UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K/A

 

Amendment No. 1

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 2, 2015

 

NRG YIELD, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

 

001-36002
(Commission File Number)

 

46-1777204
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

211 Carnegie Center, Princeton, New Jersey 08540

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(609) 524-4500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Introductory Note

 

As previously reported, on January 2, 2015, NRG Yield, Inc. (“NRG Yield” or the “Company”) completed its previously announced acquisition of (i) 100% of the membership interests of Mission Wind Laredo, LLC, which indirectly owns Laredo Ridge, a 81 MW wind facility located in Petersburg, Nebraska (“Laredo Ridge”), from NRG Wind LLC (“NRG Wind”), (ii) 100% of the membership interests of Tapestry Wind LLC, which indirectly owns three wind facilities totaling 204 MW, including Buffalo Bear, a 19 MW wind facility in Oklahoma, Taloga, a 130 MW wind facility in Oklahoma, and Pinnacle, a 55 MW wind facility in West Virginia (Pinnacle, together with Buffalo Bear and Taloga, “Tapestry”), from NRG Wind, and (iii) 100% of the membership interests of WCEP Holdings, LLC, which indirectly owns Walnut Creek, a 485 MW natural gas facility located in City of Industry, California (“Walnut Creek”, together with Laredo Ridge and Tapestry, the “Drop-Down Assets”), from NRG Arroyo Nogales LLC (“NRG Arroyo Nogales” and, together with NRG Wind, the “Sellers”), pursuant to those certain purchase and sale agreements with the Sellers, each of which are wholly-owned subsidiaries of NRG Energy, Inc. This Current Report on Form 8-K/A (the “Form 8-K/A”) amends the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 6, 2015 to include the financial statements of the Drop-Down Assets and the pro forma financial information required by Items 9.01(a) and 9.01(b), respectively, and to include the exhibits under Item 9.01(d) of this Form 8-K/A.

 

Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

Item 9.01                                           Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(a)                                 Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.

 

The audited financial statements of Laredo Ridge Wind, LLC as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2013, and the unaudited financial statements of Laredo Ridge Wind, LLC as of September 30, 2014 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 are attached to this Form 8-K/A as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

The audited consolidated financial statements of WCEP Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013, and for the year ended December 31, 2013, and the unaudited consolidated financial statements of WCEP Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries as of September 30, 2014 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 are attached to this Form 8-K/A as Exhibits 99.3 and 99.4, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

The audited consolidated financial statements of Tapestry Wind, LLC and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2013, and the unaudited consolidated financial statements of Tapestry Wind, LLC and its subsidiaries as of September 30, 2014 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 are attached to this Form 8-K/A as Exhibits 99.5 and 99.6, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

(b)                                 Pro Forma Financial Information.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined consolidated financial statements and explanatory notes relating to the Company’s acquisition of the Drop-Down Assets are attached as Exhibit 99.7 to this Form 8-K/A and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

(d)                                 Exhibits.

 

The Exhibit Index attached to this Form 8-K/A is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

NRG Yield, Inc.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Brian E. Curci

 

 

Brian E. Curci

 

 

Corporate Secretary

 

Dated: January 16, 2015

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Document

23.1

 

Consent of KPMG LLP.

23.2

 

Consent of KPMG LLP.

23.3

 

Consent of KPMG LLP.

99.1

 

Audited financial statements of Laredo Ridge Wind, LLC as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2013.

99.2

 

Unaudited financial statements of Laredo Ridge Wind, LLC as of September 30, 2014 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

99.3

 

Audited consolidated financial statements of WCEP Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013, and for the year ended December 31, 2013.

99.4

 

Unaudited consolidated financial statements of WCEP Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries as of September 30, 2014 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

99.5

 

Audited consolidated financial statements of Tapestry Wind, LLC and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2013.

99.6

 

Unaudited consolidated financial statements of Tapestry Wind, LLC as of September 30, 2014 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

99.7

 

Unaudited pro forma combined consolidated financial statements and explanatory notes for the year ended December 31, 2013 and the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

 

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Exhibit 23.1

 

Consent of Independent Auditors

 

The Management Committee
Laredo Ridge Wind, LLC:

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No. 333-190071) on Form S-8 of NRG Yield, Inc. of our report dated March 28, 2014, with respect to the balance sheets of Laredo Ridge Wind, LLC as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the related statements of income, comprehensive income (loss), member’s equity and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, which report appears in the Form 8-K/A of NRG Yield, Inc. dated January 16, 2015.

 

(signed) KPMG LLP

 

Los Angeles, California
January 16, 2015

 


Exhibit 23.2

 

Consent of Independent Auditors

 

The Management Committee
WCEP Holdings, LLC:

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No. 333-190071) on Form S-8 of NRG Yield, Inc. of our report dated April 30, 2014, with respect to the consolidated balance sheet of WCEP Holdings, LLC as of December 31, 2013, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, member’s equity and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2013, which report appears in the Form 8-K/A of NRG Yield, Inc. dated January 16, 2015.

 

(signed) KPMG LLP

 

Los Angeles, California
January 16, 2015

 


Exhibit 23.3

 

Consent of Independent Auditors

 

The Management Committee
Tapestry Wind, LLC:

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No. 333-190071) on Form S-8 of NRG Yield, Inc. of our report dated April 23, 2014, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Tapestry Wind, LLC as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), member’s equity and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, which report appears in the Form 8-K/A of NRG Yield, Inc. dated January 16, 2015.

 

(signed) KPMG LLP

 

Los Angeles, California
January 16, 2015

 


Exhibit 99.1

 

LAREDO RIDGE WIND, LLC

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

Financial Statements

 

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

(With Independent Auditors’ Report Thereon)

 



 

LAREDO RIDGE WIND, LLC

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

Table of Contents

 

 

Page(s)

 

 

Independent Auditors’ Report

1

 

 

Financial Statements:

 

 

 

Balance Sheets

2

 

 

Statements of Income

3

 

 

Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

4

 

 

Statements of Member’s Equity

5

 

 

Statements of Cash Flows

6

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements

7–13

 



 

Independent Auditors’ Report

 

The Management Committee
Laredo Ridge Wind, LLC:

 

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Laredo Ridge Wind, LLC, which comprise the balance sheets as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the related statements of income, comprehensive income (loss), member’s equity, and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes to the financial statements.

 

Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements

 

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

 

Auditors’ Responsibility

 

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.

 

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors’ judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

 

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

 

Opinion

 

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Laredo Ridge Wind, LLC as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

/s/ KPMG LLP

Los Angeles, California
March 28, 2014

 

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LAREDO RIDGE WIND, LLC

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

Balance Sheets

December 31, 2013 and 2012

(In thousands)

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

2,911

 

2,735

 

Accounts receivable

 

1,436

 

1,364

 

Inventory

 

455

 

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

140

 

511

 

Total current assets

 

4,942

 

4,610

 

Noncurrent assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Wind energy generating system, net of accumulated depreciation of $27,328 and $17,956 in 2013 and 2012, respectively

 

160,012

 

169,384

 

Deferred financing costs, net

 

3,055

 

3,477

 

Long-term restricted cash

 

334

 

334

 

Inventory deposits

 

 

425

 

Total assets

 

$

168,343

 

178,230

 

Liabilities and Member’s Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

326

 

620

 

Accounts payable to related parties

 

41

 

91

 

Accrued liabilities

 

182

 

311

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

2,922

 

2,664

 

Interest payable

 

12

 

12

 

Total current liabilities

 

3,483

 

3,698

 

Long-term debt

 

65,729

 

68,651

 

Deferred revenue, net

 

49,939

 

52,862

 

Long-term derivative liabilities

 

3,358

 

8,972

 

Asset retirement obligation

 

5,025

 

4,729

 

Total liabilities

 

127,534

 

138,912

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

Member’s equity

 

40,809

 

39,318

 

Total liabilities and member’s equity

 

$

168,343

 

178,230

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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LAREDO RIDGE WIND, LLC

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

Statements of Income

Years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012

(In thousands)

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

Operating revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

Lease revenue

 

$

16,506

 

15,995

 

Grant revenue

 

2,923

 

2,923

 

Energy sales and other revenues

 

5

 

3

 

Total operating revenues

 

19,434

 

18,921

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and accretion

 

9,668

 

9,650

 

Maintenance and other operating costs

 

3,607

 

3,419

 

General and administrative

 

31

 

147

 

Total operating expenses

 

13,306

 

13,216

 

Income from operations

 

6,128

 

5,705

 

Interest expense

 

(4,919

)

(5,110

)

Net income

 

$

1,209

 

595

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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LAREDO RIDGE WIND, LLC

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012

(In thousands)

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

Net income

 

$

1,209

 

595

 

Other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives qualified as cash flow hedges:

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period

 

5,614

 

(968

)

Other comprehensive gain (loss)

 

5,614

 

(968

)

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

6,823

 

(373

)

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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LAREDO RIDGE WIND, LLC

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

Statements of Member’s Equity

Years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012

(In thousands)

 

 

 

Mission Wind Laredo, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

other

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retained

 

comprehensive

 

member’s

 

 

 

Contributions

 

Distributions

 

deficit

 

loss

 

equity

 

Balance at December 31, 2011

 

$

132,810

 

(77,345

)

(2,750

)

(8,004

)

44,711

 

Distributions to member

 

 

(5,020

)

 

 

(5,020

)

Net income

 

 

 

595

 

 

595

 

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

(968

)

(968

)

Balance at December 31, 2012

 

132,810

 

(82,365

)

(2,155

)

(8,972

)

39,318

 

Distributions to member

 

 

(5,332

)

 

 

(5,332

)

Net income

 

 

 

1,209

 

 

1,209

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

5,614

 

5,614

 

Balance at December 31, 2013

 

$

132,810

 

(87,697

)

(946

)

(3,358

)

40,809

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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LAREDO RIDGE WIND, LLC

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

Statements of Cash Flows

Years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012

(In thousands)

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

1,209

 

595

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation, amortization and accretion

 

10,090

 

10,089

 

Amortization of deferred revenue

 

(2,923

)

(2,923

)

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(72

)

134

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

371

 

(376

)

Inventory deposits

 

425

 

 

Inventory

 

(455

)

 

Accounts payable

 

(344

)

522

 

Accrued liabilities

 

(129

)

(14

)

Interest payable

 

 

(14

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

8,172

 

8,013

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

 

(19

)

Decrease in long-term restricted cash

 

 

83

 

Net cash provided by investing activities

 

 

64

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to member

 

(5,332

)

(5,020

)

Repayment of long-term debt

 

(2,664

)

(2,610

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(7,996

)

(7,630

)

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

176

 

447

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

 

2,735

 

2,288

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

 

$

2,911

 

2,735

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the year for interest

 

$

4,466

 

4,687

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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(1)                     The Company

 

Laredo Ridge Wind, LLC (the Company), a Delaware limited liability company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mission Wind Laredo, Inc. (MWL), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Edison Mission Wind, Inc. (EM Wind), in turn a wholly owned subsidiary of Edison Mission Energy (EME), was formed to construct  and operate a 79.9-megawatt (MW) wind powered electricity-generating system composed of 54 General Electric Company  1.5 MW generators, a power collection system, and power substation (the Windsystem) located in Boone County, Nebraska. Electricity generated by the Windsystem is sold under a power purchase agreement to Nebraska Public Power District. The Windsystem commenced commercial operations on February 1, 2011.

 

On December 17, 2012, EME filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division (the Bankruptcy Court). EME remains in possession of its property and continues its business operations uninterrupted as a “debtor in possession” under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and order of the Bankruptcy Court.

 

On October 18, 2013, EME entered into an acquisition agreement with NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG), that provides for a sale of substantially all of EME’s assets to NRG including its member interests in the Company. The sale is expected to be completed by April 2014.

 

A summary of the major agreements entered into by the Company is set forth below:

 

(a)                     Nebraska Public Power District Power Purchase Agreement

 

The Company sells electricity generated by the turbines to Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) pursuant to a power purchase agreement (PPA) with a term extending for 20 years from the commercial operation date of February 1, 2011. The terms of the agreement provide for energy rates escalating by 2.5% on an annual basis, as defined in the agreement. Due to the concentration of sales to NPPD, the Company is exposed to credit risk of potential nonperformance by NPPD, which could impact liquidity if NPPD were to experience financial difficulties. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, NPPD’s credit and long-term senior secured issuer ratings from Standard & Poor’s were A and A+, respectively; ratings from Moody’s Investors Service were A1 and A1, respectively.

 

(b)                     Southwest Power Pool, Inc. Standard Large Generator Interconnection Agreement

 

The Company entered into an interconnection agreement with Southwest Power Pool, Inc. on March 5, 2010 with a term extending for 20 years with provisions for extension.

 

(c)                      General Electric International, Inc. Turbine Operations Support Agreement

 

The Company contracted with General Electric International, Inc. (GE) to provide certain warranty, maintenance, and repair services. The agreement, including extensions, covers a five-year period, which commenced at turbine completion in November 2010. Payments are subject to an annual escalation clause. Total fees incurred for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 were $1,487,000 and $1,458,000, respectively.

 

(d)                     Windsystem Operation and Maintenance Agreement

 

The Company entered into an agreement with Edison Mission Operation & Maintenance, Inc. (EMOM), a wholly owned subsidiary of EME, to provide operation and maintenance services for the balance of plant not covered by the maintenance and service agreement with GE. The agreement has

 

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an initial term of five years commencing on May 27, 2010, with provision for annual automatic extension until terminated. The Company incurred costs from EMOM for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 in the amounts of $552,000 and $516,000, respectively. These costs are included in maintenance and other operating costs in the statements of income.

 

(e)                      Wind Park Leases and Easement Agreements

 

The Company has entered into various lease and easement agreements, which grant the Company nonexclusive easement rights to use the land on which the turbines, the substation, operations building, access roads, and other related equipment are located. The Company is obligated to pay easement fees of $6,750 per turbine, which are adjusted annually by 2.5%, plus any crop damage fees. The Company incurred easement fees of $438,000 and $444,000 for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. These costs are included in maintenance and other operating costs in the statements of income.

 

(2)                     Significant Accounting Policies

 

(a)                     Basis of Presentation

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

(b)                     Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers cash and cash equivalents to include cash and money market fund investments. The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents approximates fair value due to money market investments having original maturities of less than three months.

 

(c)                      Derivative Instruments

 

The Company uses interest rate swaps to manage its interest rate exposure on long-term debt. Authoritative guidance on derivatives and hedging establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments (including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts). The Company is required to record derivatives on its balance sheets as either assets or liabilities measured at fair value unless otherwise exempted from derivative treatment as a normal sale and purchase. All changes in the fair value of derivative instruments are recognized in earnings, unless specific hedge criteria are met that requires the Company to formally document, designate, and assess the effectiveness of transactions that receive hedge accounting.

