ML13249A167
| ML13249A167 | |
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| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 12/31/2012 |
| From: | Southern California Public Power Authority, State of CA, Los Angeles Dept of Water & Power |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| 102-06760-TNW/RKR/KAR | |
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- Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station
- Hoover Uprating Project
- San Juan Generating Station
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[] Magnolia Power Project
- Ormat Geothermal Project
- Pinedale Natural Gas Reserves Project Barnett Natural Gas Reserves Project
- MWD Small Hydro Project
- Pebble Springs Wind Project
- Tieton Small Hydro Project
- Milford I & 11Wind Project (I
- Windy Point/Windy Flats Wind Project nh
- Linden Wind Project
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Sv BILL CARNAHAN BRYAN COPE JULIE FELIPE DANIEL HASHIMI Executive Director 1)ogram Development Energy Systems Assistant General Director Manager Counsel STEVE HOMER JAMES LAU GERI MITCHELL RICHARD Project Administratinm Regulatory Affairs Office Manager MORILLO Director Director General Counsel KELLY NGUYEN VERNON OATES SALPI ORTIZ ARPINE Energy Systems hinance & Accounting Administrative LEPEDZHYAN Director Director Analyst Intern
the renewed SCPOR Diversifying and Adapting As the economy continues to recover and As SCPPA adapts to the changing electric financial considerations of regulatory power industry landscape, one of our primary compliance impact our members and their challenge continues to be the facilitation of customers, SCPPA has adapted to the meeting the RPS goals of SBXI1-2 by changing electric power landscape and procuring renewable energy at reasonable continues to add value to our members prices. Compliance with AB 1368 by reducing through joint action. the reliance on our coal resources is also vitally important.
The 2011-2012 year for SCPPA was a year defined by change. SCPPA purchased its own SCPPA is constantly working with the building for the first time in the agency's members to keep rates at reasonable levels.
history. The amenities include meeting and However, new State and Federal mandates conference rooms for presentations or off-site make achieving this goal more and more meetings for our members. Renovations have difficult. The uncertainty surrounding the been made to obtain LEED Gold status. possible impacts of the Washington D.C.
political impasse on financial issues, such as In an effort to increase member value added the potential Federal Sequestration, the services, SCPPA added a Director of Program expiration of Investor and Production Tax Management to oversee demand-side Credits as well as the already expired DOE programs. As energy efficiency continues to 1603 Grants only add to difficulty of planning be at the forefront of members' resource a reliable, environmentally friendly electric planning, SCPPA will lead the charge for its system with reasonable rates.
members in the areas such as Electric Vehicle program creation and Smart Grid. Also, a The SCPPA looks forward to tackling the Director of Regulatory Affairs was appointed challenges in the coming years and to to help our members engage in the dynamic continuing to add value to our members and challenging world of regulatory through joint action and member compliance. collaboration.
(Operation and Maintenance plus Nuclear Fuel)
Lhe.Nulear 2 2.02 S1 6 1.33 1.25 1.27 13 2 0 20" Calendar Year 2011/2012 OPERATIONS Generation Capacity (Millions of Utilization AMWHs) M%
Unit 1 9.5 82.1%
Unit 2 11.7 101.0%
Unit 3 10.4 90.3%
Aggregate 31.6 91.1%
Percentage of SCPPA member participation in Palo Verde Operations Los Angeles 67%
Burbank/Glendale/Pasadena (4.4% each) 13.2%
Imperial Irrigation District 6.5%
Riverside 5.4%
Vernon 4.9%
Azusa/Banning/Colton (1% each) 3%
Five SCPPA participants own 41.8% of Unit 3 at the San Juan Generating Station, a coal-fired plant in New Mexico. A series of Interim Invoicing Agreements for fuel has led to high capacity factors and lower per unit fuel costs.
Although San Juan currently meets all environmental standards, the plant is under pressure from the EPA to further reduce NOX emissions, which are a component of regional haze. At issue is the choice of most cost-effective technology.
Percentage of SCPPA member participation in San Juan Unit 3 Operations Imperial Irrigation District 51%
Azusa 14.7%
Colton 14.7%
Banning 9.8%
Glendale 9.8%
Percentage of SCPPA member participation in Mead-Phoenix Project Los Angeles 24.8%
Anaheim 24.2%
Burbank 15.4%
Glendale 14.8%
Pasadena 13.8%
Riverside 4.0%
Azusa/Banning/Colton (1% each) 3.0%
Percentage of SCPPA member participation in Mead-Adelanto Project Los Angeles 35.7%
Anaheim/Riverside (13.5% each) 27.0%
Burbank 11.5%
Glendale 11.1%
Pasadena 8.6%
Colton 2.6%
Azusa 2.2%
Banning 1.3%
The Hoover Uprating Project continues to provide six SCPPA members with low-cost, renewable energy (hydro). A SCPPA representative is active in the implementation of the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program.
SCPPA and the other Hoover Contractors worked together to propose legislation to extend the availability of Hoover power 50 years beyond the contracts' expiration in 2017. The Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2011 was signed into law on December 21, 2011.
Percentage of SCPPA member participation in Hoover Uprating Anaheim 42.6%
Riverside 31.9%
Burbank 16%
Azusa 4.2%
Celton 3.2% i Banning 2.1%
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I As usual, the STS operated with near-perfect availability (98.41%), delivering 11.7 million MWHs to the six SCPPA members who are participants. The power comes 488 miles from the Intermountain Power Project, in Utah, over the +/- 500-kv DC line. The participants funded the STS Upgrade Project, which increased the capacity of the line by 480 MW. The new capacity is being used to bring power from renewable resources to Southern California.
Percentage of SCPPA member participation in STS Project Los Angeles 59.5%
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Anaheim 17.6%
Riverside 10.2%
Pasadena 5.9%
Burbank 4.5%
Glendale 2.3%
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- 1 The Magnolia Power Project is a 240 megawatt natural gas-fired, combined cycle plant, located on the site of an existing plant in the City of Burbank. The plant reached commercial operation in September, 2005, and is the first project to be wholly-owned and operated by SCPPA members. The Participants are Anaheim, Burbank, Cerritos, Colton, Glendale and Pasadena.
Percentage of SCPPA member participation in Magnolia Power Project Anaheim 38.0%
Burbank 31.0%
Glendale 16.5%
Pasadena 6.1%
Colton 4.2%
Cerritos 4.2%
It Percentage of SCPPA member participation in Pinedale Natural Gas Reserves Project Anaheim 5.3%
Burbank 2.1%
Colton 1.1%
Glendale 4.2%
Pasadena 2.2%
Los Angeles 74.5%
Turlock 10.6%
Percentage of SCPPA member participation in Barnett Natural Gas Reserves Project Anaheim 25.25%
Burbank 15.15%
Colton 5.05%
Pasadena 10.10%
Turlock 44.45%
- Los Angeles and Turlock hold their interests individually. Anaheim, Burbank, Colton, Glendale, and Pasadena have ownership through SCPPA. Los Angeles serves as Project Manager for the overall project, and SCPPA provides services for Los Angeles and Turlock under agency agreements.
SCPPA Members Anaheim, Banning, Glendale, and Pasadena receive up to 16 MWs of geothermal energy from plants in Heber, California, on a long-term purchase contract with Ormat.
Percentage of SCPPA member participation in Ormat Geothermal Project Anaheim 60%
Pasadena 15%
Glendale 15%
Banning 10%
Percentage of SCPPA member participation in MWD Small Hydro Project Anaheim 56.4%
Azusa 21.8%
Colton 21.8%
Burbank and Glendale receive up to 13.6 MW of power from the Tieton Small Hydro Project in Washington.
Percentage of SCPPA member participation in Tieton Small Hydro Project Burbank 50%
Glendale 50%
Los Angeles, Glendale, and Burbank participate in the Pebble Springs Wind Project, receiving 98.7 MW of wind power from Washington.
Percentage of SCPPA member participation in Pebble Springs Wind Project Los Angeles 69.6%
Glendale 20.3%
Burbank 10.1%
Milford 1 Wind Project Los Angeles, Burbank, and Pasadena participate in the Milford 1 Wind Project, a 200 MW wind farm in Milford, Utah.
Percentage of SCPPA member participation in Milford I Wind Project Los Angeles 92.5%
Burbank 5%
Pasadena 2.5%
Milford 2 Wind Project Los Angeles and Glendale participate in the 100 MW expansion of the Milford Wind Farm in Milford, Utah.
Percentage of SCPPA member participation in Milford 2 Wind Project Los Angeles 95.1%
Glendale 4.9%
Los Angeles and Glendale participate in the Linden Wind Project, a 50 MW wind farm in Klickitat County, Washington.
Percentage of SCPPA member participation in Linden Wind Project Los Angeles 90%
Glendale 10%
Percentage of SCPPA member participation in Windy Point/Windy Flats Wind Project Los Angeles 92.4%
Glendale 7.6%
Percentage of SCPPA member participation in Canyon Power Project Anaheim 100%
It Percentage of SCPPA member participation in Ameresco/Chiquita Landfill Gas Project Pasadena 83.3%
Burbank 16.7%
SCPPA completed several financing actions during the past fiscal year, In November 2011, SCPPA novated, from Citibank N.A. to Wells Fargo including the development of a financing structure for the Milford Wind N.A. ("Wells Fargo"), a fixed payor swap transaction, associated with the Corridor Phase 11Projecc which was financed during the fiscal year. Amidst Southern Transmission System Project, Subordinate Series 2000 Refunding a period of historically lo,' interest rates, SCPPA also focused on taking Revenue Bonds ("the 2000 Southern Transmission System Project Bonds"),
advantage of market opportunities to generate cost savings and focused on with a current notional amount of $125,000,000. The novation, which was managing its existing debt financings by completing risk-mitigating done at no cost to SCPPA, improved the credit risk which SCPPA has to refinancings. the counterparty and allowed SCPPA to remove the insurance provisions from the swap. The notional amount and applicable rates for the swap were In August 2011, SCPPA issued the Milford Wind Corridor Phase 11Project, unchanged.
Revenue Bonds, 2011-1 ("the 2011-1 Milford II Project Bonds") with an aggregate principal amount of $157,465,000. The 2011-1 Milford II Project In December 2011, SCPPA issued the Magnolia Power Project A, Bonds were issued to prepay for the purchase of 3,678,000 megawatt hours Refunding Revenue Bonds, 2011-1 ("the 2011-1 Magnolia Project A of energy to be delivered to SCPPA over a 20-year delivery term from a Bonds"), with an aggregate principal amount of $62,265,000, to refinance 102.0 MW nameplate capacity wind farm comprised of 68 wind turbines all of the Magnolia Power Project A, Revenue Bonds, 2003-1, which located near Milford, Utah. SCPPA completed the financing for the remained outstanding at the time. The 2011-1 Magnolia Project A Bonds Milford Wind Corridor Phase I1Project with a low interest cost of 3.75% were issued with a low interest cost of 2.48% for 11-year financing and will for 20-year financing. In addition to payments of debt service, SCPPA also result in savings of over $5 million to SCPPA over the next eleven years.
makes monthly payments tor any energy from the Milford Wind Corridor Phase II Project that exceeds the guaranteed annual quantity. As of June In January 2012, SCPPA replaced a Letter-of Credit which had been 30, 2012, the Milford Wind Corridor Phase 11 Project has no other bonds provided by KBC Bank N.A. in association with the Magnolia Power outstanding, other than the 2011-1 Milford II Project Bonds. The Milford Project A, Refunding Revenue Bonds, 2009-1 ("the 2009-1 Magnolia Wind Corridor Phase 11 Project is a new SCPPA project with the Los Project A Bonds"), with a Letter-of-Credit from U.S. Bank National Angeles Department of Water and Power (95.098%) and the Glendale Association ("US Bank"). The change to U.S Bank as a higher rated credit Water and Power (4.902%) as project participants. For the time being, provider will also have the result of lowering SCPPA's ongoing total cost Glendale Water and Power has laid off both its rights to output from the and reducing SCPPA's counterparty risk on the 2009-1 Magnolia Project A Milford Wind Corridor Phase 11 Project and its payment obligations on the Bonds, which remain outstanding with an aggregate principal amount of Milford Wind Corridor Phase 11 Project to the Los Angeles Department of $145,510,000.
Water and Power; however, Glendale Water and Power maintains an option to take it share ot the output, in return for its cost share, at a future Also in January 2012, SCPPA replaced a Letter-of Credit which had been date. At the time of issuance, the 2011-1 Milford II Project Bonds were provided by Bank of America, N.A. in association to the Magnolia Power assigned long-term ratings of AA- by Standard & Poor's and AA- by Fitch Project A, Refunding Revenue Bonds, 2009-2 ("the 2009-2 Magnolia Ratings. Project A Bonds"), with a Letter-of-Credit from Wells Fargo. The change
to Wells Fargo as a higher rated credit provider will also have the result of Also in June 2012, SCPPA replaced two Letters-of Credit which had been lowering SCPPA's ongoing total cost and reducing SCPPA's counterparty provided by Citibank, N.A. in association to the Power Project Revenue risk on the 2009-2 Magnolia Project A Bonds, which remain outstanding Bonds 2008 Subordinate Refunding Series A (Palo Verde Project) ("Series with an aggregate principal amount of $110,770,000. A") and Power Project Revenue Bonds 2008 Subordinate Refunding Series B (Palo Verde Project) ("Series B" and collectively "the 2008A&B Palo In April 2012, SCPPA issued the Southern Transmission System Verde Project Bonds"), with two Letters-of-Credit from Barclays Bank PLC Transmission Project, 2012 Subordinate Refunding Revenue Series A Bonds ("Barclays"). The change to Barclays as a higher rated credit provider will
("the 2012 A Southern Transmission System Project Bonds") to refinance also have the result of lowering SCPPA's ongoing total cost and reducing the Southern Transmission System Transmission Project, 2002 Subordinate SCPPA's counterparty risk on the 2008A&B Palo Verde Project Bonds, Refunding Revenue Series A Bonds ("the 2002 A Southern Transmission which remain outstanding with an aggregate principal amount of System Project Bonds") then outstanding with an aggregate par amount of $69,100,000 ($34,500,000 for Series A and $34,500,000 for Series B).
$47,375,000. The 2012 A Southern Transmission System Project Bonds The two Letters-of-Credit from Barclays cover the remaining term of the were issued with an aggregate principal amount of $39,935,000. The 2012 A 2008A&B Palo Verde Project Bonds.
Southern Transmission System Project Bonds were issued with the same final maturity of July 1, 2019 as the 2002 A Southern Transmission System In addition to the generation projects financings, cost reduction, and risk Project Bonds which were refinanced and were issued with a low interest reduction financing actions completed during this past fiscal year, SCPPA cost of 1.30% for 7-year financing which will result in savings of over $8 continued to plan for and develop financing options for other renewable million to SCPPA over the next seven years. projects to help SCPPA members meet renewable energy goals. SCPPA expects to complete financings for additional renewable energy projects in In May 2012, SCPPA novated, from Citibank N.A. to The Bank of New coming fiscal years and rnj '& AM1QWJ 1E* lIha ur York Mellon, a fixed payor swap transaction, associated with the Magnolia Power Project A, Refunding Revenue Bonds, 2009-1 and Magnolia Power Project A, Refunding Revenue Bonds, 2009-2, with a current notional amount of $110,888,878. The novation, which was done at no cost to SCPPA, improved the credit risk which SCPPA has to the counterparty and allowed SCPPA to raise a collateral threshold on the swap. The notional amount and applicable rates for the swap were unchanged.
In June 2012, SCPPA renewed a liquidity facility which had been provided by Wells Fargo in association to the 2000 Southern Transmission System Project Bonds. The extension will have the result of lowering SCPPA's ongoing total cost on the 2000 Southern Transmission System Project Bonds, which remain outstanding with an aggregate principal amount of
$125,000,000.
While the 112th Congress has predominately been characterized by a Capitol Hill on the conflicting cost estimates, severe timelines for sharp partisan divide, resulting in legislative gridlock, SCPPA has been compliance, as well as technical barriers. SCPPA members also worked active on a number of issues that could impact the cost and operations of with Reps. Mary Bono-Mack (R-Calif.) and Joe Baca (D-Calif.), and its member municipal utilities. That activity has focused on proposed eight of their California colleagues on a letter to EPA, to encourage EPA federal Clean Air Act regulations affecting existing SCPPA generation to work with the state and key stakeholders to come together on a "cost assets, as well as legislative proposals on cyber security, hydropower effective and reasonable alternative."
development, and municipal finance.
In August, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson agreed to grant a 90-stay Regional Haze Requirements of the Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) and asked the New Mexico How best to address regional haze at the San Juan Generating Station Environment Department (NMED) to lead an effort to bring all (San Juan) has been front and center for SCPPA and its plant partners in stakeholders to the table to discuss alternatives.
2012.
Over two months, NMED engaged stakeholders, including PNM, the The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), New Mexico's Gov. Navajo Nation, local political and economic development leaders from Susana Martinez (R), and Public Service of New Mexico (PNM) - the the Four Corners Area, environmental and consumer groups, the U.S.
operator of the San Juan plant - continue to negotiate in an effort to Forest Service, and the public to discuss the problem in greater detail and reach a compromise regarding federal regional haze requirements. Five solicit feedback. EPA endorsed the process, which led to development of SCPPA members - Azusa, Colton, Banning, Glendale, and lID - own the Martinez Administration's alternative proposal, which is currently 41.8 percent of San Juan Unit 3, and Anaheim owns 10 percent of Unit 4. under discussion by the EPA, the state and PNM.
The state, PNM and EPA have been at loggerheads over which emission In October, EPA issued an additional 45-day stay of the HP, which ends reduction technology will be required to mitigate regional haze. EPA Nov. 29; many view that as a deadline for the negotiations. Discussions rejected an earlier state plan, and instead insisted that PNM install continue with the hope that all parties can reach an acceptable selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology, with limited benefit over resolution.
the $75 million state plan, but is estimated to cost from $750 million to
$1 billion. Cyber Security While there was general agreement in the 112th Congress that cyber The cost and the impact of this decision will have significant economic security attacks on critical U.S. infrastructure, including the electric grid, implications for SCPPA members who own a share of the plant. For this are increasing, and pose a risk to the economy and national security, there reason, SCPPA utilities contacted their Congressional delegation several was no agreement on how best to legislate. Despite repeated urging by times, informing them of the potential impacts on southern California former and current national security and defense officials, and repeated consumers, and enlisting their support in discussions with EPA. In June simulated attacks by national security experts, the House and Senate SCPPA, along with other California owners of San Juan, testified on remained far apart on cyber security legislation.
The House in April passed a cyber bill which focused on information order cannot provide liability protection for owners/operators of critical sharing between the federal government and the private sector, which a assets, or compel them to share information about attacks and broad coalition of electric sector interests, including SCPPA, supported. vulnerabilities with the government. Thus, the White House continues to say that legislation is needed.
The Senate and the Obama Administration took a different approach, however. Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and Susan Collins (R-ME) Municipal Finance and Hydropower Development advanced a comprehensive cyber security bill that would have granted On municipal finance, public power is at significant risk of losing, or the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) new regulatory authority seeing limitations placed on, its municipal bonding authority. As to identify the most critical assets across 18 critical sectors, including the Congress and the Administration grapple with enormous "fiscal cliff' electric sector, set performance-based cyber security standards for those issues including expiring tax provisions and pending across-the-board assets, and enforce those standards. "sequestration" cuts to federal spending, several proposals have been floated to raise revenue through significant changes to the tax-exempt The electric sector coalition supported targeted efforts to give a federal bonding authority of state and local governments, including municipal agency authority to require industry action in the event of an "imminent utilities.
threat" to the bulk power system, but did not support creating a duplicative, possibly inconsistent cyber security regulations that would This threat to the public power business model is among the most serious undermine the current Federal Power Act program of mandatory, that municipal utilities have faced in decades, and will be SCPPA's top enforceable cyber security requirements for the bulk electric system. priority in the 113th Congress, as legislators and the White House work to address the nation's growing budget deficit and modify the tax code.
Attempts to modify the Lieberman-Collins bill, to enact a "voluntary" cyber security program under DHS, also failed to pass the Senate in the Lastly, SCPPA supported legislation in the 112th Congress to lift barriers post-election, lame duck session, which ensured that cyber security will to small hydropower development, such as H.R. 5892, Hydropower be on the agenda for the 113th Congress. Regulatory Efficiency Act, which passed the House but was not taken up in the Senate. This and its companion bill S. 629, the Hydropower Given the vote, we expect the Administration to issue an Executive Improvement Act will be the starting point for efforts to promote order on cyber security soon. The order will direct federal agencies to development of domestic hydropower in the next Congress. As SCPPA take action, under existing authorities, to encourage adoption of utilities work to meet California's 33% Renewable Portfolio Standard, performance standards to protect critical infrastructure from cyber small power projects could prove helpful.
attacks. The Administration, however, has acknowledged that such an
The 2011-12 session of the California State Legislature was a very busy of reporting requirements. It changes the every three years to every four one for SCPPA and its member utilities. Following is a summary of new years a requirement that each POU report to the CEC on identification of legislation related to energy and Cap & Trade introduced that entailed all potentially achievable cost-effective electricity savings and annual active engagement of member cities of SCPPA in key bills affecting their targets over the upcoming 10-years.
utilities.
