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Electric utility subsidiary
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Electric utility subsidiary [Abstract]  
Electric utility segment
Electric utility segment
Revenue taxes. The Utilities’ revenues include amounts for the recovery of various Hawaii state revenue taxes. Revenue taxes are generally recorded as an expense in the period the related revenues are recognized. However, the Utilities’ revenue tax payments to the taxing authorities in the period are based on the prior year’s billed revenues (in the case of public service company taxes and PUC fees) or on the current year’s cash collections from electric sales (in the case of franchise taxes). The Utilities included in the second quarters of 2014 and 2013 and the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 approximately $64 million, $65 million, $129 million and $129 million, respectively, of revenue taxes in "revenues" and in "taxes, other than income taxes" expense.
Recent tax developments. In September 2013, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final regulations addressing the acquisition, production and improvement of tangible property, which were effective January 1, 2014. Management does not expect the impact of these new regulations will be material to the Utilities' financial statements since specific guidance on network (i.e., transmission and distribution) assets and generation property had already been received. The IRS also proposed regulations addressing the disposition of property.
The Utilities adopted the safe harbor guidelines with respect to network assets in 2011 and in June 2013, the IRS released a revenue procedure relating to deductions for repairs of generation property, which provides some guidance (that is elective) for taxpayers that own steam or electric generation property. This guidance defines the relevant components of generation property to be used in determining whether such component expenditures should be deducted as repairs or capitalized and depreciated by taxpayers. The revenue procedure also provides an extrapolation methodology that could be used by taxpayers in determining deductions for prior years’ repairs without going back to the specific documentation of those years. The guidance does not provide specific methods for determining the repairs amount. Management intends to adopt this guidance through an election in its 2014 tax return, which is expected to result in slightly improved cash flows.
In March 2014, HEI filed with the IRS an application, which requested a change in the method of accounting for revenues recorded to the Utilities’ revenue balancing accounts (RBAs) (from an accrual basis to a billed basis) for income tax purposes. On April 28, 2014, the Utilities received approval for this change from the IRS, effective January 1, 2014. HEI will include the effects of this change in its estimated income tax payments for 2014. This change will result in improved cash flows by deferring the payment of income taxes on the RBA revenues recognized until the revenues are billed but will reduce the interest to be accrued on the RBA balance as proposed by the Consumer Advocate.
Unconsolidated variable interest entities.

HECO Capital Trust III.  HECO Capital Trust III (Trust III) was created and exists for the exclusive purposes of (i) issuing in March 2004 2,000,000 6.50% Cumulative Quarterly Income Preferred Securities, Series 2004 (2004 Trust Preferred Securities) ($50 million aggregate liquidation preference) to the public and trust common securities ($1.5 million aggregate liquidation preference) to Hawaiian Electric, (ii) investing the proceeds of these trust securities in 2004 Debentures issued by Hawaiian Electric in the principal amount of $31.5 million and issued by Hawaii Electric Light and Maui Electric each in the principal amount of $10 million, (iii) making distributions on these trust securities and (iv) engaging in only those other activities necessary or incidental thereto. The 2004 Trust Preferred Securities are mandatorily redeemable at the maturity of the underlying debt on March 18, 2034, which maturity may be extended to no later than March 18, 2053; and are currently redeemable at the issuer’s option without premium. The 2004 Debentures, together with the obligations of the Utilities under an expense agreement and Hawaiian Electric’s obligations under its trust guarantee and its guarantee of the obligations of Hawaii Electric Light and Maui Electric under their respective debentures, are the sole assets of Trust III. Taken together, Hawaiian Electric’s obligations under the Hawaiian Electric debentures, the Hawaiian Electric indenture, the subsidiary guarantees, the trust agreement, the expense agreement and trust guarantee provide, in the aggregate, a full, irrevocable and unconditional guarantee of payments of amounts due on the Trust Preferred Securities. Trust III has at all times been an unconsolidated subsidiary of Hawaiian Electric. Since Hawaiian Electric, as the holder of 100% of the trust common securities, does not absorb the majority of the variability of Trust III, Hawaiian Electric is not the primary beneficiary and does not consolidate Trust III in accordance with accounting rules on the consolidation of VIEs. Trust III’s balance sheets as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 each consisted of $51.5 million of 2004 Debentures; $50.0 million of 2004 Trust Preferred Securities; and $1.5 million of trust common securities. Trust III’s income statements for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 each consisted of $1.7 million of interest income received from the 2004 Debentures; $1.6 million of distributions to holders of the Trust Preferred Securities; and $0.1 million of common dividends on the trust common securities to Hawaiian Electric. As long as the 2004 Trust Preferred Securities are outstanding, Hawaiian Electric is not entitled to receive any funds from Trust III other than pro-rata distributions, subject to certain subordination provisions, on the trust common securities. In the event of a default by Hawaiian Electric in the performance of its obligations under the 2004 Debentures or under its Guarantees, or in the event any of the Utilities elect to defer payment of interest on any of their respective 2004 Debentures, then Hawaiian Electric will be subject to a number of restrictions, including a prohibition on the payment of dividends on its common stock.
Power purchase agreements.  As of June 30, 2014, the Utilities had six PPAs for firm capacity and several other PPAs with variable generation independent power producers (IPPs) and Schedule Q providers (i.e., customers with cogeneration and/or small power production facilities with a capacity of 100 kilowatts (kWs) or less who buy power from or sell power to the Utilities), none of which are currently required to be consolidated as VIEs. The PPAs with AES Hawaii, Inc. (AES Hawaii), Kalaeloa Partners, L.P. (Kalaeloa), Hamakua Energy Partners, L.P. (HEP) and HPOWER comprise approximately 90% of IPP contractual firm capacity available to the Utilities. Purchases from all IPPs were as follows:
 
 
Three months ended June 30
 
Six months ended June 30
(in millions)
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
AES Hawaii
 
