UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |
For the quarterly period ended | |
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |
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EDISON INTERNATIONAL | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Address of principal executive offices) |
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) | (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Edison International:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Southern California Edison Company: None.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Edison International | Southern California Edison Company |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
Edison International | Southern California Edison Company |
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This combined Form 10-Q is separately filed by Edison International and SCE. Information contained in this document relating to SCE is filed by Edison International and separately by SCE. SCE makes no representation as to information relating to Edison International or its subsidiaries, except as it may relate to SCE and its subsidiaries.
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GLOSSARY
The following terms and abbreviations appearing in the text of this report have the meanings indicated below.
2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events |
| the Thomas Fire, the Koenigstein Fire, the Montecito Mudslides and the Woolsey Fire, collectively |
2023 Form 10-K | Edison International's and SCE's combined Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 | |
2023 MD&A | Edison International's and SCE's MD&A for the calendar year 2023, which was included in the 2023 Form 10-K | |
AB 1054 | California Assembly Bill 1054, executed by the governor of California on July 12, 2019 | |
AB 1054 Excluded Capital Expenditures |
| $1.6 billion in wildfire risk mitigation capital expenditures that SCE has excluded from the equity portion of SCE's rate base as required under AB 1054 |
AB 1054 Liability Cap | a cap on the aggregate requirement to reimburse the Wildfire Insurance Fund over a trailing three calendar year period which applies if certain conditions are met and is equal to 20% of the equity portion of the utility's transmission and distribution rate base, excluding general plant and intangibles, in the year of the applicable prudency determination | |
ARO(s) | asset retirement obligation(s) | |
CAISO |
| California Independent System Operator |
Capistrano Wind | a group of wind projects referred to as Capistrano Wind | |
Capital Structure Compliance Period | January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025, the current compliance period for SCE's CPUC authorized capital structure | |
CAPP | California Arrearage Payment Program | |
CCAs |
| community choice aggregators which are cities, counties, and certain other public agencies with the authority to generate and/or purchase electricity for their local residents and businesses |
COVID-19 | Coronavirus disease 2019 | |
CPUC | California Public Utilities Commission | |
CSRP | Customer Service Re-platform, a customer service system implemented in April 2021 | |
DGC | the decommissioning general contractor engaged by SCE to undertake a significant scope of decommissioning activities at San Onofre | |
ECS | SCE commercial telecommunications services operated under the name of Edison Carrier Solutions | |
EIS | Edison Insurance Services, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Edison International licensed to provide insurance to Edison International and its subsidiaries | |
Electric Service Provider |
| an entity other than an investor-owned utility or CCA that provides electric power and ancillary services to retail customers |
ERRA |
| Energy Resource Recovery Account |
Fast curve settings | protective settings, used to mitigate the risk of wildfires in high fire risk areas, that enable SCE to more quickly shut off power when an electrical fault occurs than under traditional settings | |
FERC |
| Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
Fitch | Fitch Ratings, Inc. | |
GAAP | generally accepted accounting principles in the United States | |
GHG | greenhouse gas | |
GRC | general rate case | |
IRA |
| Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 |
Koenigstein Fire | a wind-driven fire that originated near Koenigstein Road in the City of Santa Paula in Ventura County, California, on December 4, 2017 | |
MD&A | Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | |
Montecito Mudslides | the debris flows and flooding in Montecito, Santa Barbara County, California, that occurred in January 2018 | |
Moody's | Moody's Investors Service, Inc. | |
MW | Megawatt(s) |
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NDCTP | Nuclear Decommissioning Cost Triennial Proceeding, a CPUC proceeding to review decommissioning costs | |
NERC | North American Electric Reliability Corporation | |
NRC | United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission | |
OEIS | Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety of the California Natural Resources Agency | |
Other 2017/2018 Wildfires | Collectively, all the wildfires that originated in Southern California in 2017 or 2018 where SCE's equipment has been or may be alleged to be associated with the fire's ignition, except for the Thomas Fire, the Koenigstein Fire and the Woolsey Fire | |
Other Wildfires | Collectively, the Other 2017/2018 Wildfires and the Post-2018 Wildfires | |
Palo Verde | nuclear electric generating facility located near Phoenix, Arizona in which SCE holds a 15.8% ownership interest | |
PBOP(s) | postretirement benefits other than pension(s) | |
PG&E | Pacific Gas & Electric Company | |
Post-2018 Wildfires | Collectively, all the wildfires that originated in Southern California after 2018 where SCE's equipment has been or may be alleged to be associated with the fire's ignition | |
PSPS | Public Safety Power Shutoff(s) | |
ROE | return on common equity | |
RPS | California's Renewables Portfolio Standard | |
S&P | Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC | |
San Onofre | retired nuclear generating facility located in south San Clemente, California in which SCE holds a 78.21% ownership interest | |
SCE | Southern California Edison Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Edison International | |
SCE Recovery Funding LLC | a bankruptcy remote, wholly owned special purpose subsidiary, consolidated by SCE | |
SDG&E | San Diego Gas & Electric Company | |
SEC | U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission | |
SED | Safety and Enforcement Division of the CPUC | |
SED Agreement | an agreement dated October 21, 2021 between SCE and the SED regarding the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events and three other 2017 wildfires | |
Thomas Fire | a wind-driven fire that originated in the Anlauf Canyon area of Ventura County, California, on December 4, 2017 | |
TKM | collectively, the Thomas Fire, the Koenigstein Fire and the Montecito Mudslides | |
Track 2 | Track 2 of the 2021 GRC, which addressed the reasonableness of wildfire mitigation costs incurred in 2018 and 2019 that were incremental to amounts authorized in the 2018 GRC | |
Track 3 | Track 3 of the 2021 GRC, which addressed the reasonableness of wildfire mitigation costs incurred in 2020 that were incremental to amounts authorized in the 2018 GRC | |
Track 4 | Track 4 of the 2021 GRC, which addressed SCE's revenue requirement for 2024 | |
Trio | Edison Energy, LLC, an indirect wholly-owned non-utility subsidiary of Edison International, a global energy advisory firm providing integrated sustainability and energy solutions to commercial, industrial and institutional customers doing business as "Trio" | |
WCCP | Wildfire Covered Conductor Program | |
WMP | a wildfire mitigation plan required to be filed under AB 1054 to describe a utility's plans to construct, operate, and maintain electrical lines and equipment that will help minimize the risk of catastrophic wildfires caused by such electrical lines and equipment | |
Wildfire Insurance Fund | the insurance fund established under AB 1054 | |
Woolsey Fire | a wind-driven fire that originated in Ventura County in November 2018 |
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements reflect Edison International's and SCE's current expectations and projections about future events based on Edison International's and SCE's knowledge of present facts and circumstances and assumptions about future events and include any statements that do not directly relate to a historical or current fact. Other information distributed by Edison International and SCE that is incorporated in this report, or that refers to or incorporates this report, may also contain forward-looking statements. In this report and elsewhere, the words "expects," "believes," "anticipates," "estimates," "projects," "intends," "plans," "probable," "may," "will," "could," "would," "should," "targets," and variations of such words and similar expressions, or discussions of strategy or plans, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements necessarily involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Some of the risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause results to differ from those currently expected, or that otherwise could impact Edison International and SCE, include, but are not limited to the:
● | ability of SCE to recover its costs through regulated rates, timely or at all, including uninsured wildfire-related and debris flow-related costs (including amounts paid for self-insured retention and co-insurance), costs incurred to mitigate the risk of utility equipment causing future wildfires, costs incurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and increased costs due to supply chain constraints, inflation and rising interest rates; |
● | impact of affordability of customer rates on SCE’s ability to execute its strategy, including the impact of affordability on the regulatory approval of operations and maintenance expenses, and proposed capital investment projects; |
● | ability of SCE to implement its operational and strategic plans, including its WMP and capital program; |
● | risks of regulatory or legislative restrictions that would limit SCE's ability to implement operational measures to mitigate wildfire risk, including PSPS and fast curve settings, when conditions warrant or would otherwise limit SCE's operational practices relative to wildfire risk mitigation; |
● | ability of SCE to obtain safety certifications from OEIS; |
● | risk that AB 1054 does not effectively mitigate the significant exposure faced by California investor-owned utilities related to liability for damages arising from catastrophic wildfires where utility facilities are alleged to be a substantial cause, including the longevity of the Wildfire Insurance Fund and the CPUC's interpretation of and actions under AB 1054, including its interpretation of the prudency standard clarified by AB 1054; |
● | risks associated with the operation of electrical facilities, including worker and public safety issues, the risk of utility assets causing or contributing to wildfires, failure, availability, efficiency, and output of equipment and facilities, and availability and cost of spare parts; |
● | physical security of Edison International's and SCE's critical assets and personnel and the cybersecurity of Edison International's and SCE's critical information technology systems for grid control, and business, employee and customer data; |
● | ability of Edison International and SCE to effectively attract, manage, develop and retain a skilled workforce, including its contract workers; |
● | decisions and other actions by the CPUC, the FERC, the NRC and other governmental authorities, including decisions and actions related to nationwide or statewide crisis, determinations of authorized rates of return or return on equity, the recoverability of wildfire-related and debris flow-related costs, issuance of SCE's wildfire safety |
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certification, wildfire mitigation efforts, approval and implementation of electrification programs, and delays in executive, regulatory and legislative actions; |
● | potential for penalties or disallowances for non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including fines, penalties and disallowances related to wildfires where SCE's equipment is alleged to be associated with ignition; |
● | extreme weather-related incidents (including events caused, or exacerbated, by climate change, such as wildfires, debris flows, flooding, droughts, high wind events and extreme heat events) and other natural disasters (such as earthquakes), which could cause, among other things, public safety issues, property damage, rotating outages and other operational issues (such as issues due to damaged infrastructure), PSPS activations and unanticipated costs; |
● | cost and availability of labor, equipment and materials, including as a result of supply chain constraints and inflation; |
● | ability of Edison International or SCE to borrow funds and access bank and capital markets on reasonable terms; |
● | risks associated with the decommissioning of San Onofre, including those related to worker and public safety, public opposition, permitting, governmental approvals, on-site storage of spent nuclear fuel and other radioactive material, delays, contractual disputes, and cost overruns; |
● | risks associated with cost allocation resulting in higher rates for utility bundled service customers because of possible customer bypass or departure for other electricity providers such as CCAs and Electric Service Providers; |
● | risks inherent in SCE's capital investment program, including those related to project site identification, public opposition, environmental mitigation, construction, permitting, contractor performance, changes in the CAISO's transmission plans, and governmental approvals; |
● | actions by credit rating agencies to downgrade Edison International or SCE's credit ratings or to place those ratings on negative watch or negative outlook; |
● | changes in tax laws and regulations, at both the state and federal levels, or changes in the application of those laws, that could affect recorded deferred tax assets and liabilities, effective tax rates and cash flows; |
● | changes in future taxable income, or changes in tax law, that would limit Edison International's and SCE's realization of expected net operating loss and tax credit carryover benefits prior to expiration; |
● | changes in interest rates and potential future adjustments to SCE's ROE based on changes in Moody's utility bond rate index; |
● | changes in rates of inflation (including whether inflation-related adjustments to SCE's authorized revenues allowed by the public utility regulators are commensurate with inflation rates); |
● | governmental, statutory, regulatory, or administrative changes or initiatives affecting the electricity industry, including the market structure rules applicable to each market adopted by the NERC, CAISO, Western Electricity Coordinating Council, and similar regulatory bodies in adjoining regions, and changes in the United States' and California's environmental priorities that lessen the importance placed on GHG reduction and other climate related priorities; |
● | availability and creditworthiness of counterparties and the resulting effects on liquidity in the power and fuel markets and/or the ability of counterparties to pay amounts owed in excess of collateral provided in support of their obligations; and |
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● | cost of fuel for generating facilities and related transportation, which could be impacted by, among other things, disruption of natural gas storage facilities, to the extent not recovered, timely or at all, through regulated rate cost escalation provisions or balancing accounts. |
Additional information about risks and uncertainties, including more detail about the factors described in this report, is contained throughout this report and in the 2023 Form 10-K, including the "Risk Factors" section. Readers are urged to read this entire report, including information incorporated by reference, as well as the 2023 Form 10-K, and carefully consider the risks, uncertainties, and other factors that affect Edison International's and SCE's businesses. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and neither Edison International nor SCE are obligated to publicly update or revise forward-looking statements. Readers should review future reports filed by Edison International and SCE with the SEC. Edison International and SCE post or provide direct links to (i) certain SCE and other parties' regulatory filings and documents with the CPUC and the FERC and certain agency rulings and notices in open proceedings in a section titled "SCE Regulatory Highlights," (ii) certain documents and information related to Southern California wildfires which may be of interest to investors in a section titled "Southern California Wildfires," and (iii) presentations, documents and information that may be of interest to investors in a section titled "Presentations and Updates" at www.edisoninvestor.com in order to publicly disseminate such information. The reports, presentations, documents and information contained on, or connected to, the Edison International investor website are not deemed part of, and are not incorporated by reference into, this report.
The MD&A for the three months ended March 31, 2024 discusses material changes in the consolidated financial condition, results of operations and other developments of Edison International and SCE since December 31, 2023 and as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023. This discussion presumes that the reader has read or has access to the 2023 MD&A.
Except when otherwise stated, references to each of Edison International or SCE mean each such company with its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. References to "Edison International Parent and Other" mean Edison International Parent and its subsidiaries other than SCE and its subsidiaries and "Edison International Parent" mean Edison International on a stand-alone basis, not consolidated with its subsidiaries. Unless otherwise described, all the information contained in this report relates to both filers.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW
Highlights of Operating Results
Edison International is the ultimate parent holding company of SCE and Edison Energy, LLC, doing business as Trio ("Trio") beginning in 2024. SCE is an investor-owned public utility primarily engaged in the business of supplying and delivering electricity to an approximately 50,000 square mile area across Southern, Central and Coastal California. Trio is a global energy advisory firm providing integrated sustainability and energy solutions to commercial, industrial and institutional customers. Trio's business activities are currently not material to report as a separate business segment.
Edison International's earnings are prepared in accordance with GAAP. Management uses core earnings (loss) internally for financial planning and for analysis of performance. Core earnings (loss) are also used when communicating with investors and analysts regarding Edison International's earnings results to facilitate comparisons of the company's performance from period to period. Core earnings (loss) are a non-GAAP financial measure and may not be comparable to those of other companies. Core earnings (loss) are defined as earnings attributable to Edison International shareholders less non-core items. Non-core items include income or loss from discontinued operations and income or loss from significant discrete items that management does not consider representative of ongoing earnings, such as write downs, asset impairments and other income and expense related to changes in law, outcomes in tax, regulatory or legal proceedings, and exit activities, including sale of certain assets and other activities that are no longer continuing.
Beginning July 1, 2023, SCE implemented a customer-funded wildfire self-insurance program. With the commencement of this program, Edison International and SCE no longer consider claims-related losses for wildfires to be representative of ongoing earnings and are treating such costs as non-core items prospectively. For additional information on the customer-funded self-insurance program, see "Management Overview—Customer-Funded Self-Insurance" in the 2023 MD&A.
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2021 NDCTP probable disallowance | — | (30) | 30 | ||||||
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1 | Charges of $4 million related to claims from wildfires ignited prior to July 1, 2023 are included in core earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2023. Core earnings in periods before the third quarter of 2023 have not been recast to exclude these charges. |
2 | SCE and Edison International Parent and Other non-core items are tax-effected at an estimated statutory rate of approximately 28%; customer revenues (claims) for EIS insurance contract are tax-effected at the federal statutory rate of 21%. |
Edison International's first quarter 2024 earnings decreased $321 million from the first quarter of 2023, resulting from a decrease in SCE's earnings of $305 million and an increase in Edison International Parent and Other's loss of $16 million. SCE's lower net income consisted of $324 million of higher non-core loss, partially offset by $19 million of higher core earnings. Edison International Parent and Other's loss increased due to $19 million of lower non-core earnings, partially offset by $3 million of lower core loss.