Solar Energy Permit Fees Biomethane related bills: Senate Bill 1222 (Leno D-San Rafael) places a cap on the amount of Assembly Bill 1900 (Gatto D-Burbank) requires the Office of permit fees charged by a city or county for both residential and commercial Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to determine the maximum rooftop solar energy systems, unless a city or county makes written findings concentration of constituents of concern (COCs) in landfill gas and and adopts a resolution or ordinance providing substantial evidence of the requires the CPUC to develop testing protocols for the COCs. This bill reasonable cost to issue the permit and why the cost exceeds the specified also requires CPUC to adopt nondiscriminatory pipeline access rules and caps.
requires the Energy Commission to identify impediments, to biomethane electricity procurement, and prohibits a gas producer from knowingly POU FIT Deadline selling, transporting, or supplying gas from a hazardous waste landfill. Senate Bill 1332 (McLeod D-Chino) requires publicly-owned utilities (POUs) serving more than 75,000 customers to: (1) adopt a feed-in-tariff Assembly Bill 2196 (Chesbro D-Santa Rosa) requires that any procurement (FIT) for renewable generation facilities, as required under current law, no of biomethane delivered through a common carrier pipeline under a later than July 1, 2013; and (2) ensure that the FIT considers the avoided contract executed by a retail seller of electricity or local POU and reported costs for transmission and distribution upgrades, whether the renewable to the CEC prior to March 29, 2012, and otherwise eligible under the rules generation facility offsets peak demand, and environmental and greenhouse in place as of the date of contract execution, shall count toward the gas reduction compliance costs.
procurement requirements established in the RPS, under the rules in place at the time the contract was executed, including the Fourth Edition of the GHG Revenues: Distribution of Funds CECs Renewables Portfolio Standard Eligibility Guidebook, provided that AB 1532 (Perez D-Los Angeles) requires CARB to develop three those rules shall apply only to sources that are producing biomethane and investment plans that identify the anticipated expenditures of moneys injecting it into a common carrier pipeline on or before April 1, 2014. appropriated from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GHGRF), to submit each plan to the Budget Committees of each house of the POU Reporting to CEC Legislature, as specified, and to adopt each investment plan, as specified.
Assembly Bill 2227 (Bradford D-Inglewood) recasts and revises the Also, requires the Governor to submit a budget to the Legislature that reporting requirements of POUs to the CEC and the California Solar includes specified appropriations consistent with each investment plan and Initiative which are intended to result in a streamlining and consolidation requires the Legislature to consider these appropriations when adopting the
Budget Act. Lastly, it requires the ARB to annually submit a report no later CARB to allocate 60 percent of these funds to projects undertaken by than December of each year to the appropriate committees of the regulated industries entities in the cap and trade program. In addition, Legislature on the status of projects and their outcomes and any changes requires that 10 percent of these funds be allocated to the Strategic the ARB recommends need to be made to the investment plan. Growth Council and awarded to MPOs or council of governments for regional plans and to local governments and nonprofits for local climate GHG Revenues: First Auction Funds innovation projects. Late amendments removed provisions that created a SB 1572 (Pavley D-Santa Monica) appropriates 70% of auction revenues subaccount within the GHGRF for moneys collected by ARB from the sale collected in the 2012-13 fiscal year not allocated by DOE Also, requires of allowances to water suppliers.
Participant Owners~hip Interests T'he Authority's participants may elect to participate in the projects. As of June 30, 2012, the members have the following participation percentages in the Authority's financed operating projects:
S1 GENERATION TRANSMISSION SOUTHERN PALO VERDE SAN JUAN MAGNOLIA POWER CANYON POWER TRANSMISSION MEAD-PHOENIX MEAD-ADELANTO PARTICIPANTS PROJECT PROJECT PROJECT PROJECT SYSTEM PROJECT PROJECT PROJECT City of Los Angeles 67.0% 59.5% 24.8% 35.7%
City of Anaheim 38.0% 100.0% 17.6% 24.2% 13.5%
City of Riverside 5.4% 10.2% 4.0% 13.5%
Imperial Irrigation District 6.5% 51.0%
City of Vernon 4.9%
City of Azusa 1.0% 14.7% 1.0% 2.2%
City of Banning 1.0% 9.8% 1.0% 1.3%
City of Colton 1.0% 14.7% 4.2% 1.0% 2.6%
City of Burbank 4.4% 31.0% 4,5% 15.4% 11.5%
City of Glenda c 4.4% 9.8% 16.5% 2.3% 14.8% 11.1%
City of Cerrito,s 4.2%
City of Pasadeina 4.4% 6.1% 5.9% 13.8% 8.6%
100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
GREEN POWER NATURAL GAS HOOVER UPRATING TIETON MILFORD I MILFORD II LINDEN WIND WINDY PoIIFJ PINEDALE BARNETT PREPAID NATURAL GAS PARTICIPANTS PROJECT HYDRO-POWER WIND WIND ENERGY PROJECI PROJECT PROJECT PROJECT City of Los Angeles 92.5% 95.1% 90.0% 92.4%
City of Anaheim 42.6% 35.7% 45.4% 16.5%
City of Riverside 31.9%
Imperial Irrigation District City of Vernon City of Azusa 4.2%
City of Banning 2.1%
City of Colton 3.2% 7.1% 9.1% 11.0%
City of Burbank 16.0% 50.0% 5.0% 14.3% 27.3% 33.0%
City of Glendale 50.0% 4.9% 10.0% 7.6% 28.6% 23.0%
City of Cerrito, City of Pasadena 2.5% 14.3% 18.2% 16.5%
100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
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1WSIwi The Authority has entered into power sales, natural gas sales, and transmission service agreements with the above project participants. Under the terms of the contracts, the participants are entitled to power output, natural gas, or transmission service, as applicable. The participants are obligated to make payments on a "take-or-pay" basis for their proportionate share of operating and maintenance expenses and debt service. The contracts cannot be terminated or amended in any manner that will impair or adversely affect the rights of the bondholders as long as any bonds issued by the specific project remain outstanding.
The contracts expire as follows:
Palo Verde Project 2030 Ameresco Chiquita Landfill Gas Project 2030 San Juan Project 2030 Windy Point Project 2030 Magnolia Power Project 2036 Linden Wind Energy Project 2035 Canyon Power Project 2030 Southern Transmission System Project 2027 Hoover Uprating Project 2018 Mead-Phoenix Project 2030 Tieton Hydropower Project 2028 Mead-Adelanto Project 2030 Milford I Wind Project 2030 Natural Gas Project - Pinedale 2030 Milford 11Wind Project 2031 Natural Gas Project - Barnett 2030 The Authority's interests or entitlements in natural gas, generation, and transmission projects are jointly owned with other utilities, except for the Magnolia Power Project, Canyon IPower Project, 'lieton Hydropower Project, and the Linden Wind Energy Project which are wholly owned by the Authority. Under these arrangements, a pat i cipating member has an undivided interest in a utility plant and is responsible for its proportionate share of the costs of construction and operation and is entitled to its proportionate share of the energy, available transmission capacity or natural gas produced. Each joint plant participant, including the Authority, t, responsible for financing its share of construction and operating costs. The financial statements reflect the Authority's interest in each jointly owned project as well as the projects that it owns. Additionally, the Authority's share of expenses for each project is included in the statements of revenues, expenses, and clanges in net assets (deficit) as part of operations and maintenance expenses.
POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS The Authority Las entered into power purchase agreements with project participants as follows. These ORMAT GEOTHERMAL PEBBLE SPRINGS MWD SMALL AMERESCOICHIQUITA agreements are sobstantiAlly "take-and-play" contracts PAR [ICIPANIS ENERGY PROJECT WIND PROJECT HYDRO PROJECT LANDFILL GAS PROJECI where there tuax be other obligations not associated with the delis ern 1 eneri. Capacity 17.00 MW 98ý7 MW 17.04 MW 10.00 MW City of Los Angeles 92.5% 95.1%
City of Anaheim 42.6%
City of Azusa 4.2%
City of Banning 2.1%
City of Colton 3.2%
City of Burbank 16.0% 50.0% 5.0%
City of Glendale 50.0% 4.9%
City of Cerritos City of Pasadena 2.5%
100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
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S U..:. R Summary of Financial Condition and Changes in Net Assets COMBINED ALL PROJECTS
($ In Thousands)
JUNE 30, 2012 2011 2010 Assets Net utility plant $ 1,431,352 $ 1,454,668 $ 1,364,717 Investments 678,358 809,081 870,322 Cash and cash equivalents 348,515 233,543 245,390 Prepaid and other 1,309,637 1,179,779 747,379 Total assets 3,767,862 $ 3,677,071 $ 3,227,808 Liabilities Noncurrent liabilities $ 3,482,080 $ 3,409,560 $ 3,037,652 Current liabilities 415,090 394,590 322,662 Total liabilities 3,897,170 3,804,150 3,360,314 Net Assets (deficit)
Invested in capital assets, net of related debt (641,171) (609,033) (704,950)
Restricted net assets 603,201 530,757 564,582 Unrestricted net assets (91,338) (48,803) 7,862 Total net deficit (129,308) (127,079) (132,506)
Total liabilities and net assets (deficit) $ 3,767,862 $ 3,677,071 $ 3,227,808 Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Net Assets (deficit) for the year ended June 30 Operating revenues $ 682,990 $ 604,170 $ 516,088 Operating expenses (511,062) (449,731) (388,129)
Operating income 171,928 154,439 127,959 Investment and other income 23,745 19,095 27,741 Derivative gain (loss) (42,743) (22,199) (16,457)
Debt expense (167,130) (145,770) (145,965)
Change in net assets (14,200) 5,565 (18,104)
Net Deficit, beginning of year (127,079) (132,506) (169,205)
Net Contributions/ (Withdrawals) By Participants 11,971 (138) 9,793 Net Deficit, end of year $ (129,308) $ (127,079) $ (132,506) 29
LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM Financial Statements and Required Supplementary Information June 30, 2012 and 2011 (With Independent Auditors' Report Thereon)
LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM Table of Contents Page(s)
Independent Auditors' Report 1-2 Management's Discussion and Analysis 3 - 12 Financial Statements:
Balance Sheets 13-14 Statements of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Fund Net Assets 15 Statements of Cash Flows 16-17 Notes to Financial Statements 18 - 69 Required Supplementary Information 70
KPMG LLP Suite 2000 355 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90071-1568 Independent Auditors' Report The Board of Water and Power Commissioners Department of Water and Power City of Los Angeles:
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the City of Los Angeles' Department of Water and Power's Power Revenue Fund (Power System), an enterprise fund of the City of Los Angeles, California, as of June 30, 2012 and 2011, as listed in the table of contents. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America; the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Power System's internal control over financial reporting.
Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
As discussed in note 1 to the financial statements, the financial statements of the Power System are intended to present the financial position, the changes in financial position and cash flows of only that portion of the business-type activities of the City of Los Angeles, California that are attributable to the transactions of the Power System. They do not purport to, and do not, present fairly the financial position of the City of Los Angeles, California as of June 30, 2012 and 2011, the changes in its financial position or, where applicable, its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Power System as of June 30, 2012 and 2011, and changes in its financial position and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated November 30, 2012, on our consideration of the Power System's internal control over financial reporting and our tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements and other matters. The purpose of those reports is to describe the scope of our testing of internal control over financial reporting and compliance and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on the internal control over financial reporting or on compliance. That report is an integral part of an audit KPMG LLP is a Delaware limited liability partnership, the U.S. member firm of KPMG International Cooperative
('KPMG International"), a Swiss entity.
performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards and should be considered in assessing the results of our audits.
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles require that the management's discussion and analysis and the required supplementary information on pages 3-12 and 70 be presented to supplement the basic financial statements. Such infornation, although not a part of the basic financial statements, is required by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board who considers it to be an essential part of financial reporting for placing the basic financial statements in an appropriate operational, economic, or historical context. We have applied certain limited procedures to the required supplementary information in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, which consisted of inquiries of management about the methods of preparing the information and comparing the information for consistency with management's responses to our inquiries, the basic financial statements, and other knowledge we obtained during our audit of the basic financial statements. We do not express an opinion or provide any assurance on the information because the limited procedures do not provide us with sufficient evidence to express an opinion or provide any assurance.
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LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM Management's Discussion and Analysis June 30, 2012 and 2011 The following discussion and analysis of the financial performance of the City of Los Angeles' (the City)
Department of Water and Power's (the Department) Power Revenue Fund (the Power System) provides an overview of the financial activities for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2012 and 2011. Descriptions and other details pertaining to the Power System are included in the notes to the financial statements. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Power System's financial statements, which begin on page 13.
Using This Financial Report This annual financial report consists of the Power System's financial statements and required supplementary information and reflects the self-supporting activities of the Power System that are funded primarily through the sale of energy, transmission, and distribution services to the public it serves.
Balance Sheets, Statements of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Fund Net Assets, and Statements of Cash Flows The financial statements provide an indication of the Power System's financial health. The balance sheets include all of the Power System's assets, deferred outflows, and liabilities, using the accrual basis of accounting, as well as an indication 'about which assets can be utilized for general purposes, and which net assets are restricted as a result of bond covenants and other commitments. The statements of revenues, expenses, and changes in fund net assets report all of the revenues and expenses during the time periods indicated. The statements of cash flows report the cash provided by and used in operating activities, as well as other cash sources and uses, such as investment income and cash payments for bond principal and capital additions and betterments.
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I LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM I Management's Discussion and Analysis June 30, 2012 and 2011 I The following table summarizes the financial condition and changes in fund net assets of the Power System as of I
and for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2012, 2011, and 2010:
Table 1 - Condensed Schedule of Assets, Liabilities, and Fund Net Assets I (Amounts in millions)
Assets 2012 As of June 30 2011 2010 I
Utility plant, net Restricted investments
$ 8,114 639 7,431 634 6,979 683 I
Other noncurrent assets 2,100 2,534 2,364 Current assets Deferred outflows on derivative instruments 1,684 91 1,847 74 1,623 84 I
Liabilities and Fund Net Assets 12,628 12,520 11,733 I
Long-term debt, net of current portion Other long-term liabilities
$ 6,354 302 6,498 248 5,711 355 I Current liabilities 917 838 788 Fund net assets:
7,573 7,584 6,854 I Invested in capital assets, net of related debt Restricted 1,533 1,525 1,307 1,417 1,387 1,507 I
Unrestricted 1,997 2,212 1,985 Total fund net assets 5,055 4,936 4,879 I 12,628 12,520 11,733 Note: Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year's presentation.
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LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM Management's Discussion and Analysis June 30, 2012 and 2011 Table 2 - Condensed Schedule of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Fund Net Assets (Amounts in millions)
Year ended June 30 2012 2011 2010 Operating revenues:
Residential $ 977 966 1,015 Commercial and industrial 2,040 2,047 2,062 Sales for resale 36 84 126 Other 29 29 32 Total operating revenues 3,082 3,126 3,235 Operating expenses:
Fuel for generation and purchased power (1,313) (1,290) (1,310)
Maintenance and other operating expenses (1,317) (1,405) (1,315)
Total operating expenses (2,630) (2,695) (2,625)
Operating income 452 431 610 Nonoperating revenues (expenses):
Investment income 78 82 106 Federal bond subsidies 35 28 Other nonoperating revenues and expenses, net 14 12 25 Debt expenses (237) (265) (212)
Total nonoperating expenses (110) (143) (81)
Income before capital contributions and transfers 342 288 529 Capital contributions 27 28 13 Transfers to the reserve fund of the City of Los Angeles (250) (259) (220)
Increase in fund net assets 119 57 322 Beginning balance of fund net assets 4,936 4,879 4,557 Ending balance of fund net assets 5,055 4,936 4,879 Assets Utility Plant During fiscal years 2012 and 2011, the Power System capitalized $503 million and $557 million of additions, respectively, including transfers from construction work in progress to utility plant in service. Of the 5 (Continued)
I LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM I
Management's Discussion and Analysis June 30, 2012 and 2011 I
$503 million, $294 million, or 59% is related to distribution plant assets and mostly attributable to our Power Reliability Program (PRP) to improve distribution system reliability including replacement of aging poles, crossarms, cables, station equipment, and transformers. Other distribution system additions included construction of new business line facilities and installation of meters related to the Automatic Meter Infrastructure (AMI). In addition, $128 million or 26% is mostly related to generation plant assets including improvements to generator units at in-basin stations and construction of Adelanto Photovoltaic System. In addition, $57 million, or 11% is related to general plant assets including purchases of transportation equipment, improvements to general facilities, and installation of fiber optics. Of the $557 million during fiscal year 2011, $356 million, or 64% was related to distribution plant assets and mostly attributable to our Power Reliability Program (PRP), installation of new business line facilities, and meters. In addition, $90 million or 16% is mostly related to generation plant I
assets including station improvements at the in-basin generating stations. In addition, $88 million, or 16% is related to general plant assets including a new joint service center, communication/mainframe hardware equipment, and general office building improvements.
I Construction work in progress increased by $526 million in fiscal year 2012 and increased by $254 million in fiscal year 2011. The 2012 increases are mostly attributable to generation system assets including repowering of Haynes generating station units 5 & 6, construction of Pine Tree Photovoltaic System, and improvements at in-basin generating stations. In addition, general plant increases is attributable to the Customer Information System (CIS) replacement. The 2011 increases were attributable to similar projects.
Additional information regarding the Power System's utility plant assets can be found in note 4 to the accompanying financial statements.
The tables that follow summarize the generating resources available to the Department as of June 30, 2012.
These resources include those owned by the Department (either solely or jointly with other utilities) as well as resources available through long-term purchase agreements. Generating station capacity is measured in megawatts (MWs).
Table 3 - Department-Owned Generation Facilities Notional Net Net amount maximum dependable (Number of Number of capability capability Type of fuel facilities) units (MWs) (MWs)
Natural gas 4 (1) 22 3,399 3,313 Large hydro 1 7 (2) 1,247 1,175 Renewables 37 206 (3) 444 (4) 222 Subtotal 42 235 5,090 4,710 CDWR -- -- (120) (5) (56)
Total 42 235 4,970 4,654 l Consists of the following generating stations: Harbor Station, Haynes Station, Scattergood Station, and Valley Station. I 6 (Continued)
LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM Management's Discussion and Analysis June 30, 2012 and 2011 (2) The Castaic Plant currently has six (1,075 MWs) out of seven units available due to ongoing modernization work scheduled to be completed by 2014.
(3) The Department-owned renewable resources in-service include the Los Angeles Aqueduct, Owens Valley, and Owens Gorge small hydro units that qualify under the Department's renewable resource definition.
Also included are microturbine units at the Lopez Canyon Landfill and Department built photovoltaic solar installations, the Pine Tree Wind Project, Linden Wind Farm, and a local small hydro plant. Not included in the counts are the units that were upgraded at the Castaic Plant. Also not included are the two Scattergood gas-fueled units that partially burn digester gas in which the output related to the digester gas also qualifies under the Department's renewable resource definition.
(4) Included are the 30 MWs of qualify renewable capacity addition at the Castaic Plant. Also included are the 16 MWs of renewable energy generated at the Scattergood Station by burning digester gas from the Hyperion Treatment Plant.
(5) Energy payable to the California Department of Water Resources (CDWR) for energy generated at the Castaic Plant. This amount varies weekly up to maximum of 120 MWs.
Table 4 - Jointly Owned and Contracted Facilities Net Net maximum dependable Number of capability capability Type facilities (MWs) (MWs)
Large hydro 1 491 (1) 468 Nuclear 1 387 (2) 380 Coal 3 1,652 (3) 1,652 Renewables/DG 5,534 (4) 887 258 Total 5,539 3,417 2,758 (1) The Department's Hoover Plant contract entitlement is 25.16% of the Hoover total contingent capacity of 1,951 MWs. Current reduced lake level has reduced available capacity to about 468 MWs annual average.
(2) The Department's Palo Verde Station (PVNGS) entitlement is 9.66% of the maximum net plant capability of 4,003 MWs.
(3) The Department's current Intermountain Station (IPP) entitlement is 66.79% of the maximum net plant capability of 1,800 MWs. A portion of the IPP entitlement is subject to variable recall. The Department's Navajo Station entitlement is 21.20% of the maximum net plant capability of 2,250 MWs. The Mohave Station generating units were removed from service at the end of 2005.
(4) The Department's contracted renewable resources in-service include units at several landfill sites in the Los Angeles area; biogas fuel purchases outside of California; local hydro unit; wind farms in Wyoming, Oregon, Utah, and Washington; customer solar photovoltaic installations locally, and customer distributed generation (DG) units located in Los Angeles also provide energy resources.
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I LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM I Management's Discussion and Analysis June 30, 2012 and 2011 I Liabilities and Fund Net Assets Long-Term Debt As of June 30, 2012, the Power System's total outstanding long-term debt balance was approximately
$6.601 billion. The decrease of $76 million over the prior year's balance resulted from the scheduled maturities of $62 million and $14 million amortized premiums, discounts, and debt-related costs (including net loss on refundings).
As of June 30, 2011, the Power System's total outstanding long-term debt balance was approximately
$6.677 billion. The increase of $725 million over the prior year's balance resulted from the sale of $1.684 billion of the Power System revenue bonds less the refunding of $833 million revenue bonds and scheduled maturities of $126 million.