$
36

 
$
37

 
$
69

 
$
60

Kalaeloa
 
74

 
79

 
141

 
143

HEP
 
8

 
9

 
20

 
20

HPOWER
 
16

 
12

 
32

 
27

Other IPPs
 
54

 
41

 
91

 
82

Total IPPs
 
$
188

 
$
178

 
$
353

 
$
332


 
Some of the IPPs provided sufficient information for Hawaiian Electric to determine that the IPP was not a VIE, or was either a “business” or “governmental organization,” and thus excluded from the scope of accounting standards for VIEs. Other IPPs, including the three largest, declined to provide the information necessary for Hawaiian Electric to determine the applicability of accounting standards for VIEs.
Since 2004, Hawaiian Electric has continued its efforts to obtain from the IPPs the information necessary to make the determinations required under accounting standards for VIEs. In each year from 2005 to 2013, the Utilities sent letters to the identified IPPs requesting the required information. All of these IPPs declined to provide the necessary information, except that Kalaeloa later agreed to provide the information pursuant to the amendments to its PPA (see below) and an entity owning a wind farm provided information as required under its PPA. Management has concluded that the consolidation of two entities owning wind farms was not required as Hawaii Electric Light and Maui Electric do not have variable interests in the entities because the PPAs do not require them to absorb any variability of the entities. If the requested information is ultimately received from the remaining IPPs, a possible outcome of future analyses of such information is the consolidation of one or more of such IPPs in the Consolidated Financial Statements. The consolidation of any significant IPP could have a material effect on the Consolidated Financial Statements, including the recognition of a significant amount of assets and liabilities and, if such a consolidated IPP were operating at a loss and had insufficient equity, the potential recognition of such losses. If the Utilities determine they are required to consolidate the financial statements of such an IPP and the consolidation has a material effect, the Utilities would retrospectively apply accounting standards for VIEs.
Kalaeloa Partners, L.P.  In October 1988, Hawaiian Electric entered into a PPA with Kalaeloa, subsequently approved by the PUC, which provided that Hawaiian Electric would purchase 180 megawatts (MW) of firm capacity for a period of 25 years beginning in May 1991. In October 2004, Hawaiian Electric and Kalaeloa entered into amendments to the PPA, subsequently approved by the PUC, which together effectively increased the firm capacity from 180 MW to 208 MW. The energy payments that Hawaiian Electric makes to Kalaeloa include: (1) a fuel component, with a fuel price adjustment based on the cost of low sulfur fuel oil, (2) a fuel additive component, with an adjustment based on changes in the Gross National Product Implicit Price Deflator, and (3) a non-fuel component, with an adjustment based on changes in the Gross National Product Implicit Price Deflator. The capacity payments that Hawaiian Electric makes to Kalaeloa are fixed in accordance with the PPA. Kalaeloa also has a steam delivery cogeneration contract with another customer, the term of which coincides with the PPA. The facility has been certified by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as a Qualifying Facility under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978.
Pursuant to the current accounting standards for VIEs, Hawaiian Electric is deemed to have a variable interest in Kalaeloa by reason of the provisions of Hawaiian Electric’s PPA with Kalaeloa. However, management has concluded that Hawaiian Electric is not the primary beneficiary of Kalaeloa because Hawaiian Electric does not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact Kalaeloa’s economic performance nor the obligation to absorb Kalaeloa’s expected losses, if any, that could potentially be significant to Kalaeloa. Thus, Hawaiian Electric has not consolidated Kalaeloa in its consolidated financial statements. A significant factor affecting the level of expected losses Hawaiian Electric could potentially absorb is the fact that Hawaiian Electric’s exposure to fuel price variability is limited to the remaining term of the PPA as compared to the facility’s remaining useful life. Although Hawaiian Electric absorbs fuel price variability for the remaining term of the PPA, the PPA does not currently expose Hawaiian Electric to losses as the fuel and fuel related energy payments under the PPA have been approved by the PUC for recovery from customers through base electric rates and through Hawaiian Electric’s ECAC to the extent the fuel and fuel related energy payments are not included in base energy rates. As of June 30, 2014, Hawaiian Electric’s accounts payable to Kalaeloa amounted to $23 million.
Commitments and contingencies.
Environmental regulation.  The Utilities are subject to environmental laws and regulations that regulate the operation of existing facilities, the construction and operation of new facilities and the proper cleanup and disposal of hazardous waste and toxic substances. In recent years, legislative, regulatory and governmental activities related to the environment, including proposals and rulemaking under the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act (CWA), have increased significantly and management anticipates that such activity will continue.
On May 19, 2014 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the final regulations required by section 316(b) of the CWA designed to protect aquatic organisms from adverse impacts associated with existing power plant cooling water intake structures. The regulations will be effective 60 days after they are published in the Federal Register. They will apply to the cooling water systems for the steam generating units at Hawaiian Electric’s power plants on the island of Oahu. The regulations prescribe a process, including a number of required site-specific studies, for states to develop facility-specific entrainment and impingement controls to be incorporated in the facility’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit. In the case of Hawaiian Electric's power plants, there are a number of studies that have yet to be completed before Hawaiian Electric and the Department of Health of the State of Hawaii (DOH) can determine what entrainment or impingement controls, if any, might be appropriate.
On February 16, 2012, the Federal Register published the EPA’s final rule establishing the EPA’s National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for fossil-fuel fired steam electrical generating units (EGUs). The final rule, known as the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), applies to the 14 EGUs at Hawaiian Electric’s power plants. MATS establishes the Maximum Achievable Control Technology standards for the control of hazardous air pollutants emissions from new and existing EGUs. Based on a review of the final rule and the benefits and costs of alternative compliance strategies, Hawaiian Electric has selected a MATS compliance strategy based on switching to lower emission fuels. The use of lower emission fuels will provide for MATS compliance at lower overall costs and avoid the reduction in operational flexibility imposed by emissions control equipment. Hawaiian Electric requested and received a one-year extension, resulting in a MATS compliance date of April 16, 2016. Hawaiian Electric also has pending with the EPA a Petition for Reconsideration and Stay dated April 16, 2012, and a Request for Expedited Consideration dated August 14, 2013. The submittals ask the EPA to revise an emissions standard for non-continental oil-fired EGUs on the grounds that the promulgated standard was incorrectly derived. The Petition and Request submittals to the EPA included additional data to demonstrate that the existing standard is erroneous. Hawaiian Electric has been in contact with the EPA regarding the status of its Petition and does not expect a decision before the end of 2014.
On February 6, 2013, the EPA issued a guidance document titled “Next Steps for Area Designations and Implementation of the Sulfur Dioxide National Ambient Air Quality Standard,” which outlines a process that will provide the states additional flexibility and time for their development of one-hour sulfur dioxide (SO2) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) implementation plans. In May 2014, the EPA published a proposed data requirements rule for states to characterize their air quality in relation to the one-hour SO2 NAAQS. Under the proposed rule, the EPA expects to designate areas as attaining, or not attaining, the one-hour SO2 NAAQS in December 2017 or December 2020, depending on whether the area was characterized through modeling or monitoring. Hawaiian Electric will work with the DOH in implementing the one-hour SO2 NAAQS and in developing cost-effective strategies for NAAQS compliance, if needed.
Depending upon the specific measures required for compliance with the CWA 316(b) regulations and MATS, and the rules and guidance developed for compliance with the more stringent NAAQS, the Utilities may be required to incur material capital expenditures and other compliance costs, but such amounts and their timing are not determinable at this time. Additionally, the combined effects of these regulatory initiatives may result in a decision to retire or deactivate certain generating units earlier than anticipated.
Hawaiian Electric, Hawaii Electric Light and Maui Electric, like other utilities, periodically encounter petroleum or other chemical releases into the environment associated with current or previous operations and report and take action on these releases when and as required by applicable law and regulations. The Utilities believe the costs of responding to such releases identified to date will not have a material adverse effect, individually or in the aggregate, on Hawaiian Electric’s consolidated results of operations, financial condition or liquidity.
Potential Clean Air Act Enforcement. On July 1, 2013, Hawaii Electric Light and Maui Electric received a letter from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) asserting potential violations of the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)
and Title V requirements of the Clean Air Act involving the Hill and Kahului Power Plants. The EPA referred the matter to the DOJ for enforcement based on Hawaii Electric Light’s and Maui Electric’s responses to information requests in 2010 and 2012. The letter expresses an interest in resolving the matter without the issuance of a notice of violation. The parties had preliminary discussions in February 2014, and plan to continue working toward resolving the matter. Hawaii Electric Light and Maui Electric cannot currently estimate the amount or effect of a settlement, if any.