The increase in SCE's core earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2024 from the same period in 2023 was primarily due to higher revenue authorized in Track 4 and an increase in the authorized rate of return resulting from the cost of capital adjustment mechanism, partially offset by higher interest expense.
The decrease in Edison International Parent and Other's core loss for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was primarily due to lower preferred dividends and lower operating expenses, partially offset by higher interest expense.
Consolidated non-core items for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 primarily included:
● | Charges of $467 million ($336 million after-tax) recorded in 2024 and $90 million ($65 million after-tax) recorded in 2023 for 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events claims and related legal expenses, net of expected regulatory recoveries. See "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 12. Commitments and Contingencies" for further information. |
● | Charges of $119 million ($86 million after-tax) recorded in 2024 for Other Wildfires claims and related legal expenses, net of expected insurance and regulatory recoveries. See "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 12. Commitments and Contingencies" for further information. |
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● | Charges of $36 million ($26 million after-tax) recorded in 2024 and $52 million ($38 million after-tax) recorded in 2023 from the amortization of SCE's contributions to the Wildfire Insurance Fund. See "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" for further information. |
● | A charge of $30 million ($21 million after-tax) recorded in 2023 for a probable disallowance related to the reasonableness review of recorded San Onofre Units 2 and 3 decommissioning costs in the 2021 NDCTP. |
● | Expected wildfire claims of $1 million ($1 million after-tax) insured by EIS recorded in 2024 and customer revenues of $22 million ($18 million after-tax) related to an EIS insurance contract recorded in 2023. See "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements— Note 12. Commitments and Contingencies" for further information. |
See "Results of Operations" for discussion of SCE's and Edison International Parent and Other's results of operations.
2025 General Rate Case
As discussed in the 2023 10-K, SCE filed its 2025 GRC application with the CPUC in May 2023, for the four-year period 2025 – 2028. In its application, SCE requested that the CPUC authorize a test year 2025 revenue requirement of approximately $10.3 billion. This represents a $1.9 billion, or 23% increase over the approximately $8.4 billion 2024 revenue requirement adopted in Track 4, prior to adjustments for updated operations and maintenance escalation rates, the CPUC's decisions to adopt SCE's 2023 to 2025 cost of capital, and expanded customer-funded self-insurance for wildfire-related claims.
In February 2024, intervenors to the 2025 GRC proceeding, including the CPUC Public Advocates Office ("Cal Advocates") and The Utility Reform Network ("TURN"), submitted testimony in response to SCE's application. Cal Advocates and TURN recommended reductions to SCE's requests for load growth investments, infrastructure replacement, targeted undergrounding, and other areas of SCE's application.
Cal Advocates proposed a test year 2025 revenue requirement of approximately $9.3 billion, representing an increase of approximately 11% over the 2024 revenue requirement adopted in Track 4. While TURN did not calculate a test year 2025 revenue requirement in connection with its proposals, SCE estimates that TURN's proposals would result in a test year 2025 revenue requirement of approximately 12% over the 2024 revenue requirement adopted in Track 4.
On April 15, 2024, SCE served rebuttal testimony responding to intervenor testimony. SCE updated its test year 2025 revenue requirement to approximately $10.1 billion or an increase of 21% over the 2024 revenue requirement adopted in Track 4. The rebuttal testimony also proposed revenue requirement increases of approximately $600 million, $650 million, and $630 million in 2026, 2027 and 2028, respectively.
Capital Program
Total capital expenditures (including accruals) were $1.2 billion and $1.3 billion for the first three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. As discussed in 2023 Form 10-K, SCE forecasts total capital expenditures ranging from $32.2 billion to $37.5 billion for 2024 – 2028, and weighted average annual rate base from $43.0 billion to $60.6 billion for 2024 – 2028. These capital program and rate base projections incorporate the amounts requested in the 2025 GRC application and do not reflect subsequent updates included in SCE's rebuttal testimony. For further information regarding the capital expenditures, see "Liquidity and Capital Resources—SCE—Capital Investment Plan" below and "Management Overview—Capital Program" in the 2023 MD&A.
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Southern California Wildfires and Mudslides
2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events
As discussed in the 2023 Form 10-K, multiple lawsuits and investigations related to the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events have been initiated against SCE and Edison International. SCE has previously entered into settlements with a number of local public entities and subrogation plaintiffs in the TKM and Woolsey litigations and under the SED Agreement. In addition, SCE has also entered into settlements with approximately 13,000 individual plaintiffs in the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events litigation.
Management’s first quarter 2024 review of its loss estimates for remaining alleged and potential claims related to the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events, included a review of information received during the quarter about outstanding claims, including demands from most of the individual plaintiffs who have opted into the Woolsey Fire mediation program, and from settling claims through the quarter. As a result of management's review, a $490 million increase in estimated losses for the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events as of March 31, 2024 was recorded. As a result, SCE recorded expected recoveries through FERC electric rates of $27 million against the charge. The resulting net charge to earnings was $463 million ($333 million after-tax). The increase was primarily driven by information obtained during the quarter related to the Woolsey Fire mediation program, in which plaintiffs who had previously opted-in to the program were required to submit their demands by a deadline in February 2024. While a limited number of plaintiffs received extensions, the demands received prior to the deadline revealed that more plaintiffs intend to continue to pursue claims than expected and that plaintiffs are seeking higher damages than expected. Additionally, settlement outcomes during the quarter exceeded previously estimated values. Management believes that adverse jury verdicts in wildfire litigation against utilities outside of California and increasingly negative jury sentiments in general litigation combined with the current procedural schedule in the underlying litigation proceedings have led to more plaintiffs continuing to pursue claims than expected and to plaintiffs demanding greater settlement values.
Through March 31, 2024, SCE has accrued estimated losses of $9.9 billion, recoveries from insurance of $2.0 billion, all of which have been collected, and expected recoveries through FERC electric rates of $440 million, $376 million of which has been collected, related to the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events claims. The after-tax net charges to earnings recorded through March 31, 2024 have been $5.4 billion.
Estimated losses for the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events litigation are based on a number of assumptions and are subject to change as additional information becomes available. Actual losses incurred may be higher or lower than estimated based on several factors, including the uncertainty in estimating damages that have been or may be alleged. For instance, SCE will receive additional information with respect to damages claimed as the claims mediation and trial processes progress. Other factors that can cause actual losses incurred to be higher or lower than estimated include the ability to reach settlements and the outcomes of settlements reached through the ongoing claims mediation processes, uncertainties related to the impact of outcomes of wildfire litigation against other parties and increasingly negative jury sentiments in general litigation, uncertainties related to the sufficiency of insurance held by plaintiffs, uncertainties related to the litigation processes, including whether plaintiffs will ultimately pursue claims, uncertainty as to the legal and factual determinations to be made during litigation, including uncertainty as to the contributing causes of the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events, the complexities associated with fires that merge and whether inverse condemnation will be held applicable to SCE with respect to damages caused by the Montecito Mudslides, and the uncertainty as to how these factors impact future settlements.
As of March 31, 2024, SCE had paid $8.8 billion under executed settlements and had $200 million to be paid under executed settlements, including $60 million to be paid under the SED Agreement, related to the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events. After giving effect to all payment obligations under settlements entered into through March 31, 2024, Edison International's and SCE's best estimate of expected losses for remaining alleged and potential claims related to the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events was $831 million. Edison International and SCE may incur a material loss in excess of amounts accrued in connection with the remaining alleged and potential claims related to the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events.
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SCE will seek CPUC-jurisdictional rate recovery of prudently incurred losses and related costs realized in connection with the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events in excess of available insurance and FERC-jurisdictional recoveries, other than for any obligations under the SED Agreement. Based on Edison International's and SCE's current best estimate of expected losses for the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events, SCE currently expects to seek CPUC-jurisdictional rate recovery of approximately $6.9 billion of uninsured claims by filing applications with the CPUC. In August 2023, SCE filed the first of such cost recovery applications to seek rate recovery of $2.4 billion of prudently incurred losses related to the Thomas Fire, the Koenigstein Fire and the Montecito Mudslides, consisting of $2.0 billion of uninsured claims and $0.4 billion of associated costs, including legal fees and financing costs. In its filing, SCE is also seeking capital recovery of approximately $65 million in restoration costs. SCE targets the third quarter of 2024 for the filing of its application to seek CPUC-jurisdictional rate recovery of approximately $5 billion of uninsured claims related to the Woolsey Fire. In its application, SCE will also seek associated costs, including legal fees, financing costs and restoration costs. SCE's plans with respect to this filing may be delayed or modified. Because the CPUC's decision in a cost recovery proceeding involving SDG&E arising from several 2007 wildfires in SDG&E's service area is the only directly comparable precedent available, SCE believes that there is substantial uncertainty regarding how the CPUC will interpret and apply its prudency standard to an investor-owned utility in wildfire claims related cost-recovery proceedings for fires ignited prior to the adoption of AB 1054 on July 12, 2019. Accordingly, while the CPUC has not made a determination regarding SCE's prudency relative to any of the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events, SCE is unable to conclude, at this time, that uninsured CPUC-jurisdictional wildfire-related costs related to the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events are probable of recovery through electric rates.
For further information on Southern California Wildfires and Mudslides, see "Risk Factors," "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies—Initial and annual contributions to the wildfire insurance fund established pursuant to California Assembly Bill 1054," "Business—Southern California Wildfires" in the 2023 Form 10-K and "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 12. Commitments and Contingencies—Contingencies—Southern California Wildfires and Mudslides" in this report.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
SCE
SCE's results of operations are derived mainly through two sources:
● | Earning activities – representing revenue authorized by the CPUC and the FERC, which is intended to provide SCE with a reasonable opportunity to recover its costs and earn a return on its net investment in generation, transmission and distribution assets. The annual revenue requirements are comprised of authorized operation and maintenance costs, depreciation, taxes and a return consistent with the capital structure. Also, included in earnings activities are revenue or penalties related to incentive mechanisms, other operating revenue, and regulatory charges or disallowances. |
● | Cost-recovery activities – representing CPUC- and FERC- authorized balancing accounts, which allow for recovery of specific project or program costs, subject to reasonableness review or compliance with upfront standards, as well as non-bypassable rates collected for SCE Recovery Funding LLC. Cost-recovery activities include rates which provide recovery, subject to reasonableness review of, among other things, fuel costs, purchased power costs, public purpose related-program costs (including energy efficiency and demand-side management programs), certain operation and maintenance expenses (including vegetation management and wildfire insurance), and repayment of bonds and financing costs of SCE Recovery Funding LLC. SCE earns no return on these activities. |
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The following table is a summary of SCE's results of operations for the periods indicated.
Three months ended March 31, 2024 versus March 31, 2023
| Three months ended March 31, 2024 | Three months ended March 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cost- | Cost- | |||||||||||||||||||
Earning | Recovery | Total | Earning | Recovery | Total | |||||||||||||||
(in millions) |
| Activities |
| Activities |
| Consolidated |
|
| Activities |
| Activities |
| Consolidated | |||||||
Operating revenue | $ | 2,449 | $ | 1,615 | $ | 4,064 | $ | 2,233 | $ | 1,717 | $ | 3,950 | ||||||||
Purchased power and fuel | — | 1,008 |
| 1,008 | — | 1,318 |
| 1,318 | ||||||||||||
Operation and maintenance | 690 | 601 |
| 1,291 | 670 | 411 |
| 1,081 | ||||||||||||
Wildfire-related claims, net of insurance recoveries | 614 | — |
| 614 | 96 | — |
| 96 | ||||||||||||
Wildfire Insurance Fund expense | 36 | — |
| 36 | 52 | — |
| 52 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 690 | 11 |
| 701 | 649 | 7 |
| 656 | ||||||||||||
Property and other taxes | 149 | 4 |
| 153 | 137 | 2 |
| 139 | ||||||||||||
Total operating expenses |
| 2,179 |
| 1,624 | 3,803 |
| 1,604 |
| 1,738 | 3,342 | ||||||||||
Operating income (loss) |
| 270 |
| (9) | 261 |
| 629 |
| (21) | 608 | ||||||||||
Interest expense |
| (360) | (14) | (374) |
| (295) |
| (5) | (300) | |||||||||||
Other income, net |
| 112 | 23 | 135 |
| 94 |
| 26 | 120 | |||||||||||
Income before income taxes |
| 22 |
| — | 22 |
| 428 |
| — | 428 | ||||||||||
Income tax (benefit) expense |
| (84) | — | (84) |
| 29 |
| — | 29 | |||||||||||
Net income |
| 106 |
| — | 106 |
| 399 |
| — | 399 | ||||||||||
Less: Preference stock dividend requirements |
| 41 | — | 41 |
| 29 |
| — | 29 | |||||||||||
Net income available to common stock | $ | 65 | $ | — | $ | 65 | $ | 370 | $ | — | $ | 370 |
Earning Activities
Earning activities were primarily affected by the following:
● | Higher operating revenue of $216 million is primarily due to: |
● | Higher CPUC-related revenue of $173 million due to the higher revenue authorized in Track 4 and an increase in the authorized rate of return resulting from the cost of capital adjustment mechanism. See "Liquidity and Capital Resources—SCE" for more information. |
● | Higher CPUC-related revenue of $63 million due to higher wildfire mitigation expenses authorized for recovery in 2024 as compared to 2023. See "Liquidity and Capital Resources—SCE—Regulatory Proceedings" for more information. |
● | Higher FERC-related revenue of $28 million due to higher wildfire-related claims and expenses to be recovered in FERC revenues. |
● | Lower CPUC-related revenue of $37 million related to CSRP revenue requirement approved in 2023. |
● | Higher operation and maintenance expenses of $20 million is primarily due to: |
● | Higher expense of $45 million related to wildfire mitigation expenses authorized for recovery in 2024 as compared to 2023 (offset in revenue above). |
● | Higher expenses of $35 million primarily related to inspections and maintenance. |
● | Lower expenses of $30 million related to CSRP revenue requirement approved in 2023 (offset in revenue above). |
● | In 2023, SCE recognized a probable disallowance of $30 million related to the 2021 NDCTP. |
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● | Charges for wildfire-related claims, net of insurance recoveries, were $614 million and $96 million in 2024 and 2023, respectively, related to the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events and Other Wildfires. See "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 12. Commitments and Contingencies—Contingencies—Southern California Wildfires and Mudslides." |
● | Lower wildfire insurance fund amortization expense of $16 million due to the change in the estimated life of the Wildfire Insurance Fund, which increased the amortization period of SCE's contributions in 2024. See "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" for further information. |
● | Higher depreciation and amortization expense of $41 million primarily due to increased plant balances and recognition of $16 million of previously deferred wildfire mitigation depreciation expensed in 2024 (offset in revenue above). |
● | Higher property and other taxes of $12 million primarily due to higher property assessed value in 2024. |
● | Higher interest expense of $65 million primarily due to higher interest rates on long-term debt and balancing account overcollections, as well as increased long-term borrowings. |
● | Higher other income of $18 million primarily due to higher equity allowance for funds used during construction. |
● | See "Income Taxes" below for the explanation of the $113 million increase in income tax benefits. |
● | Higher preference stock dividend requirements of $12 million primarily due to increased preference stock outstanding. |
Cost-Recovery Activities
Operating revenue and the corresponding operating expenses in cost-recovery activities were primarily affected by the following:
● | Lower purchased power and fuel costs of $310 million, primarily due to lower purchased power and gas prices and lower purchased gas volumes, partially offset by hedging activities. |
● | Higher operation and maintenance costs of $190 million primarily due to: |
● | Higher expenses of $229 million due to the recognition of previously deferred wildfire mitigation expenses in 2024. |
● | Higher expenses of $38 million primarily due to higher expected uncollectible expenses in 2024. |
● | Lower insurance costs of $97 million due SCE's expanded use of customer-funded self-insurance. See "Management Overview—Customer-Funded Self-Insurance" in the 2023 Form 10-K. |
Supplemental Operating Revenue Information
As a result of the CPUC-authorized decoupling mechanism, SCE revenues are not affected by changes in volume of retail electricity sales.