Outstanding principal, plus scheduled interest as of June 30, 2012, is scheduled to mature as shown in the chart below:
Chart: Debt Service Requirements
$2,500,000
$2,000,000 0 $1,500,000
$1,000,000
$500,000 2017 2022 2027 2032 2037 2042 2047 Five-Year Period Ending In addition, the Power System had $490.4 million and $485.6 million on deposit in trust funds restricted for the use of debt reduction as of June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
In October 2012, Standard & Poor's Rating Services, Moody's Investors Service, and Fitch Ratings affirmed the Power System's bond rating of AA-, Aa3, and AA-, respectively, due to the Power System's broad revenue stream and a competitive power supply portfolio that has historically provided competitive retail electricity rates and evident strategic focus on positioning the utility to improve system reliability while meeting state mandated I
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LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM Management's Discussion and Analysis June 30, 2012 and 2011 greenhouse emission rules and renewable energy standards. Additional information regarding the Power System's long-term debt can be found in note 10 to the financial statements.
Changes in Fund Net Assets OperatingRevenues The operating revenues of the Power System are generated from wholesale and retail customers. There are four major customer categories of retail revenue. These categories include residential, commercial, industrial, and other, which includes public street lighting. Table 5 summarizes the percentage contribution of retail revenues from each customer segment in fiscal years 2012 and 2011:
Table 5 - Revenue and Percentage of Revenue by Customer Class (Amounts in thousands)
Fiscal year 2012 Fiscal year 2011 Revenue Percentage Revenue Percentage Type of customer:
Residential $ 976,820 32% $ 966,436 32%
Commercial 1,803,794 59 1,785,452 59 Industrial 235,728 8 261,398 8 Other 29,202 1 28,409 1
$ 3,045,544 100% $ 3,041,695 100%
While commercial customers consume the most electricity, residential customers represent the largest customer class. As of June 30, 2012 and 2011, the Power System had approximately 1.5 million customers. As shown in Table 6, 1.3 million, or 87% and 86%, of total customers were in the residential customer class in fiscal years 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Table 6 - Number of Customers and Percentage of Customers by Customer Class (Amounts in thousands)
Fiscal year 2012 Fiscal year 2011 Number Percentage Number Percentage Type of customer:
Residential 1,274 87% 1,263 86%
Commercial 183 12 184 13 Industrial 12 1 12 1 Other 2 - 2 --
1,471 100% 1,461 100%
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I LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM Management's Discussion and Analysis June 30, 2012 and 2011 I
Fiscal Year 2012 Retail revenues remained stable and wholesale revenues decreased $48 million from fiscal year 2011. The decrease in whole revenue was mainly due to $38 million of whole revenue being designated as deferred revenue and transferred to the Rate Stabilization Account. Retail consumption of energy decreased 27 gigawatt hours, or less than 1% year over year while wholesale consumption decreased 271 gigawatt hours.
1 Fiscal Year 2011 Retail revenues decreased by $67 million and wholesale revenues decreased $42 million from fiscal year 2010.
The decrease in revenue is mainly due to lower consumption despite a one-time increase of 0.6 cents/kWh in the Energy Cost Adjustment Factor effective July 1, 2010. Retail consumption of energy decreased 255 million K~~hs year over year while wholesale consumption decreased 256,967 MWhs.
OperatingExpenses Fuel for generation and purchased power are two of the largest expenses that the Power System incurs each fiscal year. Fuel for generation expense includes the cost of fuel that is used to generate energy. The majority of fuel costs include the cost of natural gas, coal, and nuclear fuel.
Purchased power expense includes the cost of buying power on the open market and paying the current portion of i the Power System's purchased power contracts. Under these purchase power contracts, the Department has an entitlement to the energy that is produced at various generating stations and an entitlement to the use of various transmission facilities. Most of these contracts require the Department to pay for these services regardless of whether the energy or transmission is used. These types of contracts are referred to as "take-or-pay" contracts.
Depreciation expense is computed using the straight-line method based on service lives for all projects completed after July 1, 1973, and for all office and shop structures, related furniture and equipment, and transportation and construction equipment. Depreciation for facilities completed prior to July 1, 1973 is computed using the 5%
sinking fund method based on estimated service lives. The Department uses the composite method of depreciation and, therefore, groups assets into composite groups for purposes of calculating depreciation expense. Estimated service lives range from 5 to 75 years. Amortization expense for computer software is computed using the straight-line method over 5 years.
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LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM Management's Discussion and Analysis June 30, 2012 and 2011 The table below summarizes the Power System's operating expenses during fiscal years 2012 and 2011:
Table 7 - Operating Expenses and Percentage of Expense by Type of Expense (Amounts in thousands)
Fiscal year 2012 Fiscal year 2011 Expense Percentage Expense Percentage Type of expense:
Fuel for generation $ 403,406 15% $ 435,812 16%
Purchased power 909,910 35 853,745 32 Other operating expenses 617,456 23 699,588 26 Maintenance 304,750 12 319,043 12 Depreciation and amortization 394,019 15 386,937 14 2,629,541 100% $ 2,695,125 100%
Fiscal Year 2012 Fiscal year 2012 operating expenses were $66 million lower as compared to fiscal year 2011, driven primarily by an $82 million decrease in other operating expenses. Fuel and Purchased Power expenses increased $24 million due to a year-over-year increase of $56 million in renewable generation expenditures.
The $82 million decrease in other operating expenses can be primarily attributed to a decrease of $70 million in the expensing of demand side management (energy efficiency) and solar incentive program expenditures.
Demand side management and solar programs for customers are treated as regulatory assets and therefore, these expenditures are now capitalized and amortized over the expected useful life. Maintenance expenses decreased
$14 million year over year, primarily due to lower transmission plant and steam plant maintenance costs. The
$7.1 million increase in depreciation and amortization expense is primarily due to capital improvements in Steam Production plant, as well as additional amortization expense from the regulatory assets mentioned above.
Fiscal Year 2011 Fiscal year 2011 operating expenses were $69.8 million higher as compared to fiscal year 2010, driven primarily by a $49.1 million increase in depreciationexpense. Fuel and Purchased Power expenses decreased $20.3 million due to lower retail sales and decreased wholesale generation activities despite a year-over-year increase of
$114.2 million in renewable generation expenditures.
The $29.5 million increase in other operating costs can be primarily attributed to an increase of $18.8 million in overhead line and miscellaneous distribution expenses and a $10.4 million increase customer accounting and collection expenses. Maintenance expenses increased $11.6 million year over year, primarily due to higher transmission plant and distribution plant maintenance costs.
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Management's Discussion and Analysis June 30, 2012 and 2011 I
Nonoperating Revenues and Expenses Fiscal Year 2012 l The major nonoperating activities of the Power System for fiscal year 2012 included the transfer of $250 million to the City's General Fund, interest income earned on investments of $78 million, $35 million in federal bond subsidies, and $237 million in debt expenses.
The transfer to the City is based on 8% of the previous year's operating revenues. Operating revenues for fiscal year 2011 were $3.1 billion, which generated a city transfer of $250 million.
The $4 million decrease in interest income is due to declining market interest rates coupled with decreases in funds held in the related restricted investments.
The $7 million increase in federal bond subsidies is directly related to interest payment subsidies that are received from the U.S. Treasury.
The $7 million decrease in interest on debt is mainly due to the debt refinancing undertaken by the Power System during fiscal 2011.
FiscalYear 2011 I The major nonoperating activities of the Power System for fiscal year 2011 included the transfer of $259 million to the City's General Fund, interest income earned on investments of $82 million, $28 million in federal bond subsidies, and $265 million in debt expenses.
I The transfer to the City is based on 8% of the previous year's operating revenues. Operating revenues for fiscal year 2010 were $3.2 billion, which generated a city transfer of $259 million.
The $25 million decrease in interest income is due to declining market interest rates coupled with decreases in funds held in the related restricted investments. I The $28 million increase in federal bond subsidies is directly related to interest payment subsidies that are received from the U.S. Treasury.
The increase in debt expense is mainly due to the interest expense related to the 2010 Series A, B, C, and D Bonds issued at end of fiscal year 2010 and during fiscal year 2011.
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LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM Balance Sheets June 30, 2012 and 2011 (Amounts in thousands)
Assets and Deferred Outflows 2012 2011 Noncurrent assets:
Utility plant:
Generation $ 4,318,819 4,192,467 Transmission 1,046,800 1,022,010 Distribution 6,338,353 6,045,053 General 1,318,063 1,271,714 13,022,035 12,531,244 Accumulated depreciation (6,462,915) (6,086,691) 6,559,120 6,444,553 Construction work in progress 1,211,851 685,485 Nuclear fuel, at amortized cost 49,687 44,328 Natural gas field, net 293,006 256,622 8,113,664 7,430,988 Restricted investments 639,121 634,408 Cash and cash equivalents - restricted 20,730 552,704 Long-term notes and other receivables, net of current portion 838,755 903,055 Underrecovered costs 312,373 294,226 Deferred debits 296,223 179,162 Net pension asset 14,386 Net postretirement asset 631,479 590,686 Total noncurrent assets 10,852,345 10,599,615 Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents - unrestricted 417,895 561,414 Cash and cash equivalents - restricted 395,225 308,879 Cash collateral received from securities lending transactions 69,534 Customer and other accounts receivable, net of $20,000 allowance for losses 352,856 340,518 Current portion of long-term notes receivable 65,593 102,307 Due from Water System 3,267 Accrued unbilled revenue 173,233 156,079 Materials and fuel 169,839 154,490 Prepayments and other current assets 109,293 150,265 Total current assets 1,683,934 1,846,753 Total assets 12,536,279 12,446,368 Deferred outflows on derivative instruments 91,296 73,770 Total assets and deferred outflows $ 12,627,575 12,520,138 13 (Continued)
I LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM I Balance Sheets June 30, 2012 and 2011 I (Amounts in thousands)
Fund Net Assets and Liabilities 2012 2011 I
Fund net assets:
Invested in capital assets, net of related debt Restricted:
$ 1,533,344 1,307,325 I Debt service Capital projects Other postemployment benefits 620,688 123,627 631,479 549,511 120,008 590,686 I
Pension benefits 14,386 Other purposes Unrestricted 148,949 1,996,651 142,684 2,211,952 I
Total fund net assets 5,054,738 4,936,552 Long-term debt, net of current portion 6,354,469 6,497,714 I Other noncurrent liabilities:
Accrued liabilities Deferred credits 8,767 139,876 10,487 123,160 I Accrued workers' compensation claims 43,475 40,300 Derivative instrument liabilities Net pension liability 91,296 18,209 73,770 I
Total other noncurrent liabilities 301,623 247,717 Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt 246,582 178,885 I
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 341,942 266,692 Accrued interest Accrued employee expenses Deferred credits 139,872 102,271 129,874 97,340 I 21,100 95,830 Due to Water Services Obligations under securities lending transactions 64,978 69,534 I Total current liabilities 916,745 838,155 Total liabilities Total liabilities and fund net assets $
7,572,837 12,627,575 7,583,586 12,520,138 I
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM Statements of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Fund Net Assets Years ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 (Amounts in thousands) 2012 2011 Operating revenues:
Residential $ 976,820 966,436 Commercial and industrial 2,039,522 2,046,850 Sales for resale 36,136 84,262 Other 53,036 55,901 Uncollectible accounts (23,834) (27,492) 3,081,680 3,125,957 Operating expenses:
Fuel for generation 403,406 435,812 Purchased power 909,910 853,745 Maintenance and other operating expenses 922,206 1,018,631 Depreciation and amortization 394,019 386,937 2,629,541 2,695,125 Operating income 452,139 430,832 Nonoperating revenues (expenses):
Investment income 77,747 81,847 Federal bond subsidies 35,143 28,069 Other nonoperating income 17,571 16,999 130,461 126,915 Other nonoperating expenses (3,380) (4,183) 127,081 122,732 Debt expenses:
269,875 276,897 Interest on debt Allowance for funds used during construction (32,187) (11,806) 237,688 265,091 Income before capital contributions and transfers 341,532 288,473 Capital contributions 26,731 27,983 Transfers to the reserve fund of the City of Los Angeles (250,077) (258,815)
Increase in fund net assets 118,186 57,641 Fund net assets:
Beginning of period 4,936,552 4,878,911 End of period $ 5,054,738 4,936,552 See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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I LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM I Statements of Cash Flows Direct Method Years ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 I
(Amounts in thousands)
I Cash flows from operating activities:
2012 2011 I
Cash receipts:
Cash receipts from retail customers Cash receipts from retail customers for other agency services Cash receipts from interfund services provided 3,010,267 593,026 476,406 3,021,564 615,957 448,390 I
Cash disbursements:
Cash payments to employees Cash payments to suppliers (547,522)
(1,471,947)
(512,045)
(1,642,853)
I Cash payments for interfund services used (572,341) (571,847)
Cash payments to other agencies for fees collected Other operating cash payments (591,684)
(44,595)
(585,948)
(106,739) I Net cash provided by operating activities 851,610 666,479 Cash flows from noncapital financing activities:
Payments to the reserve fund of the City of Los Angeles (250,077) (258,815)
I Interest paid on noncapital revenue bonds (1,044)
Net cash used in noncapital financing activities (250,077) (259,859) I Cash flows from capital and related financing activities:
Additions to plant and equipment, net Capital contributions Principal payments and maturities on long-term debt (1,093,491) 25,167 (62,157)
(857,112) 32,129 (173,820)
I Proceeds from issuance of bonds and revenue certificates 898,975 Debt interest payments Federal bond subsidies (270,937) 35,143 (248,214) 28,069 I
Net cash used in capital and related financing activities (1,366,275) (319,973)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of investment securities (1,224,872) (1,680,327)
I Sales and maturities of investment securities Proceeds from notes receivable Investment income 1,220,159 64,300 116,008 1,728,579 78,191 86,199 I
Net cash provided by investing activities Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents 175,595 (589,147) 212,642 299,289 I
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents at July 1 (including $861,583 and
$699,853 reported in restricted accounts, respectively) 1,422,997 1,123,708 I
Cash and cash equivalents at June 30 (including $415,955 and
$861,583 reported in restricted accounts, respectively) $ 833,850 1,422,997 I 16 (Continued)
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LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM Statements of Cash Flows Indirect Method Years ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 (Amounts in thousands) 2012 2011 Reconciliation of operating income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Operating income $ 452,139 430,832 Adjustments to reconcile operating income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 394,019 386,937 Depletion expense 29,064 14,398 Amortization of nuclear fuel 13,248 11,974 Provision for losses on customer and other accounts receivable 23,834 27,492 Changes in assets and liabilities:
Customer and other accounts receivable (36,155) (25,331)
Accrued unbilled revenue (17,154) 2,758 Underrecovered costs (18,147) (43,846)
Materials and fuel (15,349) 3,513 Deferred debits (117,061) (19,162)
Due from Water System 3,267 4,009 Net pension asset 14,386 38,944 Accounts payable and accrued expenses 81,921 23,916 Accrued liabilities - (1,553)
Deferred credits (58,014) (92,802)
Due to Water Services 64,978 Net pension liability 18,209 Net other postemployment benefit liability (40,793) (57,213)
Prepayments and other 59,218 (38,387)
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 851,610 666,479 Note: Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year's presentation.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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(1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies The Department of Water and Power of the City of Los Angeles (the Department) exists as a separate proprietary department of the City of Los Angeles (the City) under and by virtue of the City Charter enacted in 1925 and as revised effective July 2000. The Department's Power Revenue Fund (the Power System) is responsible for the generation, transmission, and distribution of electric power for sale in the City. The Power System is operated as an enterprise fund of the City.
I (a) Method ofAccounting The accounting records of the Power System are maintained in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for governmental entities. The financial statements have been prepared using the economic resources measurement focus and the accrual basis of accounting.
The Power System is accounted for as an enterprise fund and applies all applicable Governmental Standards Board (GASB) pronouncements in its accounting and reporting. In addition, the Power System follows Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) pronouncements issued on or before November 30, 1989, unless those pronouncements conflict with or contradict GASB pronouncements.
The financial statements of the Power System are intended to present the financial position, and the 1 changes in the financial position, and cash flows of only that portion of the business-type activities and each major fund of the City of Los Angeles, California that is attributable to the transactions of the Power System. They do not purport to, and do not, present fairly the financial position of the City of Los Angeles, California as of June 30, 2012 and 2011, the changes in its financial position or, I
where applicable, its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with GAAP.
The Department's rates are determined by the Board of Water and Power Commissioners I (the Board) and are subject to review and approval by the Los Angeles City Council (City Council).
As a regulated enterprise, the Department utilizes Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 71, Accountingfor the Effects of Certain Types of Regulation, which requires that the effects of the rate-making process be recorded in the financial statements. Such effects primarily concern the time at which various items enter into the determination of changes in fund net assets.
Accordingly, the Power System records various regulatory assets and liabilities to reflect the Board's actions. Regulatory liabilities are recorded in deferred credits and regulatory assets are included as I
deferred debits and under recovered costs on the balance sheets. Management believes that the Power System meets the criteria for continued application of SFAS No. 71, but will continue to evaluate its applicability based on changes in the regulatory and competitive environment I
(see notes 3 and 14(d)i).
(b) Use of Estimates I The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of I
revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM Notes to Financial Statements June 30, 2012 and 2011 (c) Utility Plant The costs of additions to utility plant and replacements of retired units of property are capitalized.
Costs include labor, materials, an allowance for funds used during construction (AFUDC), and allocated indirect charges, such as engineering, supervision, transportation and construction equipment, retirement plan contributions, healthcare costs, and certain administrative and general expenses. The costs of maintenance, repairs, and minor replacements are charged to the appropriate operations and maintenance expense accounts.
(d) Intangibles The Department follows GASB No. 51, Accounting and FinancialReporting for Intangible Assets (GASB No. 51), which requires that an intangible asset be recognized in the balance sheet only if it is considered identifiable. Additionally, it establishes a specified-conditions approach to recognize intangible assets that are internally generated. Effectively, outlays associated with the development of such assets are capitalized until certain criteria are met. Outlays incurred prior to meeting these criteria are expensed as incurred. The Power System capitalized internally generated software costs in 2012 and 2011. The capitalized amounts are included in construction work in progress on the balance sheets.
(e) Impairment of Long-Lived Assets The Department follows GASB Statement No. 42, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Impairment of Capital Assets and for Insurance Recoveries (GASB No. 42). Governments are required to evaluate prominent events or changes in circumstances affecting capital assets to determine whether impairment of a capital asset has occurred. A capital asset is considered impaired when its service utility has declined significantly and unexpectedly. Under GASB No. 42, impaired capital assets that will no longer be used by the government should be reported at the lower of carrying value or fair value. Impairment losses on capital assets that will continue to be used by the government should be measured using the method that best reflects the cause of the diminished service utility of the capital asset.
09 DepreciationandAmortization Depreciation expense is computed using the straight-line method based on service lives for all projects completed after July 1, 1973, and for all office and shop structures, related furniture and equipment, and transportation and construction equipment. Depreciation for facilities completed prior to July 1, 1973 is computed using the 5.0% sinking fund method based on estimated service lives. The Department uses the composite method of depreciation and, therefore, groups assets into composite groups for purposes of calculating depreciation expense. Estimated service lives range from 5 to 75 years. Amortization expense for computer software is computed using the straight-line method over five years. Depreciation and amortization expense as a percentage of average depreciable utility plant in service was 3.1% and 3.2% for fiscal years 2012 and 2011, respectively.
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(g) Nuclear Decommissioning The Department owns a 5.70% direct ownership interest in the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (PVNGS). In addition, through its participation in the Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA), the Department is party to a contract for an additional 3.95% of the output of PVNGS. Nuclear decommissioning costs associated with the Power System's output entitlement are included in purchased power expense (see note 6). U Decommissioning of PVNGS is expected to commence subsequent to the year 2044, since the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the NRC) approved a request for license extension in April 2011.
However, the owners of PVNGS have not yet amended the participation agreement to extend the term of the agreement to cover the license extension of PVNGS. The total cost to decommission the Power System's direct ownership interest in PVNGS is estimated to be $139 million in 2011 dollars.
This estimate is based on an updated site specific study prepared by an independent consultant in I
2010. As of June 30, 2012 and 2011, the Power System has recorded $143.2 million and
$139.6 million, respectively, to accumulated depreciation to provide for the decommissioning liability.
I Prior to December 1999, the Power System contributed $70.2 million to external trusts established in accordance with the PVNGS participation agreement and NRC requirements. During fiscal year 2000, the Department suspended contributing additional amounts to the trust funds, as management believes that contributions made, combined with reinvested earnings, will be sufficient to fully fund the Department's share of decommissioning costs. The Department will continue to reinvest its investment income on the trust investments into the decommissioning trusts. The Department reinvested $3.6 million and $2.2 million of investment income in fiscal years 2012 and 2011, respectively. Decommissioning funds, which are included in restricted investments, totaled
$123.6 million and $120.0 million as of June 30, 2012 and 2011 (at fair value), respectively. The I
Department's current accounting policy recognizes any realized and unrealized investment earnings from nuclear decommissioning trust funds as a component of accumulated depreciation.
(h) Nuclear Fuel Nuclear fuel is amortized and charged to fuel for generation on the basis of actual thermal energy 1 produced relative to total thermal energy expected to be produced over the life of the fuel. Under the provisions of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, the federal government assesses each utility with nuclear operations, including the Power System, $1 per megawatt hour of nuclear generation.