Former Molokai Electric Company generation site.  In 1989, Maui Electric acquired by merger Molokai Electric Company. Molokai Electric Company had sold its former generation site (Site) in 1983, but continued to operate at the Site under a lease until 1985. The EPA has since performed Brownfield assessments of the Site that identified environmental impacts in the subsurface. Although Maui Electric never operated at the Site and operations there had stopped four years before the merger, in discussions with the EPA and the DOH, Maui Electric agreed to undertake additional investigations at the Site and an adjacent parcel that Molokai Electric Company had used for equipment storage (the Adjacent Parcel) to determine the extent of impacts of subsurface contaminants. A 2011 assessment by a Maui Electric contractor of the Adjacent Parcel identified environmental impacts, including elevated polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the subsurface soils. In cooperation with the DOH and EPA, Maui Electric is further investigating the Site and the Adjacent Parcel to determine the extent of impacts of PCBs, fuel oils, and other subsurface contaminants. In March 2012, Maui Electric accrued an additional $3.1 million (reserve balance of $3.6 million as of June 30, 2014) for the additional investigation and estimated cleanup costs at the Site and the Adjacent Parcel; however, final costs of remediation will depend on the results of continued investigation. Maui Electric received DOH and EPA comments on a draft site investigation plan for site characterization in the fourth quarter of 2013. Management concluded that these comments did not require a change to the reserve balance. Maui Electric provided written responses to the agencies’ comments in March 2014, and is currently awaiting approval of those responses by both agencies prior to revising the draft site investigation plan accordingly.
Pearl Harbor sediment study. The Navy is conducting a feasibility study for the remediation of contaminated sediment in Pearl Harbor. In the course of its study, the Navy has identified elevated levels of PCBs in the sediment offshore from the Waiau Power Plant. The results of the Navy’s study to date, including sampling data and possible remediation approaches, are undergoing further federal review. Hawaiian Electric is also reviewing the study in order to determine the scope of investigation needed to identify the potential source of contamination and develop appropriate remedial actions. 
The Navy recently notified Hawaiian Electric of the Navy’s determination that Hawaiian Electric is responsible for clean up of the area offshore of the Waiau Power Plant, and the costs incurred by the Navy to investigate the area. The Navy is asking Hawaiian Electric to engage in negotiations regarding the financing and undertaking of future response actions. The extent of the contamination, the appropriate remedial measures to address it, and Hawaiian Electric’s potential responsibility for any associated costs have not yet been determined.
Global climate change and greenhouse gas emissions reduction.  National and international concern about climate change and the contribution of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (including carbon dioxide emissions from the combustion of fossil fuels) to climate change have led to action by the State and to federal legislative and regulatory proposals to reduce GHG emissions.
In July 2007, Act 234, which requires a statewide reduction of GHG emissions by January 1, 2020 to levels at or below the statewide GHG emission levels in 1990, became law in Hawaii. On June 20, 2014, the Governor signed the final regulations required to implement Act 234 and the regulations went into effect on June 30, 2014. In general, the regulations will require affected sources that have the potential to emit GHGs in excess of established thresholds to reduce GHG emissions by 16% below 2010 emission levels by 2020. The regulations will also assess affected sources an annual fee based on tons per year of GHG emissions commencing on the effective date of the regulations, estimated to be approximately $0.4 million annually for the Utilities. The DOH GHG regulations also track the federal “Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Title V Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule” (GHG Tailoring Rule, see below) and would create new thresholds for GHG emissions from new and existing stationary source facilities.
Several approaches (e.g., “cap and trade”) to GHG emission reduction have been either introduced or discussed in the U.S. Congress; however, no federal legislation has yet been enacted.
On September 22, 2009, the EPA issued its Final Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule, which requires that sources emitting GHGs above certain threshold levels monitor and report GHG emissions. The Utilities have submitted the required reports for 2010 through 2013 to the EPA. In December 2009, the EPA made the finding that motor vehicle GHG emissions endanger public health or welfare. Since then, the EPA has also issued rules that begin to address GHG emissions from stationary sources, like the Utilities’ EGUs.
In June 2010, the EPA issued its GHG Tailoring Rule covering the permitting of new or modified stationary sources that have the potential to emit GHGs in greater quantities than the thresholds set forth in the rule, under the Prevention of Significant Deterioration program. On June 23, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision that invalidated the GHG Tailoring Rule, to the extent it regulated sources based solely on their GHG emissions. It also invalidated the GHG emissions threshold for regulation. The current status of the GHG Tailoring Rule, and any further regulatory action the EPA may take in light of this recent decision, are uncertain.
On January 8, 2014, the EPA published in the Federal Register its new proposal for New Source Performance Standards for GHG from new generating units. The proposed rule on GHG from new EGUs does not apply to oil- fired combustion turbines or diesel engine generators, and is not otherwise expected to have significant impacts on the Utilities.
On June 18, 2014, the EPA published in the Federal Register its proposed rule for GHG emissions from existing power plants. The rule sets interim and final state-wide, state-specific emission performance goals, expressed as lb CO2/MWh, that would apply to the state’s affected sources. The interim goal would apply as an average over the period 2020 through 2029, with the final goal to be met by 2030. On the same date, the EPA also published a separate rule for modified and reconstructed power plants. The EPA’s plan is to issue the final rules no later than June 1, 2015. Hawaiian Electric is still evaluating the proposed rules for GHG emissions from existing, modified, and reconstructed sources, and how they might relate to the recently issued State GHG rules. Hawaiian Electric will participate in the federal GHG rulemaking process, and in the implementation of the State GHG rules, to try to reconcile federal GHG regulation, state GHG regulation, and any action the EPA may take as a result of the recent U.S. Supreme Court opinion, to facilitate clear and cost-effective compliance. The Utilities will continue to evaluate the impact of proposed GHG rules and regulations as they develop. Final regulations may impose significant compliance costs, and may require reductions in fossil fuel use and the addition of renewable energy resources in excess of the requirements of the RPS law.
While the timing, extent and ultimate effects of climate change cannot be determined with any certainty, climate change is predicted to result in sea level rise, which could potentially impact coastal and other low-lying areas (where much of the Utilities’ electric infrastructure is sited), and could cause erosion of beaches, saltwater intrusion into aquifers and surface ecosystems, higher water tables and increased flooding and storm damage due to heavy rainfall. The effects of climate change on the weather (for example, floods or hurricanes), sea levels, and water availability and quality have the potential to materially adversely affect the results of operations, financial condition and liquidity of the Utilities. For example, severe weather could cause significant harm to the Utilities’ physical facilities.
The Utilities have taken, and continue to identify opportunities to take, direct action to reduce GHG emissions from their operations, including, but not limited to, supporting DSM programs that foster energy efficiency, using renewable resources for energy production and purchasing power from IPPs generated by renewable resources, burning renewable biodiesel in Hawaiian Electric’s CIP CT-1, using biodiesel for startup and shutdown of selected Maui Electric generating units, and testing biofuel blends in other Hawaiian Electric and Maui Electric generating units. The Utilities are also working with the State of Hawaii and other entities to pursue the use of liquefied natural gas as a cleaner and lower cost fuel to replace, at least in part, the petroleum oil that would otherwise be used. Management is unable to evaluate the ultimate impact on the Utilities’ operations of eventual comprehensive GHG regulation. However, management believes that the various initiatives it is undertaking will provide a sound basis for managing the Utilities’ carbon footprint and meeting GHG reduction goals that will ultimately emerge.
Asset retirement obligations.  Asset retirement obligations (AROs) represent legal obligations associated with the retirement of certain tangible long-lived assets, are measured as the present value of the projected costs for the future retirement of specific assets and are recognized in the period in which the liability is incurred if a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made. The Utilities' recognition of AROs have no impact on their earnings. The cost of the AROs is recovered over the life of the asset through depreciation. AROs recognized by the Utilities relate to obligations to retire plant and equipment, including removal of asbestos and other hazardous materials.
Changes to the ARO liability included in “Other liabilities” on Hawaiian Electric’s balance sheet were as follows:
 
 
Six months ended June 30
(in thousands)
 
2014
 
2013
Balance, beginning of period
 
$
43,106

 
$
48,431

Accretion expense
 
643

 
363

Liabilities incurred
 

 

Liabilities settled
 
(6,052
)
 