 

The accounting guidance for cash flow hedges provides that the effective portion of gains or losses on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as cash flow hedges be reported as a component of other comprehensive income and be reclassified into earnings in the same period that the hedged transaction affects earnings. The remaining gains or losses on the derivative instruments, if any, must be recognized currently in earnings. Derivative and hedging accounting policies are discussed further in note 4 — Derivative Instruments and Risk Management.

 

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(d)                     Deferred Financing Costs

 

Deferred financing costs consist of legal fees and closing costs incurred by the Company in obtaining its financing. These costs are amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the financial obligation. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, accumulated amortization totaled $2,250,000 and $1,827,000, respectively. Amortization expense was $422,000 and $439,000 in 2013 and 2012, respectively, and is included in interest expense in the statements of income.

 

(e)                      Long-Term Restricted Cash

 

Long-term restricted cash consists of debt service or collateral reserves required by the Company’s debt agreements.

 

(f)                        Wind Energy Generating System

 

Plant and equipment are stated at cost. The plant balance includes all costs associated with the acquisition, development, and construction of the Windsystem. Depreciation is recorded using the straight-line method over the Windsystem’s estimated useful life of 20 years.

 

Expenditures for maintenance, repairs, and renewals are expensed as incurred. Expenditures for additions and improvements are capitalized.

 

(g)                     Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

 

The Company reviews the Windsystem for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Recoverability of the Windsystem is measured by a comparison of its carrying amount to the future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated plus any incremental tax credits directly attributable to the Windsystem. If the Windsystem is considered to be impaired, the impairment recognized is measured as the amount by which its carrying amount exceeds its fair value. No impairment losses were recognized during the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.

 

(h)                     Inventory

 

Inventory is stated at the lower of weighted average cost or market and consists of spare parts, materials, and supplies. During the year ended December 31. 2013, amounts recorded as inventory deposits, discussed in note 2(i) — Inventory Deposits, were transferred to inventory upon the expiration of the initial two year period of the agreement with GE discussed in note 1(c) — General Electric International, Inc. Turbine Operations Support Agreement.

 

(i)                        Inventory Deposits

 

Inventory deposits include spare parts purchased pursuant to the terms of the agreement with GE. Parts acquired under this agreement are to be replenished by GE as parts are used in turbine maintenance throughout the term of the agreement. These amounts are included at cost. As discussed in note 2(h) — Inventory, amounts recorded as inventory deposits in 2012 were reclassified to inventory in 2013.

 

(j)                        Revenue Recognition

 

An assessment of revenue from electricity sales was conducted to determine whether or not the PPA with NPPD contains an embedded lease. The assessment resulted in a determination that revenue earned by the Company for sale of electricity is subject to lease accounting. However, there are no

 

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minimum rental payments required under this agreement and, therefore, rental income is recorded as electricity is delivered at rates defined in the PPA. The Company accounts for renewable energy credits as a bundled component of the associated electricity, with revenue also recorded as the electricity is delivered.

 

The Company accounts for grant income on the deferred method and, accordingly, recognizes operating revenues related to such income over the estimated useful life of the project. In 2011, the Company received $57,492,000 in U.S. Treasury grants (cash grants, under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) that was recorded as deferred revenue and is amortized to income over 20 years. Pursuant to the regulations governing U.S. Treasury Grants, there is a ratable, five-year recapture period on the grant income from the date the related property was put into service if the property ceases to be used as eligible property or is disposed of to a disqualified entity. The recapture period becomes fully vested on December 31, 2015.

 

(k)                     Income Taxes

 

The Company is a single member limited liability company and is included in the consolidated return of its ultimate parent company, along with its member, EM Wind. An enterprise is required to recognize, in its financial statements, the impact of a tax position by determining if the weight of the available evidence indicates it is more likely than not, based on the technical merits, that the position will be sustained on audit. All income tax contingencies would be immaterial if they had to be recognized by the Company. However, because the entity is a limited liability entity that is included in the tax return of its parent company and is not obligated to pay any income taxes, the Company has not reflected a hypothetical tax obligation in its financial statements. If the Company had recorded income taxes, based on a hypothetical separate company return, adjusted for the use of state tax apportionment factors of the consolidated tax group, the income statements would include income tax expense of $593,000 and $1,030,000 for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

(l)                        Property Taxes

 

The Company’s Windsystem is valued and property taxes are assessed pursuant to Nebraska state statutes. The Company incurred property tax expense of $285,000 and $285,000 for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

(m)                  Asset Retirement Obligation

 

The Company accounts for its asset retirement obligation by recording the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation in the period in which it is incurred. When the liability was initially recorded, the entity capitalizes the cost by increasing the carrying amount of the related long-lived asset. Over time, the liability is accreted to its present value each period, and the capitalized cost is depreciated over the useful life of the related asset. Upon settlement of the liability, an entity either settles the obligation for its recorded amount or incurs a gain or loss upon settlement. Accretion expense is classified as part of depreciation and accretion in the accompanying statements of income.

 

(Continued)

 

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The Company recorded a liability representing expected future costs associated with site reclamation, facilities dismantlement, and removal of environmental hazards as follows (in thousands):

 

Balance of asset retirement obligation at December 31, 2011

 

$

4,450

 

Accretion expense

 

279

 

Balance of asset retirement obligation at December 31, 2012

 

4,729

 

Accretion expense

 

296

 

Balance of asset retirement obligation at December 31, 2013

 

$

5,025

 

 

(3)                     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 for a liability should reflect the entity’s nonperformance risk. Fair value is determined using a hierarchy to prioritize inputs to valuation models. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of fair value hierarchy are:

 

·                              Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical assets and liabilities;

 

·                              Level 2 — Pricing inputs that include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the derivative instruments; and

 

·                              Level 3 — Prices or valuations that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurements and unobservable.

 

The Company’s assets carried at fair value consist of money market funds which are classified as Level 1 as fair value is determined by observable market prices (unadjusted) in active markets. Money market funds are included in cash and cash equivalents and long-term restricted cash in the Company’s balance sheets. The Company had money market assets of $1,720,000 and $1,850,000 at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

The interest rate swap liability is classified as Level 2 as the fair value can be determined based on observable values of underlying interest rates. The Company had derivative liabilities related to interest rate swaps of $3,358,000 and $8,972,000 as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

(4)                     Derivative Instruments and Risk Management

 

Interest Swap

 

On July 27, 2010, the Company, in conjunction with its financing, entered into 15-year amortizing interest rate swap agreements for the purpose of hedging the variability of cash flows in the interest payments due to fluctuations of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). These interest rate swap agreements became effective on March 31, 2011 and qualify as effective cash flow hedges, whereby the hedges were reported in the Company’s balance sheets at fair value, with changes in the fair value of the hedges reflected in the statements of comprehensive income (loss). The total notional amount of the hedges was

 

(Continued)

 

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$61,984,000 and $64,378,000 at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The notional amount of the interest rate swap agreements amortizes each year, such that the Company’s interest payment under the wind financing is approximately 90% hedged. The interest rate swap agreements entitle the Company to receive a floating (three-month LIBOR) rate and pay a fixed rate of 3.460%. The interest rate swap agreements expire in March 2026. The Company recognized unrealized gains (losses) of $5,614,000 and ($968,000) in other comprehensive income (loss) in 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

The interest rate swap agreements convert the LIBOR-based rates (0.247% and 0.311% at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively) in the term loan to a fixed interest rate of 3.46%. Total interest expense related to the swap agreements was $2,043,000 and $2,001,000 for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. These costs are included in interest expense in the accompanying statements of income.

 

(5)                     Long-Term Debt

 

On July 27, 2010, the Company entered into a credit agreement (the Agreement) with a group of banks for a combination of loans and letters of credit totaling $139,855,000. The Agreement provided for construction loans not exceeding $75,000,000, conversion of the construction loans to a term loan, a cash grant loan not exceeding $53,242,000, a working capital facility of $3,067,000, letters of credit supporting project agreements of $3,000,000 and a debt service reserve of $5,546,000.

 

On March 18, 2011, construction loans totaling $75,000,000 were converted to a 15-year term loan with a final maturity of March 31, 2026. On July 25, 2011, the Company received grant proceeds from the U.S. Department of Treasury and paid off the outstanding principal on the cash grant construction loan totaling $53,098,000. There was no borrowing under the working capital facility at December 31, 2013 and 2012.

 

Amounts outstanding under the Agreement bear interest at variable Eurodollar interest rates specified as LIBOR (0.247% and 0.311% at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively), as defined in the Agreement, plus a margin of 2.75% increasing 0.125% on the third, sixth, ninth, and twelfth anniversaries of the conversion date. Under the Agreement, interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 was $2,155,000 and $2,382,000, respectively.

 

(Continued)

 

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Distributions from the Company are subject to compliance with the terms and conditions defined in the Agreement, including a covenant to meet a required debt service coverage ratio of 1.20 to 1.0. At December 31, 2013, the Company is in compliance with the various restrictive covenants defined in the Agreement.

 

Annual maturities of long-term debt at December 31, 2013 for the next five years and thereafter are summarized as follows (in thousands):

 

Years ending:

 

 

 

2014

 

$

2,922

 

2015

 

3,387

 

2016

 

3,457

 

2017

 

4,719

 

2018

 

5,056

 

Thereafter

 

49,110

 

 

 

$

68,651

 

 

The carrying amount of the long-term debt approximates fair value at December 31, 2013 and 2012 due to frequent repricing of the LIBOR interest rates as defined in the Agreement.

 

(6)                     Related Party Transactions

 

In addition to the transactions and relationships described elsewhere in the footnotes to the financial statements, EME and subsidiaries of EME provide support services pursuant to various support agreements with the Company. These agreements provide for the payment of fixed fees that escalate annually, as defined in the agreements and for the reimbursement of certain insurance, consultant, and credit costs. The fixed fee commitments under the agreements total $140,000 plus escalation annually. For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company incurred costs totaling $147,000 and $144,000 under the agreements and reimbursements of $133,000 and $140,000. These costs are included on the statements of income in maintenance and other operating costs.

 

(7)                     Subsequent Events

 

The Company has performed an evaluation of subsequent events through March 28, 2014, which is the date the financial statements are available to be issued.

 

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Exhibit 99.2

 

LAREDO RIDGE WIND, LLC

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

Financial Statements

 

(Unaudited)

 

September 30, 2014

 



 

LAREDO RIDGE WIND, LLC

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

September 30, 2014

 

Table of Contents

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

Financial Statements:

 

 

 

 

 

Balance Sheets

 

1

 

 

 

Statements of Operations

 

2

 

 

 

Statements of Member’s Equity

 

3

 

 

 

Statements of Cash Flows

 

4

 

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

5

 



 

LAREDO RIDGE WIND, LLC

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

Balance Sheets

(Amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

(Successor)

 

 

(Predecessor)

 

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

 

December 31, 2013

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

1,371

 

 

2,911

 

Accounts receivable

 

1,245

 

 

1,436

 

Inventory

 

516

 

 

455

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

602

 

 

140

 

Total current assets

 

3,734

 

 

4,942

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wind energy generating system

 

116,000

 

 

187,340

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

(2,636

)

 

(27,328

)

Plant and equipment, net

 

113,364

 

 

160,012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred financing costs, net

 

 

 

3,055

 

Power purchase agreement, net of accumulated amortization of $1,235

 

52,765

 

 

 

Long-term restricted cash

 

 

 

334

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

169,863

 

 

168,343

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Member’s Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

127

 

 

326

 

Accounts payable to related parties

 

68

 

 

41

 

Accrued liabilities

 

304

 

 

182

 

Derivative liability - current

 

1,836

 

 

 

Interest payable

 

12

 

 

12

 

Current maturities of long-term obligations

 

3,251

 

 

2,922

 

Total current liabilities

 

5,598

 

 

3,483

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt

 

63,456

 

 

65,729

 

Deferred revenue, net

 

 

 

49,939

 

Long-term derivative liabilities

 

2,459

 

 

3,358

 

Asset retirement obligation

 

262

 

 

5,025

 

Total liabilities

 

71,775

 

 

127,534

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Member’s equity

 

98,088

 

 

40,809

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and member’s equity

 

$

169,863

 

 

168,343

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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LAREDO RIDGE WIND, LLC

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

Unaudited Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(Amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

(Successor)

 

 

(Predecessor)

 

(Successor)

 

 

(Predecessor)

 

 

 

Three months ended
September 30,

 

 

Three months ended
September 30,

 

Six months ended
September 30,

 

 

Three months ended
March 31,

 

Nine months ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

2014

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lease revenue

 

$

1,636

 

 

3,327

 

5,835

 

 

4,862

 

11,852

 

Grant revenue

 

 

 

730

 

 

 

731

 

2,192

 

Total operating revenues

 

1,636

 

 

4,057

 

5,835

 

 

5,593

 

14,044

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and accretion

 

(177

)

 

2,417

 

2,689

 

 

2,421

 

7,250

 

Maintenance and other operating costs

 

1,020

 

 

957

 

2,013

 

 

1,081

 

2,680

 

General and administrative

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

5

 

26

 

Total operating expenses

 

843

 

 

3,378

 

4,702

 

 

3,507

 

9,956

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from operations

 

793

 

 

679

 

1,133

 

 

2,086

 

4,088

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

(608

)

 

(1,250

)

(1,212

)

 

(1,186

)

(3,696

)

Total other expense

 

(608

)

 

(1,250

)

(1,212

)

 

(1,186

)

(3,696

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

 

$

185

 

 

(571

)

(79

)

 

900

 

392

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized (loss) gain on derivatives

 

$

(1,295

)

 

232

 

(2,473

)

 

(1,682

)

4,504

 

Other comprehensive (loss) income

 

(1,295

)

 

232

 

(2,473

)

 

(1,682

)

4,504

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

(1,110

)

 

(339

)

(2,552

)

 

(782

)

4,896

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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LAREDO RIDGE WIND, LLC

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

Unaudited Statements of Member’s Equity

(Amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

Capital
Contributions

 

Capital
Distributions

 

Retained Deficit

 

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss

 

Total Member’s
Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2013 (audited)

 

$

132,810

 

(87,697

)

(946

)

(3,358

)

40,809

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

900

 

 

900

 

Capital distribution

 

 

(1,700

)

 

 

(1,700

)

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

(1,682

)

(1,682

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2014 (a)

 

$

132,810

 

(89,397

)

(46

)

(5,040

)

38,327

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at April 1, 2014 (a)

 

$

102,857

 

 

 

 

102,857

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

(79

)

 

(79

)

Capital distribution

 

 

(3,395

)

 

 

(3,395

)

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

(1,295

)

(1,295

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2014

 

$

102,857

 

(3,395

)

(79

)

(1,295

)

98,088

 

 


(a) The differences in the equity balances at March 31, and April1, 2014 reflect the application of pushdown accounting as result of the EME Acquisition.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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LAREDO RIDGE WIND, LLC

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

Unaudited Statements of Cash Flows

(Amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

(Successor)

 

 

(Predecessor)

 

 

 

Six months ended
September 30,

 

 

Three months ended
March 31,

 

Nine months ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2014

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

 

$

(79

)

 

900

 

392

 

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation, amortization, and accretion

 

3,924

 

 

2,523

 

7,567

 

Amortization of deferred revenue

 

 

 

(731

)

(2,192

)

Changes in derivative instruments

 

(988

)

 

 

 

Changes in assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

414

 

 

(223

)

(20

)

Inventory

 

(38

)

 

(24

)

23

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

(210

)

 

(252

)

(155

)

Accounts payable

 

(82

)

 

(90

)

(508

)

Accrued liabilities

 

189

 

 

(67

)

(31

)

Interest payable

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

3,130

 

 

2,036

 

5,076

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash from investing activity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease in restricted cash

 

 

 

334

 

 

Net cash provided by investing activity

 

 

 

334

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to member

 

(4,595

)

 

(1,701

)

(4,033

)

Repayment of long-term debt

 

(881

)

 

(1,063

)

(1,790

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(5,476

)

 

(2,764

)

(5,823

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

(2,346

)

 

(394

)

(747

)

Cash at beginning of period

 

2,517

 

 

2,911

 

2,735

 

Cash at end of period

 

$

171

 

 

2,517

 

1,988

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the period for interest

 

$

2,200

 

 

1,083

 

3,308

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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LAREDO RIDGE WIND, LLC

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2014

 

(1)                     Nature of Business

 

Laredo Ridge Wind, LLC (the Company), a Delaware limited liability company, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mission Wind Laredo, Inc. (MWL), a wholly owned subsidiary of NRG Wind LLC (NRG Wind), a wholly owned subsidiary of NRG Energy Gas and Wind Holdings LLC, in turn a wholly owned subsidiary of NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG or Parent).

