UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
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| ☒ | Quarterly Report Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED March 31, 20222023
OR
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| ☐ | Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
For the transition period from to
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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 |
| 1-14514 | | Consolidated Edison, Inc. | | New York | | 13-3965100 |
| | 4 Irving Place, | New York, | New York | 10003 | | | | |
| | (212) | 460-4600 | | | | | | |
1-12171-01217 | | Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. | | New York | | 13-5009340 |
| | 4 Irving Place, | New York, | New York | 10003 | | | | |
| | (212) | 460-4600 | | | | | | |
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Title of each class | | Trading Symbol | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Consolidated Edison, Inc., | | ED | | New York Stock Exchange |
| Common Shares ($.10 par value) | | | | |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
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| Consolidated Edison, Inc. (Con Edison) | Yes | ☒ | No ☐ |
| Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (CECONY) | Yes | ☒ | 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).
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| Con Edison | Yes | ☒ | No ☐ |
| CECONY | Yes | ☒ | 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.
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| Con Edison |
| Large accelerated filer | ☒ | | Accelerated filer ☐
| | Non-accelerated filer | ☐ |
| Smaller reporting company | ☐ | Emerging growth company | ☐ | | |
| CECONY |
Large accelerated filer | ☐ | | Accelerated filer ☐ | | Non-accelerated filer | ☒ |
| Smaller reporting company | ☐ | Emerging growth company | ☐ | | |
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).
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| Con Edison | Yes | ☐ | No | ☒ |
| CECONY | Yes | ☐ | No | ☒ |
As of April 30, 2022,2023, Con Edison had outstanding 354,294,938346,540,200 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.
Glossary of Terms
The following is a glossary of abbreviations or acronyms that are used in the Companies’ SEC reports:
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| 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., together with its subsidiaries, including Consolidated Edison Development, Inc., Consolidated Edison Energy, Inc. and Consolidated Edison Solutions, Inc. |
| Con Edison Transmission | | Con Edison Transmission, Inc., together with its subsidiaries |
CET Electric | | Consolidated Edison Transmission, LLC |
CET Gas | | Con Edison Gas Pipeline and Storage, LLC |
| O&R | | Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. |
| RECO | | Rockland Electric Company |
| The Companies | | Con Edison and CECONY |
| The Utilities | | CECONY and O&R |
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| Regulatory Agencies, Government Agencies and Other Organizations |
EPA | | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| FASB | | Financial Accounting Standards Board |
| FERC | | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
| IRS | | Internal Revenue Service |
| NJBPU | | New Jersey Board of Public Utilities |
NJDEP | | New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection |
| 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 |
NYSERDA | | New York State Energy Research and Development Authority |
| NYSPSC | | New York State Public Service Commission |
NYSRC | | New York State Reliability Council, LLC |
| OTDA | | Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance |
PJM | | PJM Interconnection LLC |
| SEC | | U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission |
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| Accounting | | |
AFUDC | | Allowance for funds used during construction |
| 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 | | |
CO2 | | Carbon dioxide |
| GHG | | Greenhouse gases |
MGP Sites | | Manufactured gas plant sites |
| PCBs | | Polychlorinated biphenyls |
PRP | | Potentially responsible party |
RGGI | | Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative |
| Superfund | | Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 and similar state statutes |
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| Units of Measure | | |
AC | | Alternating current |
Bcf | | Billion cubic feet |
| Dt | | Dekatherms |
kV | | Kilovolt |
| kWh | | Kilowatt-hour |
MDt | | Thousand dekatherms |
| MMlb | | Million pounds |
MVA | | Megavolt ampere |
| MW | | Megawatt or thousand kilowatts |
| MWh | | Megawatt hour |
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| Other | | |
AMI | | Advanced Metering Infrastructure |
CARES Act | | Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, as enacted on March 27, 2020 |
CLCPA | | Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act |
COSO | | Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission |
| COVID-19 | | Coronavirus Disease 2019 |
DER | | Distributed energy resources |
Fitch | | Fitch Ratings |
First Quarter Form 10-Q | | The Companies' combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31 of the current year |
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| Form 10-K | | The Companies’ combined Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20212022 |
LTIP | | Long Term Incentive Plan |
Moody’s | | Moody’s Investors Service |
REV | | Reforming the Energy Vision |
S&P | | S&P Global Ratings |
| TCJA | | The federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, as enacted on December 22, 2017 |
VaR | | Value-at-Risk |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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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," "consider"“target,” “guidance,” “potential,” “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 and the performance ofand failure to retain and attract employees and contractors 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 may have substantial unfunded pension and other postretirement benefit liabilities;
•the Companies face risks related to health epidemics and other outbreaks, including the COVID-19 pandemic;
•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, including inflation and supply chain disruptions.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.
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT (UNAUDITED)
| | | | For the Three Months Ended March 31, | | | For the Three Months Ended March 31, |
| (Millions of Dollars/Except Share Data) | (Millions of Dollars/Except Share Data) | 2022 | 2021 | | (Millions of Dollars/Except Share Data) | 2023 | 2022 |
| OPERATING REVENUES | OPERATING REVENUES | | | OPERATING REVENUES | |
| Electric | Electric | $2,250 | $2,113 | | Electric | $2,538 | $2,250 |
| Gas | Gas | 1,250 | 1,076 | | Gas | 1,430 | 1,250 |
| Steam | Steam | 302 | 264 | | Steam | 306 | 302 |
| Non-utility | Non-utility | 258 | 224 | | Non-utility | 129 | 258 |
| TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES | TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES | 4,060 | 3,677 | | TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES | 4,403 | 4,060 |
| OPERATING EXPENSES | OPERATING EXPENSES | | | OPERATING EXPENSES | |
| Purchased power | Purchased power | 487 | 437 | | Purchased power | 702 | 487 |
| Fuel | Fuel | 144 | 93 | | Fuel | 189 | 144 |
| Gas purchased for resale | Gas purchased for resale | 443 | 296 | | Gas purchased for resale | 468 | 443 |
| Other operations and maintenance | Other operations and maintenance | 905 | 790 | | Other operations and maintenance | 896 | 905 |
| Depreciation and amortization | Depreciation and amortization | 529 | 497 | | Depreciation and amortization | 499 | 529 |
| Taxes, other than income taxes | Taxes, other than income taxes | 753 | 704 | | Taxes, other than income taxes | 765 | 753 |
| TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES | TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES | 3,261 | 2,817 | | TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES | 3,519 | 3,261 |
| | Gain on sale of the Clean Energy Businesses | | Gain on sale of the Clean Energy Businesses | 855 | — | |
| OPERATING INCOME | OPERATING INCOME | 799 | 860 | | OPERATING INCOME | 1,739 | 799 |
| OTHER INCOME (DEDUCTIONS) | OTHER INCOME (DEDUCTIONS) | | | OTHER INCOME (DEDUCTIONS) | |
| Investment income (loss) | 5 | (161) | | |
| Investment income | | Investment income | 8 | 5 |
| Other income | Other income | 82 | 6 | | Other income | 204 | 82 |
| Allowance for equity funds used during construction | Allowance for equity funds used during construction | 5 | | Allowance for equity funds used during construction | 6 | 5 |
| Other deductions | Other deductions | (2) | (36) | | Other deductions | (22) | (2) |
| TOTAL OTHER INCOME (DEDUCTIONS) | TOTAL OTHER INCOME (DEDUCTIONS) | 90 | (186) | | TOTAL OTHER INCOME (DEDUCTIONS) | 196 | 90 |
| INCOME BEFORE INTEREST AND INCOME TAX EXPENSE | INCOME BEFORE INTEREST AND INCOME TAX EXPENSE | 889 | 674 | | INCOME BEFORE INTEREST AND INCOME TAX EXPENSE | 1,935 | 889 |
| INTEREST EXPENSE (INCOME) | INTEREST EXPENSE (INCOME) | | | INTEREST EXPENSE (INCOME) | |
| Interest on long-term debt | Interest on long-term debt | 241 | 227 | | Interest on long-term debt | 251 | 241 |
| Other interest income | (56) | (47) | | |
| Other interest expense (income) | | Other interest expense (income) | 24 | (56) |
| Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction | Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction | (3) | (4) | | Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction | (13) | (3) |
| NET INTEREST EXPENSE | NET INTEREST EXPENSE | 182 | 176 | | NET INTEREST EXPENSE | 262 | 182 |
| INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE | INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE | 707 | 498 | | INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE | 1,673 | 707 |
| INCOME TAX EXPENSE | INCOME TAX EXPENSE | 153 | 78 | | INCOME TAX EXPENSE | 243 | 153 |
| NET INCOME | NET INCOME | 554 | 420 | | NET INCOME | 1,430 | 554 |
| (Loss) Income attributable to non-controlling interest | (48) | 1 | | |
| Loss attributable to non-controlling interest | | Loss attributable to non-controlling interest | (3) | (48) |
| NET INCOME FOR COMMON STOCK | NET INCOME FOR COMMON STOCK | $602 | $419 | | NET INCOME FOR COMMON STOCK | $1,433 | $602 |
| Net income per common share—basic | Net income per common share—basic | $1.70 | $1.23 | | Net income per common share—basic | $4.06 | $1.70 |
| Net income per common share—diluted | Net income per common share—diluted | $1.70 | $1.22 | | Net income per common share—diluted | $4.05 | $1.70 |
| AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING—BASIC (IN MILLIONS) | AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING—BASIC (IN MILLIONS) | 354.1 | 342.2 | | AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING—BASIC (IN MILLIONS) | 352.9 | 354.1 |
| AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING—DILUTED (IN MILLIONS) | AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING—DILUTED (IN MILLIONS) | 355.1 | 343.0 | | AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING—DILUTED (IN MILLIONS) | 354.2 | 355.1 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)
| | | | Three Months Ended March 31, | | | Three Months Ended March 31, |
| (Millions of Dollars) | (Millions of Dollars) | 2022 | 2021 | | (Millions of Dollars) | 2023 | 2022 |
| NET INCOME | NET INCOME | $554 | $420 | | NET INCOME | $1,430 | $554 |
| LOSS/(INCOME) ATTRIBUTABLE TO NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST | 48 | (1) | | |
| LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST | | LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST | 3 | 48 |
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, NET OF TAXES | OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, NET OF TAXES | | | OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, NET OF TAXES | |
| Pension and other postretirement benefit plan liability adjustments, net of taxes | Pension and other postretirement benefit plan liability adjustments, net of taxes | — | 4 | | Pension and other postretirement benefit plan liability adjustments, net of taxes | 4 | — | |
| TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, NET OF TAXES | TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, NET OF TAXES | — | 4 | | TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, NET OF TAXES | 4 | — | |
| COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | $602 | $423 | | COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | $1,437 | $602 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
| | | For the Three Months Ended March 31, | | For the Three Months Ended March 31, |
| (Millions of Dollars) | (Millions of Dollars) | 2022 | 2021 | (Millions of Dollars) | 2023 | 2022 |
| OPERATING ACTIVITIES | OPERATING ACTIVITIES | | OPERATING ACTIVITIES | |
| Net income | Net income | $554 | $420 | Net income | $1,430 | $554 |
| PRINCIPAL NON-CASH CHARGES/(CREDITS) TO INCOME | PRINCIPAL NON-CASH CHARGES/(CREDITS) TO INCOME | | PRINCIPAL NON-CASH CHARGES/(CREDITS) TO INCOME | |
| Depreciation and amortization | Depreciation and amortization | 529 | 497 | Depreciation and amortization | 499 | 529 |
| Investment loss/impairment | — | 172 | | |
| | Deferred income taxes | Deferred income taxes | 167 | 77 | Deferred income taxes | (81) | 167 |
| Rate case amortization and accruals | 18 | (7) | |
| Common equity component of allowance for funds used during construction | (5) | |
| Net derivative losses/(gains) | (68) | (65) | |
| Unbilled revenue and net unbilled revenue deferrals | 45 | 31 | |
| | Net derivative gains | | Net derivative gains | 12 | (68) |
| | Pre-tax gain on sale of the Clean Energy Businesses | | Pre-tax gain on sale of the Clean Energy Businesses | (855) | — | |
| Other non-cash items, net | Other non-cash items, net | 34 | 6 | Other non-cash items, net | (64) | 47 |
| CHANGES IN ASSETS AND LIABILITIES | CHANGES IN ASSETS AND LIABILITIES | | CHANGES IN ASSETS AND LIABILITIES | |
| Accounts receivable – customers | Accounts receivable – customers | (252) | (281) | Accounts receivable – customers | 219 | (252) |
| Allowance for uncollectible accounts – customers | Allowance for uncollectible accounts – customers | 19 | 33 | Allowance for uncollectible accounts – customers | (78) | 19 |
| Materials and supplies, including fuel oil and gas in storage | 33 | 17 | |
| Revenue decoupling mechanism receivable | (28) | (42) | |
| | Other receivables and other current assets | Other receivables and other current assets | (198) | 43 | Other receivables and other current assets | 88 | (189) |
| Taxes receivable | 4 | 15 | |
| | Unbilled revenue and net unbilled revenue deferrals | | Unbilled revenue and net unbilled revenue deferrals | 48 | 45 |
| Prepayments | Prepayments | (471) | (500) | Prepayments | (564) | (471) |
| Accounts payable | Accounts payable | (156) | (178) | Accounts payable | (543) | (156) |
| Pensions and retiree benefits obligations, net | Pensions and retiree benefits obligations, net | 50 | 73 | Pensions and retiree benefits obligations, net | (43) | 50 |
| Pensions and retiree benefits contributions | Pensions and retiree benefits contributions | (5) | (4) | Pensions and retiree benefits contributions | (5) |
| Accrued taxes | Accrued taxes | (27) | (35) | Accrued taxes | 252 | (27) |
| Accrued interest | Accrued interest | 129 | 116 | Accrued interest | 97 | | 129 |
| Superfund and environmental remediation costs | (7) | (5) | |
| | Distributions from equity investments | Distributions from equity investments | 4 | 10 | Distributions from equity investments | 6 | 4 |
| System benefit charge | System benefit charge | (21) | (20) | System benefit charge | 15 | (21) |
| Deferred charges, noncurrent assets and other regulatory assets | (214) | (42) | |
| Deferred credits and other regulatory liabilities | 440 | 50 | |
| Other current and noncurrent liabilities | (101) | (87) | |
| Deferred charges, noncurrent assets, leases, net and other regulatory assets | | Deferred charges, noncurrent assets, leases, net and other regulatory assets | (321) | (214) |
| Deferred credits, noncurrent liabilities and other regulatory liabilities | | Deferred credits, noncurrent liabilities and other regulatory liabilities | (31) | 428 |
| Other current liabilities | | Other current liabilities | 11 | (96) |
| NET CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | NET CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | 473 | 289 | NET CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | 92 | 473 |
| INVESTING ACTIVITIES | INVESTING ACTIVITIES | | INVESTING ACTIVITIES | |
| Utility construction expenditures | Utility construction expenditures | (837) | (868) | Utility construction expenditures | (1,050) | (837) |
| Cost of removal less salvage | Cost of removal less salvage | (80) | (86) | Cost of removal less salvage | (94) | (80) |
| Non-utility construction expenditures | Non-utility construction expenditures | (25) | (141) | Non-utility construction expenditures | (140) | (25) |
| Investments in electric and gas transmission projects | Investments in electric and gas transmission projects | (10) | (5) | | Investments in electric and gas transmission projects | (25) | (10) | |
| | Proceeds from sale of the Clean Energy Businesses, net of cash and cash equivalents sold | | Proceeds from sale of the Clean Energy Businesses, net of cash and cash equivalents sold | 3,927 | — |
| | Other investing activities | — | 4 | |
| NET CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES | (952) | (1,096) | |
| NET CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES | | NET CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES | 2,618 | (952) |
| FINANCING ACTIVITIES | FINANCING ACTIVITIES | | FINANCING ACTIVITIES | |
| Net issuance (repayment) of short-term debt | (175) | 183 | |
| Net retirement of short-term debt | | Net retirement of short-term debt | (2,629) | (175) |
| Issuance of long-term debt | Issuance of long-term debt | — | 250 | Issuance of long-term debt | 500 | — | |
| Retirement of long-term debt | Retirement of long-term debt | (26) | (695) | Retirement of long-term debt | (60) | (26) |
| Debt issuance costs | Debt issuance costs | (1) | (3) | Debt issuance costs | (4) | (1) |
| Common stock dividends | Common stock dividends | (276) | (253) | Common stock dividends | (284) | (276) |
| | Issuance of common shares for stock plans | Issuance of common shares for stock plans | 14 | 16 | Issuance of common shares for stock plans | 15 | | 14 |
| Repurchase of common shares | | Repurchase of common shares | (1,000) | — |
| Distribution to noncontrolling interest | Distribution to noncontrolling interest | (6) | (3) | Distribution to noncontrolling interest | (4) | (6) |
| Sale of equity interest | — | 33 | | |
| | | NET CASH FLOWS USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES | NET CASH FLOWS USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES | (470) | (472) | NET CASH FLOWS USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES | (3,466) | (470) |
| CASH, TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH: | CASH, TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH: | | CASH, TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH: | |
| NET CHANGE FOR THE PERIOD | NET CHANGE FOR THE PERIOD | (949) | (1,279) | NET CHANGE FOR THE PERIOD | (756) | (949) |
| BALANCE AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD | BALANCE AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD | 1,146 | 1,436 | BALANCE AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD | 1,530 | 1,146 |
| BALANCE AT END OF PERIOD | BALANCE AT END OF PERIOD | $197 | $157 | BALANCE AT END OF PERIOD | $774 | $197 |
| | LESS: CASH BALANCES HELD FOR SALE | | LESS: CASH BALANCES HELD FOR SALE | 3 | — | |
| BALANCE AT END OF PERIOD EXCLUDING HELD FOR SALE | | BALANCE AT END OF PERIOD EXCLUDING HELD FOR SALE | $771 | $197 |
| SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH INFORMATION | SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH INFORMATION | | SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH INFORMATION | |
| Cash paid/(received) during the period for: | Cash paid/(received) during the period for: | | Cash paid/(received) during the period for: | |
| Interest | Interest | $104 | $112 | Interest | $156 | $104 |
| Income taxes | Income taxes | $(1) | $(15) | Income taxes | $10 | $(1) |
| SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INFORMATION | SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INFORMATION | | SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INFORMATION | |
| Construction expenditures in accounts payable | Construction expenditures in accounts payable | $424 | $390 | Construction expenditures in accounts payable | $444 | $424 |
| Issuance of common shares for dividend reinvestment | Issuance of common shares for dividend reinvestment | $4 | $12 | Issuance of common shares for dividend reinvestment | $4 |
| Software licenses acquired but unpaid as of end of period | Software licenses acquired but unpaid as of end of period | $23 | $51 | Software licenses acquired but unpaid as of end of period | $2 | $23 |
| Equipment acquired but unpaid as of end of period | Equipment acquired but unpaid as of end of period | $22 | $28 | Equipment acquired but unpaid as of end of period | $17 | $22 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED)
| | (Millions of Dollars) | (Millions of Dollars) | March 31,
2022 | December 31,
2021 | (Millions of Dollars) | March 31,
2023 | December 31,
2022 |
| ASSETS | ASSETS | | ASSETS | |
| CURRENT ASSETS | CURRENT ASSETS | | CURRENT ASSETS | |
| Cash and temporary cash investments | Cash and temporary cash investments | $108 | $992 | Cash and temporary cash investments | $771 | $1,282 |
| Accounts receivable – customers, net allowance for uncollectible accounts of $336 and $317 in 2022 and 2021, respectively | 2,176 | 1,943 | |
| Other receivables, net allowance for uncollectible accounts of $25 and $22 in 2022 and 2021, respectively | 295 | 298 | |
| Accounts receivable – customers, net allowance for uncollectible accounts of $244 and $322 in 2023 and 2022, respectively | | Accounts receivable – customers, net allowance for uncollectible accounts of $244 and $322 in 2023 and 2022, respectively | 2,040 | 2,192 |
| Other receivables, net allowance for uncollectible accounts of $10 in 2023 and 2022 | | Other receivables, net allowance for uncollectible accounts of $10 in 2023 and 2022 | 444 | 164 |
| Taxes receivable | Taxes receivable | 9 | 13 | Taxes receivable | 10 |
| Accrued unbilled revenue | Accrued unbilled revenue | 539 | 662 | Accrued unbilled revenue | 506 | 702 |
| Fuel oil, gas in storage, materials and supplies, at average cost | Fuel oil, gas in storage, materials and supplies, at average cost | 404 | 437 | Fuel oil, gas in storage, materials and supplies, at average cost | 431 | 492 |
| Prepayments | Prepayments | 796 | 295 | Prepayments | 833 | 264 |
| Regulatory assets | Regulatory assets | 289 | 206 | Regulatory assets | 251 | 305 |
| Restricted cash | 89 | 154 | |
| | Revenue decoupling mechanism receivable | Revenue decoupling mechanism receivable | 218 | 190 | Revenue decoupling mechanism receivable | 139 | 164 |
| Fair value of derivatives assets | 310 | 128 | |
| Fair value of derivative assets | | Fair value of derivative assets | 144 | 59 |
| Assets held for sale | | Assets held for sale | 162 | 7,162 |
| Other current assets | Other current assets | 229 | 233 | Other current assets | 137 | 176 |
| TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS | TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS | 5,462 | 5,551 | TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS | 5,868 | 12,972 |
| INVESTMENTS | INVESTMENTS | 833 | 853 | INVESTMENTS | 905 | 841 |
| UTILITY PLANT, AT ORIGINAL COST | UTILITY PLANT, AT ORIGINAL COST | | UTILITY PLANT, AT ORIGINAL COST | |
| Electric | Electric | 35,324 | 34,938 | Electric | 37,316 | 36,819 |
| Gas | Gas | 12,579 | 12,303 | Gas | 13,547 | 13,378 |
| Steam | Steam | 2,848 | 2,828 | Steam | 2,965 | 2,935 |
| General | General | 4,241 | 4,170 | General | 4,250 | 4,205 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL | 54,992 | 54,239 | TOTAL | 58,078 | 57,337 |
| Less: Accumulated depreciation | Less: Accumulated depreciation | 12,419 | 12,177 | Less: Accumulated depreciation | 13,373 | 13,069 |
| Net | Net | 42,573 | 42,062 | Net | 44,705 | 44,268 |
| Construction work in progress | Construction work in progress | 2,060 | 2,152 | Construction work in progress | 2,571 | 2,484 |
| NET UTILITY PLANT | NET UTILITY PLANT | 44,633 | 44,214 | NET UTILITY PLANT | 47,276 | 46,752 |
| NON-UTILITY PLANT | NON-UTILITY PLANT | | NON-UTILITY PLANT | |
| Non-utility property, net accumulated depreciation of $660 and $626 in 2022 and 2021, respectively | 4,163 | 4,194 | |
| Non-utility property, net accumulated depreciation of $23 in 2023 and 2022 | | Non-utility property, net accumulated depreciation of $23 in 2023 and 2022 | 13 |
| Construction work in progress | Construction work in progress | 222 | 188 | Construction work in progress | 1 |
| NET PLANT | NET PLANT | 49,018 | 48,596 | NET PLANT | 47,290 | 46,766 |
| OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS | OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS | | OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS | |
| Goodwill | Goodwill | 439 | Goodwill | 407 | 408 |
| Intangible assets, net accumulated amortization of $320 and $297 in 2022 and 2021, respectively | 1,268 | 1,293 | |
| | Regulatory assets | Regulatory assets | 3,680 | 3,639 | Regulatory assets | 4,350 | 3,974 |
| Pension and retiree benefits | Pension and retiree benefits | 1,902 | 1,654 | Pension and retiree benefits | 3,214 | 3,269 |
| Operating lease right-of-use asset | Operating lease right-of-use asset | 803 | 809 | Operating lease right-of-use asset | 558 | 568 |
| Fair value of derivatives assets | 136 | 77 | |
| Fair value of derivative assets | | Fair value of derivative assets | 26 | 85 |
| Other deferred charges and noncurrent assets | Other deferred charges and noncurrent assets | 196 | 205 | Other deferred charges and noncurrent assets | 186 | 182 |
| TOTAL OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS | TOTAL OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS | 8,424 | 8,116 | TOTAL OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS | 8,741 | 8,486 |
| TOTAL ASSETS | TOTAL ASSETS | $63,737 | $63,116 | TOTAL ASSETS | $62,804 | $69,065 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED)
| | (Millions of Dollars) | (Millions of Dollars) | March 31,
2022 | December 31,
2021 | (Millions of Dollars) | March 31,
2023 | December 31,
2022 |
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | | LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | |
| CURRENT LIABILITIES | CURRENT LIABILITIES | | CURRENT LIABILITIES | |
| Long-term debt due within one year | Long-term debt due within one year | $439 | $440 | Long-term debt due within one year | $650 | $649 |
| | Term loan | | Term loan | — | 400 |
| Notes payable | Notes payable | 1,313 | 1,488 | Notes payable | 411 | 2,640 |
| Accounts payable | Accounts payable | 1,308 | 1,497 | Accounts payable | 1,363 | 1,955 |
| Customer deposits | Customer deposits | 313 | 300 | Customer deposits | 371 | 358 |
| Accrued taxes | Accrued taxes | 77 | 104 | Accrued taxes | 339 | 102 |
| Accrued interest | Accrued interest | 280 | 151 | Accrued interest | 274 | 153 |
| Accrued wages | Accrued wages | 113 | Accrued wages | 118 | 116 |
| Fair value of derivative liabilities | Fair value of derivative liabilities | 134 | 152 | Fair value of derivative liabilities | 131 | 42 |
| Regulatory liabilities | Regulatory liabilities | 543 | 185 | Regulatory liabilities | 278 | 374 |
| System benefit charge | System benefit charge | 410 | 423 | System benefit charge | 405 | 390 |
| Operating lease liabilities | Operating lease liabilities | 120 | 113 | Operating lease liabilities | 107 | 103 |
| Liabilities held for sale | | Liabilities held for sale | 74 | 3,610 |
| Other current liabilities | Other current liabilities | 365 | 461 | Other current liabilities | 374 | 444 |
| TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | 5,415 | 5,427 | TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | 4,895 | 11,336 |
| NONCURRENT LIABILITIES | NONCURRENT LIABILITIES | | NONCURRENT LIABILITIES | |
| Provision for injuries and damages | Provision for injuries and damages | 179 | 183 | Provision for injuries and damages | 175 | 181 |
| Pensions and retiree benefits | Pensions and retiree benefits | 761 | 737 | Pensions and retiree benefits | 651 | 577 |
| Superfund and other environmental costs | Superfund and other environmental costs | 934 | 940 | Superfund and other environmental costs | 994 | 997 |
| Asset retirement obligations | Asset retirement obligations | 581 | 577 | Asset retirement obligations | 504 | 500 |
| Fair value of derivative liabilities | Fair value of derivative liabilities | 76 | 84 | Fair value of derivative liabilities | 136 | 13 |
| Deferred income taxes and unamortized investment tax credits | Deferred income taxes and unamortized investment tax credits | 7,105 | 6,873 | Deferred income taxes and unamortized investment tax credits | 7,652 | 7,641 |
| Operating lease liabilities | Operating lease liabilities | 716 | 717 | Operating lease liabilities | 474 | 476 |
| Regulatory liabilities | Regulatory liabilities | 4,503 | 4,381 | Regulatory liabilities | 5,537 | 6,027 |
| Other deferred credits and noncurrent liabilities | Other deferred credits and noncurrent liabilities | 261 | 257 | Other deferred credits and noncurrent liabilities | 298 | 281 |
| TOTAL NONCURRENT LIABILITIES | TOTAL NONCURRENT LIABILITIES | 15,116 | 14,749 | TOTAL NONCURRENT LIABILITIES | 16,421 | 16,693 |
| LONG-TERM DEBT | LONG-TERM DEBT | 22,583 | 22,604 | LONG-TERM DEBT | 20,645 | 20,147 |
| COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES, AND GUARANTEES (Note B, Note G, and Note H) | COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES, AND GUARANTEES (Note B, Note G, and Note H) | 0 | COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES, AND GUARANTEES (Note B, Note G, and Note H) | |
| EQUITY | EQUITY | | EQUITY | |
| Common shareholders’ equity | Common shareholders’ equity | 20,378 | 20,037 | Common shareholders’ equity | 20,843 | 20,687 |
| Noncontrolling interest | Noncontrolling interest | 245 | 299 | Noncontrolling interest | — | 202 |
| TOTAL EQUITY (See Statement of Equity) | TOTAL EQUITY (See Statement of Equity) | 20,623 | 20,336 | TOTAL EQUITY (See Statement of Equity) | 20,843 | 20,889 |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | $63,737 | $63,116 | TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | $62,804 | $69,065 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
| | (In Millions, except for dividends per share) | (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 | (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 | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount |
| | BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020 | 342 | $36 | $8,808 | $11,178 | 23 | $(1,038) | $(112) | $(25) | $218 | $19,065 | |
| Net income | | 419 | | 1 | 420 | |
| Common stock dividends ($0.775 per share) | | (265) | | (265) | |
| | Issuance of common shares for stock plans | | 28 | | 28 | |
| Other comprehensive income | | 4 | | 4 | |
| Distributions to noncontrolling interests | | (3) | |
| Net proceeds from sale of equity interest | | 33 | |
| BALANCE AS OF MARCH 31, 2021 | 342 | $36 | $8,836 | $11,332 | 23 | $(1,038) | $(112) | $(21) | $249 | $19,282 | |
| | | BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2021 | BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2021 | 354 | $37 | $9,710 | $11,445 | 23 | $(1,038) | $(122) | $5 | $299 | $20,336 | BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2021 | 354 | $37 | $9,710 | $11,445 | 23 | $(1,038) | $(122) | $5 | $299 | $20,336 |
| Net income (loss) | Net income (loss) | | 602 | | (48) | 554 | Net income (loss) | | 602 | | (48) | 554 |
| Common stock dividends ($0.79 per share) | Common stock dividends ($0.79 per share) | | (280) | | (280) | Common stock dividends ($0.79 per share) | | (280) | | (280) |
| Issuance of common shares - public offering | Issuance of common shares - public offering | | 1 | | 1 | Issuance of common shares - public offering | | 1 | | 1 |
| Issuance of common shares for stock plans | Issuance of common shares for stock plans | | 18 | | 18 | Issuance of common shares for stock plans | | 18 | | 18 |
| | Distributions to noncontrolling interests | Distributions to noncontrolling interests | | (6) | Distributions to noncontrolling interests | | (6) |
| | BALANCE AS OF MARCH 31, 2022 | BALANCE AS OF MARCH 31, 2022 | 354 | $37 | $9,728 | $11,767 | 23 | $(1,038) | $(121) | $5 | $245 | $20,623 | BALANCE AS OF MARCH 31, 2022 | 354 | $37 | $9,728 | $11,767 | 23 | $(1,038) | $(121) | $5 | $245 | $20,623 |
| | | BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2022 | | BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2022 | 355 | $37 | $9,803 | $11,985 | 23 | $(1,038) | $(122) | $22 | $202 | $20,889 |
| Net income (loss) | | Net income (loss) | | 1,433 | | (3) | 1,430 |
| Common stock dividends ($0.81 per share) | | Common stock dividends ($0.81 per share) | | (288) | | (288) |
| | Issuance of common shares for stock plans | | Issuance of common shares for stock plans | | 15 | | 15 |
| Common stock repurchases | | Common stock repurchases | (9) | | (200) | | 9 | (808) | | (1,008) |
| Other comprehensive income | | Other comprehensive income | | 4 | | 4 |
| Distributions to noncontrolling interests | | Distributions to noncontrolling interests | | (4) |
| Disposal of Clean Energy Businesses | | Disposal of Clean Energy Businesses | | (195) |
| BALANCE AS OF MARCH 31, 2023 | | BALANCE AS OF MARCH 31, 2023 | 346 | $37 | $9,618 | $13,130 | 32 | $(1,846) | $(122) | $26 | $— | $20,843 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT (UNAUDITED)
| | | | For the Three Months Ended March 31, | | | For the Three Months Ended March 31, |
| (Millions of Dollars) | (Millions of Dollars) | 2022 | 2021 | | (Millions of Dollars) | 2023 | 2022 |
| OPERATING REVENUES | OPERATING REVENUES | | | OPERATING REVENUES | |
| Electric | Electric | $2,084 | $1,968 | | Electric | $2,356 | $2,084 |
| Gas | Gas | 1,131 | 973 | | Gas | 1,291 | 1,131 |
| Steam | Steam | 302 | 264 | | Steam | 306 | 302 |
| TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES | TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES | 3,517 | 3,205 | | TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES | 3,953 | 3,517 |
| OPERATING EXPENSES | OPERATING EXPENSES | | | OPERATING EXPENSES | |
| Purchased power | Purchased power | 430 | 396 | | Purchased power | 631 | 430 |
| Fuel | Fuel | 144 | 93 | | Fuel | 189 | 144 |
| Gas purchased for resale | Gas purchased for resale | 324 | 233 | | Gas purchased for resale | 365 | 324 |
| Other operations and maintenance | Other operations and maintenance | 741 | 608 | | Other operations and maintenance | 750 | 741 |
| Depreciation and amortization | Depreciation and amortization | 446 | 415 | | Depreciation and amortization | 473 | 446 |
| Taxes, other than income taxes | Taxes, other than income taxes | 721 | 674 | | Taxes, other than income taxes | 736 | 721 |
| TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES | TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES | 2,806 | 2,419 | | TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES | 3,144 | 2,806 |
| OPERATING INCOME | OPERATING INCOME | 711 | 786 | | OPERATING INCOME | 809 | 711 |
| OTHER INCOME (DEDUCTIONS) | OTHER INCOME (DEDUCTIONS) | | | OTHER INCOME (DEDUCTIONS) | |
| Investment and other income | Investment and other income | 82 | 4 | | Investment and other income | 187 | 82 |
| Allowance for equity funds used during construction | Allowance for equity funds used during construction | 5 | | Allowance for equity funds used during construction | 5 |
Other deductions
| Other deductions
| (6) | (32) | | Other deductions
| (10) | (6) |
| TOTAL OTHER INCOME (DEDUCTIONS) | TOTAL OTHER INCOME (DEDUCTIONS) | 81 | (23) | | TOTAL OTHER INCOME (DEDUCTIONS) | 182 | 81 |
| INCOME BEFORE INTEREST AND INCOME TAX EXPENSE | INCOME BEFORE INTEREST AND INCOME TAX EXPENSE | 792 | 763 | | INCOME BEFORE INTEREST AND INCOME TAX EXPENSE | 991 | 792 |
| INTEREST EXPENSE (INCOME) | INTEREST EXPENSE (INCOME) | | | INTEREST EXPENSE (INCOME) | |
| Interest on long-term debt | Interest on long-term debt | 200 | 184 | | Interest on long-term debt | 216 | 200 |
| Other interest | 3 | 4 | | |
| Other interest expense | | Other interest expense | 29 | 3 |
| Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction | Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction | (3) | (4) | | Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction | (12) | (3) |
| NET INTEREST EXPENSE | NET INTEREST EXPENSE | 200 | 184 | | NET INTEREST EXPENSE | 233 | 200 |
| INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE | INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE | 592 | 579 | | INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE | 758 | 592 |
| INCOME TAX EXPENSE | INCOME TAX EXPENSE | 117 | 114 | | INCOME TAX EXPENSE | 154 | 117 |
| NET INCOME | NET INCOME | $475 | $465 | | NET INCOME | $604 | $475 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)
| | | | Three Months Ended March 31, | | | Three Months Ended March 31, |
| (Millions of Dollars) | (Millions of Dollars) | 2022 | 2021 | | (Millions of Dollars) | 2023 | 2022 |
| NET INCOME | NET INCOME | $475 | $465 | | NET INCOME | $604 | $475 |
| | OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS), NET OF TAXES | | OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS), NET OF TAXES | |
| Pension and other postretirement benefit plan liability adjustments, net of taxes | Pension and other postretirement benefit plan liability adjustments, net of taxes | 1 | | — | | | Pension and other postretirement benefit plan liability adjustments, net of taxes | (1) | 1 |
| TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, NET OF TAXES | 1 | | — | | | |
| TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS), NET OF TAXES | | TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS), NET OF TAXES | (1) | 1 |
| COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | $476 | $465 | | COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | $603 | $476 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
| | | For the Three Months Ended March 31, | | For the Three Months Ended March 31, |
| (Millions of Dollars) | (Millions of Dollars) | 2022 | 2021 | (Millions of Dollars) | 2023 | 2022 |
| OPERATING ACTIVITIES | OPERATING ACTIVITIES | | OPERATING ACTIVITIES | |
| Net income | Net income | $475 | $465 | Net income | $604 | $475 |
| PRINCIPAL NON-CASH CHARGES/(CREDITS) TO INCOME | PRINCIPAL NON-CASH CHARGES/(CREDITS) TO INCOME | | PRINCIPAL NON-CASH CHARGES/(CREDITS) TO INCOME | |
| Depreciation and amortization | Depreciation and amortization | 446 | 415 | Depreciation and amortization | 473 | 446 |
| Deferred income taxes | Deferred income taxes | 118 | 113 | Deferred income taxes | 296 | 118 |
| Rate case amortization and accruals | 14 | (9) | |
| Common equity component of allowance for funds used during construction | (5) | |
| Unbilled revenue and net unbilled revenue deferrals | 49 | 53 | | |
| | | Other non-cash items, net | Other non-cash items, net | 34 | (27) | Other non-cash items, net | (62) | 43 |
| CHANGES IN ASSETS AND LIABILITIES | CHANGES IN ASSETS AND LIABILITIES | | CHANGES IN ASSETS AND LIABILITIES | |
| Accounts receivable – customers | Accounts receivable – customers | (205) | (269) | Accounts receivable – customers | 238 | (205) |
| Allowance for uncollectible accounts – customers | Allowance for uncollectible accounts – customers | 20 | 33 | Allowance for uncollectible accounts – customers | (78) | 20 |
| Materials and supplies, including fuel oil and gas in storage | 27 | 10 | |
| Revenue decoupling mechanism receivable | (27) | (40) | |
| | Other receivables and other current assets | Other receivables and other current assets | (150) | 28 | Other receivables and other current assets | (201) | (150) |
| Unbilled revenue and net unbilled revenue deferrals | | Unbilled revenue and net unbilled revenue deferrals | 77 | | 49 |
| Accounts receivable from affiliated companies | Accounts receivable from affiliated companies | 6 | (5) | Accounts receivable from affiliated companies | (53) | 6 |
| Prepayments | Prepayments | (467) | (496) | Prepayments | (574) | (467) |
| Accounts payable | Accounts payable | (129) | (117) | Accounts payable | (368) | (129) |
| Accounts payable to affiliated companies | Accounts payable to affiliated companies | (1) | 17 | Accounts payable to affiliated companies | 3 | (1) |
| Pensions and retiree benefits obligations, net | Pensions and retiree benefits obligations, net | 43 | 72 | Pensions and retiree benefits obligations, net | (44) | 43 |
| Pensions and retiree benefits contributions | Pensions and retiree benefits contributions | (4) | Pensions and retiree benefits contributions | (4) |
| Superfund and environmental remediation costs | (8) | (7) | |
| | Accrued taxes | Accrued taxes | (6) | (35) | Accrued taxes | (46) | (6) |
| Accrued taxes to affiliated companies | Accrued taxes to affiliated companies | (1) | — | Accrued taxes to affiliated companies | (89) | (1) |
| Accrued interest | Accrued interest | 108 | 90 | Accrued interest | 125 | | 108 |
| System benefit charge | System benefit charge | (17) | (17) | | System benefit charge | 17 | (17) | |
| Deferred charges, noncurrent assets and other regulatory assets | (193) | (34) | |
| Deferred credits and other regulatory liabilities | 397 | 47 | |
| Other current and noncurrent liabilities | (47) | (58) | |
| Deferred charges, noncurrent assets, leases, net and other regulatory assets | | Deferred charges, noncurrent assets, leases, net and other regulatory assets | (311) | (193) |
| Deferred credits, noncurrent liabilities and other regulatory liabilities | | Deferred credits, noncurrent liabilities and other regulatory liabilities | (6) | 381 |
| Other current liabilities | | Other current liabilities | 48 | (39) |
| NET CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | NET CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | 477 | 220 | NET CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | 45 | 477 |
