,895 million in the 2023 period.
In February 2023, CECONY issued $500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.20 percent debentures, due 2033, the net proceeds from the sale of which were used to repay short-term borrowings and for other general corporate purposes.
Cash flows from financing activities of the Companies also reflect commercial paper issuances and repayments. The commercial paper amounts outstanding at March 31, 2024 and 2023 and the average daily balances for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 for Con Edison and CECONY were as follows:
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars, except Weighted Average Yield) | Outstanding at March 31, | Daily average | Outstanding at March 31, | Daily average | ||||||||||
| Con Edison | $2,299 | $2,266 | $411 | $1,858 | ||||||||||
| CECONY | $1,857 | $1,854 | $405 | $1,773 | ||||||||||
| Weighted average yield | 5.5 | % | 5.6 | % | 5.4 | % | 4.8 | % | ||||||
Capital Resources
Capital Resources
For each of the Companies, the common equity ratio at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was:
| Common Equity Ratio (Percent of total capitalization) | ||||||||
| March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||
| Con Edison | 49.6 | 49.1 | ||||||
| CECONY | 48.5 | 47.9 | ||||||
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Assets, Liabilities and Equity
The Companies' assets, liabilities, and equity at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 are summarized as follows.
| CECONY | O&R | Con Edison Transmission | Other (a) | Con Edison (b) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current assets | $5,624 | $5,981 | $337 | $302 | $24 | $25 | $181 | $229 | $6,166 | $6,537 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investments | 633 | 608 | 23 | 22 | 383 | 365 | 2 | 4 | 1,041 | 999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net plant | 46,851 | 46,648 | 2,986 | 2,943 | 17 | 17 | — | — | 49,854 | 49,608 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other noncurrent assets | 8,796 | 8,363 | 401 | 408 | 7 | 7 | 415 | 409 | 9,619 | 9,187 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Assets | $61,904 | $61,600 | $3,747 | $3,675 | $431 | $414 | $598 | $642 | $66,680 | $66,331 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current liabilities | $5,418 | $5,694 | $395 | $349 | $6 | $5 | $425 | $414 | $6,244 | $6,462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noncurrent liabilities | 16,077 | 15,950 | 1,136 | 1,146 | (71) | (76) | (250) | (236) | 16,892 | 16,784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long-term debt | 20,812 | 20,810 | 1,118 | 1,118 | — | — | (1) | (1) | 21,929 | 21,927 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity | 19,597 | 19,146 | 1,098 | 1,062 | 496 | 485 | 424 | 465 | 21,615 | 21,158 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Liabilities and Equity | $61,904 | $61,600 | $3,747 | $3,675 | $431 | $414 | $598 | $642 | $66,680 | $66,331 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) Other includes the parent company, Con Edison’s tax equity investments, the deferred project held for sale and consolidation adjustments. See Note R to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
(b) Represents the consolidated results of operations of Con Edison and its businesses.
CECONY
Current assets at March 31, 2024 were $357 million lower than at December 31, 2023. The change in current assets primarily reflects a decrease in cash and temporary cash investments ($1,034 million) and a decrease in fuel oil, gas in storage, materials and supplies, at average cost ($22 million), offset in part by an increase in prepayments ($546 million) and in accounts receivables, net of allowance for uncollectible accounts ($180 million) (see "Aged Accounts Receivable Balances,” above).
Net plant at March 31, 2024 was $203 million higher than at December 31, 2023. The change in net plant primarily reflects an increase in electric ($677 million), gas ($158 million) and steam ($24 million) plant balances, an increase in construction work in progress ($43 million), offset in part by an increase in accumulated depreciation ($600 million) and a decrease in the general ($98 million) plant balance.
Other noncurrent assets at March 31, 2024 were $433 million higher than at December 31, 2023. The change in other noncurrent assets primarily reflects an increase in the regulatory asset for legacy meters ($420 million). See Note B to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
Current liabilities at March 31, 2024 were $276 million lower than at December 31, 2023. The change in current liabilities primarily reflects a decrease in accounts payable ($324 million) and a decrease in the fair value of derivative liabilities ($76 million), offset in part by an increase in accrued interest ($124 million).
Other noncurrent liabilities at March 31, 2024 were $127 million higher than at December 31, 2023. The change in other noncurrent assets primarily reflects an increase in the deferred income taxes and unamortized investment tax credits ($265 million) and an increase in the pensions and retiree benefits ($39 million). The increase is offset in part by a decrease in the unrecognized pension and other postretirement costs ($117 million) and a decrease in future income tax ($65 million). See Note B to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
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Equity at March 31, 2024 was $451 million higher than at December 31, 2023. The change in equity primarily reflects net income for the three months ended March 31, 2024 ($694 million) and capital contributions from Con Edison ($25 million) in 2024, offset in part by common stock dividends to Con Edison ($268 million) in 2024.