The Power System includes this charge as a current year expense in fuel for generation. See note 14 I
for discussion of spent nuclear fuel disposal.
NaturalGas Field I In July 2005, the Power System acquired approximately a 74.5% ownership interest in gas properties located in Pinedale, Wyoming. The Power System uses the successful efforts method of accounting for its investment in gas producing properties. Costs to acquire the mineral interest in gas producing I
properties, to drill and equip exploratory wells that find proven reserves, and to drill and equip development wells are capitalized. Costs to drill exploratory wells that do not find proven reserves 20 (Continued)
LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM Notes to Financial Statements June 30, 2012 and 2011 are expensed. Capitalized costs of gas producing properties are depleted by the unit-of-production method based on the estimated future production of the proved developed producing wells.
Depletion expense related to the gas field is recorded as a component of fuel for generation expense.
During fiscal years 2012 and 2011, the Power System recorded $29.1 million and $14.4 million of depletion expense, respectively.
(1) Cash and Cash Equivalents As provided for by the State of California Government Code (the Code), the Power System's cash is deposited with the City Treasurer in the City's general investment pool for the purpose of maximizing interest earnings through pooled investment activities. Cash and cash equivalents in the City's general investment pool are reported at fair value and changes in unrealized gains and losses are recorded in the statements of revenues, expenses, and changes in fund net assets. Interest earned on such pooled investments is allocated to the participating funds based on each fund's average daily cash balance during the allocation period. The City Treasurer invests available funds of the City and its independent operating departments on a combined basis. The Power System classifies all cash and cash equivalents that are restricted either by creditors, the Board, or by law, as restricted cash and cash equivalents on the balance sheets. The Power System considers its portion of pooled investments in the City's pool to be cash and cash equivalents and the unspent construction funds as long-term restricted cash as cash equivalents.
At June 30, 2012 and 2011, restricted cash and cash equivalents include the following (amounts in thousands):
June 30 2012 2011 Bond redemption and interest funds $ 271,328 194,986 Self-insurance fund 123,897 113,893 Cash and cash equivalents - current portion 395,225 308,879 Construction funds - classified as long-term restricted cash 20,730 552,704 Total restricted cash and cash equivalents $ 415,955 861,583 (k) Materials and Fuel Materials and supplies are recorded at average cost. Fuel is recorded at lower of cost or market, on an average cost basis.
(I) Accrued Unbilled Revenue Accrued unbilled revenue is the receivable for estimated energy sales during the period for which service has been provided but the customer has not been billed.
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(in) Restricted Investments Restricted investments include primarily commercial paper, U.S. government and governmental agency securities, and corporate bonds. Investments are reported at fair value and changes in unrealized gains and losses are recorded in the statements of revenues, expenses, and changes in fund net assets except for Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Funds. The stated fair value of investments is generally based on published market prices or quotations from major investment dealers (see note 7).
(n) Accrued Employee Expenses Accrued employee expenses include accrued payroll and an estimated liability for vacation leave, sick leave, and compensatory time, which is accrued when employees earn the rights to the benefits.
Below is a schedule of accrued employee expenses as of June 30, 2012 and 2011 (amounts in thousands):
2012 2011I Type of expenses:
Accrued payroll $ 26,254 23,767 Accrued vacation 48,689 47,649 Accrued sick leave 11,845 11,534 Compensatory time 15,483 14,390 Total $ 102,271 97,340 (o) Debt Expenses Debt premium, discount, and issue expenses are deferred and amortized to debt expense using the effective-interest method over the lives of the related debt issues. Gains and losses on refundings related to bonds redeemed by proceeds from the issuance of new bonds are amortized to interest expense using the effective-interest over the shorter of the life of the new bonds or the remaining term of the bonds refunded.
(p) Accrued Workers' Compensation Claims I Liabilities for unpaid workers' compensation claims are recorded at their net present value (see note 13).
(q) Customer Deposits Customer deposits represent deposits collected from customers upon opening of new accounts. These deposits are obtained when the customer does not have a previously established credit history with the Department. Original deposits plus interest are paid to the customer once a satisfactory payment history is maintained, generally after one to three years.
The Department's Water Revenue Fund (Water System) is responsible for collection, maintenance, and refunding of these deposits for all the Department customers, including those of the Power System. As such, the Water System's balance sheets include a deposit liability of $77 million as of I 22 (Continued)
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LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM Notes to Financial Statements June 30, 2012 and 2011 June 30, 2012 and 2011, for all customer deposits collected. In the event that the Water System defaults on refunds of such deposits, the Power System would be required to pay amounts it owes its customers.
(r) Revenues The Power System's rates are established by a rate ordinance, which is approved by the City Council. The Power System sells energy to the City's other departments at rates provided in the ordinance. The Power System recognizes energy costs in the period incurred and accrues for estimated energy sold but not yet billed.
Effective October 1, 2006, the Energy Cost Adjustment Factor (ECAF), which is a billing factor defined in the electric rate ordinance, was unfrozen. This change allows the Power System to increase or decrease the factor on a quarterly basis in compliance with the ordinance. While this change allows the Power System to fully recover fuel costs, purchased power costs, and other costs outlined in the ordinance, the difference between the amount billed to customers, and the value of the costs allowed to be recovered through the factor create an over/underrecovered amount. Costs that are underrecovered will be recovered in future periods. Amounts overrecovered will be factored into future quarterly rates. As of June 30, 2012 and 2011, the amount of underrecovered costs, including the ECAF and the Reliability Cost Adjustment Factor was $312.4 million and $294.2 million, respectively. These balances are recorded as noncurrent assets on the balance sheets.
Operating revenues are revenues derived from activities that are billable in accordance with the electric rate ordinance approved by the City Council.
(s) CapitalContributions Capital contributions and other grants received by the Department for constructing utility plant and other activities are recognized when all applicable eligibility requirements, including time requirements, are met.
(t~) Allowance for Funds Used during Construction (AFUDC)
An AFUDC charge represents the cost of borrowed funds used for the construction of utility plant.
Capitalized AFUDC is included as part of the cost of utility plant and as a reduction of debt expenses. As of June 30, 2012 and 2011, the average AFUDC rates were 6.0% and 5.2%,
respectively.
(u) Use of Restricted and UnrestrictiveResources The Power System's policy is to use unrestricted resources prior to restricted resources to meet expenses to the extent that it is prudent from an operational perspective. Once it is not prudent, restricted resources will be utilized to meet intended obligations.
(v) Reclassifications Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year's presentation.
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(2) Recent Accounting Pronouncements (a) GASB Statement No. 59 In fiscal year 2011, the Department adopted GASB Statement No. 59, Financial Instruments Omnibus (GASB No. 59). This statement updates and improves existing standards regarding financial reporting and disclosure requirements of certain financial instruments and external investment pools for which significant issues have been identified in practice. The provisions of this Statement are effective for financial statements for periods beginning after June 15, 2010. There was no impact to net assets as of July 1, 2010 as a result of implementation of this pronouncement.
(b) GASB Statement No. 62 In December 2010, the GASB issued Statement No. 62, Codification of Accounting and Financial I Reporting Guidance Contained in Pre-November 30, 1989 FASB and AICPA Pronouncements (GASB No. 62). The requirements in this Statement will improve financial reporting by contributing to the GASB's efforts to codify all sources of generally accepted accounting principles for state and local governments so that they derive from a single source. The requirements of this Statement are I
effective for financial statements for periods beginning after December 15, 2011, with retroactive application for all periods presented. The Power System has determined there will be no material impact of this pronouncement on the financial statements.
I (c) GASB Statement No. 63 n In June 2011, the GASB issued Statement No. 63, Financial Reporting of Deferred Outflows of Resources, Deferred Inflows of Resources, and Net Position (GASB No. 63). The requirements of this Statement will improve financial reporting by standardizing the presentation of deferred I outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources and their effects on a government's net position. It alleviates uncertainty about reporting those financial statement elements by providing guidance where none previously existed. The provisions of this Statement are effective for financial statements for periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The Power System has determined there will be no material impact of this pronouncement on its deferred outflows that are reported on the balance sheets. I (d) GASB Statement No. 64 In June 2011, the GASB issued Statement No. 64, Derivative Instruments: Application of Hedge Accounting Termination Provisions- an amendment of GASB Statement No. 53 (GASB No. 64). The objective of this Statement is to clarify whether an effective hedging relationship continues after the replacement of a swap counterparty or a swap counterparty's credit support provider. This Statement sets forth criteria that establish when the effective hedging relationship continues and hedge accounting should continue to be applied. The provisions of this Statement are effective for financial I
statements for periods beginning after June 15, 2011. The Power System has determined there will be no material impact of this pronouncement on its hedging derivatives accounted for under 1 GASB Statement No. 53, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Derivative Instruments (GASB No. 53). I 24 (Continued)
LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM Notes to Financial Statements June 30, 2012 and 2011 (e) GASB Statement No. 65 In March 2012, the GASB issued Statement No. 65, Items Previously Reported as Assets and Liabilities (GASB No. 65). The requirements of this Statement establishes accounting and financial reporting standards that reclassify, as deferred outflows of resources or deferred inflows of resources, certain items that were previously reported as assets and liabilities and recognizes, as outflows of resources or inflows of resources, certain items that were previously reported as assets and liabilities.
It will improve financial reporting by clarifying the appropriate use of the financial statement elements deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources to ensure consistency in financial reporting. The provisions of this Statement are effective for financial statements for periods beginning after December 15, 2012. The Power System has determined there will be no impact of this pronouncement on its deferred outflows that are reported on the balance sheets.
(D GASB Statement No. 67 In June 2012, the GASB issued Statement No. 67, Financial Reporting for Pension Plans-an amendment of GASB Statement No. 25 (GASB No. 67). The requirements of this Statement will improve financial reporting primarily through enhanced note disclosures and schedules of required supplementary information that will be presented by the pension plans that are within its scope. The new information will enhance the decision-usefulness of the financial reports of these pension plans, their value for assessing accountability, and their transparency by providing information about measures of net pension liabilities and explanations of how and why those liabilities changed from year to year. The provisions of this Statement are effective for financial statements for periods beginning after June 15, 2013. The Power System is currently evaluating the impact of this pronouncement on financial statements.
(g) GASB Statement No. 68 In June 2012, the GASB issued Statement No. 68, Accounting and FinancialReportingfor Pension Plans-an amendment of GASB Statement No. 27 (GASB No. 68). This Statement establishes standards for measuring and recognizing liabilities, deferred outflows of resources, and deferred inflows of resources, and expense/expenditures. For defined benefit pensions, this Statement identifies the methods and assumptions that should be used to project benefit payments, discount projected benefit payments to their actuarial present value, and attribute that present value to periods of employee service. The provisions of this Statement are effective for financial statements for periods beginning after June 15, 2014. The Power System is currently evaluating the impact of this pronouncement on financial statements.
(3) Regulatory Matters (a) FederalRegulation of TransmissionAccess The Energy Policy Act of 1992 made fundamental changes in the federal regulation of the electric utility industry, particularly in the area of transmission. As amended by the Energy Policy Act, Sections 211, 212, and 213 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) provide the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) authority, upon application by any electric utility, federal power marketing agency, or other person or entity generating electric energy for sale or resale, to require a 25 (Continued)
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transmitting utility to provide transmission services (including any enlargement of transmission capacity necessary to provide such services) to the applicant at rates, charges, terms, and conditions set by FERC based on standards and provisions in the FPA. Under the Energy Policy Act, electric utilities owned. by municipalities and other public agencies, which own or operate electric power transmission facilities that are used for the sale of electric energy at wholesale rates are "transmitting utilities" subject to the requirements of Sections 211, 212, and 213.
FERC has encouraged in the past the voluntary formation of regional transmission organizations (RTOs) independent from owners of generation and other market participants that will provide transmission access on a nondiscriminatory basis to buyers and sellers of power. Investor-owned utilities (IOUs) and publicly owned utilities (POUs) have been encouraged to participate in the formation and operation of RTOs, but POUs are not, at this time, being ordered by FERC to participate. FERC has adopted a "go slow" approach to the issue of RTO formation in the western United States; it is contemporaneously engaged in a wholesale overhaul of the California market design, referred to initially as the Market Design 2002 proceeding and lately as the Market Redesign and Technology Update (MRTU) proceeding. These FERC proceedings will have potential impacts on every electric utility doing business in California. MRTU involves a comprehensive overhaul of the electricity markets administered by California Independent System Operator (CAISO), including the areas of transmission congestion management, trading and scheduling energy in the day ahead, or spot market, improved market power mitigation, and pricing transparency measures and system improvements to increase operational efficiency and enhance reliability, among other things. MRTU was implemented on April 1, 2009. At this time, there is no material impact on the Department. In addition, CAISO has announced its intention to implement further market changes over the next I
several years.
(b) FederalEnergy Legislation of 2005 On August 8, 2005, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct) was enacted, the first comprehensive energy legislation in over a decade. One of the most significant provisions of EPAct empowers the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to certify an Electric Reliability Organization I
(ERO) to improve the reliability of the nation's "bulk power system" through mandatory and enforceable electric reliability standards (in contrast to the long-standing voluntary system). The definition of "bulk power system" does not include facilities used in the local distribution of electric energy. The ERO is to file any proposed reliability standard or modification with FERC. "Reliability standards" are a set of criteria and requirements relating to the reliable operation of the bulk-power system. Such a standard includes requirements for the operation of existing transmission facilities or the design of planned additions or modifications (to the extent necessary) to provide for reliable operation. It does not include, and the ERO may not impose, any requirement to enlarge existing or to construct new transmission or generation facilities. All users, owners, and operators of the bulk-power system are required to comply with the electric reliability standards. The ERO may impose a penalty on a user, owner, or operator for violating a reliability standard, and FERC may order compliance with such a standard and impose a penalty if it finds that a user, owner, or operator is about to engage in an act that would violate a reliability standard.
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LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM Notes to Financial Statements June 30, 2012 and 2011 Based on EPAct authority vested upon the FERC, the FERC approved the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) as the ERO. Currently, there are more than 100 mandatory NERC and Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) reliability standards, all of which are subject to penalties ranging from $1,000 to $1,000,000, depending on the impact of the violation to reliability and other factors. The Department has implemented a NERC/WECC Reliability Standards Compliance Program to proactively prevent, monitor, and stop potential violations to these standards.
EPAct authorizes FERC to require nondiscriminatory access to transmission facilities owned by municipal, cooperative, and other transmission companies not currently regulated by FERC, unless exercising this authority would violate a private activity bond rule for purposes of Section 141 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. FERC is prohibited from requiring any such entities to join RTOs.
EPAct also allows FERC to issue permits for the construction of new transmission facilities when states have been unable or unwilling to act and allows load-serving entities to use the firm transmission rights, or equivalent tradable or financial transmission rights, in order to deliver output or purchased energy to the extent required to meet its service obligations. EPAct does not relieve a load-serving entity from any obligation under state or local law to build transmission or distribution facilities adequate to meet its service obligations, or to abrogate preexisting firm transmission service contracts.
EPAct directs FERC to establish, by rule, incentive-based rates for transmission no later than August 2006 and requires FERC to establish market transparency rules for the electric wholesale market (entities that have a de minims market presence are exempt from the rules). EPAct instructs that the market transparency rules must provide for the timely dissemination of information about the availability and prices of wholesale electric energy and transmission service to FERC, state commission, buyers and sellers of wholesale electric energy, users of transmission services, and the public. Within 180 days of EPAct's enactment, FERC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission are required to enter into a memorandum of understanding regarding information sharing pursuant to these rules.
In addition, EPAct prohibits any person from willfully and knowingly reporting false information to any federal agency on the price of wholesale electricity or availability of transmission capacity, or using (directly or indirectly) any manipulative device in contravention of any FERC rule, EPAct increases civil and criminal penalties, modifies the procedures for review of FERC orders under the FPA, and changes the refund date under the FPA to be effective as of the date an applicable complaint is filed. EPAct also establishes an entity's right to a refund if (i) it makes a short-term sale of electric energy through an organized market in which the rates for the sale are set by a FERC-approved tariff (not by a contract) and (ii) the sale violates the terms of the tariff or applicable FERC rule in effect at the time of the sale.
The Department currently complies with the mandatory NERC/WECC Reliability Standards and with the statutory transmission and market requirements from FERC, and uses other FERC transmission policy as guidance for LADWP's own transmission policy.
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(c) FinalRule on TransmissionPlanningand Cost Allocation - FERC Order No. 1000 (RMlO-23-000)
On July 21, 2011, the FERC issued its Final Rule on Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation by Transmission Owning and Operating Public Utilities, denominated as Order No. 1000 (Docket No. RM1O-23-000). The Final Rule, which largely mirrors FERC's proposed rule issued in June 2010, requires public utility transmission providers to:
I develop and participate in a regional planning process that produces a regional transmission plan;
- consider state and federal public policy requirements in transmission planning processes;
- eliminate, with certain exceptions, rights of first refusal contained in FERC-approved tariffs, or contracts that entitle an incumbent utility to build transmission facilities identified in the I
regional transmission planning processes; develop regional cost allocation methods for transmission projects selected in regional transmission plans; and coordinate with each neighboring planning region to develop procedures for coordination of planning and methods of cost allocation for interregional transmission projects.
The Final Rule reflects an ambitious effort by FERC to modify its policies in a manner that will result in more efficient and cost-effective transmission planning and support investment in transmission infrastructure. The Final Rule, however, leaves many of the critical details to be worked out at the regional and interregional levels, and subsequently, to be reviewed by FERC in the form of compliance filings.
The Final Rule urges, but does not require, government-owned utilities such as the Department and cooperative utilities to participate in regional transmission planning and cost allocation. FERC indicates that if "nonjurisdictional" transmission owners do not comply with Order No. 1000, they I
may not meet reciprocity requirements, and thus may have access to third-party transmission services limited. I LADWP is expected to join a regional planning entity to proactively participate in this process, without commitment to cost allocation, as has been clarified and allowed by FERC.
(d) Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act On July 21, 2010, the "Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act" (Dodd-Frank) was signed into law. Dodd-Frank was enacted to minimize systemic risk to the U.S. financial system, in part by establishing new rules related to swaps and other derivatives. First, Dodd-Frank generally requires that parties to swap transactions provide collateral for their swaps.
This "margining" requirement means that a party to a swap must set aside cash or other collateral to secure its obligations under the swap. Second, Dodd-Frank generally requires that swap transactions I
be conducted or "cleared" through financial intermediaries. This clearing requirement means that parties generally cannot enter into a swap that is customized to the needs of the parties, as is typically I 28 (Continued)
LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM Notes to Financial Statements June 30, 2012 and 2011 the case for public power and other electric utilities. Dodd-Frank did, however, provide exceptions to both the margining and clearing requirements for "end users" that are using swaps to hedge commercial risks, A third requirement of Dodd-Frank is to impose reporting requirements on swap transactions, including additional reporting for end-user transactions. Finally, Dodd-Frank imposed additional limitations on swaps with "special entities," including public power and other governmental entities, to ensure that these special entities are being properly advised and dealt with fairly in consummating swap transactions. These rules require that a swap counterparty ensure that a special entity has an independent swap advisor and impose on the advisor a duty to act in the best interests of the special entity.
The CFTC has recently finalized a swap dealer definition exempting entities doing less than
$3 billion ($8 billion during a transition period) in swaps from being regulated as a "swap dealer",
and has further exempted transactions done between not-for-profit utilities from being considered swaps. Unfortunately, the swap dealer definition also includes a $25 million sub-threshold over a 12-month period for entities doing business with "special entities" (e.g., governmental entities such as LADWP) that will cause counterparties that do not want to be swap dealers (e.g., natural gas producers, independent generators, and utility companies) to severely limit their swap activities with government-owned utilities to avoid reaching the $25 million threshold.
Various organizations representing the "special entities" have requested the CFTC to exclude government-owned utilities' swap transactions related to utility operations from counting towards the
$25 million de minimus threshold, and rather be subjected to the overall $3 billion threshold. As of this writing, the CFTC has not yet acted on this request.
The overall impact of these CFTC rulings on LADWP cannot be predicted at this time.
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I LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM I Notes to Financial Statements June 30, 2012 and 2011 I (4) Utility Plant I
The Power System had the following activities in utility plant during fiscal year 2012 (amounts in thousands): I Balance Retirements Balance Nondepreciable utility plant:
July 1,2011 Additions and disposals Transfers June 30, 2012 I
Land and land rights $ 166,137 -- 166,137 Construction work in progress Nuclear fuel Natural gas field 685,485 44,328 256,622 665,133 18,607 65,448 (13,248)
(29,064)
(138,767)
--
1,211,851 49,687 293,006 I
Total nondepreciable utility plant 1,152,572 749,188 (42,312) (138,767) 1,720,681 Depreciable utility plant:
Generation 4,155,019 52,106 (2,047) 76,292 4,281,370 I Transmission 942,278 10,792 (35) 14,033 967,068 Distribution 6,001,869 255,548 (240) 37,992 6,295,169 General 1,265,941 46,054 (10,154) 10,450 1,312,291 I Total depreciable utility plant 12,365,107 364,500 (12,476) :138,767 12,855,898 Accumulated depreciation:
Generation (2,471,119) (126,647) 2,047 -- (2,595,719)
I Transmission Distribution General (365,076)
(2,498,732)
(751,764)
(24,897)
(193,288)
(43,868) 35 240 10,154
-
--
--
(389,938)
(2,691,780)
(785,478)
I Total accumulated depreciation (6,086,691) (388,700) 12,476 (6,462,915) I Total utility plant, net $ 7,430,988 724,988 (42,312) - 8,113,664 I
Depreciation and amortization expense during fiscal year 2012 was $394.0 million.