Income Taxes
Higher income tax benefit of $113 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023 was primarily driven by the decrease in pre-tax income. The effective tax rates were (381.8)% and 6.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. SCE's effective tax rate is below the federal statutory rate of 21% for 2024 and 2023 primarily due to the CPUC's flow-through ratemaking treatment for the current tax benefit arising from certain property-related and other temporary differences, which reverse over time. The accounting treatment for these temporary differences results in recording regulatory assets and liabilities for amounts that would otherwise be recorded to deferred tax expense/benefit.
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See "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 8. Income Taxes" for a reconciliation of the federal statutory rate to the effective income tax rates.
Edison International Parent and Other
Results of operations for Edison International Parent and Other include amounts from other subsidiaries that are not reportable as segments, as well as intercompany eliminations.
Loss from Operations
The following table summarizes the results of Edison International Parent and Other:
Three months ended March 31, | |||||||
(in millions) |
| 2024 |
| 2023 | |||
Edison International Parent and Other net loss | $ | (54) | $ | (34) | |||
Less: Preferred stock dividend requirements | 22 | 26 | |||||
Edison International Parent and Other net loss attributable to common shareholders | $ | (76) | $ | (60) |
The net loss attributable to common shareholders from operations of Edison International Parent and Other increased $16 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, primarily due to lack of earnings from an EIS insurance contract and higher interest expense, partially offset by lower preferred dividends and lower operating expenses.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
SCE
SCE's ability to operate its business, fund capital expenditures, and implement its business strategy is dependent upon its cash flow and access to the bank and capital markets. SCE's overall cash flows fluctuate based on, among other things, its ability to recover its costs in a timely manner from its customers through regulated rates, changes in commodity prices and volumes, collateral requirements, interest obligations, dividend payments to and equity contributions from Edison International, obligations to preference shareholders, and the outcome of tax, regulatory and legal matters.
In the next 12 months, SCE expects to fund its cash requirements through operating cash flows, and capital market and bank financings. SCE also has availability under its credit facility to fund cash requirements. SCE also expects to issue additional debt for general corporate purposes, and to finance and refinance debt issued for payment of claims and expenses related to the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events.
In January 2024, SCE issued $500 million of first and refunding mortgage bonds due in 2027 and $900 million of first and refunding mortgage bonds due in 2034. In March 2024, SCE issued $600 million of first and refunding mortgage bonds due in 2026, $600 million of first and refunding mortgage bonds due in 2029 and $400 million of first and refunding mortgage bonds due in 2054. For further details, see "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 5. Debt and Credit Agreements." The proceeds were used to fund and refinance debt for the payment of wildfire claims and related expenses above the amount of insurance proceeds, repay commercial paper borrowings, and for general corporate purposes.
SCE's credit ratings may be affected if, among other things, regulators fail to successfully implement AB 1054 in a consistent and credit supportive manner, or the Wildfire Insurance Fund is depleted by claims from catastrophic wildfires. Credit rating downgrades increase the cost and may impact the availability of short-term and long-term borrowings, including commercial paper, credit facilities, bond financings or other borrowings. In addition, some of SCE's power procurement contracts and environmental remediation obligations would require SCE to pay related liabilities or post additional collateral if SCE's credit rating were to fall below investment grade. For further details, see "—Margin and Collateral Deposits."
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As discussed in the 2023 Form 10-K, the cost of capital adjustment mechanism set by the CPUC provides for an adjustment to SCE's authorized cost of capital that, when triggered, will impact SCE's results of operations and cash flows. In 2023, the cost of capital adjustment mechanism was triggered and resulted in an increase to SCE's 2024 GRC-related revenue requirement by $201 million. Certain parties have sought review or suspension of the 2024 adjustment. In March 2024, the CPUC issued a proposed decision denying the parties' petition for modification to suspend the adjustment. The cost of capital adjustment mechanism's current benchmark is the 12-month, October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023, average Moody's Baa utility bond yield of 5.78%. If the difference between the benchmark and the average of the same index for the 12-month period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024 exceeds 100-basis points, SCE's CPUC-authorized ROE will be adjusted for 2025 by half the amount of the difference (up or down). The average Moody's Baa utility bond yield between October 1, 2023 and April 23, 2024 was 5.99%. For further information see "Business—SCE— Overview of Ratemaking Process" in the 2023 Form 10-K.
For restrictions on SCE's ability to pay dividends, see "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies—SCE Dividends" in the 2023 Form 10-K.
Available Liquidity
At March 31, 2024, SCE had cash on hand of $850 million and approximately $2.8 billion available to borrow on its $3.4 billion revolving credit facility. The credit facility is available for borrowing needs until May 2027 and the aggregate maximum principal amount may be increased up to $4.0 billion, provided that additional lender commitments are obtained. SCE also has standby letters of credit with total capacity of $625 million, and the unused amount was $525 million as of March 31, 2024. For further details, see "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 5. Debt and Credit Agreements."
SCE may finance balancing account undercollections and working capital requirements to support operations and capital expenditures with commercial paper, its credit facilities or other borrowings, subject to availability in the bank and capital markets. As necessary, SCE will utilize its available liquidity, capital market financings, other borrowings or parent company contributions to SCE equity in order to meet its obligations as they become due, including costs related to the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events. For further information, see "Management Overview—Southern California Wildfires and Mudslides."
Debt Covenant
SCE's credit facilities and term loan require a debt to total capitalization ratio as defined in the applicable agreements of less than or equal to 0.65 to 1. At March 31, 2024, SCE's debt to total capitalization ratio was 0.58 to 1.
At March 31, 2024, SCE was in compliance with all financial covenants that affect access to capital.
Regulatory Proceedings
Wildfire-related Regulatory Proceedings
In response to the increase in wildfire activity, and faster progression of and increased damage from wildfires across SCE's service territory and throughout California, SCE has incurred wildfire mitigation, wildfire insurance and wildfire and drought restoration related spending at levels significantly exceeding amounts authorized in SCE's GRCs.
2021 GRC Wildfire Mitigation Memorandum Account Balances
In June 2022, SCE filed an application with the CPUC requesting reasonableness review of the incremental costs incurred in 2021 related to non-WCCP wildfire mitigation and vegetation management activities, requesting a total revenue requirement of approximately $327 million plus ongoing capital-related revenue requirements. In March 2024, the CPUC issued a decision fully authorizing SCE's requested revenue requirement. The revenue requirements will be amortized in rates over 12 months.
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2020 Emergency Wildfire Restoration
As discussed in the 2023 MD&A, SCE filed a catastrophic event memorandum account application in 2022 primarily related to restoration efforts related to multiple 2020 wildfires. In April 2024, the CPUC issued a proposed decision which, if adopted, would approve the recovery of SCE's capital request of $312 million and operation and maintenance expenses of $200 million, resulting in a revenue requirement of $191 million plus ongoing capital-related revenue requirements. The revenue requirements would be amortized in rates over a 12-month period.
Multi-year Wildfire Mitigation and Catastrophic Events Filing ("WMCE Filing")
In April 2024, SCE filed its WMCE filing, seeking to recover incremental operating and maintenance expenses of $320 million and incremental capital expenditures of $702 million, primarily associated with 2019 – 2023 incremental WCCP capital expenditures recorded in the wildfire risk mitigation balancing account, 2023 operations and maintenance and capital expenditures incremental to amounts authorized in wildfire mitigation accounts and the vegetation management balancing account, incremental storm-related costs associated with certain 2020 – 2022 events recorded in the catastrophic event memorandum account, and certain wildfire liability insurance premium expenses recorded to the wildfire expense memorandum account, which were denied without prejudice in a previous decision. SCE requested an expedited schedule with a final decision in 2025.
Capital Investment Plan
Major Transmission and Utility Owned Storage Projects
Riverside Transmission Reliability Project
As discussed in the 2023 MD&A, the City of Norco filed a petition for modification ("PFM") to modify the CPUC decision approving the project and reopen the record to reconsider full undergrounding during 2023. In March 2024, the CPUC denied the PFM.
Eldorado-Lugo-Mohave Upgrade Project
As discussed in the 2023 MD&A, additional work is required to mitigate the impact of the project on nearby natural gas transmission lines and a further Petition for Modification is expected to be filed to include reasonable and prudent costs of the mitigation work. SCE expects the project to be in service in 2025. See "Liquidity and Capital Resources—SCE—Capital Investment Plan" in the 2023 Form 10-K for further information.
Utility Owned Storage
As discussed in the 2023 MD&A, in October 2021, SCE contracted with Ameresco, Inc. ("Ameresco") for the construction of utility owned energy storage projects at three sites in SCE's service territory with an aggregate capacity of 537.5 MW, consisting of a 225 MW project, a 200 MW project and a 112.5 MW project, and an in-service date of August 1, 2022. Ameresco has advised SCE that it currently expects all three projects to be in-service before the end of July 2024.
Decommissioning of San Onofre
As discussed in the 2023 Form 10-K, in February 2022, SCE filed the 2021 NDCTP with the CPUC to request reasonableness review of approximately $570 million (SCE share in 2022 dollars) of recorded San Onofre Units 2 and 3 decommissioning costs incurred during the period 2018 to 2020. In May 2023, SCE entered into a settlement with the relevant intervenors under which, subject to CPUC approval, SCE agreed to a disallowance in the 2021 NDCTP of approximately $30 million. SCE has accrued for this disallowance.
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Margin and Collateral Deposits
Certain derivative instruments, power and energy procurement contracts and other contractual arrangements contain collateral requirements. In addition, certain environmental remediation obligations require financial assurance that may be in the form of collateral postings. Future collateral requirements may differ from the requirements at March 31, 2024 due to the addition of incremental power and energy procurement contracts with collateral requirements, if any, the impact of changes in wholesale power and natural gas prices on SCE's contractual obligations, and the impact of SCE's credit ratings falling below investment grade.
The table below provides the amount of collateral posted by SCE to its counterparties as well as the potential collateral that would have been required as of March 31, 2024, if SCE's credit rating had been downgraded to below investment grade as of that date. The table below also provides the potential collateral that could be required due to adverse changes in wholesale power and natural gas prices over the remaining lives of existing power and fuel derivative contracts.
In addition to amounts shown in the table, power and fuel contract counterparties may also institute new collateral requirements, applicable to future transactions to allow SCE to continue trading in power and fuel contracts at the time of a downgrade or upon significant increases in market prices. Furthermore, SCE may also be required to post up to $50 million in collateral in connection with its environmental remediation obligations, within 120 days of the end of the fiscal year in which a downgrade below investment grade occurs.
(in millions) |
| ||
Collateral posted as of March 31, 20241 | $ | 266 | |
Incremental collateral requirements for purchased power and fuel contracts resulting from a potential downgrade of SCE's credit rating to below investment grade2 |
| 53 | |
Incremental collateral requirements for SCE's financial hedging activities resulting from adverse market price movement3 |
| 123 | |
Posted and potential collateral requirements | $ | 442 |
1 | Net collateral provided to counterparties and other brokers consisted of $124 million in letters of credit and surety bonds and $142 million of cash collateral. |
2 | Represents potential collateral requirements for accounts payable and mark-to-market valuation at March 31, 2024. Requirement varies throughout the period and is generally lower at the end of the month. |
3 | Incremental collateral requirements were based on potential changes in SCE's forward positions as of March 31, 2024 due to adverse market price movements over the remaining lives of the existing power and fuel derivative contracts using a 95% confidence level. |
Edison International Parent and Other
In the next 12 months, Edison International expects to fund its net cash requirements through cash on hand, dividends from SCE, and capital market and bank financings. Edison International may finance its ongoing cash requirements, including dividends, working capital requirements, payment of obligations, and capital investments, including capital contributions to subsidiaries, with short-term or other financings, subject to availability in the bank and capital markets.
At March 31, 2024, Edison International Parent and Other had cash on hand of $142 million and $1.2 billion available to borrow on its $1.5 billion revolving credit facility. The credit facility is available for borrowing needs until May 2027 and the aggregate maximum principal amount may be increased up to $2.0 billion, provided that additional lender commitments are obtained. For further information, see "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 5. Debt and Credit Agreements."
Edison International Parent and Other's liquidity and its ability to pay operating expenses and pay dividends to preferred and common shareholders are dependent on access to the bank and capital markets, dividends from SCE, realization of tax benefits and its ability to meet California law requirements for the declaration of dividends. For information on the California law requirements on the declaration of dividends, see "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 1. Summary of
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Significant Accounting Policies—SCE Dividends" in the 2023 Form 10-K. Edison International intends to maintain its target payout ratio of 45% – 55% of SCE's core earnings, subject to the factors identified above.
Edison International's ability to declare and pay common dividends may be restricted under the terms of its Series A and Series B Preferred Stock. For further information, see "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 14. Equity" in the 2023 Form 10-K.
Edison International Parent's credit facility requires a consolidated debt to total capitalization ratio as defined in the applicable agreements of less than or equal to 0.70 to 1. At March 31, 2024, Edison International's consolidated debt to total capitalization ratio was 0.64 to 1.
At March 31, 2024, Edison International Parent was in compliance with all financial covenants that affect access to capital.
Edison International Parent's credit ratings may be affected if, among other things, regulators fail to successfully implement AB 1054 in a consistent and credit supportive manner, or the Wildfire Insurance Fund is depleted by claims from catastrophic wildfires. Credit rating downgrades increase the cost and may impact the availability of short-term and long-term borrowings, including commercial paper, credit facilities, note financings or other borrowings.
Edison International Income Taxes
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
On August 16, 2022, the IRA was signed into law. The law imposes a 15% corporate alternative minimum tax ("CAMT") on adjusted financial statement income ("AFSI") of corporations with average AFSI exceeding $1.0 billion over a specified 3-year period. The CAMT was effective beginning January 1, 2023. Based on the current interpretation of the law and historical financial data, Edison International estimates that it will exceed the $1.0 billion threshold and be subject to CAMT on its consolidated federal tax returns beginning in 2026. SCE expects to be subject to CAMT on its stand-alone Federal return beginning in 2025.
The law also includes significant extensions, expansions, and enhancements of numerous energy-related investment tax credits, as well as creating new credits applicable to electricity production which may apply to SCE's capital expenditures. Under the IRA, SCE expects to generate investment tax credits related to its utility owned storage projects, which will accrue to the benefit of its customers.
Historical Cash Flows
SCE
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||
(in millions) |
| 2024 |
| 2023 | ||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | $ | 1,086 | $ | (20) | ||
Net cash provided by financing activities |
| 934 |
| 1,249 | ||
Net cash used in investing activities |
| (1,276) |
| (1,305) | ||
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | 744 | $ | (76) |
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Net Cash Provided by (used in) Operating Activities
The following table summarizes major categories of net cash for operating activities as provided in more detail in SCE's consolidated statements of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.
