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Employee Benefit Plans
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Employee Benefit Plans

Note 20. Employee Benefit Plans

Net Periodic Benefit (Credit) Cost

The service cost component of net periodic benefit (credit) cost is reflected in other operations and maintenance expense in Dominion Energy’s Consolidated Statements of Income, except for $2 million and $5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, and $4 million and $8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, presented in discontinued operations. The non-service cost components of net periodic benefit (credit) cost are reflected in other income (expense) in Dominion Energy’s Consolidated Statements of Income, except for $(1) million and $13 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, and $(12) million and $(23) million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, presented in discontinued operations. The components of Dominion Energy’s provision for net periodic benefit cost (credit) are as follows:

 

 

Pension Benefits

 

 

Other Postretirement Benefits

 

 

 

Quarter-to-Date

 

 

Year-to-Date

 

 

Quarter-to-Date

 

 

Year-to-Date

 

Period Ended June 30,

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

(millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost

 

$

22

 

 

$

24

 

 

$

44

 

 

$

48

 

 

$

3

 

 

$

4

 

 

$

6

 

 

$

7

 

Interest cost

 

 

108

 

 

 

110

 

 

 

217

 

 

 

221

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

31

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

(207

)

 

 

(216

)

 

 

(411

)

 

 

(432

)

 

 

(43

)

 

 

(38

)

 

 

(85

)

 

 

(76

)

Amortization of prior service
    cost (credit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(9

)

 

 

(9

)

 

 

(18

)

 

 

(18

)

Amortization of net actuarial
    (gain) loss

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(4

)

 

 

(3

)

Settlements and curtailments(1)

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plan amendment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit (credit) cost

 

$

(66

)

 

$

(82

)

 

$

(111

)

 

$

(163

)

 

$

(37

)

 

$

(29

)

 

$

(73

)

 

$

(59

)

(1)
2024 amount relates to Dominion Energy nonqualified pension plan.

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plan Remeasurements

In the first quarter of 2024, Dominion Energy remeasured its pension and other postretirement benefit plans as a result of the close of the East Ohio Transaction. The remeasurement and transfer to Enbridge of pension plan assets and liabilities resulted in a decrease in the pension benefit obligation of $419 million, inclusive of $195 million transferred upon closing, and a decrease in the fair value of the pension plan assets of $555 million, inclusive of $531 million transferred upon closing. In addition, the remeasurement and transfer to Enbridge of other postretirement benefit plan assets and liabilities resulted in a decrease in the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation of $38 million, inclusive of $22 million transferred upon closing, and a decrease in the fair value of the other postretirement benefit plan assets of $19 million, inclusive of $36 million transferred upon closing. The impact of the remeasurement and transfer of pension and other postretirement benefit plan assets and liabilities on net periodic benefit cost (credit) was recognized prospectively from the remeasurement date. The remeasurement is expected to decrease the net periodic pension benefit credit by approximately $11 million and increase the net periodic other postretirement benefit credit by approximately $1 million for the year ending December 31, 2024, excluding the impact of a one-time plan amendment. The discount rate used for the remeasurement was 5.62% for the pension plans and 5.61%-5.62% for the other postretirement benefit plans. The net actuarial loss (gain) and prior service cost (credit) related to the transferred pension and other postretirement plan assets and liabilities included in the East Ohio Transaction loss on sale was $147 million for pension and $(9) million for other postretirement benefits.

In the second quarter of 2024, Dominion Energy remeasured its pension and other postretirement benefit plans as a result of the close of the Questar Gas Transaction. The remeasurement and transfer to Enbridge of pension plan assets and liabilities resulted in a decrease in the pension benefit obligation of $251 million, inclusive of $136 million transferred upon closing, and a decrease in the fair value of the pension plan assets of $248 million, inclusive of $138 million transferred upon closing. In addition, the remeasurement and transfer to Enbridge of other postretirement benefit plan assets and liabilities resulted in a decrease in the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation of $14 million, inclusive of $6 million transferred upon closing, and an increase in the fair value of the other postretirement benefit plan assets of $24 million, inclusive of $5 million transferred upon closing. The impact of the remeasurement and transfer of pension and other postretirement benefit plan assets and liabilities on net periodic benefit cost (credit) was recognized prospectively from the remeasurement date. The remeasurement is expected to increase the net periodic pension benefit credit by approximately $8 million and increase the net periodic other postretirement benefit credit by $3 million for

the year ending December 31, 2024. The discount rate used for the remeasurement was 5.75% for the pension plan and 5.74% for the other postretirement benefit plan. The net actuarial loss and prior service cost (credit) related to the transferred pension and other postretirement plan assets and liabilities included in the Questar Gas Transaction loss on sale was $49 million for pension and $1 million for other postretirement benefits.

All other assumptions used for the remeasurements were consistent with the measurement as of December 31, 2023.

Employer Contributions

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, Dominion Energy made $7 million of contributions to its qualified defined benefit pension plans. Dominion Energy expects to make $46 million of minimum required contributions to its qualified defined benefit pension plans in 2024. In July 2024, Dominion Energy made an additional $7 million of contributions to its qualified defined benefit pension plans. Dominion Energy is not required to make any contributions to its VEBAs associated with its other postretirement plans in 2024. Dominion Energy considers voluntary contributions from time to time, either in the form of cash or equity securities.

Other Employee Matters

In the first quarter of 2024, Dominion Energy recorded a charge of $23 million ($17 million after-tax) within discontinued operations attributable to a contribution to its defined contribution employee savings plan associated with the closing of the East Ohio Transaction. Additionally in the first quarter of 2024, Dominion Energy recorded a charge of $13 million ($10 million after-tax) in other operations and maintenance expense related to a severance accrual for certain employees in connection with the business review.