(1,506
)
Revisions in estimated cash flows
 

 
(916
)
Balance, end of period
 
$
37,697

 
$
46,372


Decoupling. In 2010, the PUC issued an order approving decoupling, which was implemented by Hawaiian Electric on March 1, 2011, by Hawaii Electric Light on April 9, 2012 and by Maui Electric on May 4, 2012. Decoupling is a regulatory model that is intended to facilitate meeting the State of Hawaii’s goals to transition to a clean energy economy and achieve an aggressive renewable portfolio standard. The decoupling model implemented in Hawaii delinks revenues from sales and includes annual revenue adjustments for certain O&M expenses and rate base changes. The decoupling mechanism has three components: (1) a sales decoupling component via a revenue balancing account (RBA), (2) a revenue escalation component via a revenue adjustment mechanism (RAM) and (3) an earnings sharing mechanism, which would provide for a reduction of revenues between rate cases in the event the utility exceeds the ROACE allowed in its most recent rate case. Decoupling provides for more timely cost recovery and earning on investments. The implementation of decoupling has resulted in an improvement in the Utilities’ under-earning situation that has existed over the last several years. Prior to and during the transition to decoupling, however, the Utilities’ returns have been below PUC-allowed returns.
On May 31, 2013, as provided for in its original order issued in 2010 approving decoupling and citing three years of implementation experience for Hawaiian Electric, the PUC opened an investigative docket to review whether the decoupling mechanisms are functioning as intended, are fair to the Utilities and their ratepayers, and are in the public interest. The PUC affirmed its support for the continuation of the sales decoupling (RBA) mechanism and stated its interest in evaluating the RAM to ensure it provides the appropriate balance of risks, costs, incentives and performance requirements, as well as administrative efficiency, and whether the current interest rate applied to the outstanding RBA balance is reasonable. The Utilities and the Consumer Advocate were named as parties to this proceeding and filed a joint statement of position that any material changes to the current decoupling mechanism should be made prospectively after 2016, unless the Utilities and the Consumer Advocate mutually agree to the change in this proceeding. The PUC granted several parties’ motions to intervene. In October 2013, the PUC issued orders that bifurcated the proceeding (Schedule A and Schedule B) and identified issues and procedural schedules for both Schedules.
Schedule A issues include:
for the RBA, the reasonableness of the interest rate related to the carrying charge of the outstanding RBA balance and whether there should be a risk sharing adjustment to the RBA;
for the RAM, whether it is reasonable to true up all actual prior year baseline projects, which are those capital projects less than $2.5 million, at year end or implement alternative methods to calculate the RAM rate base;
whether a risk sharing mechanism should be incorporated into the RBA;
whether performance metrics should be determined and reported; and
whether other factors should be considered if potential changes to existing RBA and RAM provisions are required.
Schedule B issues include:
whether performance metrics and incentives (rewards or penalties) should be implemented to control costs and encourage the Utilities to make necessary or appropriate changes to strategic and action plans;
whether the allocation of risk as a result of the decoupling mechanism is fairly reflected in the cost of capital allowed in rates;
changes or alternatives to the existing RAM; and
changes to ratemaking procedures to improve efficiency and/or effectiveness.
Oral arguments on Schedule A issues were held in January 2014. On February 7, 2014, the PUC issued a D&O on the Schedule A issues, which made certain modifications to the decoupling mechanism. Specifically, the D&O requires:
An adjustment to the Rate Base RAM Adjustment to include 90% of the amount of the current RAM Period Rate Base RAM Adjustment that exceeds the Rate Base RAM Adjustment from the prior year, to be effective with the Utilities’ 2014 decoupling filing.
Effective March 1, 2014, the interest rate to be applied on the outstanding RBA balances to be the short term debt rate used in each Utilities last rate case (ranging from 1.25% to 3.25%), instead of the 6% that had been previously approved.
The D&O required the Utilities to immediately investigate the possibility of deferring the payment of income taxes on the accrued amounts of decoupling revenue, and to report the results with recommendations to the PUC. The PUC reserved the right to determine in the next decoupling and rate case filings whether each Utilities’ allowed income taxes should be adjusted for this change. The Utilities updated the PUC on their progress in investigating the tax treatment of the revenues included in the RBA balances and provided information to the PUC concerning the application to the IRS for an accounting methods change to recognize RBA revenues for tax purposes when amounts are billed. On April 28, 2014, the Utilities received approval for this change from the IRS, effective January 1, 2014. This change will reduce the amount of interest to be accrued on the RBA balance as proposed by the Consumer Advocate (see "Recent tax developments" above).
As required, the Utilities developed websites to present certain Schedule A performance metrics and proposed additional performance metrics. These metrics are all currently being reviewed by the PUC and, if approved, will be available to the public.
The Schedule A issues on whether it is reasonable to automatically include all actual prior year capital expenditures on baseline projects in the Rate Base RAM and whether a risk sharing mechanism should be incorporated into the RBA, particularly with respect to the PUC’s concerns regarding maintaining and enhancing the Utilities' incentives to control costs and appropriately allocating risk and compensation for risk, will be addressed in the Schedule B proceedings.
On May 20, 2014, the Utilities and other parties filed their respective initial statements of position for the Schedule B issues in this proceeding. Specifically, the Utilities concluded that (1) the existing RAM provision can be modified to address concerns stated by the PUC regarding the review of baseline capital projects and the growth in plant additions, and (2) targeted incentives can be crafted to incentivize the activities identified by the PUC.
The Utilities and other parties are scheduled to file their respective reply statements of position for Schedule B issues in September 2014. The second part of this proceeding will continue with panel hearings scheduled for October 2014.
Management cannot predict the outcome of the proceedings or the ultimate impact of the proceedings on the results of operation of the Utilities.
April 2014 regulatory orders. In April 2014, the PUC issued four orders that collectively address certain key policy, resource planning and operational issues for the Utilities. The four orders are as follows:
Integrated Resource Planning. The PUC did not accept the Utilities’ Integrated Resource Plan and Action Plans submission, and, in lieu of an approved plan, has commenced other initiatives to enable resource planning. The PUC also terminated the Utilities' integrated resource planning (IRP) cycle, including the filing of a mid-cycle evaluation report, and formally concluded the IRP advisory group. The PUC directed each of Hawaiian Electric and Maui Electric to file within 120 days its respective Power Supply Improvement Plans (PSIPs). The PSIPs will be reviewed by the PUC in a new docket. The PUC also directed the Utilities to file within 90 days an integrated Demand Response Portfolio Plan. The Utilities’ Plan was filed in July 2014. The PUC also provided its inclinations on the future of Hawaii’s electric utilities in an exhibit to the order. The exhibit provides the PUC’s perspectives on the vision, business strategies and regulatory policy changes required to align the Utilities' business model with customers’ interests and the state’s public policy goals.
Reliability Standards Working Group. The PUC ordered the Utilities (and in some cases the Kauai Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC)) to take timely actions intended to lower energy costs, improve system reliability and address emerging challenges to integrate additional renewable energy. In addition to the PSIPs mentioned above, the PUC ordered certain filing requirements which include the following:
Distributed Generation Interconnection Plan to be filed within 120 days.
Plan to implement an on-going distribution circuit monitoring program to measure real-time voltage and other power quality parameters to be filed within 60 days. The plan shall achieve full implementation of the distribution circuit monitoring program within 180 days. The Utilities' Plan was filed in June 2014.
Action Plan for improving efficiencies in the interconnection requirements studies to be filed within 30 days. The Utilities' Plan was filed in May 2014.
The Utilities are to file monthly reports providing details about interconnection requirements studies.
Proposal to implement an integrated interconnection queue for each distribution circuit for each island grid to be filed within 120 days.
The PUC also stated it would be opening new dockets to address (1) reliability standards, (2) the technical, economic and policy issues associated with distributed energy resources and (3) the Hawaii electricity reliability administrator, which is a third party position which the legislature has authorized the PUC to create by contract to provide support for the PUC in developing and periodically updating local grid reliability standards and procedures and interconnection requirements and overseeing grid access and operation.
Policy Statement and Order Regarding Demand Response Programs. The PUC provided guidance concerning the objectives and goals for demand response programs, and ordered the Utilities to develop within 90 days an integrated Demand Response Portfolio Plan that will enhance system operations and reduce costs to customers. The Utilities’ Plan was filed in July 2014.
Maui Electric Company 2012 Test Year Rate Case. The PUC acknowledged the extensive analyses provided by Maui Electric in its System Improvement and Curtailment Reduction Plan filed in September 2013. The PUC stated that it is encouraged by the changes in Maui Electric’s operations that have led to a significant reduction in the curtailment of renewables, but stated that Maui Electric has not set forth a clearly defined path that addresses integration and curtailment of additional renewables. The PUC directed Maui Electric to present a PSIP within 120 days to address present and future system operations so as to not only reduce curtailment, but to optimize the operation of its system for its customers’ benefit.
Collectively, these orders confirm the energy policy and operational priorities that will guide the Utilities' strategies and plans going forward.
Subsequent event. In August 2014, Hawaiian Electric entered into a 15-year agreement with Fortis BC Energy Inc. (Fortis) for liquefaction capacity for liquefied natural gas (LNG) under tariffed rates approved by the British Columbia Utilities Commission. The agreement, which is subject to Hawaii PUC approval, other regulatory approvals and permits, and other conditions precedent before it becomes effective, provides for LNG liquefaction capacity purchases of 800,000 tonnes per year for the first five years, 700,000 tonnes per year for the next five years, and 600,000 tonnes per year for the last five years. Fortis must also obtain regulatory and other approvals for the agreement to become effective. The Fortis agreement is assignable and can be assigned to the selected bidder in the Utilities’ RFP for the supply of containerized LNG and will help ensure that liquefaction capacity is available at pricing that management believes will lower customer bills.
Consolidating financial information. Hawaiian Electric is not required to provide separate financial statements or other disclosures concerning Hawaii Electric Light and Maui Electric to holders of the 2004 Debentures issued by Hawaii Electric Light and Maui Electric to Trust III since all of their voting capital stock is owned, and their obligations with respect to these securities have been fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a subordinated basis, by Hawaiian Electric. Consolidating information is provided below for Hawaiian Electric and each of its subsidiaries for the periods ended and as of the dates indicated.
Hawaiian Electric also unconditionally guarantees Hawaii Electric Light’s and Maui Electric’s obligations (a) to the State of Hawaii for the repayment of principal and interest on Special Purpose Revenue Bonds issued for the benefit of Hawaii Electric Light and Maui Electric, (b) under their respective private placement note agreements and the Hawaii Electric Light notes and Maui Electric notes issued thereunder and (c) relating to the trust preferred securities of Trust III. Hawaiian Electric is also obligated, after the satisfaction of its obligations on its own preferred stock, to make dividend, redemption and liquidation payments on Hawaii Electric Light’s and Maui Electric’s preferred stock if the respective subsidiary is unable to make such payments.
Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidating Statement of Income (unaudited)
Three months ended June 30, 2014
(in thousands)
 