Three months ended March 31, | Change in cash flows | ||||||||
(in millions) |
| 2024 |
| 2023 |
| 2024/2023 | |||
Net income |
| $ | 106 |
| $ | 399 |
|
| |
Non-cash items1 |
| 619 |
| 719 |
|
| |||
Subtotal |
| 725 | 1,118 |
| $ | (393) | |||
Changes in cash flow resulting from working capital2 |
| (286) |
| (725) |
| 439 | |||
Regulatory assets and liabilities |
| 250 |
| (296) |
| 546 | |||
Wildfire-related claims3 | 419 | (133) | 552 | ||||||
Other noncurrent assets and liabilities4 |
| (22) |
| 16 |
| (38) | |||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | $ | 1,086 | $ | (20) | $ | 1,106 |
1 | Non-cash items include depreciation and amortization, equity allowance for funds used during construction, deferred income taxes, Wildfire Insurance Fund amortization expenses and other. |
2 | Changes in working capital items include receivables, accrued unbilled revenue, inventory, amortization of prepaid expenses, accounts payable, tax receivables and payables, derivative assets and liabilities and other current assets and liabilities. |
3 | The amount in 2024 represents an increase in wildfire estimated losses of $670 million, partially offset by payments of $174 million for 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events and $77 million for Other Wildfires. The amount in 2023 is primarily related to payments of $221 million for 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events and $7 million for Post-2018 Wildfires, partially offset by an increase in wildfire estimated losses of $96 million. |
4 | Includes nuclear decommissioning trusts. See "Nuclear Decommissioning Activities" below for further information. |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities was impacted by the following:
Net income and non-cash items decreased in 2024 by $393 million primarily due to higher wildfire claims and expenses, net of recoveries, and higher interest expense, partially offset by higher revenue authorized in Track 4 and an increase in the authorized rate of return resulting from the cost of capital adjustment mechanism.
The net outflows in cash resulting from working capital were $286 million and $725 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Net cash outflows for both years were driven by payments of operating expenses, partially offset by inflows from net decreases in customer receivables and unbilled revenue. In addition, higher cash outflow in 2023 was due to the payment of power purchase contracts executed under high gas prices in late 2022.
Net cash provided by (used in) regulatory assets and liabilities, including changes in net undercollections recorded in balancing accounts, was $250 million and $(296) million during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. SCE has a number of balancing and memorandum accounts, which impact cash flows based on differences between timing of collection of amounts through rates and accrual expenditures. Cash inflows of $250 million in 2024 were primarily due to recovery of prior year undercollections and GHG auction revenue received, partially offset by current year undercollections driven by lower sales volume. Cash outflows of $296 million in 2023 were primarily due to the accelerated payments of climate credits to customers, partially offset by GHG auction revenue received.
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Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities
The following table summarizes cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Issuances of debt are discussed in "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 5. Debt and Credit Agreements."
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||
(in millions) | 2024 |
| 2023 | |||
Issuances of long-term debt, net of discount and issuance costs | $ | 2,976 | $ | 1,186 | ||
Long-term debt repaid or repurchased |
| (601) |
| (1) | ||
Short-term debt repaid | (375) | — | ||||
Commercial paper (repayments) borrowing, net | (656) | 431 | ||||
Payment of common stock dividends to Edison International Parent |
| (360) |
| (350) | ||
Payment of preference stock dividends |
| (43) |
| (29) | ||
Other |
| (7) |
| 12 | ||
Net cash provided by financing activities | $ | 934 | $ | 1,249 |
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities
Cash flows used in investing activities are primarily due to total capital expenditures of $1.3 billion for both the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. In addition, SCE had a net redemption of nuclear decommissioning trust investments of
$1 million and $19 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. See "Nuclear Decommissioning Activities" below for further discussion.
Nuclear Decommissioning Activities
SCE's consolidated statements of cash flows include nuclear decommissioning activities, which are reflected in the following line items:
| Three months ended March 31, | |||||
(in millions) |
| 2024 |
| 2023 | ||
Net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||
Net earnings from nuclear decommissioning trust investments | $ | 28 | $ | 21 | ||
SCE's decommissioning costs |
| (32) |
| (57) | ||
Net cash provided by investing activities: |
|
| ||||
Proceeds from sale of investments | 1,258 | 951 | ||||
Purchases of investments |
| (1,257) |
| (932) | ||
Net cash outflow | $ | (3) | $ | (17) |
Net cash used in operating activities relates to interest and dividends less administrative expenses, taxes and SCE's decommissioning costs. Investing activities represent the purchase and sale of investments within the nuclear decommissioning trusts, including the reinvestment of earnings from nuclear decommissioning trust investments. The net cash impact reflects timing of decommissioning payments ($32 million and $57 million in 2024 and 2023, respectively) and reimbursements to SCE from the nuclear decommissioning trust ($48 million and $40 million in 2024 and 2023, respectively). The net cash outflow in 2024 also includes a contribution of $19 million from SCE to the non-qualified decommissioning trust related to tax benefits received.
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Edison International Parent and Other
The table below sets forth condensed historical cash flow from operations for Edison International Parent and Other, including intercompany eliminations.
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||
(in millions) |
| 2024 |
| 2023 | ||
Net cash used in operating activities | $ | (43) | $ | (70) | ||
Net cash provided by financing activities |
| 54 |
| 67 | ||
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | 11 | $ | (3) |
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities was impacted by the following:
● | $43 million and $70 million cash outflows from operating activities in 2024 and 2023, respectively, primarily due to payments relating to interest and operating costs. |
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities was as follows:
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||
(in millions) |
| 2024 |
| 2023 | ||
Dividends paid to Edison International common shareholders | $ | (295) | $ | (277) | ||
Dividends paid to Edison International preferred shareholders | (44) | (52) | ||||
Dividends received from SCE |
| 360 |
| 350 | ||
Long-term debt issuance, net of discount and issuance costs |
| — |
| 495 | ||
Long-term debt repayments |
| — |
| (400) | ||
Repayments of short-term debt |
| (15) |
| (600) | ||
Preferred stock repurchased | (19) | — | ||||
Commercial paper financing, net |
| 34 |
| 529 | ||
Other |
| 33 |
| 22 | ||
Net cash provided by financing activities | $ | 54 | $ | 67 |
Contingencies
Edison International's and SCE's material contingencies are discussed in "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 12. Commitments and Contingencies—Contingencies."
MARKET RISK EXPOSURES
Edison International's and SCE's primary market risks are described in the 2023 Form 10-K, and there have been no material changes for the three months ended March 31, 2024. For further discussion of market risk exposures, including commodity price risk and credit risk, see "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 4. Fair Value Measurements and Note 6. Derivative Instruments."
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND POLICIES
For a discussion of Edison International's and SCE's critical accounting policies, see "Critical Accounting Estimates and Policies" in the 2023 MD&A.
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NEW ACCOUNTING GUIDANCE
There have been no material changes in recently issued or adopted accounting standards from those disclosed in "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies—New Accounting Guidance" in the 2023 Form 10-K.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Information responding to this section is included in the MD&A under the heading "Market Risk Exposures" and is incorporated herein by reference.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Consolidated Statements of Income | Edison International |
Three months ended | ||||||
March 31, | ||||||
(in millions, except per-share amounts, unaudited) |
| 2024 |
| 2023 | ||
Operating revenue | $ | | $ | | ||
Purchased power and fuel |
| |
| | ||
Operation and maintenance |
| |
| | ||
Wildfire-related claims, net of insurance recoveries |
| |
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Wildfire Insurance Fund expense |
| |
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Depreciation and amortization |
| |
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Property and other taxes |
| |
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Total operating expenses |
| |
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Operating income |
| |
| | ||
Interest expense |
| ( |
| ( | ||
Other income, net |
| |
| | ||
(Loss) income before income taxes |
| ( |
| | ||
Income tax (benefit) expense |
| ( |
| | ||
Net income |
| |
| | ||
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests - preference stock of SCE |
| |
| | ||
Preferred stock dividend requirements of Edison International | | | ||||
Net (loss) income available to Edison International common shareholders | $ | ( | $ | | ||
Basic (loss) earnings per share: |
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Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding |
| |
| | ||
Basic (loss) earnings per common share available to Edison International common shareholders | $ | ( | $ | | ||
Diluted (loss) earnings per share: |
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Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding, including effect of dilutive securities |
| |
| | ||
Diluted (loss) earnings per common share available to Edison International common shareholders | $ | ( | $ | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income | Edison International |
Three months ended | ||||||
March 31, | ||||||
(in millions, unaudited) |
| 2024 |
| 2023 | ||
Net income | $ | | $ | | ||
Other comprehensive income, net of tax: |
|
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|
| ||
Foreign currency translation adjustments | — | | ||||
Other comprehensive income, net of tax |
| — |
| | ||
Comprehensive income |
| |
| | ||
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests |
| |
| | ||
Comprehensive income attributable to Edison International | $ | | $ | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Balance Sheets | Edison International |
March 31, | December 31, | |||||
(in millions, unaudited) |
| 2024 |
| 2023 | ||
ASSETS |
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Cash and cash equivalents | $ | | $ | | ||
Receivables, less allowances of $ |
| |
| | ||
Accrued unbilled revenue |
| |
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Inventory |
| |
| | ||
Prepaid expenses |
| |
| | ||
Regulatory assets |
| |
| | ||
Wildfire Insurance Fund contributions |
| |
| | ||
Other current assets |
| |
| | ||
Total current assets |
| |
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Nuclear decommissioning trusts |
| |
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Other investments |
| |
| | ||
Total investments |
| |
| | ||
Utility property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation and amortization of $ |
| |
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Nonutility property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $ |
| |
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Total property, plant and equipment |
| |
| | ||
Regulatory assets (include $ |
| |
| | ||
Wildfire Insurance Fund contributions |
| |
| | ||
Operating lease right-of-use assets |
| |
| | ||
Long-term insurance receivables | | | ||||
Other long-term assets |
| |
| | ||
Total other assets |
| |
| | ||
Total assets | $ | | $ | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Balance Sheets | Edison International |
March 31, | December 31, | |||||
(in millions, except share amounts, unaudited) |
| 2024 |
| 2023 | ||
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |
|
|
|
| ||
Short-term debt | $ | | $ | | ||
Current portion of long-term debt |
| |
| | ||
Accounts payable |
| |
| | ||
Wildfire-related claims | | | ||||
Accrued interest | | | ||||
Regulatory liabilities |
| |
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Current portion of operating lease liabilities |
| |
| | ||
Other current liabilities |
| |
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Total current liabilities |
| |
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Long-term debt (include $ |
| |
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Deferred income taxes and credits |
| |
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Pensions and benefits |
| |
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Asset retirement obligations |
| |
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Regulatory liabilities |
| |
| | ||
Operating lease liabilities |
| |
| | ||
Wildfire-related claims |
| |
| | ||
Other deferred credits and other long-term liabilities |
| |
| | ||
Total deferred credits and other liabilities |
| |
| | ||
Total liabilities |
| |
| | ||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12) |
|
|
|
| ||
Preferred stock ( | | | ||||
Common stock, |
| |
| | ||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
| ( |
| ( | ||
Retained earnings |
| |
| | ||
Total Edison International's shareholders' equity |
| |
| | ||
Noncontrolling interests – preference stock of SCE |
| |
| | ||
Total equity |
| |
| | ||
Total liabilities and equity | $ | | $ | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | Edison International |
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||
(in millions, unaudited) |
| 2024 |
| 2023 | ||
Cash flows from operating activities: |
|
|
|
| ||
Net income | $ | | $ | | ||
Adjustments to reconcile to net cash provided by operating activities: |
|
| ||||
Depreciation and amortization |
| |
| | ||
Equity allowance for funds used during construction |
| ( |
| ( | ||
Deferred income taxes |
| ( |
| | ||
Wildfire Insurance Fund amortization expense |
| |
| | ||
Other |
| |
| | ||
Nuclear decommissioning trusts |
| ( |
| ( | ||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
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Receivables |
| |
| | ||
Inventory |
| |
| ( | ||
Accounts payable |
| ( |
| ( | ||
Tax receivables and payables |
| ( |
| ( | ||
Other current assets and liabilities |
| ( |
| ( | ||
Derivative assets and liabilities, net | ( | ( | ||||
Regulatory assets and liabilities, net |
| |
| ( | ||
Wildfire-related claims |
| |
| ( | ||
Other noncurrent assets and liabilities |
| ( |
| | ||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |
| |
| ( | ||
Cash flows from financing activities: |
|
|
|
| ||
Long-term debt issued, net of discount and issuance costs of $ |
| |
| | ||
Long-term debt repaid |
| ( |
| ( | ||
Short-term debt repaid |
| ( |
| ( | ||
Common stock issued |
| |
| | ||
Preferred stock repurchased |
| ( |
| — | ||
Commercial paper (repayments) borrowing, net |
| ( |
| | ||
Dividends and distribution to noncontrolling interests |
| ( |
| ( | ||
Common stock dividends paid |
| ( |
| ( | ||
Preferred stock dividends paid | ( | ( | ||||
Other |
| |
| | ||
Net cash provided by financing activities |
| |
| | ||
Cash flows from investing activities: |
|
|
|
| ||
Capital expenditures |
| ( |
| ( | ||
Proceeds from sale of nuclear decommissioning trust investments |
| |
| | ||
Purchases of nuclear decommissioning trust investments |
| ( |
| ( | ||
Other |
| |
| — | ||
Net cash used in investing activities |
| ( |
| ( | ||
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
| |
| ( | ||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period |
| |
| | ||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period | $ | | $ | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Income | Southern California Edison Company |
Three months ended | ||||||
March 31, | ||||||
(in millions, unaudited) |
| 2024 |
| 2023 | ||
Operating revenue | $ | | $ | | ||
Purchased power and fuel |
| |
| | ||
Operation and maintenance |
| |
| | ||
Wildfire-related claims, net of insurance recoveries |
| |
| | ||
Wildfire Insurance Fund expense |
| |
| | ||
Depreciation and amortization |
| |
| | ||
Property and other taxes |
| |
| | ||
Total operating expenses |
| |
| | ||
Operating income |
| |
| | ||
Interest expense |
| ( |
| ( | ||
Other income, net |
| |
| | ||
Income before income taxes |
| |
| | ||
Income tax (benefit) expense |
| ( |
| | ||
Net income |
| |
| | ||
Less: Preference stock dividend requirements |
| |
| | ||
Net income available to common stock | $ | | $ | |
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income | Southern California Edison Company |
Three months ended | ||||||
March 31, | ||||||
(in millions, unaudited) |
| 2024 |
| 2023 | ||
Net income | $ | | $ | | ||
Other comprehensive income, net of tax: |
|
|
|
| ||
Pension and postretirement benefits other than pensions |
| |
| — | ||
Other comprehensive income, net of tax |
| |
| — | ||
Comprehensive income | $ | | $ | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Balance Sheets | Southern California Edison Company |
March 31, | December 31, | |||||
(in millions, unaudited) |
| 2024 |
| 2023 | ||
ASSETS |
|
|
|
| ||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | | $ | | ||
Receivables, less allowances of $ |
| |
| | ||
Accrued unbilled revenue |
| |
| | ||
Inventory |
| |
| | ||
Prepaid expenses |
| |
| | ||
Regulatory assets |
| |
| | ||
Wildfire Insurance Fund contributions |
| |
| | ||
Other current assets |
| |
| | ||
Total current assets |
| |
| | ||
Nuclear decommissioning trusts |
| |
| | ||
Other investments |
| |
| | ||
Total investments |
| |
| | ||
Utility property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation and amortization of $ |
| |
| | ||
Nonutility property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $ |
| |
| | ||
Total property, plant and equipment |
| |
| | ||
Regulatory assets (include $ |
| |
| | ||
Wildfire Insurance Fund contributions |
| |
| | ||
Operating lease right-of-use assets |
| |
| | ||
Long-term insurance receivables | | | ||||
Long-term insurance receivables due from affiliate |
| |
| | ||
Other long-term assets |
| |
| | ||
Total other assets |
| |
| | ||
Total assets | $ | | $ | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Balance Sheets | Southern California Edison Company |
March 31, | December 31, | |||||
(in millions, except share amounts, unaudited) |
| 2024 |
| 2023 | ||
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |
|
|
|
| ||
Short-term debt | $ | | $ | | ||
Current portion of long-term debt |
| |
| | ||
Accounts payable |
| |
| | ||
Wildfire-related claims | | | ||||
Accrued interest | | | ||||
Regulatory liabilities |
| |
| | ||
Current portion of operating lease liabilities |
| |
| | ||
Other current liabilities |
| |
| | ||
Total current liabilities |
| |
| | ||
Long-term debt (include $ |
| |
| | ||
Deferred income taxes and credits |
| |
| | ||
Pensions and benefits |
| |
| | ||
Asset retirement obligations |
| |
| | ||
Regulatory liabilities |
| |
| | ||
Operating lease liabilities |
| |
| | ||
Wildfire-related claims |
| |
| | ||
Other deferred credits and other long-term liabilities |
| |
| | ||
Total deferred credits and other liabilities |
| |
| | ||
Total liabilities |
| |
| | ||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12) |
|
|
|
| ||
Preference stock |
| |
| | ||
Common stock, |
| |
| | ||
Additional paid-in capital |
| |
| | ||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
| ( |
| ( | ||
Retained earnings |
| |
| | ||
Total equity |
| |
| | ||
Total liabilities and equity | $ | | $ | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | Southern California Edison Company |
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||
(in millions, unaudited) |
| 2024 |
| 2023 | ||
Cash flows from operating activities: |
|
|
|
| ||
Net income | $ | | $ | | ||
Adjustments to reconcile to net cash provided by operating activities: |
|
| ||||
Depreciation and amortization |
| |
| | ||
Equity allowance for funds used during construction |
| ( |
| ( | ||
Deferred income taxes |
| ( |
| | ||
Wildfire Insurance Fund amortization expense |
| |
| | ||
Other |
| |
| | ||
Nuclear decommissioning trusts |
| ( |
| ( | ||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
| ||||
Receivables |
| |
| | ||
Inventory |
| |
| ( | ||
Accounts payable |
| ( |
| ( | ||
Tax receivables and payables |
| ( |
| ( | ||
Other current assets and liabilities |
| ( |
| ( | ||
Derivative assets and liabilities, net | ( | ( | ||||
Regulatory assets and liabilities, net |
| |
| ( | ||
Wildfire-related claims |
| |
| ( | ||
Other noncurrent assets and liabilities |
| ( |
| | ||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |
| |
| ( | ||
Cash flows from financing activities: |
|
|
|
| ||
Long-term debt issued, net of discount and issuance costs of $ |
| |
| | ||
Long-term debt repaid | ( | ( | ||||
Short-term debt repaid |
| ( |
| | ||
Commercial paper (repayments) borrowing, net |
| ( |
| | ||
Common stock dividends paid | ( | ( | ||||
Preference stock dividends paid |
| ( |
| ( | ||
Other |
| ( |
| | ||
Net cash provided by financing activities |
| |
| | ||
Cash flows from investing activities: |
|
|
|
| ||
Capital expenditures |
| ( |
| ( | ||
Proceeds from sale of nuclear decommissioning trust investments |
| |
| | ||
Purchases of nuclear decommissioning trust investments |
| ( |
| ( | ||
Other |
| |
| | ||
Net cash used in investing activities |
| ( |
| ( | ||
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
| |
| ( | ||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period |
| |
| | ||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period | $ | | $ | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Note 1.Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Organization and Basis of Presentation
Edison International is the ultimate parent holding company of Southern California Edison Company ("SCE") and Edison Energy, LLC, doing business as Trio ("Trio") beginning in 2024. SCE is an investor-owned public utility primarily engaged in the business of supplying and delivering electricity to an approximately
Edison International's and SCE's significant accounting policies were described in the "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements" included in Edison International's and SCE's combined Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 (the "2023 Form 10-K"). This quarterly report should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes included in the 2023 Form 10-K.