 

The Company, along with NRG Wind, was originally a wholly owned subsidiary of Edison Mission Energy, Inc. (EME) and was formed to construct, own, and operate a 79.9-megawatt (MW) wind powered electricity-generating system composed of 54 General Electric Company (GE) 1.5 MW generators, a power collection system, and power substation (the Windsystem) located in Boone County, Nebraska. The Company sells electricity generated by the turbines to Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) pursuant to a power purchase agreement (PPA) with a term extending for 20 years from the commercial operation date of February 1, 2011.

 

The Company contracted with General Electric International, Inc. (GE) to provide certain warranty, maintenance, and repair services. The agreement, including extensions, covers a five-year period, which commenced at turbine completion in November 2010.

 

The following notes should be read in conjunction with the accounting policies and other disclosures as set forth in the notes to the Company’s annual financial statements. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.

 

Predecessor and Successor Reporting

 

As further discussed in note 2, Business Acquisition, on April 1, 2014, NRG completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of EME, or the EME Acquisition, including its member interests in the Company. The EME Acquisition was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting. Fair value adjustments have been pushed down to the Company, resulting in the Company’s assets and liabilities being recorded at fair value at April 1, 2014. In addition, effective with the EME Acquisition, the Company adopted the accounting policies of NRG. Therefore, the Company’s financial information prior to the EME Acquisition is not comparable to its financial information subsequent to the EME Acquisition.

 

As a result of the impact of pushdown accounting, the financial statements and certain note presentations separate the Company’s presentations into two distinct periods, the period before the consummation of the EME Acquisition (labeled predecessor) and the period after that date (labeled successor), to indicate the application of different basis of accounting between the periods presented.

 

(2)                     Business Acquisition

 

On April 1, 2014, NRG completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of EME. The acquisition was recorded as a business combination under ASC 805, Business Combinations, with identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed recorded at their estimated fair values on the acquisition date. The impact of the acquisition method of accounting was pushed down to the Company, resulting in assets and liabilities of the Company being recorded at fair value as of April 1, 2014.  The initial accounting for the business combination is not complete because the evaluation necessary to assess the fair values of certain

 

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assets acquired is still in process.  The provisional amounts are subject to revision until the evaluations are completed to the extent that additional information is obtained about the facts and circumstances that exists as of the acquisition date.

 

The preliminary allocation of assets and liabilities is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Acquisition Date

 

 

 

Fair Value

 

Assets

 

 

 

Current and non-current assets

 

$

5,046

 

Net plant and equipment

 

116,000

 

Power purchase agreement

 

54,000

 

Total assets acquired

 

$

175,046

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

Current and non-current liabilities

 

4,601

 

Long-term debt

 

67,588

 

Total liabilties assumed

 

$

72,189

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets acquired

 

$

102,857

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

The fair values of the property, plant and equipment and intangible assets at the acquisition date were measured primarily based on significant inputs that are not observable in the market and thus represent a Level 3 measurement as defined in ASC 820.  Significant inputs were as follows:

 

Property, plant and equipment — The estimated fair values were determined primarily based on an income method using discounted cash flows and validated using a market approach based on recent transactions of comparable assets.  The income approach was primarily relied upon as the forecasted cash flows more appropriately incorporate differences in regional markets, plant types, age, useful life, equipment condition and environmental controls of each asset. The income approach also allows for a more accurate reflection of current and expected market dynamics such as supply and demand, commodity prices and regulatory environment as of the acquisition date.

 

Power purchase agreement — The fair value of the PPA acquired was determined utilizing a variation of the income approach where the expected future cash flows resulting from the acquired PPA was reduced by operating costs and charges for contributory assets and then discounted to present value at the weighted average cost of capital of an integrated utility peer group adjusted for project-specific financing attributes.  The values were corroborated with available market data.  The PPA will be amortized over a term of 17 years.

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(3)                     Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activity

 

The Company has fixed for floating interest rate swaps for 90% of its outstanding term loan amount.  The notional amount of the swaps was approximately $60,407,000 as of September 30, 2014. The following table summarizes the effects of the swaps on the Company’s accumulated OCI balance, which reflects the change in the fair value of the swaps (amounts in thousands):

 

Accumulated OCI balance as of April 1, 2014

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

Mark-to-market of cash flow hedge accounting contracts

 

(1,295

)

 

 

 

 

Accumulated OCI balance as of September 30, 2014

 

$

(1,295

)

 

(4)                     Subsequent events

 

These financial statements and notes reflect the Company’s evaluation of events occurring subsequent to the balance sheet date through January 16, 2015, the date that the financial statements are available to be issued.

 

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Exhibit 99.3

 

WCEP HOLDINGS, LLC

 

Financial Statements

 

December 31, 2013

 

(With Independent Auditors’ Report Thereon)

 



 

WCEP HOLDINGS, LLC

 

Table of Contents

 

 

Page(s)

 

 

Independent Auditors’ Report

1

 

 

Financial Statements:

 

 

 

Balance Sheet

2

 

 

Statement of Income

3

 

 

Statement of Comprehensive Income

4

 

 

Statement of Member’s Equity

5

 

 

Statement of Cash Flows

6

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements

7–14

 



 

Independent Auditors’ Report

 

The Management Committee
WCEP Holdings, LLC:

 

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of WCEP Holdings, LLC, which comprise the balance sheet as of December 31, 2013, and the related statement of income, member’s equity, and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes to the financial statements.

 

Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements

 

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

 

Auditors’ Responsibility

 

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.

 

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors’ judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

 

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

 

Opinion

 

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of WCEP Holdings, LLC as of December 31, 2013, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

 

\s\ KPMG LLP

 

 

Los Angeles, California

 

April 30, 2014

 

 

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WCEP HOLDINGS, LLC

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

Balance Sheet

December 31, 2013

(In thousands)

 

Assets

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

27,694

 

Accounts receivable

 

13,287

 

Inventory

 

2,484

 

Prepaid expenses and other

 

483

 

Total current assets

 

43,948

 

Property, plant, and equipment, net

 

540,229

 

Other assets:

 

 

 

Restricted cash

 

17,831

 

Emissions

 

24

 

Total assets

 

$

602,032

 

Liabilities and Member’s Equity

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

$

35,424

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

1,333

 

Accrued interest

 

764

 

Total current liabilities

 

37,521

 

Long-term debt, net of current portion

 

434,858

 

Long-term derivative liabilities

 

31,441

 

Asset retirement obligation

 

8,346

 

Total liabilities

 

512,166

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

Member’s equity

 

89,866

 

Total liabilities and member’s equity

 

$

602,032

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

2



 

WCEP HOLDINGS, LLC

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

Statement of Income

Year ended December 31, 2013

(In thousands)

 

Operating revenues:

 

 

 

Lease revenue

 

$

83,698

 

Energy sales and other revenues

 

5,086

 

Total operating revenues

 

88,784

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

Fuel

 

4,872

 

Maintenance and other operating costs

 

13,074

 

Depreciation and accretion

 

14,060

 

General and administrative

 

330

 

Total operating expenses

 

32,336

 

Income from operations

 

56,448

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

Interest income

 

8

 

Interest expense

 

(22,886

)

Other income (expense), net

 

30

 

Total other income (expense)

 

(22,848

)

Net income

 

$

33,600

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

3



 

WCEP HOLDINGS, LLC

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

Statement of Comprehensive Income

December 31, 2013

 

Net income

 

$

33,600

 

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:

 

 

 

Change in market value:

 

 

 

Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges:

 

 

 

Unrealized holding gains arising during period

 

23,906

 

Comprehensive income

 

$

57,506

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

4



 

WCEP HOLDINGS, LLC

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

Statement of Member’s Equity

Year ended December 31, 2013

(In thousands)

 

 

 

Edison Mission Arroyo Nogales, Inc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

other

 

Total

 

 

 

Capital

 

Capital

 

Retained

 

comprehensive

 

member’s

 

 

 

contributions

 

distributions

 

earnings

 

income (loss)

 

equity

 

Balance at December 31, 2012

 

$

140,111

 

(1,660

)

(30,405

)

(55,347

)

52,699

 

Net income

 

 

 

33,600

 

 

33,600

 

Capital distributions

 

 

(20,339

)

 

 

(20,339

)

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

23,906

 

23,906

 

Balance at December 31, 2013

 

$

140,111

 

(21,999

)

3,195

 

(31,441

)

89,866

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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WCEP HOLDINGS, LLC

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

Statement of Cash Flows

Year ended December 31, 2013

(In thousands)

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

33,600

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

Depreciation, amortization, and accretion

 

21,556

 

Loss on sale of emission credits

 

49

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(13,289

)

Inventory

 

(2,484

)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

(449

)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

(18,221

)

Interest payable

 

724

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

21,486

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

(47,554

)

Purchased emission credits

 

(57

)

Proceeds from sale of emission credits

 

13

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(47,598

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

Cash distribution to parent

 

(20,339

)

Proceeds from debt

 

88,411

 

Increase in restricted cash

 

(15,163

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

52,909

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

26,797

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

897

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

27,694

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest (net of $6,671 capitalized)

 

$

18,139

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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(1)                     Nature of Operations

 

WCEP Holdings, LLC (WCEP), a Delaware limited liability company, is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Edison Mission Energy (EME). WCEP was organized under Delaware law on May 31, 2011 and has an ownership interest in one gas project. WCEP and its subsidiaries are referred to herein as the “Company.” On October 18, 2013, EME entered into an Acquisition agreement with NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) that provides for a sale of substantially all of EME’s assets to NRG including its member interests in the Company. The sale closed on April 1, 2014 and the Company’s parent was acquired by NRG Energy Gas and Wind Holdings LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of NRG.

 

WCEP owns 100% interest in Walnut Creek Energy, LLC, which owns a 479-megawatt (MW) gas-fired simple cycle combustion turbine generating facility located in the City of Industry, California (Walnut Creek). The Walnut Creek project achieved commercial operation in May 2013 and began selling electricity to Southern California Edison (SCE) June 1, 2013 under a Power Purchase Tolling Agreement (PPTA) with the term of 10 years.

 

A summary of the major agreements entered into by the Company is set forth below:

 

(a)                     Limited Liability Company Agreements

 

Subsidiaries of the Company are parties to limited liability company agreements in entities that own the Project. The provisions of these agreements set forth rights and obligations of the ownership entities.

 

(b)                     Southern California Edison Power Purchase Tolling Agreement (SCE PPTA)

 

Under terms of the 10-year SCE PPTA that became effective on November 1, 2010, the Company receives a shaped monthly capacity rate adjusted for availability penalties, a variable O&M charge, start-up charges, and other miscellaneous charges as described in the PPTA. During 2013, the Company recorded lease revenues of $83,698,000.

 

Due to the concentration of sales to SCE, the Company is exposed to credit risk of potential nonperformance by SCE, which could impact liquidity if SCE were to experience financial difficulties. As of December 31, 2013, SCE’s credit and long-term senior secured issuer ratings from Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s Investors Service were BBB+ and A2, respectively.

 

(c)                      Southern California Edison Company Large Generator Interconnection Agreement

 

The Company entered into an interconnection agreement (LGIA) with SCE and California Independent System Operator Corporation (CAISO) on July 20, 2011 with an initial 30-year term and automatically renewed for successive one-year periods thereafter, unless otherwise terminated.

 

(d)                     GE Packaged Power, Inc. Contractual Service Agreement

 

The Company contracted with GE Packaged Power, Inc. (GE) to provide certain warranty, maintenance, and repair services. The agreement shall terminate upon the first to occur of a) the date which all covered units have reached their respective performance end dates or b) 20 years from the contract’s effective date of December 9, 2011. Payments are subject to an annual escalation clause. Total fees incurred for the year ended December 31, 2013 were $516,000. These costs are included in the statement of income as part of maintenance and other operating costs.

 

(Continued)

 

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(e)                      Operation and Maintenance Agreement

 

The Company entered into an agreement with Edison Mission Operation & Maintenance, Inc. (EMOM), a wholly owned subsidiary of EME, to provide operation and maintenance services not covered by the maintenance and service agreement with GE (described above). The agreement will continue until terminated by either party, with 90-day prior written notice. The Company incurred costs from EMOM in the amount of $2,957,000 for the year ended December 31, 2013. These costs are included in the statement of income as part of maintenance and other operating costs.

 

(2)                     Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

(a)                     Basis of Presentation

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

(b)                     Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers cash and cash equivalents to include cash and money market fund investments. The carrying value of cash equivalents approximates fair value as all investments have original maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase. For further discussion of money market funds, see note 3 — Fair Value Measurements.

 

(c)                      Inventory

 

Inventory consists of spare parts, materials, and supplies to be used in the operation of the facility. Inventory is stated at the lower of weighted average cost or market.

 

(d)                     Plant and Equipment

 

Plant and equipment are stated at cost. The plant balance includes all costs associated with the development and construction of the facility. The Facility costs include interest capitalized during the construction period of approximately $29,036,000. Depreciation is computed on a straight-line basis over the Facility’s estimated useful life of 30 years, which commenced as the Company placed the turbines in service.