Hawaiian Electric
 
Hawaii Electric Light
 
Maui Electric
 
Other subsidiaries
 
Consolidating adjustments
 
Hawaiian Electric
Consolidated
Revenues
 
$
530,991

 
103,544

 
103,916

 

 
(22
)
 
$
738,429

Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fuel oil
 
195,549

 
31,179

 
43,529

 

 

 
270,257

Purchased power
 
140,805

 
28,170

 
19,348

 

 

 
188,323

Other operation and maintenance
 
68,992

 
14,817

 
14,755

 

 

 
98,564

Depreciation
 
27,300

 
8,976

 
5,317

 

 

 
41,593

Taxes, other than income taxes
 
49,949

 
9,757

 
9,918

 

 

 
69,624

   Total expenses
 
482,595

 
92,899

 
92,867

 

 

 
668,361

Operating income
 
48,396

 
10,645

 
11,049

 

 
(22
)
 
70,068

Allowance for equity funds used during construction
 
1,417

 
121

 
(151
)
 

 

 
1,387

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
 
9,859

 

 

 

 
(9,859
)
 

Interest expense and other charges, net
 
(11,553
)
 
(2,852
)
 
(2,469
)
 

 
22

 
(16,852
)
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction
 
535

 
47

 
(59
)
 

 

 
523

Income before income taxes
 
48,654

 
7,961

 
8,370

 

 
(9,859
)
 
55,126

Income taxes
 
14,154

 
2,982

 
3,261

 

 

 
20,397

Net income
 
34,500

 
4,979

 
5,109

 

 
(9,859
)
 
34,729

Preferred stock dividends of subsidiaries
 

 
133

 
96

 

 

 
229

Net income attributable to Hawaiian Electric
 
34,500

 
4,846

 
5,013

 

 
(9,859
)
 
34,500

Preferred stock dividends of Hawaiian Electric
 
270

 

 

 

 

 
270

Net income for common stock
 
$
34,230

 
4,846

 
5,013

 

 
(9,859
)
 
$
34,230



Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income (unaudited)
Three months ended June 30, 2014
(in thousands)
 
Hawaiian Electric
 
Hawaii Electric Light
 
Maui Electric
 
Other
subsidiaries
 
Consolidating
adjustments
 
Hawaiian Electric
Consolidated
Net income for common stock
 
$
34,230

 
4,846

 
5,013

 

 
(9,859
)
 
$
34,230

Other comprehensive income, net of taxes:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Retirement benefit plans:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Less: amortization of transition obligation, prior service credit and net losses recognized during the period in net periodic benefit cost, net of tax benefits
 
2,588

 
292

 
292

 

 
(584
)
 
2,588

Less: reclassification adjustment for impact of D&Os of the PUC included in regulatory assets, net of taxes
 
(2,575
)
 
(292
)
 
(292
)
 

 
584

 
(2,575
)
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes
 
13

 

 

 

 

 
13

Comprehensive income attributable to common shareholder
 
$
34,243

 
4,846

 
5,013

 

 
(9,859
)
 
$
34,243


Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidating Statement of Income (unaudited)
Three months ended June 30, 2013
(in thousands)
 
Hawaiian Electric
 
Hawaii Electric Light
 
Maui Electric
 
Other subsidiaries
 
Consolidating adjustments
 
Hawaiian Electric
Consolidated
Revenues
 
$
521,576

 
106,361

 
100,627

 

 
(39
)
 
$
728,525

Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fuel oil
 
203,379

 
33,569

 
52,330

 

 

 
289,278

Purchased power
 
135,271

 
29,278

 
13,895

 

 

 
178,444

Other operation and maintenance
 
68,558

 
14,477

 
11,361

 
1

 

 
94,397

Depreciation
 
25,001

 
8,547

 
5,042

 

 

 
38,590

Taxes, other than income taxes
 
49,357

 
9,965

 
9,519

 

 

 
68,841

   Total expenses
 
481,566

 
95,836

 
92,147

 
1

 

 
669,550

Operating income (loss)
 
40,010

 
10,525

 
8,480

 
(1
)
 
(39
)
 
58,975

Allowance for equity funds used during construction
 
1,247

 
192

 
121

 

 

 
1,560

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
 
8,667

 

 

 

 
(8,667
)
 

Interest expense and other charges, net
 
(9,250
)
 
(2,791
)
 
(2,406
)
 

 
39

 
(14,408
)
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction
 
342

 
43

 
13

 

 

 
398

Income (loss) before income taxes
 
41,016

 
7,969

 
6,208

 
(1
)
 
(8,667
)
 
46,525

Income taxes
 
12,053

 
2,956

 
2,324

 

 

 
17,333

Net income (loss)
 
28,963

 
5,013

 
3,884

 
(1
)
 
(8,667
)
 
29,192

Preferred stock dividends of subsidiaries
 

 
133

 
96

 

 

 
229

Net income (loss) attributable to Hawaiian Electric
 
28,963

 
4,880

 
3,788

 
(1
)
 
(8,667
)
 
28,963

Preferred stock dividends of Hawaiian Electric
 
270

 

 

 

 

 
270

Net income (loss) for common stock
 
$
28,693

 
4,880

 
3,788

 
(1
)
 
(8,667
)
 
$
28,693



Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (unaudited)
Three months ended June 30, 2013
(in thousands)
 
Hawaiian Electric
 
Hawaii Electric Light
 
Maui Electric
 
Other
subsidiaries
 
Consolidating
adjustments
 
Hawaiian Electric
Consolidated
Net income (loss) for common stock
 
$
28,693

 
4,880

 
3,788

 
(1
)
 
(8,667
)
 
$
28,693

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Retirement benefit plans:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Less: amortization of transition obligation, prior service credit and net losses recognized during the period in net periodic benefit cost, net of tax benefits
 
5,016

 
681

 
622

 

 
(1,303
)
 
5,016

Less: reclassification adjustment for impact of D&Os of the PUC included in regulatory assets, net of taxes
 
(4,999
)
 
(680
)
 
(623
)
 

 
1,303

 
(4,999
)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes
 
17

 
1

 
(1
)
 

 

 
17

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to common shareholder
 
$
28,710

 
4,881

 
3,787

 
(1
)
 
(8,667
)
 
$
28,710



Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidating Statement of Income (unaudited)
Six months ended June 30, 2014
(in thousands)
 
Hawaiian Electric
 
Hawaii Electric Light
 
Maui Electric
 
Other subsidiaries
 
Consolidating adjustments
 
Hawaiian Electric
Consolidated
Revenues
 
$
1,043,446

 
208,475

 
206,609

 

 
(39
)
 
$
1,458,491

Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fuel oil
 
399,096

 
62,679

 
94,782

 

 

 
556,557

Purchased power
 
264,774

 
57,661

 
30,804

 

 

 
353,239

Other operation and maintenance
 
127,507

 
28,864

 
30,799

 

 

 
187,170

Depreciation
 
54,601

 
17,951

 
10,644

 

 

 
83,196

Taxes, other than income taxes
 
98,133

 
19,520

 
19,942

 

 

 
137,595

   Total expenses
 
944,111

 
186,675

 
186,971

 