In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of adjustments of a normal recurring nature, have been made that are necessary to fairly state the consolidated financial position, results of operations, and cash flows in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") for the periods covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. The results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year.
The December 31, 2023 financial statement data was derived from the audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP for complete annual financial statements. Certain prior period amounts have been conformed to the current period's presentation, including the separate presentation of accrued interest on Edison International’s and SCE’s consolidated balance sheets.
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
Cash equivalents consist of investments in money market funds. Generally, the carrying value of cash equivalents equals the fair value, as these investments have original maturities of three months or less. The cash equivalents were as follows:
| Edison International | SCE | |||||||||||||||||
March 31, | December 31, | March 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
(in millions) |
| 2024 |
| 2023 | 2024 |
| 2023 | ||||||||||||
Money market funds | $ | | $ | | $ | — | $ | 78 |
Cash is temporarily invested until required for check clearing. Checks issued, but not yet paid by the financial institution, are reclassified from cash to accounts payable at the end of each reporting period.
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The following table sets forth the cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash included in the consolidated statements of cash flows:
| March 31, |
| December 31, | |||
(in millions) |
| 2024 |
| 2023 | ||
Edison International: |
|
| ||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | | $ | | ||
| |
| | |||
| | |||||
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | | $ | | ||
SCE: |
|
| ||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | | $ | | ||
| |
| | |||
| | |||||
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | | $ | |
1 | Includes SCE Recovery Funding LLC's restricted cash for payments of senior secured recovery bonds and is reflected in "Other current assets" on Edison International's and SCE's consolidated balance sheets. |
2 | The SCE amount represents cash collected for customer-funded wildfire self-insurance and is reflected in "Other long-term assets" on Edison International's and SCE's consolidated balance sheets. See Note 12 for further information. |
Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts
The allowance for uncollectible accounts is recorded based on SCE's estimate of expected credit losses and adjusted over the life of the receivables as needed. Since the customer base of SCE is concentrated in Southern California which exposes SCE to a homogeneous set of economic conditions, the allowance is measured on a collective basis on the historical amounts written-off, assessment of customer collectibility and current economic trends, including unemployment rates and any likelihood of recession for the region.
The following table sets forth the changes in allowance for uncollectible accounts for SCE:
Three months ended | Three months ended | ||||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2024 | March 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
(in millions) | Customers | All others | Total | Customers | All others | Total | |||||||||||||
Beginning balance | $ | |
| $ | | $ | | 2 | $ | |
| $ | | $ | | ||||
Current period provision for uncollectible accounts1 | | |
| | | — | | ||||||||||||
Write-offs, net of recoveries |
| ( | ( |
| ( |
| ( |
| ( |
| ( | ||||||||
Ending balance | $ | |
| $ | | $ | | 2 | $ | |
| $ | | $ | |
1 | This includes $ |
2 | Approximately $ |
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Wildfire Insurance Fund
Based on information available in January of 2024 regarding catastrophic wildfires during 2023, SCE reassessed its estimate of the life of the Wildfire Insurance Fund. After incorporating 2023 expected losses into the historical data for the Monte Carlo simulations, SCE determined that effective in the first quarter of 2024, the life of the Wildfire Insurance Fund increased from to
Earnings Per Share
Edison International computes earnings per common share ("EPS") using the two-class method, which is an earnings allocation formula that determines EPS for each class of common stock and participating security. Edison International's participating securities are stock-based compensation awards, payable in common shares, which earn dividend equivalents on an equal basis with common shares once the awards are vested. See Note 13 for further information.
EPS attributable to Edison International common shareholders was computed as follows:
| Three months ended March 31, | |||||
(in millions, except per-share amounts) |
| 2024 |
| 2023 | ||
Basic earnings per share: | ||||||
Net (loss) income available to common shareholders | $ | ( | $ | | ||
Weighted average common shares outstanding |
| | | |||
Basic (loss) earnings per share | $ | ( | $ | | ||
Diluted (loss) earnings per share: |
| |||||
Net (loss) income available to common shareholders | $ | ( | $ | | ||
Income impact of assumed conversions |
| — | | |||
Net (loss) income available to common shareholders and assumed conversions | $ | ( | $ | | ||
Weighted average common shares outstanding |
| | | |||
Incremental shares from assumed conversions1 |
| — | | |||
Adjusted weighted average shares – diluted |
| | | |||
Diluted (loss) earnings per share | $ | ( | $ | |
1 | Due to the loss reported for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, incremental shares were not included as the effect would be antidilutive. |
In addition to the participating securities discussed above, Edison International also may award stock options, which are payable in common shares and are included in the diluted earnings per share calculation. Stock option awards to purchase
Revenue Recognition
Revenue is recognized by Edison International and SCE when a performance obligation to transfer control of the promised goods is satisfied or when services are rendered to customers. This typically occurs when electricity is delivered to customers, which includes amounts for services rendered but unbilled at the end of a reporting period.
Regulatory Proceedings
FERC 2024 Formula Rate Update
In November 2023, SCE filed its 2024 annual transmission revenue requirement update with the FERC, with the rate effective January 1, 2024. The update reflects a $
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lower than amounts included in the 2023 annual rates. The decrease is primarily due to returning an overcollection based on actual 2022 costs and lower wildfire-related claims.
New Accounting Guidance
Accounting Guidance Adopted
No material accounting standards were adopted in 2024.
Accounting Guidance Not Yet Adopted
In November 2023, the FASB issued an accounting standards update to enhance the disclosures related to public entities' reportable segments. The new guidance requires an entity with only one reportable segment to include all the required segment disclosures. The guidance will be effective for annual disclosures for the year ended December 31, 2024 and subsequent interim periods with early adoption permitted. The guidance is applied retrospectively to all periods presented in the financial statements. Edison International and SCE have
In December 2023, the FASB issued an accounting standards update requiring public entities to provide more disclosures primarily related to the income tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. The guidance also eliminates certain existing disclosure requirements related to uncertain tax positions and unrecognized deferred tax liabilities. The guidance is effective January 1, 2025 with early adoption permitted. The guidance is applied prospectively. Edison International and SCE are currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance.
Note 2.Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
The following table provides Edison International's changes in equity for the three months ended March 31, 2024:
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Preferred | Common | Comprehensive | Retained | Preference | Total | ||||||||||||||||
(in millions, except per share amounts) |
| Stock | Stock |
| Loss |
| Earnings |
| Subtotal |
| Stock |
| Equity | ||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2023 | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||||||
Net income | — |
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Preferred stock dividend declared ($ | — | — | — | ( | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||
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Preferred stock repurchased | ( | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||
Balance at March 31, 2024 | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | |
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The following table provides Edison International's changes in equity for the three months ended March 31, 2023:
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Preferred | Common | Comprehensive | Retained | Preference | Total | ||||||||||||||||
(in millions, except per share amounts) |
| Stock | Stock |
| Loss |
| Earnings |
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| Equity | ||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2022 | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||||||
Net income |
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Balance at March 31, 2023 | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | |
The following table provides SCE's changes in equity for the three months ended March 31, 2024:
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Preference | Common | Paid-in | Comprehensive | Retained | Total | |||||||||||||
(in millions, except per share amounts) |
| Stock |
| Stock |
| Capital |
| Loss |
| Earnings |
| Equity | ||||||
Balance at December 31, 2023 | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | | $ | | ||||||
Net income |
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Other comprehensive income | — | — | — | | — | | ||||||||||||
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Stock-based compensation |
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Balance at March 31, 2024 | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | | $ | |
The following table provides SCE's changes in equity for the three months ended March 31, 2023:
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Preference | Common | Paid-in | Comprehensive | Retained | Total | |||||||||||||
(in millions, except per share amounts) |
| Stock |
| Stock |
| Capital |
| Loss |
| Earnings |
| Equity | ||||||
Balance at December 31, 2022 | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | | $ | | ||||||
Net income |
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Dividends declared on common stock ($ |
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Balance at March 31, 2023 | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | | $ | |
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Note 3.Variable Interest Entities
A VIE is defined as a legal entity that meets one of two conditions: (1) the equity owners do not have sufficient equity at risk, or (2) the holders of the equity investment at risk, as a group, lack any of the following three characteristics: decision-making rights, the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive the expected residual returns of the entity. The primary beneficiary is identified as the variable interest holder that has both the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the entity's economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from the entity that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The primary beneficiary is required to consolidate the VIE. Commercial and operating activities are generally the factors that most significantly impact the economic performance of such VIEs. Commercial and operating activities include construction, operation and maintenance, fuel procurement, plant dispatch and compliance with regulatory and contractual requirements.
Variable Interest in VIEs that are Consolidated
SCE Recovery Funding LLC is a bankruptcy remote, wholly owned special purpose subsidiary, consolidated by SCE. SCE Recovery Funding LLC is a VIE and SCE is the primary beneficiary. SCE Recovery Funding LLC was formed in 2021 for the purpose of issuing and servicing securitized bonds related to SCE's AB 1054 Excluded Capital Expenditures.
SCE Recovery Funding LLC has issued a total of $
The following table summarizes the impact of SCE Recovery Funding LLC on SCE's and Edison International's consolidated balance sheets.
March 31, | December 31, | |||||
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| 2024 | 2023 | |||
Other current assets | $ | | $ | | ||
Regulatory assets: non-current | | | ||||
Regulatory liabilities: current | | | ||||
Current portion of long-term debt1 | | | ||||
Other current liabilities | | | ||||
Long-term debt1 |
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1 | The bondholders have no recourse to SCE. The long-term debt balance is net of unamortized debt issuance costs. |
Variable Interest in VIEs that are not Consolidated
Power Purchase Agreements
SCE has PPAs that are classified as variable interests in VIEs, including agreements through which SCE provides the natural gas to fuel the plants, fixed price contracts for renewable energy, and resource adequacy agreements that, upon the seller's election, include the purchase of energy at fixed prices. SCE has concluded that it is not the primary beneficiary of these VIEs since it does not control the commercial and operating activities of these entities. Since payments for capacity are the primary source of income, the most significant economic activity for these VIEs is the operation and maintenance of the power plants, which SCE does not perform.
As of the balance sheet date, the carrying amount of assets and liabilities included in SCE's consolidated balance sheet that relate to involvement with VIEs that are not consolidated, result from amounts due under the PPAs. Under these contracts,
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SCE recovers the costs incurred through demonstration of compliance with its CPUC-approved long-term power procurement plans. SCE has no residual interest in the entities and has not provided or guaranteed any debt or equity support, liquidity arrangements, performance guarantees, or other commitments associated with these contracts other than the purchase commitments described in Note 12 of the 2023 Form 10-K. As a result, there is no significant potential exposure to loss to SCE from its variable interest in these VIEs. The aggregate contracted capacity dedicated to SCE from these VIE projects was 4,642 MW and 3,844 MW at March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The amounts that SCE paid to these projects were $
Unconsolidated Trusts of SCE
SCE Trust II, Trust III, Trust IV, Trust V, Trust VI and Trust VII were utilized in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2023 respectively, for the exclusive purpose of issuing the
The Series G, Series H, Series J, Series K, Series L and Series M Preference Stock and the corresponding trust securities do not have a maturity date. Upon any redemption of any shares of the Series G, Series H, Series J, Series K, Series L or Series M Preference Stock, a corresponding dollar amount of trust securities will be redeemed by the applicable trust. The applicable trust will make distributions at the same rate and on the same dates on the applicable series of trust securities, if and when the SCE board of directors declares and makes dividend payments on the related Preference Stock. The applicable trust will use any dividends it receives on the related Preference Stock to make its corresponding distributions on the applicable series of trust securities. If SCE does not make a dividend payment to any of these trusts, SCE would be prohibited from paying dividends on its common stock. SCE has fully and unconditionally guaranteed the payment of the trust securities and trust distributions, if and when SCE pays dividends on the related Preference Stock.
The Trust II, Trust III, Trust IV, Trust V, Trust VI and Trust VII balance sheets as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 consisted of investments of $
The following table provides a summary of the trusts' income statements:
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| Trust II |
| Trust III |
| Trust IV |
| Trust V |
| Trust VI |
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Note 4.Fair Value Measurements
Recurring Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (referred to as an "exit price"). Fair value of an asset or liability considers assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about nonperformance risk. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, nonperformance risk was not material for Edison International or SCE.
Assets and liabilities are categorized into a three-level fair value hierarchy based on valuation inputs used to determine fair value.
Level 1 – The fair value of Edison International's and SCE's Level 1 assets and liabilities is determined using unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are available at the measurement date for identical assets and liabilities. This level includes exchange-traded equity securities, U.S. treasury securities, mutual funds, and money market funds.