O&R
Current assets at March 31, 2024 were $35 million higher than at December 31, 2023. The change in current assets primarily reflects an increase in accounts receivable, net of allowance for uncollectible accounts ($21 million) (see "Aged Accounts Receivable Balances,” above), an increase in accrued unbilled revenue ($14 million), and an increase in cash and temporary cash investments ($13 million), offset in part by a decrease in the revenue decoupling mechanism receivable ($9 million).
Net plant at March 31, 2024 was $43 million higher than at December 31, 2023. The change in net plant primarily reflects an increase in electric ($23 million), gas ($25 million) and general ($19 million) plant balances, offset in part by an increase in accumulated depreciation ($20 million) and a decrease in construction work in progress ($4 million).
Current liabilities at March 31, 2024 were $46 million higher than at December 31, 2023. The change in current liabilities primarily reflects an increase in notes payable ($42 million), an increase in the regulatory liabilities ($10 million) and an increase in accrued interest ($4 million), offset in part by a decrease in accounts payable ($12 million).
Equity at March 31, 2024 was $36 million higher than at December 31, 2023. The change in equity primarily reflects capital contributions from Con Edison ($20 million) in 2024, net income for the three months ended March 31, 2024 ($37 million), offset in part by common stock dividends to Con Edison ($17 million) in 2024 and a decrease in other comprehensive income ($6 million).
Con Edison Transmission
Investments at March 31, 2024 were $18 million higher than at December 31, 2023. The increase in investments reflects investment income from MVP ($10 million) and New York Transco ($8 million).
Equity at March 31, 2024 was $11 million higher than at December 31, 2023. The change in equity primarily reflects an increase in retained earnings ($10 million).
Environmental Matters
Clean Energy Future
New York State’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act
In March 2024, O&R filed a petition with FERC to add a formula rate to the NYISO tariff to enable O&R to recover the costs of, and a return on investment for, two types of projects: (1) local transmission upgrades determined by the NYSPSC to be necessary or appropriate to meet the CLCPA goals of New York State and eligible for recovery under the FERC-approved cost sharing recovery agreement that socializes the costs statewide and (2) any regulated transmission projects (or portions thereof) eligible for recovery under the NYISO’s public policy transmission planning process. For local transmission upgrades, O&R proposed the return on equity to be the lower of the NYSPSC-determined rates or 11.20 percent. For NYISO projects, O&R proposed a return on equity of 11.20 percent.
Offshore Wind
In February 2024, NYSERDA announced that it selected two offshore wind projects for contract negotiations representing 1,734 MW of energy by 2026. One of the conditional awards, Empire Wind 1, is expected to connect 810 MW of offshore wind electricity to the New York City electrical grid at CECONY’s Gowanus substation. In March 2024, FERC approved the interconnection agreement among Empire Offshore Wind, LLC, the NYISO, and CECONY.
Thermal Energy Networks
In April 2024, the NYSDPS approved CECONY’s and O&R’s December 2023 Stage 1 filings (Project Scope, Feasibility, and Stakeholder Engagement) related to utility-scale thermal energy network pilot projects. The NYSDPS also confirmed CECONY and O&R are authorized to incur costs of $17.1 million and $4.6 million, respectively, through the completion of Stage 2 (Pilot Project Engineering Design and Customer Protection Plan).
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These projected costs are within the budgets proposed by CECONY and O&R of $255 million and $46 million, respectively. The remaining proposed budget amounts are subject to approval by the NYSPSC.
Superfund
Certain federal agencies and the NYSDEC have previously notified potentially responsible parties, including CECONY, of their intent to perform a natural resource damage assessment for the Gowanus Canal Superfund Site. In March 2024, CECONY received a notice that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the NYSDEC, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (collectively, the “Trustees”) published a Draft Natural Resource Assessment Plan that is subject to public comments through June 2024. The Trustees are conducting a natural resource damage assessment to determine, among other things, the appropriate amount and type of projects needed to restore, replace, or acquire the equivalent of injured natural resources at the Gowanus Canal Superfund Site. CECONY is unable to estimate its exposure to liability for the Gowanus Canal Superfund Site.