| INVESTING ACTIVITIES | INVESTING ACTIVITIES | | INVESTING ACTIVITIES | |
| Utility construction expenditures | Utility construction expenditures | (794) | (818) | Utility construction expenditures | (985) | (794) |
| Cost of removal less salvage | Cost of removal less salvage | (79) | (84) | Cost of removal less salvage | (92) | (79) |
| | NET CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES | NET CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES | (873) | | (902) | NET CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES | (1,077) | | (873) |
| FINANCING ACTIVITIES | FINANCING ACTIVITIES | | FINANCING ACTIVITIES | |
| Net payment of short-term debt | (300) | (233) | |
| | Net retirement of short-term debt | | Net retirement of short-term debt | (1,895) | (300) |
| Issuance of long-term debt | | Issuance of long-term debt | 500 | — | |
| | Debt issuance costs | Debt issuance costs | (1) | — | Debt issuance costs | (4) | | (1) |
| Capital contribution by parent | 75 | 125 | |
| Dividend to parent | (245) | (247) | |
| NET CASH FLOWS USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES | (471) | (355) | |
| Capital contribution by Con Edison | | Capital contribution by Con Edison | 1,675 | 75 |
| Dividend to Con Edison | | Dividend to Con Edison | (264) | (245) |
| NET CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES | | NET CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES | 12 | (471) |
| CASH AND TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS | CASH AND TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS | | CASH AND TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS | |
| NET CHANGE FOR THE PERIOD | NET CHANGE FOR THE PERIOD | (867) | | (1,037) | NET CHANGE FOR THE PERIOD | (1,020) | | (867) |
| BALANCE AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD | BALANCE AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD | 920 | 1,067 | BALANCE AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD | 1,056 | 920 |
| BALANCE AT END OF PERIOD | BALANCE AT END OF PERIOD | $53 | $30 | BALANCE AT END OF PERIOD | $36 | $53 |
| SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH INFORMATION | SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH INFORMATION | | SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH INFORMATION | |
| Cash paid/(received) during the period for: | Cash paid/(received) during the period for: | | Cash paid/(received) during the period for: | |
| Interest | Interest | $87 | $88 | Interest | $95 | $87 |
| Income taxes | Income taxes | $— | $5 | Income taxes | $(2) | $— |
| SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INFORMATION | SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INFORMATION | | SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INFORMATION | |
| Construction expenditures in accounts payable | Construction expenditures in accounts payable | $366 | $332 | Construction expenditures in accounts payable | $426 | $366 |
| Software licenses acquired but unpaid as of end of period | Software licenses acquired but unpaid as of end of period | $22 | $48 | Software licenses acquired but unpaid as of end of period | $2 | $22 |
| Equipment acquired but unpaid as of end of period | Equipment acquired but unpaid as of end of period | $22 | $28 | Equipment acquired but unpaid as of end of period | $17 | $22 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED)
| | (Millions of Dollars) | (Millions of Dollars) | March 31,
2022 | December 31,
2021 | (Millions of Dollars) | March 31,
2023 | December 31,
2022 |
| ASSETS | ASSETS | | ASSETS | |
| CURRENT ASSETS | CURRENT ASSETS | | CURRENT ASSETS | |
| Cash and temporary cash investments | Cash and temporary cash investments | $49 | $920 | Cash and temporary cash investments | $36 | $1,056 |
| Accounts receivable – customers, net allowance for uncollectible accounts of $324 and $304 in 2022 and 2021, respectively | 2,026 | 1,841 | |
| Other receivables, net allowance for uncollectible accounts of $23 and $19 in 2022 and 2021, respectively | 165 | 121 | |
| Accounts receivable – customers, net allowance for uncollectible accounts of $236 and $314 in 2023 and 2022, respectively | | Accounts receivable – customers, net allowance for uncollectible accounts of $236 and $314 in 2023 and 2022, respectively | 1,939 | 2,099 |
| Other receivables, net allowance for uncollectible accounts of $8 and $7 in 2023 and 2022, respectively | | Other receivables, net allowance for uncollectible accounts of $8 and $7 in 2023 and 2022, respectively | 379 | 147 |
| Taxes receivable | Taxes receivable | 5 | Taxes receivable | 4 | 5 |
| Accrued unbilled revenue | Accrued unbilled revenue | 422 | 549 | Accrued unbilled revenue | 400 | 573 |
| Accounts receivable from affiliated companies | Accounts receivable from affiliated companies | 32 | 38 | Accounts receivable from affiliated companies | 99 | 46 |
| Fuel oil, gas in storage, materials and supplies, at average cost | Fuel oil, gas in storage, materials and supplies, at average cost | 342 | 369 | Fuel oil, gas in storage, materials and supplies, at average cost | 392 | 440 |
| Prepayments | Prepayments | 679 | 212 | Prepayments | 797 | 223 |
| Regulatory assets | Regulatory assets | 269 | 188 | Regulatory assets | 231 | 286 |
| Restricted cash | 4 | — | |
| | Revenue decoupling mechanism receivable | Revenue decoupling mechanism receivable | 218 | 191 | Revenue decoupling mechanism receivable | 137 | 164 |
| Fair value of derivatives assets | 227 | 71 | |
| Fair value of derivative assets | | Fair value of derivative assets | 134 | 51 |
| Other current assets | Other current assets | 144 | 198 | Other current assets | 121 | 157 |
| TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS | TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS | 4,582 | 4,703 | TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS | 4,669 | 5,247 |
| INVESTMENTS | INVESTMENTS | 579 | 608 | INVESTMENTS | 558 | 539 |
| UTILITY PLANT, AT ORIGINAL COST | UTILITY PLANT, AT ORIGINAL COST | | UTILITY PLANT, AT ORIGINAL COST | |
| Electric | Electric | 33,177 | 32,846 | Electric | 35,108 | 34,636 |
| Gas | Gas | 11,586 | 11,321 | Gas | 12,487 | 12,338 |
| Steam | Steam | 2,848 | 2,828 | Steam | 2,965 | 2,935 |
| General | General | 3,922 | 3,854 | General | 3,915 | 3,879 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL | 51,533 | 50,849 | TOTAL | 54,475 | 53,788 |
| Less: Accumulated depreciation | Less: Accumulated depreciation | 11,453 | 11,223 | Less: Accumulated depreciation | 12,332 | 12,047 |
| Net | Net | 40,080 | 39,626 | Net | 42,143 | 41,741 |
| Construction work in progress | Construction work in progress | 1,933 | 1,985 | Construction work in progress | 2,362 | 2,268 |
| NET UTILITY PLANT | NET UTILITY PLANT | 42,013 | 41,611 | NET UTILITY PLANT | 44,505 | 44,009 |
| NON-UTILITY PROPERTY | NON-UTILITY PROPERTY | | NON-UTILITY PROPERTY | |
| Non-utility property, net accumulated depreciation of $25 in 2022 and 2021 | 2 | |
| Non-utility property, net accumulated depreciation of $25 in 2023 and 2022 | | Non-utility property, net accumulated depreciation of $25 in 2023 and 2022 | 2 |
| NET PLANT | NET PLANT | 42,015 | 41,613 | NET PLANT | 44,507 | 44,011 |
| OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS | OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS | | OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS | |
| Regulatory assets | Regulatory assets | 3,351 | 3,316 | Regulatory assets | 4,047 | 3,669 |
| Operating lease right-of-use asset | Operating lease right-of-use asset | 536 | 545 | Operating lease right-of-use asset | 555 | 567 |
| Pension and retiree benefits | Pension and retiree benefits | 1,932 | 1,677 | Pension and retiree benefits | 3,136 | 3,184 |
| Fair value of derivatives assets | 88 | 56 | |
| Fair value of derivative assets | | Fair value of derivative assets | 25 | 80 |
| Other deferred charges and noncurrent assets | Other deferred charges and noncurrent assets | 130 | 137 | Other deferred charges and noncurrent assets | 156 | 148 |
| TOTAL OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS | TOTAL OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS | 6,037 | 5,731 | TOTAL OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS | 7,919 | 7,648 |
| TOTAL ASSETS | TOTAL ASSETS | $53,213 | $52,655 | TOTAL ASSETS | $57,653 | $57,445 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED)
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| CURRENT LIABILITIES | CURRENT LIABILITIES | | CURRENT LIABILITIES | |
| | Notes payable | Notes payable | $1,061 | $1,361 | Notes payable | $405 | $2,300 |
| Accounts payable | Accounts payable | 1,116 | 1,285 | Accounts payable | 1,261 | 1,763 |
| Accounts payable to affiliated companies | Accounts payable to affiliated companies | 17 | 18 | Accounts payable to affiliated companies | 20 | 17 |
| Customer deposits | Customer deposits | 298 | 285 | Customer deposits | 354 | 341 |
| Accrued taxes | Accrued taxes | 72 | 78 | Accrued taxes | 47 | 93 |
| Accrued taxes to affiliated companies | Accrued taxes to affiliated companies | 9 | 10 | Accrued taxes to affiliated companies | — | 89 |
| Accrued interest | Accrued interest | 235 | 127 | Accrued interest | 259 | 134 |
| Accrued wages | Accrued wages | 103 | Accrued wages | 107 | 105 |
| Fair value of derivative liabilities | Fair value of derivative liabilities | 96 | 88 | Fair value of derivative liabilities | 121 | 35 |
| Regulatory liabilities | Regulatory liabilities | 462 | 134 | Regulatory liabilities | 213 | 308 |
| System benefit charge | System benefit charge | 367 | 372 | System benefit charge | 368 | 351 |
| Operating lease liabilities | Operating lease liabilities | 92 | 90 | Operating lease liabilities | 106 | 103 |
| Other current liabilities | Other current liabilities | 310 | 370 | Other current liabilities | 346 | 397 |
| TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | 4,238 | 4,321 | TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | 3,607 | 6,036 |
| NONCURRENT LIABILITIES | NONCURRENT LIABILITIES | | NONCURRENT LIABILITIES | |
| Provision for injuries and damages | Provision for injuries and damages | 173 | 178 | Provision for injuries and damages | 171 | 177 |
| Pensions and retiree benefits | Pensions and retiree benefits | 692 | 669 | Pensions and retiree benefits | 600 | 526 |
| Superfund and other environmental costs | Superfund and other environmental costs | 843 | 850 | Superfund and other environmental costs | 900 | 903 |
| Asset retirement obligations | Asset retirement obligations | 507 | 504 | Asset retirement obligations | 503 | 499 |
| Fair value of derivative liabilities | Fair value of derivative liabilities | 63 | 40 | Fair value of derivative liabilities | 129 | 9 |
| Deferred income taxes and unamortized investment tax credits | Deferred income taxes and unamortized investment tax credits | 6,977 | 6,796 | Deferred income taxes and unamortized investment tax credits | 7,531 | 7,144 |
| Operating lease liabilities | Operating lease liabilities | 465 | 462 | Operating lease liabilities | 472 | 475 |
| Regulatory liabilities | Regulatory liabilities | 4,034 | 3,921 | Regulatory liabilities | 5,017 | 5,481 |
| Other deferred credits and noncurrent liabilities | Other deferred credits and noncurrent liabilities | 219 | 220 | Other deferred credits and noncurrent liabilities | 253 | 237 |
| TOTAL NONCURRENT LIABILITIES | TOTAL NONCURRENT LIABILITIES | 13,973 | 13,640 | TOTAL NONCURRENT LIABILITIES | 15,576 | 15,451 |
| LONG-TERM DEBT | LONG-TERM DEBT | 18,384 | 18,382 | LONG-TERM DEBT | 19,578 | 19,080 |
| COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note B and Note G) | COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note B and Note G) | 0 | COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note B and Note G) | |
| SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY (See Statement of Shareholder’s Equity) | SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY (See Statement of Shareholder’s Equity) | 16,618 | 16,312 | SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY (See Statement of Shareholder’s Equity) | 18,892 | 16,878 |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY | TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY | $53,213 | $52,655 | TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY | $57,653 | $57,445 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
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| BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020 | 235 | $589 | $6,169 | $9,122 | $(962) | $(62) | $(7) | $14,849 |
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| BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2021 | 235 | $589 | $7,269 | $9,478 | $(962) | $(62) | $— | $16,312 |
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| BALANCE AS OF MARCH 31, 2022 | 235 | $589 | $7,344 | $9,708 | $(962) | $(62) | $1 | $16,618 |
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| BALANCE AS OF MARCH 31, 2022 | 235 | $589 | $7,344 | $9,708 | $(962) | $(62) | $1 | $16,618 |
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| Net income | | | | 604 | | | | 604 |
| Common stock dividend to Con Edison | | | | (264) | | | | (264) |
| Capital contribution by Con Edison | | | 1,675 | | | | | 1,675 |
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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 2two 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, whichthat 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 Clean Energy Businesses, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, the Clean Energy Businesses) and Con Edison Transmission, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, Con Edison Transmission) in Con Edison’s consolidated financial statements. The term “Utilities” is used in these notes to refer to CECONY and O&R. On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note S and Note T.
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, 2021.2022.
Con Edison has 2two regulated utility subsidiaries: CECONY and O&R. CECONY provides electric service and gas service in New York City and Westchester County. The company also provides steam service in parts of Manhattan. O&R, along with its regulated utility subsidiary, provides electric service in southeastern NYNew York, (NY), and northern NJNew Jersey, (NJ), and gas service in southeastern NY. Con Edison Clean Energy Businesses, Inc., through its subsidiaries, develops, owns and operates renewable and sustainable energy infrastructure projects and provides energy-related products and services to wholesale and retail customers. Con Edison Transmission Inc. invests in and seeks to develop electric transmission projects through its subsidiary, Consolidated Edison Transmission, LLC (CET Electric), and manages through joint ventures, investments in gas pipeline and storage facilities through its subsidiary Con Edison Gas Pipeline and Storage, LLC (CET Gas).facilities. See “Investments” in Note A.
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.
2021 Partial Impairment of Investment in Stagecoach Gas Services LLC (Stagecoach)
At March 31, 2021, Con Edison Transmission owned, through subsidiaries, a 50 percent interest in Stagecoach Gas Services, LLC (Stagecoach), a joint venture that owns and operates an existing gas pipeline and storage business located in northeastern PA and the southern tier of NY. Con Edison was in the process of considering strategic alternatives regarding its 50 percent interest in Stagecoach. As a result of information made available to Stagecoach as part of that process, Stagecoach performed a goodwill impairment test that resulted in Stagecoach recording a goodwill impairment charge of $343 million at March 31, 2021. Accordingly, Con Edison recorded a pre-tax loss on its interest in Stagecoach of $172 million ($120 million after-tax) within "Investment income/(loss)" on Con Edison's consolidated income statement at March 31, 2021 that reduced the carrying value of its investment in Stagecoach from $839 million to $667 million.
Stagecoach's goodwill impairment charge and information obtained from Con Edison's strategic evaluation process constituted a triggering event for Con Edison's investment in Stagecoach as of March 31, 2021. Con Edison evaluated the carrying value of its investment in Stagecoach of $667 million for an other-than-temporary decline in value using an income and market-based approach. Con Edison determined that the carrying value of its investment in Stagecoach of $667 million was not impaired as of March 31, 2021.
In May 2021, a subsidiary of Con Edison Gas Pipeline and Storage, LLC (CET Gas) and its joint venture partner agreed to sell their combined interests in Stagecoach for a total of $1,225 million, of which $629 million, including closing adjustments, was attributed to CET Gas for its 50 percent interest. The purchase and sale agreement provided for a two-stage closing, the first of which was completed in July 2021 and the second of which was completed in November 2021. For the year ended December 31, 2021, CET Gas recorded pre-tax impairment losses on its interest in Stagecoach of $212 million in aggregate ($147 million after-tax). CET Gas had no remaining investment in Stagecoach as of December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2022.
2021 and 2020 Partial Impairments of Investment in Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC (MVP)
In January 2016, Con Edison Gas Pipeline and Storage, LLC (CET Gas)(CET), an indirect subsidiary of Con Edison, acquired a 12.5 percent equity interest in MVP, a company developing a proposed 300-mile gas transmission project (the Project) in WVWest Virginia and VA.Virginia. During 2019, Con Edison exercised its right to limit, and did limit, its cash contributions to the joint venture to approximately $530 million, whichthat reduced CET Gas'CET's interest in MVP to 11.3 percent and 10.2 percent as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, respectively. As of March 31, 2022 CET Gas'2023 CET's interest in MVP is 10.09.5 percent and is expected to be reduced to 8.0 percent based on the Project's current cost estimate and CET Gas'CET's previous capping of its cash contributions. As of December 31, 20202022 and 2021,March 31, 2023, the Project was approximately 92 percent and 94 percent complete, respectively.complete.
During 2020, progress was made on the constructionIn December 2021, Virginia and West Virginia issued water quality certification as required under Section 401 of the Project, andfederal Clean Water Act, a prerequisite to the issuance of permits by the U.S. Supreme Court issued favorable decisions in cases unrelatedArmy Corps of Engineers to MVP regarding the permitting process for pipeline construction andcomplete open cut water crossings. In November 2020,March 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit upheld the certification issued a stay on the Nationwide Permit 12, effectively blocking the Project’s ability to pursue water crossings under that permit. As a result, in November 2020 the Project applied to the FERC for a certificate amendment to bore under water bodies in a portion of the Project in WV, allowing this portion of the pipe to be completed and placed in-service while a plan for the remaining water crossings was pursued. If approved, this certificate amendment would have led to additional Project costs and would have extended the anticipated in-service date. In January 2021, the FERC did not approve the requested certificate amendment. Later in January 2021, the Project indicated its plans to apply for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers individual permits for certain water crossings and a new certificate amendment application to the FERC to bore under other water crossings that, in total, would cover the entire Project length.
The uncertainty related to obtaining necessary water crossing permits, the resulting Project costs and the likelihood of the Project not reaching eventual completion increased as a result of actions taken by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. This action and associated delays constituted a triggering event (the "2020 triggering event") that required Con Edison to test its investment in MVP for an other-than-temporary impairment as of December 31, 2020.
In December 2021, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and Water Control Board, thereby denying a challenge to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection both issued water quality certification permits which are required in order for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to proceed with the permitting process for construction of certain Project water crossings.certificate. In January 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit rejected permits for crossings through the Jefferson National Forest issued by the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management. In February 2022,April 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit vacated a biological opinion from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, applicable to all remaining construction. The biological opinion had beencertification issued and was the subject of litigation prior to December 31, 2021. Con Edison believed that the February 2022 action by the U.S. CourtWest Virginia Department of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, along with the potential outcomeEnvironmental Protection. These developments did not impact Con Edison's assessment of other matters pending before that Court, may lead to further delays and increased Project costs, which constituted a triggering event (the “2021 triggering event”) that required Con Edison to test its investment in MVP for an other-than-temporary impairment as of December 31, 2021.
In response to the 2020 triggering event and 2021 triggering event, Con Edison assessed the value of its equity investment in the Project to determine whether the fair value of its investment in MVP had declined below its carrying value on an other-than-temporary basis as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, respectively. The estimated fair value of the investment was determined using a discounted cash flow analysis, which is a level 3 fair value measurement. The analysis discounted probability-weighted future cash flows, including revenues based on long-term firm transportation contracts, that are secured for the first 20 years following completion of the Project. See Note Q. Con Edison has also assumed cash flows extending beyond this period. All cash flows were discounted at a pre-tax discount rate of 8.3 percent and then weighted based on Con Edison’s estimate of the likelihood that the Project will be completed. For the 2020 triggering event, Con Edison estimated that the likelihood of Project completion was in the upper end of a reasonably possible range. For the 2021 triggering event, Con Edison anticipated that the Project faces legal and regulatory challenges that make construction completion increasingly remote. The Project faces additional delays and increased costs that could further reduce CET Gas' interest in MVP
to below 8 percent based on CET Gas' previous capping of its cash contributions. The likelihood that the Project will be completed and, for 2020, the discount rate, are the most significant and sensitive assumptions; changes in these assumptions may materially change the results of the impairment calculation.
Based on the discounted cash flow analyses, Con Edison concluded as of December 31, 2020 and 2021 that the fair value of its investment in MVP declined below its carrying value and the declines were other-than-temporary. Accordingly, Con Edison recorded a pre-tax impairment loss of $320 million ($223 million, after tax) for the year ended December 31, 2020 that reduced the carrying value of its investment in MVP from $662 million to $342 million, with an associated deferred tax asset of $53 million. Additionally, Con Edison recorded a pre-tax impairment loss of $231 million ($162 million, after tax) for the year ended December 31, 2021 that reduced the carrying value of its investment in MVP from $342 million to $111 million with an additional $77 million associated deferred tax asset, totaling a deferred tax asset of $130 million at December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2022. The impairments were recorded within “Investment income (loss)” on Con Edison’s Consolidated Income Statement. In addition, Con Edison did not record non-cash equity in earnings from allowance for funds used during construction from MVP beginning in January 2021 and will continue to refrain from recording such amounts until such time as substantial construction activities resume, which would be indicative of probable Project completion. There were no impairments or substantial changes in the carrying value of Con Edison's investment in MVP for the three months ended March 31, 2022.2023.
There is risk that the fair value of Con Edison’s investment in MVP may be further or fully impaired in the future. There are ongoing legal and regulatory matters that must be resolved favorably before the Project can be completed. Assumptions and estimates used to test Con Edison’s investment in MVP for impairment may change if adverse or delayed resolutions to the Project’s pending legal and regulatory challenges were to occur, whichthat could have a material adverse effect on the fair value of Con Edison’s investment in MVP.
Reclassification
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified within the Companies' Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and Consolidated Balance Sheets 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 estimated vesting price.price and its common shares that are subject to certain accelerated share repurchase agreements. See Note C.
For the three months ended March 31, 20222023 and 2021,2022, basic and diluted EPS for Con Edison are calculated as follows:
| | | For the Three Months Ended March 31, | | For the Three Months Ended March 31, | |
| (Millions of Dollars, except per share amounts/Shares in Millions) | (Millions of Dollars, except per share amounts/Shares in Millions) | 2022 | 2021 | (Millions of Dollars, except per share amounts/Shares in Millions) | 2023 | 2022 | |
| Net income for common stock | Net income for common stock | $602 | $419 | Net income for common stock | $1,433 | $602 | |
| Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic | Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic | 354.1 | 342.2 | Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic | 352.9 | 354.1 | |
| Add: Incremental shares attributable to effect of potentially dilutive securities | Add: Incremental shares attributable to effect of potentially dilutive securities | 1.0 | 0.8 | Add: Incremental shares attributable to effect of potentially dilutive securities | 1.3 | 1.0 | |
| Adjusted weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted | Adjusted weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted | 355.1 | 343.0 | Adjusted weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted | 354.2 | 355.1 | |
| Net Income per common share – basic | Net Income per common share – basic | $1.70 | $1.23 | Net Income per common share – basic | $4.06 | $1.70 | |
| Net Income per common share – diluted | Net Income per common share – diluted | $1.70 | $1.22 | Net Income per common share – diluted | $4.05 | $1.70 | |
The computation of diluted EPS for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 excludes approximately 1.9 million shares and 2021 excludesan immaterial amountsnumber of performance share awardsshares, respectively, of potentially dilutive shares that were not included because of their anti-dilutive effect. The anti-dilutive shares as of March 31, 2023 were calculated factoring in the accelerated share repurchase agreements. See Note C.
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss) by Component
For the three months ended March 31, 20222023 and 2021,2022, changes to accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) (OCI) for Con Edison and CECONY are as follows:
| | | For the Three Months Ended March 31, | | For the Three Months Ended March 31, |
| | Con Edison | CECONY | | Con Edison | CECONY |
| (Millions of Dollars) | (Millions of Dollars) | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | (Millions of Dollars) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Beginning balance, accumulated OCI, net of taxes (a) | Beginning balance, accumulated OCI, net of taxes (a) | $5 | $(25) | $— | $(7) | Beginning balance, accumulated OCI, net of taxes (a) | $22 | $5 | $4 | $— | |
| OCI before reclassifications, net of tax of $1 and $(1) for Con Edison in 2022 and 2021, respectively | (1) | | 2 | | — | | — | | |
| Amounts reclassified from accumulated OCI related to pension plan liabilities, net of tax of $(1) for Con Edison in 2021 (a)(b) | 1 | 2 | 1 | | — | | |
| | OCI before reclassifications, net of tax of $1 for Con Edison in 2022 | | OCI before reclassifications, net of tax of $1 for Con Edison in 2022 | — | (1) | | (1) | | — | |
| Amounts reclassified from accumulated OCI related to pension plan liabilities, net of tax (a)(b) | | Amounts reclassified from accumulated OCI related to pension plan liabilities, net of tax (a)(b) | 4 | 1 | — | | 1 | |
| Current period OCI, net of taxes | Current period OCI, net of taxes | — | 4 | 1 | | — | | Current period OCI, net of taxes | 4 | — | | (1) | | 1 | |
| Ending balance, accumulated OCI, net of taxes (a) | Ending balance, accumulated OCI, net of taxes (a) | $5 | $(21) | $1 | $(7) | Ending balance, accumulated OCI, net of taxes (a) | $26 | $5 | $3 | $1 |
(b)For the portion of unrecognized pension and other postretirement benefit costs relating to the Utilities, costs are recorded into, and amortized out of, regulatory assets and liabilities instead of OCI. The net actuarial losses and prior service costs recognized during the period are included in the computation of total periodic pension and other postretirement benefit costs. See Notes E and F. For Con Edison in 2023, amounts reclassified also include accumulated OCI of the Clean Energy Businesses that were sold on March 1, 2023. See Note S.
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, 20222023 and 2021,2022, cash, temporary cash investments and restricted cash for Con Edison and CECONY were as follows:
| | | At March 31, | | At March 31, |
| | Con Edison | CECONY | | Con Edison | CECONY |
| (Millions of Dollars) | (Millions of Dollars) | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | (Millions of Dollars) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Cash and temporary cash investments | Cash and temporary cash investments | $108 | $76 | $49 | $30 | Cash and temporary cash investments | $771 | $108 | $36 | $49 |
Restricted cash (b)(a) | Restricted cash (b)(a) | 89 | 81 | 4 | | — | | Restricted cash (b)(a) | 2 | 89 | — | | 4 | |
| Total cash, temporary cash investments and restricted cash | Total cash, temporary cash investments and restricted cash | $197 | $157 | $53 | $30 | Total cash, temporary cash investments and restricted cash | $773 | $197 | $36 | $53 |
(a)RestrictedCon Edison's restricted cash for the 2022 period included cash of the Clean Energy Businesses' renewable electric project subsidiaries ($85 million and $81 million at March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively)2022) that, under the related project debt agreements, iswas restricted to being used for normal operating expenditures, debt service, and required reserves until the various maturity dates of the project debt.
(b)RestrictedOn March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note S. Con Edison retained one deferred project, Broken Bow II, a 75MW nameplate capacity wind power project located in Nebraska. Con Edison's restricted cash also includedfor the 2023 period includes restricted cash paid by CECONY into an escrow account ($4 million atof Broken Bow II that was classified as held for sale as of March 31, 2022) for a real estate transaction to support electric transmission facilities.
22
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 S, 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 substantially all of the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses with the exception of two tax equity interests and one deferred project, Broken Bow II, that was held for sale as of March 31, 2023. See Note S and Note T. Con Edison records assets and liabilities, once held for sale, at the lower of their carrying value or their estimated fair value less cost to sell, and also stops recording depreciation on assets held for sale.
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 in October 2022, and subtracted estimated costs to sell from that calculated fair value. The resulting net fair value of the Clean Energy Businesses exceeded the carrying value of the Clean Energy Businesses, and accordingly no impairments were noted.
The sale of the Clean Energy Businesses did not represent a strategic shift that had or will have a major effect on Con Edison, and as such, did not qualify for treatment as a discontinued operation.
For further information, see Note T.
Note B – Regulatory Matters
Rate Plans
In March and April of 2023, CECONY – Electricand O&R applied for federal grants of $177 million and $125 million, respectively, appropriated under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). In addition, seven states, including NY State, submitted a proposal for a Northeast Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (the Hydrogen Hub) to the U.S. Department of Energy for funding under the IIJA. CECONY is seeking up to $116 million of funding to use carbon-free hydrogen to produce steam at its East River steam generating station as part of the Hydrogen Hub proposal. Federal grants obtained pursuant to the IIJA are expected to be used to reduce customers’ costs for investments in CECONY’s electric and steam systems and O&R's electric system.
In April 2022, CECONY updated its January 2022 request to2023, the New York State Public Service Commission (NYSPSC) approved CECONY’s December 2022 petition seeking cost recovery approval for a proposed clean energy hub in Brooklyn, NY (Brooklyn Clean Energy Hub) at an electric rate increase effective January 2023. The company decreased its requested January 2023 rate increase by $161estimated cost of $810 million, to $1,038 million, decreased its illustrated January 2024 rate increase by $109 million to $744 million and increased its illustrated January 2025 rate increase by $7 million to $615 million.
CECONY – Gas
In April 2022, CECONY updated its January 2022 requestthat is in addition to the NYSPSCcapital expenditures approved in the CECONY joint proposal discussed below. The Brooklyn Clean Energy Hub has an estimated in-service date of December 2027 and addresses a 2028 reliability need. The Brooklyn Clean Energy Hub provides the flexibility for a gas rate increase effective January 2023. The company decreased its requested January 2023 rate increase by $101 millionoffshore wind resources to $402 million, decreased its illustrated January 2024 rate increase by $29 million to $205 millioninterconnect during construction and decreased its illustrated January 2025 rate increase by $42 million to $176 million.after it commences operation.
CECONY - Electric and Gas
Pursuant to itsIn February 2023, CECONY, the New York State Department of Public Service (NYSDPS) and other parties entered into a joint proposal for CECONY electric and gas rate plans CECONY recorded $92 million of earnings for the year endedthree-year period January 2023 through December 31, 20212025 (Joint Proposal) reflecting a 9.25 percent return on common equity and a common equity ratio of earnings adjustment mechanisms and positive incentives, primarily reflecting48 percent. The Joint Proposal is subject to the achievementapproval of certain energy efficiency measures. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, CECONY recorded a reduction in the amount of previously recorded earnings adjustment mechanisms of $4.5 million.
O&R NY - Electric and Gas
In April 2022, the NYSPSC approved the October 2021 joint proposal for new electric and gas rates.NYSPSC. The joint proposalJoint Proposal provides for electric rate increases of $4.9$442 million, $16.2$518 million and $23.1$382 million, effective January 1, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2024, or $11.7 million on a levelized annual billed basis,2025, respectively. The joint proposalJoint Proposal provides for gas rate increases of $0.7$217 million, $7.4$173 million and $9.9$122 million, effective January 1, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2024, or $4.4 million on a levelized annual billed basis,2025, respectively. The joint proposal alsobase rate increases will be implemented with increases of $457 million in each of the three rate years for electric and with increases of $187 million in each of the three rate years for gas in order to levelize the customer bill impact. The Joint Proposal provides for total capital expenditures over the three-year rate period of $8,500 million and $3,300 million for electric and gas, respectively. Pursuant to the Joint Proposal, new rates will be effective as of January 1, 2023. CECONY will begin billing customers at the new levelized rate once the Joint Proposal is approved by the NYSPSC. The shortfall in revenues due to the timing of billing to customers will be collected through a surcharge billed through 2024 for electric and through 2025 for gas, including a carrying charge on the outstanding balance. CECONY has reflected the provisions of the Joint Proposal in its financial statements beginning January 1, 2023, that includes certain COVID-19the recording of revenues and expenses and making capital investments, based on CECONY's determination that NYSPSC approval is probable later in 2023. The ultimate outcome of this matter, including the impact on the Companies' financial statements, if any, cannot be fully determined until the NYSPSC issues its order on the Joint Proposal.
CECONY - Steam
In November 2022, CECONY filed a request with the NYSPSC for an increase in the rates it charges for steam service rendered in New York, effective November 2023, of $137 million. The filing reflects a return on common equity of 10 percent and a common equity ratio of 50 percent. CECONY requested a new mechanism for decoupling revenues from steam consumption and the continuation of provisions such as:for recovery from customers of 2020 late payment charges over three years ($2.8 million);the cost of fuel and purchased steam and the reconciliation of late payment chargesactual expenses allocable to the steam business to the amounts for such expenses reflected in steam rates for years 2021 through 2024, withpension and other postretirement benefits, environmental remediation expenses and uncollectible costs. In addition, CECONY requested full recovery/refund via surcharge/sur-credit oncereconciliation of property taxes, municipal infrastructure support costs and long-term debt costs. The filing requested symmetrical reconciliation of inflation for labor and non-labor rates to the annual variance equals or exceeds 5extent that the actual inflation rate deviates from what is assumed in the revenue requirement by 50 basis points up or down. The filing included supplemental information regarding steam rate plans for November 2024 through October 2025 and November 2025 through October 2026, which CECONY did not request but would consider through settlement discussions. For purposes of illustration, rate increases of $54 million and $49 million effective November 2024 and 2025, respectively, were calculated based upon an assumed return on equity;common equity of 10 percent and reconciliationa common equity ratio of write-offs50 percent.
In February 2023, CECONY updated its November 2022 request to the NYSPSC for a steam rate increase effective November 2023. CECONY increased its requested November 2023 rate increase by $4 million to $141 million, increased its illustrated November 2024 rate increase by $1 million to $55 million and increased its illustrated November 2025 rate increase by $4 million to $53 million.
In March 2023, the NYSDPS submitted testimony in the NYSPSC proceeding in which CECONY requested a steam rate increase, effective November 2023. The NYSDPS testimony supports a steam rate increase 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$94 million reflecting, among other things, a 9.0 percent return on equity.common equity and a common equity ratio of 48 percent.
The NYSDPS testimony does not support CECONY’s request for a new mechanism for decoupling revenues from steam consumption.
Rockland Electric Company (RECO)
Effective July 2021, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) authorized a conservation incentive program for RECO, that covers all residential and most commercial customers, under which RECO’s actual electric distribution revenues are compared with the authorized distribution revenues and the difference accrued, with interest, for refund to, or recovery from, customers, as applicable. The conservation incentive program is not permitted if RECO’s actual return on equity exceeds the approved base rate filing return on equity by 50 basis points or more.
In January 2022, RECO filed a request with FERC for an increase to its annual transmission revenue requirement from $16.9 million to $20.4 million. The revenue requirement reflects a return on common equity of 11.04 percent and a common equity ratio of 47 percent.
In March 2022, RECO filed a request with the NJBPU to implement a $209 million Infrastructure Investment Program (IIP) over a five-year period (2023 – 2027). RECO’s IIP proposes accelerated infrastructure investments to enhance safety, reliability, and/or resiliency.
COVID-19 Regulatory Matters
Governors, public utility commissions and other regulatory agencies in the states in which the Utilities operate have issued orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic that impact the Utilities as described below.
NY Regulation
In March 2020, a former New York State Governor Cuomogovernor declared a State Disaster Emergency for the State of NY due to the COVID-19 pandemic and signed the "New York State on PAUSE" executive order that temporarily closed all non-essential businesses statewide. The former Governorgovernor then lifted these closures over time and ended the emergency declaration in June 2021. As a result of the emergency declaration, and due to economic conditions, the NYSPSC and the Utilities have worked to mitigate the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Utilities, their customers and other stakeholders.