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LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM Notes to Financial Statements June 30, 2012 and 2011 The Power System had the following activities in utility plant during fiscal year 2011 (amounts in thousands):
Balance Retirements Balance July 1,2010 Additions and disposals Transfers June 30,2011 Nondepreciable utility plant:
Land and land rights $ 165,730 407 166,137 Construction work in progress 431,491 434,434 (180,440) 685,485 Nuclear fuel 44,295 12,007 (11,974) 44,328 Natural gas field 231,397 39,623 (14,398) 256,622 Total nondepreciable utility plant 872,913 486,471 (26,372) (180,440) 1,152,572 Depreciable utility plant:
Generation 4,067,327 40,679 (2,382) 49,395 4,155,019 Transmission 920,584 8,138 (10) 13,566 942,278 Distribution 5,645,415 277,681 134 78,639 6,001,869 General 1,187,783 49,350 (10,032) 38,840 1,265,941 Total depreciable utility plant 11,821,109 375,848 (12,290) 180,440 12,365,107 Accumulated depreciation:
Generation (2,354,131) (119,370) 2,382 -- (2,471,119)
Transmission (334,852) (30,234) 10 -- (365,076)
Distribution (2,303,632) (194,966) (134) -- (2,498,732)
General (722,652) (39,144) 10,032 -- (751,764)
Total accumulated depreciation (5,715,267) (383,714) 12,290 (6,086,691)
Total utility plant, net $ 6,978,755 478,605 (26,372) - 7,430,988 Depreciation and amortization expense during fiscal year 2011 was $386.9 million.
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I LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM I Notes to Financial Statements June 30, 2012 and 2011 I (5) Jointly Owned Utility Plant I
The Power System has direct interests in several electric generating stations and transmission systems, which are jointly owned with other utilities. As of June 30, 2012 and 2011, utility plant includes the following amounts related to the Power System's ownership interest in each jointly owned utility plant I
(amounts in thousands, except as indicated):
Share of Utility plant in service June 30, 2012 Utility plant in service June30, 2011 I
Ownership capacity Accumulated Accu mulated Palo Verde Nuclear Generating interest (MWs) Cost depredation Cost depreciation I
Station 5.7% 224 $ 602,408 374,273 593,723 360,094 Navajo Generating St at ion Mohave Generating Station Pacific Intertie DC Transmission 21.2 10.0 477 345,952 64,639 312,378 57,852 344,338 62,763 302,801 57,852 I Line 40.0 1,240 186,301 54,171 183,531 52,941 Other transmission systeros Various
$
89,205 1,288,505 52,027 850,701 91,292 1.275,647 49,595 823,283 I The Power System will incur certain minimal operating costs related to the jointly owned facilities, regardless of the amount or its ability to take delivery of its share of energy generated. The Power System's I
proportionate share of the operating costs of the joint plants is included in the corresponding categories of operating expenses.
I (6) Purchase Power Commitments As of June 30, 2012, the Power System has entered into a number of energy and transmission service contracts, which involve substantial commitments as follows (amounts in thousands, except as indicated):
I Agency Agency share The Power System's interest in agency's share Interest Capacity (MWs)
Outstanding principal I
Intermountain Power Project Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station IPA SCPPA 100.0%
5.9 63.0%
67.0 1,125 151
$ 916,295 46,297 I
Mead-Adelanto Project SCPPA 68.0 36.0 313 58,073 Mead-Phoenix Project Southern Transmission System Milford I Wind SCPPA SCPPA SCPPA 17.8-22.4 100.0 100.0 25.0 60.0 93.0 148 1,429 188 12,538 483,815 212,417 I
Windy Point SCPPA 100.0 92.0 242 462,219 Linden Wind Energy Milford 11Wind SCPPA SCPPA 100.0 100.0 90.0 95.0 45*
97 122,234 149,746 I
- For the first three years, Power System will receive 100% (50 MWs), unless City of Glendale exercises its option to take 10%.
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LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM Notes to Financial Statements June 30, 2012 and 2011 IPA - The Intermountain Power Agency (IPA) is an agency of the State of Utah established to own, acquire, construct, operate, maintain, and repair the Intermountain Power Project (IPP). The Power System serves as the project manager and operating agent of IPP.
SCPPA - The Southern California Public Power Authority is a California Joint Powers Agency that finances the construction or acquisition of generation, transmission and renewable energy projects.
The above agreements require the Power System to make certain minimum payments, which are based primarily upon debt service requirements. In addition to average annual fixed charges of approximately
$357 million during each of the next five years, the Power System is required to pay for operating and maintenance costs related to actual deliveries of energy under these agreements (averaging approximately
$526 million annually during each of the next five years). The Power System made total payments under these agreements of approximately $751 million and $678 million in fiscal years 2012 and 2011, respectively. These agreements are scheduled to expire from 2027 to 2035.
The Power System earned fees under the IPP project manager and operating agent agreements totaling
$18.9 million and $20.8 million in fiscal years 2012 and 2011, respectively.
(a) Long- Term Notes Receivable Under the terms of its purchase power agreement with IPA, the Department is charged for its output entitlements based on its share of IPA's costs, including debt service. During fiscal year 2000, the Department restructured a portion of this obligation by transferring $1.11 billion to IPA in exchange for long-term notes receivable. The funds transferred were obtained from the debt reduction trust funds and through the issuance of new variable rate debentures (see notes 7 and 10). IPA used the proceeds from these transactions to defease and to tender bonds with par values of approximately
$618 million and $611 million, respectively.
On September 7, 2000, the Department paid $187 million to IPA in exchange for additional long-term notes receivable. IPA used the proceeds to defease bonds with a face value of
$198 million.
On July 20, 2005, the Department paid $97 million to IPA in exchange for additional long-term notes receivable. IPA used the proceeds to defease bonds with a face value of $92 million.
The IPA notes are subordinate to all of IPA's publicly held debt obligations. The Power System's future payments to IPA will be partially offset by interest payments and principal maturities from the subordinated notes receivable. The net IPA notes receivable balance totaled $904 million and
$1.005 billion as of June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
The IPA notes pay interest and principal monthly and mature on July 1, 2023. The interest rates range from 1.9% to 14.2%, subject to adjustments related to IPA bond refundings.
(b) Energy Entitlement The Department has a contract through 2017 with the U.S. Department of Energy for the purchase of available energy generated at the Hoover Power Plant. The Department's contractual share of 33 (Continued)
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contingent capacity at Hoover is 491 MW (maximum rated capability). The cost of power (approximately 455 MW of capacity and 599,000 MWH of energy) purchased under this contract, including the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund Contribution Charge, was approximately $18 million and $17 million as of June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
On December 20, 2011, the President signed H.R. 470, the "Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2011,"
into law. The legislation reallocates, for 50 more years, power from the Hoover Dam Power Plant to existing contractors while creating an additional pool of 5% power for new entrants.
The Department has a contract through 2026 with SCPPA for the purchase of available energy generated at the Pebble Springs Wind Project located in Gilliam County, Oregon. The Power System's share of capacity at Pebble Springs is approximately 69 MWs (maximum capacity). The cost of power purchased under this contract was $18 million as of June 30, 2012 and 2011.
(c) ElectricitySwap and ForwardContracts In order to obtain the highest market value on energy that is sold into the wholesale market, the Department monitors the sales price of energy, which varies based on which hub the energy is to be delivered. There are three primary hubs within the Department's transmission region: Palo Verde, California Oregon Border, and Mead. The Department enters into various locational swap transactions with other electric utilities in order to effectively utilize its transmission capacity and to achieve the most economical exchange of energy purchased and sold.
The Department procures renewable energy resources located remotely. These resources provide intermittent and limited source of energy and these resources are not directly connected to the Department's transmission system. In order to receive firm renewable energy, the Department entered into a green for green energy exchange with the same or different Renewable Energy Credit source.
The Department enters into power and natural gas forward contracts in order to meet the electricity requirements to serve its customers. To assist the Department in achieving its Renewable Portfolio I
Standards (RPS) goal of 20%, some of the forward purchases made are renewable energy and biomethane gas. I The Department does not enter into swap and forward transactions for trading purposes. All of these transactions are intended to be used in the Department's normal course of operations. The Department is exposed to risk of nonperformance if the counterparties default or if the swap agreements are terminated.
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LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM Notes to Financial Statements June 30, 2012 and 2011 As of June 30, 2012, the Power System had the following Electricity Swap and Forward Contracts, which are not recorded in the Power System's financial statements based on the criteria in GASB No. 53 (amounts in thousands):
Notional amount Contract First Last (total contract price range effective termination Fair Cash paid Description quantities) dollar per unit date date value at inception Electricity swaps:
Purchases 325,760 MW $ 29.00 - 34.75 07/01/12 12/31/12 $ (10,101)
Sales 325,760 MW 33.31 - 35.50 07/01/12 12/31/12 10,953 Forward contracts:
Electricity 260,274 MW 12.00 - 47.98 07/01/12 06/30/13 604 Natural gas 50,314,600 MMBtu 5.49- 10.85 07/01/12 10/31/21 (295,805)
As of June 30, 2011, the Power System had the following Electricity Swap and Forward Contracts, which are not recorded in the Power System's financial statements (amounts in thousands):
Notional amount Contract First Last (total contract price range effective termination Fair Cash paid Description quantities) dollar per unit date date value at inception Electricity swaps:
Purchases 264,960 MW $ 44.20 - 46.90 07/01/11 12/31/11 (816)
Sales 264,960 MW 46.70 - 49.40 07/01/11 12/31/11 1,478 Forward contracts:
Electricity 600,160 MW 9.52-75.67 07/01/11 12/31/11 (2,328)
Natural gas 26,782,400 MMBtu 5.28-9.80 07/01/11 07/31/14 (91,108)
(7) Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Investments (a) Restricted and Other Investments A summary of the Power System's restricted and other investments is as follows (amounts in thousands):
June30 2012 2011 Restricted and other investments:
Restricted investments:
Debt Reduction Trust Funds $ 490,444 485,609 Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Funds 123,627 120,008 Natural Gas Trust Fund 268 129 Hazardous Waste Treatment Trust Fund 2,177 2,165 SCPPA Palo Verde investment 22,605 26,497 Total restricted investments $ 639,121 634,408 35 (Continued)
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The Power System also has $0 and $69,534 of cash collateral received from securities lending transactions in the City's securities lending program as of June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively (see notes 7(b) and 8).
All restricted and other investments are to be used for a specific purpose as follows:
Debt Reduction Trust Funds The debt reduction trust funds were established during fiscal year 1997 to provide for the payment of principal and interest on long-term debt obligations and purchased power obligations arising from the Department's participation in IPP and SCPPA (see note 6). The Department has transferred funds I
from purchased power precollections into these trust funds. Funds from operations may also be transferred by management as funds become available.
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Funds Nuclear decommissioning trust funds will be used to pay the Department's share of 1 decommissioning PVNGS at the end of its useful life (see note 1).
Natural Gas Trust Fund The natural gas trust fund was established to serve as depository to pay for costs and to post margin or collateral in connection with contracts for the purchase and delivery of financial transactions for natural gas. These transactions are entered into to stabilize the natural gas portion of the Department's fuel for generation costs.
I Hazardous Waste Treatment Storage and Disposal Trust Fund The hazardous waste treatment storage and disposal trust fund was established to provide financial assurance for closure of the Main Street treatment and disposal facility.
SCPPA Palo Verde Investment The SCPPA Palo Verde investment is a fixed rate investment held by SCPPA to be drawn down over the next six years to pay for purchased power obligations arising from the Department's participation in the SCPPA Palo Verde project. The fixed interest rate is 4.97% and the maturity date is June 25, I
2017.
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LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM Notes to Financial Statements June 30, 2012 and 2011 As of June 30, 2012, the Power System's securities lending cash collateral and restricted investments and their maturities are as follows (in thousands):
Investment maturities I to 30 31 to 60 61 to 365 366 days Over Investment type Fair value days days days to 5 years 5 years U.S. agencies $ 358,744 6,374 288,421 63,949 Medium-term corporate notes 113,650 388 1,004 35,215 77,043 Commercial paper 39,726 4,999 34,727 Certificates of deposit 35,022 11,001 24,021 California local agency bonds 42,614 5,000 16,287 21,327 California state bonds 8,718 8,718 Bankers' acceptances 505 505 Money market funds 17,537 17,537 SCPPA Palo Verde investment 22,605 - - - 22,605 --
$ 639,121 38,925 1,004 117,129 418,114 63,949 As of June 30, 2011, the Power System's securities lending cash collateral and restricted investments and their maturities are as follows (in thousands):
Investment maturities I to 30 31 to 60 61 to 365 366 days Over Investment type Fair value days days days to 5 years 5 years U.S. agencies $ 393,849 5,005 313,479 75,365 Medium-term corporate notes 43,335 5,484 5,546 10,931 21,374 Commercial paper 95,775 16,804 23,297 55,674 Certificates of deposit 27,005 12,000 10,001 5,004 Municipal commercial paper 5,000 5,000 California local agency bonds 23,543 12,775 6,686 4,082 California state bonds Bankers' acceptances 500 500 Money market funds 18,904 18,904 SCPPA Palo Verde investment 26,497 26,497 S 634,408 70,972 44,344 78,295 338,935 101,862 Interest Rate Risk The Department's investment policy limits the maturity of its investments to a maximum of 30 years for U.S. government agency securities; 5 years for medium-term corporate notes, California local agency obligations, and California state obligations and municipal bonds; 270 days for commercial paper; 397 days for certificates of deposit; 180 days for bankers' acceptances; and 45 days for repurchase agreements purchased with cash collateral from securities lending agreements.
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I LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM Notes to Financial Statements June 30, 2012 and 2011 I
ii. Credit Risk Under its investment policy and the Code, the Department is subject to the prudent investor standard of care in managing all aspects of its portfolios. The prudent investor standard requires that the Department "...shall act with care, skill, prudence, and diligence under the circumstances then prevailing, including, but not limited to, the general economic conditions and the anticipated needs of the agency, that a prudent person acting in a like capacity and in familiarity with those matters would use in the conduct of funds of a like character and with like aims, to safeguard the principal and maintain the liquidity needs of the agency."
The U.S. government agency securities in the portfolio consist of securities issued by government-sponsored enterprises, which are not explicitly guaranteed by the U.S. government. Of the U.S. government agency securities in the portfolio as of June 30, 2012, $330,708,464 (92%) was rated with either the highest or second highest possible credit ratings by the Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (NRSROs) that rated them and $28,035,284 (8%) was not rated. As of June 30, 2011, the U.S. government securities in the portfolio carried the highest possible ratings by all of the NRSROs that rated I
them.
The Department's investment policy specifies that medium-term corporate notes must be rated
- in a rating category of "A" or its equivalent or better by a NRSRO. Of the Power System's investments in corporate notes as of June 30, 2012, $8,067,221 (7%) was rated in the category of AAA, $59,342,325 (52%) was rated in the category of AA and $45,848,830 (40%) was rated in the category of A by at least one NRSRO. The remaining $387,999 (less than 1%) of investments in corporate notes were not rated. Of the Power System's investments in corporate notes as of June 30, 2011, $38,748,005 (89%) was rated in the category of AA and $4,112,825 I (10%) was rated in the category of A by at least one NRSRO. The remaining $474,169 (1%) of investments in corporate notes were not rated. I The Department's investment policy specifies that commercial paper must be of the highest ranking or of the highest letter and number rating as provided for by at least two NRSROs. As of June 30, 2012 and 2011, all of-the Power System's investments in commercial paper were rated with at least the highest letter and number rating as provided by at least two NRSROs.
The Department's investment policy specifies that negotiable certificates of deposit must be of the highest ranking or letter and number rating as provided for by at least two NRSROs and that for nonnegotiable certificates of deposit, the full amount of principal and interest is I
insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or National Credit Union Administration. As of June 30, 2012, the Power System's investments in certificates of
.deposits included $34,021,657 of negotiable certificates of deposit with at least the highest I
letter and number rating as provided by at least two NRSROs and $1,000,000 of nonnegotiable certificates of deposit fully insured by the FDIC. As of June 30, 2011, the Power System's I investments in certificates of deposits included $26,005,303 of negotiable certificates of deposit with at least the highest letter and number rating as provided by at least two NRSROs and $1,000,000 of nonnegotiable certificates of deposit fully insured by the FDIC. The 38 (Continued)
LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM Notes to Financial Statements June 30, 2012 and 2011 Department's investment policy specifies that California local agency obligations, which include municipal commercial paper, must be rated in a rating category of "A" or its equivalent or better by a NRSRO. Of the Power System's investments in California municipal commercial paper as of June 30, 2011, $5,000,000 (100%) was rated with the highest short-term letter and number rating by two NRSROs. Of the Power System's investments in California local agency bonds as of June 30, 2012, $6,034,780 (14%) was rated in the category of AAA; $17,101,513 (40%) was rated in the category of AA; $6,205,572 (15%) was rated in the category of A; and $13,272,640 (31%) was rated with the highest short-term ranking as provided by at least one NRSRO. Of the Power System's investments in California local agency bonds as of June 30, 2011, $9,767,100 (41%) was rated in the category of AAA;
$6,744,355 (29%) was rated in the category of AA; $2,026,557 (9%) was rated in the category of A; and $5,004,500 (2 1%) was rated with the highest short-term ranking as provided by at least one NRSRO.
The Department's investment policy specifies that State of California obligations must be rated in a rating category of"A" or its equivalent or better by a NRSRO. As of June 30, 2012, all of the Power System's investments in State of California Obligations were rated in the rating category of A by at least one NRSRO. As of June 30, 2011, the Power System did not hold any investments in State of California obligations.
The Department's investment policy specifies that banker's acceptances must be of the highest ranking or letter and number rating as provided for by at least two NRSROs. As of June 30, 2012 and 2011, all of the Power System's investments in banker's acceptances were rated with the highest letter and number rating as provided by three NRSROs.
The Department's investment policy specifies that money market funds may be purchased as allowed under the Code, which requires that the fund must have either 1) attained the highest ranking or highest letter and numerical rating provided by not less than two NRSROs or
- 2) retained an investment advisor registered or exempt from registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission with not less than five years' experience in managing money market mutual funds with assets under management in excess of $500 million. As of June 30, 2012 and 2011, each of the money market funds in the portfolio had the highest possible ratings by at least two NRSROs.
iii. Concentration of Credit Risk The Department's investment policy specifies that there is no percentage limitation on the amount that can be invested in U.S. government agency securities, except that a maximum of 30% of the cost value of the portfolio may be invested in the securities of any single U.S. government agency issuer.
Of the Power System's total investments as of June 30, 2012, $121,438,988 (19%) was invested in securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association; $88,677,400 (14%) was invested in securities issued by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation;
$85,555,628 (13%) was invested in securities issued by the Federal Home Loan Bank; and
$35,036,448 (5%) was invested in securities issued by the Federal Farm Credit Bank.
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I LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM I
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Of the Power System's total investments as of June 30, 2011, $147,535,173 (23%) was invested in securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association; $128,982,034 (20%) was invested in securities issued by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation; and
$101,033,649 (16%) was invested in securities issued by the Federal Home Loan Bank.
(b) Pooled Investments The Power System's cash, cash equivalents, and its collateral value of the City's securities lending program (SLP) are included within the City Treasury's general and special investment pool (the Pool). As of June 30, 2012 and 2011, the Power System's share of the City's general and special investment pool was $833,850,000 and $1,492,530,000, which represents approximately 10% and 17% of the Pool, respectively.
The cash balances of substantially all funds on deposit in the City Treasury are pooled and invested by the City Treasurer for the purpose of maximizing interest earnings through pooled investment activities but safety and liquidity still take precedence over return. Interest earned on pooled investments is allocated to the participating funds based on each fund's average daily deposit balance during the allocation period with all remaining interest allocated to the General Fund. Investments in the City Treasury are stated at fair value based on quoted market prices except for commercial paper and money market investments that have remaining maturities of one year or less at time of purchase, which are reported at amortized cost.
Pursuant to California Government Code Section 53607 and the Los Angeles City Council File I No. 94-2160, the City Treasury shall render to the City Council a statement of investment policy (the Policy) annually. City Council File No. 09-3050 was adopted on January 27, 2010 as the City's investment policy. This Policy shall remain in effect until the Los Angeles City Council and the Mayor approve a subsequent revision. The Policy governs the City's pooled investment practices.
I The Policy addresses soundness of financial institutions in which the City Treasurer will deposit funds and types of investment instruments permitted by California Government Code Sections 53600-53635 and 16429.1..
Examples of investments permitted by the Policy are obligations of the U.S. Treasury and government agencies, commercial paper notes, certificates of deposit (CD) placement service, bankers' acceptances, medium-term notes, mutual funds, money market mutual funds, and the State of California Local Agency Investment Fund.