 

Expenditures for maintenance, repairs, and renewals are expensed as incurred. Expenditures for additions and improvements are capitalized.

 

(e)                      Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

 

Long-lived assets are evaluated for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. If the carrying amount of a long-lived asset exceeds the amount of the expected future undiscounted cash flows, an impairment loss is recognized for the excess of the carrying amount over fair value. No impairment losses were recognized during the year ended December 31, 2013.

 

(Continued)

 

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(f)                        Derivative Instruments

 

The Company uses interest rate swaps to manage its interest rate exposure on long-term debt. Authoritative guidance on derivatives and hedging establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments (including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts). The Company is required to record derivatives on its consolidated balance sheet as either assets or liabilities measured at fair value unless otherwise exempted from derivative treatment as a normal sale and purchase. All changes in the fair value of derivative instruments are recognized currently in earnings, unless specific hedge criteria are met, which requires that the Company formally document, designate, and assess the effectiveness of transactions that receive hedge accounting.

 

The accounting guidance for cash flow hedges provides that the effective portion of gains or losses on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as cash flow hedges be reported as a component of other comprehensive income and be reclassified into earnings in the same period during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. The remaining gains or losses on the derivative instruments, if any, must be recognized currently in earnings. Derivative and hedging accounting policies are discussed further in note 4 — Derivative Instruments and Risk Management.

 

(g)                     Deferred Financing Costs

 

Deferred financing costs consist of legal fees and closing costs incurred by the Company in obtaining its financing. These costs were being amortized using the effective interest method over the construction loan term of 23 months, which converted to a term loan effective June 21, 2013. As of December 31, 2013, accumulated amortization totaled $18,368,000. Amortization expense, net of capitalized interest, of $3,986,000 is included in interest expense on the statement of income.

 

(h)                     Financial Instruments

 

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit or valuation risk consist principally of cash equivalents and accounts receivable.

 

The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheet for cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable approximate fair value.

 

(i)                        Restricted Cash

 

Restricted cash consists of collateral reserves required by the Company’s debt agreements. At December 31, 2013, the Company’s restricted cash included $17,831,000 to support remaining construction costs and debt services.

 

(j)                        Revenue Recognition

 

An assessment of revenue from electricity sales was conducted to determine whether or not the PPTA with SCE contains an embedded lease. The assessment resulted in a determination that revenue earned by the Company for sale of electricity is subject to lease accounting. The capacity payments are considered minimum rental payments and accordingly, they are amortized over the term of the lease on a basis that is representative of the time pattern in which benefit is derived from the asset. Variable amounts are considered contingent rental income and recorded when earned.

 

(Continued)

 

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(k)                     Income Taxes

 

The Company is a single member limited liability company and is included in the consolidated return of its ultimate parent company. An enterprise is required to recognize, in its consolidated financial statements, the impact of a tax position by determining if the weight of the available evidence indicates it is more likely than not, based on the technical merits, that the position will be sustained on audit. All income tax contingencies would be immaterial if they had to be recognized by the Company. However, because the entity is a limited liability entity that is included in the tax return of its parent company and is not obligated to pay any income taxes, the Company has not reflected a hypothetical tax obligation in its consolidated financial statements.

 

If the Company had recorded income taxes, based on a hypothetical separate company return, adjusted for the use of state tax apportionment factors of the consolidated tax group, the income statements would include income tax expense of $13,186,000 for the year ended December 31, 2013.

 

(l)                        Property Taxes

 

The Company’s asset is valued and property taxes are assessed pursuant to California state statute. The Company incurred property tax expense of $3,652,000 for the year ended December 31, 2013, which are included in the statement of income as part of maintenance and other operating costs.

 

(m)                  Asset Retirement Obligation

 

The Company records the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation in the period in which it is incurred. When the liability is initially recorded, entity cost is capitalized by increasing the carrying amount of the related long-lived asset. Over time, the liability is increased to its present value each period, and the capitalized cost is depreciated over the useful life of the related asset. Upon settlement of the liability, the obligation will be settled and a gain or loss will be recognized for the difference between the recorded obligation and the actual cost. Accretion expense is classified as part of depreciation and accretion on the statement of income.

 

The Company recorded a liability representing expected future costs associated with site reclamation, facilities dismantlement, and removal of environmental hazards as follows (in thousands):

 

Balance of asset retirement obligation at December 31, 2012

 

$

 

New asset retirement obligation

 

8,079

 

Accretion expense

 

267

 

Balance of asset retirement obligation at December 31, 2013

 

$

8,346

 

 

(3)                     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). The hierarchy, established by authoritative accounting guidance, gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of fair value hierarchy are:

 

·                  Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical assets and liabilities;

 

(Continued)

 

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·                  Level 2 — Pricing inputs that include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the derivative instruments; and

 

·                  Level 3 — Prices or valuations that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurements and unobservable.

 

The Company’s assets and liabilities carried at fair value consist of money market funds, which are generally classified as Level 1 as fair value is determined by observable market prices (unadjusted) in active markets. Money market funds totaling $27,694,000 are included in cash and cash equivalents in the Company’s balance sheet at December 31, 2013.

 

The interest rate swap liability is classified as Level 2 as the fair value can be determined based on observable values of underlying interest rates. The Company had derivative liabilities related to interest rate swaps of $31,441,000 as of December 31, 2013. Interest payable amounts related to the swap liability are included in interest payable on the Company’s balance sheet. The Company had interest payable related to the rate swap liability of $344,000 at December 31, 2013.

 

(4)                     Derivative Instruments and Risk Management

 

Interest Swap

 

On June 30, 2013, the Company entered into 10-year amortizing interest rate swap agreements for the purpose of hedging the variability of cash flows in the interest payments due to fluctuations of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). These interest rate swap agreements became effective on July 27, 2011 and qualify as effective cash flow hedges, whereby the hedges were reported in the Company’s balance sheet at fair value, with changes in the fair value of the hedges reflected in member’s equity. The total notional amount of the hedges was $423,254,193 at December 31, 2013. The notional amount of the interest rate swap agreements amortizes each year, such that the Company’s interest payment under the financing is approximately 90% hedged. The interest rate swap agreements entitle the Company to receive a floating (three-month LIBOR) rate and pay a fixed rate of 4.0025% for the Company and 3.5429% for the Project. The interest rate swap agreements expire in May 2023. The Company recognized unrealized gains of $23,906,000 in other comprehensive income at December 31, 2013.

 

The interest rate swap agreements convert the LIBOR-based rates (0.2375% for the Company and 0.24660% for the Project at December 31, 2013) in the term loan to a fixed interest rate of 4.0025% for the Company and 3.5429% for the Project. Total interest expense, net of amounts capitalized, related to the swap agreements was $7,808,000 for the year ended December 31, 2013. These costs are included in interest expense in the accompanying statement of income.

 

(5)                     Long-Term Debt

 

On July 27, 2011, the Companies entered into a financing agreement (the Agreement) with a group of banks for a combination of loans and letters of credit totaling $617,071,000. The Agreement provided for construction loans not exceeding $495,142,000, conversion of the construction loans to a term loan, a working capital facility of $5,000,000, letters of credit supporting project agreements of $77,910,000 and a debt service reserve of $39,019,000.

 

On June 21, 2013, construction loans totaling $495,142,000 were converted to a 10-year term loan with a final maturity of May 31, 2023. There was no borrowing under the working capital facility at December 31, 2013.

 

(Continued)

 

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Amounts outstanding under the Agreement bear interest at variable Eurodollar interest rates specified as LIBOR, as defined in the Agreement, plus a margin of 2.25% for Walnut Creek Energy, LLC increasing 0.25% on the third, sixth, and ninth anniversaries of the conversion date. WCEP Holdings has a margin of 4.00%. Under the Agreement, interest expense, net of amounts capitalized for the year ended December 31, 2013 was $9,731,000.

 

Distributions from the Company are subject to compliance with the terms and conditions defined in the Agreement, including a covenant to meet a required debt service coverage ratio of 2.5 to 1.0 for WCEP Holdings, LLC and 1.20 to 1.0 for Walnut Creek Energy, LLC. At December 31, 2013, the Company is in compliance with the various restrictive covenants defined in the Agreement.

 

Annual maturities of long-term debt at December 31, 2013 for the next five years and thereafter are summarized as follows (in thousands):

 

Years ending:

 

 

 

2014

 

$

35,424

 

2015

 

37,984

 

2016

 

39,676

 

2017

 

41,716

 

2018

 

45,055

 

Thereafter

 

270,427

 

 

 

$

470,282

 

 

The carrying amount of the long-term debt approximates fair value at December 31, 2013 due to frequent repricing of the LIBOR interest rates as defined in the Agreement.

 

(6)                     Plant and Equipment

 

Plant and equipment consist of the following components at December 31, 2013 (in thousands):

 

Power plant facilities

 

$

553,937

 

Rolling stock

 

85

 

 

 

554,022

 

Less accumulated depreciation

 

(13,793

)

 

 

$

540,229

 

 

The depreciable life of the operating facility exceeds the term of the related power purchase agreement (note 1). Management believes the useful life is appropriate and that the facility will continue to operate profitably subsequent to the expiration of the power purchase agreements.

 

(Continued)

 

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(7)                     Related Party Transactions

 

In addition to the transactions and relationships described elsewhere in the notes to the financial statements, the Company has the following related party transactions and relationships:

 

(a)                     Other Agreements

 

The Company entered into an Asset Services Agreement effective July 1, 2011 with EME, subsequently assigned to Edison Mission Asset Services (EMAS), a wholly owned subsidiary of EME on October 29, 2012.  The agreement provides for construction, technical and administrative services. Amounts charged totaled $438,000 for the year ended December 31, 2013. These are invoiced at cost and are settled monthly in cash. Construction and technical costs were capitalized through COD, while administrative costs were expensed. Expensed costs totaled $160,000 for the year ended December 31, 2013 and are included in the statement of income as part of maintenance and other operating costs.

 

The Company reimbursed EME for certain insurance and other project costs charged to employee’s purchasing card. Reimbursements totaled $1,115,000 for the year ended December 31, 2013. These are invoiced at cost and are settled monthly in cash. These costs have been recorded as prepaid administrative costs, facility costs, or expensed as appropriate.

 

(Continued)

 

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(8)                     Commitments and Contingencies

 

(a)                     Lease Commitments

 

On March 11, 2008, the Company entered into a land lease with Industry Urban-Development Agency through the initial term of May 31, 2036. The Company agreed to pay $1,000 per year ending with the year in which the Project completes its 10th year of commercial operations and $1,304,000 for each subsequent year through the end of the initial term.

 

In August 2009, the lease was amended to include an adjustment payment during the period June 1, 2013 and May 31, 2023 for property tax liability based on a percentage of the difference between the assessed value of the property and a threshold amount. A payment is due each April 1 and October 1. The Company incurred property rent of $1,849,000 for the year ended December 31, 2013.

 

Future minimum payments for operating leases as of December 31, 2013 are estimated as follows (in thousands):

 

Years ending December 31:

 

 

 

2014

 

$

2,557

 

2015

 

1,994

 

2016

 

1,084

 

2017

 

79

 

2018

 

19

 

Thereafter

 

16,847

 

 

 

$

22,580

 

 

(9)                     Subsequent Events

 

The Company has performed an evaluation of subsequent events through April 30, 2014, which is the date the financial statements are available to be issued.

 

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Exhibit 99.4

 

WCEP HOLDINGS, LLC

 

Financial Statements

 

(Unaudited)

 

September 30, 2014

 



 

WCEP HOLDINGS, LLC

 

Table of Contents

 

 

Page(s)

 

 

Financial Statements:

 

 

 

Balance Sheets

2

 

 

Statements of Income

3

 

 

Statements of Member’s Equity

4

 

 

Statements of Cash Flows

5

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements

6—9

 

1



 

WCEP Holdings, LLC And Subsidiaries

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Successor

 

 

Predecessor

 

 

 

As of September 30,
2014

 

 

As of December 31,
2013

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

13,256

 

 

$

27,694

 

Accounts receivable

 

21,385

 

 

13,287

 

Inventory

 

3,133

 

 

2,484

 

Prepaid expenses and other

 

192

 

 

483

 

Total current assets

 

37,966

 

 

43,948

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant & equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $9,249 and $13,658

 

515,751

 

 

540,229

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted cash

 

22,241

 

 

17,831

 

Emission credits

 

16

 

 

24

 

Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $10,000 and $0

 

170,000

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

745,974

 

 

$

602,032

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities & Member’s Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

$

37,472

 

 

$

35,424

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

5,070

 

 

1,333

 

Accrued interest

 

755

 

 

764

 

Derivative instruments

 

12,478

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

55,775

 

 

37,521

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt, net of current portion

 

406,574

 

 

434,858

 

Long-term derivative liabilities

 

16,455

 

 

31,441

 

Deferred revenue

 

22,608

 

 

 

Asset retirement obligation

 

8,763

 

 

8,346

 

Total liabilities

 

510,175

 

 

512,166

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Member’s equity

 

235,799

 

 

89,866

 

Total liabilities and member’s equity

 

$

745,974

 

 

$

602,032

 

 

2



 

WCEP Holdings, LLC And Subsidiaries

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income/(Loss)

For the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Successor

 

 

Predecessor

 

 

 

April 1, 2014
through
September 30, 2014

 

 

January 1, 2014
through
March 31, 2014

 

January 1, 2013
through
September 30, 2013

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

 

Operating Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy revenue

 

$

 

 

$

 

$

5,014

 

Lease revenue

 

74,063

 

 

9,920

 

65,017

 

Revenue levelization adjustments

 

(22,608

)

 

 

 

Other revenue

 

(10,000

)

 

 

 

Total operating revenues

 

41,455

 

 

9,920

 

70,031

 

Operating Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fuel

 

602

 

 

226

 

4,872

 

Maintenance and other operating costs

 

9,111

 

 

4,499

 

8,248

 

Depreciation, amortization and accretion

 

9,530

 

 

4,843

 

9,362

 

Total operating expenses

 

19,243

 

 

9,568

 

22,482

 

Income from operations

 

22,212

 

 

352

 

47,549

 

Other Income/(Expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

46

 

 

153

 

 

Interest expense

 

(7,451

)

 

(7,022

)

(15,570

)

Other income, net

 

 

 

 

135

 

30

 

Total other expense

 

(7,405

)

 

(6,734

)

(15,540

)

Net income/(loss)

 

14,807

 

 

(6,382

)

32,009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive (loss)/income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized (loss)/gain on derivatives

 

(5,162

)

 

(775

)

17,956

 

Other comprehensive (loss)/income

 

(5,162

)

 

(775

)

17,956

 

Comprehensive income/(loss)

 

$

9,645

 

 

$

(7,157

)

$

49,965

 

 

3



 

WCEP Holdings, LLC And Subsidiaries

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

Consolidated Statements of Member’s Equity

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Capital
Contributions

 