Level 2 – Edison International's and SCE's Level 2 assets and liabilities include fixed income securities, primarily consisting of U.S. government and agency bonds, municipal bonds and corporate bonds, and over-the-counter commodity derivatives. The fair value of fixed income securities is determined using a market approach by obtaining quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets and inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the instrument.
The fair value of SCE's over-the-counter commodity derivative contracts is determined using an income approach. SCE uses standard pricing models to determine the net present value of estimated future cash flows. Inputs to the pricing models include forward published or posted clearing prices from an exchange (Intercontinental Exchange) for similar instruments and discount rates. A primary price source that best represents trade activity for each market is used to develop observable forward market prices in determining the fair value of these positions. Broker quotes, prices from exchanges, or comparison to executed trades are used to validate and corroborate the primary price source. These price quotations reflect mid-market prices (average of bid and ask) and are obtained from sources believed to provide the most liquid market for the commodity.
Level 3 – This level includes congestion revenue rights ("CRRs"), which are derivative contracts that trade infrequently with significant unobservable inputs (CAISO CRR auction prices). SCE employs a market valuation approach of utilizing historical CRR prices as a proxy for forward prices. Edison International Parent and Other does not have any Level 3 assets and liabilities.
Assumptions are made in order to value derivative contracts in which observable inputs are not available. In circumstances where fair value cannot be verified with observable market transactions, it is possible that a different valuation model could produce a materially different estimate of fair value. Modeling methodologies, inputs, and techniques are reviewed and assessed as markets continue to develop and more pricing information becomes available, and the fair value is adjusted when it is concluded that a change in inputs or techniques would result in a new valuation that better reflects the fair value of those derivative contracts. See Note 6 for a discussion of derivative instruments.
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SCE
The following table sets forth assets and liabilities of SCE that were accounted for at fair value by level within the fair value hierarchy:
| March 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||
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and |
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| Level 1 |
| Level 2 |
| Level 3 |
| Collateral1 |
| Total | |||||
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Derivative contracts | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | | |||||
Money market funds and other |
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Subtotal of nuclear decommissioning trusts4 |
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Net assets | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | |
| December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||
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Net assets | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | |
1 | Represents the netting of assets and liabilities under master netting agreements and cash collateral. |
2 | Approximately |
3 | Includes corporate bonds, which were diversified by the inclusion of collateralized mortgage obligations and other asset backed securities, of $ |
4 | Excludes net payables of $ |
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SCE Fair Value of Level 3
The following table sets forth a summary of changes in SCE's fair value of Level 3 net derivative assets and liabilities:
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||
(in millions) | 2024 | 2023 | ||||
Fair value of net assets at beginning of period | $ | | $ | | ||
Settlements |
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Total realized/unrealized losses1 |
| ( |
| ( | ||
Fair value of net assets at end of period | $ | | $ | |
1 | Due to regulatory mechanisms, SCE's realized and unrealized gains and losses are recorded as regulatory assets and liabilities. |
There were no material transfers into or out of Level 3 during 2024 and 2023.
The following table sets forth the significant unobservable inputs used to determine fair value for Level 3 assets and liabilities:
| Fair Value | Significant | Weighted | ||||||||||
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| CAISO CRR auction prices |
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December 31, 2023 |
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Level 3 Fair Value Uncertainty
For CRRs, increases or decreases in CAISO auction prices would result in higher or lower fair value, respectively.
Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts
SCE's nuclear decommissioning trust investments include equity securities, U.S. treasury securities, and other fixed income securities. Equity and treasury securities are classified as Level 1 as fair value is determined by observable market prices in active or highly liquid and transparent markets. The remaining fixed income securities are classified as Level 2. There are no securities classified as Level 3 in the nuclear decommissioning trusts. See Note 10 for more information on nuclear decommissioning trusts.
Edison International Parent and Other
Edison International Parent and Other assets measured at fair value and classified as Level 1 consisted of money market funds of $
Fair Value of Debt Recorded at Carrying Value
The carrying value and fair value of Edison International's and SCE's long-term debt (including the current portion of long-term debt) are as follows:
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| March 31, 2024 |
| December 31, 2023 | |||||||||
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Edison International | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
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1 | Carrying value is net of debt issuance costs. |
2 | The fair value of long-term debt is classified as Level 2. |
Note 5.Debt and Credit Agreements
Long-Term Debt
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, SCE issued the following first and refunding mortgage bonds:
Description | Month of Issuance | Rate |
| Maturity Date |
| Amount | |||
Series 2024A | January 2024 | 2027 | $ | | |||||
Series 2024B | January 2024 | 2034 | | ||||||
Series 2024C | March 2024 | 2026 | | ||||||
Series 2024D | March 2024 | 2029 | | ||||||
Series 2024E | March 2024 | 2054 | |
The proceeds were used to fund and refinance debt for the payment of wildfire claims and related expenses above the amount of insurance proceeds, repay commercial paper borrowings, and for general corporate purposes.
Credit Agreements and Short-Term Debt
The following table summarizes the status of the credit facilities at March 31, 2024:
(in millions, except for rates) | ||||||||||||||||
Borrower | Termination Date | Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") plus (bps) |
| Commitment |
| Outstanding borrowings |
| Outstanding letters of credit |
| Amount available | ||||||
Edison International Parent1, 3 | May 2027 | $ | | $ | | $ | — | $ | | |||||||
SCE2, 3 | May 2027 | | | | | |||||||||||
Total Edison International | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | |
1 | At March 31, 2024, Edison International Parent had $ |
2 | At March 31, 2024, SCE had $ |
3 | The credit facilities have two additional one-year extension options. The aggregate maximum principal amount under the SCE and Edison International Parent revolving credit facilities may be increased up to $ |
Uncommitted Letters of Credit
SCE entered into agreements with certain lenders for bilateral unsecured standby letters of credit ("SBLC") with a total capacity of $
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I e Note 6.Derivative Instruments
Derivative financial instruments are used to manage exposure to commodity price risk. These risks are managed in part by entering into forward commodity transactions, including options, swaps and futures. To mitigate credit risk from counterparties in the event of nonperformance, master netting agreements are used whenever possible, and counterparties may be required to pledge collateral depending on the creditworthiness of each counterparty and the risk associated with the transaction.
Commodity Price Risk
Commodity price risk represents the potential impact that can be caused by a change in the market value of a particular commodity. SCE's electricity price exposure arises from energy purchased from and sold to wholesale markets as a result of differences between SCE's load requirements and the amount of energy delivered from its generating facilities and PPAs. SCE's natural gas price exposure arises from natural gas purchased for the Mountainview power plants, Peaker plants and Qualifying Facilities contracts where pricing is based on a monthly natural gas index and PPAs in which SCE has agreed to provide the natural gas needed for generation, referred to as tolling arrangements.
Credit and Default Risk
Credit and default risk represent the potential impact that can be caused if a counterparty were to default on its contractual obligations and SCE would be exposed to spot markets for buying replacement power and natural gas or selling excess power and natural gas. In addition, SCE would be exposed to the risk of non-payment of accounts receivable, primarily related to the sales of excess power and natural gas and realized gains on derivative instruments.
Certain power and gas contracts contain master netting agreements or similar agreements, which generally allow counterparties subject to the agreement to offset amounts when certain criteria are met, such as in the event of default. The objective of netting is to reduce credit exposure. Additionally, to reduce SCE's risk exposures, counterparties may be required to pledge collateral depending on the creditworthiness of each counterparty and the risk associated with the transaction.
Certain power and gas contracts contain a provision that requires SCE to maintain an investment grade rating from the major credit rating agencies that have credit ratings for SCE, referred to as a credit-risk-related contingent feature. If SCE's credit rating were to fall below investment grade, SCE may be required to post additional collateral to cover derivative liabilities and the related outstanding payables. The fair value of these derivative contracts and any related collateral were immaterial as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
SCE presents its derivative assets and liabilities, recorded at fair value, on a net basis on its consolidated balance sheets when subject to master netting agreements or similar agreements. Derivative positions are also offset against margin and cash collateral deposits. In addition, SCE has provided collateral in the form of letters of credit. Collateral requirements can vary depending upon the level of unsecured credit extended by counterparties, changes in market prices relative to contractual commitments and other factors. See Note 4 for a discussion of fair value of derivative instruments. The following table summarizes the gross and net fair values of SCE's commodity derivative instruments:
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March 31, 2024 | ||||||
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| Short-Term1 |
| Short-Term | ||
Commodity derivative contracts |
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Gross amounts recognized | $ | | $ | | ||
Gross amounts offset in the consolidated balance sheets |
| ( | ( | |||
Cash collateral posted |
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Net amounts presented in the consolidated balance sheets | $ | | $ | |
December 31, 2023 | ||||||
Derivative Assets | Derivative Liabilities | |||||
(in millions) |
| Short-Term1 |
| Short-Term | ||
Commodity derivative contracts |
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Gross amounts recognized | $ | | $ | | ||
Gross amounts offset in the consolidated balance sheets |
| ( | ( | |||
Cash collateral posted |
| — |
| ( | ||
Net amounts presented in the consolidated balance sheets | $ | | $ | — |
1 | Included in "Other current assets" on SCE's consolidated balance sheets. |
At March 31, 2024, SCE posted and accrued $
Financial Statement Impact of Derivative Instruments
SCE recognizes realized gains and losses on derivative instruments as purchased power expense and expects that such gains or losses will be part of the purchased power costs recovered from customers. As a result, realized gains and losses do not affect earnings, but may temporarily affect cash flows. Due to the expected future recovery from customers, unrealized gains and losses are recorded as regulatory assets and liabilities and therefore, also do not affect earnings. The remaining effects of derivative activities and related regulatory offsets are reported in cash flows from operating activities in SCE's consolidated statements of cash flows.
The following table summarizes the gains/(losses) of SCE's economic hedging activity:
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||
(in millions) |
| 2024 | 2023 | |||
Realized | $ | ( | $ | | ||
Unrealized |
| ( |
| ( |
Notional Volumes of Derivative Instruments
The following table summarizes the notional volumes of derivatives used for SCE's economic hedging activities:
Unit of | Economic Hedges | |||||
Commodity |
| Measure |
| March 31, 2024 |
| December 31, 2023 |
Electricity options, swaps and forwards |
| Gigawatt hours |
| |
| |
Natural gas options, swaps and forwards |
| Billion cubic feet |
| |
| |
Congestion revenue rights |
| Gigawatt hours |
| |
| |
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Note 7.Revenue
SCE's revenue is disaggregated by two revenue sources:
● | Earning activities – representing revenue authorized by the CPUC and FERC, which is intended to provide SCE with a reasonable opportunity to recover its costs and earn a return on its net investment in generation, transmission and distribution assets. The annual revenue requirements are comprised of authorized operation and maintenance costs, depreciation, taxes and a return consistent with the capital structure. Also, included in earnings activities are revenue or penalties related to incentive mechanisms, other operating revenue, and regulatory charges or disallowances. |
● | Cost-recovery activities – representing CPUC- and FERC- authorized balancing accounts, which allow for recovery of specific project or program costs, subject to a reasonableness review or compliance with upfront standards, as well as non-bypassable rates collected for SCE Recovery Funding LLC. Cost-recovery activities include rates which provide recovery, subject to a reasonableness review of, among other things, fuel costs, purchased power costs, public purpose related-program costs (including energy efficiency and demand-side management programs), certain operation and maintenance expenses and repayment of bonds and financing costs of SCE Recovery Funding LLC. SCE earns no return on these activities. |
The following table is a summary of SCE's revenue:
Three months ended March 31, 2024 | Three months ended March 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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Earning | Recovery | Total | Earning | Recovery | Total | |||||||||||||
(in millions) |
| Activities |
| Activities | Consolidated |
| Activities |
| Activities |
| Consolidated | |||||||
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| $ | | $ | | $ | |
| $ | |
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Alternative revenue programs and other operating revenue2 |
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1 | At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, SCE's receivables related to contracts from customers were $ |
2 | Includes differences between revenues from contracts with customers and authorized levels for certain CPUC and FERC revenues. |
Deferred Revenue
As of March 31, 2024, SCE has deferred revenue of $
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Note 8.Income Taxes
Effective Tax Rate
The table below provides a reconciliation of income tax expense computed at the federal statutory income tax rate to the income tax provision:
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The CPUC requires flow-through ratemaking treatment for the current tax benefit arising from certain property-related and other temporary differences which reverse over time. Flow-through items reduce current authorized revenue requirements in SCE's rate cases and result in a regulatory asset for recovery of deferred income taxes in future periods. The difference between the authorized amounts as determined in SCE's rate cases, adjusted for balancing and memorandum account activities, and the recorded flow-through items also result in increases or decreases in regulatory assets with a corresponding impact on the effective tax rate to the extent that recorded deferred amounts are expected to be recovered in future rates. For further information, see Note 11.
Tax Disputes
The tax years that remain open for examination by the IRS and the California Franchise Tax Board are 2020 – 2022 and 2013 – 2022, respectively.
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Note 9.Compensation and Benefit Plans
Pension Plans
Net periodic pension expense components are:
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2 | Included in "Other Income, net" on Edison International's and SCE's consolidated statements of income. |
Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions ("PBOP")
Net periodic PBOP expense components for Edison International and SCE are:
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Note 10. Investments
Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts
Future decommissioning costs related to SCE's nuclear assets are expected to be funded from independent decommissioning trusts.
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The following table sets forth amortized cost and fair value of the trust investments (see Note 4 for a discussion on fair value of the trust investments):
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Trust fund earnings (based on specific identification) increase the trust fund balance and the asset retirement obligation ("ARO") regulatory liability. Unrealized holding gains, net of losses, were $
The following table summarizes the gains and losses for the trust investments:
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Edison International Parent and Other's Investments
Edison International Parent and Other holds strategic investments in companies focused on developing electric technologies and services, included as "Other investments" on Edison International's consolidated balance sheets. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, these investments include $
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Note 11. Regulatory Assets and Liabilities
Regulatory Assets
SCE's regulatory assets included on the consolidated balance sheets are:
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Regulatory Liabilities
SCE's regulatory liabilities included on the consolidated balance sheets are:
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Net Regulatory Balancing and Memorandum Accounts
The following table summarizes the significant components of regulatory balancing and memorandum accounts included in the above tables of regulatory assets and liabilities:
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Note 12. Commitments and Contingencies
Indemnities
Edison International and SCE have various financial and performance guarantees and indemnity agreements which are issued in the normal course of business.
Edison International and SCE have agreed to provide indemnifications through contracts entered into in the normal course of business. These are primarily indemnifications against adverse litigation outcomes in connection with underwriting agreements, indemnities for specified environmental liabilities and income taxes with respect to assets sold or other contractual arrangements. Edison International's and SCE's obligations under these agreements may or may not be limited in terms of time and/or amount, and in some instances Edison International and SCE may have recourse against third parties. Edison International and SCE have not recorded a liability related to these indemnities. The overall maximum amount of the obligations under these indemnifications cannot be reasonably estimated.
Contingencies
In addition to the matters disclosed in these Notes, Edison International and SCE are involved in other legal, tax, and regulatory proceedings before various courts and governmental agencies regarding matters arising in the ordinary course of business. Edison International and SCE believe the outcome of each of these other proceedings will not materially affect its financial position, results of operations and cash flows. Legal costs expected to be incurred by Edison International and SCE in connection with loss contingencies are expensed as incurred.
Southern California Wildfires and Mudslides
California has experienced unprecedented weather conditions in recent years due to climate change and wildfires in SCE's territory, including those where SCE's equipment has been alleged to be associated with the fire's ignition, have caused loss of life and substantial damage in recent years. SCE's service territory remains susceptible to additional wildfire activity.
Numerous claims related to wildfire events have been initiated against SCE and Edison International. Edison International and SCE have incurred material losses in connection with the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events (defined below) and other fires, which are described below. In addition, SCE's equipment has been, and may further be, alleged to be associated with other wildfires that have originated in Southern California.