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LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM Notes to Financial Statements June 30, 2012 and 2011 At June 30, 2012, the investments held in the City Treasury's General and Special Investment Pool Programs and their maturities are as follows (in thousands):
Investment Maturities 1 to 30 31 to 60 61 to 365 366 Days Over Type of Investments Amount Days Days Days To 5 Years 5 Years U.S. Treasury Notes $ 3,773,466 1,988 - 62,617 3,689,504 19,357 U.S. Treasury Bills 37,004 28,035 6,009 2,960 - -
U.S. Sponsored Agency Issues 2,018,682 164,006 562,587 207,749 1,073,235 11,105 Medium term notes 1,318,929 14,500 - 195,072 1,109,357 -
Commercial paper 829,790 74 1.152 88,638 - - -
Certificates of deposit 6,000 - - 6,000 - -
Short term investment funds 4,447 4,447 - - - -
Total general and special pools $ 7,988,318 954.128 657,234 474,398 5,872,096 30,462 Interest Rate Risk. The Policy limits the maturity of its investments to five years for the U.S. Treasury and government agency securities, medium term notes, CD placement service, collateralized bank deposits, mortgage pass-through securities, and bank/time deposits; one year for repurchase agreements; 270 days for commercial paper; 180 days for bankers' acceptances, and 92 days for reverse repurchase agreements. The Policy also allows City funds with longer-term investments horizons, to be invested in securities that at the time of the investment have a term remaining to maturity in excess of five years, but with a maximum final maturity of thirty years.
Credit Risk. The Policy establishes minimum credit ratings requirement for investments. There is no credit quality requirement for local agency bonds, U.S. Treasury Obligations, State of California Obligations, California Local Agency Obligations, and U.S. Sponsored Agencies (U.S. government sponsored enterprises) securities. The City's $2.0 billion investments in U.S. government sponsored enterprises consist of securities issued by the Federal Home Loan Bank - $581.8 million, Federal National Mortgage Association - $602.4 million, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation -
$646.1 million, Federal Farm Credit Bank - $124.0 million, and Tennessee Valley Authority -
$64.4 million. Of the City's $2.0 billion investments in U.S. Sponsored Agencies securities,
$1,253.9 million were rated "AA+" by S&P and "Aaa" by Moody's; $764.8 million were not rated individually by S&P nor Moody's (issuers of these securities are rated "A-l+" by S&P and "P-I" by Moody's).
Medium term notes must be issued by corporations organized and operating within the United States or by depository institutions licensed by the United States or any state and operating within the United States. Medium term notes must have at least an "A" rating. The City's $1.3 billion investments in medium term notes consist of securities issued by banks and corporations that comply with these requirements and were rated "A" or better by S&P and "A3" or better by Moody's.
Subsequent to purchase, two issuers representing $27.5 million (2.1%) in investments were downgraded to "BBB+" by S&P.
Commercial paper issues must have a minimum of "A-l" or equivalent rating. If the issuer has issued long-term debt, it must be rated "A" without regard to modifiers. Issuing corporation must be 41 (Continued)
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organized and operating within the United States and have assets in excess of $500.0 million. Of the City's $829.8 million investments in commercial paper, $709.8 million were rated A-I+/A-1 by S&P and P-1 by Moody's; $120.0 million were not rated individually by S&P nor Moody's. The issuers of the certificates of deposit were not rated.
Concentration of Credit Risk. The Policy does not allow more than 40% of its investment portfolio be invested in commercial paper and bankers' acceptances, 30% in certificates of deposit and medium term notes, 20% in mutual funds, money market mutual funds and mortgage pass-through securities. The Policy further provides for a maximum concentration limit of 10% in any one issuer of commercial paper as well as in any one mutual fund, and 30% in bankers' acceptances of any one I
commercial bank. There is no percentage limitation on the amount that can be invested in the U.S. government agencies. The City's pooled investments comply with these requirements. GAAP requires disclosure of certain investments in any one issuer that represent 5% or more of total investments. Of the City's total pooled investments as of June 30, 2012, $581.8 million (7%) was invested in securities issued by the Federal Home Loan Bank, $646.1 million (8%) was invested in securities issued by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and $602.4 million (8%) was invested in securities issued by Federal National Mortgage Association.
At June 30, 2011, the investments held in the City Treasury's General and Special Investment Pool Programs and their maturities are as follows (in thousands):
Investment maturities 1 to 30 31 to 60 61 to 365 366 Days Over Type of investments Amount Days Days Days to 5 years 5 years U.S. Treasury notes $ 3,541,794 - - 38,482 3,490,201 13,111 U.S. Treasury bills 92,789 5,984 15,864 70,941 -- --
U.S. Sponsored Agency Issues 2,563,178 455,933 110,660 782,630 1,212,938 1,017 Medium-term notes 1,126,648 - - 148,980 977,668 -
Commercial paper 607,177 388,945 130,749 87,483 - -
Certificates of deposit 8,000 - - 8,000 - -
Short-term investment funds 22,425 22,425 - - - -I Securities lending cash collateral:
U.S. Treasury notes 406,157 - - - 406,157 -
U.S. Sponsored Agency Issues 259,335 -- - - 259,335 -
Total general and special pools $ 8,627,503 873,287 257,273 1,136,516 6,346,299 14,128 Interest Rate Risk. The Policy limits the maturity of its investments to five years for the U.S. Treasury and government agency securities, medium-term notes, CD placement service, collateralized, bank deposits, mortgage pass-through securities, and bank/time deposits; one year for repurchase agreements; 270 days for commercial paper; 180 days for bankers' acceptances, and 92 days for reverse repurchase agreements. The Policy also allows City funds with longer-term investments horizons, to be invested in securities that at the time of the investment have a term remaining to maturity in excess of five years, but with a maximum final maturity of thirty years.
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LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM Notes to Financial Statements June 30, 2012 and 2011 Credit Risk. The Policy establishes minimum credit ratings requirements for investments. There is no credit quality requirement for local agency bonds, U.S. Treasury Obligations, State of California Obligations, California Local Agency Obligations, and U.S. Sponsored Agencies (U.S. government sponsored enterprises) securities. The City's $2.6 billion investments in U.S. government sponsored enterprises consist of securities issued by the Federal Home Loan Bank - $866.0 million, Federal National Mortgage Association - $748.1 million, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation -
$738.9 million, Federal Farm Credit Bank - $164.4 million, Tennessee Valley Authority -
$37.9 million, and Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation - $7.8 million. Of the City's
$2.6 billion investments in U.S. Sponsored Agencies securities, $1,733.9 million are rated "AAA" by S&P and "Aaa" by Moody's; $821.5 million are not rated individually by S&P nor Moody's (issuers of these securities are rated "A-l+" by S&P and "P-1" by Moody's); and $7.8 million are not rated.
In August 2011, Standard & Poor's lowered the long-term U.S. debt credit rating from "AAA" to "AA+." This downgrade affects the credit risk associated with the City's investments in certain U.S. Sponsored Agencies securities.
Medium-term notes must be issued by corporations organized and operating within the United States or by depository institutions licensed by the United States or any state and operating within the United States. Medium-term notes must have at least an "A" rating. The City's $1.1 billion investments in medium-term notes consist of securities issued by banks and corporations that comply with these requirements and were rated "A" or better by S&P and "A3" or better by Moody's.
Commercial paper issues must have a minimum of "A-I" or equivalent rating. If the issuer has issued long-term debt, it must be rated "A" without regard to modifiers. Issuing corporation must be organized and operating within the United States and have assets in excess of $500.0 million.
The City's $607.2 million investments in commercial paper comply with these requirements and were rated "A-I+/A-I" by S&P and "P-I" by Moody's.
The issuers of the certificates of deposit were not rated.
Concentration of Credit Risk. The Policy does not allow more than 40% of its investment portfolio be invested in commercial paper and bankers' acceptances, 30% in certificates of deposit and medium-term notes, 20% in mutual funds, money market mutual funds, and mortgage pass-through securities. The Policy further provides for a maximum concentration limit of 10% in any one issuer of commercial paper as well as in any one mutual fund, and 30% in bankers' acceptances of any one commercial bank. There is no percentage limitation on the amount that can be invested in the U.S. government agencies. The City's pooled investments comply with these requirements. GAAP requires disclosure of certain investments in any one issuer that represent 5% or more of total investments. Of the City's total pooled investments as of June 30, 2011, $866.0 million (10%) was invested in securities issued by the Federal Home Loan Bank, $738.9 million (9%) was invested in securities issued by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and $748.1 million (9%) was invested in securities issued by Federal National Mortgage Association.
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I LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM I
Notes to Financial Statements June 30, 2012 and 2011 I
(8) Securities Lending Transactions The Power System participates in an SLP. As of June 30, 2012 and 2011, amounts held in the City of Los Angeles Program are as follows (collateral amounts in thousands):
June 30 Program 2012 2011 City of Los Angeles Program $ - 69,534 General Investment Pool Program The Power System participates in the City's SLP through the pooled investment fund. The Department recognizes its proportionate share of the cash collateral received for securities loaned and the related obligation for the general investment pool. Securities lending is permitted and limited under provisions of California Government Code Section 53601. The City Council approved the SLP on October 22, 1991 under Council File No. 91-1860, which complies with the California Government Code. The objectives of I
the SLP in priority order are: safety of loaned securities and prudent investment of cash collateral to enhance revenue from the investment program. The SLP is governed by a separate policy and guidelines.
The City's custodial bank acts as the securities lending agent. In the event a counterparty defaults by reason of an act of insolvency, the bank shall take all actions which it deems necessary or appropriate to liquidate permitted investment and collateral in connection with such transaction and shall make a reasonable effort for two business days (Replacement Period) to apply the proceeds thereof to the purchase I
of securities identical to the loaned securities not returned. If during the Replacement Period the collateral liquidation proceeds are insufficient to replace any of the loaned securities not returned, the bank shall, subject to payment by the City of the amount of any losses on any permitted investments, pay such I
additional amounts as necessary to make such replacement.
Under the provisions of the SLP, and in accordance with the California Government Code, no more than 20% of the market value of the General Investment Pool (the Pool) is available for lending. The City receives cash as collateral on loaned securities, which is reinvested in securities permitted under the Policy.
In accordance with the California Government Code, the securities lending agent marks to market the value of both the collateral and the reinvestments daily. Except for open loans where either party can terminate a lending contract on demand, term loans have a maximum life of 92 days. Earnings from securities lending accrue to the Pool and are allocated on a pro rata basis to all Pool participants.
During the fiscal year 2012, collateralizations on all loaned securities were compliant with the required 102% of the market value. The City can sell collateral securities only in the event of borrower default. The lending agent provides indemnification for borrower default. There were no violations of legal or contractual provisions and no borrower or lending agent default losses during the fiscal year. There was no credit risk exposure to the City because the amounts owed to the borrowers exceeded the amounts borrowed. Loaned securities are held by the City's agents in the City's name and are not subject to custodial credit risk. On May 31, 2012, the City temporarily suspended its SLP due to ongoing Request for Proposals (RFP) for a securities lending agent. The City will likely resume its SLP upon execution of a contract with a selected agent.
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LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM Notes to Financial Statements June 30, 2012 and 2011 (9) Derivative Instruments In June 2008, GASB issued GASB No. 53. The statement specifically requires governments to measure and report most derivative instruments at fair value in their financial statements that are prepared using the economic resources measurement focus and the accrual basis of accounting. The requirement of reporting the derivative instruments at fair value on the face of the basic financial statements gives the users of those statements a clearer look into the risks their governments are sometimes exposed to when they enter into these transactions and how those risks are managed. The statement also addresses hedge accounting requirements and improves disclosures, providing a summary of the government's derivative instrument activity, its objectives for entering into derivative instruments, and their significant terms and risks. The Power System implemented GASB No. 53 in the 2010 fiscal year.
In accordance with GASB No 53, the Power System records the fair value of its hedging derivative instruments, financial natural gas hedges, on the statement of net assets. As of June 30, 2012 and 2011, the fair values of the financial natural gas hedges were approximately $(91.3) million and approximately
$(73.8) million, respectively.
(a) FinancialNaturalGas Hedges The Department enters into natural gas hedging contracts in order to stabilize the cost of gas needed to produce electricity to serve its customers. It is designed to cap gas prices over a portion of the forecasted gas requirements.
The Department does not speculate when entering into financial transactions. Financial hedges are variable to fixed rate swaps and are layered by volumetric averaging. The Department is exposed to financial settlement risk if the counterparties default and/or the agreements are terminated.
As of June 30, 2012, the Power System's financial natural gas hedges by fiscal year are the following (amounts in thousands):
Notional amount (Total Contract First Last Cash paid Derivative contract price range effective termination Fair at derivative description quantities*) dollar per unit date date value inception Financial natural gas:
FY 2012-13 $ 6,387,500 5.96-8.31 07/01/12 06/30/13 $ (24,631) -
FY 2013-14 5,027,000 6.37-8.31 07/01/13 06/30/14 (17,221) -
FY 2014-15 5,384,500 6.37-9.38 07/01/14 06/30/15 (18,412) -
FY 2015-16 4,488,000 6.42-9.85 07/01/15 06/30/16 (15,312) -
FY 2016-17 3,197,500 6.61 -9.83 07/01/16 06/30/17 (10,317) -
FY 2017-18 2,190,000 6.76- 7.14 07/01/17 06/30/18 (5,403) -
Total $ 26,674,500 5.96-9.85 07/01/11 06/30/18 $ (91,296) -
- Contract quantities in MMBtu - Million British Thermal Units.
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I LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM Notes to Financial Statements June 30, 2012 and 2011 I
As of June 30, 2011, the Power System's financial natural gas hedges by fiscal year were the following (amounts in thousands):
Notional amount (Total Contract First Last Cash paid Derivative contract price range effective termination Fair at derivative description quantities*) dollar per unit date date value inception Financial natural gas:
FY 2011-12 $ 8,240,000 5.53-8.27 07/01/11 06/30/12 $ (21,267) -I FY 2012-13 6,387,500 5.96- 8.31 07/01/12 06/30/13 (14,355) -
FY 2013-14 5,027,000 6.37-8.31 07/01/13 06/30/14 (10,712) -
FY FY FY 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 5,384,500 4,488,000 3,197,500 6.37-9.38 6.42-9.85 6.61 -9.83 07/01/14 07/01/15 07/01/16 06/30/15 06/30/16 06/30/17 (11,357)
(8,865)
(5,320)
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I FY 2017-18 2,190,000 6.76-7.14 07/01/17 06/30/18 (1,894) -
Total $ 34,914,500 5.53-9.85 07/01/11 06/30/18 $ (73,770) -
- Contract quantities in MMBtu - Million British Thermal Units.
I The fair value of the natural gas hedges decreased by $17.5 million and is reported as a deferred outflow on the statement of net assets. All fair values were estimated using forward market prices available from broker quotes and exchanges.
(b) CreditRisk The Power System is exposed to credit risk related to nonperformance by its wholesale counterparties under the terms of contractual agreements. In order to limit the risk of counterparty default, the Department has implemented a Wholesale Marketing Counterparty Evaluation Policy, which was amended and renamed as Counterparty Evaluation Credit Policy (the Counterparty Policy), and was approved by the Board on May 6, 2008. Under the new policy, the scope has been expanded beyond physical power to include transmission, physical natural gas, and financial natural gas. Also, the credit limit structure has been categorized into short-term and long-term structures where the short-term structure is applicable to transactions with terms of up to 18 months and the long-term structure to cover transactions beyond 18 months.
The Policy includes provisions to limit risk including: the assignment of internal credit ratings to all Department's counterparties based on counterparty and/or debt ratings; the use of expected default frequency equivalent credit rating for short-term transactions; the requirement for credit enhancements (including advance payments, irrevocable letters of credit, escrow trust accounts, and parent company guarantees) for counterparties that do not meet an acceptable level of risk; and the I
use of standardized agreements, which allow for the netting of positive and negative exposures associated with a single counterparty.
As of June 30, 2012, the 10 financial natural gas hedge counterparties were rated by Moody's as follows: three at Aa3, three at A2, three at A3, and one at Baal. The counterparties were rated by S&P as follows: two at AA-, two at A+, four at A, and two at A-. As of June 30, 2011, the 11 46 (Continued)
LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM Notes to Financial Statements June 30, 2012 and 2011 financial natural gas hedge counterparties were rated by Moody's as follows: two at Aal, one at Aa2, two at Aa3, three at Al, and three at A2. The counterparties were rated by S&P as follows: one at AA, three at AA-, two at A+, and five at A.
Based on the International Swap Dealers Association agreements, the Department or the counterparty may be required to post collateral to support the financial natural gas hedges subject to credit risk in the form of cash, negotiable debt instruments (other than interest-only and principal-only securities), or eligible letters of credit. Collateral posted is held by a custodian. As of June 30, 2012 and 2011, the fair values of the financial natural gas hedges are within the credit limits and collateral posting was not required.
(c) Basis Risk The Department is exposed to basis risk between the financial natural gas hedges, which are settled monthly at NW Rocky Mountains Index, and the hedged gas deliveries, which are daily spot purchases at Kern River, Opal prices. However, these pricing points are in the same region and are highly correlated.
(d) TerminationRisk The Power System or its counterparties may terminate the contractual agreements if the other party fails to perform under the terms of the contract. No termination events have occurred and there are no out-of-the-ordinary termination events contained in contractual documents.
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I LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM I Notes to Financial Statements June 30, 2012 and 2011 I (10) Long-Term Debt I
Long-term debt outstanding as of June 30, 2012 and 2011 consists of revenue bonds and refunding revenue bonds due serially in varying annual amounts as follows (amounts in thousands): I Fiscal year Bond issues Date of issue Effective-interest rate of last scheduled maturity Principal outstanding 2012 2011 I
Issue of 2001, Series B Issue of 2001, Series Cl Issue of 2002, Series A 06/05/01 11/15/01 08/22/02 Variable 4.788 Variable 2035 2017 2036
$ 580,800 2,003 388,500 580,800 2,976 388,500 I
Issue of 2002, Series C2 11/22/02 4.375 2018 8,094 8,208 Issue of 2003, Series Al Issue of 2003, Series A2 07/31/03 08/19/03 3.409 4.662 2017 2032 184,955 515,830 224,150 515,830 I
Issue of 2003, Series B 08/28/03 5.013 2036 128,225 128,225 Issue of 2004, Series C3 Issue of 2005, Series Al Issue of 2005, Series A2 04/07/04 12/28/05 12/28/05 4.298 4.700 4.700 2020 2041 2031 7,229 544,285 315,195 7,369 556,170 315,195 I
Issue of 2006, Series C4 03/01/06 4.040 2017 5,204 6,339 Issue of 2007, Series AI Issue of 2007, Series A2 Issue of 2008, Series AI 10/18/07 10/18/07 11/25/08 4.659 4.638 5.583 2040 2033 2039 333,630 191,125 200,000 334,630 191,125 200,000 I
Issue of 2008, Series Al 11/25/08 5.039 2033 343,420 350,000 Issue of 2009, Series A Issue of 2009, Series B Issue of 2010, Series A 02/19/09 06/02/09 06/02/10 4.773 4.563 3.898 2040 2025 2041 121,355 172,125 616,000 122,260 172,125 616,000 I
Issue of 2010, Series B 06/02/10 3.015 2023 50,800 51,030 Issue of 2010, Series C Issue of 2010, Series D 08/25/10 12/02/10 2.188 4.342 2028 2046 139,775 760,200 139,775 760,200 I
Issue of 2011, Series A 06/30/11 2.715 2023 694,130 694,130 Total principal amount Revenue certificates 6,302,880 200,000 6,365,037 200,000 I
Unamortized premiums, discounts, and debt-related costs (including net loss on I
refundings), net 98,171 111,562 Debt due within one year (including current portion of variable rate debt) (246,582) (178,885)
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$ 6,354,469 6,497,714 I
Revenue bonds generally are callable 10 years after issuance. The Department has agreed to certain covenants with respect to bonded indebtedness. Significant covenants include the requirement that the Power Systems' net income, as defined, will be sufficient to pay certain amounts of future annual bond I
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LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM Notes to Financial Statements June 30, 2012 and 2011 interest and of future annual aggregate bond interest and principal maturities. Revenue bonds and refunding bonds are collateralized by the future revenues of the Power System.
(a) Long-Termn Debt Activity The Power System had the following activity in long-term debt for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 (amounts in thousands):
Balance, Balance, Current July 1, 2011 Additions Reductions June 30, 2012 portion Long-term debt:
Bonds $ 6,476,599 - (75,549) 6,401,050 226,582 Revenue certificates 200,000 - - 200,000 20,000 Total $ 6,676,599 - (75,549) 6,601,050 246,582 Balance, Balance, Current July 1, 2010 Additions Reductions June 30, 2011 portion Long-term debt:
Bonds S 5,751,444 1,684,277 (959,122) 6,476,599 158,885 Revenue certificates 200,000 - 200,000 20,000 Total $ 5,951,444 1,684,277 (959,122) 6,676,599 178,885 (b) New Issuances Fiscal Year 2012 The Power System did not issue any new money or refunding Power System Revenue Bonds for fiscal year 2012.