Capital
Distributions

 

Retained (Deficit)/
Earnings

 

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss

 

Total Member’s
Equity

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

Predecessor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2013

 

140,111

 

(21,999

)

3,195

 

(31,441

)

89,866

 

Net loss

 

 

 

(6,382

)

 

(6,382

)

Capital distributions

 

 

(15,400

)

 

 

(15,400

)

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

(775

)

(775

)

Balance at March 31, 2014

 

$

140,111

 

$

(37,399

)

$

(3,187

)

$

(32,216

)

$

67,309

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Successor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at April 1, 2014

 

$

238,138

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

238,138

 

Net income

 

 

 

14,807

 

 

14,807

 

Purchase accounting adjustments

 

16

 

 

 

 

16

 

Dividend distributions

 

 

 

(12,000

)

 

(12,000

)

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

(5,162

)

(5,162

)

Balance at September 30, 2014

 

$

238,154

 

$

 

$

2,807

 

$

(5,162

)

$

235,799

 

 

4



 

WCEP Holdings, LLC And Subsidiaries

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Successor

 

 

Predecessor

 

 

 

April 1, 2014
through
September 30, 2014

 

 

January 1, 2014
through
March 31, 2014

 

January 1, 2013
through
September 30, 2013

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income/( loss)

 

$

14,807

 

 

$

(6,382

)

$

32,009

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income/(loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation, amortization and accretion

 

9,530

 

 

4,843

 

9,362

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs

 

 

 

 

7,497

 

Amortization of contract intangibles

 

10,000

 

 

 

 

Loss on sale of emissions

 

 

 

 

49

 

Purchase accounting adjustment-amortization of OCI

 

(6,728

)

 

 

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(14,156

)

 

6,094

 

(17,358

)

Inventory

 

(557

)

 

(91

)

(2,285

)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

2,328

 

 

(2,068

)

(706

)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

1,197

 

 

1,870

 

(16,352

)

Interest payable

 

679

 

 

(24

)

1,100

 

Revenue levelization adjustments

 

22,608

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

39,708

 

 

4,242

 

13,316

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Increase)/decrease in restricted cash

 

(8,439

)

 

4,029

 

(13,496

)

Capital expenditures

 

 

 

(342

)

(51,305

)

Purchased emission credits

 

 

 

 

(57

)

Net cash (used in)/provided by investing activities

 

(8,439

)

 

3,687

 

(64,858

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash distribution to parent

 

(12,000

)

 

(15,400

)

(20,339

)

Proceeds from debt

 

 

 

 

113,270

 

Repayment of long-term debt

 

(20,584

)

 

(5,652

)

(16,565

)

Net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities

 

(32,584

)

 

(21,052

)

76,366

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

(1,315

)

 

(13,123

)

24,824

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

14,571

 

 

27,694

 

897

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

13,256

 

 

$

14,571

 

$

25,721

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized

 

$

14,163

 

 

$

7,047

 

$

10,447

 

 

5



 

WCEP HOLDINGS, LLC

Notes to Financial Statements

September 30, 2014

 

(1)                     Nature of Operations

 

WCEP Holdings, LLC, or WCEP, a Delaware limited liability company, is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of NRG Energy, Inc., or NRG. WCEP was organized under Delaware law on May 31, 2011 and has an ownership interest in one gas project. WCEP and its subsidiaries are referred to herein as the “Company.” On April 1, 2014, NRG completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Edison Mission Energy, or EME, the EME Acquisition, including its member interests in the Company. The Company’s parent was acquired by NRG Energy Gas and Wind Holdings LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of NRG.

 

WCEP owns 100% interest in Walnut Creek Energy, LLC, (Walnut Creek) which owns a 479-megawatt gas-fired simple cycle combustion turbine generating facility located in the City of Industry, California. The Walnut Creek project achieved commercial operation in May 2013 and began selling electricity to Southern California Edison (SCE) on June 1, 2013 under a Power Purchase Tolling Agreement (PPTA) with the term of 10 years. Under terms of the 10-year SCE PPTA that became effective on November 1, 2010, the Company receives a shaped monthly capacity rate adjusted for availability penalties, a variable O&M charge, start-up charges, and other miscellaneous charges as described in the PPTA. During the period from April 1, 2014 through September 30, 2014, the period from January 1, 2014 through March 31, 2014 and the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company recorded lease revenues of $74,063,000, $9,920,000 and $65,017,000, respectively.

 

Predecessor and Successor Reporting

 

As further discussed in note 3, Business Acquisition, on April 1, 2014, NRG completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of EME, or the EME Acquisition, including its member interests in the Company. The EME Acquisition was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting. Fair value adjustments have been pushed down to the Company, resulting in the Company’s assets and liabilities being recorded at fair value at April 1, 2014. In addition, effective with the EME Acquisition, the Company adopted the accounting policies of NRG. Therefore, the Company’s financial information prior to the EME Acquisition is not comparable to its financial information subsequent to the EME Acquisition.

 

As a result of the impact of pushdown accounting, the consolidated financial statements and certain note presentations separate the Company’s presentations into two distinct periods, the period before the consummation of the EME Acquisition (labeled predecessor) and the period after that date (labeled successor), to indicate the application of different basis of accounting between the periods presented.

 

The following notes should be read in conjunction with the accounting policies and other disclosures as set forth in the notes to the Company’s annual financial statements. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.

 

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(2)                     Business Acquisition

 

On April 1, 2014, NRG completed the EME Acquisition. The acquisition was recorded as a business combination under ASC 805, Business Combinations, with identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed recorded at their estimated fair values on the acquisition date. As discussed in note 1, Nature of Operations, the acquisition method of accounting impacts have been pushed down to the Company, resulting in certain assets and liabilities of the Company being recorded at fair value as of April 1, 2014. The initial accounting for the business combination is not complete because the evaluation necessary to assess the fair values of certain assets acquired is still in process.  The provisional amounts are subject to revision until the evaluations are completed to the extent that additional information is obtained about the facts and circumstances that exist as of the acquisition date.

 

The preliminary allocation of assets and liabilities is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Fair Value

 

Assets

 

 

 

Current and non-current assets

 

$

40,698

 

Net plant and equipment

 

520,000

 

Other intangible assets

 

185,000

 

Total assets acquired

 

$

745,698

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

Current and non-current liabilities

 

$

79,155

 

Long-term debt

 

428,405

 

Total liabilties assumed

 

507,560

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets acquired

 

$

238,138

 

 

7



 

Fair Value Measurements

 

The fair values of the property, plant and equipment and intangible assets at the acquisition date were measured primarily based on significant inputs that are not observable in the market and thus represent a Level 3 measurement as defined in ASC 820.  Significant inputs were as follows:

 

Property, plant and equipment The estimated fair values were determined primarily based on an income method using discounted cash flows and validated using a market approach based on recent transactions of comparable assets.  The income approach was primarily relied upon as the forecasted cash flows more appropriately incorporate differences in regional markets, plant types, age, useful life, equipment condition and environmental controls of each asset. The income approach also allows for a more accurate reflection of current and expected market dynamics such as supply and demand, commodity prices and regulatory environment as of the acquisition date.

 

Intangible assets The fair value of the PPTA acquired was determined utilizing a variation of the income approach where the expected future cash flows resulting from the acquired PPTA was reduced by operating costs and charges for contributory assets and then discounted to present value at the weighted average cost of capital of an integrated utility peer group adjusted for project-specific financing attributes.  The values were corroborated with available market data. The PPTA intangible assets will be amortized over the remaining 9 years term of the PPTA.

 

(3)                     Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

 

(a)     Interest Rate Swaps

 

On June 30, 2013, the Company entered into 10-year amortizing interest rate swap agreements for the purpose of hedging the variability of cash flows in the interest payments due to fluctuations of the London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR. These interest rate swap agreements became effective on July 27, 2011 and qualify as effective cash flow hedges. The interest rate swap agreements entitle the Company to receive a floating (three-month LIBOR) rate and pay a fixed rate of 4.0025% for the Company and 3.5429% for Walnut Creek. The interest rate swap agreements expire in May 2023.

 

The interest rate swap agreements convert the LIBOR-based rates (0.23710% and 0.23745% for the Company and 0.23310% and 0.24660% for Walnut Creek at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively) in the term loan to a fixed interest rate of 4.0025% for the Company and 3.5429% for Walnut Creek.

 

Total interest expense, net of amounts capitalized in 2013, related to the swap agreements was $7,122,000, $3,543,000 and $4,129,000 for the period from April 1, 2014 through September 30, 2014, the period from January 1, 2014 through March 31, 2014 and the nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively. These costs are included in interest expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

 

(b)     Volumetric Underlying Derivative Transactions

 

The Company’s interest rate swaps had a notional volume of $399,641,000 and $423,254,000 at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. The notional amount of the interest rate swap agreements amortizes each year, such that the Company’s interest payment under the financing is approximately 90% hedged.

 

8



 

(c)      Fair Value of Derivative Instruments

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s derivative liabilities on the balance sheets (in thousands):

 

 

 

Successor

 

 

Predecessor

 

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

 

December 31, 2013

 

Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate contracts current

 

$

12,478

 

 

$

 

Interest rate contracts long term

 

16,455

 

 

31,441

 

Total derivatives

 

$

28,933

 

 

$

31,441

 

 

Interest payable amounts related to the swap liability are included in interest payable on the Company’s balance sheets. The Company had interest payable related to the rate swap liability of $340,000 and $344,000 at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

 

(d)   Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

The following table presents the gains (losses) on the interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges in the consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive income (loss) (in thousands):

 

 

 

April 1, 2014
through
September 30, 2014

 

 

January 1, 2014
through
March 31, 2014

 

January 1, 2013
through
September 30, 2013

 

Recognized in OCI on interest rate derivatives

 

$

(5,162

)

 

$

(775

)

$

17,956

 

 

All of the forecasted transactions (future interest payments) were deemed probable of occurring; therefore, no cash flow hedges were discontinued and no amount was recognized in the Company’s results of operations as a result of discontinued cash flow hedges.

 

(4)                     Subsequent events

 

These financial statements and notes reflect the Company’s evaluation of events occurring subsequent to the balance sheet date through January 16, 2015, the date that the financial statements are available to be issued.

 

9


Exhibit 99.5

 

TAPESTRY WIND, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

Consolidated Financial Statements

 

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

(With Independent Auditors’ Report Thereon)

 



 

TAPESTRY WIND, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

Table of Contents

 

 

 

Page(s)

 

 

 

 

 

Independent Auditors’ Report

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Financial Statements:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Member’s Equity

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

7–15

 

 



 

Independent Auditors’ Report

 

The Management Committee
Tapestry Wind, LLC:

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Tapestry Wind, LLC and its subsidiaries, which comprise the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), member’s equity, and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements

 

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

 

Auditors’ Responsibility

 

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free from material misstatement.

 

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors’ judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements.

 

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

 

Opinion

 

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Tapestry Wind, LLC and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

/s/ KPMG LLP

Los Angeles, California
April 23, 2014

 

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TAPESTRY WIND, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

Consolidated Balance Sheets

December 31, 2013 and 2012

(In thousands)

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

3,968

 

6,450

 

Accounts receivable

 

3,963

 

4,953

 

Accounts receivable from affiliates

 

 

116

 

Inventory

 

82

 

36

 

Restricted cash

 

 

2

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

424

 

666

 

Total current assets

 

8,437

 

12,223

 

Wind energy generating system, net of accumulated depreciation of $56,947 and $34,387 in 2013 and 2012, respectively

 

393,780

 

416,114

 

Inventory deposits

 

5,640

 

 

Deferred financing costs, net

 

6,667

 

7,858

 

Long-term restricted cash

 

9

 

44

 

Long-term derivative assets

 

4,457

 

 

Total assets

 

$

418,990

 

436,239

 

Liabilities and Member’s Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

2,555

 

872

 

Accounts payable to related parties

 

148

 

256

 

Accrued liabilities

 

845

 

1,040

 

Interest payable

 

27

 

28

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

9,812

 

8,191

 

Total current liabilities

 

13,387

 

10,387

 

Long-term debt, net of current maturities

 

191,523

 

201,335

 

Deferred revenue, net

 

109,745

 

115,953

 

Long-term derivative liabilities

 

 

10,352

 

Asset retirement obligations

 

8,088

 

7,605

 

Total liabilities

 

322,743

 

345,632

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

Member’s equity

 

96,247

 

90,607

 

Total liabilities and member’s equity

 

$

418,990

 

436,239

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

2



 

TAPESTRY WIND, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

Consolidated Statements of Operations

Years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012

(In thousands)

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

Operating revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

Electric revenue

 

$

14,847

 

13,509

 

Lease and other revenue

 

25,135

 

24,079

 

Operating revenues from marketing affiliate

 

7

 

(99

)

Grant revenue

 

6,208

 

5,263

 

Total operating revenues

 

46,197

 

42,752

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and accretion

 

23,043

 

22,940

 

Maintenance and other operating costs

 

8,950

 

9,915

 

General and administrative

 

458

 

1,628

 

Total operating expenses

 

32,451

 

34,483

 

Income from operations

 

13,746

 

8,269

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

1

 

32

 

Interest expense

 

(11,223

)

(11,648

)

Total other expense

 

(11,222

)

(11,616

)

Net income (loss)

 

$

2,524

 

(3,347

)

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

3



 

TAPESTRY WIND, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012

(In thousands)

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

2,524

 

(3,347

)

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives qualified as cash flow hedges:

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period

 

14,808

 

(4,345

)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

14,808

 

(4,345

)

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

17,332

 

(7,692

)

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

4



 

TAPESTRY WIND, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

Consolidated Statements of Member’s Equity

Years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012

(In thousands)

 

 

 

Edison Mission Wind, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

other

 

Purchase

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retained

 

comprehensive

 

noncontrolling

 

member’s

 

 

 

Contributions

 

Distributions

 

deficit

 

income (loss)

 

interest

 

equity

 

Balances at December 31, 2011

 

$

430,904

 

(193,175

)

(1,764

)

(6,006

)

(4,803

)

225,156

 

Contributions from member

 

16,235

 

 

 

 

 

16,235

 

Distributions to member

 

 

(143,092

)

 

 

 

(143,092

)

Net loss

 

 

 

(3,347

)

 

 

(3,347

)

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

(4,345

)

 

(4,345

)

Balances at December 31, 2012

 

447,139

 

(336,267

)

(5,111

)

(10,351

)

(4,803

)

90,607

 

Distributions to member

 

 

(11,692

)

 

 

 

(11,692

)

Net income

 

 

 

2,524

 

 

 

2,524

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

14,808

 

 

14,808

 

Balances at December 31, 2013

 

$

447,139

 

(347,959

)

(2,587

)

4,457

 

(4,803

)

96,247

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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TAPESTRY WIND, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012

(In thousands)

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

2,524

 

(3,347

)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation, amortization, and accretion

 

24,234

 

24,232

 

Amortization of deferred revenue

 

(6,208

)

(5,263

)

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

1,106

 

(2,537

)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

242

 

(221

)

Inventory

 

(46

)

 

Inventory deposits

 

(5,640

)

 

Proceeds from U.S. Treasury grants

 

 

44,185

 

Accounts payable

 

2,282

 

(985

)

Accrued liabilities

 

(195

)

(1,490

)

Interest payable

 

(1

)

(28

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

18,298

 

54,546

 

Cash flows from investing activity:

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

(934

)

(12,824

)

Net cash used in investing activity

 

(934

)

(12,824

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Contributions from member

 

 

13,480

 

Distributions to member

 

(11,692

)

(143,092

)

Repayment of long-term debt

 

(8,191

)

(4,474

)

Borrowings transferred from escrow pending completion of project construction

 

37

 

97,041

 

Financing costs

 

 

(1,203

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(19,846

)

(38,248

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

(2,482

)

3,474

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

 

6,450

 

2,976

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

 

$

3,968

 

6,450

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

Noncash capital contributions from member

 

$

 

2,755

 

Cash paid for interest

 

10,031

 

10,330

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

6



 

TAPESTRY WIND, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

(1)                     The Company

 

(a)                     Formation

 

Tapestry Wind, LLC (Tapestry), a Delaware limited liability company, was formed on September 26, 2011 in anticipation of issuing debt in 2012 based on future cash flows from a portfolio of wind projects. Tapestry is a wholly owned subsidiary of Edison Mission Wind, Inc. (EM Wind), which was in turn, a wholly owned subsidiary of Edison Mission Energy (EME). On October 18, 2013, EME entered into an acquisition agreement with NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG), that provided for the sale of substantially all of EME’s assets to NRG including its member interests in the Company. The sale closed on April 1, 2014 and EM Wind was acquired by NRG Energy Gas and Wind Holdings LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of NRG.