In March 2020, the Utilities began suspending service disconnections, certain collection notices, final bill collection agency activity, new late payment charges and certain other fees for all customers. The Utilities also began providing payment extensions for all customers that were scheduled to be disconnected prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. In June 2020, the state of NY enacted a law prohibiting NY utilities, including CECONY and O&R, from disconnecting residential customers, and starting in May 2021 small business customers, during the COVID-19 state of emergency, whichthat ended in June 2021. In addition, such prohibitions were in effect until December 21, 2021 for residential and small business customers who experienced a change in financial circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In November 2021, the NYSPSC issued an order establishing a surcharge recovery mechanism for CECONY to collect, commencing December 1, 2021 through December 31, 2022, $43 million and $7 million for electric and gas, respectively, of late payment charges and fees that were not billed for the year ended December 31, 2020. The company recorded such amounts as revenue for the year ended December 31, 2021, as permitted under the accounting rules for regulated utilities, and also accrued such amounts as a current asset at December 31, 2021. Pursuant to the November 2021 order, the company also established a recovery mechanism for CECONY to collect, commencing January 2023 through December 2023, $19 million and $4 million for electric and gas, respectively, of late payment charges and fees that were not billed for the year ended December 31, 2021 and the company recorded such amounts as revenue for the year ended December 31, 2021, as permitted under the accounting rules for regulated utilities, and also accrued such amounts as a current asset at December 31, 2021. In addition, pursuant to the November 2021 order, CECONY established a reserve of $7 million toward addressing customer arrearages for the year ended December 31, 2021. 2021 that, pursuant to the June 2022 NYSPSC Phase 1 Order (as discussed below), was used to fund a portion of the COVID-19 arrears assistance program for low-income customers.The November 2021 order also established a surcharge recovery or surcredit mechanism for any late payment charges and fee deferrals, subject to offsetting related savings resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, for 2022 starting in January of 2024 over a twelve-month period. CECONY resumed late payment charges for commercial and residential customers who havehad not experienced a change in financial circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic on September 3, 2021 and October 1, 2021, respectively.Pursuant to the October 2021 joint proposal for new electric and gas rates for O&R that was approved by the NYSPSC in April 2022. O&R recorded late payment charges and fees that were not billed for the years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2021 of $1.7 million and $2.4 million, respectively, as revenue for the year ended December 31, 2021, as permitted under the accounting rules for regulated utilities, and also accrued such amounts as a current asset at December 31, 2021.See “Rate Plans,” above. O&R resumed late payment charges for commercial and residential customers who have not experienced a change in financial circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic on October 1, 2021.
The Utilities’ NY rate plans allow them to defer costs resulting from a change in legislation, regulation and relatedrelated actions that have taken effect during the term of the rate plans once the costs exceed a specified threshold. In addition, O&R’s current rate plans and CECONY’s Joint Proposal have deferral provisions related to uncollectible expenses. The total reserve increases to the allowance for uncollectible accounts from January 1, 2020 through March 31, 20222023 reflecting the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic for CECONY electric and gas operations and O&R electric and gas operations were $260$172 million and $6$2 million, respectively, and were deferred pursuant to the legislative, regulatory and related actions provisions of the rate plans as a result of the New York State on PAUSE and related executive orders, that have since been lifted, as described above.respectively. The Utilities’ NY rate plans and CECONY's Joint Proposal also provide for an allowance for write-offs of customer accounts receivable balances. The above amounts deferred pursuant to the legislative, regulatory and related actions provisions were reducedincreased by the amount that the actual write-offs of customer accounts receivable balances were belowabove the allowance reflected in rates which differences were $1$19 million and $3$1 million for CECONY and O&R, respectively, from March 1, 2020 through March 31, 2022.2023.
In June 2020, the NYSPSC directed CECONY to implement a summer cooling credit program to help mitigate the cost of staying home and operating air conditioning for health-vulnerable low-income customers due to the limited availability of public cooling facilities as a result of the COVID-19 social distancing measures. The $63.4 million cost of the program is being recovered over a five-year period that began January 2021.
In April 2021, NY passed a law that createscreated a program that allows eligible residential renters in NY who require assistance with rent and utility bills to have up to twelve months of electric and gas utility bill arrears forgiven, provided that such arrears were accrued on or after March 13, 2020. The program will beis administered by the State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) in coordination with the NYSDPS.NYSDPS (the OTDA Program). Under the program,OTDA Program, CECONY and O&R qualify for a refundable tax credit for NY gross-receipts tax equal to the amount of arrears waived by the Utilities in the year that the arrears are waived and certified by the NYSPSC. OTDA may also use the program fundsfunds to provide additional Home Energy Assistance Program payments to the Utilities on behalf of low-income customers. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, CECONY received $5.9 million in payments from OTDA. In April 2022, CECONY received additional payments of $13.7 million and qualified for tax credits of $12.2 million to reduce customer accounts receivable balances. O&R has not received any payments from OTDA to date and an immaterial amount of tax credits. The total amount that may be allocated to CECONY and O&R under this program to address customer arrearages is not yet known.
In April 2022, NY approved the 2022-2023 state budget, which includesthat included $250 million for addressing statewide residential statewide utility customers' arrears balances accrued from March 7, 2020 through March 1, 2022. Funds are expected to be distributed byIn June 2022, the NYSDPS to NY utilities on behalfNYSPSC issued an order implementing a COVID-19 arrears assistance program that provides credits towards reducing the arrears balances of customers. The allocationlow-income electric and gas customers of funds to NY utilities, including CECONY and O&R (Phase 1 Order). Pursuant to the Phase 1 Order, CECONY and O&R agreed not to seek recovery of incremental financing costs incurred associated with low-income customers' arrears from March 2020 through March 2022 of $11 million, most of which is attributable to CECONY, in addition to the $7 million reserve established by CECONY for the year ended December 31, 2021, pursuant to the November 2021 order, described above.
For the year ended December 31, 2022, CECONY and O&R issued total credits of $359.9 million and $6.1 million, respectively, towards reducing customers’ accounts receivable balances. For the year ended December 31, 2022, the total credits for CECONY were comprised of: $164.5 million pursuant to the NY funding; $108.4 million pursuant to the Phase 1 Order, that will be based on their share of statewide eligible utility arrears of customers participatingrecovered over a four-year period via a surcharge mechanism that began September 1, 2022; the $7 million reserve for CECONY described above; and $80.0 million in energy affordability programs,qualified tax credits and funds are expectedpayments pursuant to the OTDA Program described above. For the year ended December 31, 2022, the total credits for O&R were comprised of: $1.6 million pursuant to the NY funding; $3.2 million pursuant to the Phase 1 Order, that will be disbursed no later than Augustrecovered over a one-year period via a surcharge mechanism that began September 1, 2022.2022; and $1.3 million in qualified tax credits and payments pursuant to the OTDA Program described above.
In May 2021,January 2023, the NYSPSC issued an order implementing a COVID-19 arrears assistance program that provides credits towards reducing the arrears balances of residential and small commercial electric and gas customers of CECONY and O&R along with other large NY utilities, submitted joint comments(Phase 2 Order). The Phase 2 Order authorizes a surcharge mechanism for recovery of the eligible credit amounts over a ten-year period commencing after credits are issued for CECONY and over a one-year period commencing after credits are issued for O&R. Pursuant to the NYSDPS' February 2021 report on New York State’s Energy Affordability Policy. The report recommends, among other things, thatPhase 2 Order, CECONY and O&R agreed not to seek recovery of incremental financing costs incurred associated with arrears from March 2020 through December 2022 estimated to be $46 million, most of which is attributable to CECONY. To facilitate implementation, CECONY and O&R agreed to suspend residential and commercial customers’ late payment fees and interest on deferred payment agreements be waived until two yearsterminations for non-payment through March 1, 2023 or 30 days after the expiration of the New York State moratorium on utility terminations (the moratorium expired on December 21, 2021) and each utility develop an arrears management program to mitigate the financial burdens of the COVID-19 pandemic on NY households and that program costs be shared, perhaps equally, between shareholders and customers.The May 2021 joint comments stated that itcredits have been applied, whichever is not necessary for the NYSPSC to adopt the report’s COVID-19 related recommendations because New York State already passed laws that address the issues in the report, as described above.later.
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, CECONY and O&R issued total credits of $343.6 million and $2.2 million, respectively, towards reducing customers' account receivable balances. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, the total credits for CECONY were comprised of: $13.2 million pursuant to the Phase 1 Order, $327.6 million pursuant to the Phase 2 Order, and $2.8 million in qualified tax credits and payments pursuant to the OTDA Program. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, the total credits for O&R were comprised of: $0.1 million pursuant to the Phase 1 Order, $2.1 million pursuant to the Phase 2 Order, and an immaterial amount in qualified tax credits and payments pursuant to the OTDA Program.
The Utilities’ rate plans have revenue decoupling mechanisms in their NY electric and gas businesses that largely reconcile actual energy delivery revenues to the authorized delivery revenues approved by the NYSPSC per month and reconcile the deferred balances semi-annually under CECONY's electric rate plan (January through June and July through December, respectively) and annually under CECONY's gas rate plan and O&R's NY electric and gas rate plans (January through December). Differences are accrued with interest each month for CECONY's and O&R's NY electric customers and after the annual deferral period ends for CECONY's and O&R's NY gas customers for refund to, or recovery from customers, as applicable. Generally, the refund to or recovery from customers begins August and February of each year over an ensuing six-month period for CECONY's electric customers and February of each year over an ensuing twelve-month period for CECONY's gas and O&R's NY electric and gas customers.
NJ Regulation
In March 2020, NJ Governor Murphy declared a Public Health Emergency and State of Emergency for the State of NJ. In June 2021, the Governor ended the emergency declaration. As a result of the emergency declaration, and due to economic conditions, the NJBPU and RECO have worked to mitigate the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on RECO, its customers and other stakeholders. In March 2020, RECO began suspending late payment charges, terminations for non-payment, and no access fees during the COVID-19 pandemic. The suspension of these fees continued through July 31, 2021 and were not material.
In July 2020, the NJBPU authorized RECO and other NJ utilities to create a COVID-19-related regulatory asset by deferring prudently incurred incremental costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic beginning on March 9, 2020, and has extended such deferrals through December 31, 2022. In March 2023, RECO deferredfiled a petition with the NJBPU seeking to defer its net incremental COVID-19 related costs as a regulatory asset of $0.8$0.3 million through March 31, 2022.for consideration in RECO's next base rate case.
Gas Safety
In April 2020, the NYSPSC issued an order that extended the deadlines to complete certain gas inspections by all New YorkNY gas utilities, including CECONY and O&R, from April 1, 2020 to August 1, 2020. The deadlines were subsequently extended to September 2, 2020 and June 1, 2022, and2022. CECONY and O&R have taken all reasonable measures to complete such inspections. As of June 1, 2022, O&R completed all of its required inspections. At June 1, 2022, CECONY substantially completed its required inspections and continues to make progress on completing such required inspections. CECONY is unable to estimate the amount or range of its possible loss, if any, related to this matter. At March 31, 2023, CECONY had not accrued a liability related to this matter.
Other Regulatory Matters
CECONY and O&R are in the process of replacing their separate existing customer billing and information systems with a single new customer billing and information system. In August 2018,April 2023, CECONY filed a petition with the NYSPSC ordered CECONYfor permission to begin on January 1, 2019 to credit the company's electric and gas customers, and to begin on October 1, 2018 to credit its steam customers, with the net benefits of the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) as measured based on amounts reflected in its rate plans prior to the enactment of the TCJA in December 2017. The net benefits include the revenue requirement impact of the reduction in the corporate federal income tax rate to 21 percent, the elimination for utilities of bonus depreciation and the amortization of excess deferred federal income taxes.
CECONY, under its electric rate plan that was approved in January 2020, is amortizing its TCJA net benefits prior to January 1, 2019 allocable to its electric customers ($377capitalize incremental costs (estimated at $75 million) over a three-year period, the IRS “protected” portion of its net regulatory liability for future income taxes related to certain accelerated tax depreciation benefits allocable to its electric customers ($1,663 million) over the remaining lives of the related assets and the remainder, or “unprotected” portion of the net regulatory liability allocable to its electric customers ($784 million) over a five-year period. CECONY, under its gas rate plan that was approved in January 2020, amortized TCJA net benefits prior to January 1, 2019 allocable to its gas customers ($63 million) over a two-year period, The protected portion of its net regulatory liability for future income taxes allocable to its gas customers ($725 million) is being amortized over the remaining lives of the related assets and the unprotected portion of the net regulatory liability allocable to its gas customers ($107 million) over a five-year period.
CECONY’s net regulatory liability for future income taxes, including both the protected and unprotected portions, allocable to the company’s steam customers ($185 million) is being amortized over the remaining lives of the related assets (with the amortization period for the unprotected portion subject to reviewnew system above a $421 million limit on capital expenditures included in its next steam rate proceeding).
O&R, under its currentCECONY’s 2020 – 2022 electric and gas rate plans, has reflected its TCJA net benefits in itssubject to NYSPSC review. O&R's 2022 - 2024 electric and gas rates beginning as of January 1, 2019. Under the rate plans O&R amortized its net benefits prior to January 1, 2019 ($22 million) overdo not include a three-year period. The protected portionlimit on capitalization of its net regulatory liability for future income taxes ($123 million) is being amortized over the remaining lives of the related assets). Pursuant to the October 2021 Joint Proposal, O&R will amortize the remaining unprotected portion of its net regulatory liability for future income taxes ($34 million) over a six-year period beginning January 1, 2022.new system costs.
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 is currently not reflected in CECONY’s steam rate plan.plan but a prospective correction was proposed in CECONY's November 2022 steam rate filing. 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.requirements. The regulatory asset ($1,1651,138 million and $25$21 million for CECONY and O&R, respectively, as of March 31, 2022)2023) and ($1,1761,150 million and $26$22 million for CECONY and O&R, respectively, as of December 31, 2021)2022 and which is not earning a return) is netted against the future income tax regulatory liability on the Companies’ consolidated balance sheet.sheet. The Utilities are unable to estimate the amount or range of their possible loss, if any, related to this matter. At March 31, 2022,2023, the Utilities had not accrued a liability related to this matter.
In October 2020, the NYSPSC issued an order instituting a proceeding to consider requiring NY’s large, investor-owned utilities, including CECONY and O&R, to annually disclose what risks climate change poses to their companies, investors and customers going forward. The order notes that some holding companies, including Con Edison, already disclose climate change risks at the holding company level, but states that the NYSPSC believes that climate-related risk disclosures should be issued specific to the operating companies in NY, such as CECONY and O&R, and that such climate-related risk disclosures should be included annually with the utilities’ financial reports. In December 2020, CECONY and O&R, along with other large NY utilities, filed comments supporting climate change risk disclosures in annual reports filed with the NYSPSC and recommended the use of an industry-specific template.
In May 2020, the president of the United States issued the "Securing the United States Bulk-Power System" executive order, which has since expired. The executive order declared threats to the bulk-power system by foreign adversaries constitute a national emergency and prohibits the acquisition, importation, transfer or installation of certain bulk-power system electric equipment that is sourced from foreign adversaries. In April 2021 and November
2021, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued requests for information to: (1) assist the DOE in developing additional orders and/or regulations to secure the United States’ critical electric infrastructure and (2) enable the DOE to perform an energy sector supply chain review. In September 2021, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the National Institute of Standards and Technology issued preliminary cybersecurity goals for critical infrastructure control systems, with final goals to be issued by September 2022. The Companies are unable to predict the impact on them of any orders or regulations that may be adopted regarding critical infrastructure.
In July 2021, the NYSPSC approved a settlement agreement among CECONY, O&R and the NYSDPS that fully resolves all issues and allegations that have been raised or could have been raised by the NYSPSC against CECONY and O&R with respect to: (1) the July 2018 rupture of a CECONY steam main located on Fifth Avenue and 21st Street in Manhattan (the “2018 Steam Incident”); (2) the July 2019 electric service interruptions to approximately 72,000 CECONY customers on the west side of Manhattan and to approximately 30,000 CECONY customers primarily in the Flatbush area of Brooklyn (the “2019 Manhattan and Brooklyn Outages”); (3) the August 2020 electric service interruptions to approximately 330,000 CECONY customers and approximately 200,000 O&R customers following Tropical Storm Isaias (the “Tropical Storm Isaias Outages”) and (4) the August 2020 electric service interruptions to approximately 190,000 customers resulting from faults at CECONY’s Rainey substation following Tropical Storm Isaias (the “Rainey Outages”). Pursuant to the settlement agreement, CECONY and O&R agreed to a total settlement amount of $75.1 million and $7.0 million, respectively. CECONY and O&R agreed to forgo recovery from customers of $25 million and $2.5 million, respectively, associated with the return on existing storm hardening assets beginning with the next rate plan for each utility (over a period of 35 years). CECONY and O&R also agreed to incur ongoing operations and maintenance costs of up to $15.8 million and $2.9 million, respectively, for, among other things, costs to maintain a certain level of contractor and vehicle storm emergency support and storm preparation audits. For CECONY, the settlement agreement included previously incurred or accrued costs of $34.3 million, including negative revenue adjustments of $5 million for the Rainey Outages and $15 million for the 2019 Manhattan and Brooklyn Outages and $14.3 million in costs to reimburse customers for food and medicine spoilage and other previously incurred expenses related to Tropical Storm Isaias and the 2018 Steam Incident. For O&R, the settlement agreement included previously incurred costs of $1.6 million to reimburse customers for food and medicine spoilage and other expenses related to the Tropical Storm Isaias Outages.
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities
Regulatory assets and liabilities at March 31, 20222023 and December 31, 20212022 were comprised of the following items:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Con Edison | | CECONY |
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2022 | 2021 | | 2022 | 2021 |
| Regulatory assets | | | | | |
| Environmental remediation costs | $933 | $938 | | $854 | $860 |
| Pension and other postretirement benefits deferrals | 447 | 496 | | 392 | 435 |
| Revenue taxes | 409 | 395 | | 391 | 378 |
| System peak reduction and energy efficiency programs | 330 | 285 | | 329 | 284 |
| COVID-19 pandemic deferrals | 304 | 282 | | 297 | 277 |
| Deferred storm costs | 292 | 276 | | 178 | 158 | |
| Property tax reconciliation | 178 | 202 | | 178 | 202 |
| MTA power reliability deferral | 128 | 140 | | 128 | 140 |
| Unrecognized pension and other postretirement costs | 112 | 128 | | 89 | 110 |
| Deferred derivative losses - long term | 85 | 51 | | 80 | 45 |
| Municipal infrastructure support costs | 41 | 44 | | 41 | 44 |
| Brooklyn Queens demand management program | 34 | 36 | | 34 | 36 |
| Meadowlands heater odorization project | 29 | 29 | | 29 | 29 |
| Non-wire alternative projects | 23 | 23 | | 23 | 23 |
| Preferred stock redemption | 20 | 20 | | 20 | 20 |
| Unamortized loss on reacquired debt | 14 | 16 | | 13 | 14 |
| Recoverable REV demonstration project costs | 14 | 16 | | 13 | 15 |
| Gate station upgrade project | 14 | 14 | | 14 | 14 |
| Other | 273 | 248 | | 248 | 232 |
| Regulatory assets – noncurrent | 3,680 | 3,639 | | 3,351 | 3,316 |
| Deferred derivative losses - short term | 177 | 141 | | 165 | 133 |
| Recoverable energy costs | 112 | 65 | | 104 | 55 |
| Regulatory assets – current | 289 | 206 | | 269 | 188 |
| Total Regulatory Assets | $3,969 | $3,845 | | $3,620 | $3,504 |
| Regulatory liabilities | | | | | |
| Future income tax | $1,931 | $1,984 | | $1,790 | $1,840 |
| Allowance for cost of removal less salvage | 1,215 | 1,199 | | 1,046 | 1,033 |
| Unrecognized pension and other postretirement costs | 231 | 32 | | 199 | | — | |
| Net unbilled revenue deferrals | 131 | 209 | | 131 | 209 |
| Pension and other postretirement benefit deferrals | 108 | 102 | | 63 | 55 |
| Deferred derivative gains - long term | 106 | 61 | | 96 | 55 |
| Net proceeds from sale of property | 95 | 103 | | 94 | 103 |
| TCJA net benefits* | 92 | 125 | | 91 | 123 |
| System benefit charge carrying charge | 72 | 70 | | 64 | 63 |
| Property tax refunds | 35 | 35 | | 35 | 35 |
| Sales and use tax refunds | 30 | 17 | | 29 | 16 |
| BQDM and REV Demo reconciliations | 25 | 25 | | 22 | 22 |
| Earnings sharing - electric, gas and steam | 13 | 13 | | 10 | 10 |
| Settlement of gas proceedings | 10 | 12 | | 10 | 12 |
| Workers' compensation | 10 | 8 | | 10 | 8 |
| Energy efficiency portfolio standard unencumbered funds | 6 | 15 | | 7 | 19 | |
| Settlement of prudence proceeding | 6 | 6 | | 6 | 6 |
| Other | 387 | 365 | | 331 | 312 |
| Regulatory liabilities – noncurrent | 4,503 | 4,381 | | 4,034 | 3,921 |
| Deferred derivative gains - short term | 480 | 142 | | 443 | 132 |
| Refundable energy costs | 50 | 32 | | 19 | 2 |
| Revenue decoupling mechanism | 13 | 11 | | — | | — | |
| Regulatory liabilities – current | 543 | 185 | | 462 | 134 |
| Total Regulatory Liabilities | $5,046 | $4,566 | | $4,496 | $4,055 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Con Edison | | CECONY |
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2023 | 2022 | | 2023 | 2022 |
| Regulatory assets | | | | | |
| Unrecognized pension and other postretirement costs | $123 | $78 | | $121 | $78 |
| | | | | |
| Environmental remediation costs | 986 | 991 | | 902 | 906 |
| Revenue taxes | 453 | 436 | | 433 | 417 |
| Deferred storm costs | 262 | 270 | | 158 | 173 |
| Municipal infrastructure support costs | 29 | 29 | | 29 | 29 | |
| | | | | |
| Brooklyn Queens demand management program | 32 | 33 | | 32 | 33 |
| Meadowlands heater odorization project | 26 | 27 | | 26 | 27 |
| Recoverable Demonstration project costs | 17 | 17 | | 17 | 16 |
| Gate station upgrade project | 14 | 14 | | 14 | 14 |
| | | | | |
| System peak reduction and energy efficiency programs | 802 | 783 | | 796 | 780 |
| Unamortized loss on reacquired debt | 10 | 11 | | 9 | 10 |
| Deferred derivative losses - long term | 165 | 31 | | 156 | 26 |
| Property tax reconciliation | 132 | 121 | | 132 | 121 |
| Legacy meters | 20 | 20 | | — | — |
| Gas service line deferred costs | 66 | 99 | | 66 | 99 |
| COVID - 19 customer arrears relief programs | 441 | 104 | | | 436 | 101 | |
| Pension and other postretirement benefits deferrals | 196 | 279 | | 166 | 240 |
| | | | | |
| Preferred stock redemption | 19 | 19 | | 19 | 19 |
| MTA power reliability deferral | 84 | 92 | | 84 | 92 |
| Non-wire alternative projects | 21 | 22 | | 21 | 22 |
| COVID - 19 pandemic deferrals | 211 | 292 | | 208 | 288 |
| Electric vehicle make ready | 39 | 33 | | 36 | 30 |
| Other | 202 | 173 | | 186 | 148 |
| Regulatory assets – noncurrent | 4,350 | 3,974 | | 4,047 | 3,669 |
| Deferred derivative losses - short term | 199 | 184 | | 190 | 178 |
| Recoverable energy costs | 52 | 121 | | 41 | 108 |
| Regulatory assets – current | 251 | 305 | | 231 | 286 |
| Total Regulatory Assets | $4,601 | $4,279 | | $4,278 | $3,955 |
| Regulatory liabilities | | | | | |
| Future income tax* | $1,694 | $1,753 | | $1,559 | $1,616 |
| Allowance for cost of removal less salvage | 1,335 | 1,315 | | 1,153 | 1,137 |
| Net unbilled revenue deferrals | 108 | 204 | | 108 | 204 | |
| Energy efficiency portfolio standard unencumbered funds | 5 | 5 | | 7 | 7 |
| Settlement of prudence proceeding | 9 | 10 | | 9 | 10 |
| | | | | |
| Earnings sharing - electric, gas and steam | 14 | 13 | | | 10 | 10 | |
| System benefit charge carrying charge | 76 | 73 | | 74 | 69 |
| BQDM and Demonstration project reconciliations | 21 | 23 | | 19 | 21 |
| Pension and other postretirement benefit deferrals | 161 | 144 | | 115 | 98 |
| Property tax refunds | 35 | 35 | | 35 | 35 |
| | | | | |
| COVID - 19 pandemic uncollectible reconciliation deferral | 10 | 12 | | 10 | 12 |
| Late payment charge deferral | 142 | 127 | | | 137 | 123 | |
| Unrecognized pension and other postretirement costs | 1,405 | 1,638 | | 1,316 | 1,536 |
| Net proceeds from sale of property | 65 | 69 | | 63 | 69 |
| Sales and use tax refunds | 35 | 37 | | 33 | 36 |
| Workers’ compensation | 12 | 11 | | 12 | 11 | |
| Deferred derivative gains - long term | 19 | 145 | | 19 | 130 |
| Other | 391 | 413 | | 338 | 357 |
| Regulatory liabilities – noncurrent | $5,537 | $6,027 | | $5,017 | $5,481 |
| Refundable energy costs | 111 | 34 | | 61 | — |
| Revenue decoupling mechanism | 5 | 29 | | 2 | 21 |
| Deferred derivative gains - short term | 162 | 311 | | 150 | 287 |
| | | | | |
| Regulatory liabilities – current | $278 | $374 | | $213 | $308 |
| Total Regulatory Liabilities | $5,815 | $6,401 | | $5,230 | $5,789 |
* 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, 2023 and 2022 and 2021 was 1.755.20 percent and 1.801.75 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 ($1,9832,467 million and $1,962$2,304 million for Con Edison, and $1,777$2,268 million and $1,751$2,097 million for CECONY at March 31, 20222023 and December 31, 2021,2022, respectively). Regulatory assets of RECO for which a cash outflow has been made ($22 million and $25$21 million at March 31, 20222023 and December 31, 2021,2022, respectively) are not receiving or being credited with a return. RECO recovers regulatory assets over a period of up to four years or 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, 20222023 and December 31, 2021,2022, regulatory assets for Con Edison and CECONY that did not earn a return consisted of the following items:
Regulatory Assets Not Earning a Return*Return*
| | | Con Edison | CECONY | | Con Edison | CECONY |
| (Millions of Dollars) | (Millions of Dollars) | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | (Millions of Dollars) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Unrecognized pension and other postretirement costs | Unrecognized pension and other postretirement costs | $112 | $128 | $89 | $110 | Unrecognized pension and other postretirement costs | $123 | $78 | $121 | $78 |
| Environmental remediation costs | Environmental remediation costs | 922 | 928 | 843 | 850 | Environmental remediation costs | 985 | 987 | 900 | 903 |
| Revenue taxes | Revenue taxes | 388 | 375 | 372 | 359 | Revenue taxes | 448 | 414 | 431 | 397 |
| COVID-19 Deferral for Uncollectible Accounts Receivable | COVID-19 Deferral for Uncollectible Accounts Receivable | 265 | 236 | 258 | 231 | COVID-19 Deferral for Uncollectible Accounts Receivable | 174 | 253 | 172 | 249 |
| Deferred derivative losses - current | Deferred derivative losses - current | 177 | 141 | 165 | 134 | Deferred derivative losses - current | 199 | 184 | 190 | 178 |
| Deferred derivative losses - long term | Deferred derivative losses - long term | 85 | 51 | 80 | 45 | Deferred derivative losses - long term | 165 | 31 | 156 | 26 |
| Other | Other | 37 | 24 | 36 | 24 | Other | 40 | 28 | 40 | 27 |
| Total | Total | $1,986 | $1,883 | $1,843 | $1,753 | Total | $2,134 | $1,975 | $2,010 | $1,858 |
*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
29 In February 2023, CECONY issued $500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.20 percent debentures, due 2033.
In March 2023, Con Edison entered into accelerated share repurchase agreements (ASR Contracts) with two dealers to repurchase $1,000 million in aggregate of Con Edison’s Common Shares ($.10 par value) (Common Shares). Pursuant to the ASR Contracts, Con Edison made payments of $1,000 million in aggregate to the dealers and received initial deliveries of 8,730,766 Common Shares in aggregate that were recorded in treasury stock at fair
Note C – Capitalizationvalue based on the closing price on March 6, 2023 of $91.63, of $800 million. The remaining $200 million was recorded as additional paid-in-capital, representing the value of the forward contract to purchase additional shares. The final number of Common Shares to be received from the dealers will be based on the volume-weighted average share price of Common Shares during the term of the applicable transaction, less a discount. At settlement, under certain circumstances, the dealers may be required to deliver additional Common Shares to Con Edison or Con Edison may be required either to make a cash payment or deliver Common Shares to the dealers. The final settlement of the transactions under the ASR Contracts is expected to occur no later than the third quarter of 2023. The terms of the accelerated share repurchases under the ASR Contracts are subject to adjustment if Con Edison enters into or announces certain types of transactions or takes certain corporate actions.
The carrying amounts and fair values of long-term debt at March 31, 20222023 and December 31, 20212022 were:
| | (Millions of Dollars) | (Millions of Dollars) | 2022 | 2021 | (Millions of Dollars) | 2023 | | 2022 | |
| Long-Term Debt (including current portion) (a) | Long-Term Debt (including current portion) (a) | Carrying
Amount | Fair
Value | Carrying
Amount | Fair
Value | Long-Term Debt (including current portion) (a) | Carrying
Amount | | Fair
Value | | Carrying
Amount | | Fair
Value | |
| Con Edison | Con Edison | $23,022 | $23,812 | $23,044 | $26,287 | Con Edison | $21,295 | (b)(c) | $19,483 | (b)(c) | $20,796 | (b) | $18,234 | (b) |
| CECONY | CECONY | $18,384 | $19,175 | $18,382 | $21,382 | CECONY | $19,578 | | $17,901 | | $19,080 | | $16,699 | |
(a)Amounts shown are net of unamortized debt expense and unamortized debt discount of $223$205 million and $191$197 million for Con Edison and CECONY, respectively, as of March 31, 20222023 and $226$202 million and $193$195 million for Con Edison and CECONY, respectively, as of December 31, 2021.2022.
(b)Amounts shown exclude the debt of the Clean Energy Businesses, that were classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2022. The carrying value and fair value of the Clean Energy Businesses’ long-term debt, including the current portion, as of December 31, 2022 was $2,645 million and $2,489 million, respectively. On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note S and Note T.
(c)Amounts shown exclude Broken Bow II, a deferred project, that was classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2023. See Note S and Note T.
The fair values of the Companies' long-term debt have been estimated primarily using available market information and at March 31, 20222023 are classified as Level 2 liabilities (see Note O).
Note D – Short-Term Borrowing
In March 2023, Con Edison and the Utilities entered into a $2,500 million credit agreement (Credit Agreement), that replaces the December 2016 credit agreement, under which banks are committed to provide loans and letters of credit on a revolving credit basis. The Credit Agreement expires in March 2028, unless extended for up to two additional one–year terms. There is a maximum of $2,500 million of credit available to CECONY and $800 million (subject to increase up to $1,000 million) available to Con Edison, including up to $900 million of letters of credit. The Credit Agreement supports the Companies’ commercial paper programs.
In March 2023, CECONY entered into a 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement (the CECONY Credit Agreement) that replaces the CECONY 2022 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 2024 and supports CECONY’s commercial paper program.
At March 31, 2022,2023, Con Edison had $1,313$411 million of commercial paper outstanding of which $1,061$405 million was outstanding under CECONY’s program. The weighted average interest rate at March 31, 20222023 was 0.85.4 percent for both Con Edison and CECONY. At December 31, 2021,2022, Con Edison had $1,488$2,640 million of commercial paper outstanding of which $1,361$2,300 million was outstanding under CECONY’s program. The weighted average interest rate at December 31, 20212022 was 0.34.8 percent for both Con Edison and CECONY.
At March 31, 20222023 and December 31, 2021,2022, no loans were outstanding under the Companies' Credit Agreement and December 2016 credit agreement, (Credit Agreement).respectively, and no loans were outstanding under the CECONY Credit Agreement and the CECONY 2022 364-Day Credit Agreement, respectively. An immaterial amount of letters of credit were outstanding under the Credit Agreement and the December 2016 credit agreement as of March 31, 20222023 and December 31, 2021.2022, respectively.
In March 2022, CECONY entered into a 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement (the CECONY Credit Agreement) under which banks are committed to provide loans up to $750 million on a revolving credit basis. The CECONY Credit Agreement expires on March 30, 2023 and supports CECONY’s commercial paper program and loans issued under the CECONY Credit Agreement may also be used for other general corporate purposes. The banks’ commitments under the Credit Agreement and the CECONY Credit Agreement are subject to certain conditions, including that there be no event of default and that CECONY shall have received the required regulatory approval.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 one of the Companies under the Credit Agreement or by CECONY under the CECONY Credit Agreement, the banks may terminate their commitments andwith respect to that company, declare any amounts owed by that company under the loans, accrued interest and any other amounts due byCredit Agreement or the CECONY Credit Agreement, respectively, immediately due and payable.payable and for the Credit Agreement, require that company to provide cash collateral relating to the letters of credit issued for it under the Credit Agreement. Events of default for a company include CECONYthat company exceeding at any time of a ratio of consolidated debt to consolidated total capital of 0.65 to 1; that company having liens on its assets in an aggregate amount exceeding 510 percent of its consolidated total capital,net tangible assets, subject to certain exceptions; CECONYthat company 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); cross default todebt or derivative obligations other financial obligationsthan non-recourse debt) of that company; theoccurrence 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) of that company or moreenables the holders of CECONY which would permit the holdersuch debt to accelerate the obligations;maturity thereof; and other customary events of default. Interest and fees charged for the revolving credit facilities and any loans made or letters of credit issued under the Credit Agreement reflect the Companies’ respective credit ratings.
In March 2023, Con Edison repaid $200 million and $400 million that it borrowed in January 2023 and June 2022, respectively, under a 364-Day Senior Unsecured Term Loan Credit Agreement that Con Edison entered into in June 2022 that was amended in November 2022 (the June 2022 Term Loan Credit Agreement). As of March 31, 2023, there were no borrowings outstanding pursuant to the June 2022 Term Loan Credit Agreement.
Note E – Pension Benefits
Total Periodic Benefit Cost
The components of the Companies’ total periodic benefit costcost/(credit) for the three months ended March 31, 20222023 and 20212022 were as follows:
| | | For the Three Months Ended March 31, | | For the Three Months Ended March 31, |
| | Con Edison | CECONY | | Con Edison | CECONY |
| (Millions of Dollars) | (Millions of Dollars) | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | (Millions of Dollars) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Service cost – including administrative expenses | Service cost – including administrative expenses | $72 | $86 | $67 | $81 | Service cost – including administrative expenses | $41 | $72 | $38 | $67 |
| Interest cost on projected benefit obligation | Interest cost on projected benefit obligation | 126 | 118 | 119 | 111 | Interest cost on projected benefit obligation | 162 | 126 | 153 | 119 |
| Expected return on plan assets | Expected return on plan assets | (292) | (276) | (277) | (262) | Expected return on plan assets | (279) | (292) | (265) | (277) |
| Recognition of net actuarial loss | 94 | 199 | 89 | 189 | |
| Recognition of net actuarial loss/(gain) | | Recognition of net actuarial loss/(gain) | (58) | 94 | (55) | 89 |
| Recognition of prior service credit | Recognition of prior service credit | (4) | (5) | (5) | Recognition of prior service credit | (4) | (5) | (5) |
| TOTAL PERIODIC BENEFIT COST/(CREDIT) | $(4) | $123 | $(7) | $114 | |
| TOTAL PERIODIC BENEFIT CREDIT | | TOTAL PERIODIC BENEFIT CREDIT | $(138) | $(4) | $(134) | $(7) |
| Cost capitalized | Cost capitalized | (33) | (39) | (32) | (37) | Cost capitalized | (21) | (33) | (20) | (32) |
| Reconciliation to rate level | Reconciliation to rate level | 64 | (57) | 61 | (55) | Reconciliation to rate level | 73 | 64 | 68 | 61 |
| Total expense recognized | $27 | $22 | $22 | |
| Total expense (credit) recognized | | Total expense (credit) recognized | $(86) | $27 | $(86) | $22 |
Components of net periodic benefit cost 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-service cost components are included in the linelines "Investment and other income" and "Other deductions" in the Companies' consolidated income statements. The increase in the "Pension and retiree benefits" asset in the Companies' consolidated balance sheets from December 31, 2021 to March 31, 2022 is primarily due to favorable plan liability experience.
Expected Contributions
Based on estimates as of March 31, 2022,2023, the Companies expect to make contributions to the pension plans during 20222023 of $31$22 million (of which $18$19 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 2022,2023, 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 Cost
The components of the Companies’ total periodic other postretirement benefit cost/(credit) for the three months ended March 31, 20222023 and 20212022 were as follows:
| | | For the Three Months Ended March 31, | | For the Three Months Ended March 31, |
| | Con Edison | CECONY | | Con Edison | CECONY |
| (Millions of Dollars) | (Millions of Dollars) | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | (Millions of Dollars) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Service cost - including administrative expenses | Service cost - including administrative expenses | $5 | $7 | $4 | $5 | Service cost - including administrative expenses | $4 | $5 | $3 | $4 |
| Interest cost on projected other postretirement benefit obligation | Interest cost on projected other postretirement benefit obligation | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | Interest cost on projected other postretirement benefit obligation | 14 | 9 | 12 | 8 |
| Expected return on plan assets | Expected return on plan assets | (18) | (17) | (14) | (14) | Expected return on plan assets | (18) | (14) | (14) |
| Recognition of net actuarial loss | (1) | 6 | (1) | 5 | |
| Recognition of prior service credit | — | | (1) | — | | — | | |
| TOTAL PERIODIC OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT COST | $(5) | $3 | | $(3) | $3 | |
| Recognition of net actuarial gain | | Recognition of net actuarial gain | (4) | (1) | (2) | (1) |
| TOTAL PERIODIC OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT CREDIT | | TOTAL PERIODIC OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT CREDIT | $(4) | $(5) | $(1) | $(3) |
| Cost capitalized | Cost capitalized | (2) | (3) | (2) | (2) | Cost capitalized | (2) | (1) | (2) |
| Reconciliation to rate level | Reconciliation to rate level | 4 | — | | 4 | (2) | | Reconciliation to rate level | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Total credit recognized | ($3) | | $— | | $(1) | $(1) | |
| Total expense (credit) recognized | | Total expense (credit) recognized | $(5) | $(3) | $(2) | $(1) |
For information about the presentation of the components of other postretirement benefit costs, see Note E. The "Pensions and retiree benefits" noncurrent asset and noncurrent liability on the Companies' consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2022 reflect the December 31, 2021 funded status and final census data, and current year activity. The other postretirement benefit plans valuation for 2022 is expected to be finalized in the second quarter of 2022.