Other Environmental Matters
In April 2024, a CECONY feeder leak in the Bronx resulted in a release of approximately one thousand gallons of dielectric fluid (a non-toxic synthetic compound similar to mineral oil), a portion of which migrated to a nearby sewer system and a sheen was seen in the Bronx River. CECONY stopped the feeder leak and began the cleanup on the same day the discharge occurred. CECONY, with assistance from the NYSDEC, also placed booms in the Bronx River at various locations to address any fluid that potentially made it to the river through the sewer system. CECONY is continuing to address the remaining sheen on the river, and also voluntarily cleaned up a significant amount of debris and trash in the area of the oil sheen. In April 2024, CECONY also discovered the presence of oil in the Hudson River within the permanent containment boom surrounding Pier 98 that likely originated from an internal leak of approximately 4,400 gallons of oil at CECONY’s steam generating plant on 59th Street in Manhattan. CECONY immediately installed an additional containment boom and an absorbent boom in the Hudson River and has estimated that 72 gallons of oil was released to the river. The U.S. Coast Guard, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, and the NYSDEC have been notified and continue to oversee the clean-up operations. The costs associated with these matters are not expected to have a material adverse effect on CECONY’s financial condition, results of operations or liquidity. In connection with the incidents, CECONY may incur monetary sanctions from government agencies of more than $0.3 million for violations of certain provisions regulating the discharge of materials into, and for the protection of, the environment.
For additional information about the Companies’ environmental matters, see Note G to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
Con Edison Transmission
Con Edison Transmission owns a 45.7 percent interest in New York Transco that is comprised of: a 45.7 percent interest in New York Transco's Transmission Owner Transmission Solutions (TOTS) projects; a 45.7 percent interest in New York Transco’s New York Energy Solution (NYES) project; and a 41.7 percent interest in New York Transco’s share of the Propel NY Energy project. Con Edison Transmission also owns a 71.2 percent interest in Honeoye Storage Corporation (Honeoye) and a 7.2 percent interest in Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC (MVP) that is expected to be reduced to approximately 6.75 percent as described below.
MVP is a joint venture among five partners, including Con Edison Transmission, to construct and operate the Mountain Valley Pipeline, a proposed 300-mile gas transmission project in West Virginia and Virginia. Con Edison Transmission owns a 7.2 percent interest in MVP that is expected to be reduced to approximately 6.75 percent based on Con Edison Transmission's previous capping of its cash contributions to the joint venture. In June 2023, construction activities for the Mountain Valley Pipeline resumed after resolution of certain legal challenges. In April 2024, the operator of the Mountain Valley Pipeline announced that it expects to complete construction on or about May 31, 2024, with long-term firm capacity obligations to begin on the first day of month immediately following
the date MVP receives FERC authorization to commence service. The operator also announced it is targeting a
total project cost of approximately $7,850 million (including contingency and excluding allowance for funds used during construction). At March 31, 2024, Con Edison Transmission’s carrying value of its investment in MVP was $153 million and its cash contributions to the joint venture amounted to $530 million. See "Investments - Investment in Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC (MVP)" in Note A.
Financial and Commodity Market Risks
The Companies are subject to various risks and uncertainties associated with financial and commodity markets. The most significant market risks include interest rate risk, commodity price risk and investment risk.
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Interest Rate Risk
The Companies' interest rate risk primarily relates to new debt financing needed to fund capital requirements, including the construction expenditures of the Utilities and maturing debt securities, and variable-rate debt. Con Edison and its subsidiaries manage interest rate risk through the issuance of mostly fixed-rate debt with varying maturities and through opportunistic refinancing of debt. Con Edison and CECONY estimate that at March 31, 2024, a 10 percent increase in interest rates applicable to its variable rate debt would result in an increase in annual interest expense of $14 million and $12 million, respectively. Under CECONY’s current electric, gas and steam rate plans, variations in actual variable rate tax-exempt debt interest expense, including costs associated with the refinancing of the variable rate tax-exempt debt, are reconciled to levels reflected in rates.
Higher interest rates have resulted in increased interest expense on commercial paper, variable-rate debt and long-term debt issuances.
Commodity Price Risk
Con Edison’s commodity price risk primarily relates to the purchase and sale of electricity, gas and related derivative instruments. The Utilities apply risk management strategies to mitigate their related exposures. See Note N to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
Con Edison estimates that, as of March 31, 2024, a 10 percent decline in market prices would result in a decline in fair value of $147 million for the derivative instruments used by the Utilities to hedge purchases of electricity and gas, of which $135 million is for CECONY and $12 million is for O&R. As of March 31, 2023, Con Edison estimated that a 10 percent decline in market prices would result in a decline in fair value of $159 million for the derivative instruments used by the Utilities to hedge purchases of electricity and gas, of which $149 million is for CECONY and $10 million is for O&R. Con Edison expects that any such change in fair value would be largely offset by directionally opposite changes in the cost of the electricity and gas purchased.
The Utilities do not make any margin or profit on the electricity or gas they sell. In accordance with provisions
approved by state regulators, the Utilities generally recover from full-service customers the costs they incur for energy purchased for those customers, including gains and losses on certain derivative instruments used to hedge energy purchased and related costs. However, increases in electric and gas commodity prices may contribute to a slower recovery of cash from outstanding customer accounts receivable balances.