 

 
1,317,757

Operating income
 
99,335

 
21,800

 
19,638

 

 
(39
)
 
140,734

Allowance for equity funds used during construction
 
2,889

 
186

 
(79
)
 

 

 
2,996

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
 
18,776

 

 

 

 
(18,776
)
 

Interest expense and other charges, net
 
(22,040
)
 
(5,600
)
 
(4,974
)
 

 
39

 
(32,575
)
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction
 
1,094

 
72

 
(29
)
 

 

 
1,137

Income before income taxes
 
100,054

 
16,458

 
14,556

 

 
(18,776
)
 
112,292

Income taxes
 
29,864

 
6,184

 
5,596

 

 

 
41,644

Net income
 
70,190

 
10,274

 
8,960

 

 
(18,776
)
 
70,648

Preferred stock dividends of subsidiaries
 

 
267

 
191

 

 

 
458

Net income attributable to Hawaiian Electric
 
70,190

 
10,007

 
8,769

 

 
(18,776
)
 
70,190

Preferred stock dividends of Hawaiian Electric
 
540

 

 

 

 

 
540

Net income for common stock
 
$
69,650

 
10,007

 
8,769

 

 
(18,776
)
 
$
69,650



Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income (unaudited)
Six months ended June 30, 2014
(in thousands)
 
Hawaiian Electric
 
Hawaii Electric Light
 
Maui Electric
 
Other
subsidiaries
 
Consolidating
adjustments
 
Hawaiian Electric
Consolidated
Net income for common stock
 
$
69,650

 
10,007

 
8,769

 

 
(18,776
)
 
$
69,650

Other comprehensive income, net of taxes:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Retirement benefit plans:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Less: amortization of transition obligation, prior service credit and net losses recognized during the period in net periodic benefit cost, net of tax benefits
 
5,107

 
636

 
545

 

 
(1,181
)
 
5,107

Less: reclassification adjustment for impact of D&Os of the PUC included in regulatory assets, net of taxes
 
(5,085
)
 
(636
)
 
(545
)
 

 
1,181

 
(5,085
)
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes
 
22

 

 

 

 

 
22

Comprehensive income attributable to common shareholder
 
$
69,672

 
10,007

 
8,769

 

 
(18,776
)
 
$
69,672


Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidating Statement of Income (unaudited)
Six months ended June 30, 2013

(in thousands)
 
Hawaiian Electric
 
Hawaii Electric Light
 
Maui Electric
 
Other subsidiaries
 
Consolidating adjustments
 
Hawaiian Electric
Consolidated
Revenues
 
$
1,028,634

 
212,373

 
205,026

 

 
(67
)
 
$
1,445,966

Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fuel oil
 
425,346

 
66,505

 
102,527

 

 

 
594,378

Purchased power
 
246,426

 
59,400

 
25,982

 

 

 
331,808

Other operation and maintenance
 
140,976

 
29,365

 
25,868

 
1

 

 
196,210

Depreciation
 
49,708

 
17,094

 
10,068

 

 

 
76,870

Taxes, other than income taxes
 
97,501

 
19,656

 
19,447

 

 

 
136,604

   Total expenses
 
959,957

 
192,020

 
183,892

 
1

 

 
1,335,870

Operating income (loss)
 
68,677

 
20,353

 
21,134

 
(1
)
 
(67
)
 
110,096

Allowance for equity funds used during construction
 
2,230

 
330

 
215

 

 

 
2,775

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
 
19,652

 

 

 

 
(19,652
)
 

Interest expense and other charges, net
 
(18,840
)
 
(5,646
)
 
(4,508
)
 

 
67

 
(28,927
)
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction
 
910

 
135

 
83

 

 

 
1,128

Income (loss) before income taxes
 
72,629

 
15,172

 
16,924

 
(1
)
 
(19,652
)
 
85,072

Income taxes
 
18,967

 
5,605

 
6,380

 

 

 
30,952

Net income (loss)
 
53,662

 
9,567

 
10,544

 
(1
)
 
(19,652
)
 
54,120

Preferred stock dividends of subsidiaries
 

 
267

 
191

 

 

 
458

Net income (loss) attributable to Hawaiian Electric
 
53,662

 
9,300

 
10,353

 
(1
)
 
(19,652
)
 
53,662

Preferred stock dividends of Hawaiian Electric
 
540

 

 

 

 

 
540

Net income (loss) for common stock
 
$
53,122

 
9,300

 
10,353

 
(1
)
 
(19,652
)
 
$
53,122



Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (unaudited)
Six months ended June 30, 2013
(in thousands)
 
Hawaiian Electric
 
Hawaii Electric Light
 
Maui Electric
 
Other
subsidiaries 
 
Consolidating
adjustments
 
Hawaiian Electric
Consolidated
Net income (loss) for common stock
 
$
53,122

 
9,300

 
10,353

 
(1
)
 
(19,652
)
 
$
53,122

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Retirement benefit plans:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Less: amortization of transition obligation, prior service credit and net losses recognized during the period in net periodic benefit cost, net of tax benefits
 
10,347

 
1,440

 
1,279

 

 
(2,719
)
 
10,347

Less: reclassification adjustment for impact of D&Os of the PUC included in regulatory assets, net of taxes
 
(10,312
)
 
(1,441
)
 
(1,279
)
 

 
2,720

 
(10,312
)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes
 
35

 
(1
)
 

 

 
1

 
35

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to common shareholder
 
$
53,157

 
9,299

 
10,353

 
(1
)
 
(19,651
)
 
$
53,157


Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidating Balance Sheet (unaudited)
June 30, 2014
(in thousands)
 
Hawaiian Electric
 
Hawaii Electric Light
 
Maui Electric
 
Other
subsidiaries
 
Consoli-
dating
adjustments
 
Hawaiian Electric
Consolidated
Assets
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Property, plant and equipment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Utility property, plant and equipment
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Land
 
$
43,530

 
5,464

 
3,016

 

 

 
$
52,010

Plant and equipment
 
3,655,958

 
1,147,841

 
1,026,924

 

 

 
5,830,723

Less accumulated depreciation
 
(1,239,994
)
 
(465,966
)
 
(444,953
)
 

 

 
(2,150,913
)
Construction in progress
 
139,149

 
14,669

 
14,462

 

 

 
168,280

Utility property, plant and equipment, net
 
2,598,643

 
702,008

 
599,449

 

 

 
3,900,100

Nonutility property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation
 
4,951

 
82

 
1,531

 

 

 
6,564

Total property, plant and equipment, net
 
2,603,594

 
702,090

 
600,980

 

 

 
3,906,664

Investment in wholly owned subsidiaries, at equity
 
529,461

 

 

 

 
(529,461
)
 

Current assets
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Cash and cash equivalents
 
8,106

 
1,754

 
2,759

 
101

 

 
12,720

Advances to affiliates
 
23,600

 

 

 

 
(23,600
)
 

Customer accounts receivable, net
 
122,400

 
27,465

 
25,769

 

 

 
175,634

Accrued unbilled revenues, net
 
106,694

 
17,452

 
17,723

 

 

 
141,869

Other accounts receivable, net
 
20,095

 
6,415

 
2,052

 

 
(9,647
)
 
18,915

Fuel oil stock, at average cost
 
123,070

 
12,517

 
25,706

 

 

 
161,293

Materials and supplies, at average cost
 
37,606

 
7,129

 
16,144

 

 

 
60,879

Prepayments and other
 
43,057

 
7,185

 
11,900

 

 
(251
)
 
61,891

Regulatory assets
 
64,210

 
6,947

 
7,788

 

 

 
78,945

Total current assets
 
548,838

 
86,864

 
109,841

 
101

 
(33,498
)
 
712,146

Other long-term assets
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Regulatory assets
 
380,993

 
64,159

 
58,548

 

 

 
503,700

Unamortized debt expense
 
6,020

 
1,532

 
1,353

 

 

 
8,905

Other
 
42,662

 
11,565

 
14,199

 

 

 
68,426

Total other long-term assets
 
429,675

 
77,256

 
74,100

 

 

 
581,031

Total assets
 
$
4,111,568

 
866,210

 
784,921

 
101

 
(562,959
)
 