Expected Contributions
Based on estimates as of March 31, 2022,2023, the Companies expect to make a contribution of $8$13 million (all of which is to be made by CECONY) to the other postretirement benefit plans in 2022.2023. The Companies' policy is to fund the total periodic benefit cost of the plans to the extent tax deductible.
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’scompany'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 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, 20222023 and December 31, 20212022 were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Con Edison | CECONY |
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Accrued Liabilities: | | | | |
| Manufactured gas plant sites | $840 | $845 | $750 | $755 |
| Other Superfund Sites | 94 | 95 | 93 | 95 |
| Total | $934 | $940 | $843 | $850 |
| Regulatory assets | $933 | $938 | $854 | $860 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Con Edison | CECONY |
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Accrued Liabilities: | | | | |
| Manufactured gas plant sites | $874 | $876 | $780 | $782 |
| Other Superfund Sites | 120 | 121 | 120 | 121 |
| Total | $994 | $997 | $900 | $903 |
| Regulatory assets | $986 | $991 | $902 | $906 |
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, 20222023 and 20212022 were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, |
| Con Edison | CECONY |
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Remediation costs incurred | $3 | $8 | $3 | $7 |
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| For the Three Months Ended March 31, |
| Con Edison | CECONY |
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Remediation costs incurred | $8 | $8 | $7 | $8 |
Insurance and other third-party recoveries received by Con Edison or CECONY were immaterial for the three months ended March 31, 20222023 and 2021.2022.
In 2021,2022, 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 $2,980$3,140 million and $2,840$2,990 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, whichthat 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, 2022,2023, Con Edison and CECONY have accrued their estimated aggregate undiscounted potential liabilities for these suits and additional suits that may be brought over the next 15 years as shown in the following table. These estimates were based upon a combination of modeling, historical data analysis and risk factor assessment. Courts have begun, and unless otherwise determined on appeal 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.
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, 20222023 and December 31, 20212022 were as follows:
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| Con Edison | CECONY |
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Accrued liability – asbestos suits | $8 | $8 | $7 | $7 |
| Regulatory assets – asbestos suits | $8 | $8 | $7 | $7 |
| Accrued liability – workers’ compensation | $63 | $65 | $60 | $62 |
| Regulatory liabilities – workers’ compensation | $10 | $8 | $10 | $8 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Con Edison | CECONY |
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Accrued liability – asbestos suits | $8 | $8 | $7 | $7 |
| Regulatory assets – asbestos suits | $8 | $8 | $7 | $7 |
| Accrued liability – workers’ compensation | $61 | $61 | $58 | $59 |
| Regulatory liabilities – workers’ compensation | $12 | $11 | $12 | $11 |
Note H – Material Contingencies
Manhattan Explosion and Fire
On March 12, 2014, 2two 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. NaNEight 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 the company,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 the companyCECONY that allowed gas to leak from the distribution main and migrate into a building where it ignited and (2) a breach in a Citycity sewer line that allowed groundwater and soil to flow into the sewer, resulting in a loss of support for the distribution main, whichthat caused it to sag and overstressed the defective fusion joint. The NTSB also made safety recommendations, including recommendations to the companyCECONY that addressed its procedures for the preparation and examination of plastic fusions, training of its staff on conditions for notifications to the City’scity’s Fire Department and extension of its gas main isolation valve installation program. In February 2017, the NYSPSC approved a settlement agreement with the companyCECONY related to the NYSPSC's investigations of the incident and the practices of qualifying persons to perform plastic fusions. Pursuant to the agreement, the company is providingCECONY provided $27 million of future benefits to customers (for which it has accrued a regulatory liability) and willdid not recover from customers $126 million of costs for gas emergency response activities that it had previously incurred and expensed. Approximately 80 suitsLawsuits are pending against the companyCECONY seeking generally unspecified damages and, in some cases, punitive damages, for wrongful death, personal injury, property damage and business interruption. The companyCECONY notified its insurers of the incident and believes that the policies in force at the time of the incident will cover the company’sCECONY’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, the companyCECONY accrued its estimated liability for the suits of $40 million and an insurance receivable in the same amount, whichand such estimated liability and receivable did not change as of March 31, 2022.2023.
Other Contingencies
For additional contingencies, see "COVID-19 Regulatory Matters" and "Other Regulatory Matters" in Note B, Note G and “Uncertain Tax Positions” in Note J.
Guarantees
Con Edison and its subsidiaries havehas entered into various agreements providing financial or performance assurance primarily to third parties on behalf of theirits subsidiaries. In addition, Con Edison has provided guarantees to third parties on behalf of its former subsidiary, 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 $2,067$910 million and $2,157$2,412 million at March 31, 20222023 and December 31, 2021,2022, respectively.
A summary, by type and term, of Con Edison's total guarantees under these agreements at March 31, 20222023 is as follows:
| | Guarantee Type | Guarantee Type | 0 – 3 years | 4 – 10 years | > 10 years | Total | Guarantee Type | 0 – 3 years | 4 – 10 years | > 10 years | Total |
| | (Millions of Dollars) | | (Millions of Dollars) |
| Con Edison Transmission | Con Edison Transmission | $480 | $— | | $— | | $480 | Con Edison Transmission | $381 | $— | | $— | | $381 |
| Energy transactions | 456 | 31 | 292 | 779 | |
| Renewable electric projects | 303 | 59 | 376 | 738 | |
| Other | 70 | — | | — | | 70 | |
| Guarantees on behalf of the Clean Energy Businesses (a) | | Guarantees on behalf of the Clean Energy Businesses (a) | 278 | 16 | 226 | 520 |
| Broken Bow II | | Broken Bow II | — | 9 |
| | Total | Total | $1,309 | $90 | $668 | $2,067 | Total | $659 | $16 | $235 | $910 |
(a) On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note S and Note T. Guarantee amount shown represents guarantees issued on behalf of the Clean Energy Businesses that remain outstanding at March 31, 2023. 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, 2023, no such payments have been, or are probable of being, made.
Con Edison Transmission — Con Edison has guaranteed payment by CET ElectricCon Edison Transmission of the contributions CET ElectricCon Edison Transmission agreed to make to New York Transco LLC (NY Transco). CET ElectricCon Edison Transmission owns a 45.7 percent interest in NY Transco. In April 2019, the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) selected a transmission project that was jointly proposed by National Grid and NY Transco. The siting, construction and operation of the project will require approvals and permits from appropriate governmental agencies and authorities, including the NYSPSC. The NYISO indicated it will work with the developers to enter into agreements for the development and operation of the projects, including a schedule for entry into service by December 2023. Guarantee amount shown includes the maximum possible required amount of CET Electric’sCon Edison Transmission's contributions for this project as calculated based on the
assumptions that the project is completed at 175 percent of its estimated costs and NY Transco does not use any debt financing for the project.
Energy TransactionsBroken Bow II — Con Edison and the Clean Energy Businesses guarantee paymentshas guaranteed obligations on behalf of their subsidiaries in order to facilitate physical and financial transactions in electricity, gas, pipeline capacity, transportation, oil, renewable energy credits and energy services. To the extent that liabilities exist under the contracts subject to these guarantees, such liabilities are included in Con Edison’s consolidated balance sheet.
Renewable Electric Projects — Con Edison and the Clean Energy Businesses guarantee payments on behalf of their wholly-owned subsidiariesits indirect subsidiary, Broken Bow II, associated with theirits investment in or development for others of, solar anda wind energy facilities.
Other — Other guarantees consistfacility. Broken Bow II is held for sale as of a $70 million guarantee provided by Con Edison to Travelers Insurance Company for indemnity agreements for surety bonds in connection with the operation of solar energy facilities and energy service projects of the Clean Energy Businesses.March 31, 2023. See Note T.
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, 20222023 and 20212022 were as follows:
| | | For the Three Months Ended March 31, | | For the Three Months Ended March 31, |
| | Con Edison | CECONY | | Con Edison (a) | CECONY |
| (Millions of Dollars) | (Millions of Dollars) | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | (Millions of Dollars) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Operating lease cost | Operating lease cost | $21 | | $22 | | $16 | | $17 | | Operating lease cost | $20 | | $21 | | $17 | | $16 | |
| Operating lease cash flows | Operating lease cash flows | $9 | | $8 | | $4 | | $4 | | Operating lease cash flows | $7 | | $9 | | $4 | | $4 | |
As of March 31, 20222023 and December 31, 2021,2022, assets recorded as finance leases were $2 million for Con Edison and $1 million for CECONY, and the accumulated amortization associated with finance leases for Con Edison and CECONY were $4$1 million as of March 31, 2023, and $5 million and $2 million as of December 31, 2022, respectively.
For the three months ended March 31, 20222023 and 2021,2022, finance lease costs and cash flows for Con Edison and CECONY were immaterial.
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease obligations for Con Edison and CECONY were $1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and $44 million and $1 million, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease obligations for Con Edison and CECONY were $16 million and $1 million, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2021.
Other information related to leases for Con Edison and CECONY at March 31, 20222023 and December 31, 20212022 were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Con Edison | CECONY |
| 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term: | | | | |
| Operating leases | 18.2 years | 18.5 years | 11.9 years | 12.1 years |
| Finance leases | 7.2 years | 7.1 years | 3.0 years | 3.1 years |
| Weighted Average Discount Rate: | | | | |
| Operating leases | 4.3% | 4.3% | 3.5% | 3.5% |
| Finance leases | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.1% | 1.1% |
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| Con Edison | CECONY |
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term: | | | | |
| Operating leases (a)(b) | 12.1 years | 12.3 years | 12.1 years | 12.4 years |
| Finance leases | 6.5 years | 7.2 years | 3.3 years | 2.3 years |
| Weighted Average Discount Rate: | | | | |
| Operating leases (a)(b) | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% |
| Finance leases | 2.9% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 1.0% |
Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable leases at March 31, 20222023 were as follows:
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| (Millions of Dollars) | Con Edison | CECONY |
| Year Ending March 31, | Operating Leases | Finance Leases | Operating Leases | Finance Leases |
| 2023 | $84 | $— | | $60 | $— | |
| 2024 | 77 | — | 59 | — |
| 2025 | 78 | 1 | | 59 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 78 | — | | 60 | — | |
| 2027 | 76 | — | | 60 | — | |
| All years thereafter | 871 | 1 | 394 | — | |
| Total future minimum lease payments | $1,264 | $2 | $692 | $1 |
| Less: imputed interest | (428) | — | | (135) | — | |
| Total | $836 | $2 | $557 | $1 |
| Reported as of March 31, 2022 | | | | |
| Operating lease liabilities (current) | $120 | $— | | $92 | $— | |
| Operating lease liabilities (noncurrent) | 716 | — | | 465 | — | |
| Other noncurrent liabilities | — | | 2 | — | | 1 |
| Total | $836 | $2 | $557 | $1 |
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| (Millions of Dollars) | Con Edison | CECONY |
| Year Ending March 31, (b) | Operating Leases | Finance Leases | Operating Leases | Finance Leases |
| 2024 | $64 | $— | | $63 | $— | |
| 2025 | 65 | 1 | 63 | 1 |
| 2026 | 65 | — | | 65 | — | |
| 2027 | 64 | — | | 64 | — | |
| 2028 | 62 | — | | 62 | — | |
| All years thereafter | 418 | 1 | 418 | — | |
| Total future minimum lease payments | $738 | $2 | $735 | $1 |
| Less: imputed interest | (157) | — | | (157) | — | |
| Total | $581 | $2 | $578 | $1 |
| Reported as of March 31, 2023 | | | | |
| Operating lease liabilities (current) (a) | $107 | $— | | $106 | $— | |
| Operating lease liabilities (noncurrent) (a) | 474 | — | | 472 | — | |
| Other noncurrent liabilities | — | | 2 | — | | 1 |
| Total | $581 | $2 | $578 | $1 |
(a)Amounts exclude operating lease liabilities of Broken Bow II ($7 million) that are classified as current liabilities held for sale on Con Edison's consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2022, the Companies had an additional2023. See Note T.
(b)Amounts exclude future minimum operating lease agreement that had not yet commenced,payments of Broken Bow II, of $3 million in total for a solar electric facility under construction by the Clean Energy Businesses,years ended March 31, 2024 through 2028, and $10 million for which the present valueall years thereafter, and imputed interest of the lease payments is $6 million. This lease is expected to commence within one year, with a lease term of approximately 45 years.
The Companieshe Utilities are lessors under certain leases whereby the CompaniesUtilities own real estate and distribution poles and lease portions of them to others. Revenue under such leases was immaterial for Con Edison and CECONY for the three months ended March 31, 20222023 and 2021.2022.
Note J – Income Tax
Con Edison’s income tax expense increased to $243 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 from $153 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 from $78 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. 2022. The increase in income tax expense is primarily due to higher income before income tax expense higherdue to the gain on the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses ($202 million) and an increase in the valuation allowance on deferred state tax assets related to state NOLs ($10 million), offset in part by tax benefits from the recognition of deferred unamortized investment tax credits ($107 million) and changes in state apportionments, net of federal income taxes and lower income attributable($44 million), all related to non-controlling interests.the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses.
CECONY’s income tax expense increased to $117$154 million for the three months ended March 31, 20222023 from $114$117 million for the three monthsmonths ended March 31, 2021.2022. The increase in income tax expense is primarily due to
higher income before income tax expense and lower flow-through tax benefits in 2022 for plant-related items,higher state income taxes, offset in part by a higher general business tax credit.lower allowance for uncollectible accounts.
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, 20222023 and 20212022 is as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Con Edison | CECONY |
| (% of Pre-tax income) | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 |
| STATUTORY TAX RATE | | | | |
| Federal | 21 | % | 21 | % | 21 | % | 21 | % |
| Changes in computed taxes resulting from: | | | | |
| State income tax, net of federal income tax benefit | 5 | | 4 | | 5 | | 5 | |
| Amortization of excess deferred federal income taxes | (6) | | (9) | | (7) | | (7) | |
| Taxes attributable to non-controlling interests | 2 | | — | | — | | — | |
| Cost of removal | 1 | | 2 | | 1 | | 1 | |
| Other plant-related items | — | | (1) | | — | | — | |
| Renewable energy credits | (1) | | (1) | | — | | — | |
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| Effective tax rate | 22 | % | 16 | % | 20 | % | 20 | % |
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| Con Edison | CECONY |
| (% of Pre-tax income) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
| STATUTORY TAX RATE | | | | |
| Federal | 21 | % | 21 | % | 21 | % | 21 | % |
| Changes in computed taxes resulting from: | | | | |
| State income tax, net of federal income tax benefit | 5 | | 5 | | 5 | | 5 | |
| Amortization of excess deferred federal income taxes | (3) | | (6) | | (6) | | (7) | |
| Taxes attributable to non-controlling interest | — | | 2 | | — | | — | |
| Cost of removal | — | | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | |
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| Renewable energy credits | — | | (1) | | — | | — | |
| Allowance for uncollectible accounts, net of COVID-19 assistance | — | | — | | (1) | | — | |
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| Impacts from the sale of Clean Energy Businesses: | | | | |
| Deferred unamortized ITC recognized on sale of subsidiary | (7) | | — | | — | | — | |
| Changes in state apportionments, net of federal income taxes | (3) | | — | | — | | — | |
| Valuation allowance on state NOLs, net of federal income tax | 1 | | — | | — | | — | |
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| Effective tax rate | 14 | % | 22 | % | 20 | % | 20 | % |
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In April 2021,2023, the IRS released Revenue Procedure 2023-15 which provides a safe harbor method of accounting that taxpayers may use to determine whether certain expenditures to maintain, repair, replace, or improve natural gas transmission and distribution property must be capitalized as improvements by the taxpayer or currently deducted for federal income tax purposes. This revenue procedure also provides procedures for taxpayers to obtain automatic consent to change their method of accounting to the safe harbor method of accounting permitted by this revenue procedure. Con Edison expects to adopt the guidance in 2023, and is evaluating the cumulative impact of the change in accounting method for the Utilities.
In May 2023, New York State passed a law that increasedextended the increase in the corporate franchise tax rate on business income from 6.5% to 7.25%, retroactive to January 1, 2021, for another 3-year period, through tax year 2026, for taxpayers with taxable income greater than $5 million. The law also reinstatedtemporarily extended the business capital tax at 0.1875%,through tax year 2026, not to exceed an annual maximum tax liability of $5 million per taxpayer.taxpayer, with a corporation paying the higher of its franchise or income tax liability during the same period. New York State requiresalso passed a corporate franchise taxpayerlaw establishing a permanent rate of 30% for the metropolitan transportation business tax surcharge. As a result of the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses in 2023, Con Edison has New York State taxable income in excess of $5 million after using its entire New York State NOL carryforward, and therefore, the group is subject to calculate and pay the highest amounthigher 7.25 percent rate (9.425 percent with the surcharge rate) on its taxable income for tax year 2023. The Companies are evaluating the impact of tax under the three alternative methods: a taxthese provisions 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 business capital tax are scheduled to expire after 2023 and are not expected to have a material impact on the Companies’their financial position, results of operations or liquidity.and liquidity for tax years after 2023.
Uncertain Tax Positions
At March 31, 2022,2023, the estimated liability for uncertain tax positions for Con Edison was $16$26 million ($59 million for CECONY). During the quarter ended March 31, 2023, Con Edison recognized $3 million of income tax expense mostly related to research and development credits on the Clean Energy Businesses. Con Edison reasonably expects to resolve within the next twelve months approximately $12$23 million of various federal and state uncertainties due to the expected completion of ongoing tax examinations, of which the entire amount, if recognized, would reduce Con Edison's effective tax rate. The amount related to CECONY is $3$6 million, which,that, if recognized, would reduce CECONY’s effective tax rate. The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits, if recognized, that would reduce Con Edison’s effective tax rate is $16$26 million, ($15 million, net of federal taxes) with $5$9 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, 20222023 and 2021,2022, the Companies recognized an immaterial amount of interest expense and no penalties for uncertain tax positions in their consolidated income statements. At March 31, 20222023 and December 31, 2021,2022, the Companies recognized an immaterial amount of accrued interest on their consolidated balance sheets.
Note K – Revenue Recognition
The following table presents, for the three months ended March 31, 20222023 and 2021,2022, 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.
| | | For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 | For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 | | For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 |
| (Millions of Dollars) | (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 | (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 | CECONY | | | | | | CECONY | | | | | |
| Electric | Electric | $2,107 | | $(23) | $2,084 | $1,966 | | $2 | $1,968 | Electric | $2,263 | | $93 | $2,356 | $2,107 | | $(23) | $2,084 |
| Gas | Gas | 1,104 | | 27 | 1,131 | 946 | | 27 | 973 | Gas | 1,257 | | 34 | 1,291 | 1,104 | | 27 | 1,131 |
| Steam | Steam | 299 | | 3 | 302 | 261 | | 3 | 264 | Steam | 303 | | 3 | 306 | 299 | | 3 | 302 |
| Total CECONY | Total CECONY | $3,510 | | $7 | $3,517 | $3,173 | | $32 | $3,205 | Total CECONY | $3,823 | | $130 | $3,953 | $3,510 | | $7 | $3,517 |
| O&R | O&R | | | | O&R | | | |
| Electric | Electric | 163 | | 3 | 166 | 144 | | 1 | 145 | Electric | 178 | | 4 | 182 | 163 | | 3 | 166 |
| Gas | Gas | 120 | | (1) | 119 | 108 | | (5) | | 103 | Gas | 138 | | 1 | 139 | 120 | | (1) | 119 |
| Total O&R | Total O&R | $283 | | $2 | $285 | $252 | | ($4) | | $248 | Total O&R | $316 | | $5 | $321 | $283 | | $2 | $285 |
Clean Energy Businesses | Clean Energy Businesses | | | | Clean Energy Businesses | | | | | |
| Renewables | Renewables | 140 | | — | | 140 | 154 | | — | | 154 | Renewables | 68 | | — | | 68 | 129 | | — | | 129 |
| Energy services | Energy services | 19 | | — | | 19 | 22 | | — | | 22 | Energy services | 7 | | — | | 7 | 19 | | — | | 19 |
| Develop/Transfer Projects | | Develop/Transfer Projects | 7 | | — | | 7 | 11 | | — | | 11 | |
| Other | Other | — | | | 101 | | 101 | — | | | 48 | Other | — | | | 47 | — | | | 101 | | 101 | |
| Total Clean Energy Businesses | Total Clean Energy Businesses | $159 | | $101 | $260 | $176 | | $48 | | $224 | Total Clean Energy Businesses | $82 | | $47 | $129 | $159 | | $101 | | $260 |
| Con Edison Transmission | Con Edison Transmission | 1 | | — | | 1 | 1 | | — | | 1 | Con Edison Transmission | 1 | | — | | 1 | 1 | | — | | 1 |
| Other (b) | Other (b) | — | | | (3) | | (3) | — | | | (1) | | (1) | | Other (b) | — | | | (1) | | (1) | — | | | (3) |
| Total Con Edison | Total Con Edison | $3,953 | | $107 | $4,060 | $3,602 | | $75 | $3,677 | Total Con Edison | $4,222 | | $181 | $4,403 | $3,953 | | $107 | $4,060 |
(a) For the Utilities, this includes primarily revenue or negative revenue adjustments from alternative revenue programs, such as the revenue decoupling mechanisms under their NY electric and gas rate plans (see "Rate Plans" in Note B). For the Clean Energy Businesses, this includes revenue from wholesale services. On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note S and Note T.
(b) ParentOther includes the parent company, Con Edison's tax equity investments, the deferred project held for sale and consolidationconsolidated adjustments.
(c) On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note S and Note T.
Clean Energy Businesses' Use of the Percentage-of-Completion Method
Sales and profits on each percentage-of-completion contract 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, that may result from contract modifications, performance or other reasons, were recognized on a cumulative catch-up basis in the period in which the revisions are made. On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note S.
| | | 2022 | 2021 | | 2023 | 2022 |
| (Millions of Dollars) | (Millions of Dollars) | Unbilled contract revenue (a) | Unearned revenue (b) | | Unbilled contract revenue (a) | Unearned revenue (b) | | (Millions of Dollars) | Unbilled contract revenue (a) | | Unearned revenue (b) | | Unbilled contract revenue (a) | Unearned revenue (b) | |
| Beginning balance as of January 1, | Beginning balance as of January 1, | $35 | $7 | | $11 | $41 | | Beginning balance as of January 1, | $80 | | $3 | | $35 | $7 | |
| Additions (c) | Additions (c) | 21 | — | | | 24 | — | | Additions (c) | 2 | | — | | 21 | — | |
| Subtractions (c) | Subtractions (c) | 36 | 4 | (d) | 13 | 1 | (d) | Subtractions (c) | 33 | | 3 | (d) | 36 | 4 | (d) |
| Ending balance as of March 31, | Ending balance as of March 31, | $20 | $3 | | $22 | $40 | | Ending balance as of March 31, | $49 | (e) | $— | | $20 | $3 | |
(a)Unbilled contract revenue represents accumulated incurred costs and earned profits on contracts (revenue arrangements), whichthat 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, whichthat 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, whichthat 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.
(d)Of the subtractions from unearned revenue, $4$3 million and $1$4 million were included in the balances as of January 1, 20222023 and 2021,2022, respectively.
As of March 31, 2022,Following the aggregate amount of the remaining fixed performance obligationssale of the Clean Energy Businesses, under contracts with customers for energy services was $114 million, of which $76 million will be recognized within the next two years, and the remaining $38 million will be recognized pursuant to long-term service and maintenance agreements.
Utilities' Assessment of Late Payment Charges
In March 2020, the Utilities began suspending new late payment charges and certain other fees for all customers. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the estimated amount of these revenues was $18 million and $17 million for Con Edison and CECONY, respectively. The Utilities also began providing payment extensionsremains entitled to certain unbilled contract revenue for all customers that were scheduled to be disconnected prior toa battery storage project located in Imperial County, California. See Note S.
On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the startsale of substantially all of the COVID-19 pandemic. In November 2021,assets of the NYSPSC issued an order establishing a surcharge recovery mechanism for CECONY to collect, commencing December 1, 2021 through December 31, 2022, $43 millionClean Energy Businesses. See Note S and $7 million for electric and gas, respectively, of late payment charges and fees that were not billed for the year ended December 31, 2020. In April 2022, the NYSPSC approved the October 2021 O&R NY joint proposal for new electric and gas rate plans for the three-year period January 2022 through December 2024 that includes certain COVID-19 provisions, such as: recovery of 2020 late payment charges over three years; reconciliation of late payment charges to amounts reflected in rates for years 2021 through 2024; and reconciliation of write-offs of customer accounts receivable balances to amounts reflected in rates from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2024. CECONY resumed late payment charges for commercial and residential customers who have not experienced a change in financial circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic in September 2021 and October 2021, respectively. O&R resumed late payment charges for commercial and residential customers who have not experienced a change in financial circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic in October 2021. See "COVID-19 Regulatory Matters" in Note B.T.
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 Clean Energy Businesses’ customer accounts receivable balance generally reflects the management of energy supply assets, energy-efficiency services to government and commercial customers, and the engineering, procurement, and construction services of renewable energy projects. The Clean Energy Businesses calculate an allowance for uncollectible accounts related to their energy services customers based on an aging and customer-specific analysis. The amount of such reserves was not material at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021.
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. See "COVID-19 Regulatory Matters" in Note B.
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 weredecreased by $78 million from December 31, 2022 to March 31, 2023. The decreases primarily resulted from the credits issued pursuant to the New York State COVID-19 arrears assistance programs. See "COVID-19 Regulatory Matters" in Note B. The allowance for uncollectible accounts for Con Edison and CECONY increased by $19 million and $20 million, respectively, from December 31, 2021 to March 31, 2022. The increases to the allowance for uncollectible accounts for Con Edison were $33 million, substantially all of which related to CECONY from December 31, 2020 to March 31, 2021.
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 rollforwardroll forward by major portfolio segment type for the three months ended March 31, 20222023 and 2021:2022:
| | | For the Three Months Ended March 31, | | For the Three Months Ended March 31, |
| | Con Edison | CECONY | | Con Edison | CECONY |
| | Accounts receivable - customers | Other receivables | Accounts receivable - customers | Other receivables | | Accounts receivable - customers | Other receivables | Accounts receivable - customers | Other receivables |
| (Millions of Dollars) | (Millions of Dollars) | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | (Millions of Dollars) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Allowance for credit losses | Allowance for credit losses | | | | Allowance for credit losses | | | |
| Beginning Balance at January 1, | Beginning Balance at January 1, | $317 | $148 | $22 | $7 | $304 | $138 | $19 | $4 | Beginning Balance at January 1, | $322 | $317 | $10 | $22 | $314 | $304 | $7 | $19 |
| Recoveries | Recoveries | 5 | 3 | — | | — | | 4 | 3 | — | | — | | Recoveries | 4 | 5 | — | | — | | 4 | 4 | — | | — | |
| Write-offs | Write-offs | (30) | (21) | (3) | (1) | | (28) | (20) | (2) | — | | Write-offs | (48) | (30) | (1) | (3) | (47) | (28) | — | (2) | |
| Reserve adjustments | Reserve adjustments | 44 | 51 | 6 | 1 | 44 | 50 | 6 | 1 | Reserve adjustments | (34) | 44 | 1 | 6 | (35) | 44 | 1 | 6 |
| Ending Balance March 31, | Ending Balance March 31, | $336 | $181 | $25 | $7 | $324 | $171 | $23 | $5 | Ending Balance March 31, | $244 | $336 | $10 | $25 | $236 | $324 | $8 | $23 |
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 the Clean Energy Businesses 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, 20222023 and 20212022 were as follows:
| | | For the Three Months Ended March 31, | | For the Three Months Ended March 31, |
| | Operating
revenues | Inter-segment
revenues | Depreciation and
amortization | Operating
income/(loss) | | Operating
revenues | Inter-segment
revenues | Depreciation and
amortization | Operating
income/(loss) |
| (Millions of Dollars) | (Millions of Dollars) | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | (Millions of Dollars) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
| CECONY | CECONY | | CECONY | |
| Electric | Electric | $2,084 | $1,968 | $4 | $332 | $315 | $170 | $247 | Electric | $2,356 | $2,084 | $5 | $4 | $343 | $332 | $194 | $170 |
| Gas | Gas | 1,131 | 973 | 2 | 90 | 77 | 451 | 439 | Gas | 1,291 | 1,131 | 2 | 105 | 90 | 559 | 451 |
| Steam | Steam | 302 | 264 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 90 | 100 | Steam | 306 | 302 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 56 | 90 |
| Consolidation adjustments | Consolidation adjustments | — | | — | | (25) | — | | — | | — | | — | | Consolidation adjustments | — | | — | | (25) | — | | — | | — | | — | |
| Total CECONY | Total CECONY | $3,517 | $3,205 | $— | | $— | | $446 | $415 | $711 | $786 | Total CECONY | $3,953 | $3,517 | $— | | $— | | $473 | $446 | $809 | $711 |
| O&R | O&R | | O&R | |
| Electric | Electric | $166 | $145 | $— | | $— | | $17 | $8 | $9 | Electric | $182 | $166 | $— | | $— | | $18 | $17 | $1 | $8 |
| Gas | Gas | 119 | 103 | — | | — | | 7 | 38 | 40 | Gas | 139 | 119 | — | | — | | 7 | 40 | 38 |
| Total O&R | Total O&R | $285 | $248 | $— | | $— | | $24 | $46 | $49 | Total O&R | $321 | $285 | $— | | $— | | $25 | $24 | $41 | $46 |
Clean Energy Businesses | Clean Energy Businesses | $260 | $224 | $— | | $— | | $59 | $58 | $46 | $28 | Clean Energy Businesses | $129 | $260 | $— | | $— | | $— | $59 | $36 | $46 |
| Con Edison Transmission | Con Edison Transmission | 1 | — | | — | | — | | — | | (3) | Con Edison Transmission | 1 | — | | — | | — | | — | | (2) | (3) |
Other (a)(b) | Other (a)(b) | (3) | (1) | | — | | — | | — | | — | | (1) | — | Other (a)(b) | (1) | (3) | | — | | — | | 1 | | — | | 855 | (1) |
| Total Con Edison | Total Con Edison | $4,060 | $3,677 | $— | | $— | | $529 | $497 | $799 | $860 | Total Con Edison | $4,403 | $4,060 | $— | | $— | | $499 | $529 | $1,739 | $799 |
(a) ParentOn March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses. As a result of this sale, the Clean Energy Businesses are no longer a principal segment. See Note S and Note T.
(b) Other includes the parent company, Con Edison’s tax equity investments, the deferred project held for sale and consolidation adjustments. Other does not represent a business segment.
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 and the Clean Energy Business do not elect hedge accounting. The Clean Energy BusinessesCompanies use interest rate swapseconomic hedges to manage commodity price risk in accordance with provisions set by state regulators. The volume of hedging activity at the risks associated with interest rates relatedUtilities is dependent upon the forecasted volume of physical commodity supply to outstandingmeet customer needs, and expected future debt issuances and borrowings.program costs or benefits are recovered from or credited to full-service customers, respectively. See "Recoverable Energy Costs" in Note A. 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 substantially all of the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note S and Note T.
The fair values of the Companies’ derivatives including the offsetting of assets and liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 20222023 and December 31, 20212022 were:
| | (Millions of Dollars) | (Millions of Dollars) | 2022 | | 2021 | | (Millions of Dollars) | 2023 | | 2022 | |
| Balance Sheet Location | 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) | | 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) | |
| Con Edison | Con Edison | | | | Con Edison | | | |
| Fair value of derivative assets | Fair value of derivative assets | | | | Fair value of derivative assets | | | |
| Current | Current | $637 | $(328) | $309 | (b) | $285 | $(158) | $127 | (b) | Current | $203 | $(73) | $130 | (b) | $378 | $(332) | $46 | (b) |
| Noncurrent | Noncurrent | 154 | (18) | | 136 | (c) | 90 | (13) | 77 | | Noncurrent | 58 | (32) | | 26 | | 193 | (108) | 85 | |
| Total fair value of derivative assets held and used | | Total fair value of derivative assets held and used | 261 | (105) | 156 | | 571 | (440) | 131 | |
| Current - assets held for sale (d) | | Current - assets held for sale (d) | — | | 93 | (8) | 85 | (c)(d) |
| Noncurrent - assets held for sale (d) | | Noncurrent - assets held for sale (d) | — | | 83 | 11 | 94 | (c)(d) |
| Total fair value of derivative assets | Total fair value of derivative assets | $791 | $(346) | $445 | | $375 | $(171) | $204 | | Total fair value of derivative assets | $261 | $(105) | $156 | | $747 | $(437) | $310 | |
| Fair value of derivative liabilities | Fair value of derivative liabilities | | | | Fair value of derivative liabilities | | | |
| Current | Current | $(330) | $196 | $(134) | (c) | $(289) | $137 | $(152) | (d) | Current | $(196) | $72 | $(124) | (b) | $(198) | $166 | $(32) | (b) |
| Noncurrent | Noncurrent | (94) | 18 | (76) | (c) | (94) | 10 | (84) | (d) | Noncurrent | (174) | 38 | (136) | | (49) | 36 | (13) | |
| Total fair value of derivative liabilities held and used | | Total fair value of derivative liabilities held and used | (370) | 110 | (260) | | $(247) | $202 | $(45) | |
| Current - liabilities held for sale (d) | | Current - liabilities held for sale (d) | — | | (31) | 6 | (25) | (d) |
| Noncurrent - liabilities held for sale (d) | | Noncurrent - liabilities held for sale (d) | — | | (3) | (8) | (11) | (d) |
| Total fair value of derivative liabilities | Total fair value of derivative liabilities | $(424) | $214 | $(210) | | $(383) | $147 | $(236) | | Total fair value of derivative liabilities | $(370) | $110 | $(260) | | $(281) | $200 | $(81) | |
| Net fair value derivative assets/(liabilities) | Net fair value derivative assets/(liabilities) | $367 | ($132) | | $235 | | $(8) | $(24) | $(32) | | Net fair value derivative assets/(liabilities) | $(109) | $5 | | $(104) | | $466 | $(237) | $229 | |
| CECONY | CECONY | | | | CECONY | | | |
| Fair value of derivative assets | Fair value of derivative assets | | | | Fair value of derivative assets | | | |
| Current | Current | $497 | $(270) | $227 | (b) | $135 | $(64) | $71 | (b) | Current | $190 | $(69) | $121 | (b) | $350 | $(312) | $38 | (b) |
| Noncurrent | Noncurrent | 110 | (22) | 88 | | 71 | (15) | 56 | | Noncurrent | 56 | (31) | 25 | | 176 | (96) | 80 | |
| Total fair value of derivative assets | Total fair value of derivative assets | $607 | $(292) | $315 | | $206 | $(79) | $127 | | Total fair value of derivative assets | $246 | $(100) | $146 | | $526 | $(408) | $118 | |
| Fair value of derivative liabilities | Fair value of derivative liabilities | | | | Fair value of derivative liabilities | | | |
| Current | Current | $(215) | $119 | $(96) | | $(131) | $43 | $(88) | | Current | $(188) | $69 | $(119) | (b) | $(189) | $160 | $(29) | |
| Noncurrent | Noncurrent | (82) | 19 | (63) | | (50) | 10 | (40) | | Noncurrent | (165) | 36 | (129) | | (43) | 34 | (9) | |
| Total fair value of derivative liabilities | Total fair value of derivative liabilities | $(297) | $138 | $(159) | | $(181) | $53 | $(128) | | Total fair value of derivative liabilities | $(353) | $105 | $(248) | | $(232) | $194 | $(38) | |
| Net fair value derivative assets/(liabilities) | Net fair value derivative assets/(liabilities) | $310 | $(154) | $156 | | $25 | $(26) | $(1) | | Net fair value derivative assets/(liabilities) | $(107) | $5 | $(102) | | $294 | $(214) | $80 | |
(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.
(b)At March 31, 20222023, margin deposits for Con Edison ($14 million and $(7) million) were classified as derivative assets and derivative liabilities, respectively, and for CECONY ($14 million and $(2) million) were classified as derivative assets and derivative liabilities, respectively, on the consolidated balance sheet, but not included in the table. At December 31, 2021,2022 margin deposits of $1 million and an immaterial amount for Con Edison and CECONY respectively,of $13 million were classified as derivative assets, and ($(10) million and $(6) million, respectively) were classified as derivative
liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet, but not included in the table. Margin is collateral, typically cash, that the holder of a derivative instrument is required to deposit in order to transact on an exchange and to cover its potential losses with its broker or the exchange.
(c)Includes amounts for interest rate swaps of $24$75 million in noncurrent assets, $(9)$31 millionin current liabilities and $(4) million in noncurrent liabilities.assets. At MarchDecember 31, 2022, the Clean Energy Businesses had interest rate swaps with notional amounts of $1,014 million. The expiration dates of the swaps range from 2025-2041.