Investment Risk
The Companies’ investment risk relates to the investment of plan assets for their pension and other postretirement benefit plans. Con Edison's investment risk also relates to the investments of Con Edison Transmission that are accounted for under the equity method. See "Investments" in Note A to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
The Companies’ current investment policy for pension plan assets includes investment targets of 26 to 30 percent equity securities, 42 to 60 percent debt securities and 14 to 30 percent alternatives. At March 31, 2024, the pension plan investments consisted of 27 percent equity securities, 50 percent debt securities and 23 percent alternatives.
For the Utilities’ pension and other postretirement benefit plans, regulatory accounting treatment is generally applied in accordance with the accounting rules for regulated operations. In accordance with the Statement of Policy issued by the NYSPSC and its current electric, gas and steam rate plans, CECONY defers for payment to or recovery from customers the difference between the pension and other postretirement benefit expenses and the amounts for such expenses reflected in rates. O&R also defers such difference pursuant to its New York rate plans.
Material Contingencies
For information concerning potential liabilities arising from the Companies’ material contingencies, see "Other Regulatory Matters" in Note B and Notes G and H to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
Item 3: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
For information about the Companies’ primary market risks associated with activities in derivative financial instruments, other financial instruments and derivative commodity instruments, see “Financial and Commodity Market Risks,” in Part I, Item 2 of this report, that is incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 4: Controls and Procedures
The Companies maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed in the reports that they submit to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. For each of the Companies, its management, with the participation of its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, has evaluated its disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report and, based on such evaluation, has concluded that the controls and procedures are effective to provide such reasonable assurance. Reasonable assurance is not absolute assurance, however, and there can be no assurance that any design of controls or procedures would be effective under all potential future conditions, regardless of how remote.
There was no change in the Companies’ internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Companies’ most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Companies’ internal control over financial reporting.
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Part II Other Information
Item 1: Legal Proceedings
For information about certain legal proceedings affecting the Companies, see "Other Regulatory Matters" in Note B and Notes G and H to the financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this report and "Environmental Matters - Superfund" and "Environmental Matters - Other Environmental Matters" in Part I, Item 2 of this report, that is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 1A: Risk Factors
There were no material changes in the Companies’ risk factors compared to those disclosed in Item 1A of the Form 10-K.
Item 5: Other Information
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, no director or officer (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) adopted terminated
Item 6: Exhibits
Con Edison
| Exhibit 10.1.1 | Extension Agreement to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2024, among Con Edison, CECONY, O&R, the lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (Designated in Con Edison's Current Report on Form 8-K, dated March 25, 2024 (File No. 1-14514) as Exhibit 10.2) | ||||
| Exhibit 10.1.2 | Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2024, among Con Edison, CECONY, O&R, the lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (Designated in Con Edison's Current Report on Form 8-K, dated March 25, 2024 (File No. 1-14514) as Exhibit 10.3) | ||||
| Exhibit 10.1.3 | |||||
| Exhibit 10.1.4 | |||||
| Exhibit 10.1.5 | |||||
| Exhibit 10.1.6 | |||||
| Exhibit 10.1.7 | |||||
| Exhibit 31.1.1 | |||||
| Exhibit 31.1.2 | |||||
| Exhibit 32.1.1 | |||||
| Exhibit 32.1.2 | |||||
| Exhibit 101.INS | XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. | ||||
| Exhibit 101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema. | ||||
| Exhibit 101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase. | ||||
| Exhibit 101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase. | ||||
| Exhibit 101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase. | ||||
| Exhibit 101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase. | ||||
| Exhibit 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. | ||||
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CECONY
| Exhibit 10.2.1 | 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of March 25, 2024, among CECONY, the lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (Designated in Con Edison's Current Report on Form 8-K, dated March 25, 2024 (File No. 1-14514) as Exhibit 10.1) | ||||
| Exhibit 31.2.1 | |||||
| Exhibit 31.2.2 | |||||
| Exhibit 32.2.1 | |||||
| Exhibit 32.2.2 | |||||
| Exhibit 101.INS | XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. | ||||
| Exhibit 101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema. | ||||
| Exhibit 101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase. | ||||
| Exhibit 101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase. | ||||
| Exhibit 101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase. | ||||
| Exhibit 101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase. | ||||
| Exhibit 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. | ||||
Pursuant to Item 601(b)(4)(iii)(A) of Regulation S-K, instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of Con Edison’s subsidiaries other than CECONY, the total amount of which does not exceed ten percent of the total assets of Con Edison and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, are not filed as exhibits to Con Edison’s Form 10-K or Form 10-Q. Con Edison agrees to furnish to the SEC upon request a copy of any such instrument.
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| Consolidated Edison, Inc. | ||||||||
| Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. | ||||||||
| Date: May 2, 2024 | By | /s/ Robert Hoglund | ||||||
| Robert Hoglund Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Duly Authorized Officer | ||||||||
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