$
5,199,841

Capitalization and liabilities
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Capitalization
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Common stock equity
 
$
1,618,987

 
278,995

 
250,365

 
101

 
(529,461
)
 
$
1,618,987

Cumulative preferred stock—not subject to mandatory redemption
 
22,293

 
7,000

 
5,000

 

 

 
34,293

Long-term debt, net
 
830,546

 
189,999

 
186,000

 

 

 
1,206,545

Total capitalization
 
2,471,826

 
475,994

 
441,365

 
101

 
(529,461
)
 
2,859,825

Current liabilities
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Current portion of long-term debt
 

 
11,400

 

 

 

 
11,400

Short-term borrowings from non-affiliates
 
102,989

 

 

 

 

 
102,989

Short-term borrowings from affiliate
 

 
3,400

 
20,200

 

 
(23,600
)
 

Accounts payable
 
114,803

 
18,434

 
20,506

 

 

 
153,743

Interest and preferred dividends payable
 
14,827

 
4,177

 
2,755

 

 
(8
)
 
21,751

Taxes accrued
 
150,709

 
33,058

 
32,858

 

 
(251
)
 
216,374

Regulatory liabilities
 
453

 

 
336

 

 

 
789

Other
 
49,370

 
9,391

 
15,447

 

 
(9,639
)
 
64,569

Total current liabilities
 
433,151

 
79,860

 
92,102

 

 
(33,498
)
 
571,615

Deferred credits and other liabilities
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Deferred income taxes
 
399,826

 
84,147

 
73,083

 

 

 
557,056

Regulatory liabilities
 
240,533

 
79,990

 
33,668

 

 

 
354,191

Unamortized tax credits
 
48,386

 
14,668

 
14,659

 

 

 
77,713

Defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans liability
 
195,599

 
26,952

 
30,234

 
 

 

 
252,785

Other
 
57,397

 
13,821

 
13,059

 

 

 
84,277

Total deferred credits and other liabilities
 
941,741

 
219,578

 
164,703

 

 

 
1,326,022

Contributions in aid of construction
 
264,850

 
90,778

 
86,751

 

 

 
442,379

Total capitalization and liabilities
 
$
4,111,568

 
866,210

 
784,921

 
101

 
(562,959
)
 
$
5,199,841


Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidating Balance Sheet (unaudited)
December 31, 2013
(in thousands)
 
Hawaiian Electric
 
Hawaii Electric Light
 
Maui Electric
 
Other
subsidiaries
 
Consoli-
dating
adjustments
 
Hawaiian Electric
Consolidated
Assets
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Property, plant and equipment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Utility property, plant and equipment
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Land
 
$
43,407

 
5,460

 
3,016

 

 

 
$
51,883

Plant and equipment
 
3,558,569

 
1,136,923

 
1,006,383

 

 

 
5,701,875

Less accumulated depreciation
 
(1,222,129
)
 
(453,721
)
 
(435,379
)
 

 

 
(2,111,229
)
Construction in progress
 
124,494

 
7,709

 
11,030

 

 

 
143,233

Utility property, plant and equipment, net
 
2,504,341

 
696,371

 
585,050

 

 

 
3,785,762

Nonutility property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation
 
4,953

 
82

 
1,532

 

 

 
6,567

Total property, plant and equipment, net
 
2,509,294

 
696,453

 
586,582

 

 

 
3,792,329

Investment in wholly owned subsidiaries, at equity
 
523,674

 

 

 

 
(523,674
)
 

Current assets
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Cash and cash equivalents
 
61,245

 
1,326

 
153

 
101

 

 
62,825

Advances to affiliates
 
6,839

 
1,000

 

 

 
(7,839
)
 

Customer accounts receivable, net
 
121,282

 
28,088

 
26,078

 

 

 
175,448

Accrued unbilled revenues, net
 
107,752

 
17,100

 
19,272

 

 

 
144,124

Other accounts receivable, net
 
16,373

 
4,265

 
2,451

 

 
(9,027
)
 
14,062

Fuel oil stock, at average cost
 
99,613

 
14,178

 
20,296

 

 

 
134,087

Materials and supplies, at average cost
 
37,377

 
6,883

 
14,784

 

 

 
59,044

Prepayments and other
 
29,798

 
8,334

 
16,140

 

 
(1,415
)
 
52,857

Regulatory assets
 
54,979

 
6,931

 
7,828

 

 

 
69,738

Total current assets
 
535,258

 
88,105

 
107,002

 
101

 
(18,281
)
 
712,185

Other long-term assets
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Regulatory assets
 
381,346

 
64,552

 
60,288

 

 

 
506,186

Unamortized debt expense
 
6,051

 
1,580

 
1,372

 

 

 
9,003

Other
 
42,163

 
11,270

 
13,993

 

 

 
67,426

Total other long-term assets
 
429,560

 
77,402

 
75,653

 

 

 
582,615

Total assets
 
$
3,997,786

 
861,960

 
769,237

 
101

 
(541,955
)
 
$
5,087,129

Capitalization and liabilities
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Capitalization
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Common stock equity
 
$
1,593,564

 
274,802

 
248,771

 
101

 
(523,674
)
 
$
1,593,564

Cumulative preferred stock—not subject to mandatory redemption
 
22,293

 
7,000

 
5,000

 

 

 
34,293

Long-term debt, net
 
830,547

 
189,998

 
186,000

 

 

 
1,206,545

Total capitalization
 
2,446,404

 
471,800

 
439,771

 
101

 
(523,674
)
 
2,834,402

Current liabilities
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Current portion of long-term debt
 

 
11,400

 

 

 

 
11,400

Short-term borrowings from affiliate
 
1,000

 

 
6,839

 

 
(7,839
)
 

Accounts payable
 
145,062

 
24,383

 
20,114

 

 

 
189,559

Interest and preferred dividends payable
 
15,190

 
3,885

 
2,585

 

 
(8
)
 
21,652

Taxes accrued
 
175,790

 
37,899

 
37,171

 

 
(1,415
)
 
249,445

Regulatory liabilities
 
1,705

 

 
211

 

 

 
1,916

Other
 
48,443

 
9,033

 
15,424

 

 
(9,019
)
 
63,881

Total current liabilities
 
387,190

 
86,600

 
82,344

 

 
(18,281
)
 
537,853

Deferred credits and other liabilities
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Deferred income taxes
 
359,621

 
79,947

 
67,593

 

 

 
507,161

Regulatory liabilities
 
235,786

 
76,475

 
35,122

 

 

 
347,383

Unamortized tax credits
 
44,931

 
14,245

 
14,363

 

 

 
73,539

Defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans liability
 
202,396

 
28,427

 
31,339

 

 

 
262,162

Other
 
63,374

 
14,703

 
13,658

 

 

 
91,735

Total deferred credits and other liabilities
 
906,108

 
213,797

 
162,075

 

 

 
1,281,980

Contributions in aid of construction
 
258,084

 
89,763

 
85,047

 

 

 
432,894

Total capitalization and liabilities
 
$
3,997,786

 
861,960

 
769,237

 
101

 
(541,955
)
 
$
5,087,129


Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidating Statement of Changes in Common Stock Equity (unaudited)
Six months ended June 30, 2014
 
(in thousands)
 
Hawaiian Electric
 
Hawaii Electric Light
 
Maui Electric
 
Other
subsidiaries
 
Consolidating
adjustments
 
Hawaiian Electric
Consolidated
Balance, December 31, 2013
 
$
1,593,564

 
274,802

 
248,771

 
101

 
(523,674
)
 
$
1,593,564

Net income for common stock
 
69,650

 
10,007

 
8,769

 

 
(18,776
)
 
69,650

Other comprehensive income, net of taxes
 
22

 

 

 

 

 
22

Common stock dividends
 
(44,246
)
 
(5,813
)
 
(7,175
)
 

 
12,988

 
(44,246
)
Common stock issuance expenses
 
(3
)
 
(1
)
 

 

 
1

 
(3
)
Balance, June 30, 2014
 
$
1,618,987

 
278,995

 
250,365

 
101

 
(529,461
)
 
$
1,618,987

 
Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidating Statement of Changes in Common Stock Equity (unaudited)
Six months ended June 30, 2013
 