(d)Includes amounts for interest rate swaps of $4 million in noncurrent assets, $(20) million in current liabilities and $(38) million in noncurrent liabilities. At December 31, 2021, the Clean Energy Businesses had interest rate swaps with notional amounts of $1,031$982 million. The expiration dates of the swaps ranged from 2025-2041. In 2021,
(d)Amounts represent derivative assets and liabilities included in current assets and current liabilities held for sale, respectively, on Con Edison's consolidated balance sheet as partof December 31, 2022. On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses sale of a renewable electric project, interest rate swaps terminating in 2024 were assumed by the buyer.Businesses. See Note S and Note T.
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 recordrecorded 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 occur. The Clean Energy Businesses recordrecorded 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 substantially all of the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note S and Note T.
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, 20222023 and 2021:2022:
| | | For the Three Months Ended March 31, | | For the Three Months Ended March 31, |
| | Con Edison | | CECONY | | Con Edison | | CECONY |
| (Millions of Dollars) | (Millions of Dollars) | Balance Sheet Location | 2022 | 2021 | | 2022 | 2021 | (Millions of Dollars) | Balance Sheet Location | 2023 | 2022 | | 2023 | 2022 |
| Pre-tax gains/(losses) deferred in accordance with accounting rules for regulated operations: | Pre-tax gains/(losses) deferred in accordance with accounting rules for regulated operations: | | | | Pre-tax gains/(losses) deferred in accordance with accounting rules for regulated operations: | | | |
| Current | Current | Deferred derivative gains | $339 | $19 | | $312 | $17 | Current | Deferred derivative gains | $(149) | $339 | | $(137) | $312 |
| Noncurrent | Noncurrent | Deferred derivative gains | 45 | (3) | | 41 | (3) | Noncurrent | Deferred derivative gains | (126) | 45 | | (111) | 41 |
| Total deferred gains/(losses) | Total deferred gains/(losses) | | $384 | $16 | | $353 | $14 | Total deferred gains/(losses) | | $(275) | $384 | | $(248) | $353 |
| Current | Current | Deferred derivative losses | $(36) | $4 | | $(32) | $3 | Current | Deferred derivative losses | $(16) | $(36) | | $(12) | $(32) |
| Current | Current | Recoverable energy costs | 157 | — | | 143 | 2 | Current | Recoverable energy costs | (291) | 157 | | (274) | 143 |
| Noncurrent | Noncurrent | Deferred derivative losses | (34) | 23 | | (34) | 20 | Noncurrent | Deferred derivative losses | (133) | (34) | | (130) | (34) |
| Total deferred gains/(losses) | Total deferred gains/(losses) | | 87 | $27 | | $77 | $25 | Total deferred gains/(losses) | | $(440) | $87 | | $(416) | $77 |
Net deferred gains/(losses) (a) | Net deferred gains/(losses) (a) | | $471 | $43 | | $430 | $39 | Net deferred gains/(losses) (a) | | $(715) | $471 | | $(664) | $430 |
| | Income Statement Location | | | | | Income Statement Location | | | |
| Pre-tax gains/(losses) recognized in income | Pre-tax gains/(losses) recognized in income | | | | Pre-tax gains/(losses) recognized in income | | | |
| | Gas purchased for resale | $5 | $1 | | $— | | $— | | | Gas purchased for resale | $4 | $5 | | $— | | $— | |
| | Non-utility revenue | (17) | 3 | | — | | — | | | Non-utility revenue | 17 | (17) | | — | | — | |
| | Other operations and maintenance expense | 3 | 2 | | 3 | | 2 | | | Other operations and maintenance expense | — | | 3 | | — | | 3 | |
| | Other interest expense | 65 | 59 | | — | | — | | | Other interest expense (a) | 5 | 65 | | — | | — | |
| Total pre-tax gains/(losses) recognized in income | Total pre-tax gains/(losses) recognized in income | $56 | $65 | | $3 | | $2 | | Total pre-tax gains/(losses) recognized in income | $26 | $56 | | $— | | $3 | |
(a)Unrealized net deferred gains on electricComprised of amounts related to interest rate swaps of the Clean Energy Businesses. On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note S and gas derivatives for the Utilities increased as a result of higher electric and gas commodity prices during the three months ended March 31, 2022. Upon settlement, short-term deferred derivative gains generally reduce the recoverable costs of electric and gas purchases.Note T.
The following table presents the hedged volume of Con Edison’s and CECONY’s commodity derivative transactions at March 31, 2022:2023:
| | | Electric Energy
(MWh) (a)(b) | Capacity (MW) (a) | Natural Gas
(Dt) (a)(b) | Refined Fuels
(gallons) | | Electric Energy
(MWh) (a)(b) | Capacity (MW) (a) | Natural Gas
(Dt) (a)(b) | Refined Fuels
(gallons) |
| Con Edison | Con Edison | 24,078,605 | | 37,114 | | 229,787,936 | | 2,688,000 | | Con Edison | 30,093,325 | | 48,600 | | 273,950,000 | | 4,116,000 | |
| CECONY | CECONY | 22,015,475 | | 26,100 | | 214,090,000 | | 2,688,000 | | CECONY | 28,352,725 | | 41,400 | | 260,910,000 | | 4,116,000 | |
(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 whichthat 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 and the Clean Energy Businesses.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, 2022,2023, Con Edison and CECONY had $643$66 million and $387$58 million of credit exposure in connection with open energy supply net receivables and hedging activities, net of collateral, respectively. Con Edison’s net credit exposure consisted of $100$36 million with independent system operators, $49investment-grade counterparties and $30 million with non-investment grade/non-rated counterparties, $194commodity exchange brokers. CECONY’s net credit exposure consisted of $30 million with commodity exchange brokers and $300$28 million with investment-grade counterparties. CECONY’s net credit exposure consistedOn March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of $157 million with commodity exchange brokers, $229 million with investment-grade counterparties,substantially all of the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note S and $1 million with non-investment grade/non-rated counterparties.Note T.
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 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, 2022:2023:
| | (Millions of Dollars) | (Millions of Dollars) | Con Edison (a) | | CECONY (a) | | (Millions of Dollars) | Con Edison (a) | | CECONY (a) | |
| Aggregate fair value – net liabilities | Aggregate fair value – net liabilities | $130 | | $99 | | Aggregate fair value – net liabilities | $179 | | $170 | |
| Collateral posted | Collateral posted | 100 | | 100 | | Collateral posted | 205 | | 205 | |
| Additional collateral (b) (downgrade one level from current ratings) | Additional collateral (b) (downgrade one level from current ratings) | 36 | | 2 | | Additional collateral (b) (downgrade one level from current ratings) | 16 | | 6 | |
| Additional collateral (b)(c) (downgrade to below investment grade from current ratings) | Additional collateral (b)(c) (downgrade to below investment grade from current ratings) | 88 | | 37 | | Additional collateral (b)(c) (downgrade to below investment grade from current ratings) | 70 | | 56 | |
(a)Non-derivative transactions for the purchase and sale of electricity and gas and qualifying derivative instruments, whichthat 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 and the Clean Energy Businesses wereare no longer extended unsecured credit for such purchases, the Companies would be required to post $5$1 million of additional collateral at March 31, 2022.2023. 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, 2022,2023, if Con Edison had been downgraded to below investment grade, it would have been required to post additional collateral for such derivative instruments of $39$23 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, whichthat 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, whichthat 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
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, 20222023 and December 31, 20212022 are summarized below.
| | | | 2022 | 2021 | | 2023 | 2022 |
| (Millions of Dollars) | (Millions of Dollars) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Netting
Adjustment (e) | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Netting
Adjustment (e) | Total | (Millions of Dollars) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Netting
Adjustment (e) | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Netting
Adjustment (e) | Total |
| Con Edison | Con Edison | | | | Con Edison | | | |
| Derivative assets: | Derivative assets: | | | | Derivative assets: | | | |
| Commodity (a)(b)(c) | Commodity (a)(b)(c) | $191 | $482 | $28 | $(279) | $422 | $95 | $260 | $17 | $(171) | $201 | Commodity (a)(b)(c) | $34 | $154 | $— | $(18) | $170 | $84 | $476 | $2 | $(420) | $142 |
| Interest rate swaps (a)(b)(c) | — | | 24 | | — | | — | | 24 | | — | | 4 | | — | | — | | 4 | | |
| Commodity held for sale (g) | | Commodity held for sale (g) | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 6 | | 34 | | 31 | | 2 | | 73 | |
| Interest rate swaps (a)(b)(c)(f)(g) | | Interest rate swaps (a)(b)(c)(f)(g) | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 106 | | — | | — | | 106 | |
| Other (a)(b)(d) | Other (a)(b)(d) | 467 | 129 | — | | — | | 596 | 492 | 135 | — | | — | | 627 | Other (a)(b)(d) | 455 | 115 | — | | — | | 570 | 437 | 116 | — | | — | | 553 |
| Total assets | Total assets | $658 | $635 | $28 | $(279) | $1,042 | $587 | $399 | $17 | $(171) | $832 | Total assets | $489 | $269 | $0 | $(18) | $740 | $527 | $732 | $33 | $(418) | $874 |
| Derivative liabilities: | Derivative liabilities: | | | | Derivative liabilities: | | | |
| Commodity (a)(b)(c) | Commodity (a)(b)(c) | $24 | $309 | $14 | $(150) | $197 | $33 | $266 | $28 | $(148) | $179 | Commodity (a)(b)(c) | $28 | $259 | $11 | $(31) | $267 | $18 | $204 | $16 | $(184) | $54 |
| Interest rate swaps (a)(b)(c) | — | | 13 | — | | — | | 13 | — | | 57 | — | | — | | 57 | |
| Commodity held for sale (g) | | Commodity held for sale (g) | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | 8 | | 24 | 2 | | 2 | | 36 |
| Total liabilities | Total liabilities | $24 | $322 | $14 | $(150) | $210 | $33 | $323 | $28 | $(148) | $236 | Total liabilities | $28 | $259 | $11 | $(31) | $267 | $26 | $228 | $18 | $(182) | $90 |
| CECONY | CECONY | | | | | CECONY | | | |
| Derivative assets: | Derivative assets: | | | | Derivative assets: | | | |
| Commodity (a)(b)(c) | Commodity (a)(b)(c) | $163 | $381 | $— | $(228) | $316 | $67 | $138 | $1 | | $(79) | $127 | Commodity (a)(b)(c) | $34 | $142 | $— | $(16) | $160 | $83 | $434 | $2 | $(388) | $131 |
| Other (a)(b)(d) | Other (a)(b)(d) | 450 | 122 | — | | — | | 572 | 474 | 127 | — | | — | | 601 | Other (a)(b)(d) | 442 | 109 | — | | — | | 551 | 422 | 110 | — | | — | | 532 |
| Total assets | Total assets | $613 | $503 | $— | $(228) | $888 | $541 | $265 | $1 | $(79) | $728 | Total assets | $476 | $251 | $— | $(16) | $711 | $505 | $544 | $2 | $(388) | $663 |
| Derivative liabilities: | Derivative liabilities: | | | | Derivative liabilities: | | | |
| Commodity (a)(b)(c) | Commodity (a)(b)(c) | $— | $229 | $6 | $(75) | $160 | $1 | $172 | $8 | $(53) | $128 | Commodity (a)(b)(c) | $27 | $251 | $5 | $(33) | $250 | $18 | $198 | $8 | $(180) | $44 |
| Total liabilities | | Total liabilities | $27 | $251 | $5 | $(33) | $250 | $18 | $198 | $8 | $(180) | $44 |
(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.period. Con Edison and CECONY had no transfers between levels 1,$7 million of commodity derivative liabilities transferred from level 3 to level 2 and 3 during the three months ended March 31, 2022.2023 because of availability of observable market data due to the decrease in the terms of certain contracts from beyond three years as of December 31, 2022 to less than three years as of March 31, 2023. Con Edison and CECONY had $1an immaterial amount of derivative liabilities and $10 million and $9 million of commodity derivative assets, and $4 million and $3 million of commodity derivative liabilities, respectively, transferred from level 3 to level 2 during the year ended December 31, 20212022 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, 20212022 to less than three years as of December 31, 2021.2022.
(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, 20222023 and December 31, 2021,2022, the Companies determined that nonperformance risk would have no material impact on their financial position or results of operations.
(d)Other assets are comprised of assets such as life insurance contracts within the deferred compensation plan and non-qualified retirement plans.
(e)Amounts represent the impact of legally-enforceable master netting agreements that allow the Companies to net gain and loss positions and cash collateral held or placed with the same counterparties.
(f)See Note N.
(g)On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note S and Note T.
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 and interest rate swaps. Under the Companies’ policies and procedures, multiple independent sources of information are obtained for forward price curves used to value commodity derivatives and interest rate swaps. Fair value and changes in fair value of commodity derivatives and interest rate swaps are reported monthly to the Companies’ risk committees, comprised of officers and employees of the Companies that oversee energy hedging at the Utilities and the Clean Energy Businesses.Utilities. The risk management group reports to the Companies’ Vice President and Treasurer.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fair Value of Level 3 at March 31, 20222023 | Valuation
Techniques | Unobservable Inputs | Range |
| (Millions of Dollars) |
| Con Edison – Commodity |
| | | | |
| Electricity | $20 | Discounted Cash Flow | Forward energy prices (a) | $22.50-$82.00 per MWh |
| (7)(11) | Discounted Cash Flow | Forward capacity prices (a) | $0.45-2.25-$7.137.26 per kW-month |
| | | | |
Transmission Congestion Contracts/Financial Transmission RightsContracts | 1— | Discounted Cash Flow | Inter-zonal forward price curves adjusted for historical zonal losses (b) | $(44.01)-0.38-$13.891.38 per MWh |
| Total Con Edison—Commodity | $14(11) | | | |
| CECONY – Commodity |
| | | | |
| Electricity | $(6)(5) | Discounted Cash Flow | Forward capacity prices (a) | $1.51-2.25-$7.137.26 per kW-month |
| Transmission Congestion Contracts | — | Discounted Cash Flow | Inter-zonal forward price curves adjusted for historical zonal losses (b) | $0.38-$1.38 per MWh |
| Total CECONY—Commodity | $(6)(5) | | | |
(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, 20222023 and 20212022 and classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, |
| | Con Edison | CECONY |
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Beginning balance as of January 1, | $(11) | $(19) | $(7) | $(10) |
| Included in earnings | 24 | (2) | | (1) | (2) | |
| Included in regulatory assets and liabilities | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | |
| Settlements | — | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Ending balance as of March 31, | $14 | $(12) | $(6) | $(7) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, |
| | Con Edison | CECONY |
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Beginning balance as of January 1, | $15 | $(11) | $(6) | $(7) |
| Included in earnings | (2) | | 24 | (1) | | (1) | |
| Included in regulatory assets and liabilities | 8 | | 1 | 7 | | — | |
| Settlements | 4 | | — | | 2 | | 2 | |
| Decrease due to the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses (a) | (29) | | — | — | | — | |
| Transfer out of level 3 | (7) | | — | | (7) | | — | |
| Ending balance as of March 31, | $(11) | $14 | | $(5) | $(6) |
(a) On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note S and Note T.
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. 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 are reported in non-utility revenues ($2717 million gainloss and $3$27 million gain) on the consolidated income statement for the three months ended March 31, 20222023 and 2021, 2022,respectively.
Note P – 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
CECONY has an ongoing long-term electricity purchase agreement with Brooklyn Navy Yard Cogeneration Partners, LP, a potential VIE. In 2021,2022, 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.
Clean Energy Businesses
In February 2021, a subsidiaryOn March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses entered into an agreement relating to certain projects (CED Nevada Virginia) with a noncontrolling tax equity investor to which a percentage of earnings, tax attributes and cash flows will be allocated. CED Nevada Virginia is a consolidated entity in which Con Edison has less than a 100 percent membership interest. Con Edison is the primary beneficiary since the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economics of CED Nevada Virginia is held by the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note S.
ForIn connection with the sale, Con Edison retained a tax equity interest valued at $20 million in two renewable electric projects located in Virginia that is accounted for as an equity method investment and that represent the maximum exposure to loss for this investment. See Note S. The earnings of the projects, once in service, are determined using the hypothetical liquidation at book value (HLBV) method of accounting, and such earnings were not material for the three months ended March 31, 2022, the HLBV method of accounting for CED Nevada Virginia resulted in a $42 million loss ($32 million, after-tax) for the tax equity investor and $39 million of income ($30 million, after-tax) for Con Edison.
In 2018,the Clean Energy Businesses completed its acquisition of Sempra Solar Holdings, LLC. Included in the acquisition were certain operating projects (Tax Equity Projects) with a noncontrolling tax equity investor to which a percentage of earnings, tax attributes and cash flows are allocated. The Tax Equity Projects are consolidated entities in which2023. Con Edison has less than a 100 percent membership interest. Con Edison is not the primary beneficiary since the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economics of the Tax Equity Projectsrenewable electric projects is not held by Con Edison.
In June 2021, a subsidiary of the Clean Energy Businesses. Electricity generated byBusinesses sold substantially all of its membership interest in the Tax Equity ProjectsCrane solar project, and retained an equity interest of $11 million in the project that was $0 as of March 31, 2023 and that is sold to utilitiesaccounted for as an equity method investment. See Note S. The earnings of the project are determined using the hypothetical liquidation at book value (HLBV) method of accounting, and municipalities pursuant to long-term power purchase agreements.
Forsuch earnings were not material for the three months ended March 31, 2022,2023 or 2022. Con Edison is not the HLBV methodprimary beneficiary since the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economics of accounting for the Tax Equity Projects resulted in a $5 million loss ($4 million, after tax) for the tax equity investor and $10 million of income ($7 million, after-tax) for Con Edison. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the HLBV method of accounting for the Tax Equity Projects resulted in $2 million of income ($1 million, after-tax) for the tax equity investor and $3 million of income ($2 million, after-tax) forrenewable electric project is not held by Con Edison.
HLBV Accounting
Con Edison has determined that the use of HLBV accounting is reasonable and appropriate to attribute income and loss to the tax equity investors. Using the HLBV method, the company's earnings from the projects are adjusted to reflect the income or loss allocable to the tax equity investors calculated based on how the project would allocate and distribute its cash if it were to sell all of its assets for their carrying amounts and liquidate at a particular point in time. Under the HLBV method, the company calculates the liquidation value allocable to the tax equity investors at the beginning and end of each period based on the contractual liquidation waterfall and adjusts its income for the period to reflect the change in the liquidation value allocable to the tax equity investors.
AtCED Nevada Virginia
In February 2021, a subsidiary of the Clean Energy Businesses entered into an agreement relating to certain projects (CED Nevada Virginia) with a noncontrolling tax equity investor to which a percentage of earnings, tax attributes and cash flows will be allocated. CED Nevada Virginia is a consolidated entity in which Con Edison had less than a 100 percent membership interest at December 31, 2022 and has no interest subsequent to the sale of the Clean Energy Business on March 1, 2023. Con Edison was the primary beneficiary since the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economics of CED Nevada Virginia was held by Con Edison. The HLBV method of accounting resulted in an immaterial amount of income/(loss) for Con Edison and the tax equity investor for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and for the three months ended March 31, 2022 were as follows. On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note S.
| | | | | | | |
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | |
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2022 | | |
| | | |
| Income/(Loss) attributable to tax equity investor | $42 | | |
| Income/(Loss) attributable to tax equity investor after tax | 32 | | |
| Income/(Loss) attributable to Con Edison | 39 | | |
| Income/(Loss) attributable to Con Edison after tax | 30 | | |
Tax Equity Projects
In 2018,the Clean Energy Businesses completed its acquisition of Sempra Solar Holdings, LLC. Included in the acquisition were certain operating projects (Tax Equity Projects) with a noncontrolling tax equity investor to which a percentage of earnings, tax attributes and cash flows are allocated. The Tax Equity Projects were consolidated entities in which Con Edison had less than a 100 percent membership interest at December 31, 2021,2022 and has no interest in subsequent to the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses on March 1, 2023. Con Edison was the primary beneficiary since the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economics of the Tax Equity Projects was held by Con Edison. Electricity generated by the Tax Equity Projects is sold to utilities and municipalities pursuant to long-term power purchase agreements. On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note S. The HLBV method of accounting resulted in an immaterial amount of income/(loss) for Con Edison and the tax equity investor for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and for the three months ended March 31, 2022 were as follows.
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| Income/(Loss) attributable to tax equity investor | $(5) | | |
| Income/(Loss) attributable to tax equity investor, after tax | (4) | | |
| Income/(Loss) attributable to Con Edison | 10 | | |
| Income/(Loss) attributable to Con Edison, after tax | 7 | | |
At December 31, 2022, Con Edison’s consolidated balance sheet included the following amounts associated with its VIEs:
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| | Great Valley Solar
(c)(d) | Copper Mountain - Mesquite Solar
(c)(e) | CED Nevada Virginia (c)(h) | | Great Valley Solar
(c)(d) | Copper Mountain - Mesquite Solar
(c)(e) | CED Nevada Virginia (c)(f) |
| (Millions of Dollars) | (Millions of Dollars) | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | (Millions of Dollars) | 2022 |
| Non-utility property, less accumulated depreciation (f)(g) | $273 | $275 | $428 | $431 | $636 | $643 | |
| Other assets | 41 | 37 | 169 | 167 | 57 | 55 | |
| Assets held for sale (a) | | Assets held for sale (a) | $305 | $580 | $686 |
| | Total assets (a) | Total assets (a) | $314 | $312 | $597 | $598 | $693 | $698 | Total assets (a) | $305 | $580 | $686 |
| | Other liabilities | 15 | 14 | 77 | 74 | 327 | 315 | |
| Liabilities held for sale (b) | | Liabilities held for sale (b) | 20 | 81 | 331 |
| | Total liabilities (b) | Total liabilities (b) | $15 | $14 | $77 | $74 | $327 | $315 | Total liabilities (b) | $20 | $81 | $331 |
(a)The assets of the Tax Equity Projects and CED Nevada Virginia represent assets of a consolidated VIE that can be used only to settle obligations of the consolidated VIE. Amounts shown for 2022 are included in current assets held for sale on Con Edison's consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2022. On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note S and Note T. For the disposal of the noncontrolling interest, see Con Edison's Consolidated Statement of Equity.
(b)The liabilities of the Tax Equity Projects and CED Nevada Virginia represent liabilities of a consolidated VIE for which creditors do not have recourse to the general credit of the primary beneficiary. Amounts shown for 2022 are included in current liabilities held for sale on Con
Edison's consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2022. On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note S and Note T. For the disposal of the noncontrolling interest, see Con Edison's Consolidated Statement of Equity.
(c)Con Edison did not provide any financial or other support during the year that was not previously contractually required.
(d)Great Valley Solar consists of the Great Valley Solar 1, Great Valley Solar 2, Great Valley Solar 3 and Great Valley Solar 4 projects, for which the noncontrolling interest of the tax equity investor was $80 million and $84$67 million at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.2022.
(e)Copper Mountain - Mesquite Solar consists of the Copper Mountain Solar 4, Mesquite Solar 2 and Mesquite Solar 3 projects for which the noncontrolling interest of the tax equity investor was $112 million and $118$94 million at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
(f)Non-utility property is reduced by accumulated depreciation of $29 million for Great Valley Solar, $48 million for Copper Mountain - Mesquite Solar, and $15 million for CED Nevada Virginia at March 31, 2022.
(g)Non-utility property is reduced by accumulated depreciation of $26 million for Great Valley Solar, $44 million for Copper Mountain - Mesquite Solar, and $10 million for CED Nevada Virginia at December 31, 2021.
(h)(f)CED Nevada Virginia consists of the Copper Mountain Solar 5, Battle Mountain Solar and Water Strider Solar projects for which the noncontrolling interest of the tax equity investor was $51 million and $95$39 million at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.2022.
Note Q – 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 to not more than 100 percent of their respective income available for dividends calculated on a two–year rolling average basis. Excluded from the calculation of “income available for dividends” are non-cash charges to income resulting from accounting changes or charges to income resulting from significant unanticipated events. The restriction also does not apply to dividends paid in order to transfer to Con Edison proceeds from major transactions, such as asset sales, or to dividends reducing each utility subsidiary’s equity ratio to a level appropriate to its business risk. As a result, substantially all of the net assets of CECONY and O&R ($16,61818,892 million and $903$1,036 million, respectively), at March 31, 2022,2023, 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, 20222023 and 20212022 were as follows:
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| (Millions of Dollars) | (Millions of Dollars) | 2022 | 2021 | (Millions of Dollars) | 2023 | 2022 |
| Cost of services provided | Cost of services provided | $33 | $31 | Cost of services provided | $33 | | $33 |
| Cost of services received | Cost of services received | 17 | Cost of services received | $19 | | $17 |
In addition, CECONY and O&R have joint gas supply arrangements in connection with which CECONY sold to O&R, $45$33 million and $27$45 million of natural gas for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, and 2021, respectively.respectively. These amounts are net of the effect of related hedging transactions.
At March 31, 20222023 and December 31, 2021,2022, CECONY's net payablereceivable (payable) to Con Edison for income taxes was $9$69 million and $10$(89) million, respectively.
The Utilities perform work and incur expenses on behalf of NY Transco, a company in which CET ElectricCon Edison Transmission has a 45.7 percent equity interest. The Utilities bill NY Transco for such work and expenses in accordance with established policies. For the three months ended March 31, 20222023 and 2021,2022, the amounts billed by the Utilities to NY Transco were $1$4 million and an immateriala $1 million amount, respectively.
CECONY has storage and wheeling service contracts with Stagecoach Gas Services LLC (Stagecoach), a joint venture formerly owned by a subsidiary of CET Gas and a subsidiary of Crestwood Equity Partners LP (Crestwood). In addition, CECONY is the replacement shipper on one of Crestwood’s firm transportation agreements with Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company LLC. CECONY incurred costs for storage and wheeling services from Stagecoach of $8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. During 2021, a subsidiary of CET Gas completed the sale of its 50 percent interest in Stagecoach.
CECONY has a 20-year transportation contract with Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC (MVP) for 250,000 dekatherms per day of capacity. CET Gas owns a 10.0 percentan equity interest in MVP (that is expected to be reduced to 8.0 percent).MVP. See "Investments - 2020 and 2021 Partial Impairments of 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 MVP contract 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. For the three months ended March 31, 20222023 and 2021,2022, CECONY incurred no 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, 20222023 and December 31, 20212022 there were no outstanding loans to O&R.
The Clean Energy Businesses had financial electric capacity contracts with CECONY and O&R. For the three months ended March 31, 20222023 and 2021,2022, the Clean Energy Businesses realized aan immaterial gain and $2 million gain and an immaterial gain respectively, under these contracts. On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses. As a result of the sale, the Clean Energy Businesses are no longer recognized as a related party. See Note S and Note T.
Note R – New Financial Accounting Standards
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting (ASU 2020-04). In 2017, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced that it intends to stop persuading or compelling banks to submit the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), a benchmark interest rate referenced in a variety of agreements, after 2021. The United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority ceased publication of U.S. Dollar LIBOR after December 31, 2021 for one-week and two-month U.S. Dollar LIBOR tenors, and expects to cease publishing after June 30, 2023 for all other U.S. Dollar LIBOR tenors. ASU 2020-04 provides entities with optional expedients and exceptions for applying generally accepted accounting principles to contract modifications and hedging relationships, subject to meeting certain criteria, that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued. In January 2021, the FASB issued amendments to the guidance through ASU 2021-01 to include all contract modifications and hedging relationships affected by reference rate reform, including those that do not directly reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued, and clarify which optional expedients may be applied to them. As the Companies continue to modify contracts that contain references to LIBOR to allow for the use of an alternative rate, they have applied the practical expedient to not assess each change for a contract modification. The guidance can be applied prospectively. The optional relief is temporary and generally cannot be applied to contract modifications and hedging relationships entered into or evaluated after December 31, 2022. The Companies do not expect the new guidance to have a material impact on their financial position, results of operations orand liquidity.
In December 2021,March 2023, the FASB issued amendments to the guidance on accounting for government assistanceInvestments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323) through ASU 2021-10, Government Assistance (Topic 832): Disclosures by Business Entities about Government Assistance.2023-02. The amendments require that business entities disclose 1)would expand the types of assistance, 2) an entity’s
accounting for the assistance, and 3) the effectuse of the assistance on an entity’s financial statements. For public entities, the amendments are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2021. Early adoption is permitted. proportional amortization method of income recognition. The Companies have concludeddo not expect the new guidance will notto have a material impact on the Companies’their financial position, results of operations and liquidity.
Note S – Dispositions
In April 2021,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 substantially all of the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses entered into an agreement to sell substantially allRWE 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 expenditures incurred prior to the closing of its membership interests inthe transaction varied from a renewable electricset budget, and (vi) downward by the value allocated to Broken Bow II, a project that it developedwas not able to be conveyed to RWE upon closing of the transaction. The final purchase price is subject to customary adjustments for timing differences and also all of its membership interests in arenewable electric project that it acquired in 2016. final valuation report, among other factors; the process to finalize the purchase price is ongoing. The sales weretransaction was completed in June 2021. The combined carrying value of both projectsat arm’s length and RWE was approximately $192 million in June 2021. The net pre-taxnot, and will not be, considered a related party to Con Edison.
Con Edison's preliminary gain on the salessale of the Clean Energy Businesses was $3$855 million ($2791 million, after-tax) and was included within "Other operations and maintenance" on Con Edison's consolidated income statementafter tax) for the yearthree months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2021. The retained portion of2023 and is subject to true-up for the membership interest in the renewable electric project, of $11 million, was calculated based on a discounted cash flow of future projected earnings, and the retained portion is accounted for as an equity method investment.finalization adjustments described above. The portion of the gain attributable to the non-controlling interest retained portionin certain tax-equity projects was not material. The sale included all assets, operations and projects of the membershipClean Energy Businesses with the exception of tax equity interests in three projects, described below, and one deferred project, Broken Bow II, a 75MW nameplate capacity wind power project located in Nebraska. See Note T. Transfer of the project is dependent 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 is operating 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 produce renewable energy tax credits that can be used to reduce Con Edison’s federal income tax in the year in which the projects are placed in service. These tax credits would be subject to recapture, in whole or in part, if the assets were 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 $20 million.
Con Edison has 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 $48 million ($35 million after-tax) were recorded in 2022, and $11 million ($8 million after-tax) were recorded in the first quarter of 2023. 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 the first quarter of 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, 2023, no amounts were recorded as liabilities on Con Edison's consolidated balance sheet related to this agreement. Con Edison is entitled to approximately $61 million of proceeds from this battery storage project, of which $49 million was not materialrecorded as unbilled contract revenue as of March 31, 2023. See Note K.
The following table shows the pre-tax operating income for the yearClean Energy Businesses for the three months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2021.2023 and 2022. The 2023 period shown is through the date of the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses.
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| Pre-tax operating income | $25 | $130 |
| Pre-tax operating income, excluding non-controlling interest | 21 | 82 |
Note T – Assets and Liabilities Held-for-Sale
On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note S. 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 is dependent 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 is operating the facility on behalf of Con Edison pursuant to certain service agreements for which the fees are not material.
At March 31, 2023, 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:
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| Restricted cash | $2 |
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| Other current assets | 5 |
| TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS | 7 |
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| Non-utility property, net accumulated depreciation | 76 |
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| NET PLANT | 76 |
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| Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization | 72 |
| Operating lease right-of-use asset | 7 |
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| TOTAL OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS | 79 |
| TOTAL ASSETS | $162 |
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| Long-term debt due within one year | $2 |
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| Operating lease liabilities | 2 |
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| Other current liabilities | 1 |
| TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | 5 |
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| Asset retirement obligations | 2 |
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| Operating lease liabilities | 5 |
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| TOTAL NONCURRENT LIABILITIES | 7 |
| LONG-TERM DEBT | 62 |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | $74 |
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, 2021 (File2022
(File Nos.1-14514 and 1-1217,1-01217, 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), Con Edison Clean Energy Businesses, Inc. and Con Edison Transmission, Inc. As used in this report, the term the “Utilities” refers to CECONY and O&R.
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Con Edison’s principal business operations are those of CECONY, O&R the Clean Energy Businesses 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. The Clean Energy Businesses develop, own and operate renewable and sustainable energy infrastructure projects and provide energy-related products and services to wholesale and retail customers. Con Edison is considering strategic alternatives with respect to the Clean Energy Businesses. Con Edison Transmission invests in electric transmission projects and manages both electric and gas assets while seeking to develop electric transmission projects. See "Investments" in Note A to the First Quarter Financial Statements. On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note S and Note T 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. The company invests to provide reliable, resilient, safe and clean energy critical for its NY customers. The company is an industry leading owner and operator of contracted, large-scale solar generation in the United States. 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.
CECONY Electric and Gas Rate Plans
In January 2022, CECONY filed a request with the NYSPSC for electric and gas rate increases of $1,199 million and $503 million, respectively, effective January 2023. In April 2022, CECONY updated its January 2022 request
and decreased its requested January 2023 increase for electric and gas rate increases to $1,038 million and $402 million, respectively. CECONY’s future earnings will depend on the rates authorized in, and the other provisions of, its January 2023 rate plans and CECONY’s ability to operate its businesses in a manner consistent with such rate plans. Therefore, the outcome of CECONY’s rate request, which requires approval by the NYSPSC, will impact the Companies’ future financial condition, results of operations and liquidity. See “Rate Plans” in Note B to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
Pursuant to its electric and gas rate plans, CECONY recorded $92 million of earnings for the year ended December 31, 2021 of earnings adjustment mechanisms and positive incentives, primarily reflecting the achievement of certain energy efficiency measures. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, CECONY recorded a reduction in the amount of previously recorded earnings adjustment mechanisms of $4.5 million. The amount of earnings or losses CECONY records pursuant to the earnings adjustment mechanisms and positive incentives will also impact the Companies’ future financial condition, results of operations and liquidity. See “Rate Plans” in Note B to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
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 and gas businesses may impact the Companies’ future financial condition. The Utilities expect electric demand 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 continueaim to promote renewable electric energy.reduce the carbon intensity of the energy that is consumed. In particular, 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 increase system reliability and manage service interruptions resulting from severe weather may impact the Companies’ future financial condition, results of operations and liquidity.
Clean Energy BusinessesCECONY Steam Rate Plan
In November 2022, as updated in February 2023, CECONY filed a request with the NYSPSC for a steam rate increase of $141 million, effective November 2023. The Clean Energy Businesses develop, ownfiling reflects a return on common equity of 10 percent and a common equity ratio of 50 percent and requests a new mechanism for decoupling revenues from steam consumption. In March 2023, the NYSDPS submitted testimony in the NYSPSC proceeding that supports a steam rate increase of $94 million reflecting, among other things, a 9 percent return on common equity and a common equity ratio of 48 percent. The NYSDPS testimony does not support CECONY’s request for a new mechanism for decoupling revenues from steam consumption. CECONY’s future earnings will depend on the rates authorized in, and the other provisions of, its November 2023 steam rate plan and CECONY’s ability to operate renewable and sustainable energy infrastructure projects. The success ofits businesses in a manner consistent with such rate plan. Therefore, the Clean Energy Businesses’ strategy to increase earnings is dependent upon the expansion of their renewable energy portfolio and successful execution of develop/transfer opportunities. Con Edison is considering strategic alternatives with respect to the Clean Energy Businesses. The outcome of such evaluation mayCECONY’s rate request that requires approval by the NYSPSC will impact Con Edison’sthe Companies’ future financial condition, results of operations and liquidity. See “Utility Regulation – State Utility Regulation – Rate Plans” and “Rate Plans” in Note B to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
Con Edison Transmission
Con Edison Transmission has taken steps to realign its portfolio to focus on electric transmission rather than gas by completing the sale of its 50 percent interest in Stagecoach in 2021. During 2020 and 2021, Con Edison Transmission recorded impairments on its investment in Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC and during 2021, Con Edison Transmission recorded impairments on its previously held interest in Stagecoach and its interest in Honeoye Storage Corporation (Honeoye)(MVP). Any future impairments of Con Edison Transmission’s investmentsinvestment in MVP may impact Con Edison’s future financial condition and results of operations. Con Edison Transmission is pursuing opportunities and participating in competitive solicitations to develop electric transmission projects that will deliver offshore wind energy to high voltage electric grids in NY, through its NY Transco partnership, and in NJ, and to deliver renewable energy from northern ME to the New England transmission system within southern ME.NJ. 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. See “Investments” in Note A to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
COVID-19
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted, and continues to impact, countries, communities, supply chains and markets. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an economic slowdown in the Companies’ service territories and changes in governmental and regulatory policy. The decline in business activity in the Companies’ service territories has resulted in a slower recovery of cash from outstanding customer accounts receivable balances, material increases in customer accounts receivable balances, increases to the allowance for uncollectible accounts, and may result in increases to write-offs and recoveries of customer accounts. The extent to which COVID-19 will continue to impact the Companies, in particular, the Companies’ ability to recover cash from outstanding customer accounts receivable balances and the amount of write-offs of customer accounts, may impact Con Edison’s future financial condition, results of operations and liquidity. See “Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Impacts” below and “COVID-19 Regulatory Matters” in Note B to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
CECONY
Electric
CECONY provides electric service to approximately 3.53.6 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.
Steam
CECONY operates the largest steam distribution system in the United States by producing and delivering approximately 16,72716,408 MMlb of steam annually to approximately 1,5451,527 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 NYNew York, "NY", and northern NJ,New Jersey "NJ", an approximately 1,300 square mile service area.
Gas
O&R delivers gas to over 0.1 million customers in southeastern NY.