Liability Overview
The extent of legal liability for wildfire-related damages in actions against utilities depends on a number of factors, including whether the utility substantially caused or contributed to the damages and whether parties seeking recovery of damages will
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be required to show negligence in addition to causation. California courts have previously found utilities to be strictly liable for property damage along with associated interest and attorneys' fees, regardless of fault, by applying the theory of inverse condemnation when a utility's facilities were determined to be a substantial cause of a wildfire that caused the property damage. If inverse condemnation is held to be inapplicable to SCE in connection with a wildfire, SCE still could be held liable for property damages and associated interest if the property damages were found to have been proximately caused by SCE's negligence. If SCE were to be found negligent, SCE could also be held liable for, among other things, fire suppression costs, business interruption losses, evacuation costs, clean-up costs, medical expenses, and personal injury/wrongful death claims. Additionally, SCE could potentially be subject to fines and penalties for alleged violations of CPUC rules and state laws investigated in connection with the ignition of a wildfire.
While investigations into the cause of a wildfire event are conducted by one or more fire agencies, fire agency findings do not determine legal causation of or assign legal liability for a wildfire event. Final determinations of legal causation and liability for wildfire events, including determinations of whether SCE was negligent, would only be made during lengthy and complex litigation processes and settlements may be reached before determinations of legal liability are ever made. Even when investigations are still pending or legal liability is disputed, an assessment of likely outcomes, including through future settlement of disputed claims, may require estimated losses to be accrued under accounting standards. Each reporting period, management reviews its loss estimates for remaining alleged and potential claims related to wildfire events. The process for estimating losses associated with alleged and potential wildfire-related claims requires management to exercise significant judgment based on a number of assumptions and subjective factors, including, but not limited to: estimates of known and expected claims by third parties based on currently available information, opinions of counsel regarding litigation risk, the status of and developments in the course of litigation, and prior experience litigating and settling wildfire litigation claims. As additional information becomes available, management's estimates and assumptions regarding the causes and financial impact of wildfire events may change. Actual losses incurred may be higher or lower than estimated based on several factors, including the uncertainty in estimating damages that have been or may be alleged.
2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events
Wildfires in SCE's territory in December 2017 and November 2018 caused loss of life, substantial damage to both residential and business properties, and service outages for SCE customers. The investigating government agencies, the Ventura County Fire Department ("VCFD") and California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection ("CAL FIRE"), have determined that the largest of the 2017 fires in SCE's territory originated on December 4, 2017, in the Anlauf Canyon area of Ventura County (the investigating agencies refer to this fire as the "Thomas Fire"), followed shortly thereafter by a second fire that originated near Koenigstein Road in the City of Santa Paula (the "Koenigstein Fire"). The December 4, 2017 fires eventually burned substantial acreage in both Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties. According to CAL FIRE, the Thomas and Koenigstein Fires, collectively, burned over
As described below, multiple lawsuits related to the Thomas and Koenigstein Fires and the Woolsey Fire have been initiated against SCE and Edison International. Some of the Thomas and Koenigstein Fires lawsuits claim that SCE and Edison International have responsibility for the damages caused by debris flows and flooding in Montecito and surrounding areas in January 2018 (the "Montecito Mudslides," and collectively with the Thomas Fire and the Koenigstein Fire, "TKM") based on a theory alleging that SCE has responsibility for the Thomas and/or Koenigstein Fires and further alleging that the Thomas and/or Koenigstein Fires proximately caused the Montecito Mudslides. According to Santa Barbara County initial reports, the Montecito Mudslides destroyed an estimated
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The Thomas Fire, the Koenigstein Fire, the Montecito Mudslides and the Woolsey Fire are each referred to as a "2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Event," and, collectively, referred to as the "2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events."
Recent Developments
Management’s first quarter 2024 review of its loss estimates for remaining alleged and potential claims related to the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events, included a review of information received during the quarter about outstanding claims, including demands from most of the individual plaintiffs who have opted into the Woolsey Fire mediation program, and from settling claims through the quarter. As a result of management's review, a $
As of March 31, 2024, SCE had paid $
The estimated losses for the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events do not include estimates of potential losses related to certain potential public entity plaintiff claims, including the California Governor's Office of Emergency Service’s claim in the TKM litigation, for which the statute of limitations has been tolled and for an individual plaintiff demand received in the first quarter of 2024 that has not been substantiated, as losses from these alleged and potential claims are not estimable at this time. Edison International and SCE may incur a material loss in excess of amounts accrued in connection with the remaining alleged and potential claims related to the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events. Due to the number of uncertainties and possible outcomes related to the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events litigation, Edison International and SCE cannot estimate the upper end of the range of reasonably possible losses that may be incurred.
Estimated losses for the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events litigation are based on a number of assumptions and are subject to change as additional information becomes available. Actual losses incurred may be higher or lower than estimated based on several factors, including the uncertainty in estimating damages that have been or may be alleged. For instance, SCE will receive additional information with respect to damages claimed as the claims mediation and trial processes progress. Other factors that can cause actual losses incurred to be higher or lower than estimated include the ability to reach settlements and the outcomes of settlements reached through the ongoing claims mediation processes, uncertainties related to the impact of outcomes of wildfire litigation against other parties and increasingly negative jury sentiments in general litigation, uncertainties related to the sufficiency of insurance held by plaintiffs, uncertainties related to the litigation processes, including whether plaintiffs will ultimately pursue claims, uncertainty as to the legal and factual determinations to be made during litigation, including uncertainty as to the contributing causes of the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events, the complexities associated with fires that merge and whether inverse condemnation will be held applicable to SCE with respect to damages caused by the Montecito Mudslides, and the uncertainty as to how these factors impact future settlements.
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The CPUC and FERC may not allow SCE to recover uninsured losses through electric rates if it is determined that such losses were not prudently incurred. SCE will seek rate recovery of prudently incurred losses and related costs realized in connection with the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events in excess of available insurance, other than for any obligations under the SED Agreement (as defined below). See "Loss Estimates for Third Party Claims and Potential Recoveries from Insurance and through Electric Rates" below for additional information.
External Investigations and Internal Review
The VCFD and CAL FIRE have jointly issued reports concerning their findings regarding the causes of the Thomas Fire and the Koenigstein Fire. The reports did not address the causes of the Montecito Mudslides. SCE has also received a non-final redacted draft of a report from the VCFD regarding Woolsey Fire (the "Redacted Woolsey Report"). SCE cannot predict when the VCFD will release its final report regarding the Woolsey Fire.
The CPUC's Safety and Enforcement Division ("SED") conducted investigations to assess SCE's compliance with applicable rules and regulations in areas impacted by the Thomas, Koenigstein and Woolsey Fires. As discussed below, in October 2021, SCE and the SED executed the SED Agreement (as defined below) to resolve the SED's investigations into the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events.
The California Attorney General's Office has completed its investigation of the Thomas Fire and the Woolsey Fire without pursuing criminal charges.
SCE's internal review into the facts and circumstances of each of the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events is complex and time consuming. SCE expects to obtain and review additional information and materials in the possession of third parties during the course of its internal reviews and the litigation processes.
Thomas Fire
On March 13, 2019, the VCFD and CAL FIRE jointly issued a report concluding, after ruling out other possible causes, that the Thomas Fire was started by SCE power lines coming into contact during high winds, resulting in molten metal falling to the ground. However, the report does not state that their investigation found molten metal on the ground. At this time, based on available information, SCE believes that it is likely that its equipment was not associated with the ignition of the Thomas Fire. Based on publicly available radar data showing a smoke plume in the Anlauf Canyon area emerging in advance of the report's indicated start time and other evidence, SCE believes that the Thomas Fire started at least 12 minutes prior to any issue involving SCE's system and at least 15 minutes prior to the start time indicated in the report. SCE is continuing to assess the extent of damages that may be attributable to the Thomas Fire.
Koenigstein Fire
On March 20, 2019, the VCFD and CAL FIRE jointly issued a report finding that the Koenigstein Fire was caused when an energized SCE electrical wire separated and fell to the ground along with molten metal particles and ignited the dry vegetation below. SCE believes that its equipment was associated with the ignition of the Koenigstein Fire. SCE is continuing to assess the extent of damages that may be attributable to the Koenigstein Fire.
Montecito Mudslides
SCE's internal review includes inquiry into whether the Thomas and/or Koenigstein Fires proximately caused or contributed to the Montecito Mudslides, whether, and to what extent, the Thomas and/or Koenigstein Fires were responsible for the damages in the Montecito area and other factors that potentially contributed to the losses that resulted from the Montecito Mudslides. Many other factors, including, but not limited to, weather conditions and insufficiently or improperly designed and maintained debris basins, roads, bridges and other channel crossings, could have proximately caused, contributed to or exacerbated the losses that resulted from the Montecito Mudslides.
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At this time, based on available information, SCE has not been able to determine whether the Thomas Fire or the Koenigstein Fire, or both, were responsible for the damages in the Montecito area. In the event that SCE is determined to have caused the fire that spread to the Montecito area, SCE cannot predict whether, if fully litigated, the courts would conclude that the Montecito Mudslides were caused by or contributed to the Thomas and/or Koenigstein Fires or that SCE would be liable for some or all of the damages caused by the Montecito Mudslides.
Woolsey Fire
SCE's internal review into the facts and circumstances of the Woolsey Fire is ongoing. SCE has reported to the CPUC that there was an outage on SCE's electric system in the vicinity of where the Woolsey Fire reportedly began on November 8, 2018. SCE is aware of witnesses who saw fire in the vicinity of SCE's equipment at the time the fire was first reported. While SCE did not find evidence of downed electrical wires on the ground in the suspected area of origin, it observed a pole support wire in proximity to an electrical wire that was energized prior to the outage.
The Redacted Woolsey Report states that the VCFD investigation team determined that electrical equipment owned and operated by SCE was the cause of the Woolsey Fire. Absent additional evidence, SCE believes that it is likely that its equipment was associated with the ignition of the Woolsey Fire. SCE expects to obtain and review additional information and materials in the possession of CAL FIRE and others during the course of its internal review and the Woolsey Fire litigation process, including SCE equipment that has been retained by CAL FIRE.
Litigation
Multiple lawsuits related to the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events naming SCE as a defendant have been filed by three categories of plaintiffs: individual plaintiffs, subrogation plaintiffs and public entity plaintiffs. A number of the lawsuits also name Edison International as a defendant and some of the lawsuits were filed as purported class actions. As of April 23, 2024, in addition to the outstanding claims of approximately
On October 4, 2018, the Los Angeles Superior Court denied Edison International's and SCE's challenge to the application of inverse condemnation to SCE with respect to the Thomas and Koenigstein Fires and, on February 26, 2019, the California Supreme Court denied SCE's petition to review the Superior Court's decision. In April 2022, following a stipulated judgment entered against SCE in the TKM litigation, SCE filed an appeal related to inverse condemnation in the California Court of Appeal.
In January 2019, SCE filed a cross-complaint against certain local public entities alleging that failures by these entities, such as failure to adequately plan for flood hazards and build and maintain adequate debris basins, roads, bridges and other channel crossings, among other things, caused, contributed to or exacerbated the losses that resulted from the Montecito Mudslides. These cross-claims in the Montecito Mudslides litigation were not released as part of the Local Public Entity Settlements (as defined below). Several of these cross-claims have been settled or dismissed.
Settlements
In 2019, SCE paid $
In 2020, Edison International and SCE entered into an agreement (the "TKM Subrogation Settlement") under which all of the insurance subrogation plaintiffs' in the Thomas Fire, Koenigstein Fire and Montecito Mudslides litigation (the "TKM Subrogation Plaintiffs") collective claims arising from the Thomas Fire, Koenigstein Fire or Montecito Mudslides have been resolved. Under the TKM Subrogation Settlement, SCE paid the TKM Subrogation Plaintiffs an aggregate of $
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October 2020 and also agreed to pay $
In 2021, Edison International and SCE entered into an agreement (the "Woolsey Subrogation Settlement") under which all of the insurance subrogation plaintiffs' in the Woolsey Fire litigation (the "Woolsey Subrogation Plaintiffs") collective claims arising from the Woolsey Fire have been resolved. Under the Woolsey Subrogation Settlement, SCE paid the Woolsey Subrogation Plaintiffs an aggregate of $
As of April 23, 2024, SCE has also entered into settlements with approximately
The statutes of limitations for individual plaintiffs in the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events have expired. As of April 23, 2024, SCE has received demands for approximately
Edison International and SCE did not admit wrongdoing or liability as part of any of the settlements described above. Other claims and potential claims related to the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events remain. SCE continues to explore reasonable settlement opportunities with other plaintiffs in the outstanding 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events litigation.
SED Agreement
In October 2021, SCE and the SED executed an agreement (the "SED Agreement") to resolve the SED's investigations into the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events and three other 2017 wildfires for, among other things, aggregate costs of $
Loss Estimates for Third Party Claims and Potential Recoveries from Insurance and through Electric Rates
At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, Edison International's and SCE's consolidated balance sheets included fixed payments to be made under executed settlement agreements and accrued estimated losses of $
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For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, Edison International's and SCE's consolidated statements of income included charges for the estimated losses, net of expected recoveries from FERC customers, related to the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events claims as follows:
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For events that occurred in 2017 and early 2018, principally the Thomas and Koenigstein Fires and Montecito Mudslides, SCE had $
In total, through March 31, 2024, SCE has accrued estimated losses of $
Recovery of SCE's losses realized in connection with the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events in excess of available insurance is subject to approval by regulators. Under accounting standards for rate-regulated enterprises, SCE defers costs as regulatory assets when it concludes that such costs are probable of future recovery in electric rates. SCE utilizes objectively determinable evidence to form its view on probability of future recovery. The only directly comparable precedent in which a California investor-owned utility has sought recovery for uninsured wildfire claims related costs is San Diego Gas & Electric's ("SDG&E") requests for cost recovery related to 2007 wildfire activity, where the FERC allowed recovery of all FERC-jurisdictional wildfire claims related costs while the CPUC rejected recovery of all CPUC-jurisdictional wildfire claims related costs based on a determination that SDG&E did not meet the CPUC's prudency standard ("SDG&E Decision"). As a result, while SCE does not agree with the CPUC's decision, it believes that the CPUC's interpretation and application of the prudency standard to SDG&E creates substantial uncertainty regarding how that standard will be applied to
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an investor-owned utility in wildfire cost-recovery proceedings for fires ignited prior to July 12, 2019. SCE will continue to evaluate the probability of recovery based on available evidence, including judicial, legislative and regulatory decisions, including any CPUC decisions illustrating the interpretation and/or application of the prudency standard when making determinations regarding recovery of uninsured wildfire-related costs. While the CPUC has not made a determination regarding SCE's prudency relative to any of the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events, SCE is unable to conclude, at this time, that uninsured CPUC-jurisdictional wildfire-related costs are probable of recovery through electric rates. SCE would record a regulatory asset at the time it obtains sufficient information to support a conclusion that recovery is probable.
In August 2023, SCE filed an application ("TKM Application") with the CPUC to seek rate recovery of $
Through the operation of its FERC Formula Rate, and based upon the precedent established in SDG&E's recovery of FERC-jurisdictional wildfire-related costs, SCE believes it is probable it will recover its FERC-jurisdictional wildfire and mudslide related costs and has recorded total expected recoveries of $
As of March 31, 2024, SCE has $
Other Wildfires
In addition to the Thomas, Koenigstein and Woolsey Fires, several other wildfires that ignited in and after 2017 impacted portions of SCE's service territory. Wildfires, where SCE's equipment has been and may be further alleged to be associated with the fire's ignition, that originated in Southern California (i) in 2017 or 2018, other than the Thomas, Koenigstein and Woolsey Fires, are referred to collectively as the "Other 2017/2018 Wildfires," (ii) after 2018 are referred to collectively as the "Post-2018 Wildfires." The Post-2018 Wildfires and the Other 2017/2018 Wildfires are referred to collectively as the "Other Wildfires."