 

On November 1, 2011, Tapestry received, as capital contributions, ownership interest in the three wind projects described below: Taloga Wind, Pinnacle Wind, and Buffalo Bear. Tapestry and its subsidiaries are referred to herein as the “Company.” These contribution transactions were transfer of businesses under common control. Therefore, the assets and liabilities acquired were recorded at their historical carrying value.

 

(b)                     Description of Projects

 

Taloga

 

Tapestry owns a 100% interest in Taloga Wind, LLC (Taloga), which owns a 129.6-megawatt wind farm located in Dewey County, Oklahoma. The project sells electricity to Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company under a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA). The project achieved commercial operation in July 2011.

 

Pinnacle

 

Tapestry owns a 100% interest in Pinnacle Wind, LLC (Pinnacle), which owns a 55.2-megawatt wind farm located in Mineral County, West Virginia. The project sells electricity to The Maryland Department of General Services and The University System of Maryland under PPAs with terms of 20 years for each respective institution. The project achieved commercial operation in December 2011.

 

Buffalo Bear

 

Tapestry owns a 100% interest in Buffalo Bear, LLC (Buffalo Bear), which owns an 18.9-megawatt wind farm located in Harper County, Oklahoma. The project sells electricity to Western Farmers Electric Cooperative under a 25-year PPA. The project achieved commercial operation in December 2008.

 

Taloga, Pinnacle, and Buffalo Bear are individually referred to as a “Project” or collectively referred to as “Projects.”

 

(Continued)

 

7



 

TAPESTRY WIND, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

(2)                     Significant Accounting Policies

 

(a)                     Basis of Presentation

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in the consolidated financial statements.

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

(b)                     Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers cash and cash equivalents to include cash and money market fund investments. The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents approximates fair value due to original maturities of less than three months.

 

(c)                      Inventory

 

Inventory is stated at the lower of weighted average cost or market and consists of spare parts, materials, and supplies.

 

(d)                     Derivative Instruments

 

The Company uses interest rate swaps to manage its interest-rate exposure on long-term debt. Authoritative guidance on derivatives and hedging establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments (including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts). The Company is required to record derivatives on its consolidated balance sheets as either assets or liabilities measured at fair value unless otherwise exempted from derivative treatment as a normal sale and purchase. All changes in the fair value of derivative instruments are recognized currently in earnings, unless specific hedge criteria are met, which requires that the Company formally document, designate, and assess the effectiveness of transactions that receive hedge accounting.

 

The accounting guidance for cash flow hedges provides that the effective portion of gains or losses on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as cash flow hedges be reported as a component of other comprehensive income and be reclassified into earnings in the same period during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. The remaining gains or losses on the derivative instruments, if any, must be recognized currently in earnings. Derivative and hedging accounting policies are discussed further in note 3 — Derivative Instruments and Risk Management.

 

(e)                      Deferred Financing Costs

 

Deferred financing costs consist of legal fees and closing costs incurred by the Company in obtaining its financing. These costs are amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the financing obligation. Amortization expense included as part of interest expense in the consolidated

 

(Continued)

 

8



 

TAPESTRY WIND, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

statements of operations was $1,191,000 and $1,292,000 for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Accumulated amortization was $2,499,000 and $1,308,000 for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

(f)                        Restricted Cash

 

Restricted cash consisted of funds held in escrow pending the completion of the Pinnacle Wind project and of debt service or collateral reserves required by the Company’s debt agreements. The Company had $0 and $2,000 in escrowed funds and $9,000 and $44,000 of funds restricted for debt service and collateral reserves for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

(g)                     Income Taxes

 

The Company is a single member limited liability company and is included in the consolidated return of its ultimate parent company. An enterprise is required to recognize, in its consolidated financial statements, the impact of a tax position by determining if the weight of the available evidence indicates it is more likely than not, based on the technical merits, that the position will be sustained on audit. All income tax contingencies would be immaterial if they had to be recognized by the Company. However, because the entity is a limited liability entity that is included in the tax return of its parent company and is not obligated to pay any income taxes, the Company has not reflected a hypothetical tax obligation in its consolidated financial statements.

 

If the Company had recorded income taxes, based on a hypothetical separate company return, adjusted for the use of state tax apportionment factors of the consolidated tax group, the income statements would include income tax benefit of $453,000 and $6,203,000 for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

(h)                     Property, Plant, and Equipment

 

Property, plant, and equipment, including leasehold improvements and construction in progress, are capitalized at cost and principally comprise wind energy generating systems and related facilities. Depreciation is computed by using the straight-line method over the useful life of the property, plant, and equipment.

 

Useful lives for property, plant, and equipment are as follows:

 

Wind energy generating systems

 

20 years

 

Equipment, furniture, and fixtures

 

3 to 7 years

 

 

Expenditures for maintenance, repairs, and renewals are expensed as incurred. Expenditures for additions and improvements are capitalized.

 

(i)                        Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

 

The Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Recoverability of long-lived assets is measured by a comparison of its carrying amount, to its future net undiscounted cash flows

 

(Continued)

 

9



 

TAPESTRY WIND, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

expected to be generated plus production tax credits. If the net book value of a long-lived asset or asset group is less than the related future undiscounted net cash flows, the long-lived asset or asset group is considered to be impaired. The amount of the impairment is measured as the net book value in excess of its fair value. No impairment losses were recognized during the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.

 

(j)                        Inventory Deposits

 

Inventory deposits include spare parts purchased pursuant to the terms of the maintenance and service agreement with the turbine supplier. Parts acquired under this agreement are to be replenished by turbine supplier as parts are used in turbine maintenance throughout the term of the agreement. These amounts are included at cost.

 

(k)                     Asset Retirement Obligations

 

The Company accounts for its asset retirement obligations by recording the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation in the period in which it is incurred. When the liability was initially recorded, the entity capitalizes the cost by increasing the carrying amount of the related long-lived asset. Over time, the liability is accreted to its present value each period, and the capitalized cost is depreciated over the useful life of the related asset. Upon settlement of the liability, an entity either settles the obligation for its recorded amount or incurs a gain or loss upon settlement. Accretion expense is classified as part of depreciation and accretion.

 

The Company recorded a liability representing expected future costs associated with site reclamation, facilities dismantlement, and removal of environmental hazards as follows (in thousands):

 

Balance of asset retirement obligations at December 31, 2011

 

$

7,151

 

Accretion expense

 

454

 

Balance of asset retirement obligations at December 31, 2012

 

7,605

 

Accretion expense

 

483

 

Balance of asset retirement obligations at December 31, 2013

 

$

8,088

 

 

(l)                        Revenue Recognition

 

An assessment of revenue from electricity sales under long-term power sales agreements was conducted to determine whether or not the power sales agreements contain an embedded lease. The assessment resulted in a determination that revenue earned by Taloga and Buffalo Bear is subject to lease accounting. However, there are no minimum rental payments required under the related agreement and; therefore, rental income is recorded as electricity is delivered at rates defined in the PPAs. Revenue earned by Pinnacle is not subject to lease accounting. Electricity sales are recognized as energy is delivered to the specified parties at the rate defined in the PPAs. The Company accounts for renewable energy credits as a bundled component of the associated electricity, with revenue also recorded as the electricity is delivered.

 

(Continued)

 

10



 

TAPESTRY WIND, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

The Company accounts for grant income on the deferred method and, accordingly, will recognize operating revenues related to such income over the estimated useful life of the applicable projects. In 2012 and 2011, the Company received $44,185,000 and $78,346,000, respectively, in U.S. Treasury grants (cash grants, under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) that was recorded as deferred revenue and is amortized to income over 20 years. Pursuant to the regulations governing U.S. treasury grants, there is a ratable, five year recapture period on the grant income from the date the related property was put into service if the property ceases to be used as eligible property or is disposed of to a disqualified entity. The recapture period for the grants received in 2012 and 2011 becomes fully vested on February 28, 2017 and July 13, 2016, respectively.

 

The Company accounts for income from state tax credits (Credits) sold when ownership transfers to Cash Flow Enhancement Strategies, LLC (CFES), which is further discussed in note 5(c).

 

(3)                     Derivative Instruments and Risk Management

 

Interest Swap

 

On December 21, 2011, the Company, in conjunction with its wind financing, entered into 10-year amortizing interest rate swap agreements for the purpose of hedging the variability of cash flows in the interest payments due to fluctuations of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). These interest rate swap agreements became effective on December 30, 2011 and qualify as effective cash flow hedges, whereby the hedges were reported in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets at fair value, with the change in the fair value of the hedges reflected in the consolidated statements of comprehensive loss. The total notional amount of the hedges was $181,201,000 and $188,573,000 at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The notional amount of the interest rate swap agreements amortizes each year, such that the Company’s interest payment under the wind financing is approximately 90% hedged. The interest rate swap agreements entitle the Company to receive a floating (three-month LIBOR) rate and pay a fixed rate of 2.21%. The interest rate swap agreements expire in December 2021. The Company recognized unrealized gains of $14,808,000 and unrealized losses of $4,345,000 in other comprehensive income (loss) at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

The Company also entered into forward starting interest rate swap agreements at 3.57% to hedge the probable forecasted refinancing of the final maturity payment of the term loan and shall be effective on December 21, 2021.

 

The interest rate swaps convert the LIBOR-based rates (0.25% and 0.32% at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively) in the term loan to a fixed interest rate of 2.21%. Total interest expense related to the swap agreements was $3,633,000 and $3,395,000 for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. These costs are included in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations as interest expense.

 

(4)                     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 for a liability should reflect the entity’s nonperformance risk. Fair value is determined using a

 

(Continued)

 

11



 

TAPESTRY WIND, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

hierarchy to prioritize inputs to valuation models. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of fair value hierarchy are:

 

·                  Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical assets and liabilities;

 

·                  Level 2 — Pricing inputs that include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the derivative instruments; and

 

·                  Level 3 — Prices or valuations that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurements and unobservable.

 

The Company’s assets carried at fair value consist of money market funds which are classified as Level 1 as fair value is determined by observable market prices (unadjusted) in active markets. Money market funds are included in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The Company had money market assets of $664,000 and $1,685,000 at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

The interest rate swap liabilities are classified as Level 2 as the fair value can be determined based on observable values of underlying interest rates. The Company had derivative assets related to interest rate swaps of $4,457,000 and liabilities of $10,352,000 as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

(5)                     Project Agreements

 

A summary of the major agreements entered into by the Company is set forth below:

 

(a)                     Limited Liability Company Agreements

 

The subsidiaries of the Company are parties to limited liability company agreements. The provisions of these agreements set forth rights and obligations of the subsidiary.

 

(b)                     Power Purchase Agreements

 

The Projects sell electricity generated by the wind energy generating systems to utilities or other third-parties. Payment is made based on actual production at contractually predetermined energy rates which in some case are escalated on an annual basis.

 

Under the terms of the Taloga power purchase agreement, Taloga is required to deliver minimum quantities of electric energy on a 36-month rolling average basis. If the project fails to achieve minimum deliveries, it could be subject to damages as defined in the agreement. Taloga exceeded required minimum deliveries of electric energy for the year ended December 31, 2013.

 

(c)                      Zero-Emission Facilities Tax Credit Purchase and Sale Agreement

 

Buffalo Bear and Taloga have entered into zero-emission facilities tax credit purchase and sale agreements with CFES to facilitate the transfer and sale of the Company’s zero-emission Credits to

 

(Continued)

 

12



 

TAPESTRY WIND, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

third-parties. The term of the agreements are 10 years covering all Credits generated through 2018 for Buffalo Bear and 2022 for Taloga and may be terminated upon providing written notice. CFES pays an amount equal to 88% of the face value of the Credits, as defined in the agreement. For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company sold Credits to CFES and recognized $1,996,000 and $1,406,000, respectively, which was included on the consolidated statements of operations in lease and other revenue.

 

(d)                     Maintenance and Service Agreements

 

Each of the Projects has contracted with the turbine supplier for its project to provide certain warranty, maintenance, and repair services. The agreements, including extensions, generally cover a five-year period commencing on completion of construction. Payment provisions generally provide for a monthly fee per turbine plus escalation. Total fees incurred during 2013 and 2012 were $4,079,000 and $4,086,000, respectively. These costs are included on the consolidated statements of operations as part of maintenance and other operating costs.

 

Buffalo Bear entered into a maintenance and service agreement with Suzlon Wind Energy Corporation (Suzlon). Pursuant to the agreement’s warranty provisions, the measured average availability for the project’s wind turbine generators shall not be less than 97% for the remainder of the warranty period. Suzlon shall pay liquidated damages to the project for lost revenues and income in the event that the measured average availability of the wind turbine generators falls below 97%. For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company recognized lost revenues of $75,000 and $0, respectively, which was included on the consolidated statements of operations in lease and other revenue.

 

Suzlon is currently experiencing significant adverse credit and liquidity issues. As a result, the Company’s ability to enforce performance and warranty guarantees is subject to the credit risk of this counterparty.