Clean Energy BusinessesCoronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Impacts
Con Edison Clean Energy Businesses, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, are referredThe Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in changes in governmental and regulatory policy and contributed to in this report as the Clean Energy Businesses. The Clean Energy Businesses develop, own and operate renewable and sustainable energy infrastructure projects and provide energy-related products and services to wholesale and retail customers. The Clean Energy Businesses have approximately 3,000 megawatts (AC) of renewable energy projectsan economic slowdown in the U.S. Con Edison is considering strategic alternatives with respectCompanies’ service territories. The decline in business activity in
the Companies’ service territories resulted in a slower recovery of cash from outstanding customer accounts receivable balances, material increases in customer accounts receivable balances, increases to the Clean Energy Businesses.
allowance for uncollectible accounts, and may result in increases to write-offs and recoveries of customer accounts. The extent to which the Companies’ are able to recover cash for outstanding customer accounts receivable balances and the amount of write-offs of customer accounts, may impact Con Edison Transmission
Con Edison Transmission, Inc. investsEdison’s future financial condition, results of operations and liquidity. See “Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Impacts” below and “COVID-19 Regulatory Matters” in electric transmission projects and manages both electric and gas assets through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Consolidated Edison Transmission, LLC (CET Electric) and Con Edison Gas Pipeline and Storage, LLC (CET Gas). CET Electric owns a 45.7 percent interest in New York Transco LLC, which owns and has been selected to build additional electric transmission assets in NY. CET Gas and CECONY own 71.2 percent and 28.8 percent interests, respectively, in Honeoye, which operates a gas storage facility in upstate NY. In addition, CET Gas owns a 10.0 percent interest (that is expected to be reduced to 8.0 percent based on the current project cost estimate and CET Gas’ previous capping of its cash contributionsNote B to the joint venture) in Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC (MVP), a joint venture developing a proposed 300-mile gas transmission project in WV and VA. Con Edison Transmission, Inc., together with CET Electric and CET Gas, are referred to in this report as Con Edison Transmission.First Quarter Financial Statements.
Certain financial data of Con Edison’s businesses are presented below:
| | | For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2022 | | At March 31, 2022 | | For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2023 | | At March 31, 2023 |
| (Millions of Dollars, except percentages) | (Millions of Dollars, except percentages) | Operating
Revenues | Net Income for
Common Stock | | Assets | (Millions of Dollars, except percentages) | Operating
Revenues | Net Income for
Common Stock | | Assets |
| CECONY | CECONY | $3,517 | 87 | % | $475 | 79 | % | | $53,213 | 84 | % | CECONY | $3,953 | 90 | % | $604 | 42 | % | | $57,653 | 91 | % |
| O&R | O&R | 285 | 7 | | 30 | 5 | | | 3,359 | 5 | | O&R | 321 | 7 | | 31 | 2 | | | 3,504 | 6 | |
| Total Utilities | Total Utilities | 3,802 | 94 | | 505 | 84 | | | 56,572 | 89 | | Total Utilities | $4,274 | 97 | % | $635 | 44 | % | | $61,157 | 97 | % |
| Clean Energy Businesses (a) | Clean Energy Businesses (a) | 260 | 6 | | 107 | 18 | | | 6,554 | 10 | | Clean Energy Businesses (a) | 129 | 3 | | 22 | 2 | | | — | — | |
| Con Edison Transmission | Con Edison Transmission | 1 | — | | — | — | | | 260 | — | | Con Edison Transmission | 1 | — | | 2 | — | | | 352 | 1 | |
Other (b) | Other (b) | (3) | | — | | (10) | (2) | | | 351 | 1 | | Other (b) | (1) | | — | | 774 | 54 | | | 1,295 | 2 | |
| Total Con Edison | Total Con Edison | $4,060 | 100 | % | $602 | 100 | % | | $63,737 | 100 | % | Total Con Edison | $4,403 | 100 | % | $1,433 | 100 | % | | $62,804 | 100 | % |
(a)Net income for common stock from the Clean Energy Businesses for the three months ended March 31, 2022 reflects $512023 includes $(9) million of net after-tax mark-to-market effects and $36effects. Net income for common stock from the Clean Energy Businesses for the three months ended March 31, 2023 also includes $2 million (after-tax) net of the effects of HLBV accounting for tax equity investments in certain renewable and sustainable electric projects. Depreciation and amortization expenses on their assets of $31 million (after-tax) were not recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2023. See "Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale" in Note A, Note S and Note T 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. Net income for common stock for the three months ended March 31, 20222023 includes $(4) millionan immaterial amount of income tax impact on the net after-tax mark-to-market effect and $(3) million (after-tax)effects. Net income for common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2023 also includes an immaterial 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 of transaction costs and sustainable projects.other accruals related to the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses (net of tax). Impact of the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses on the changes in state apportionments (net of federal taxes) is $(16) million. Depreciation and amortization expenses on the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses of $(3) million (after-tax) were not recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2023. Net income for common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2023 includes $791 million (after-tax) for the gain on the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note S and Note T to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
Inflation Reduction Act
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Impacts
The Companies continue to respondOn August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act) was signed into law and included a new 15 percent Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax (CAMT). Under the Act, a corporation will be subject to the COVID-19 global pandemic by working to reduce the potential risks posed byCAMT if its spread to employees, customers and other stakeholders. The Companies continue to employ an incident command structure led by a pandemic planning team. The Companies support employee health and facility hygiene through regular cleaning and disinfecting of all work and common areas, promoting social distancing, allowing employees to work remotely and directing employees to stay at home if they are experiencing COVID or flu-like symptoms. Employees who test positive for COVID-19 are directed to quarantine at home and are evaluated for close, prolonged contact with other employees that would require those employees to quarantine at home. Following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, sick or quarantined employees return to work when they can safely do so. The Utilities continue to provide critical electric, gas and steam service to customers during the pandemic. Additional safety protocols have been implemented to protect employees, customers and the public, when work at customer premises is required.
In October 2021, in response to President Biden's Executive Order 14042, the Companies announced that they are committed to complying with the mandate for employees of federal contractors and subcontractors to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the federally-required deadline, unless employees are legally entitled to an accommodation. In December 2021, an injunction was issued in the United States District Courtaverage annual Adjusted Financial Statement Income (AFSI) for the Southern District of Georgia which currently prevents the U.S. government from enforcing this federal contractor vaccine mandate nationwide. The Eleventh Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in April 2022.
In December 2021, New York City instituted a vaccination mandate that requires employees of private businesses located in New York City who perform in-person work or interact with the public to be vaccinated against COVID-19. In furtherance of the mandate, in December 2021, the New York City Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene issued an order that requires workers entering workplaces within New York City to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination, except in cases of a medical or religious exemption. This order is applicablethree taxable year period ending prior to the Companies’ employeestaxable year exceeds $1,000 million, and contractors who report in-personwill apply to a company workplace located in New York City and the Companies are complying with its requirements.
The Companies are continuing to monitor the vaccination mandates closely and are implementing appropriate measures to mitigate any workforce and cost impacts that may occur.
Below is additional information related to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Companies’ actions. Also, see “COVID-19 Regulatory Matters” in Note B to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
Impact of CARES Act and 2021 Appropriations Acttax years beginning after December 31, 2022. Based on Accounting for Income Taxes
In response to the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act became law on March 27, 2020. The CARES Act has several key business tax relief measures that may present potential cash benefits and/or refund opportunities formanagement’s preliminary calculations, Con Edison and its subsidiaries, including permitting a five-year carryback of a NOL for tax years 2018, 2019CECONY do not expect to be subject to the CAMT in 2023 and 2020, temporary removal2024 but are expected to be subject to the CAMT in subsequent years. However, the provisions of the 80 percent limitationCAMT are not expected to have a material impact on the Companies’ financial position, results of NOL carryforwards against taxable income for tax years before 2021, temporary relaxation of the limitations on interest deductions, Employee Retention Tax Creditoperations and deferral of payments of employer payroll taxes.
The CARES Act also allows employers to defer payments of the employer share of Social Security payroll taxes that would have otherwise been owed from March 27, 2020 through December 31, 2020. The Companies deferred the payment of employer payroll taxes for the period April 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 of approximately $71 million ($63 million of which is for CECONY). The Companies paid half of this liability during 2021 and will repay the other half by December 31, 2022.
Under the CARES Act, the Companies qualified for an employee retention tax credit for “eligible employers” related to governmental authorities imposing restrictions that partially suspended their operation for a portion of their workforce due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In December 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the 2021 Appropriations Act) was signed into law. The 2021 Appropriations Act, among other things, extended the expiring employee retention tax credit to include qualified wages paid in the first two quarters of 2021, increased the qualified wages paid to an employee from 50 percent up to $10,000 annually in 2020 to 70 percent up to $10,000 per quarter in 2021 and increased the maximum employee retention tax credit amount an employer could take per employee from $5,000 in 2020 to $14,000 in the first two quarters of 2021. In March 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act was signed into law that expanded the 2021 Appropriations Act to extend the period for eligible employers to receive the employer retention credit from June 30, 2021 to December 31, 2021. In November 2021, the Infrastructure and Investment and Jobs Act was signed into law and accelerated the end of the employee retention tax credit retroactive to October 1, 2021, rather than December 31, 2021. This effectively reduced the maximum credit available from $28,000 to $21,000 per employee. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, Con Edison recognized an immaterial tax benefit to Taxes, other than income taxes.
Accounting Considerations
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent New York State on PAUSE and related executive orders (that have since been lifted), decline in business, bankruptcies, layoffs and furloughs, among other factors, both commercial and residential customers have had and may continue to have increased difficulty paying their utility bills. In June 2020, the state of NY enacted a law prohibiting NY utilities, including CECONY and O&R, from disconnecting residential customers, and starting in May 2021 small business customers, during the COVID-19 state of emergency, whichthat ended in June 2021. In addition, such prohibitions were in effect until December 21, 2021 for residential and small business customers who have experienced a change in financial circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
CECONY and O&R have existing allowances for uncollectible accounts established against their customer accounts receivable balances that are reevaluated each quarter and updated accordingly. Changes to the Utilities’ reserve balances that result in write-offs of customer accounts receivable balances are not reflected in rates during the term of the current rate plans.
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, CECONY issued total credits of $343.6 million and O&R issued total credits of $2.2 million towards reducing customers’ accounts receivable balances pursuant to a Phase 2 COVID-19 arrears assistance programs. For the year ended December 31, 2022, CECONY and O&R issued total credits of $359.9 million and $6.1 million, respectively, towards reducing customers’ accounts receivable balances pursuant to COVID-19 arrears assistance programs. See "COVID-19 Regulatory Matters" in Note B to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
CECONY’s and"accounts receivable – customers" balance (net of allowance for uncollectible accounts) decreased from $2,099 million at December 31, 2022 to $1,939 million at March 31, 2023. O&R’s "accounts receivable – customers" balance (net allowance for uncollectible accounts) changedincreased from $1,841 million and $91$93 million at December 31, 20212022 to $2,026 million and $107$101 million at March 31, 2022, respectively.2023. The amount of the customer accounts receivable balances that are over 60 days in arrears for CECONY and O&R are $1,348decreased from $1,308 million and $29$22 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2022 to $930 million and $16 million, respectively, as of March 31, 2022, and $1,272 million and $29 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2021.2023. CECONY’s and O&R’s allowances for uncollectible customer accounts reserve changeddecreased from $304$314 million and $12.3$8 million at December 31, 20212022 to $324$236 million and $11.4$7 million at March 31, 20222023 respectively. In April 2021 and April 2022, NY passed laws to create programs to address statewide utility arrears, the amount of which may be allocated to address CECONY’s and O&R’s customer arrearages is not yet known. In addition, the NYSPSC may consider programs to address utility arrearages as part of a utility arrearage program. CECONY and O&R expect to reduce customer accounts receivables balances commensurate with amounts authorized to be recovered under customer arrearage programs, the amount of which is unknown. See "COVID-19 Regulatory Matters" in Note B and Note L to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
During the first quarterthree months of 2022,2023, the potential economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was alsoand the COVID-19 arrears assistance programs, were considered in forward-looking projections related to write-off and recovery rates, resulting in increaseschanges to the customer allowance for uncollectible accounts as detailed herein.
The Companies test goodwill for impairment at least annually or whenever there is a triggering event, and test long-livedlong-lived and intangible assets for recoverability when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of long-lived or intangible assets may not be recoverable. The Companies identified no triggering events or changes in circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic that would indicate that the carrying value of goodwill, long-lived or intangible assets may not be recoverable at March 31, 2022.2023.
NY Legislation
In April 2021, NY passed a law that increasesincreased the corporate franchise tax rate on business income from 6.5%6.5 percent to 7.25%,7.25 percent, retroactive to January 1, 2021, for taxpayers with taxable income greater than $5 million. The law also reinstatesreinstated the business capital tax at 0.1875%,0.1875 percent, not to exceed a maximum tax liability of $5 million per taxpayer. NY
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 arewere scheduled to expire after 2023. In May 2023, NY passed a law that extended the increase in the corporate franchise tax rate from 6.5% to 7.25% for another 3-year period, through tax year 2026 and extended the business capital tax through tax year 2026. NY also passed a law establishing a permanent rate of 30% for the metropolitan transportation business tax surcharge. As a result of the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses in 2023, Con Edison has NY State taxable income in excess of $5 million after using its entire NY state NOL carryforward, and therefore, the group is subject to the higher 7.25 percent rate (9.425 percent with the surcharge rate) on its taxable income for tax year 2023. The Companies are not expected to have a materialevaluating the impact of these provisions on the Companies’their financial position, results of operations or liquidity.and liquidity for tax years after 2023.
In addition, the newApril 2021 law created a program that allows eligible residential renters in NY who require assistance with rent and utility bills to have up to twelve months of electric and gas utility bill arrears forgiven, provided that such arrears were accrued on or after March 13, 2020. The program will be administered by the State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) in coordination with the NYSDPS and the NYSPSC.NYSPSC (the OTDA Program). Under the program,OTDA Program, CECONY and O&R would qualify for a refundable tax credit for NY gross-receipts tax equal to the amount of arrears waived by the Utilities in the year that the arrears are waived and certified by the NYSPSC. See "COVID-19 Regulatory Matters” in Note B to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
In April 2022, NY approved the 2022-2023 state budget, which includes $250 million for addressing residential statewide utility arrears accrued from March 7, 2020 through March 1, 2022. Funds are expected to be distributed by the NYSDPS to NY utilities on behalf of customers. The allocation of funds to NY utilities, including CECONY and O&R, is to be based on their share of statewide eligible utility arrears of customers participating in energy affordability programs, and funds are expected to be disbursed no later than August 1, 2022.
Liquidity and Financing
The Companies continue to monitor the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the financial markets closely, including borrowing rates and daily cash collections. The CompaniesInflationary pressure and higher interest rates have been able to access the capital markets as needed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. See Notes C and D to the First Quarter Financial Statements. However, a continued economic downturn as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the amount of capital needed by the Utilities and could impact the costs of such capital. See Note C and Note D to the First Quarter Financial Statements and "Interest Rate Risk," below.
The decline in business activity in the Utilities’ service territory as a result ofdue to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent New York State on PAUSE and related executive orders (that have since been lifted), resulted in a slower recovery in cash of outstanding customer accounts receivable balances in 2020, 2021 and for the three months ended March 31, 2022. In addition, increasesbalances. Increases in electric and gas commodity prices during the first quarter of 2022 coupled with the decline in business activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic, may further contributealso contributed to a slower recovery of cash from outstanding customer accounts receivable balances. These trends will likely continue throughThe Utilities use derivative instruments to hedge price fluctuations for the remainderpurchase of 2022.electricity and gas. Volatility in electric and gas commodity prices that lead to the posting of cash collateral with counterparties could negatively
impact the Utilities’ liquidity. See "COVID-19 Regulatory Matters" in Note B to the First Quarter Financial Statements and “Financial and Commodity Market Risks – Commodity Price Risk,” below.
In 2022 and 2023, New York State and the NYSPSC implemented COVID-19 arrears assistance programs that provided credits and established surcharge recovery mechanisms towards reducing the arrears balances of low-income electric and gas customers of CECONY and O&R. See "COVID-19 Regulatory Matters" in Note B and Note L to the First Quarter Financial Statements and “Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Impacts – Accounting Considerations,” above.
The Utilities’ rate plans have revenue decoupling mechanisms in their NY electric and gas businesses that largely reconcile actual energy delivery revenues to the authorized delivery revenues approved by the NYSPSC per month and reconcile the deferred balances semi-annually under CECONY's electric rate plan (January through June and July through December, respectively) and annually under CECONY's gas rate plan and O&R NY's electric and gas rate plans (January through December). Differences are accrued with interest each month for CECONY's and O&R NY’s electric customers and after the annual deferral period ends for CECONY's and O&R NY’s gas customers for refund to, or recovery from customers, as applicable. Generally, the refund to or recovery from customers begins August and February of each year over an ensuing six-month period for CECONY's electric customers and February of each year over an ensuing twelve-month period for CECONY's gas and O&R NY's electric and gas customers. Effective July 2021, the majority of O&R’s electric distribution revenues in NJ 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. Although these revenue decoupling mechanisms are in place, lower billed sales revenues and higher unpaid accounts have reduced and are expected to continue to reduce liquidity at the Utilities.
Con Edison and the Utilities have a $2,250$2,500 million revolving credit agreement (Credit Agreement) in place under which banks are committed to provide loans on a revolving credit basis until December 2023 ($2,200 million of commitments from December 2022),March 2028, subject to certain conditions. In March 2022, CECONY entered intohas a 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement (CECONY Credit Agreement)$500 million 364-day revolving credit agreement in place under which banks are committed to provide loans up to $750 million on a revolving credit basis until March 30, 2023,2024, subject to certain conditions. In April 2022, FERC issued an order that increases CECONY's authorization to issue short-term debt from $2,250 million to $3,000 million effective May 2022. 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.
Statements
Results of Operations
Net income for common stock and earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 20222023 and 20212022 were as follows:
| | | | For the Three Months Ended March 31, | | | For the Three Months Ended March 31, | |
| | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | | | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |
| (Millions of Dollars, except per share amounts) | (Millions of Dollars, except per share amounts) | Net Income for Common Stock | Earnings
per Share | | (Millions of Dollars, except per share amounts) | Net Income for Common Stock | Earnings
per Share | |
| CECONY | CECONY | $475 | $465 | $1.34 | $1.36 | | CECONY | $604 | $475 | $1.71 | $1.34 | |
| O&R | O&R | 30 | 27 | 0.09 | 0.08 | | O&R | 31 | 30 | 0.09 | |
| Clean Energy Businesses (a) | 107 | 49 | 0.30 | 0.14 | | |
| Clean Energy Businesses (a) (d) | | Clean Energy Businesses (a) (d) | 22 | 107 | 0.07 | 0.30 | |
Con Edison Transmission (b) | Con Edison Transmission (b) | — | (122) | — | (0.35) | | Con Edison Transmission (b) | 2 | — | |
Other (c)(b) | Other (c)(b) | (10) | | — | (0.03) | | — | | Other (c)(b) | 774 | | (10) | 2.19 | | (0.03) | |
Con Edison (d)(c) | Con Edison (d)(c) | $602 | $419 | $1.70 | $1.23 | | Con Edison (d)(c) | $1,433 | $602 | $4.06 | $1.70 | |
(a)Net income for common stock and earnings per share from the Clean Energy Businesses for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 20212023 includes $51$(9) million or $0.15$(0.03) a share and $49 million or $0.14 a share of 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 respectively. 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. See "Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale" in Note A, Note S and Note T to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
Net income for common stock and earnings per share from the Clean Energy Businesses for the three months ended March 31, 2022 includes $51 million or $0.15 a share of net after-tax mark-to-market effects. Net income for common stock and 2021earnings per share from the Clean Energy Businesses for the three months ended March 31, 2022 also includes $36 million or $0.10 a share (after-tax) and ($1) million or $0.00 a share (after-tax), respectively, of the effects of HLBV accounting for tax equity investments in certain renewable and sustainable electric projects.
(b)Net income for common stock from Con Edison Transmission for the three months ended March 31, 2021 includes $(125) million or $(0.36)
a share of net after-tax goodwill impairment loss related to its investment in Stagecoach. See "Investments - 2021 Partial Impairment of Investment in Stagecoach Gas Services LLC (Stagecoach) in Note A 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. Net income for common stock and earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 20212023 includes ($4) millionan immaterial amount or ($0.01)$0.00 a share and ($4) million or ($0.01) a share, respectively,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, 2022 and 20212023 also includes ($3)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). Impact of the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses on the changes in state apportionments (net of federal taxes) is $(16) million or ($0.01)$(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 an immaterial amount, respectively,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 substantially all of the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note S and Note T to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
Net income for common stock and earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2022 includes $(4) million or $(0.01) a share of income tax impact on the net after-tax mark-to-market effects, and $(3) million or $(0.01) a share (after-tax) of income tax impact on the effects of HLBV accounting for tax equity investments in certain renewable and sustainable electric projects.
Net income for common stock(c) Earnings per share on a diluted basis were $4.05 a share and earnings per$1.70 a share for the three months ended March 31, 2021 includes $52023 and 2022,
respectively. In March 2023, Con Edison entered into accelerated share repurchase agreements (ASR Contracts) with two dealers to repurchase $1,000 million or $0.01in aggregate of Con Edison’s Common Shares ($.10 par value) (Common Shares). Pursuant to the ASR Contracts, Con Edison made payments of $1,000 million in aggregate to the dealers and received initial deliveries of 8,730,766 Common Shares in aggregate that were recorded in treasury stock at fair value based on the closing price on March 6, 2023 of $91.63 of $800 million. The remaining $200 million was recorded as additional paid-in-capital, representing the value of the forward contract to purchase additional shares. The final number of Common Shares to be received from the dealers will be based on the volume-weighted average share price of Common Shares during the term of the applicable transaction, less a share of income tax impact fordiscount. At settlement, under certain circumstances, the impairment loss relateddealers may be required to deliver additional Common Shares to Con Edison Transmission’s investment in Stagecoach.or Con Edison may be required either to make a cash payment or deliver Common Shares to the dealers. The final settlement of the transactions under the ASR Contracts is expected to occur no later than the third quarter of 2023. The terms of the accelerated share repurchases under the ASR Contracts are subject to adjustment if Con Edison enters into or announces certain types of transactions or takes certain corporate actions. See "Investments - 2021 Partial Impairment of Investment in Stagecoach Gas Services LLC (Stagecoach)" in Note AC to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
(d) Earnings per share on a diluted basis were $1.70 a shareOn March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note S and $1.22 a share forNote T to the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021,
respectively.First Quarter Financial Statements.
The following tabletables present the estimated effect of major factors on earnings per share and net income for common stock for the three months ended March 31, 20222023 as compared with the 20212022 period.
| | Variation for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 vs. 2021 | |
| Variation for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 vs. 2022 | | Variation for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 vs. 2022 | |
| | Net Income for Common Stock (Millions of Dollars) | Earnings per Share | | Net Income for Common Stock (Millions of Dollars) | Earnings per Share | |
| CECONY (a) | CECONY (a) | | CECONY (a) | | |
| Higher gas rate base | $29 | $0.08 | |
| Gas base rate increase | | Gas base rate increase | $94 | $0.27 | |
| | Resumption of the billing of late payment charges and other fees to allowed rate plan levels | 14 | 0.04 | |
| Higher electric rate base | 6 | 0.02 | |
| Higher interest expense | (10) | (0.03) | |
| Lower incentives earned under the electric and gas earnings adjustment mechanisms (EAMs) | (9) | (0.03) | |
| Higher stock based compensation costs | (6) | (0.02) | |
| Higher payroll taxes | (4) | (0.01) | |
| Weather impact on steam revenues | (3) | (0.01) | |
| Dilutive effect of stock issuances | — | (0.05) | |
| Electric base rate increase | | Electric base rate increase | 15 | 0.04 | |
| Higher income from allowance for funds used during construction | | Higher income from allowance for funds used during construction | 7 | 0.02 | |
| Lower storm-related costs | | Lower storm-related costs | 7 | 0.02 | |
| Lower operation and maintenance expense for stock-based compensation, health care costs, and injuries and damages | | Lower operation and maintenance expense for stock-based compensation, health care costs, and injuries and damages | 5 | 0.02 | |
| Change in incentives earned under the electric and gas earnings adjustment mechanisms (EAMs) and positive incentives | | Change in incentives earned under the electric and gas earnings adjustment mechanisms (EAMs) and positive incentives | 3 | 0.02 | |
| Weather impact on steam revenue | | Weather impact on steam revenue | (21) | (0.06) | |
| | Accretive effect of share repurchase | | Accretive effect of share repurchase | — | 0.01 | |
| | | Other | Other | (7) | (0.01) | Other | 19 | 0.03 | |
| Total CECONY | Total CECONY | 10 | (0.02) | Total CECONY | 129 | 0.37 | |
| O&R (a) | O&R (a) | | O&R (a) | | |
| Electric base rate increase | Electric base rate increase | 2 | 0.01 | Electric base rate increase | 2 | — | |
| Gas base rate increase | Gas base rate increase | 2 | 0.01 | Gas base rate increase | 2 | 0.01 | |
| | Higher storm-related costs | | Higher storm-related costs | (2) | (0.01) | |
| | Other | Other | (1) | (0.01) | Other | (1) | — | |
| Total O&R | Total O&R | 3 | 0.01 | Total O&R | 1 | — | |
| Clean Energy Businesses | | |
| HLBV effects | 37 | 0.10 | |
| Higher operating revenue | 26 | 0.08 | |
| Lower operation and maintenance expense | 17 | 0.05 | |
| Net mark-to-market effects | 2 | 0.01 | |
| Higher gas purchased for resale | (29) | (0.09) | |
| Clean Energy Businesses (b) | | Clean Energy Businesses (b) | | |
| | Other | 5 | 0.01 | |
| | Total Clean Energy Businesses | Total Clean Energy Businesses | 58 | 0.16 | Total Clean Energy Businesses | (84) | (0.23) | |
| Con Edison Transmission | Con Edison Transmission | | Con Edison Transmission | | |
| Higher investment income | | Higher investment income | 2 | 0.01 | |
| | Impairment loss related to investment in Stagecoach in 2021 | 125 | 0.36 | |
| | Other | Other | (3) | (0.01) | Other | — | (0.01) | |
| | Total Con Edison Transmission | Total Con Edison Transmission | 122 | 0.35 | Total Con Edison Transmission | 2 | — | |
| Other, including parent company expenses | Other, including parent company expenses | | Other, including parent company expenses | | |
| Impairment tax benefits related to investment in Stagecoach in 2021 | (5) | (0.01) | |
| Gain and other impacts related to the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses | | Gain and other impacts related to the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses | 763 | 2.16 | |
| Net mark-to-market effects | | Net mark-to-market effects | 4 | 0.01 | |
| HLBV effects | | HLBV effects | 3 | 0.01 | |
| | HLBV effects | (3) | (0.01) | |
| Accretive effect of share repurchase | | Accretive effect of share repurchase | — | 0.01 | |
| Higher interest income | | Higher interest income | 7 | 0.02 | |
| Other | Other | (2) | (0.01) | Other | 6 | 0.01 | |
| Total Other, including parent company expenses | Total Other, including parent company expenses | (10) | (0.03) | Total Other, including parent company expenses | 783 | 2.22 | |
| Total Reported (GAAP basis) | Total Reported (GAAP basis) | $183 | $0.47 | Total Reported (GAAP basis) | $831 | $2.36 | |
| a.Under the revenue decoupling mechanisms in the Utilities’ NY 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. 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. | a.Under the revenue decoupling mechanisms in the Utilities’ NY 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. 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. | a.Under the revenue decoupling mechanisms in the Utilities’ NY 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. 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 substantially all of the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses. | | b. On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses. | |
The Companies’ other operations and maintenance expenses for the three months ended March 31, 20222023 and 20212022 were as follows:
| | | | For the Three Months Ended March 31, | | For the Three Months Ended March 31, | |
| (Millions of Dollars) | (Millions of Dollars) | | 2022 | 2021 | (Millions of Dollars) | 2023 | 2022 | |
| CECONY | CECONY | | | CECONY | | |
| Operations | Operations | | $437 | $428 | Operations | $423 | $437 | |
| Pensions and other postretirement benefits | Pensions and other postretirement benefits | | 102 | (10) | Pensions and other postretirement benefits | 86 | 102 | |
| Health care and other benefits | Health care and other benefits | | 35 | 37 | Health care and other benefits | 37 | 35 | |
| Regulatory fees and assessments (a) | Regulatory fees and assessments (a) | | 87 | 78 | Regulatory fees and assessments (a) | 89 | 87 | |
| Other | Other | | 80 | 75 | Other | 115 | 80 | |
| Total CECONY | Total CECONY | | 741 | 608 | Total CECONY | $750 | $741 | |
| O&R | O&R | | 86 | 80 | O&R | 97 | 86 | |
Clean Energy Businesses | Clean Energy Businesses | | 76 | 99 | Clean Energy Businesses | 48 | 76 | |
| Con Edison Transmission | Con Edison Transmission | | 4 | 4 | Con Edison Transmission | 3 | 4 | |
Other (b)(c) | Other (b)(c) | | (2) | (1) | | Other (b)(c) | (2) | |
| Total other operations and maintenance expenses | Total other operations and maintenance expenses | | $905 | $790 | Total other operations and maintenance expenses | $896 | $905 | |
(a)Includes Demand Side Management, System Benefit Charges and Public Service Law 18A assessments whichthat are collected in revenues.
(b)IncludesOn March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note S and Note T 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.
A discussion of the results of operations by principal business segment for the three months ended March 31, 20222023 and 20212022 follows. For additional business segment financial information, see Note M to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
The Companies’ results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 20222023 and 20212022 were as follows:
| | | | CECONY | O&R | Clean Energy Businesses | Con Edison
Transmission | Other (a) | Con Edison (b) | | CECONY | O&R | Clean Energy Businesses (a) | Con Edison
Transmission | Other (b) | Con Edison (c) |
| (Millions of Dollars) | (Millions of Dollars) | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | (Millions of Dollars) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Operating revenues | Operating revenues | $3,517 | $3,205 | $285 | $248 | $260 | $224 | $1 | $1 | $(3) | $(1) | $4,060 | $3,677 | Operating revenues | $3,953 | $3,517 | $321 | $285 | $129 | $260 | $1 | $1 | $(1) | $(3) | $4,403 | $4,060 |
| Purchased power | Purchased power | 430 | 396 | 59 | 41 | — | — | — | — | (2) | — | 487 | 437 | Purchased power | 631 | 430 | 71 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | (2) | 702 | 487 |
| Fuel | Fuel | 144 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 144 | 93 | Fuel | 189 | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 189 | 144 |
| Gas purchased for resale | Gas purchased for resale | 324 | 233 | 47 | 31 | 72 | 32 | — | — | — | — | 443 | 296 | Gas purchased for resale | 365 | 324 | 63 | 47 | 41 | 72 | — | — | (1) | — | 468 | 443 |
| Other operations and maintenance | Other operations and maintenance | 741 | 608 | 86 | 80 | 76 | 99 | 4 | 4 | (2) | (1) | 905 | 790 | Other operations and maintenance | 750 | 741 | 97 | 86 | 48 | 76 | 3 | 4 | (2) | (2) | 896 | 905 |
| Depreciation and amortization | Depreciation and amortization | 446 | 415 | 24 | 24 | 59 | 58 | — | — | — | — | 529 | 497 | Depreciation and amortization | 473 | 446 | 25 | 24 | — | 59 | — | — | 1 | — | 499 | 529 |
| Taxes, other than income taxes | Taxes, other than income taxes | 721 | 674 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 2 | — | 753 | 704 | Taxes, other than income taxes | 736 | 721 | 24 | 23 | 4 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 765 | 753 |
| Gain on sale of the Clean Energy Businesses | | Gain on sale of the Clean Energy Businesses | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 855 | — | 855 | — |
| | Operating income | 711 | 786 | 46 | 49 | 46 | 28 | (3) | (3) | (1) | — | 799 | 860 | |
| Other income (deductions) (c) | 81 | (23) | 5 | (3) | — | — | 4 | (159) | — | (1) | 90 | (186) | |
| Operating income (loss) | | Operating income (loss) | 809 | 711 | 41 | 46 | 36 | 46 | (2) | (3) | 855 | (1) | 1,739 | 799 |
| Other income (deductions) | | Other income (deductions) | 182 | 81 | 12 | 5 | 1 | — | 7 | 4 | (6) | — | 196 | 90 |
| Net interest expense | Net interest expense | 200 | 184 | 11 | 11 | (37) | (28) | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 182 | 176 | Net interest expense | 233 | 200 | 13 | 11 | 15 | (37) | 2 | 1 | (1) | 7 | 262 | 182 |
| Income before income tax expense | 592 | 579 | 40 | 35 | 83 | 56 | — | (167) | (8) | (5) | 707 | 498 | |
| Income (loss) before income tax expense | | Income (loss) before income tax expense | 758 | 592 | 40 | 40 | 22 | 83 | 3 | — | 850 | (8) | 1,673 | 707 |
| Income tax expense | Income tax expense | 117 | 114 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 6 | — | (45) | 2 | (5) | 153 | 78 | Income tax expense | 154 | 117 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 24 | 1 | — | 76 | 2 | 243 | 153 |
| Net income | $475 | $465 | $30 | $27 | $59 | $50 | $— | ($122) | $(10) | $— | $554 | $420 | |
| Net income (loss) | | Net income (loss) | $604 | $475 | $31 | $30 | $19 | $59 | $2 | $— | $774 | $(10) | $1,430 | $554 |
Income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest
| Income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest
| — | — | — | (48) | 1 | — | — | — | — | (48) | 1 | Income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest | — | — | — | (3) | (48) | — | — | — | — | (3) | (48) |
| Net income for common stock | $475 | $465 | $30 | $27 | $107 | $49 | $— | ($122) | $(10) | $— | $602 | $419 | |
| Net income (loss) for common stock | | Net income (loss) for common stock | $604 | $475 | $31 | $30 | $22 | $107 | $2 | $— | $774 | $(10) | $1,433 | $602 |
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(a)IncludesOn March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note S and Note T 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..
(b)(c)Represents the consolidated results of operations of Con Edison and its businesses.
(c)For the three months ended March 31, 2021, Con Edison Transmission recorded a pre-tax goodwill impairment loss of $172 million ($120 million after-tax) that reduced the carrying value of
its investment in Stagecoach from $839 million to $667 million. See “Investments” in Note A to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
CECONY
| | | For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2022 | | For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2021 | | | For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2023 | | For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2022 | |
| (Millions of Dollars) | (Millions of Dollars) | Electric | Gas | Steam | 2022 Total | Electric | Gas | Steam | 2021 Total | 2022-2021 Variation | (Millions of Dollars) | Electric | Gas | Steam | 2023 Total | Electric | Gas | Steam | 2022 Total | 2023-2022 Variation |
| Operating revenues | Operating revenues | $2,084 | $1,131 | $302 | $3,517 | $1,968 | $973 | $264 | $3,205 | $312 | Operating revenues | $2,356 | $1,291 | $306 | $3,953 | $2,084 | $1,131 | $302 | $3,517 | $436 |
| Purchased power | Purchased power | 411 | — | | 20 | 431 | 383 | — | | 13 | 396 | 35 | Purchased power | 613 | — | | 18 | 631 | 411 | — | | 20 | 431 | 200 |
| Fuel | Fuel | 66 | — | | 78 | 144 | 45 | — | | 48 | 93 | 51 | Fuel | 79 | — | | 110 | 189 | 66 | — | | 78 | 144 | 45 |
| Gas purchased for resale | Gas purchased for resale | — | | 323 | — | | 323 | — | | 233 | — | | 233 | 90 | Gas purchased for resale | — | | 365 | — | | 365 | — | | 323 | — | | 323 | 42 |
| Other operations and maintenance | Other operations and maintenance | 573 | 118 | 50 | 741 | 475 | 92 | 41 | 608 | 133 | Other operations and maintenance | 568 | 125 | 57 | 750 | 573 | 118 | 50 | 741 | 9 |
| Depreciation and amortization | Depreciation and amortization | 332 | 90 | 24 | 446 | 315 | 77 | 23 | 415 | 31 | Depreciation and amortization | 343 | 105 | 25 | 473 | 332 | 90 | 24 | 446 | 27 |
| Taxes, other than income taxes | Taxes, other than income taxes | 532 | 149 | 40 | 721 | 503 | 132 | 39 | 674 | 47 | Taxes, other than income taxes | 559 | 137 | 40 | 736 | 532 | 149 | 40 | 721 | 15 |
| Operating income | Operating income | $170 | $451 | $90 | $711 | $247 | $439 | $100 | $786 | $(75) | Operating income | $194 | $559 | $56 | $809 | $170 | $451 | $90 | $711 | $98 |
Electric
CECONY’s results of electric operations for the three months ended March 31, 20222023 compared with the 20212022 period were as follows:
| | | For the Three Months Ended | | | For the Three Months Ended | |
| (Millions of Dollars) | (Millions of Dollars) | March 31, 2022 | March 31, 2021 | Variation | (Millions of Dollars) | March 31, 2023 | March 31, 2022 | Variation |
| Operating revenues | Operating revenues | $2,084 | $1,968 | $116 | Operating revenues | $2,356 | $2,084 | $272 |
| Purchased power | Purchased power | 411 | 383 | 28 | Purchased power | 613 | 411 | 202 |
| Fuel | Fuel | 66 | 45 | 21 | Fuel | 79 | 66 | 13 |
| Other operations and maintenance | Other operations and maintenance | 573 | 475 | 98 | Other operations and maintenance | 568 | 573 | (5) |
| Depreciation and amortization | Depreciation and amortization | 332 | 315 | 17 | Depreciation and amortization | 343 | 332 | 11 |
| Taxes, other than income taxes | Taxes, other than income taxes | 532 | 503 | 29 | Taxes, other than income taxes | 559 | 532 | 27 |
| Electric operating income | Electric operating income | $170 | $247 | $(77) | Electric operating income | $194 | $170 | $24 |
CECONY’s electric sales and deliveries for the three months ended March 31, 20222023 compared with the 20212022 period were:
| | | Millions of kWh Delivered | | Revenues in Millions (a) | | Millions of kWh Delivered | | Revenues in Millions (a) |
| | For the Three Months Ended | | | For the Three Months Ended | | | For the Three Months Ended | | | For the Three Months Ended | |
| Description | Description | March 31, 2022 | March 31, 2021 | Variation | Percent
Variation | | March 31, 2022 | March 31, 2021 | Variation | Percent
Variation | Description | March 31, 2023 | March 31, 2022 | Variation | Percent
Variation | | March 31, 2023 | March 31, 2022 | Variation | Percent
Variation |
| Residential/Religious (b) | Residential/Religious (b) | 2,641 | 2,606 | 35 | 1.3 | % | | $783 | $753 | $30 | 4.0 | % | Residential/Religious (b) | 2,614 | 2,641 | (27) | (1.0) | % | | $712 | $783 | $(71) | (9.1) | % |
| Commercial/Industrial | Commercial/Industrial | 2,515 | 2,354 | 161 | 6.8 | | | 614 | 528 | 86 | 16.3 | | Commercial/Industrial | 2,787 | 2,515 | 272 | 10.8 | | | 676 | 614 | 62 | 10.1 | |
| Retail choice customers | Retail choice customers | 5,144 | 5,229 | (85) | (1.6) | | | 537 | 581 | (44) | (7.6) | | Retail choice customers | 4,805 | 5,144 | (339) | (6.6) | | | 463 | 537 | (74) | (13.8) | |
| NYPA, Municipal Agency and other sales | NYPA, Municipal Agency and other sales | 2,398 | 2,288 | 110 | 4.8 | | | 162 | 148 | 14 | 9.5 | | NYPA, Municipal Agency and other sales | 2,330 | 2,398 | (68) | (2.8) | | | 158 | 162 | (4) | (2.5) | |
| Other operating revenues (c) | Other operating revenues (c) | — | | — | | — | | — | | (12) | (42) | 30 | (71.4) | | Other operating revenues (c) | — | | — | | — | | — | | 347 | (12) | 359 | Large |
| Total | Total | 12,698 | 12,477 | 221 | 1.8 | % | (d) | $2,084 | $1,968 | $116 | 5.9 | % | Total | 12,536 | 12,698 | (162) | (1.3) | % | (d) | $2,356 | $2,084 | $272 | 13.1 | % |
(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 the company’s rate plans.