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, SCE accrued estimated losses of $
Through March 31, 2024, SCE has recorded total estimated losses of $
As of March 31, 2024, SCE has paid or is obligated to pay approximately $
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$
Other 2017/2018 Wildfires
Numerous claims related to the Other 2017/2018 Wildfires have been initiated against SCE. The SED is also conducting investigations with respect to some Other 2017/2018 Wildfires.
2017 Creek Fire
The Creek Fire originated near Sylmar in Los Angeles County in December 2017 and burned approximately
Post-2018 Wildfires
Numerous claims related to the Post-2018 Wildfires have been initiated against SCE and Edison International. The SED is also conducting investigations with respect to several Post-2018 Wildfires.
Expected recoveries from insurance recorded for the Post-2018 Wildfires are supported by SCE's insurance coverage for multiple policy years. While Edison International and SCE may incur material losses in excess of the amounts accrued for certain of the Post-2018 Wildfires, Edison International and SCE expect that any losses incurred in connection with any such fire will be covered by insurance, subject to self-insured retentions and co-insurance, and expect that any such losses after expected recoveries from insurance and through electric rates will not be material.
2019 Saddle Ridge Fire
The "Saddle Ridge Fire," originated in Los Angeles County in October 2019 and burned approximately
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2020 Bobcat Fire
The "Bobcat Fire" was reported in the vicinity of Cogswell Dam in Los Angeles County in September 2020. The USFS has reported that the Bobcat Fire burned approximately
2022 Coastal Fire
The "Coastal Fire" originated in Orange County in May 2022 and burned approximately
2022 Fairview Fire
The "Fairview Fire" originated in Riverside County in September 2022 and burned approximately
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may incur a material loss in excess of the amount accrued, they cannot estimate the upper end of the range of reasonably possible losses that may be incurred.
Loss Estimates for Third Party Claims and Potential Recoveries from Insurance and through Electric Rates
At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, Edison International's and SCE's consolidated balance sheets included accrued estimated losses of $
The following table presents changes in estimated losses since December 31, 2023:
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For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, Edison International's and SCE's consolidated statements of income included charges for the estimated losses (established at the low end of the estimated range of reasonably possible losses), net of expected recoveries from insurance and customers, related to the Other Wildfires as follows, respectively:
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Expected insurance recoveries1 |
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Income tax benefit | ( | ( | ||||
Total after-tax charge | $ | | $ | | ||
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Expected insurance recoveries |
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Expected revenue from CPUC and FERC customers |
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Total pre-tax charge |
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Income tax benefit | ( | ( | ||||
Total after-tax charge | $ | | $ | |
1 | In the first quarter of 2024, Edison Insurance Services, Inc. ("EIS"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Edison International, incurred $ |
Recovery of SCE's losses realized in connection with the Other Wildfires in excess of available insurance is subject to approval by regulators. The CPUC and FERC may not allow SCE to recover uninsured losses through electric rates if it is determined that such losses were not prudently incurred. Under accounting standards for rate-regulated enterprises, SCE defers costs as regulatory assets when it concludes that such costs are probable of future recovery in electric rates. SCE utilizes objectively determinable evidence to form its view on the probability of future recovery. As of March 31, 2024, SCE
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has recorded total expected recoveries related to the Other Wildfires claims of $
As discussed above, the SDG&E Decision is evidence of a California investor-owned utility seeking recovery for uninsured wildfire-related costs and FERC allowing recovery of all FERC-jurisdictional wildfire-related costs while the CPUC rejected recovery of all CPUC-jurisdictional wildfire-related costs based on a determination that the utility did not meet the CPUC's prudency standard. In light of the SDG&E Decision, as with the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events, SCE is unable to conclude, at this time, that uninsured CPUC-jurisdictional costs related to the Other 2017/2018 Wildfires are probable of recovery through electric rates.
The SDG&E Decision was prior to the adoption of AB 1054 on July 12, 2019, after which date AB 1054 clarified that the CPUC must find a utility to be prudent if the utility's conduct related to the ignition was consistent with actions that a reasonable utility would have undertaken in good faith under similar circumstances, at the relevant point in time, and based on the information available at that time. Further, utilities with a valid safety certification at the time of the relevant wildfire will be presumed to have acted prudently related to a wildfire ignition unless a party in the cost recovery proceeding creates serious doubt as to the reasonableness of the utility's conduct, at which time, the burden shifts back to the utility to prove its conduct was prudent. Each of the Post-2018 Wildfires was ignited after July 12, 2019, and SCE has held a valid safety certificate since July 15, 2019. While a California investor-owned utility has not yet sought recovery for uninsured claims and other costs related to wildfires ignited after the adoption of AB 1054, SCE believes that for fires ignited after July 12, 2019, and investor-owned utilities holding a safety certificate at the time of the fire, the CPUC will apply a standard of review similar to that applied by the FERC which presumes all costs requested by an investor-owned utility are reasonable and prudent unless serious doubt as to the reasonableness of the utility's conduct is raised. As such, SCE has concluded, at this time, that both uninsured CPUC-jurisdictional and uninsured FERC-jurisdictional wildfire-related costs related to those Post-2018 Wildfires that it has deferred as regulatory assets are probable of recovery through electric rates. SCE will continue to evaluate the probability of recovery based on available evidence, including regulatory decisions, including any CPUC decisions illustrating the interpretation and/or application of the prudency standard under AB 1054, and, for each applicable fire, evidence that could cast serious doubt as to the reasonableness of SCE's conduct relative to that fire.
Wildfire Insurance Coverage
In May 2023, the CPUC allowed SCE to establish an expanded self-insurance program for wildfire-related costs that will be funded through CPUC-jurisdictional rates, with $
SCE has approximately $
SCE's wildfire insurance expense for the July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 policy period was approximately $
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insurance premiums paid for the July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 policy period are being recovered through customer rates. See Note 17 for further information.
Edison International and SCE record a receivable for insurance recoveries when recovery of a recorded loss is determined to be probable.
Environmental Remediation
SCE records its environmental remediation and restoration liabilities when site assessments and/or remedial actions are probable and a range of reasonably likely cleanup costs can be estimated. SCE reviews its sites and measures the liability quarterly, by assessing a range of reasonably likely costs for each identified site using currently available information, including existing technology, presently enacted laws and regulations, experience gained at similar sites, and the probable level of involvement and financial condition of other potentially responsible parties. These estimates include costs for site investigations, remediation, operation and maintenance, monitoring, and site closure. Unless there is a single probable amount, SCE records the lower end of this reasonably likely range of costs (reflected in "Other long-term liabilities") at undiscounted amounts as timing of cash flows is uncertain.
At March 31, 2024, SCE's recorded estimated minimum liability to remediate its
The ultimate costs to clean up SCE's identified sites may vary from its recorded liability due to numerous uncertainties inherent in the estimation process, such as: the extent and nature of contamination; the scarcity of reliable data for identified sites; the varying costs of alternative cleanup methods; developments resulting from investigatory studies; the possibility of identifying additional sites; and the time periods over which site remediation is expected to occur. SCE believes that, due to these uncertainties, it is reasonably possible that cleanup costs at the identified material sites and immaterial sites could exceed its recorded liability by up to $
SCE expects to clean up and mitigate its identified sites over a period of up to
Based upon the CPUC's regulatory treatment of environmental remediation costs incurred at SCE, SCE believes that costs ultimately recorded will not materially affect its results of operations, financial position, or cash flows. There can be no assurance, however, that future developments, including additional information about existing sites or the identification of new sites, will not require material revisions to estimates.
Nuclear Insurance
SCE is a member of Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited ("NEIL"), a mutual insurance company owned by entities with nuclear facilities. NEIL provides insurance for nuclear property damage, including damages caused by acts of terrorism up to
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specified limits, and for accidental outages for active facilities. The amount of nuclear property damage insurance purchased for San Onofre and Palo Verde exceeds the minimum federal requirement of $
Federal law limits public offsite liability claims for bodily injury and property damage from a nuclear incident to the amount of available financial protection, which is currently approximately $
Note 13. Equity
Common Stock Issuances
As of March 31, 2024, Edison International had not issued any shares through its "at-the-market" ("ATM") program established in August 2022. Under the ATM program, Edison International may sell shares of its common stock having an aggregate sales price of up to $
Edison International continued to settle its ongoing common stock requirements of various internal programs through issuance of new common stock. During the three months ended March 31, 2024,
Preferred Stock
In March 2024, Edison International repurchased
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Note 14. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
The changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, consist of:
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Ending Balance | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( |
1 | These items are included in the computation of net periodic pension and PBOP Plan expense. See Note 9 for additional information. |
Note 15. Other Income, Net
Other income net of expenses is as follows:
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Total Edison International other income, net | $ | | $ | |
Note 16. Supplemental Cash Flows Information
Supplemental cash flows information is:
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SCE's accrued capital expenditures at March 31, 2024 and 2023 were $
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Note 17. Related-Party Transactions
In July 2022, SCE purchased wildfire liability insurance for premiums of $
July 1, 2023. For further information, see Note 12. The expected insurance recoveries from previously purchased wildfire-related insurance from EIS included in SCE's consolidated balance sheets were $
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CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The management of Edison International and SCE, under the supervision and with the participation of Edison International's and SCE's respective Chief Executive Officers and Chief Financial Officers, have evaluated the effectiveness of Edison International's and SCE's disclosure controls and procedures (as that term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), respectively, as of the end of the first quarter of 2024. Based on that evaluation, Edison International's and SCE's respective Chief Executive Officers and Chief Financial Officers have each concluded that, as of the end of the period, Edison International's and SCE's disclosure controls and procedures, respectively, were effective.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in Edison International's or SCE's internal control over financial reporting, respectively, during the first quarter of 2024 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, Edison International's or SCE's internal control over financial reporting.
Jointly Owned Utility Plant
Edison International's and SCE's respective scope of evaluation of internal control over financial reporting includes their Jointly Owned Utility Projects as discussed in "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 2. Property, Plant and Equipment" in the 2023 Form 10-K.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events
Multiple lawsuits related to the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events naming SCE as a defendant have been filed by three categories of plaintiffs: individual plaintiffs, subrogation plaintiffs and public entity plaintiffs. A number of the lawsuits also name Edison International as a defendant and some of the lawsuits were filed as purported class actions. As of April 23, 2024, in addition to the outstanding claims of approximately 1,300 of the approximately 15,000 initial individual plaintiffs, there were alleged and potential claims of certain public entity plaintiffs, including CAL OES and CAL FIRE in the TKM litigation, outstanding. The litigation could take a number of years to be resolved because of the complexity of the matters and number of plaintiffs.
As of April 23, 2024, SCE was aware of approximately 50 pending unsettled lawsuits representing approximately 150 individual plaintiffs related to the Thomas and Koenigstein Fires naming SCE as a defendant. Approximately 30 of the approximately 50 lawsuits also name Edison International as a defendant based on its ownership and alleged control of SCE. One of the lawsuits was filed as a purported class action. The lawsuits, which have been filed in the superior courts of Ventura, Santa Barbara and Los Angeles Counties allege, among other things, negligence, inverse condemnation, trespass, private nuisance, and violations of the public utilities and health and safety codes. SCE and certain of the individual plaintiffs in the Thomas and Koenigstein Fire litigation have been pursuing settlements of claims under a mediation program adopted to promote an efficient and orderly settlement process. As of April 23, 2024, no trials have been set for individual plaintiffs in the TKM litigation.
Approximately 20 of the approximately 50 pending unsettled individual plaintiff lawsuits mentioned in the paragraph above allege that SCE has responsibility for the Thomas and/or Koenigstein Fires and that the Thomas and/or Koenigstein Fires proximately caused the Montecito Mudslides, resulting in the plaintiffs' claimed damages. Many of the Montecito Mudslides lawsuits also name Edison International as a defendant based on its ownership and alleged control of SCE. In addition to other causes of action, some of the Montecito Mudslides lawsuits also allege personal injury and wrongful death.
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As of April 23, 2024, SCE was aware of approximately 200 currently pending unsettled lawsuits representing approximately 1,200 individual plaintiffs related to the Woolsey Fire naming SCE as a defendant. Approximately 160 of the 200 lawsuits also name Edison International as a defendant based on its ownership and alleged control of SCE. At least one of the lawsuits was filed as a purported class action. The lawsuits, which have been filed in the superior courts of Ventura and Los Angeles Counties allege, among other things, negligence, inverse condemnation, personal injury, wrongful death, trespass, private nuisance, and violations of the public utilities and health and safety codes. SCE and certain of the individual plaintiffs in the Woolsey Fire litigation have been pursuing settlements of claims under a mediation program adopted to promote an efficient and orderly settlement process. As of April 23, 2024, a liability trial has been set for August 2024 for CAL OES and 3 damages trials have been set for individual plaintiffs between December 2024 and April 2025 in the Woolsey Fire litigation.
The Thomas and Koenigstein Fires and Montecito Mudslides lawsuits are being coordinated in the Los Angeles Superior Court. The Woolsey Fire lawsuits have also been coordinated in the Los Angeles Superior Court.
For further information, including regarding settlement activity related to the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events, see "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 12. Commitments and Contingencies—Contingencies—Southern California Wildfires and Mudslides."
Environmental Proceedings
Each of Edison International and SCE have elected to disclose environmental proceedings described in Item 103(c)(3)(iii) of Regulation S-K unless it reasonably believes that such proceeding will result in no monetary sanctions, or in monetary sanctions, exclusive of interest and costs, of less than $1,000,000.
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UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Purchases of Equity Securities by Edison International and Affiliated Purchasers
The following table contains information about all purchases of Edison International's Series B Preferred Stock made by or on behalf of Edison International in the first quarter of 2024. For further information about Series B Preferred Stock, see "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 13. Equity."
Period | Series | (a) Total | (b) Average Price Paid per Share (or Unit)1 | (c) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | (d) Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares (or Units) that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs |
January 1, 2024 to January 31, 2024 | - | - | - | - | - |
February 1, 2024 to February 29, 2024 | - | - | - | - | - |
March 1, 2024 to March 31, 2024 | Series B Preferred Stock | 20,000 | $952.08 | - | - |
Total | 20,000 | $952.08 | - | - |
1 | The price includes the liquidation value and accrued dividends per share. |
OTHER INFORMATION
Trading Plans
During the quarter ended March 31, 2024, no
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EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number |
| Description |
10.1** | Edison International 2024 Long-Term Incentives Terms and Conditions | |
10.2** | ||
31.1 | ||
31.2 | ||
32.1 | ||
32.2 | ||
101.1 | Financial statements from the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Edison International for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, filed on April 30, 2024, formatted in Inline XBRL: (i) the Consolidated Statements of Income; (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income; (iii) the Consolidated Balance Sheets; (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; and (v) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | |
101.2 | Financial statements from the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Southern California Edison Company for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, filed on April 30, 2024, formatted in Inline XBRL: (i) the Consolidated Statements of Income; (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income; (iii) the Consolidated Balance Sheets; (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; and (v) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | |
104 | The cover page of this report formatted in Inline XBRL (included as Exhibit 101) |
** Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement as required by Item 15(a)(3).
Edison International and SCE will furnish a copy of any exhibit listed in the accompanying Exhibit Index upon written request and upon payment to Edison International or SCE of their reasonable expenses of furnishing such exhibit, which shall be limited to photocopying charges and, if mailed to the requesting party, the cost of first-class postage.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
EDISON INTERNATIONAL |
| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY | ||
By: | /s/ Kara G. Ryan | By: | /s/ Kara G. Ryan | |
Kara G. Ryan Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller (Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) | Kara G. Ryan Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller (Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) | |||
Date: | April 30, 2024 |
| Date: | April 30, 2024 |
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