 

(e)                      Operation and Maintenance Agreements

 

Each of the Projects has entered into agreements with Edison Mission Operation and Maintenance, Inc. (EMOM), a wholly owned subsidiary of EME, to provide operation and maintenance services for the balance of the plant not covered by the turbine supplier’s maintenance and service agreement and for the post warranty period. The agreements generally have a term of five years commencing on completion of construction with provisions for extension until terminated. Total costs incurred under these agreements during the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 were $1,256,000 and $1,425,000, respectively. These costs are included on the consolidated statements of operations as part of maintenance and other operating costs.

 

(f)                        Wind Park Easement Agreements

 

Each of the Projects has entered into various easement agreements, which grant the project nonexclusive easement rights to use the land on which wind energy generating systems, the substation, operations building, access roads, and other related equipment are located. Each Project is obligated to pay easement fees ranging from 2.5% to 4% of their gross operating revenues. Total

 

(Continued)

 

13



 

TAPESTRY WIND, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

costs incurred under these agreements during the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 were $1,072,000 and $998,000, respectively. These costs are included on the consolidated statements of operations as part of maintenance and other operating costs.

 

(6)                     Long-Term Debt

 

In December 2011, the Company completed a nonrecourse financing of its interests in the Taloga, Pinnacle, and Buffalo Bear wind projects. The financing included a $214 million 10-year partially amortizing term loan (expiring in December 2021), a $12 million 10-year debt service reserve letter of credit facility, an $8 million 10-year project letter of credit facility and an $8 million 10-year working capital facility. Interest under the term loans accrues at LIBOR plus 2.5% initially, with the rate increasing 0.125% on the fourth anniversary of the closing date. A total of $97 million of cash proceeds received was deposited into restricted cash as of December 31, 2011. These funds became available in December 2012 when the Pinnacle project achieved certain completion milestones. Interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 was $5,821,000 and $6,432,000, respectively.

 

The Company entered into interest rate swap agreements to hedge the majority of the variable interest rate exposure under the term loan. For further details regarding the interest rate swap agreements, see note 3 — Derivative Instruments and Risk Management.

 

Distributions from the Company are subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of its credit agreements, including a covenant to meet a 12-month historic debt service coverage ratio as specified in the agreements of 1.2 to 1.0.

 

Annual maturities on long-term debt at December 31, 2013 for the next five years and thereafter are summarized as follows (in thousands):

 

Years ending December 31:

 

 

 

2014

 

$

9,812

 

2015

 

10,568

 

2016

 

9,094

 

2017

 

10,189

 

2018

 

11,029

 

Thereafter

 

150,643

 

 

 

$

201,335

 

 

At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the amount of outstanding letters of credit was $20 million. The Company recorded costs of $575,000 and $464,000 associated with these letters of credit for the years

 

(Continued)

 

14



 

TAPESTRY WIND, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. These costs are included on the consolidated statements of operations as part of interest expense.

 

The carrying amount of the long-term debt approximates fair value at December 31, 2013 and 2012 due to frequent repricing of the LIBOR interest rates as defined in the agreement.

 

(7)                     Related Party Transactions

 

The Company has the following related party transactions and relationships in addition to the EMOM Operations and Maintenance Agreement described in note 5 — Project Agreements:

 

(a)                     Transactions with EME

 

The Company incurred costs from EME and subsidiaries of EME, for certain insurance, consultant, and credit costs which totaled $823,000 and $2,527,000 for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. These are invoiced at cost and are settled monthly in cash. These costs are included in the consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of operations as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

Expensed

 

$

823

 

1,524

 

Capitalized deferred financing

 

 

1,003

 

 

 

$

823

 

2,527

 

 

(b)                     Transactions with EMMT

 

The Projects have entered into services, purchase, and sale agreements with Edison Mission Marketing & Trading, Inc. (EMMT), a wholly owned subsidiary of EME, to provide scheduling, dispatch, and transaction services. The agreements may be terminated upon providing a 30-day written notice. The Company incurred net costs in the amount of $19,000 and $23,000 from EMMT for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. These costs are included in the consolidated statements of operations as part of operating revenues.

 

(8)                     Subsequent Events

 

The Company has performed an evaluation of subsequent events through April 23, 2014, which is the date the consolidated financial statements are available to be issued. As discussed in Note 1- The Company, NRG completed the purchase of substantially all of the assets of EME including its member interests in the Company on April 1, 2014.

 

15


Exhibit 99.6

 

TAPESTRY WIND, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

Consolidated Financial Statements

 

(Unaudited)

 

September 30, 2014

 



 

TAPESTRY WIND, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

September 30, 2014

 

Table of Contents

 

 

 

Page(s)

 

 

 

Consolidated Financial Statements:

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

1

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

2

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Member’s Equity

 

3

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

4

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

5 – 7

 



 

Tapestry Wind, LLC

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

(Successor)

 

 

(Predecessor)

 

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

 

December 31, 2013

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

6,207

 

 

$

3,968

 

Accounts receivable

 

2,030

 

 

3,963

 

Accounts receivable from related parties

 

13

 

 

 

Inventory

 

5,870

 

 

82

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

263

 

 

424

 

Total current assets

 

14,383

 

 

8,437

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

280,000

 

 

450,727

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

(6,607

)

 

(56,947

)

Net plant and equipment

 

273,393

 

 

393,780

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inventory deposits

 

 

 

5,640

 

Deferred financing costs, net

 

 

 

6,667

 

Power purchase agreements, net of accumulated amortization of $1,324

 

65,676

 

 

 

Restricted cash long-term

 

 

 

9

 

Long-term derivative assets

 

3,302

 

 

4,457

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

356,754

 

 

$

418,990

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities & Member’s Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

765

 

 

$

2,555

 

Accounts payable to related parties

 

270

 

 

148

 

Accrued liabilities

 

1,073

 

 

845

 

Derivative liability - current

 

3,204

 

 

 

Interest payable

 

28

 

 

27

 

Current maturities of long-term obligations

 

10,438

 

 

9,812

 

Total current liabilities

 

15,778

 

 

13,387

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt, net of current portion

 

184,307

 

 

191,523

 

Deferred revenue, net

 

 

 

109,745

 

Asset retirement obligation

 

416

 

 

8,088

 

Total liabilities

 

200,501

 

 

322,743

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Member’s equity

 

156,253

 

 

96,247

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and member’s equity

 

$

356,754

 

 

$

418,990

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

1



 

Tapestry Wind, LLC

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(Amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

(Successor)

 

 

(Predecesor)

 

(Successor)

 

 

(Predecesor)

 

(Predecesor)

 

 

 

Three months ended 
September 30,

 

 

Three months ended 
September 30,

 

Six months ended 
September 30,

 

 

Three months ended 
March 31,

 

Nine months ended 
September 30,

 

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

2014

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric revenue

 

$

13,374

 

 

$

1,937

 

$

16,277

 

 

$

4,852

 

$

10,690

 

Lease and other revenue

 

(6,850

)

 

4,759

 

28

 

 

8,920

 

18,917

 

Power purchase agreement amortization

 

(1,324

)

 

 

(1,324

)

 

 

 

Operating revenues from marketing affiliate

 

(12

)

 

(47

)

(24

)

 

(108

)

(64

)

Grant revenue

 

 

 

1,552

 

 

 

1,552

 

4,656

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating revenues

 

5,188

 

 

8,201

 

14,957

 

 

15,216

 

34,199

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and accretion

 

1,649

 

 

5,763

 

6,691

 

 

5,768

 

17,276

 

Maintenance and other operating costs

 

2,321

 

 

2,254

 

4,595

 

 

2,273

 

6,597

 

General and administrative

 

 

 

45

 

 

 

170

 

315

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

 

3,970

 

 

8,062

 

11,286

 

 

8,211

 

24,188

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from operations

 

1,218

 

 

139

 

3,671

 

 

7,005

 

10,011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Income (Expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

2

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

1

 

Interest expense

 

(1,526

)

 

(2,811

)

(3,039

)

 

(2,701

)

(8,427

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total other income (expense)

 

(1,524

)

 

(2,811

)

(3,036

)

 

(2,701

)

(8,426

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(306

)

 

$

(2,672

)

$

635

 

 

$

4,304

 

$

1,585

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized (loss) gain on derivatives

 

$

(4,237

)

 

$

328

 

$

(7,950

)

 

$

(2,510

)

$

12,073

 

Other comprehensive (loss) income

 

(4,237

)

 

328

 

(7,950

)

 

(2,510

)

12,073

 

Comprehensive (loss) income

 

$

(4,543

)

 

$

(2,344

)

$

(7,315

)

 

$

1,794

 

$

13,658

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

2



 

Tapestry Wind, LLC

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Member’s Equity

(Amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

Capital 
Contributions

 

Capital 
Distributions

 

Retained 
Earnings 
(Deficit)

 

Accumulated 
Other 
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)

 

Purchase Non-
Controlling 
Interest

 

Total Member’s
Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2013 (audited)

 

$

447,139

 

$

(347,959

)

$

(2,587

)

$

4,457

 

$

(4,803

)

$

96,247

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to member

 

 

(1,100

)

 

 

 

(1,100

)

Net income

 

 

 

4,304

 

 

 

4,304

 

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

(2,510

)

 

(2,510

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2014 (a)

 

$

447,139

 

$

(349,059

)

$

1,717

 

$

1,947

 

$

(4,803

)

$

96,941

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at April 1, 2014 (a)

 

$

166,114

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

166,114

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to member

 

 

(6,259

)

 

 

 

(6,259

)

Net loss

 

 

 

635

 

 

 

635

 

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

(4,237

)

 

(4,237

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2014

 

$

166,114

 

$

(6,259

)

$

635

 

$

(4,237

)

$

 

$

156,253

 

 


(a) The differences in the equity balances at March 31, and April1, 2014 reflect the application of pushdown accounting as result of the EME Acquisition.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

3



 

Tapestry Wind, LLC

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

(Successor)

 

 

(Predecessor)

 

 

 

Six months ended
September 30,

 

 

Three months ended
March 31,

 

Nine months ended 
September 30,

 

 

 

2014

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

635

 

 

$

4,304

 

$

1,585

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation, amortization and accretion

 

8,015

 

 

6,054

 

18,172

 

Amortization of deferred revenue

 

 

 

(1,552

)

(4,656

)

Changes in derivative instruments

 

(1,772

)

 

 

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

4,771

 

 

(2,851

)

1,821

 

Inventory deposits

 

 

 

(148

)

(3,505

)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

(18

)

 

179

 

105

 

Accounts payable

 

(80

)

 

(1,588

)

620

 

Accrued liabilities

 

33

 

 

195

 

(376

)

Interest payable

 

2

 

 

(1

)

(1

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

11,586

 

 

4,592

 

13,765

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

 

 

 

(876

)

Restricted cash

 

 

 

9

 

 

Net cash provided by investing activities

 

 

 

9

 

(876

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Member’s distributions

 

(7,259

)

 

(1,100

)

(8,692

)

Repayment of long-term debt

 

(3,218

)

 

(3,371

)

(5,316

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(10,477

)

 

(4,471

)

(14,008

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

1,109

 

 

130

 

(1,119

)

Cash at beginning of period

 

4,098

 

 

3,968

 

6,450

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash at end of period

 

$

5,207

 

 

$

4,098

 

$

5,331

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$

4,809

 

 

$

2,414

 

$

7,530

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

4



 

TAPESTRY WIND, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2014

 

(1)                     The Company

 

(a)                     Formation

 

Tapestry Wind, LLC (Tapestry), a Delaware limited liability company, was formed on September 26, 2011 in anticipation of issuing debt in 2012 based on future cash flows from a portfolio of wind projects. Tapestry is a wholly owned subsidiary of NRG Wind LLC. (NRG Wind), is a wholly owned subsidiary of NRG Energy Gas and Wind Holdings LLC, in turn a wholly owned subsidiary of NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG or Parent).

 

Tapestry, along with NRG Wind, was originally a wholly owned subsidiary of Edison Mission Energy, Inc. (EME), Tapestry received, as capital contributions, ownership interest in the three wind projects described below: Taloga Wind, Pinnacle Wind, and Buffalo Bear. Tapestry and its subsidiaries are referred to herein as the “Company.”

 

(b)                     Description of Projects

 

Taloga

 

Tapestry owns a 100% interest in Taloga Wind, LLC (Taloga), which owns a 129.6-megawatt wind farm located in Dewey County, Oklahoma. The project sells electricity to Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company under a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA). The project achieved commercial operation in July 2011.

 

Pinnacle

 

Tapestry owns a 100% interest in Pinnacle Wind, LLC (Pinnacle), which owns a 55.2-megawatt wind farm located in Mineral County, West Virginia. The project sells electricity to The Maryland Department of General Services and The University System of Maryland under PPAs with terms of 20 years for each respective institution. The project achieved commercial operation in December 2011.

 

Buffalo Bear

 

Tapestry owns a 100% interest in Buffalo Bear, LLC (Buffalo Bear), which owns a 18.9-megawatt wind farm located in Harper County, Oklahoma. The project sells electricity to Western Farmers Electric Cooperative under a 25-year PPA. The project achieved commercial operation in December 2008.

 

Taloga, Pinnacle, and Buffalo Bear are individually referred to as a “Project” or collectively referred to as “Projects.”

 

5



 

TAPESTRY WIND, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2014

 

(c)                      Predecessor and Successor Reporting

 

As further discussed in note 2, Business Acquisition, on April 1, 2014, NRG completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of EME, or the EME Acquisition, including its member interests in the Company. The EME Acquisition was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting. Fair value adjustments have been pushed down to the Company, resulting in the Company’s assets and liabilities being recorded at fair value at April 1, 2014. In addition, effective with the EME Acquisition, the Company adopted the accounting policies of NRG. Therefore, the Company’s financial information prior to the EME Acquisition is not comparable to its financial information subsequent to the EME Acquisition.

 

As a result of the impact of pushdown accounting, the financial statements and certain note presentations separate the Company’s presentations into two distinct periods, the period before the consummation of the EME Acquisition (labeled predecessor) and the period after that date (labeled successor), to indicate the application of different basis of accounting between the periods presented.

 

The following notes should be read in conjunction with the accounting policies and other disclosures as set forth in the notes to the Company’s annual financial statements. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.

 

(2)                     Business Acquisition

 

On April 1, 2014, NRG completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of EME. The acquisition was recorded as a business combination under ASC 805, Business Combinations, with identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed recorded at their estimated fair values on the acquisition date. The impact of the acquisition method of accounting was pushed down to the Company, resulting in assets and liabilities of the Company being recorded at fair value as of April 1, 2014.  The initial accounting for the business combination is not complete because the evaluation necessary to assess the fair values of certain assets acquired is still in process.  The provisional amounts are subject to revision until the evaluations are completed to the extent that additional information is obtained about the facts and circumstances that exists as of the acquisition date.