(d)After adjusting for variations, primarily weather and billing days, electric delivery volumes in CECONY’s service area increased 2.60.8 percent in the three months ended March 31, 20222023 compared with the 20212022 period.
Operating revenues increased $116$272 million in the three months ended March 31, 20222023 compared with the 20212022 period primarily due to higher purchased power expenses ($202 million), an increase in revenues from the electric rate plan ($56 million), higher purchased power expenses ($2820 million) and higher fuel expenses ($2113 million).
Purchased power expenses increased $28$202 million in the three months ended March 31, 20222023 compared with the 20212022 period primarily due to higher unit costs ($53189 million), offset in part by lower and higher purchased volumes ($2514 million).
Fuel expenses increased $21$13 million in the three months ended March 31, 20222023 compared with the 20212022 period due to higher unit costs ($1915 million) and, offset by lower purchased volumes from the company's electric generating facilities ($2 million).
Other operations and maintenance expenses increased $98decreased $5 million in the three months ended March 31, 20222023 compared with the 20212022 period primarily due to higherlower stock-based compensation ($3 million) and lower costs for pensionsinjuries and other postretirement benefit, reflecting reconciliation to the rate plan leveldamages ($81 million), higher surcharges for assessments and fees that are collected in revenues from customers ($8 million) and higher healthcare costs ($42 million).
Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $17$11 million in the three months ended March 31, 20222023 compared with the 20212022 period primarily due to higher electric utility plant balances.
Taxes, other than income taxes increased $29$27 million in the three months ended March 31, 20222023 compared with the 20212022 period due to a higher property taxes ($38 million) and higher state and local revenue taxes ($2 million), offset in part by lower deferral of over-collected property taxes ($23 million), higher payroll taxes ($4 million) and higher state and local taxes ($214 million).
Gas
CECONY’s results of gas operations for the three months ended March 31, 20222023 compared with the 20212022 period were as follows:
| | | For the Three Months Ended | | | For the Three Months Ended | |
| (Millions of Dollars) | (Millions of Dollars) | March 31, 2022 | March 31, 2021 | Variation | (Millions of Dollars) | March 31, 2023 | March 31, 2022 | Variation |
| Operating revenues | Operating revenues | $1,131 | $973 | $158 | Operating revenues | $1,291 | $1,131 | $160 |
| Gas purchased for resale | Gas purchased for resale | 323 | 233 | 90 | Gas purchased for resale | 365 | 323 | 42 |
| Other operations and maintenance | Other operations and maintenance | 118 | 92 | 26 | Other operations and maintenance | 125 | 118 | 7 |
| Depreciation and amortization | Depreciation and amortization | 90 | 77 | 13 | Depreciation and amortization | 105 | 90 | 15 |
| Taxes, other than income taxes | Taxes, other than income taxes | 149 | 132 | 17 | Taxes, other than income taxes | 137 | 149 | (12) |
| Gas operating income | Gas operating income | $451 | $439 | $12 | Gas operating income | $559 | $451 | $108 |
CECONY’s gas sales and deliveries, excluding off-system sales, for the three months ended March 31, 20222023 compared with the 20212022 period were:
| | | Thousands of Dt Delivered | | Revenues in Millions (a) | | Thousands of Dt Delivered | | Revenues in Millions (a) |
| | For the Three Months Ended | | | For the Three Months Ended | | | For the Three Months Ended | | | For the Three Months Ended | |
| Description | Description | March 31, 2022 | March 31, 2021 | Variation | Percent
Variation | | March 31, 2022 | March 31, 2021 | Variation | Percent
Variation | Description | March 31, 2023 | March 31, 2022 | Variation | Percent
Variation | | March 31, 2023 | March 31, 2022 | Variation | Percent
Variation |
| Residential | Residential | 25,058 | | 26,221 | | (1,163) | | (4.4 | %) | | $522 | $455 | $67 | 14.7 | % | Residential | 22,508 | | 25,058 | | (2,550) | | (10.2) | % | | $558 | $522 | $36 | 6.9 | % |
| General | General | 13,960 | | 12,912 | | 1,048 | | 8.1 | | | 210 | 168 | 42 | 25.0 | | General | 12,526 | | 13,960 | | (1,434) | | (10.3) | | | 255 | 210 | 45 | 21.4 | |
| Firm transportation | Firm transportation | 32,847 | | 34,846 | | (1,999) | | (5.7) | | | 348 | 305 | 43 | 14.1 | | Firm transportation | 31,657 | | 32,847 | | (1,190) | | (3.6) | | | 403 | 348 | 55 | 15.8 | |
| Total firm sales and transportation | Total firm sales and transportation | 71,865 | | 73,979 | | (2,114) | | (2.9) | | (b) | 1,080 | 928 | 152 | 16.4 | | Total firm sales and transportation | 66,691 | | 71,865 | | (5,174) | | (7.2) | % | (b) | $1,216 | $1,080 | $136 | 12.6 | % |
| Interruptible sales (c) | Interruptible sales (c) | 2,697 | | 1,853 | | 844 | | 45.5 | | | 20 | 9 | 11 | Large | Interruptible sales (c) | 1,863 | | 2,697 | | (834) | | (30.9) | | | 20 | 20 | — |
| NYPA | NYPA | 7,785 | | 9,378 | | (1,593) | | (17.0) | | | 1 | 1 | — | | — | NYPA | 9,973 | | 7,785 | | 2,188 | | 28.1 | | | 1 | 1 | — |
| Generation plants | Generation plants | 9,952 | | 5,974 | | 3,978 | | 66.6 | | | 5 | 5 | — | | — | Generation plants | 11,781 | | 9,952 | | 1,829 | | 18.4 | | | 8 | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | |
| Other | Other | 5,979 | | 6,920 | | (941) | | (13.6) | | | 12 | 13 | (1) | | (7.7) | | Other | 6,173 | | 5,979 | | 194 | | 3.2 | | | 12 | 12 | — |
| Other operating revenues (d) | Other operating revenues (d) | — | | — | | — | | — | | 13 | 17 | (4) | (23.5) | | Other operating revenues (d) | — | | — | | — | | — | | 34 | 13 | 21 | Large |
| Total | Total | 98,278 | | 98,104 | | 174 | | 0.2 | % | | $1,131 | $973 | $158 | 16.2 | % | Total | 96,481 | | 98,278 | | (1,797) | | (1.8) | % | | $1,291 | $1,131 | $160 | 14.1 | % |
(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 the company’s service area increased 8.67.6 percent in the three months ended March 31, 20222023 compared with the 20212022 period.
(c)Includes 1,391654 thousand and 4481,391 thousand of Dt for the 20222023 and 20212022 periods, respectively, whichthat 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 the company’s rate plans.
Operating revenues increased $158$160 million in the three months ended March 31, 20222023 compared with the 20212022 period primarily due to an increase in revenues from the gas rate plan ($72127 million) and higher gas purchased for resale ($9042 million).
Gas purchased for resale increased $90$42 million in the three months ended March 31, 20222023 compared with the 20212022 period due to higher unit costs ($56157 million) and higher, offset in part by lower purchased volumes ($34115 million).
Other operations and maintenance expenses increased $26$7 million in the three months ended March 31, 20222023 compared with the 20212022 period primarily due to higher costs for pensions and other postretirement benefits, reflecting reconciliation to the rate plan level ($17 million), higher healthcaregas operations department costs ($1 million), higher uncollectible expense ($1 million) and higher municipal infrastructure support costs ($17 million).
Depreciation and amortizationexpenses increased $13$15 million in the three months ended March 31, 20222023 compared with the 20212022 period primarily due to higher gas utility plant balances.
Taxes, other than income taxes increased $17decreased $12 million in the three months ended March 31, 20222023 compared with the 20212022 period primarily due to a higherlower deferral of over-collected property taxes ($624 million), offset in part by higher property taxes ($57 million) and higher state and local taxes ($56 million).
Steam
CECONY’s results of steam operations for the three months ended March 31, 20222023 compared with the 20212022 period were as follows:
| | | For the Three Months Ended | | | For the Three Months Ended | |
| (Millions of Dollars) | (Millions of Dollars) | March 31, 2022 | March 31, 2021 | Variation | (Millions of Dollars) | March 31, 2023 | March 31, 2022 | Variation |
| Operating revenues | Operating revenues | $302 | $264 | $38 | Operating revenues | $306 | $302 | $4 |
| Purchased power | Purchased power | 20 | 13 | 7 | Purchased power | 18 | 20 | (2) |
| Fuel | Fuel | 78 | 48 | 30 | Fuel | 110 | 78 | 32 |
| Other operations and maintenance | Other operations and maintenance | 50 | 41 | 9 | Other operations and maintenance | 57 | 50 | 7 |
| Depreciation and amortization | Depreciation and amortization | 24 | 23 | 1 | Depreciation and amortization | 25 | 24 | 1 |
| Taxes, other than income taxes | Taxes, other than income taxes | 40 | 39 | 1 | Taxes, other than income taxes | 40 | — |
| Steam operating income | Steam operating income | $90 | $100 | $(10) | Steam operating income | $56 | $90 | $(34) |
CECONY’s steam sales and deliveries for the three months ended March 31, 20222023 compared with the 20212022 period were:
| | | Millions of Pounds Delivered | | Revenues in Millions | | Millions of Pounds Delivered | | Revenues in Millions |
| | For the Three Months Ended | | | For the Three Months Ended | | | For the Three Months Ended | | | For the Three Months Ended | |
| Description | Description | March 31, 2022 | March 31, 2021 | Variation | Percent
Variation | | March 31, 2022 | March 31, 2021 | Variation | Percent
Variation | Description | March 31, 2023 | March 31, 2022 | Variation | Percent
Variation | | March 31, 2023 | March 31, 2022 | Variation | Percent
Variation |
| General | General | 315 | | 334 | | (19) | | (5.7 | %) | | $15 | $14 | $1 | 7.1 | % | General | 261 | | 315 | | (54) | | (17.1) | % | | $14 | $15 | $(1) | (6.7) | % |
| Apartment house | Apartment house | 2,252 | | 2,313 | | (61) | | (2.6) | | | 76 | 66 | 10 | 15.2 | | Apartment house | 2,012 | | 2,252 | | (240) | | (10.7) | | | 80 | 76 | 4 | 5.3 | |
| Annual power | Annual power | 5,083 | | 5,161 | | (78) | | (1.5) | | | 202 | 175 | 27 | 15.4 | | Annual power | 4,359 | | 5,083 | | (724) | | (14.2) | | | 199 | 202 | (3) | (1.5) | |
| Other operating revenues (a) | Other operating revenues (a) | — | | — | | — | | — | | 9 | 9 | — | Other operating revenues (a) | — | | — | | — | | — | | 13 | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | |
| Total | Total | 7,650 | | 7,808 | | (158) | | (2.0) | % | (b) | $302 | $264 | $38 | 14.4 | % | Total | 6,632 | | 7,650 | | (1,018) | | (13.3) | % | (b) | $306 | $302 | $4 | 1.3 | % |
(a)Other steam operating revenues generally reflect changes in regulatory assets and liabilities in accordance with the company’s rate plan.
(b)After adjusting for variations, primarily weather and billing days, steam sales and deliveries increased 1.04.5 percent in the three months ended March 31, 20222023 compared with the 20212022 period.
Operating revenues increased $38$4 million in the three months ended March 31, 20222023 compared with the 20212022 period primarily due to higher fuel expenses ($30 million), higher purchased power expenses ($7 million) and higher tax law surcharge ($732 million), offset in part by the impact of warmer winter weather ($528 million).
Purchased power decreased $2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared with the 2022 period due to lower unit costs ($3 million), offset by higher purchased volumes ($1 million).
Fuel expenses increased $32 million in the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared with the 2022 period due to higher unit costs ($69 million), offset by lower purchased volumes from the company's steam generating facilities ($37 million).
Other operations and maintenance expenses increased $7 million in the three months ended March 31, 20222023 compared with the 2021 period due to higher unit costs ($9 million), offset, in part by lower purchased volumes ($2 million)
Fuel increased $30 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared with the 2021 period due to higher unit costs ($22 million) and higher purchased volumes from the company's steam generating facilities ($8 million).
Other operations and maintenance expenses increased $9 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher costs for pension and other postretirement benefits, reflecting reconciliation to the rate plan level ($76 million).
Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $1 million in the three months ended March 31, 20222023 compared with the 20212022 period primarily due to higher steam utility plant balances.
Other Income (Deductions)
Other income increased $104$101 million in the three months ended March 31, 20222023 compared with the 20212022 period primarily due to lower costs associated with components of pension and other postretirement benefits other than service cost.cost ($102 million), offset in part by lower expenses resulting from investment performance in a deferred income plan ($3 million).
Net Interest Expense
Net Interest Expense increased $16$33 million in the three months ended March 31, 20222023 compared with the 20212022 period primarily due toto higher interest on short-term debt ($20 million), higher interest on long-term debt.
Income Tax Expense
Income taxes increased $3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher income before income tax expensedebt ($317 million) and lower flow-through tax benefits in 2022 for plant-related itemshigher non-operating interest on deposits ($23 million), offset in part by a higher general business tax creditan increase in allowance for borrowed funds used during construction ($1 million).
O&R
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| For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2022 | | For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2021 | | |
| (Millions of Dollars) | Electric | Gas | 2022 Total | Electric | Gas | 2021 Total | 2022-2021 Variation |
| Operating revenues | $166 | $119 | $285 | $145 | $103 | $248 | $37 |
| Purchased power | 59 | — | | 59 | 41 | — | | 41 | 18 |
| Gas purchased for resale | — | | 47 | 47 | — | | 31 | 31 | 16 |
| Other operations and maintenance | 67 | 19 | 86 | 64 | 16 | 80 | 6 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 17 | 7 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 24 | — | |
| Taxes, other than income taxes | 15 | 8 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 23 | — |
| Operating income | $8 | $38 | $46 | $9 | $40 | $49 | $(3) |
Electric
O&R’s results of electric operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared with the 2021 period were as follows:
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| For the Three Months Ended | |
| (Millions of Dollars) | March 31, 2022 | March 31, 2021 | Variation |
| Operating revenues | $166 | $145 | $21 |
| Purchased power | 59 | 41 | 18 |
| Other operations and maintenance | 67 | 64 | 3 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 17 | 17 | — |
| Taxes, other than income taxes | 15 | 14 | 1 |
| Electric operating income | $8 | $9 | $(1) |
O&R’s electric sales and deliveries for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared with the 2021 period were:
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| Millions of kWh Delivered | | Revenues in Millions (a) |
| For the Three Months Ended | | | For the Three Months Ended | |
| Description | March 31, 2022 | March 31, 2021 | Variation | Percent
Variation | | March 31, 2022 | March 31, 2021 | Variation | Percent
Variation |
| Residential/Religious (b) | 417 | | 381 | | 36 | | 9.4 | % | | $85 | $70 | $15 | 21.4 | % |
| Commercial/Industrial | 227 | | 200 | | 27 | | 13.5 | | | 33 | 25 | 8 | 32.0 | |
| Retail choice customers | 629 | | 673 | | (44) | | (6.5) | | | 44 | 48 | (4) | | (8.3) | |
| Public authorities | 25 | | 25 | | — | | — | | 4 | 2 | 2 | Large |
| Other operating revenues (c) | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 1,298 | | 1,279 | | 19 | | 1.5 | % | (d) | $166 | $145 | $21 | 14.5 | % |
(a)O&R’s NY 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. Effective July 2021, the majority of O&R’s electric distribution revenues in NJ 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 NJ 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 the company’s electric rate plan.
(d)After adjusting for weather and other variations, electric delivery volumes in O&R’s service area increased 2.6 percent in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared with the 2021 period.
Operating revenues increased $21 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher purchased power expenses ($18 million) and higher revenues from the NY electric rate plan ($29 million).
Purchased power expenses increased $18 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared with the 2021 period due to higher unit costs ($16 million) and higher purchased volumes ($2 million).
Other operations and maintenance expenses increased $3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher pension costs, reflecting reconciliation to the rate plan level.
Gas
O&R’s results of gas operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared with the 2021 period were as follows:
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| For the Three Months Ended | |
| (Millions of Dollars) | March 31, 2022 | March 31, 2021 | Variation |
| Operating revenues | $119 | $103 | $16 |
| Gas purchased for resale | 47 | 31 | 16 |
| Other operations and maintenance | 19 | 16 | 3 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 7 | 7 | — | |
| Taxes, other than income taxes | 8 | 9 | (1) | |
| Gas operating income | $38 | $40 | ($2) | |
O&R’s gas sales and deliveries, excluding off-system sales, for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared with the 2021 period were:
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| Thousands of Dt Delivered | | Revenues in Millions (a) |
| For the Three Months Ended | | | For the Three Months Ended | |
| Description | March 31, 2022 | March 31, 2021 | Variation | Percent
Variation | | March 31, 2022 | March 31, 2021 | Variation | Percent
Variation |
| Residential | 6,165 | | 5,260 | | 905 | | 17.2 | % | | $84 | $66 | $18 | 27.3 | % |
| General | 1,350 | | 1,108 | | 242 | | 21.8 | | | 16 | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | |
| Firm transportation | 3,074 | | 3,582 | | (508) | | (14.2) | | | 20 | 25 | (5) | (20.0) | |
| Total firm sales and transportation | 10,589 | | 9,950 | | 639 | | 6.4 | | (b) | 120 | 103 | 17 | 16.5 | |
| Interruptible sales | 1,214 | | 1,217 | | (3) | | (0.2) | | | 2 | 2 | — | | — |
| Generation plants | 5 | | 4 | | 1 | | 25.0 | | | — | | — | | — | | — |
| Other | 285 | | 181 | | 104 | | 57.5 | | | — | | — | | — | | — |
| Other gas revenues | — | | — | | — | | — | | (3) | (2) | (1) | 50.0 | |
| Total | 12,093 | | 11,352 | | 741 | | 6.5 | % | | $119 | $103 | $16 | 15.5 | % |
(a)Revenues from NY 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, total firm sales and transportation volumes increased 1.7 percent in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared with the 2021 period.
Operating revenues increased $16 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher gas purchased for resale ($16 million).
Gas purchased for resale increased $16 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared with the 2021 period due to higher unit costs ($12 million) and higher purchased volumes ($4 million).
Other operations and maintenance expenses increased $3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher pension costs, reflecting reconciliation to the rate plan level.
Income Tax Expense
Income taxes increased $2$37 million in the three months ended March 31, 20222023 compared with the 20212022 period
primarily due to higher income before income tax expense ($135 million), and higher state income taxes ($8 million), offset in part by lower allowance for uncollectible accounts ($7 million).
O&R
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| For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2023 | | For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2022 | | |
| (Millions of Dollars) | Electric | Gas | 2023 Total | Electric | Gas | 2022 Total | 2023-2022 Variation |
| Operating revenues | $182 | $139 | $321 | $166 | $119 | $285 | $36 |
| Purchased power | 71 | — | | 71 | 59 | — | | 59 | 12 |
| Gas purchased for resale | — | | 63 | 63 | — | | 47 | 47 | 16 |
| Other operations and maintenance | 77 | 20 | 97 | 67 | 19 | 86 | 11 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 18 | 7 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 1 |
| Taxes, other than income taxes | 15 | 9 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 1 |
| Operating income | $1 | $40 | $41 | $8 | $38 | $46 | $(5) |
Electric
O&R’s results of electric operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared with the 2022 period were as follows:
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| For the Three Months Ended | |
| (Millions of Dollars) | March 31, 2023 | March 31, 2022 | Variation |
| Operating revenues | $182 | $166 | $16 |
| Purchased power | 71 | 59 | 12 |
| Other operations and maintenance | 77 | 67 | 10 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 18 | 17 | 1 |
| Taxes, other than income taxes | 15 | 15 | — |
| Electric operating income | $1 | $8 | $(7) |
O&R’s electric sales and deliveries for the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared with the 2022 period were:
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| Millions of kWh Delivered | | Revenues in Millions (a) |
| For the Three Months Ended | | | For the Three Months Ended | |
| Description | March 31, 2023 | March 31, 2022 | Variation | Percent
Variation | | March 31, 2023 | March 31, 2022 | Variation | Percent
Variation |
| Residential/Religious (b) | 467 | | 417 | | 50 | | 12.0 | % | | $107 | $85 | $22 | 25.9 | % |
| Commercial/Industrial | 262 | | 227 | | 35 | | 15.4 | | | 41 | 33 | 8 | 24.2 | |
| Retail choice customers | 495 | | 629 | | (134) | | (21.3) | | | 30 | 44 | (14) | | (31.8) | |
| Public authorities | 27 | | 25 | | 2 | | 8.0 | | | 3 | 4 | (1) | (25.0) | |
| Other operating revenues (c) | — | | — | | — | | — | | 1 | — | 1 | Large |
| Total | 1,251 | | 1,298 | | (47) | | (3.6) | % | (d) | $182 | $166 | $16 | 9.6 | % |
(a)O&R’s NY 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. Effective July 2021, the majority of O&R’s electric distribution revenues in NJ 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 NJ 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 the company’s electric rate plan.
(d)After adjusting for weather and other variations, electric delivery volumes in O&R’s service area decreased 1.9 percent in the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared with the 2022 period.
Operating revenues increased $16 million in the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared with the 2022 period primarily due to higher purchased power expenses ($12 million) and higher revenues from the NY electric rate plan ($2 million).
Purchased power expenses increased $12 million in the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared with the 2022 period due to higher unit costs ($8 million), and higher purchased volumes ($4 million).
Other operations and maintenance expenses increased $10 million in the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared with the 2022 period primarily due to higher non-deferred storm costs ($3 million), higher tree trimming expenses ($2 million), higher pension and other postretirement benefit costs reflecting reconciliation to the rate plan level ($1 million), higher customer assistance expenses ($1 million) and higher health care costs ($1 million).
Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared with the 2022 period primarily due to higher electric utility plant balances.
Gas
O&R’s results of gas operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared with the 2022 period were as follows:
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| For the Three Months Ended | |
| (Millions of Dollars) | March 31, 2023 | March 31, 2022 | Variation |
| Operating revenues | $139 | $119 | $20 |
| Gas purchased for resale | 63 | 47 | 16 |
| Other operations and maintenance | 20 | 19 | 1 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 7 | 7 | — | |
| Taxes, other than income taxes | 9 | 8 | 1 | |
| Gas operating income | $40 | $38 | $2 | |
O&R’s gas sales and deliveries, excluding off-system sales, for the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared with the 2022 period were:
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| Thousands of Dt Delivered | | Revenues in Millions (a) |
| For the Three Months Ended | | | For the Three Months Ended | |
| Description | March 31, 2023 | March 31, 2022 | Variation | Percent
Variation | | March 31, 2023 | March 31, 2022 | Variation | Percent
Variation |
| Residential | 5,208 | | 6,165 | | (957) | | (15.5) | % | | $100 | $84 | $16 | 19.0 | % |
| General | 1,094 | | 1,350 | | (256) | | (19.0) | | | 18 | 16 | 2 | 12.5 | |
| Firm transportation | 2,180 | | 3,074 | | (894) | | (29.1) | | | 17 | 20 | (3) | (15.0) | |
| Total firm sales and transportation | 8,482 | | 10,589 | | (2,107) | | (19.9) | % | (b) | $135 | $120 | $15 | 12.5 | % |
| Interruptible sales | 957 | | 1,214 | | (257) | | (21.2) | | | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Generation plants | 1 | | 5 | | (4) | | (80.0) | | | — | | — | | — | — |
| Other | 294 | | 285 | | 9 | | 3.2 | | | — | | — | | — | — |
| Other gas revenues | — | | — | | — | | — | | 2 | (3) | 5 | Large |
| Total | 9,734 | | 12,093 | | (2,359) | | (19.5) | % | | $139 | $119 | $20 | 16.8 | % |
(a)Revenues from NY 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, total firm sales and transportation volumes decreased 0.3 percent in the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared with the 2022 period.
Operating revenues increased $20 million in the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared with the 2022 period primarily due to higher gas purchased for resale ($16 million) and higher revenues from the NY gas rate plan ($3 million).
Gas purchased for resale increased $16 million in the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared with the 2022 period due to higher unit costs ($35 million), offset in part by lower purchased volumes ($19 million).
Other operations and maintenance expenses increased $1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared with the 2022 period primarily due to higher pension and other postretirement benefit costs, reflecting reconciliation to the rate plan level.
Taxes, other than income taxes increased $1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared with the 2022 period primarily due to higher property taxes and higher payroll taxes.
Income Tax Expense
Income taxes decreased $1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared with the 2022 period
primarily due to lower allowance for uncollectible accounts.
Clean Energy Businesses
On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note S and Note T to the First Quarter Financial Statements. The Clean Energy Businesses’ results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 20222023 compared with the 20212022 period were as follows:
| | | For the Three Months Ended | | | For the Three Months Ended | |
| (Millions of Dollars) | (Millions of Dollars) | March 31, 2022 | March 31, 2021 | Variation | (Millions of Dollars) | March 31, 2023 | March 31, 2022 | Variation |
| Operating revenues | Operating revenues | $260 | $224 | $36 | Operating revenues | $129 | $260 | $(131) |
| | | Gas purchased for resale | Gas purchased for resale | 72 | 32 | 40 | Gas purchased for resale | 41 | 72 | (31) |
| Other operations and maintenance | Other operations and maintenance | 76 | 99 | (23) | Other operations and maintenance | 48 | 76 | (28) |
| Depreciation and amortization | Depreciation and amortization | 59 | 58 | 1 | Depreciation and amortization | — | 59 | (59) |
| Taxes, other than income taxes | Taxes, other than income taxes | 7 | — | | Taxes, other than income taxes | 4 | 7 | (3) |
| | Operating income | Operating income | $46 | $28 | $18 | Operating income | $36 | $46 | $(10) |
Operating revenues increased $36decreased $131 million in the three months ended March 31, 20222023 compared with the 20212022 period primarily due to higher wholesale revenues ($56 million), offset in part by lower revenue from renewable electric projects ($11 million), lower energy services revenues ($6 million) and lower net mark-to-market values ($3 million).the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses.
Gas purchased for resale increased $40decreased $31 million in the three months ended March 31, 20222023 compared with the 20212022 period due to higher purchased volumes and prices.the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses.
Other operations and maintenance expenses decreased $23 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to lower costs from renewable electric projects.
Net Interest Expense
Net interest expenseOther operations and maintenance expenses decreased $9$28 million in the three months ended March 31, 20222023 compared with the 20212022 period primarily due to the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses.
Depreciation and amortization expenses decreased $59 million in the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared with the 2022 period primarily due to the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses.
Net Interest Expense
Net interest expense increased $52 million in the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared with the 2022 period primarily due to lower unrealized gains on interest rate derivatives.swaps in the 2023 period. On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses and impact for 2023 is shown through the date of sale. See Note S and Note T to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
Income Tax Expense
Income taxes increased $18decreased $21 million in the three months ended March 31, 20222023 compared with the 20212022 period primarily due to higherlower income before income tax expense ($613 million), lower incomeloss attributable to non-controlling interest ($1211 million) and higher, lower state income taxestax expense ($13 million), offset in part by higherlower renewable energy credits due to the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses ($4 million) and an increase in the valuation allowance on deferred state net operating losses ($2 million).
Income (Loss) Attributable to Non-Controlling Interest
IncomeLoss attributable to non-controlling interest decreased $49$45 million in the three months ended March 31, 20222023 compared with the 20212022 period primarily due to lower income in the 2022 period attributable to a tax equity investor in renewable electric projects accounted for undersale of the HLBV method of accounting. See Note P to the First Quarter Financial Statements.Clean Energy Businesses.
Con Edison Transmission
Other Income (Deductions)
Other income increased $163$3 million in the three months ended March 31, 20222023 compared with the 20212022 period primarily due to losses in 2021 from CET Gas’ pre-tax impairment loss of $172 million on its investment in Stagecoach (See "Investments" in Note A to the First Quarter Financial Statements) offset in part by investment income from Stagecoach ($8 million) and NY Transco ($4 million), compared to 2022higher investment income from NY Transco ($43 million).
Net Interest Expense
Net interest expense decreased $4increased $1 million in the three months ended March 31, 20222023 compared with the 20212022 period primarily due to the repayment ofhigher balances and interest on an intercompany loan from the parent company from a portion of the proceeds from the sale of Stagecoach.loan.
Income Tax Expense
Income taxes increased $45$1 million in the three months ended March 31, 20222023 compared with the 20212022 period primarily due to higher income before income tax expense ($35 million) and higher state income taxes ($11 million).expense.
Other
Income Tax Expense
Income taxes increased $7$74 million in the three months ended March 31, 20222023 compared with the 20212022 period primarily due to higher income before income tax expense from the absencegain on the sale of the consolidated New York StateClean Energy Businesses ($182 million), higher state income taxes ($19 million), higher state income taxes due to unitary adjustment ($17 million), increase in valuation allowance on state NOLs ($8 million), offset in part by the recognition of unamortized deferred investment tax benefit relatedcredits ($107 million), lower state tax income expense due to the Stagecoach impairmentchanges in 2021state apportionments, net of federal income taxes ($544 million). See "Investments – 2021 Partial Impairment of Investment in Stagecoach Gas Services LLC (Stagecoach)" in Note A and lower loss attributable to the First Quarter Financial Statements.non-controlling interest ($3 million).
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Companies’ liquidity reflects cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities, as shown on their respective consolidated statement of cash flows and as discussed below.
The Companies’ cash, temporary cash investments and restricted cash resulting from operating, investing and financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 20222023 and 20212022 are summarized as follows:
| | | For the Three Months Ended March 31, | | For the Three Months Ended March 31, |
| | | CECONY | O&R | Clean Energy Businesses | Con Edison
Transmission | Other (a) | Con Edison (b) | | CECONY | O&R | Clean Energy Businesses (d) | Con Edison
Transmission | Other (a)(b) | Con Edison (c) |
| (Millions of Dollars) | (Millions of Dollars) | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | (Millions of Dollars) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Operating activities | Operating activities | $477 | $220 | $47 | $15 | $13 | $(124) | $10 | $— | $(74) | $178 | $473 | $289 | Operating activities | $45 | $477 | $44 | $52 | $— | $13 | $(152) | $10 | $155 | $(79) | $92 | $473 |
Investing activities | Investing activities | (873) | (902) | (44) | (52) | (25) | (141) | (10) | — | — | (1) | (952) | (1,096) | Investing activities | (1,077) | (873) | (68) | (49) | (248) | (25) | (26) | (10) | 4,037 | 5 | 2,618 | (952) |
| Financing activities | Financing activities | (471) | (355) | (1) | 24 | (56) | 175 | — | — | 58 | (316) | (470) | (472) | Financing activities | 12 | (471) | 21 | (1) | — | (56) | 189 | — | (3,688) | 58 | (3,466) | (470) |
| Net change for the period | Net change for the period | (867) | (1,037) | 2 | (13) | (68) | (90) | — | | — | (16) | (139) | (949) | (1,279) | Net change for the period | (1,020) | (867) | (3) | 2 | (248) | (68) | 11 | | — | 504 | (16) | (756) | (949) |
| Balance at beginning of period | Balance at beginning of period | 920 | 1,067 | 29 | 37 | 178 | 187 | — | | — | 19 | 145 | 1,146 | 1,436 | Balance at beginning of period | 1,056 | 920 | 35 | 29 | 248 | 178 | — | | — | 191 | 19 | 1,530 | 1,146 |
| Balance at end of period (c) | Balance at end of period (c) | $53 | $30 | $31 | $24 | $110 | $97 | $— | | $— | | $3 | $6 | $197 | $157 | Balance at end of period (c) | $36 | $53 | $32 | $31 | $— | $110 | $11 | | $— | $695 | $3 | $774 | $197 |
| | Less: Cash balances held for sale (d) | | Less: Cash balances held for sale (d) | — | — | — | — | — | — | | — | 3 | | — | 3 | — |
| Balance at end of period excluding held for sale | | Balance at end of period excluding held for sale | $36 | $53 | $32 | $31 | $— | $110 | $11 | | $— | $692 | $3 | $771 | $197 |
(a) IncludesOther includes the parent company, Con Edison’s tax equity investments, the deferred project held for sale and consolidation adjustments.
(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 sold substantially all of the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note S and Note T to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
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 growth of 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.
During 2020 and 2021, theThe decline in business activity in the Utilities’ service territory from 2020 through 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Utilities' suspension of service disconnections, bill collection activities and certain charges and fees resulted in a slower recovery of cash from outstanding customer accounts receivable balances, material increases in customer accounts receivable balances, increases to the allowance for uncollectible accounts, and may result in increases to write-offs of customer accounts, as compared to prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. These trends may continue through 2022. Under the revenue decoupling mechanisms in the Utilities’ NY electric and gas rate plans, changes in delivery volumes from levels assumed when rates were approved may affect the timing of cash flows, but largely not net income. The prices at which the Utilities provide energy to their customers are determined in accordance with their rate plans. However,During 2022, increases in electric and gas commodity prices coupled with the decline in business activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic, may further contributecontributed to a slower recovery of cash from outstanding customer accounts receivable balances, increases to the allowance for uncollectible accounts, and increases to write-offs of customer accounts receivable balances. In general, changes in the Utilities’ cost of purchased power, fuel and gas may affect the timing of cash flows, but not net income, because the costs are recovered in accordance with rate plans.
The Utilities’ NY rate plans allow them to defer costs resulting from a change in legislation, regulation See “Financial and related actions that have taken effect during the term of the rate plans once the costs exceed a specified threshold. Increases to the allowance for uncollectible accounts related to the COVID-19 pandemic have been deferred pursuant to the legislative, regulatory and related actions provisions of their rate plans. In November 2021, the NYSPSC issued an order establishing a surcharge recovery mechanism commencing December 1, 2021 through December 31, 2022 for CECONY to collect late payment charges and fees that were not billed for the year ended December 31, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The order also established a surcharge recovery or surcredit mechanism for any fee deferrals for 2021 and 2022. In April 2022, the NYSPSC approved the October 2021 joint proposal for new electric and gas rates for O&R for the three-year period January 2022 through December 2024 (the Joint Proposal) that includes certain COVID-19 provisions, such as: recovery of 2020 late payment charges over three years; reconciliation of late payment charges to amounts reflected in rates for years 2021 through 2024; and reconciliation of write-offs of customer accounts receivable balances to amounts reflected in rates from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2024. See “COVID-19 Regulatory Matters” and “Other Regulatory Matters” in Note B to the First Quarter Financial Statements and “Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Impacts - Liquidity and Financing,Commodity Market Risks – Commodity Price Risk,” above.
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 “Rate Plans” in Note B, "COVID-19 Regulatory Matters" in Note B, “Other Regulatory Matters” in Note B and Note J to the First Quarter Financial Statements and "Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Impacts - Liquidity and Financing," above.below.
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’ NY electric and gas rate plans. For Con Edison, net income for the three months ended March 31, 2021 included a non-cash loss recognized with respect to a partial goodwill impairment of Con Edison Transmission’s investment in Stagecoach. See “Investments” in Note A to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
Net cash flows from operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 20222023 for Con Edison and CECONY were $184$381 million higherlower and $257$432 million higher,lower, respectively, than in the 20212022 period. The changeschange in net cash flows for Con Edison and CECONY primarily reflectreflects lower net higher deferred credits, noncurrent liabilities and other regulatory liabilities balances ($218 million566 million), a decrease in accounts payable ($387 million), a decrease in accrued interest ($32 million) and $191 million, respectively), higher deferred income taxes ($90 million and $5 million,
respectively), higherlower recoveries of depreciation ($32 million and $31 million, respectively), lower prepaymentsamortization ($29 million and $29 million, respectively), higher rate case amortizations and accruals ($25 million and $23 million, respectively), higher accrued interest ($13 million and $18 million, respectively) and lower revenue decoupling mechanism receivable balances ($14 million and $13 million, respectively)30 million), offset in part by a higher other receivables and other current asset balances ($241 million and $178 million, respectively). For CECONY, the changes also reflect a lower increasedecrease of accounts receivablesreceivable balances from customers net of allowance for uncollectible accounts ($51374 million) (see “COVID-19 Regulatory Matters” in Note B to the First Quarter Financial Statements and “Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Impacts", "Accounting Considerations” and “Liquidity and Financing,” above) and an increase in accrued taxes ($279 million). For CECONY, changes in net cash flows primarily reflects lower net deferred credits, noncurrent liabilities and other regulatory liabilities balances ($505 million), a decrease in accounts payable ($239 million), an increase in prepayments ($107 million) and a decrease in accrued taxes to affiliated companies ($88 million), offset in part by a higher decrease of accounts receivable balances from customers net of allowance for uncollectible accounts ($345 million) (see “COVID-19 Regulatory Matters” in Note B to the First Quarter Financial Statements and “Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Impacts", "Accounting Considerations” and “Liquidity and Financing,” above) and higher accrueddeferred income taxes ($29178 million).
