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Acquisitions and Dispositions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
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Acquisitions and Dispositions

Note 3. Acquisitions and Dispositions

Disposition of Gas Transmission & Storage Operations

In December 2021, Dominion Energy completed the sale of the Q-Pipe Group to Southwest Gas, as discussed in Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.  In the first quarter of 2022, Dominion Energy recognized a gain of $27 million ($20 million after-tax) in discontinued operations in its Consolidated Statements of Income associated with finalization of working capital adjustments.

In connection with the closing of the sale of the Q-Pipe Group, Dominion Energy and Southwest Gas entered into a transition services agreement under which Dominion Energy will continue to provide specified administrative services to support the operations of the disposed businesses for up to 12 months after closing, subject to extension. Dominion Energy recorded $1 million associated with the transition services agreement in operating revenue in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

The following table represents selected information regarding the results of operations, which were reported within discontinued operations in Dominion Energy’s Consolidated Statements of Income:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31, 2021

 

 

 

Q-Pipe Group

 

(millions)

 

 

 

 

Operating revenue

 

$

67

 

Operating expense

 

 

19

 

Interest and related charges

 

 

5

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

43

 

Income tax expense

 

 

8

 

Net income attributable to Dominion Energy

 

$

35

 

 

Capital expenditures and significant noncash items relating to the Q-Pipe Group included the following:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31, 2021

 

(millions)

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

$

3

 

Significant noncash items:

 

 

 

 

Accrued capital expenditures

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

Sale of Hope

In February 2022, Dominion Energy entered into an agreement to sell 100% of the equity interests in Hope to Ullico for $690 million of cash consideration, subject to customary closing adjustments. The sale will be treated as a stock sale for tax purposes and is expected to close by the end of 2022, contingent on clearance or approval under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act and from the West Virginia Commission, and other customary closing and regulatory conditions. In March 2022, the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act expired. Also in March 2022, Dominion Energy filed for review and approval with the West Virginia Commission.

In the first quarter of 2022, Dominion Energy recorded a charge of $87 million in income tax expense in its Consolidated Statements of Income to reflect the recognition of deferred taxes on the outside basis of Hope’s stock upon meeting the classification as held for sale. These deferred taxes will reverse upon closing of the sale.  See Note 5 for additional information. Following closing of the sale, Dominion Energy expects to recognize a pre-tax gain of approximately $60 million, subject to customary closing adjustments, (net of $108 million write-off of goodwill which is not deductible for tax purposes) and an after-tax loss of approximately $40 million.

At March 31, 2022, the assets and liabilities of Hope, included in Gas Distribution, are classified as held for sale and reflected in current assets held for sale and current liabilities held for sale, respectively, in Dominion Energy’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. The carrying amounts of major classes of assets and liabilities classified as held for sale in Dominion Energy’s Consolidated Balance Sheets are as follows:

 

March 31, 2022

 

(millions)

 

 

 

Current assets

$

58

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

481

 

Other deferred charges and other assets, including goodwill(1) and intangible assets

 

305

 

Current liabilities

 

39

 

Long-term debt

 

2

 

Deferred credits and other liabilities

 

174

 

(1)

Includes goodwill of $108 million.

 

Sale of Kewaunee

In May 2021, Dominion Energy entered into an agreement to sell 100% of the equity interests in Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc. to EnergySolutions, including the transfer of all decommissioning obligations associated with Kewaunee, which ceased operations in 2013. The agreement provides that Dominion Energy retains the assets and obligations of the pension and other postretirement employee benefit plans.  In addition, Dominion Energy may continue to withdraw funds prior to closing from the nuclear decommissioning trust to recover certain spent nuclear fuel and other permitted costs, subject to certain conditions. The sale will be treated as an asset sale for tax purposes and is subject to termination by either party if not completed by December 2022. Closing is contingent on approval from the Wisconsin Commission as well as the NRC for the transfer of control of applicable licenses.  The purchase agreement requires that EnergySolutions be subject to the Wisconsin regulatory conditions agreed to by Dominion Energy upon its acquisition of Kewaunee, including the return of any excess decommissioning funds to WPSC and WP&L customers following completion of all decommissioning activities.

In May 2021, Dominion Energy and EnergySolutions submitted a license transfer application to the NRC. Also in May 2021, Dominion Energy submitted an application to the Wisconsin Commission for approval. In July 2021, WPSC and WP&L submitted a joint request to the Wisconsin Commission for the waiver of both of their rights of first refusal to purchase Kewaunee, such rights having been granted as the former owners of Kewaunee. In March 2022, the NRC approved the requested license transfer. At March 31, 2022, Dominion Energy determined that the assets and liabilities associated with the Kewaunee sale, included in Contracted Assets, did not meet the criteria to be classified as held for sale due to the significant uncertainty surrounding the timing of or ability to obtain approval by the Wisconsin Commission.

Dominion Energy expects to record a loss if and when it determines that criteria for the classification as held for sale have been met. If such classification had been made at March 31, 2022, Dominion Energy would have recognized a loss of approximately $660 million ($520 million after-tax). If the sale is ultimately completed, the final net loss will primarily depend on the value of the nuclear decommissioning trust and AROs at closing.