(in thousands)
 
Hawaiian Electric
 
Hawaii Electric Light
 
Maui Electric
 
Other
subsidiaries
 
Consolidating
adjustments
 
Hawaiian Electric
Consolidated
Balance, December 31, 2012
 
$
1,472,136

 
268,908

 
228,927

 
104

 
(497,939
)
 
$
1,472,136

Net income (loss) for common stock
 
53,122

 
9,300

 
10,353

 
(1
)
 
(19,652
)
 
53,122

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes
 
35

 
(1
)
 

 

 
1

 
35

Common stock dividends
 
(40,789
)
 
(7,194
)
 
(7,008
)
 

 
14,202

 
(40,789
)
Balance, June 30, 2013
 
$
1,484,504

 
271,013

 
232,272

 
103

 
(503,388
)
 
$
1,484,504


Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (unaudited)
Six months ended June 30, 2014
(in thousands)
 
Hawaiian Electric
 
Hawaii Electric Light
 
Maui Electric
 
Other
subsidiaries
 
Consolidating
adjustments
 
Hawaiian Electric
Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Net income
 
$
70,190

 
10,274

 
8,960

 

 
(18,776
)
 
$
70,648

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

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
 
(18,826
)
 

 

 

 
18,776

 
(50
)
Common stock dividends received from subsidiaries
 
13,038

 

 

 

 
(12,988
)
 
50

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment
 
54,601

 
17,951

 
10,644

 

 

 
83,196

Other amortization
 
554

 
1,299

 
1,744

 

 

 
3,597

Increase in deferred income taxes
 
34,976

 
4,478

 
5,932

 

 

 
45,386

Change in tax credits, net
 
3,482

 
434

 
311

 

 

 
4,227

Allowance for equity funds used during construction
 
(2,889
)
 
(186
)
 
79

 

 

 
(2,996
)
Change in cash overdraft
 

 

 
(1,038
)
 

 

 
(1,038
)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable
 
(4,840
)
 
(1,527
)
 
708

 

 
620

 
(5,039
)
Decrease (increase) in accrued unbilled revenues
 
1,058

 
(352
)
 
1,549

 

 

 
2,255

Decrease (increase) in fuel oil stock
 
(23,457
)
 
1,661

 
(5,410
)
 

 

 
(27,206
)
Increase in materials and supplies
 
(229
)
 
(246
)
 
(1,360
)
 

 

 
(1,835
)
Increase in regulatory assets
 
(15,893
)
 
(1,640
)
 
(198
)
 

 

 
(17,731
)
Decrease in accounts payable
 
(54,777
)
 
(5,621
)
 
(2,908
)
 

 

 
(63,306
)
Change in prepaid and accrued income and utility revenue taxes
 
(33,867
)
 
(3,709
)
 
(694
)
 

 

 
(38,270
)
Decrease in defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans liability
 
(281
)
 

 
(217
)
 

 

 
(498
)
Change in other assets and liabilities
 
(19,897
)
 
(2,586
)
 
(3,155
)
 

 
(620
)
 
(26,258
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
2,943

 
20,230

 
14,947

 

 
(12,988
)
 
25,132

Cash flows from investing activities
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Capital expenditures
 
(104,710
)
 
(20,567
)
 
(20,457
)
 

 

 
(145,734
)
Contributions in aid of construction
 
8,520

 
2,493

 
2,196

 

 

 
13,209

Advances from (to) affiliates
 
(16,761
)
 
1,000

 

 

 
15,761

 

Net cash used in investing activities
 
(112,951
)
 
(17,074
)
 
(18,261
)
 

 
15,761

 
(132,525
)
Cash flows from financing activities
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Common stock dividends
 
(44,246
)
 
(5,813
)
 
(7,175
)
 

 
12,988

 
(44,246
)
Preferred stock dividends of Hawaiian Electric and subsidiaries
 
(540
)
 
(267
)
 
(191
)
 

 

 
(998
)
Net increase in short-term borrowings from non-affiliates and affiliate with original maturities of three months or less
 
101,989

 
3,400

 
13,361

 

 
(15,761
)
 
102,989

Other
 
(334
)
 
(48
)
 
(75
)
 

 

 
(457
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
 
56,869

 
(2,728
)
 
5,920

 

 
(2,773
)
 
57,288

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
 
(53,139
)
 
428

 
2,606

 

 

 
(50,105
)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
 
61,245

 
1,326

 
153

 
101

 

 
62,825

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
 
$
8,106

 
1,754

 
2,759

 
101

 

 
$
12,720


Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (unaudited)
Six months ended June 30, 2013
(in thousands)
 
Hawaiian Electric
 
Hawaii Electric Light
 
Maui Electric
 
Other
subsidiaries
 
Consolidating
adjustments
 
Hawaiian Electric
Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Net income (loss)
 
$
53,662

 
9,567

 
10,544

 
(1
)
 
(19,652
)
 
$
54,120

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

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
 
(19,702
)
 

 

 

 
19,652

 
(50
)
Common stock dividends received from subsidiaries
 
14,227

 

 

 

 
(14,202
)
 
25

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment
 
49,708

 
17,094

 
10,068

 

 

 
76,870

Other amortization
 
(160
)
 
716

 
2,328

 

 

 
2,884

Increase in deferred income taxes
 
27,560

 
5,584

 
5,636

 

 

 
38,780

Change in tax credits, net
 
2,598

 
70

 
329

 

 

 
2,997

Allowance for equity funds used during construction
 
(2,230
)
 
(330
)
 
(215
)
 

 

 
(2,775
)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable
 
35,431

 
(2,281
)
 
(318
)
 

 
(579
)
 
32,253

Decrease (increase) in accrued unbilled revenues
 
(2,095
)
 
(2,848
)
 
54

 

 

 
(4,889
)
Decrease (increase) in fuel oil stock
 
38,428

 
5,812

 
(266
)
 

 

 
43,974

Increase in materials and supplies
 
(4,069
)
 
(1,480
)
 
(1,590
)
 

 

 
(7,139
)
Increase in regulatory assets
 
(25,647
)
 
(4,852
)
 
(7,087
)
 

 

 
(37,586
)
Decrease in accounts payable
 
(36,971
)
 
(2,513
)
 
(1,750
)
 

 

 
(41,234
)
Change in prepaid and accrued income and utility revenue taxes
 
(25,831
)
 
(6,171
)
 
(6,121
)
 

 

 
(38,123
)
Increase (decrease) in defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans liability
 
1,163

 
(128
)
 
(46
)
 

 

 
989

Change in other assets and liabilities
 
(12,731
)
 
(3,171
)
 
5,929

 

 
579

 
(9,394
)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
 
93,341

 
15,069

 
17,495

 
(1
)
 
(14,202
)
 
111,702

Cash flows from investing activities
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Capital expenditures
 
(104,846
)
 
(22,367
)
 
(23,038
)
 

 

 
(150,251
)
Contributions in aid of construction
 
11,924

 
4,270

 
994

 

 

 
17,188

Other
 
623

 

 

 

 
 
 
623

Advances from (to) affiliates
 
(8,600
)
 
8,450

 

 

 
150

 

Net cash used in investing activities
 
(100,899
)
 
(9,647
)
 
(22,044
)
 

 
150

 
(132,440
)
Cash flows from financing activities
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Common stock dividends
 
(40,789
)
 
(7,194
)
 
(7,008
)
 

 
14,202

 
(40,789
)
Preferred stock dividends of Hawaiian Electric and subsidiaries
 
(540
)
 
(267
)
 
(191
)
 

 

 
(998
)
Net increase in short-term borrowings from non-affiliates and affiliate with original maturities of three months or less
 
45,542

 

 
8,600

 

 
(150
)
 
53,992

Other
 
(6
)
 
(1
)
 
(2
)
 

 

 
(9
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
 
4,207

 
(7,462
)
 
1,399

 

 
14,052

 
12,196

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
 
(3,351
)
 
(2,040
)
 
(3,150
)
 
(1
)
 

 
(8,542
)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
 
8,265

 
5,441

 
3,349

 
104

 

 
17,159

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
 
$
4,914

 
3,401

 
199

 
103

 

 
$
8,617