Fiscal Year 2011 In August 2010, the Power System issued $139.8 million of Power System Revenue Bonds, 2010 Series C. The net proceeds of $138.7 million, net of $1.1 million cost of issuance and underwriter's discount, were deposited into the construction fund to be used for renewable energy projects. The Power 2010 Series C Bonds, designated as direct payment new Clean Renewable Energy Bonds (CREBs) and Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds (QECBs), enabled the Department to receive subsidy payments from the U.S. Treasury equal to 3.37% representing 70.00% of the tax credit rate of 4.8 1% (the credit rate determined under Section 54(A)(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986). The financing provided a weighted average life of 16.9 years, an average coupon rate of 5.52% and an effective interest rate of 2.21% (net of the tax subsidy). The Power System received subsidy payments totaling $250,563 for the CREBs and $3,749,727 for the QECBs during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011. These subsidies are recorded as federal bond subsidies on the Statements of Revenue, Expenses, and Changes in Fund Net Assets.
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I LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM I
Notes to Financial Statements I June 30, 2012 and 2011 I
In December 2010, the Power System issued $760.2 million of Power System Revenue Bonds, 2010 Series D. The net proceeds of $755.7 million (net of underwriter's discount of $4.5 million) were deposited into the construction fund to be used for capital improvements.
Lastly, in June 2011, the Power System issued $694.13 million of Power System Revenue Bonds, 2011 Series A, the proceeds of which were used to refund $765.55 million of Power System Revenue Bonds, 2001 Series A, SubSeries A-1 and A-2 and $60.87 million of Power System I
Revenue Bonds, 2003 Series B. In addition to bond proceeds, the Department contributed
$50 million to the financing. The refinancing resulted in $102.1 million in net present value savings (excluding Department contribution) over the next five years and a net loss for accounting purposes of $12.6 million, which was deferred and is being amortized over the life of the new bonds.
(c) OutstandingDebt Defeased 1 The Power System defeased certain revenue bonds in prior years by placing cash or the proceeds of new revenue bonds in irrevocable trusts to provide for all future debt service payments on the old bonds. Accordingly, the trust account assets and the liability for the defeased bonds are not included in the Power System's financial statements.
At June 30, 2012, the following revenue bonds outstanding are considered defeased (amounts in 1 thousands):
Principal Bond issues outstanding Second issue of 1993 $ 7,500 Refunding issue of 1994 18,065 Issue of 1994 5,020
$ 30,585 (d) Variable Rate Bonds As of June 30, 2012 and 2011, the Power System had $969.3 million in variable rate bonds. The 1 variable rate bonds currently bear interest at weekly and daily rates ranging from 0.15% to 0.17% as of June 30, 2012 and 0.05% to 0.06% as of June 30, 2011. The Power System can elect to change the interest rate period of the bonds with certain limitations. The bondholders have the right to tender the bonds to the tender agent on any business day with seven days' prior notice. The Power System has I
entered into standby and line of credit agreements with a syndicate of commercial banks in an initial amount of $580.8 million and $388.5 million to provide liquidity for the variable rate bonds. The I extended standby agreements expire in January 2015 for the $580.8 million and in June 2014 for the
$388.5 million.
Under the agreements, the $580.8 million variable rate bonds will bear interest that is payable quarterly at the greatest of: (a) the Prime Rate plus 1.00% (b) the Federal Funds Rate plus 2.00% and I
(c) 7.50%, while the $388.5 million variable rate bonds will bear interest that is payable quarterly at the greatest of: (a) the Prime Rate plus 2.00%; (b) the Federal Funds Rate plus 2.00%; (c) the Daily 50 (Continued)
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LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM Notes to Financial Statements June 30, 2012 and 2011 One-Month LIBOR plus 0.5%; and (d) 7.50%. The unpaid principal of each liquidity advance made by the liquidity provider is payable in ten equal semi-annual installments ninety days immediately following the related liquidity advance. At its discretion, the Power System has the ability to convert the outstanding bonds to fixed rate obligations, which cannot be tendered by the bondholders.
The variable rate bonds have been classified as long-term on the balance sheets as the liquidity facilities give the Power System the ability to refinance on a long-term basis and the Power System intends to either renew the facility or exercise its right to tender the debt as a long-term financing.
The portion that would be due in the next fiscal year in the event that the outstanding variable rate bonds were tendered and purchased by the commercial banks under the standby agreements has been included in the current portion of long-term debt and was $96.9 million at both June 30, 2012 and 2011.
(e) Revenue Certificates As of June 30, 2012 and 2011, the Power System has outstanding $200 million of commercial paper bearing interest at an average rate of 0.19%. The commercial paper matures not more than 270 days from the date of issuance.
The Department entered into a letter of credit and reimbursement agreement (the Agreement) with a commercial bank in the amount of $200 million to provide liquidity and credit support for the Department's commercial paper program. The agreement secures the payment when due of the principal and interest on commercial paper issued on or after August 27, 2010. Drawings on the agreement will represent advances to the Department and will bear interest that is payable monthly at the highest of (i) the Prime Rate plus 1.00%, (ii) Federal Funds Rate plus 2.00%, (iii) the Daily One-Month LIBOR plus 3.00%, and (iv) 7.00%. The unpaid principal of each advance is payable in ten equal semiannual installments, commencing on the date six months after the advance. The Agreement terminates on August 26, 2013.
The revenue certificates have been classified as long-term debt on the balance sheets as the Agreement gives the Power System the ability to refinance on a long-term basis and the Power System intends to either renew the Agreement or exercise its option to draw on the Agreement. The portion that would be due in the next fiscal year in the event that the outstanding revenue certificates were advanced by the commercial bank under the Agreement has been included in the current portion of long-term debt and was $20 million at both June 30, 2012 and 2011.
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I LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM I Notes to Financial Statements June 30, 2012 and 2011 I (fi Scheduled PrincipalMaturitiesand Interest I
Scheduled annual principal maturities and interest are as follows (amounts in thousands):
Interest and I
Principal amortization Fiscal year(s) ending June 30:
2013 $ 129,651 293,596 I
2014 131,575 289,208 2015 2016 142,578 145,865 283,579 277,503 I
2017 149,235 271,543 2018-2022 2023 -2027 2028 -2032 809,930 986,947 1,267,252 1,079,650 I 1,109,184 821,078 2033 -2037 2038- 2042 2043 - 2047 1,100,130 976,645 621,140 580,834 318,356 63,479 I
Total requirements 6,302,880 5,546,078 I
Interest and amortization is net of $98.17 million of unamortized discount/premium and gain/loss due to issuances of new and refunding bonds. I The maturity schedule presented above reflects the scheduled debt service requirements for all of the Power System's long-term debt. The schedule is presented assuming that the tender options on the variable rate bonds, as discussed on the previous page, will not be exercised and that the full amount I of the revenue certificates will be renewed. Should the bondholders exercise the tender options and the Power System convert all of the revenue certificates under the line of credit, the Power System would be required to redeem the $1,169.3 million in variable rate bonds outstanding over the next six years, as follows: $116.93 million in fiscal year 2013, $233.86 million in each of the fiscal years I
2014 through 2017, and $116.93 million in fiscal year 2018. Accordingly, the balance sheets recognize the possibility of the exercise of the tender options and reflect the $116.93 million that could be due in fiscal year 2013 as a current portion of long-term debt payable. Interest and I
amortization include interest requirements for variable rate bonds, using the variable debt interest rate in effect at June 30, 2012 of 0.144%. I (11) Retirement, Disability, and Death Benefit Insurance Plan The Department has a funded contributory retirement, disability, and death benefit insurance plan covering substantially all of its employees. The Water and Power Employees' Retirement, Disability, and Death I
Benefit Insurance Plan (the Plan) operates as a single-employer defined benefit plan to provide pension benefits to eligible department employees and to provide disability and death benefits from the respective insurance funds. Plan benefits are generally based on years of service, age at retirement, and the I
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LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM Notes to Financial Statements June 30, 2012 and 2011 Plan on or after June 1, 1984 are required to contribute 6% of their annual covered payroll. Participants who joined the Plan prior to June 1, 1984 contribute an amount based upon an entry-age percentage rate.
The Department contributes $1.10 for each $1.00 contributed by participants plus an actuarially determined annual required contribution (ARC) as determined by the Plan's independent actuary, taking into consideration the amount of net pension asset or obligation currently recorded on the balance sheet. The required contributions are allocated between the Power System and the Water System based on the current year labor costs.
The Retirement Board of Administration (the Retirement Board) is the administrator of the Plan. The Plan is subject to provisions of the Charter of the City and the regulations and instructions of the Board. The Plan is an independent pension trust fund of the City.
Plan amendments must be approved by both the Retirement Board and the Board. The Plan issues separately available financial statements on an annual basis. Such financial statements can be obtained from the Department of Water and Power Retirement Office, 111 N. Hope, Room 357, Los Angeles, California 90012.
The annual pension cost (APC) and net pension asset for the Department's Plan consist of the following (amounts in thousands):
Year ended June 30 2012 2011 Annual required contribution $ 363,886 329,178 Interest on net pension asset (8,719) (10,409)
Adjustment to annual required contribution 13,211 15,772 APC (including $127.8 million and $106.5 million of amounts capitalized in fiscal years 2012 and 2011, respectively) 368,378 334,541 Department contributions (326,200) (282,377)
Change in net pension asset 42,178 52,164 Net pension asset at beginning of year (52,102) (104,266)
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I LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM I Notes to Financial Statements June 30, 2012 and 2011 I The Power System's allocated share of the Plan's APC and net pension asset consists of the following (amounts in thousands):
Year ended June 30 I
Annual required contribution $
2012 247,443 2011 223,841 I
Interest on net pension asset (5,929) (7,078)
Adjustment to annual required contribution APC (including $78.7 million and $62.7 million 8,983 10,725 I
of amounts capitalized in fiscal years 2012 and 2011, respectively) 250,497 227,488 Power System contributions (217,902) (188,544) I Change in net pension asset Net pension asset at beginning of year 32,595 (14,386) 38,944 (53,330)
I Net pension liability (asset) at end of year $ 18,209 (14,386)
I ARCs are determined through actuarial valuations using the entry-age normal actuarial cost method. The actuarial value of assets in excess of the Department's Actuarial Accrued Liability (AAL) is being amortized by level contribution offsets over rolling 15-year periods effective July 1, 2000.
I In accordance with actuarial valuations, the Department's required contribution rates are as follows:
Deficit Contribution I
Fiscal year Normal cost amortization rate 2012 2011 15.08%
14.68 25.18%
22.34 41.82%
38.45 I
The significant actuarial assumptions include an investment rate of return of 7.75%, projected inflation adjusted salary increases of 4.25%, and cost-of-living increases of 3.00%. The actuarial value of assets is I
determined using techniques that smoothen the effects of short-term volatility in the market value of investments over a five-year period. Plan assets consist primarily of corporate and government bonds, common stocks, mortgage-backed securities, and short-term investments.
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LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM Notes to Financial Statements June 30, 2012 and 2011 Trend information for fiscal years 2012, 2011, and 2010 for the Power System is as follows (amounts in thousands):
Percentage Net pension of APC Year ended June 30 liability (asset) contributed APC 2012 $ 18,209 87% $ 250,497 2011 (14,386) 83 227,488 2010 (53,330) 88 146,735 (a) Disability and Death Benefits The Power System's allocated share of disability and death benefit plan costs and administrative expenses totaled $20 million and $13 million for fiscal years 2012 and 2011, respectively.
(b) Funded Status and FundingProgressBased on Latest ActuarialStudy On September 18, 2012, the latest actuarial study as of July 1, 2012 was completed for the Department for fiscal 2013. As of July 1, 2012, the Department's actuarial value of assets was
$7.57 billion and AAL for benefits was $9.69 billion, resulting in an Unfunded Actuarial Accrued Liability (UAAL) of $2.12 billion. The covered payroll (annual payroll of active employees covered by the Plan) was $887 million, and the ratio of the UAAL to the covered payroll was 239%.
As of July 1, 2011, the Department's actuarial value of assets was $7.5 billion and AAL for benefits was $9.3 billion, resulting in a UAAL of $1.8 billion. The covered payroll (annual payroll of active employees covered by the Plan) was $870.2 million, and the ratio of the UAAL to the covered payroll was 211%.
As of July 1, 2010, the Department's actuarial value of assets was $7.2 billion and AAL for benefits was $8.9 billion, resulting in a UAAL of $1.7 billion. The covered payroll (annual payroll of active employees covered by the Plan) was $856.1 million, and the ratio of the UAAL to the covered payroll was 193%.
Actuarial valuations of an ongoing plan involve estimates of the value of reported amounts and assumptions about the probability of occurrence of events far into the future. Examples include assumptions about future employment, mortality, and the salary increases. Amounts determined regarding the funded status of the Plan and the ARCs of the Department are subject to continual revision as actual results are compared with past expectations and new estimates are made for the future. The schedule of funding progress, presented as required supplementary information, presents information about whether the actuarial value of plan assets is increasing or decreasing over time relative to the AAL for benefits.
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(12) Other Postemployment Benefit (Healthcare) Plan (a) Plan Description The Department provides certain other postemployment benefits (OPEB), such as medical and dental plans, to active and retired employees and their dependents. The healthcare plan is administered by the Department. The Retirement Board and the Board have the authority to approve provisions and obligations. Eligibility for benefits for retired employees is dependent on a combination of age and service of the participants pursuant to a predetermined formula. Any changes to these provisions must be approved by the Retirement Board and the Board. The total number of active and retired Department participants entitled to receive benefits was approximately 16,340 and 16,758 for the I
fiscal years ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
The health plan is a single-employer defined benefit plan. During fiscal year 2007, the Retiree Health Benefits Fund (the Fund) was created to fund the postemployment benefits of the Department. The Fund is administered as a trust and has its own financial statements. Such financial statements can be obtained from the Department of Water and Power Retirement Office, 111 N Hope, Room 357, Los Angeles, California 90012.
(b) FundingPolicy The Department pays a monthly maximum subsidy of $1,518 for medical and dental premiums depending on the employee's work location and benefits earned. Participants choosing plans with a cost in excess of the subsidy they are entitled to are required to pay the difference.
Although no formal funding policy has been established for the future benefits to be provided under this plan, the Department has made significant contributions into the Fund. In fiscal year 2012, the Department transferred $37.5 million into the Fund and paid an additional $64.1 million in retiree I
medical premiums. In fiscal year 2011, the Department transferred $75 million in cash into the Fund and paid an additional $65.6 million in retiree medical premiums. The Power System's portion of these amounts was $69.1 million and $95.6 million for 2012 and 2011, respectively.
I (c) Annual OPEB Cost and Net OPEB Obligation The annual OPEB cost (expense) is calculated based on the employer ARC, an amount actuarially determined in accordance with the parameters of GASB Statement No. 45, Accounting and Financial Reporting by Employers for Postemployment Benefits Other Than Pensions. The ARC represents a level of funding that, if paid on an ongoing basis, is projected to cover normal cost under each year and amortize any unfunded actuarial liabilities (or funding excess) over a period not to exceed 30 years.
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LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM Notes to Financial Statements June 30, 2012 and 2011 The following table shows the components of the Department's annual OPEB cost for the year, the amount actually contributed to the Plan, and changes in the net OPEB asset (amounts in thousands):
Year ended June 30 2012 2011 Annual required contribution $ 53,691 68,705 Interest on net OPEB asset (69,046) (62,322)
Adjustment to annual required contribution 56,975 50,081 Annual OPEB costs 41,620 56,464 Contributions made (101,610) (140,590)
Change in net OPEB asset (59,990) (84,126)
Net OPEB asset - beginning of year (863,884) (779,758)
Net OPEB asset - end of year (923,874) (863,884)
The following table shows the components of the Power System's share in annual OPEB cost for the year, the amount actually contributed to the Plan, and changes in the net OPEB asset (amounts in thousands):
Year ended June 30 2012 2011 Annual required contribution $ 36,510 46,720 Interest on net OPEB asset (46,952) (42,379)
Adjustment to annual required contribution 38,743 34,054 Annual OPEB costs 28,301 38,395 Contributions made (69,094) (95,609)
Change in net OPEB asset (40,793) (57,214)
Net OPEB asset - beginning of year (590,686) (533,472)
Net OPEB asset - end of year (631,479) (590,686) 57 (Continued)
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The Department's annual OPEB cost, the percentage of ARC contributed to the Plan, and the net postemployment asset for fiscal years 2012, 2011, and 2010 were as follows (amounts in thousands):
2012 2011 2010 Annual OPEB cost $ 41,620 56,464 46,400 Percentage of OPEB costs contributed 244% 249% 346%
Net postemployment asset at end of year $ 923,874 863,884 779,758 The Power System's share in the annual OPEB cost, the percentage of ARC contributed to the Plan, and the net retirement asset for fiscal years 2012, 2011, and 2010 were as follows (amounts in thousands):
2012 2011 2010 I Annual OPEB cost $ 28,301 38,395 31,552 Percentage of OPEB costs contributed 244% 249% 346%
Net postemployment asset at end of year $ 631,479 590,686 533,472 (d) FundedStatus and FundingProgressBased on Latest ActuarialStudy I
On September 18, 2012, the latest actuarial study as of July 1, 2012 was completed for fiscal 2013.
As of July 1, 2012, the Department's actuarial value of assets was $1.25 billion and AAL for benefits was $1.57 billion, resulting in a UAAL of $0.32 billion. The covered payroll (annual payroll of active employees covered by the Plan) was $887 million, and the ratio of the UAAL to the covered payroll was 36%.
As of July 1, 2011, the Department's actuarial value of assets was $1.1 billion, and AAL for benefits was $1.6 billion, resulting in a UAAL of $418 million. The covered payroll (annual payroll of active employees covered by the Plan) was $870 million, and the ratio of the UAAL to the covered payroll was 73%.
As of July 1, 2010, the Department's actuarial value of assets was $987 million, and AAL for benefits was $1.6 billion, resulting in a UAAL of $644 million. The covered payroll (annual payroll of active employees covered by the Plan) was $856 million, and the ratio of the UAAL to the covered payroll was 75%.
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('e) ActuarialMethods andAssumptions Projections of benefits for financial reporting purposes are based on the substantive plan (the plan understood by the Department and the plan members) and include the types of benefits provided at the time of each valuation and the historical pattern of sharing of benefit costs between the Department and the plan members to that point. The actuarial methods and assumptions used include techniques that are designed to reduce the effects of short-term volatility in AAL and the actuarial value of assets, consistent with the long-term perspective of the calculations.
In the July 1, 2011 actuarial valuation, the entry-age normal cost method was used. The actuarial assumptions include 7.75% discount rate, which represents the expected long-term return on plan assets, an annual healthcare cost trend rate of 9.00% initially, reduced by decrements to an ultimate rate of 5.00% over 10 years. Both rates include a 3.50% inflation assumption. The actuarial value of assets was determined using techniques that spread UAAL being amortized as a level percentage of projected payroll over a closed 24-year period.
In the July 1, 2010 actuarial valuation, the entry-age normal cost method was used. The actuarial assumptions include 7.75% discount rate, which represents the expected long-term return on plan assets, an annual healthcare cost trend rate of 10.00% initially, reduced by decrements to an ultimate rate of 5.00% over 10 years. Both rates include a 3.75% inflation assumption. The actuarial value of assets was determined using techniques that spread UAAL being amortized as a level percentage of projected payroll over a closed 25-year period.
09 HealthcareReform Legislation The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was signed into law on March 23, 2010.
One key provision of the PPACA is the assessment of the excise tax on high cost plans (Cadillac Plans) beginning in 2018. Under this act, a 40% excise tax applies to plans with costs exceeding certain annual thresholds ($11,850 for single; $30,950 for families for early retirees). Significant uncertainties exist regarding the impact of the excise tax on high cost plans without further regulatory guidance. Management estimated the potential impact of this tax on the liability is based on unadjusted thresholds and assuming the tax is shared between the Department and its participants in the same way that the current costs are shared. The estimated impact of the 40% excise tax provision on high cost plans beginning in 2018, under the healthcare reform, is reflected in the actuarial report as July 1, 2010 and going forward.
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(a) Other Long- Term Liabilities The Power System has the following other long-term liabilities:
Balance July 1, Balance June 30, Current I
2011 Additions Reductions 2012 portion 1 Accrued liabilities $ 10,487 -- (1,720) 8,767 1 Deferred credits:
Purchased power Rate stabilization
$ 140,995 75,000 38,000 (95,830) 45,165 113,000 21,100 I Other 2,995 (184) 2,811
$ 218,990 38,000 (96,014) 160,976 21,100 I Accrued workers' compensation claims Derivative instrument S 40,300 3,175 43,475 I
liabilities $ 73,770 17,526 91,296 I
Balance Balance July 1, 2010 Additions Reductions June 30, 2011 Current portion I Accrued liabilities $ 12,040 -- (1,553) 10,487 Deferred credits:
Purchased power $ 234,569 (93,574) 140,995 95,830 Rate stabilization 75,000 75,000 Other 2,223 772 2,995 311,792 772 (93,574) 218,990 95,830 I Accrued workers' compensation claims S 40,692 (392) 40,300 I Derivative instrument liabilities $ 84,268 (10,498) 73,770 I
(b) Deferred Credits The Department has deferred credits that are related to revenues collected from customers, but have not been earned. These funds are deferred and recognized as costs related to these deferrals are I
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LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM Notes to Financial Statements June 30, 2012 and 2011 Purchased Power Deferrals During fiscal year 2006, the Board approved the suspension of deferring precollected purchased power costs and the reversal of the precollected purchased power costs recorded in prior years. The amount reversed is the cost of energy from IPP less the amount designated in rates for out-of-market purchased power costs. The reversal of the deferred credit is credited to retail sales. During fiscal years 2012 and 2011, the Power System reversed $95.8 million and $93.6 million, respectively, related to precollected purchase power costs. At June 30, 2012 and 2011, $45.1 million and
$140.9 million, respectively, remain as part of deferred credits related to precollected purchased power costs.