The change in net cash flows also reflects the timing of payments for and recovery of energy costs. This timing is reflected within changes to accounts receivable – customers, recoverable and refundable energy costs within other regulatory assets and liabilities and accounts payable balances.
Cash Flows Used inFrom (Used in) Investing Activities
Net cash flows from investing activities for Con Edison were $3,570 million higher for the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared with the 2022 period. Net cash flows used in investing activities for Con Edison and CECONY were $144$204 million lower and $29 million lower, respectively,higher for the three months ended March 31, 20222023 compared with the 20212022 period. The change for Con Edison primarily reflects a decreasethe proceeds from substantially all of the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses, net of cash and cash equivalents sold ($3,927 million), offset in part by an increase in utility construction expenditures ($213 million), an increase in non-utility construction expenditures at the Clean Energy Businesses ($116115 million), higher investments ($15 million) due to constructionand higher cost of the CED Nevada Virginia projects being completed during the first half of 2021 and a decreaseremoval less salvage ($14 million). The change for CECONY primarily reflects an increase in utility construction expenditures at CECONY ($24191 million) and O&Rhigher cost of removal less salvage ($713 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 or 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 fromFrom (Used In) Financing Activities
Net cash flows used in financing activities for Con Edison were $2,996 million higher for the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared with the 2022 period. Net cash flows from financing activities for Con Edison and CECONY were $2 million lower and $116$483 million higher respectively, infor the three months ended March 31, 20222023 compared with the 20212022 period.
In February 2021, a subsidiary of the Clean Energy Businesses borrowed $250 million at a variable rate, due 2028, secured by equity interests in four of the company’s solar electric projects, the interest rate for which was swapped to a fixed rate of 3.39 percent.
In February 2021, a subsidiary of the Clean Energy BusinessesMarch 2023, Con Edison entered into an agreementaccelerated share repurchase agreements (ASR Contracts) with a tax equity investor fortwo dealers to repurchase $1,000 million in aggregate of Con Edison’s Common Shares ($.10 par value) (Common Shares). Pursuant to the financingASR Contracts, Con Edison made payments of a portfolio$1,000 million in aggregate to the dealers and received initial deliveries of three of the Clean Energy Businesses’ solar electric projects (CED Nevada Virginia). Under the financing, the tax equity investor acquired a noncontrolling interest8,730,766 Common Shares in the portfolio and will receive a percentage of earnings, tax attributes and cash flows. In March 2021, May 2021, June 2021, July 2021, and August 2021, the tax equity investor funded $39 million, $13 million, $47 million, $53 million and $111 million, respectively. The Clean Energy Businesses will continue to consolidate this entity and will report the noncontrolling tax equity investor’s interest in the tax equity arrangement.aggregate. See Note PC to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
In March 2021, a subsidiary of the Clean Energy Businesses agreed to issue $229February 2023, CECONY issued $500 million aggregate principal amount of 3.77 percent senior notes,5.20% debentures, due 2046. In June 2021, July 2021, and August 2021 CED Nevada Virginia issued $38 million, $61 million and $130 million, respectively, of2033. See Note C to the $229 million senior notes, which are secured by equity interests in CED Nevada and the proceeds from the sale of which repaid a portion of the borrowings outstanding under a construction loan facility.
During the first quarter of 2021, Con Edison optionally prepaid the remaining $675 million outstanding under a February 2019 term loan prior to its maturity in June 2021.First Quarter Financial Statements.
Con Edison’s cash flows from financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 20222023 and 20212022 also reflect the proceeds, and reduction in cash used for reinvested dividends, resulting from the issuancenet retirement of common shares under the company’s dividend reinvestment, stock purchase and long-term incentive plansshort-term debt of $18 million and $28 million, respectively.$2,454 million.
Cash flows used infrom financing activities of the Companies also reflect commercial paper issuances and repayments. The commercial paper amounts outstanding at March 31, 20222023 and 20212022 and the average daily balances for the three months ended March 31, 20222023 and 20212022 for Con Edison and CECONY were as follows:
| | | 2022 | 2021 | | 2023 | 2022 |
| (Millions of Dollars, except Weighted Average Yield) | (Millions of Dollars, except Weighted Average Yield) | Outstanding at March 31, | Daily
average | Outstanding at March 31, | Daily
average | (Millions of Dollars, except Weighted Average Yield) | Outstanding at March 31, | Daily
average | Outstanding at March 31, | Daily
average |
| Con Edison | Con Edison | $1,313 | $1,275 | $1,581 | $1,547 | Con Edison | $411 | $1,858 | $1,313 | $1,275 |
| CECONY | CECONY | $1,061 | $1,089 | $1,427 | $1,492 | CECONY | $405 | $1,773 | $1,061 | $1,089 |
| Weighted average yield | Weighted average yield | 0.8 | % | 0.4 | % | 0.2 | % | 0.2 | % | Weighted average yield | 5.4 | % | 4.8 | % | 0.8 | % | 0.4 | % |
Capital Requirements and Resources
Contractual Obligations
Con Edison’s material obligations to make payments pursuant to contracts totaled $53,645 million and $57,931 million at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. The decrease at March 31, 2023 is due primarily to Con Edison completing the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses on March 1, 2023. See Note S and Note T to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
Capital Resources
For each of the Companies, the common equity ratio at March 31, 20222023 and December 31, 20212022 was:
| | | Common Equity Ratio
(Percent of total capitalization) | | Common Equity Ratio
(Percent of total capitalization) |
| | March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | | March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 |
| Con Edison | Con Edison | 47.7 | 47.4 | Con Edison | 50.2 | 50.9 |
| CECONY | CECONY | 47.5 | 47.0 | CECONY | 49.1 | 46.9 |
Assets, Liabilities and Equity
The Companies' assets, liabilities, and equity at March 31, 20222023 and December 31, 20212022 are summarized as follows.
| | | | CECONY | O&R | Clean Energy
Businesses | Con Edison
Transmission | Other (a) | Con Edison (b) | | CECONY | O&R | Clean Energy
Businesses (c) | Con Edison
Transmission | Other (a) | Con Edison (b) |
| (Millions of Dollars) | (Millions of Dollars) | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | (Millions of Dollars) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
| ASSETS | ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | |
Current assets | Current assets | $4,582 | $4,703 | $328 | $290 | $545 | $542 | $3 | $2 | $4 | $14 | $5,462 | $5,551 | Current assets | $4,669 | $5,247 | $314 | $332 | $— | $879 | $15 | $4 | $870 | $6,510 | $5,868 | $12,972 |
| Investments | Investments | 579 | 608 | 24 | 26 | — | | — | | 233 | 223 | (3) | (4) | 833 | 853 | Investments | 558 | 539 | 20 | 20 | — | | — | | 313 | 286 | 14 | (4) | 905 | 841 |
| Net plant | Net plant | 42,015 | 41,613 | 2,616 | 2,599 | 4,370 | 4,367 | 17 | 17 | — | | — | 49,018 | 48,596 | Net plant | 44,507 | 44,011 | 2,766 | 2,738 | — | 4,718 | 17 | 17 | — | | (4,718) | 47,290 | 46,766 |
| Other noncurrent assets | Other noncurrent assets | 6,037 | 5,731 | 391 | 377 | 1,639 | 1,645 | 7 | 7 | 350 | 356 | 8,424 | 8,116 | Other noncurrent assets | 7,919 | 7,648 | 404 | 421 | — | 1,627 | 7 | 7 | 411 | (1,217) | 8,741 | 8,486 |
| Total Assets | Total Assets | $53,213 | $52,655 | $3,359 | $3,292 | $6,554 | $6,554 | $260 | $249 | $351 | $366 | $63,737 | $63,116 | Total Assets | $57,653 | $57,445 | $3,504 | $3,511 | $— | $7,224 | $352 | $314 | $1,295 | $571 | $62,804 | $69,065 |
| | LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | | | | | | | | | | | LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | | | | | | | | | | |
| Current liabilities | Current liabilities | $4,238 | $4,321 | $401 | $372 | $966 | $1,011 | $110 | $100 | $(300) | $(377) | $5,415 | $5,427 | Current liabilities | $3,607 | $6,036 | $320 | $409 | $— | $1,596 | $7 | $163 | $961 | $3,132 | $4,895 | $11,336 |
| Noncurrent liabilities | Noncurrent liabilities | 13,973 | 13,640 | 1,087 | 1,064 | 162 | 121 | (89) | (90) | (17) | 14 | 15,116 | 14,749 | Noncurrent liabilities | 15,576 | 15,451 | 1,080 | 1,103 | — | 338 | (85) | (86) | (150) | (113) | 16,421 | 16,693 |
| Long-term debt | Long-term debt | 18,384 | 18,382 | 968 | 968 | 2,583 | 2,607 | — | — | 648 | 647 | 22,583 | 22,604 | Long-term debt | 19,578 | 19,080 | 1,068 | 1,068 | — | 2,292 | — | — | (1) | (2,293) | 20,645 | 20,147 |
| Equity | Equity | 16,618 | 16,312 | 903 | 888 | 2,843 | 2,815 | 239 | 239 | 20 | 82 | 20,623 | 20,336 | Equity | 18,892 | 16,878 | 1,036 | 931 | — | 2,998 | 430 | 237 | 485 | (155) | 20,843 | 20,889 |
| Total Liabilities and Equity | Total Liabilities and Equity | $53,213 | $52,655 | $3,359 | $3,292 | $6,554 | $6,554 | $260 | $249 | $351 | $366 | $63,737 | $63,116 | Total Liabilities and Equity | $57,653 | $57,445 | $3,504 | $3,511 | $— | $7,224 | $352 | $314 | $1,295 | $571 | $62,804 | $69,065 |
(a) IncludesOther includes the parent company, Con Edison’s tax equity investments, the deferred project held for sale and consolidation adjustments.
(b) Represents the consolidated results of operations of Con Edison and its businesses.
(c) On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note S and Note T to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
CECONY
Current assets at March 31, 20222023 were $121$578 million lower than at December 31, 2021.2022. The change in current assets primarily reflects a decrease in cash and temporary cash investments ($8711,020 million), primarily due to the January 2022 payment of New York City semi-annual property taxes and a decrease to deferral ofaccrued unbilled late payment charges over the rate allowance that are being recovered through a surcharge mechanism established by the New York Public Service Commission in its November 2021 orderrevenues ($44173 million). The decrease is, offset in part by an increase in prepayments reflecting($574 million), and an increase in the fair value of short-term derivative assets ($83 million).
Investments at March 31, 2023 were $19 million higher than at December 31, 2022. The change in investments primarily reflects an increase in supplemental retirement income plan assets ($19 million). See Note E to the January 2022 payment of New York City semi-annual property taxes,First Quarter Financial Statements.
Net plant at March 31, 2023 was $496 million higher than at December 31, 2022. The change in net plant primarily reflects an increase in electric ($472 million), gas ($149 million), steam ($30 million) and general ($36 million) plant balances and an increase in construction work in progress ($94 million), offset in part by three monthsan increase in accumulated depreciation ($285 million).
Other noncurrent assets at March 31, 2023 were $271 million higher than at December 31, 2022. The change in other noncurrent assets primarily reflects an increase in the regulatory asset for COVID - 19 arrears relief deferrals programs ($335 million) and an increase in the regulatory asset for unrecognized pension and other postretirement costs to reflect the final actuarial valuation, as measured at December 31, 2022, of the pension and other retiree benefit plans in accordance with the accounting rules for retirement benefits ($43 million). The change in the regulatory asset also reflects the period's amortization whileof accounting costs. The increase is offset in part by a decrease in the fair value of deferred assets ($55 million), a decrease in pension and retiree benefits ($48 million) and a decrease in operating lease right-of-use asset ($12 million). See Notes B, E and F to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
Current liabilities at March 31, 2023 were $2,429 million lower than at December 2021 balance31, 2022. The change in current liabilities primarily reflects a decrease in notes payable ($1,895 million) and a decrease in accounts payable ($502 million).
Noncurrent liabilities at March 31, 2023 were $125 million higher than at December 31, 2022. The change in noncurrent liabilities primarily reflects an increase in deferred income taxes and unamortized investment tax credits
($387 million) primarily due to accelerated tax depreciation, repair deductions and the amortization of excess deferred federal income taxes due to the entire previous semi-annual payment madeTax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA). See Note J to the First Quarter Financial Statements. The change also reflects an increase in July 2021the fair value of derivative liabilities ($468120 million), offset in part by a decrease in the regulatory liability for unrecognized pension and other postretirement costs to reflect the final actuarial valuation, as measured at December 31, 2022, of the pension and other retiree benefit plans in accordance with the accounting rules for retirement benefits ($220 million), a decrease in the regulatory liability for deferred derivative gains - long term ($111 million) and a decrease in the regulatory liability for future income tax ($57 million). See Notes E and F to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
Long-term debt at March 31, 2023 was $498 million higher than at December 31, 2022. The change in long-term
debt primarily reflects CECONY's issuance of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.20% debentures, due 2033, offset in part by, the amortization of unamortized debt expense over the three month period. See Note C to the First Quarter Financial Statements
Equity at March 31, 2023 was $2,014 million higher than at December 31, 2022. The change in equity primarily reflects capital contributions from Con Edison ($1,675 million) in 2023,net income for the three months ended March 31, 2023 ($604 million), offset in part by common stock dividends to Con Edison ($264 million) in 2023.
O&R
Current assets at March 31, 2023 were $18 million lower than at December 31, 2022. The change in current assets primarily reflects a decrease in gas storage, at average cost ($15 million), a decrease in accrued unbilled revenue ($13 million), offset in part by an increase in accounts receivables, net of allowance for uncollectible accounts ($1858 million) (see “COVID-19 Regulatory Matters” in Note B to the First Quarter Financial Statements and “Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Impacts - Accounting Considerations” and “Liquidity and Financing,” above) and an increase in the fair value of short-term derivative assetshigher prepayments ($1574 million).
Investments at March 31, 2022 were $29 million lower than at December 31, 2021. The change in investments primarily reflects a decrease in supplemental retirement income plan assets ($26 million) and deferred income plan assets ($3 million). See Note E to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
Net plant at March 31, 20222023 was $402$28 million higher than at December 31, 2021.2022. The change in net plant primarily reflects an increase in electric ($33124 million), gas ($26518 million), and general ($68 million) and steam ($209 million) plant balances, offset in part by an increase in accumulated depreciation ($23017 million) and a decrease in construction work in progress ($526 million).
Other noncurrent assets at March 31, 20222023 were $306$17 million lower than at December 31, 2022. The change in
other noncurrent assets primarily reflects a decrease in pension and retiree benefits ($7 million), a decrease in the fair value of derivative assets ($6 million) and a decrease in regulatory assets ($2 million).
Current liabilities at March 31, 2023 were $89 million lower than at December 31, 2022. The change in current liabilities primarily reflects a decrease in notes payable ($52 million), a decrease in accounts payable ($20 million) and a decrease in accounts payable to affiliated companies ($16 million).
Noncurrent liabilities at March 31, 2023 were $23 million lower than at December 31, 2022. The change in noncurrent liabilities primarily reflects a decrease in long-term deferred derivative gains ($15 million), the regulatory liabilities for unrecognized pension and other postretirement costs ($3 million) and low income aggregation program ($2 million).
Equity at March 31, 2023 was $105 million higher than at December 31, 2021.2022. The change in other noncurrent assetsequity primarily reflects an increasecapital contributions from Con Edison ($90 million) in pension and retiree benefits2023,net income for the three months ended March 31, 2023 ($25531 million), an increase in the regulatory asset for system peak reduction and energy efficiency programs ($45 million), deferred derivative losses ($35 million), deferred storm costs ($20 million) and deferrals for increased costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic ($20 million). The increase is offset in part by a decreasecommon stock dividends to Con Edison ($16 million) in 2023.
CleanEnergyBusinesses
On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the regulatory asset for deferred pension and other postretirement benefits ($43 million), unrecognized pension and other postretirement costs to reflect the final actuarial valuation, as measured at December 31, 2021,sale of substantially all of the pensionassets of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note S and other retiree benefit plans in accordance with the accounting rules for retirement benefits ($21 million). The change in the regulatory asset also reflects the period's amortization of accounting costs. See Notes B, E and FNote T to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
Current liabilitiesCon Edison Transmission
Currents assets at March 31, 20222023 were $83 million lower than at December 31, 2021. The change in current liabilities primarily reflects decreases in notes payable ($300 million), accounts payable ($169 million) and accrued benefits for management incentive awards ($55 million), offset in part by increases in the regulatory liability for deferred derivative gains ($311 million), accrued interest ($108 million), increases in the regulatory liability for refundable energy costs ($17 million) and customer deposits ($13 million).
Noncurrent liabilities at March 31, 2022 were $333$11 million higher than at December 31, 2021.2022. The change in noncurrent liabilities primarily reflects an increase in deferred income taxes and unamortized investment tax credits ($181 million) primarily due to accelerated tax depreciation, repair deductions and the prepayment of New York City property taxes. See Note J to the First Quarter Financial Statements. The change also reflects an increase in regulatory liabilities for unrecognized other postretirement costs ($199 million) and an increase in the liability for pension and retiree benefits ($23 million) that primarily reflects the final actuarial valuation, as measured at December 31, 2021, of the plans in accordance with the accounting rules for retirement benefits. See Notes E and F to the First Quarter Financial Statements. These increases are offset in part by a decrease in the regulatory liability for net unbilled revenue deferrals ($78 million).
Equity at March 31, 2022 was $306 million higher than at December 31, 2021. The change in equity primarily reflects net income for the three months ended March 31, 2022 ($475 million), capital contributions from parent ($75 million) in 2022, offset in part by common stock dividends to parent ($245 million) in 2022.
O&R
Current assets at March 31, 2022 were $38 million higher than at December 31, 2021. The change in current assets primarily reflects increases in the fair value of short-term derivative assets ($18 million), accounts receivables, net of allowance for uncollectible accounts ($16 million) and other receivables, net of allowance for uncollectible accounts ($5 million).an equity contribution from Con Edison.
Net plant at March 31, 2022 was $17 million higher than at December 31, 2021. The change in net plant primarily reflects an increase in electric ($55 million), gas ($11 million), and general ($2 million) plant balances, offset in part by a decrease in construction work in progress ($40 million) and an increase in accumulated depreciation ($11 million).
Other noncurrent assets at March 31, 2022 were $14 million higher than at December 31, 2021. The change in
other noncurrent assets primarily reflects an increase in the regulatory asset for recoverable energy costs ($6 million), regulatory asset for unrecognized pension and other postretirement costs to reflect the final actuarial valuation, as measured at December 31, 2021, of the pension and other retiree benefit plans in accordance with the accounting rules for retirement benefits ($5 million), the fair value of long-term derivative assets ($4 million), pension and retiree benefits ($2 million), and operating lease right-of-use asset ($2 million). This increase is offset in part by a decrease in the regulatory asset for deferred pension and other postretirement benefits ($6 million). The change in
the regulatory asset also reflects the period's amortization of accounting costs. See Notes B, E and F to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
Current liabilitiesInvestments at March 31, 20222023 were $29$27 million higher than at December 31, 2021.2022. The change in current liabilities primarily reflects an increase in the regulatory liability for deferred derivative gainsinvestments reflects additional investment in NY Transco ($27 million).
Noncurrent liabilities at March 31, 2022 were $23 million higher than at December 31, 2021. The change in noncurrent liabilities primarily reflects an increase in the liability for pension and retiree benefits ($9 million), long-term operating lease liabilities ($3 million), regulatory liabilities for allowance for cost of removal less salvage ($3 million), long-term deferred derivative gains ($3 million), and an increase in other deferred credits ($226 million).
Equity at March 31, 20222023 was $15$193 million higher than at December 31, 2021. The change in equity primarily reflects net income for the three months ended March 31, 2022 ($30 million), offset in part by common stock dividends to parent ($14 million) in 2022.
Clean Energy Businesses
Current assets at March 31, 2022 were $3 million higher than at December 31, 2021. The change in current assets primarily reflects an increase in other currents assets ($60 million), accrued unbilled revenue ($7 million) and fair value of short-term derivative assets ($7 million), offset in part by a decrease in restricted cash ($69 million).
Net plant at March 31, 2022 was $3 million higher than at December 31, 2021. The change in net plant primarily reflects additional capital expenditures.
Other noncurrent assets at March 31, 2022 were $6 million lower than at December 31, 2021. The change in other noncurrent assets primarily reflects the divestiture of renewable electric projects.
Current liabilities at March 31, 2022 were $45 million lower than at December 31, 2021. The change in current liabilities primarily reflects a decrease in the fair value of derivative liabilities ($26 million) and a decrease in accounts payable ($18 million).
Noncurrent liabilities at March 31, 2022 were $41 million higher than at December 31, 2021. The change in noncurrent liabilities primarily reflects the increase of deferred taxes ($80 million), offset in part by the change in the fair value of derivative liabilities ($33 million).
Long-term debt at March 31, 2022 was $24 million lower than at December 31, 2021. The change in long-term debt primarily reflects the timing of principal loan repayment.
Equity at March 31, 2022 was $28 million higher than at December 31, 2021. The change in equity primarily reflects an increase in net income for the three months ended March 31, 2022 ($107 million), offset in part by a decrease in noncontrolling tax equity interest ($54 million) (see Note P to the First Quarter Financial Statements) and common stock dividends to parent ($24 million) in 2021.
contribution from Con Edison, Transmission
Investments at March 31, 2022the proceeds of which were $10 million higher than at December 31, 2021. The increase in investments primarily reflects additional investment in NY Transco ($10 million). See "Investments" in Note Aused to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
Current liabilities at March 31, 2022 were $10 million higher than at December 31, 2021. The change in current liabilities primarily reflects an increase in short-term borrowings underrepay an intercompany capital funding facility.loan.
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In March 31, 2022, none of2023, the Companies’ transactions, agreementsNY State legislature amended the NY State Public Service Law, directing the NYSPSC to develop rules to direct electric and gas utilities, among other things, to: (i) take necessary measures to monitor and protect customer privacy, including, but not limited to, customer electric and gas consumption data, from unauthorized disclosure or other contractual arrangements metunconsented sharing, (ii) develop and implement tools to monitor operational control networks to detect unauthorized network behavior, including the SEC definition of off-balance sheet arrangements.utilities' industrial control systems that support distribution, transmission and advanced metering infrastructure control centers and (iii) mandate that utilities’ emergency response plans include cyber-attack response plans. The law also states that customer electric and gas consumption data should be considered confidential.
Regulatory Matters
For information about the Utilities’ regulatory matters, see Note B to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
Environmental Matters
Clean Energy Future
Clean Energy Goals
71 In March and April of 2023, CECONY and O&R applied for federal grants of $177 million and $125 million, respectively, appropriated under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). In addition, seven states, including NY State, submitted a proposal for a Northeast Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (the Hydrogen Hub) to the U.S. Department of Energy for funding under the IIJA. CECONY is seeking up to $116 million of funding to use carbon-free hydrogen to produce steam at its East River steam generating station as part of the Hydrogen Hub proposal. Federal grants obtained pursuant to the IIJA are expected to be used to reduce customers’ costs for investments in CECONY’s electric and steam systems and O&R's electric system.
In April 2023, the NYSPSC approved CECONY’s December 2022 petition seeking cost recovery approval for a proposed clean energy hub in Brooklyn, NY (Brooklyn Clean Energy Hub) at an estimated cost of $810 million, that is in addition to the capital expenditures approved in the CECONY joint proposal. See "Rate Plans" in Note B to the First Quarter Financial Statements. The Brooklyn Clean Energy Hub has an estimated in-service date of December 2027 and addresses a 2028 reliability need. The Brooklyn Clean Energy Hub provides the flexibility for offshore wind resources to interconnect during construction and after it commences operation.
In May 2023, NY approved the 2023-2024 state budget, that includes legislation that prohibits the installation of fossil-fuel equipment and building systems, including oil and natural gas, beginning in 2026 for affected new buildings with not more than seven stories and beginning in 2029 for all other new affected buildings. The law includes exemptions for, among other things, emergency backup generators, hospitals, laundromats and commercial kitchens.
Other Environmental Matters
In July 2021, a CECONY feeder failure led to the discharge of thousands of gallons of dielectric fluid from a street manhole in New Rochelle, NY. Dielectric fluid reached nearby streets, properties and the New Rochelle Harbor. CECONY, the U.S. Coast Guard, the NYSDEC and other agencies responded to the incident. CECONY stopped the feeder leak on the same day the discharge occurred and has completed the spill recovery operations. In coordination with federal and state regulators, CECONY is evaluating certain shoreline areas for the potential presence of residual dielectric fluid and the extent to which additional cleaning in such areas may be necessary.associated cleanup operations. In addition, the company has received third-party damage claims. The costs associated with this matter are not expected to have a material adverse effect on the company’s financial condition, results of operations orand liquidity. In connection with the incident, the company may incur monetary sanctions of more than $0.3 million for violations of certain provisions regulating the discharge of materials into, and for the protection of, the environment.
In August 2019, following the enactment of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), the NYSPSC initiated a proceeding to “reconcile resource adequacy programs with New York State’s renewable energy and environmental emission reduction goals.” In May 2020, the NYSPSC initiated a proceeding implementing the Accelerated Renewable Energy Growth and Community Benefit Act to align New York State’s electric system with CLCPA goals. In November 2020, NY’s investor-owned utilities (including the Utilities) and the Long Island Power Authority filed a comprehensive report in this proceeding, identifying proactive local transmission and distribution investments in their systems to facilitate achieving the goals of the CLCPA and setting out policy recommendations for how they will identify, prioritize and allocate costs of these and future such projects going forward. CECONY and O&R identified approximately $4,500 million and $400 million, respectively, in local transmission investment. In January 2022, the NYSPSC issued its order on power grid study recommendations that authorized CECONY to file a comprehensive petition addressing a proposed “Con Edison Hub” in Brooklyn, NY that could accommodate offshore wind generation. In April 2022, CECONY filed the petition, seeking cost recovery approval for the proposed Con Edison Hub at an estimated cost of $1,000 million and an estimated in-service date of 2027. The proposed Con Edison Hub would create interconnection points to connect up to 6,000 MW of offshore wind energy into the New York City grid.
For additional information about the Companies’ environmental matters, see Note G to the First Quarter Financial Statements.
Clean Energy Businesses
The following table provides information about the Clean Energy Businesses' renewable electric projects that are in operation and/or in construction at March 31, 2022:
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| Project Name | Generating
Capacity
(MW AC) | Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) Term (In Years) (a) | Actual
In-Service/Acquisition Date | State | PPA Counterparty |
| Utility Scale | | | | | |
| Solar | | | | | |
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| PJM assets (c) | 73 | (b) | 2011/2013 | NJ/PA | Various |
| New England assets (c) | 24 | Various | 2011/2017 | MA/RI | Various |
| California Solar | 110 | 25 | 2012/2013 | CA | PG&E |
| Mesquite Solar 1 | 165 | 20 | 2013 | AZ | PG&E |
| Copper Mountain Solar 2 | 150 | 25 | 2013/2015 | NV | PG&E |
| Copper Mountain Solar 3 | 255 | 20 | 2014/2015 | NV | SCPPA |
| California Solar 2 | 80 | 20 | 2014/2016 | CA | SCE/PG&E |
| Texas Solar 4 | 40 | 25 | 2014 | TX | City of San Antonio |
| Texas Solar 5 | 100 | 25 | 2015 | TX | City of San Antonio |
| Texas Solar 7 | 112 | 25 | 2016 | TX | City of San Antonio |
| California Solar 3 | 110 | 20 | 2016/2017 | CA | SCE/PG&E |
| Upton Solar | 158 | 25 | 2017 | TX | City of Austin |
| California Solar 4 | 240 | 20 | 2017/2018 | CA | SCE |
| Copper Mountain Solar 1 | 58 | 12 | 2018 | NV | PG&E |
| Copper Mountain Solar 4 (d) | 94 | 20 | 2018 | NV | SCE |
| Mesquite Solar 2 (d) | 100 | 18 | 2018 | AZ | SCE |
| Mesquite Solar 3 (d) | 150 | 23 | 2018 | AZ | WAPA (U.S. Navy) |
| Great Valley Solar (d) | 200 | 17 | 2018 | CA | MCE/SMUD/PG&E/SCE |
| Water Strider Solar (d) | 80 | 20 | 2021 | VA | VEPCO |
| Battle Mountain Solar/Battery Energy Storage System (d) | 101 | 25 | 2021 | NV | SPP |
| Copper Mountain Solar 5 (d) | 250 | 25 | 2021 | NV | NPC |
| Other (c) | 26 | Various | Various | Various | Various |
| Total Solar | 2,676 | | | | |
| Wind | | | | | |
| Broken Bow II | 75 | 25 | 2014 | NE | NPPD |
| Wind Holdings | 180 | Various | Various | SD/MT | NWE/Basin Electric |
| Adams Rose Wind | 23 | 7 | 2016 | MN | Dairyland |
| Other (c) | 42 | Various | Various | Various | Various |
| Total Wind | 320 | | | | |
| Total MW (AC) in Operation | 2,996 | | | | |
| Total MW (AC) in Construction (c) | 48 | | | | |
| Total MW (AC) Utility Scale | 3,044 | | | | |
| Behind the Meter | | | | | |
| Total MW (AC) in Operation (c) | 66 | | | | |
| Total MW (AC) in Construction (c) | 3 | | | | |
| Total MW Behind the Meter | 69 | | | | |
(a)Represents PPA contractual term or remaining term from the date of acquisition.
(b)Solar renewable energy credit hedges are in place, in lieu of PPAs, through 2025.
(c)Projects have generally not been pledged as security for project debt financing.
(d)Projects are financed with tax equity. See Note P to the First Quarter Financial Statements
Renewable Electric Generation
Renewable electric production volumes from utility scale assets for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared with the 2021 period were:
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| | Millions of kWh |
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| Description | March 31, 2022 | March 31, 2021 | Variation | Percent Variation | | | | |
| Renewable electric projects | | | | | | | | |
| Solar | 1,505 | 1,211 | 294 | 24.3 | % | | | | |
| Wind | 371 | 342 | 29 | 8.5 | % | | | | |
| Total | 1,876 | 1,553 | 323 | 20.8 | % | | | | |
Con Edison Transmission
CET Gas
In May 2022, the operator of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, whichthat is being constructed by a joint venture in which CET GasCon Edison Transmission owns a 10.09.5 percent interest (which is expected to be reduced to 8.0 percent based on the latest project cost estimate and CET Gas’Con Edison Transmission’s previous capping of its cash contributions to the joint venture), indicated it plans to pursue new permits and is now targeting a full in-service date during the second half of 2023 at a total project cost of approximately $6,600 million, excluding allowance for funds used during construction. In June 2022, the Mountain Valley Pipeline joint venture filed a request with the FERC for, and in August 2022, the FERC granted, a four-year extension of time to complete the project by October 2026. At March 31, 2022, CET Gas’2023, Con Edison Transmission’s carrying value of its investment in MVP was $111 million and CET Gas’its cash contributions to the joint venture amounted to $530 million.
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.
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. The Clean Energy Businesses use interest rate swaps to exchange variable-rate project financed debt for a fixed interest rate. See Note N to the First Quarter Financial Statements. Con Edison and CECONY estimate that at March 31, 2022,2023, a 10 percent increase in interest rates applicable to its variable rate debt would result in an increase in annual interest expense of $1$4 million. 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.
Inflationary pressure has prompted the Federal Reserve to increase interest rates. Higher interest rates have resulted in, and are expected to continue to result 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, and the Clean Energy Businesses applyapplied 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, 2022,2023, a 10 percent decline in market prices would result in a decline in fair value of $152$159 million for the derivative instruments used by the Utilities to hedge purchases of electricity and gas, of which $135$149 million is for CECONY and $17$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 and increases to the allowance for uncollectible accounts, and may result in increases to write-offs of customer accounts receivable balances.
In February 2022, the NYSPSC, in response to higher customer bills, requested that CECONY enhance its efforts to mitigate customer bill volatility due to commodity price increases by reassessing its power supply billing practices and improve communications to customers regarding forecasted significant bill increases resulting from commodity price increases. In March 2022, CECONY filed with the NYSPSC a proposed amendment to its electric tariff, effective June 1, 2022, to change how CECONY recovers the cost of electricity supplied to its full-service electric customers to reduce the likelihood of customer bill volatility by more closely aligning supply prices with CECONY's electric supply hedging positions. The proposed amendment is subject to NYSPSC approval. CECONY also committed to provide notice to customers in cases where supply price increases could result in significantly higher bills.
The Clean Energy Businesses use a value-at-risk (VaR) model to assess the market price risk of their portfolio of electricity and gas commodity fixed-price purchase and sales commitments, physical forward contracts, generating assets and commodity derivative instruments. VaR represents the potential change in fair value of the portfolio due to changes in market prices for a specified time period and confidence level. These businesses estimate VaR across their portfolio using a delta-normal variance/covariance model with a 95 percent confidence level, compare the measured VaR results against performance due to actual prices and stress test the portfolio each quarter using an assumed 30 percent price change from forecast. Since the VaR calculation involves complex methodologies and estimates and assumptions that are based on past experience, it is not necessarily indicative of future results. VaR for the portfolio, assuming a one-day holding period, for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021, respectively, was as follows:
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| 95% Confidence Level, One-Day Holding Period | March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 |
| | (Millions of Dollars) |
| Average for the period | $1 | | $1 | |
| High | 2 | | 3 | |
| Low | 1 | | — | |
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 4528 to 5538 percent equity securities, 3342 to 4360 percent debt securities and 1012 to 1422 percent real estate.alternatives. At March 31, 2022,2023, the pension plan investments consisted of 4931.9 percent equity securities, 3848.8 percent debt securities and 1319.3 percent real estate.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 NY rate plans.
Material Contingencies
For information concerning potential liabilities arising from the Companies’ material contingencies, see “COVID-19 Regulatory Matters” and "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, which informationthat is incorporated herein by reference.
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.
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 - Other Environmental Matters" in Part I, Item 2 of this report, which informationthat 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 2: Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
On February 16, 2023, Con Edison announced its intent to repurchase up to $1,000 million of its Common Shares ($.10 par value). In March 2023, Con Edison entered into ASR Contracts with two dealers to repurchase $1,000 million in aggregate of its Common Shares. Pursuant to the ASR Contracts, Con Edison made payments of $1,000 million in aggregate to the dealers and received initial deliveries of 8,730,766 Common Shares in aggregate, that were recorded in treasury stock at fair value based on the closing price on March 6, 2023 of $91.63, of $800 million. The remaining $200 million was recorded as additional paid-in-capital, representing the value of the forward contract to purchase additional shares. The final number of Common Shares to be received from the dealers will be based on the volume-weighted average share price of Common Shares during the term of the applicable transaction, less a discount. At settlement, under certain circumstances, the dealers may be required to deliver additional Common Shares to Con Edison or Con Edison may be required either to make a cash payment or deliver Common Shares to the dealers. The final settlement of the transactions under the ASR Contracts is expected to occur no later than the third quarter of 2023. The terms of the accelerated share repurchases under the ASR Contracts are subject to adjustment if Con Edison enters into or announces certain types of transactions or takes certain corporate actions.
ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
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| Period | (a) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased | (b) Average Price Paid per Share (or unit) | (c) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | (d) Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares (or Units) that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs |
| January 1 - January 31 | — | — | — | — |
| February 1 - February 28 | — | — | — | — |
| March 1 - March 31 | 8,730,766 | $91.63 | 8,730,766 | — (1) |
| Total | 8,730,766 | $91.63 | 8,730,766 | — |
1.On February 16, 2023, Con Edison’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $1,000 million of its Common Shares, of which the entire amount was used in connection with the March 2023 ASR Contracts. As described above, the final number of Common Shares to be received from the dealers will be based on the volume-weighted average share price of Common Shares during the term of the applicable transaction, less a discount. At settlement, under certain circumstances, the dealers may be required to deliver additional Common Shares to Con Edison or Con Edison may be required either to make a cash payment or deliver Common Shares to the dealers.
Item 6: Exhibits
Con Edison
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Exhibit 10.110.1.1 | |
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| Exhibit 10.1.8 | |
| Exhibit 31.1.1 | |
| Exhibit 31.1.2 | |
| Exhibit 32.1.1 | |
| Exhibit 32.1.2 | |
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| Exhibit 101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema. |
| Exhibit 101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase. |
| Exhibit 101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase. |
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CECONY
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Exhibit 10.23.2 | |
| Exhibit 10.2.1 | 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2022,27, 2023, among CECONY, the lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent Agent.(Designated (Designated in CECONY’sCon Edison's Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 31, 202227, 2023 (File No. 1-1217)1-1-1217) as Exhibit 10).10.2) |
| Exhibit 10.2.2 | |
| Exhibit 10.2.3 | |
| Exhibit 31.2.1 | |
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| Exhibit 32.2.1 | |
| Exhibit 32.2.2 | |
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| Exhibit 101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema. |
| Exhibit 101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase. |
| Exhibit 101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase. |
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| 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.
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.
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| Consolidated Edison, Inc. |
| Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. |
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Date: May 5, 20224, 2023 | By | /s/ Robert Hoglund |
| | Robert Hoglund
Senior Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and Duly
Authorized Officer |