 

The preliminary allocation of assets and liabilities is as follows (in thousands):

 

6



 

TAPESTRY WIND, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2014

 

 

 

Acquisition Date

 

 

 

Fair Value

 

Assets

 

 

 

Current and non-current assets

 

$

33,980

 

Net plant and equipment

 

280,000

 

Power purchase agreements

 

67,000

 

Total assets acquired

 

$

380,980

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

Current and non-current liabilities

 

16,903

 

Long-term debt

 

197,963

 

Total liabilties assumed

 

$

214,866

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets acquired

 

$

166,114

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

The fair values of the property, plant and equipment and intangible assets at the acquisition date were measured primarily based on significant inputs that are not observable in the market and thus represent a Level 3 measurement as defined in ASC 820.  Significant inputs were as follows:

 

Property, plant and equipment — The estimated fair values were determined primarily based on an income method using discounted cash flows and validated using a market approach based on recent transactions of comparable assets.  The income approach was primarily relied upon as the forecasted cash flows more appropriately incorporate differences in regional markets, plant types, age, useful life, equipment condition and environmental controls of each asset. The income approach also allows for a more accurate reflection of current and expected market dynamics such as supply and demand, commodity prices and regulatory environment as of the acquisition date.

 

Power purchase agreements — The fair value of the PPAs acquired was determined utilizing a variation of the income approach where the expected future cash flows resulting from the acquired PPAs were reduced by operating costs and charges for contributory assets and then discounted to present value at the weighted average cost of capital of an integrated utility peer group adjusted for project-specific financing attributes.  The values were corroborated with available market data.  The PPAs will be amortized over a term of approximately 17 years.

 

7



 

TAPESTRY WIND, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2014

 

(3)                     Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activity

 

The Company has fixed for floating interest rate swaps for 90% of its outstanding term loan amount. The notional amount of the swaps was approximately $175,271,000 as of September 30, 2014. The Company also entered into forward starting interest rate agreements to hedge the probable forecasted refinancing of the final maturity payment of the term loan and shall be effective on December 21, 2021. The following table summarizes the effects of the swaps on the Company’s accumulated other comprehensive income (OCI) balance, which reflects the change in the fair value of the swaps (amounts in thousands):

 

Accumulated OCI balance as of April 1, 2014

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

Mark-to-market of cash flow hedge accounting contracts

 

(4,237

)

 

 

 

 

Accumulated OCI balance as of September 30, 2014

 

$

(4,237

)

 

(4)                     Subsequent events

 

These financial statements and notes reflect the Company’s evaluation of events occurring subsequent to the balance sheet date through January 16, 2015, the date that the financial statements are available to be issued.

 

8


Exhibit 99.7

 

Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Combined Financial Statements

 

The Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Combined Financial Statements, (the “pro forma financial statements”) combine the historical consolidated financial statements of NRG Yield, Inc., or the Company, and the financial statements of the entities that were acquired by the Company to illustrate the potential effect of the acquisition. The Company acquired Laredo Ridge Wind, LLC, WCEP Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries and Tapestry Wind, LLC and its subsidiaries, or the Drop-Down Assets, from NRG Energy, Inc., or NRG, on January 2, 2015.  The pro forma financial statements are based on, and should be read in conjunction with, the:

 

· accompanying notes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Combined Financial Statements;

 

· consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2013 and for the nine  months ended September 30, 2014 and the notes relating thereto, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2014; and

 

· financial statements of Laredo Ridge Wind, LLC, WCEP Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries and Tapestry Wind, LLC and its subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2013 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and the notes relating thereto included within Exhibits 99.1, 99.2, 99.3, 99.4, 99.5 and 99.6 to this Form 8-K/A.

 

The historical consolidated financial statements have been adjusted in the pro forma financial statements to give effect to pro forma events that are (1) directly attributable to the acquisition of the Drop-Down Assets, (2) factually supportable and (3) with respect to the pro forma statements of operations, expected to have a continuing impact on the combined results. The Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Combined Statements of Operations or the pro forma statement of operations, for the year ended December 31, 2013 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, give effect to the acquisition as if it occurred on January 1, 2013. The Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Combined Balance Sheet, or the pro forma balance sheet, as of September 30, 2014, gives effect to the acquisition as if it occurred on September 30, 2014.

 

The Drop-Down Assets were acquired by NRG on April 1, 2014 and NRG applied the acquisition method of accounting under U.S. GAAP and the regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and recorded the acquired assets and liabilities at fair market value on the date of the acquisition.  As the Drop-Down Assets and the Company are under common control, the Drop-Down Assets were transferred to the Company at historical carrying value. For periods in the pro forma financial statements prior to April 1, 2014, adjustments were made to reflect the accounting for NRG’s acquisition of the Drop-Down Assets as if it occurred on January 1, 2013.

 

The pro forma financial statements have been presented for informational purposes only and are not necessarily indicative of what the combined company’s results of operations and financial position would have been had the acquisition of the Drop-Down Assets been completed on the dates indicated.  The Company could incur significant costs to integrate the businesses. The pro forma financial statements do not reflect the cost of any integration activities or benefits that may result from synergies that may be derived from any integration activities.  In addition, the pro forma financial statements do not purport to project the future results of operations or financial position of the combined company.

 



 

Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Combined Income Statement

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014

 

 

 

NRG Yield, Inc.
Historical

 

WCEP Holdings,
LLC and
subsidiaries

 

Tapestry Wind,
LLC and
subsidiaries

 

Laredo Ridge
Wind, LLC

 

Combined Drop-
Down Assets

 

Pro Forma
Adjustments

 

Pro Forma
Combined

 

 

 

(in millions, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating revenues

 

435

 

51

 

30

 

11

 

92

 

(5

)(a)

522

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Costs and Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of operations

 

157

 

15

 

7

 

3

 

25

 

 

182

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

94

 

14

 

12

 

5

 

31

 

3

(b)

128

 

General and administrative - affiliate

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

Acquisition-related ransaction and integration costs

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Total operating costs and expenses

 

260

 

29

 

19

 

8

 

56

 

3

 

319

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income

 

175

 

22

 

11

 

3

 

36

 

(8

)

203

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Income (Expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

 

26

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

Other income, net

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Interest expense

 

(97

)

(14

)

(6

)

(2

)

(22

)

(4

)(c)

(123

)

Total other expense

 

(69

)

(14

)

(6

)

(2

)

(22

)

(4

)

(95

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Before Income Taxes

 

106

 

8

 

5

 

1

 

14

 

(12

)

108

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

1

(d)

16

 

Net Income

 

91

 

8

 

5

 

1

 

14

 

(13

)

92

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Pre-acquisition net income of acquired ROFO Assets

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

Net Income Excluding Pre-acquisition Net Income of Acquired ROFO Assets

 

74

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

58

 

 

 

 

 

1

(e)

59

 

Net Income Attributable to NRG Yield, Inc.

 

16

 

8

 

5

 

1

 

14

 

(14

)

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share attributable to Class A common stockholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted average number of Class A common shares outstanding

 

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

Basic earnings per Class A common share

 

$

0.62

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.62

 

Diluted weighted average number of Class A common shares outstanding

 

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

Diluted earnings per Class A common share

 

$

0.62

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.62

 

 



 

Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Combined Income Statement

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

 

 

NRG Yield, Inc.
Historical(f)

 

WCEP Holdings,
LLC and
subsidiaries

 

Tapestry
Wind, LLC
and
subsidiaries

 

Laredo
Ridge Wind,
LLC

 

Combined Drop-
Down Assets

 

Pro Forma
Adjustments

 

Pro Forma
Combined

 

 

 

(in millions, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating revenues

 

379

 

89

 

46

 

19

 

154

 

(20

)(a)

513

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Costs and Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of operations

 

144

 

18

 

9

 

3

 

30

 

 

174

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

61

 

14

 

23

 

10

 

47

 

(2

)(b)

106

 

General and administrative - affiliate

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

Total operating costs and expenses

 

212

 

32

 

32

 

13

 

77

 

(2

)

287

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income

 

167

 

57

 

14

 

6

 

77

 

(18

)

226

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Income (Expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

 

22

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

Other income, net

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

Interest expense

 

(52

)

(23

)

(11

)

(5

)

(39

)

(5

)(c)

(96

)

Total other expense

 

(27

)

(23

)

(11

)

(5

)

(39

)

(5

)

(71

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Before Income Taxes

 

140

 

34

 

3

 

1

 

38

 

(23

)

155

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

2

(d)

10

 

Net Income

 

132

 

34

 

3

 

1

 

38

 

(25

)

145

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Pre-acquisition net income of acquired ROFO Assets

 

23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income Excluding Pre-acquisition Net Income of Acquired ROFO Assets

 

109

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

122

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Predecessor income prior to initial public offering on July 22, 2013

 

54

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

54

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income Subsequent to Initial Public Offering

 

55

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38

 

(25

)

68

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

42

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

(e)

52

 

Net Income Attributable to NRG Yield, Inc.

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38

 

(35

)

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share attributable to Class A common stockholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted average number of Class A common shares outstanding

 

23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

Basic earnings per Class A common share

 

$

0.57

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.69

 

Diluted weighted average number of Class A common shares outstanding

 

23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

Diluted earnings per Class A common share

 

$

0.57

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.69

 

 



 

Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Combined Balance Sheet

As of September 30, 2014

 

 

 

NRG Yield, Inc.
Historical

 

WCEP Holdings,
LLC and
subsidiaries

 

Tapestry
Wind, LLC
and
subsidiaries

 

Laredo Ridge
Wind, LLC

 

Combined Drop-
Down Assets

 

Pro Forma
Adjustments

 

Pro Forma
Combined

 

ASSETS (in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

372

 

13

 

6

 

1

 

$

20

 

$

(270

)(g)

$

122

 

Restricted cash

 

54

 

22

 

 

 

22

 

 

76

 

Accounts receivable - trade, net

 

80

 

22

 

2

 

1

 

25

 

 

105

 

Accounts receivable - affiliate

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

Inventory

 

17

 

3

 

6

 

1

 

10

 

 

27

 

Notes receivable

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

Prepayments and other current assets

 

22

 

 

1

 

1

 

2

 

 

24

 

Total current assets

 

555

 

60

 

15

 

4

 

79

 

(270

)

364

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, Plant and Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total property, plant & equipment

 

3,542

 

525

 

280

 

116

 

921

 

 

4,463

 

Less accumulated depreciation

 

(266

)

(9

)

(7

)

(3

)

(19

)

 

(285

)

Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation

 

3,276

 

516

 

273

 

113

 

902

 

 

4,178

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity investments in affiliates

 

230

 

 

 

 

 

 

230

 

Notes receivable

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization

 

1,517

 

170

 

66

 

53

 

289

 

 

1,806

 

Derivative instruments

 

7

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

10

 

Deferred income taxes

 

204

 

 

 

 

 

 

204

 

Other non-current assets

 

93

 

 

 

 

 

 

93

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total other assets

 

2,068

 

170

 

69

 

53

 

292

 

 

2,360

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Assets

 

$

5,899

 

$

746

 

$

357

 

$

170

 

$

1,273

 

$

(270

)

$

6,902

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current portion of long-term debt and capital leases

 

$

157

 

$

37

 

$

11

 

$

3

 

$

51

 

$

 

$

208

 

Accounts payable

 

15

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

16

 

Payable to affiliates

 

48

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

49

 

Derivative instruments valuation

 

30

 

13

 

3

 

2

 

18

 

 

48

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

52

 

5

 

1

 

1

 

7

 

 

59

 

Total current liabilities

 

302

 

56

 

16

 

6

 

78

 

 

380

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt and capital leases

 

3,926

 

406

 

184

 

64

 

654

 

210

(h)

4,790

 

Out of market contracts

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

Derivative instruments

 

23

 

16

 

 

2

 

18

 

 

41

 

Other non current liabilities

 

29

 

32

 

1

 

 

33

 

 

62

 

Total non-current liabilities

 

3,983

 

454

 

185

 

66

 

705

 

210

 

4,898

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

 

4,285

 

510

 

201

 

72

 

783

 

210

 

5,278

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

1,336

 

238

 

160

 

99

 

497

 

(497

)(i)

1,336

 

Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)

 

5

 

3

 

 

(1

)

2

 

(2

)(i)

5

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(6

)

(5

)

(4

)

 

(9

)

 

(15

)

Noncontrolling interest

 

279

 

 

 

 

 

19

(i)

298

 

Total Stockholders’ Equity

 

1,614

 

236

 

156

 

98

 

490

 

(480

)

1,624

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

$

5,899

 

$

746

 

$

357

 

$

170

 

$

1,273

 

$

(270

)

$

6,902

 

 



 

Notes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Combined Financial Statements

 

(a)                              Represents the amortization of the value of the power purchase agreements that were recorded in connection with NRG’s accounting for the acquisition of the Drop-Down Assets.  Also represents the removal of grant revenue for all pre-acquisition periods to conform the previous policy for recording the receipt of cash grants as deferred revenue to NRG’s policy of reducing the value of the related property, plant and equipment.

(b)                              Represents the estimated change in net depreciation expense resulting from fair value adjustments to the acquired property, plant and equipment in connection with NRG’s accounting for the acquisition of the Drop-Down Assets.  The estimated useful lives of the property, plant and equipment range from 18 to 23 years.

(c)                               Reflects the estimated increase in interest expense for borrowings necessary to fund the purchase price of the acquisition. To fund the purchase price of the acquisition, in January 2015, the Company borrowed approximately $210 million of its revolving credit facility. The facility bears interest at a rate of 1-month LIBOR plus 2.25%.

(d)                              Represents the adjustment to record the tax effect of the reduction in revenue, change in depreciation expense and increase in interest expense, calculated utilizing the Company’s estimated combined statutory federal and state tax rate of 40.0%.

(e)                               Represents the adjustment to record noncontrolling interest associated with the results of the Drop-Down Assets in Yield Inc.’s results.

(f)                                The Company acquired the TA High Desert, RE Kansas South, and El Segundo projects, or the Acquired ROFO Assets, on June 30, 2014.  The acquisition was accounted for as a transfer of entities under common control. Accordingly, the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2013 was retrospectively recast to include the results of these assets as if the transfer had taken place on January 1, 2013. Net income for the Acquired ROFO Assets is not included in the net income attributable to NRG Yield, Inc.

(g)                               Represents cash utilized to fund the purchase price of the Drop-Down Assets.

(h)                              Represents the additional borrowings necessary to fund the purchase price of the acquisition.  To fund the purchase price of the acquisition, in January 2015, the Company borrowed approximately $210 million of its revolving credit facility.

(i)                                  Represents the adjustment to reclassify the equity of the Drop-Down Assets to non-controlling interest. The acquisition represents a transfer of interests under common control and the equity was transferred at carrying value with no gain or loss recorded.