Rate Stabilization Account In April 2008, the City Council approved an amendment to the electric rate ordinance, which required the balance of the Rate Stabilization Account to be maintained separately from the Energy Cost Adjustment Account. The ordinance also directed that the deferred amount within the Energy Cost Adjustment Account be the beginning balance of the Rate Stabilization Account. During fiscal year 2012, $38 million was deferred from current year sales for resale. As of June 30, 2012 and 2011, the balance in the Rate Stabilization Fund, was $113 million and $75 million, respectively.
(c) Accrued Workers' Compensation Claims Liabilities for unpaid workers' compensation claims are recorded at their present value when they are probable of occurrence and the amount can be reasonably estimated. The liability is actuarially determined, based on an estimate of the present value of the claims outstanding and an amount for claim events incurred but not reported based upon the Department's loss experience, less the amount of claims and settlements paid to date. The discount rate used to calculate this liability at its present value was 4% at June 30, 2012 and 2011. The Department has third-party insurance coverage for workers' compensation claims in excess of $1 million.
Overall indicated reserves for workers' compensation claims, for both the Water System and the Power System, undiscounted, have increased from $69 million as of June 30, 2011 to $74 million as of June 30, 2012. The increase is mainly attributable to a increase in the number of cases filed at the Department. Workers' compensation claims typically take longer than one year to settle and close out. The entire discounted liability is shown as long-term on the balance sheets as of June 30, 2012 and 2011.
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Changes in the Department's undiscounted liability since June 30, 2010 are summarized as follows (amounts in thousands): n June30 2012 2011 2010 Balance at beginning of year 69,155 69,692 53,037 Current year claims and changes in estimates 26,769 19,541 34,771 Payments applied (21,624) (20,078) (18,116)
Balance at end of year 74,300 69,155 69,692 I
The Power System's portion of the discounted reserves as of June 30, 2012 and 2011 is $43.5 million and $40.3 million, respectively.
(14) Commitments and Contingencies (a) Transfers to the Reserne Fund of the City of Los Angeles I Under the provisions of the City Charter, the Power System transfers funds at its discretion to the reserve fund of the City. Pursuant to covenants contained in the bond indentures, the transfers may not be in excess of the increase in fund net assets before transfers to the reserve fund of the City of the prior fiscal year. Such payments are not in lieu of taxes and are recorded as a transfer in the statements of revenues, expenses, and changes in fund net assets.
The Department authorized total transfers of $250 million and $259 million in fiscal years 2012 and 2011, respectively, from the Power System to the reserve fund of the City.
(b) Palo Verde Nuclear GeneratingStation (PVNGS) Matters I As a joint project participant in PVNGS, the Department has certain commitments with respect to nuclear spent fuel and waste disposal. Under the Nuclear Policy Act, the Department of Energy (the DOE) is to develop facilities necessary for the storage and disposal of spent fuel and to have the first such facility in operation by 1998; however, the development of the repository designated at I
Yucca Mountain in the state of Nevada was postponed indefinitely for political reasons after DOE spent some billions of dollars conducting feasibility studies. A Blue Ribbon Committee was formed by I
hasthe notfederal come upgovemment to look at other alternatives for nuclear waste disposal, but thus far, it still with any solutions.
Capacity in existing fuel storage pools at PVNGS was exhausted in 2003. A Dry Cask Storage Facility (also called the Independent Spent Fuel Storage Facility) was built and completed in 2003 at a total cost of $33.9 million (about $3.3 million for the Department). The facility has the capacity to store all the spent fuel generated by the plant until the end of its life in 2027. With the current operating license extension granted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, PVNGS is allowed to I
operate until 2047. The Dry Cask Storage Facility will be expanded as needed to accommodate additional spent fuel until it is removed by DOE.
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LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM Notes to Financial Statements June 30, 2012 and 2011 The Department accrues for current nuclear fuel storage costs as a component of fuel expense as the fuel is burned. The Department's share of spent nuclear fuel costs related to its indirect interest in PVNGS is included in purchased power expense.
Because of the DOE's inability to provide a disposal site, the PVNGS operating agent filed damages actions against the DOE to recover costs incurred by the PVNGS participants. A settlement was reached in August 2010 in the amount of $30.2 million from DOE of which $1.7 million is the Department's share of the settlement which covers costs incurred up to 2006. Additional cost recovery is being pursued for the period post 2006.
The Price Anderson Act (the Act) requires that all utilities with nuclear generating facilities share in payment for claims resulting from a nuclear incident. Participants in PVNGS currently insure potential claims and liability through commercial insurance with a $375 million limit; the remainder of the potential liability is covered by the industrywide retrospective assessment program provided under the Act. This program limits assessments to a maximum of $118 million for each licensee for each nuclear incident occurring at any nuclear reactor in the United States; payments under the program are limited to $18 million per incident, per year. Based on the Department's 5.70% direct interest and its 3.96% indirect investment interest through SCPPA, the Department would be responsible for a maximum assessment of $11 million per incident, limited to payments of $2 million per incident annually.
The NRC guidelines require improved security in immediate areas surrounding the reactor buildings.
PVNGS enlarged the protected area with inclusion of an outage support facility, a new warehouse, a minor vehicle maintenance facility, and a fuel depot to reduce vehicular traffic in and out of the protected area. The estimated cost for these facilities is approximately $6.3 million to the Department.
In response to the nuclear event in Fukushima, Japan, the NRC may require PVNGS to increase the redundancy in its power supply to emergency cooling systems and accelerate the transfer of spent fuel from the pool to the dry cask storage. The Department cannot predict what new requirements will be mandated by the NRC and the resulting costs to the Department.
(c) EnvironmentalMatters Numerous environmental laws and regulations affect the Power System's facilities and operations.
The Department monitors its compliance with laws and regulations and reviews its remediation obligations on an ongoing basis. The following topics highlight some of the major environmental compliance issues affecting the Power System:
Air Quality - Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) Emissions The Power System's generating station facilities are subject to the Regional Clean Air Incentives Market (RECLAIM) NOx emission reduction program adopted by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). In accordance with this program, SCAQMD established annual NOx allocations for NOx RECLAIM facilities based on historical emissions and type of emission sources operated. These allocations are in the form of RECLAIM trading emission credits (RTCs).
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Facilities that exceed their allocations may buy RTCs from other companies that have emissions below their allocations. The Department has a program of installing emission controls and purchasing RTCs, as necessary, to meet its emission requirements.
As a result of the installation of NOx control equipment and the repowering of existing units, the Department has sufficient RTCs to meet its native load requirements for normal operations.
Air Quality - Greenhouse Gas Emissions In September 2006, the state of California adopted two new laws designed to reduce greenhouse gas 1 (GHG) emissions in California. The first, Assembly Bill 32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, requires the California Air Resources Board (ARB) to develop regulations to reduce statewide GHG emissions back to 1990 levels by 2020. In 2007, the ARB established California's 1990 GHG emissions baseline, and developed a mandatory reporting regulation to I
require California sources to report their GHG emissions annually starting with 2008 data. In December 2008, the ARB adopted a Climate Change Scoping Plan which identifies nearly 70 potential strategies and measures to achieve the state's GHG emissions reduction goal.
Subsequently, the ARB adopted regulations to implement a number of the emission reduction measures identified in the Scoping Plan.
The Scoping Plan includes the following emission reduction measures applicable to the electricity sector: 1) increase renewable energy to 33%, 2) expand energy efficiency programs, 3) reduce SF6 emissions from gas insulated electrical switchgear, and 4) establish a GHG cap-and-trade program.
The cap-and-trade program sets a statewide cap on GHG emissions beginning in January 2013, with the cap declining two to three percent per year from 2013 to 2020. The cap-and-trade program covers GHG emissions from all electricity generated in California or imported from other states, in-state industrial and manufacturing facilities, as well as natural gas and transportation fuels consumed in I
The second bill adopted by the state of California is designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the generation of electricity consumed in California. Senate Bill 1368 requires the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and the California Energy Commission (CEC) to establish a greenhouse gas emissions performance standard and implement regulations governing long-term financial commitments in base load generation made by load serving entities (LSEs) including I
publicly-owned electric utilities (POUs). These regulations are intended to prohibit any California LSE from entering into or renewing a long-term financial commitment with a base load generating resource that exceeds the greenhouse gas emissions performance standard, currently set at 1,100 I
pounds carbon dioxide per megawatt hour of electricity generated. This means that when existing contracts with high-emitting generating resources expire, those resources will be replaced by lower emitting generating resources that comply with the greenhouse gas emissions performance standard.
I At the federal level, several legislative bills have been proposed or introduced, but none have passed Congress. As such, a federal cap-and-trade program is unlikely to be established in the same time frame (2012) as a state cap-and-trade program, but may be considered in future years. However, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) adopted its Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Title V Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule in June 2010. The Power System's 64 (Continued)
LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM Notes to Financial Statements June 30, 2012 and 2011 in-basin repowering projects requiring PSD permits after January 2, 2011 would be impacted as they would be required to submit a GHG Best Available Control Technology (BACT) analysis. EPA is expected to issue its GHG BACT guidance for public review later this year. Also, the Power System's generating stations will need to amend their Title V operating permits to incorporate any GHG requirements when the permits are renewed.
EPA Coal Combustion Residuals Proposed Rules On June 21, 2010, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to establish federal standards to regulate coal combustion residuals (coal ash). The two options being considered are to designate coal ash as either hazardous or non-hazardous. The hazardous waste proposal would phase out the disposal of ash in wet storage ponds. The nonhazardous designation would set federal guidelines for state disposal that require the installation of additional liners on new wet storage pond.
Both options set new requirements for storing and monitoring the waste in dry landfills.
The worst case scenario impact at the Intermountain Power Plant would be $483 million in capital cost plus $110 million in annual operating cost for the hazardous option if the existing landfill has to be removed and coal ash has to be disposed of at an offsite facility. For the nonhazardous option, the impact would be $62 million in capital cost plus $2 million in annual operating cost.
For Mohave Power Plant, the worst case scenario impact would be $230 million in capital cost for the hazardous option if the existing landfill has to be removed and disposed of at an offsite facility.
For the nonhazardous option, the impact would be $6 million in capital cost plus $0.25 million in annual operating cost.
For the above facilities, the costs translate into electric rate impacts of about 1.4 percent for the hazardous option and 0.18 percent for the nonhazardous option.
At this time, the EPA is still analyzing over half a million comments received following the rule proposal. The EPA is also gathering additional data prior to finalizing the rules and the time frame is still unknown at the present time.
Power Plant Once-Through Cooling Water Systems Once-through cooling (OTC) is the process where water is drawn from a source, pumped through equipment to provide cooling, and then discharged. Some type of cooling process is necessary for nearly every type of traditional electrical generating station, and the OTC process is utilized by many electrical generating stations located next to large bodies of water. Typically, the water used for cooling is not chemically changed in the process although its temperature is increased.
Due to the Second Circuit Court's decision to remand most of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA's) 316(b) Rule finalized in July 2004, EPA suspended this Rule and is in the process of drafting a new rule. EPA's proposed new rule for existing facilities was released in the federal register for comments on April 20, 2011 for a 120-day comments period, The newly proposed rule requirements applies to cooling water intake structures for all existing power generating facilities that withdraw more than 2 million gallons per day of water from waters of the United States and use 65 (Continued)
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at least 25% of the water they withdraw exclusively for cooling purposes. Under this proposed rule, an owner or operator of an existing facility would be able to choose one of two compliance options for impingement mortality (IM): (1) monitoring to demonstrate that specified performance standards for impingement mortality of fish and shellfish have been met or (2) demonstrate that intake velocity meets specified design criteria. IM compliance must be met 8 years after the effective date of the Rule. For entrainment mortality, the proposed rule requires entrainment studies and allows for compliance on a site specific basis. As part of a settlement agreement, a final rule had to be issued by July 2012; however, on July 17, 2012, the parties to the underlying litigation signed a modified settlement agreement, which extends the deadline for the Final Rule to June 27, 2013. The language for the Final Rule is still subject to change. On June 11, 2012, the EPA published a Notice of Data I
Availability (NODA), for a 30-day comment period, that would allow relief to the IM compliance.
The Department will need an exemption or some relief from the eight year IM compliance date. In addition, on June 12, 2012, the EPA published a second NODA regarding the willingness to pay for I
quantifying the non-use benefits of reducing impingement and entrainment. The Department is evaluating the potential impacts of the proposed rule on its facilities.
In the absence of EPA's 316(b) Rule, the California State Water Resources Control Board (State Board) decided to move forward and adopted their own Statewide 316 b Policy (Policy) on May 4, 2010. The Policy became effective on October 1, 2010. This policy requires the Department's coastal power plants to reduce OTC by 93% - equivalent to wet cooling towers using seawater. This is referred to as the Track 1 compliance path. If the Track 1 compliance path is found to be infeasible, with concurrence from the State Board, a Track 2 compliance path can be pursued, which requires that the cooling water intake structure (CWIS) achieve an impingement mortality and entrainment I
(IM/E) reduction level of 90% of the Track 1 compliance standard or 83.7% on a unit-by-unit basis.
The Department has made a decision to pursue the Track 1 compliance path, in order to comply with the Policy and completely eliminate the use of OTC. Recently, the Department was successful in I
having the Policy amended to extend the compliance dates, for six out of the nine remaining OTC units, to 2024 for Scattergood, and 2029 for Haynes and Harbor. The other four OTC units are on schedule, due to an AQMD settlement, to be repowered with eliminating OTC by 2013 and 2015, respectively. The Amendment to the Policy was adopted on July 19, 2011. The Amendment requires the Department to submit additional information responsive to the Statewide Advisory Committee on Cooling Water Intake Structures (SACCWIS) resolution by December 31, 2012. Depending upon the information submitted by LADWP and no later than December 31, 2013, the State Board will consider modifications to the 2029 compliance dates. Furthermore, the Amendment requires implementation of interim measures, these measures include a proposal to study new and/or viable existing technologies to reduce impingement and entrainment. The proposal must be submitted to the I
State Board no later than December 31, 2015. Upon approval of the proposal, the interim measures must be in place no later than December 31, 2020. These interim measures will include the funding of a mitigation project or the use of screens or an equivalent alternative measure at each OTC unit or I
intake until the facility is in full compliance.
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LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM Notes to Financial Statements June 30, 2012 and 2011 In addition, other regulatory changes have been made that could significantly impact operations at the Haynes and Harbor Generating Stations. The Regional Water Quality Control Board reclassified the body of water that the OTC water is discharged to an enclosed bay for the Harbor Generating Station, and sent a letter of intent to reclassify the receiving water body of water as an estuary for the Haynes Generating Station discharge. Even though the Haynes Generating Station will be repowering existing units, should there be a reclassification for the water body discharges at the Haynes Generating Station, there will be requirements that cannot be met with its existing cooling or future repowered configuration. The Department is in the process of reviewing the regulations and conducting studies. Once the studies are reviewed, the Department will determine an appropriate course of action.
Pollution and Remediation Obligations The Department follows GASB Statement No. 49, Accounting and FinancialReportingfor Pollution and Rernediation Obligations (GASB No. 49). This statement addresses accounting and financial reporting standards for pollution (including contamination) remediation obligations, which are obligations to address the current or potential detrimental effects of existing pollution by participating in pollution remediation activities such as site assessments and cleanups. The scope of the statement excludes pollution prevention or control obligations with respect to current operations, and future pollution remediation activities that are required upon retirement of an asset, such as landfill closure and postclosure care and nuclear power plant decommissioning. The Power System's obligations were approximately $21 million as of June 30, 2012 and 2011.
(d) Litigation
- i. Capital Facilities Fee Claims In June 2007, the Department received a tentative decision in favor of the state and a number of local government agencies that are electric customers of the Department that claimed that the Department has rates that include a capital facilities' charge that violates the state's statute.
However, in October 2008, the Department settled the case and recorded the $160 million settlement amount. Additionally, as permitted by SFAS No. 71, Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types of Regulation, the Board approved to defer all potential costs associated with the resolution of this litigation and establish a corresponding long-term deferred debit to be recovered through future revenues over a period of up to 10 years, if necessary.
ii. Other A number of claims and suits are also pending against the Department for alleged damages to persons and property and for other alleged liabilities arising out of its operations. In the opinion of management, any ultimate liability, which may arise from these actions, is not expected to materially impact the Power System's financial position, results of operations, or cash flows as of June 30, 2012.
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(e) Risk Management The Power System is subject to certain business risks common to the utility industry. The majority of m these risks are mitigated by external insurance coverage obtained by the Power System. For other significant business risks, however, the Power System has elected to self-insure. Management believes that exposure to loss arising out of self-insured business risks will not materially impact the Power System's financial position, results of operations, or cash flows as of June 30, 2012.
(D CreditRisk Financial instruments, which potentially expose the Power System to concentrations of credit risk, consist primarily of retail and wholesale receivables. The Power System's retail customer base is concentrated among commercial, industrial, residential, and governmental customers located within the City. Although the Power System is directly affected by the City's economy, management does not believe significant credit risk exists at June 30, 2012, except as provided in the allowance for losses. The Power System manages its credit exposure by requiring credit enhancements from certain customers and through procedures designed to identify and monitor credit risk.
(g) Subsequent Events - Bond Sales On October 4, 2012, the Power System issued $104.1 million of Power System Revenue Bonds, 2012 Series A. The net proceeds of $123.9 million (net of $19.8 million issue premium and underwriter's discount) were used to refund certain outstanding Power System Revenue Bonds, 2003 Series B amounting to $119.9 million which will be redeemed at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal on July 1, 2013, and pay certain costs of issuance. The 2012 Series A Bonds have maturities ranging from 2014 through 2035 and those maturing on or after July 1, 2023 are subject to redemption prior to maturity at the option of the Department, as a whole or in part, on any date on or after July 1, 2022, at par. The financing provided an all-in true interest cost of 2.94% with an average life of 13.8 years. The refinancing resulted in $25.6 million net present value savings equivalent to 21.3% of the refunded bonds' par amount, and a net loss for accounting purposes of
$4.8 million, which was deferred and is being amortized over the life of the new bonds.
I On October 10, 2012, the Power System issued $350 million of Power System Revenue Bonds, 2012 Series B. The net proceeds of $398.6 million (net of $48.6 million issue premium and underwriter's discount) were deposited into the construction fund to be used to finance the budgeted Power I
System's Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Year 2012-2013 and pay certain costs of issuance.
The financing provided an all-in true interest cost of 4.16% with an average life of 28.6 years. The 2012 Series B Bonds have maturities ranging from 2038 through 2043 and all the bonds are optionally redeemable on or after July 1, 2022, at par.
Also, on October 11, 2012, the Power System issued $300 million of Power System Revenue Bonds, 2012 Series C. The net proceeds of $334.7 million (net of $34.7 million issue premium and underwriter's discount) were deposited into the construction fund to be used to finance the budgeted Power System's Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Year 2012-2013 and pay certain costs of issuance. The financing provided an all-in true interest cost of 0.96% with an average life of 3.2 years. The 2012 Series C Bonds are optionally redeemable on or after October 1, 2015, at par.
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LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM Notes to Financial Statements June 30, 2012 and 2011 (1h) Subsequent Event - Rate Action In October 2012, the Los Angeles City Council, approved two years of revenue increases for the Power System. System average rates will increase approximately 4.9% and 6% for fiscal years 2012-13 and 2013-14, respectively.
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I LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER POWER SYSTEM I Required Supplementary Information (Unaudited) I June 30, 2012 I
Pension Plan - Schedule of Funding Progress The following schedule provides information about the Department's overall progress made in accumulating I
sufficient assets to pay benefits when due, prior to allocations to the Water System and the Power System (amounts in thousands):
Actuarial UAAL as a I
Actuarial accrued Unfunded percentage Actuarial valuation date July 1 value of assets liability (AAL)
AAL (UAAL)
Funded ratio Covered payroll of covered payroll I 2012 $ 7,573,886 9,692,603 2,118,717 78% $ 886,539 239%
2011 2010 7,465,184 7,244,430 9,297,204 8,893,618 1,832,020 1,649,189 80 81 870,203 856,090 211 193 I Postemployment Healthcare Plan - Schedule of Funding Progress The following schedule provides information about the Department's overall progress made in accumulating I
sufficient assets to pay benefits when due, prior to allocations to the Water System and the Power System (amounts in thousands):
Actuarial UAAL as a I
Actuarial valuation date July 1 Actuarial value of assets accrued liability (AAL)
Unfunded AAL (UAAL)
Funded ratio Covered payroll percentage of covered payroll I
2012 $ 1,244,039 1,566,059 322,020 79% $ 886,539 36%
2011 2010 1,132,929 987,476 1,550,896 1,631,916 417,967 644,440 73 61 870,203 856.090 48 75 I See accompanying independent auditors' report. I 70