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Acquisitions (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Schedule of Business Acquisitions
The preliminary allocation of the purchase price is as follows:
PowerSecure Purchase Price
June 30, 2016
 
(in millions)
Current assets
$
174

Property, plant, and equipment
48

Goodwill
262

Intangible assets
99

Other assets
8

Current liabilities
(111
)
Long-term debt, including current portion
(47
)
Deferred credits and other liabilities
(4
)
Total purchase price
$
429

The following table presents the preliminary purchase price allocation:
Southern Company Gas Purchase Price
June 30, 2016
 
(in millions)
Current assets
$
1,474

Property, plant, and equipment
9,795

Goodwill
6,333

Intangible assets
436

Regulatory assets
846

Other assets
273

Current liabilities
(2,205
)
Other liabilities
(4,529
)
Long-term debt
(4,261
)
Noncontrolling interests
(160
)
Total purchase price
$
8,002

During 2016, in accordance with its overall growth strategy, Southern Power acquired or contracted to acquire through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Southern Renewable Partnerships, LLC or Southern Renewable Energy, Inc., the projects discussed below. Acquisition-related costs were expensed as incurred and were not material. The acquisitions do not include any contingent consideration unless specifically noted.
Project Facility
Resource
Seller; Acquisition Date
Approx. Nameplate Capacity
Location
Southern Power Percentage Ownership
 
Expected/Actual COD
PPA Counterparties for Plant Output
PPA Contract Period
 
 
 
(MW)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquisitions for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
Calipatria
Solar
Solar Frontier Americas Holding LLC February 11, 2016
20
Imperial County, CA
90
%
 
February 2016
San Diego Gas & Electric Company
20 years
East Pecos
Solar
First Solar, Inc. March 4, 2016
120
Pecos County, TX
100
%
 
Fourth quarter 2016
Austin Energy
15 years
Grant Wind
Wind
Apex Clean Energy Holdings, LLC April 7, 2016
151
Grant County, OK
100
%
 
April 2016
Western Farmers, East Texas, and Northeast Texas Electric Cooperative
20 years
Passadumkeag
Wind
Quantum Utility Generation, LLC June 30, 2016
42
Penobscot County, ME
100
%
 
July 2016
Western Massachusetts Electric Company
15 years
Acquisitions Subsequent to June 30, 2016
Henrietta
Solar
SunPower Corp. July 1, 2016
102
Kings County, CA
51
%
(*)
July 2016
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
20 years
Lamesa
Solar
RES America Developments Inc. July 1, 2016
102
Dawson County, TX
100
%
 
Second quarter 2017
City of Garland, Texas
15 years
Rutherford
Solar
Cypress Creek Renewables, LLC July 1, 2016
74
Rutherford County, NC
90
%
 
Fourth quarter 2016
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
15 years
(*)
Southern Power owns 100% of the class A membership interests and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the seller owns 100% of the class B membership interests. Southern Power and the class B member are entitled to 51% and 49%, respectively, of all cash distributions from the project. In addition, Southern Power is entitled to substantially all of the federal tax benefits with respect to the transaction.
Schedule of Construction Projects
Through June 30, 2016, total costs of construction incurred for the projects below were $2.7 billion, of which $1.7 billion remains in CWIP. Including the total construction costs incurred to date and the acquisition prices allocated to CWIP, total aggregate construction costs for the projects below are estimated to be approximately $3.0 billion to $3.2 billion. The ultimate outcome of these matters cannot be determined at this time.
Solar Facility
Seller
Approx. Nameplate Capacity
Location
Expected/Actual COD
PPA Counterparties for Plant Output
PPA Contract Period
 
 
(MW)
 
 
 
 
Butler
CERSM, LLC and Community Energy, Inc.
103
Taylor County, GA
Fourth quarter 2016
Georgia Power(a)
30 years
Desert Stateline(b)
First Solar Development, LLC
299(c)
San Bernardino County, CA
Through third quarter 2016
Southern California Edison Company (SCE)
20 years
Garland and Garland A
Recurrent Energy, LLC
205
Kern County, CA
Fourth quarter 2016 and
Third quarter 2016
SCE
15 years and
20 years
Roserock
Recurrent Energy, LLC
160
Pecos County, TX
Fourth quarter 2016
Austin Energy
20 years
Sandhills
N/A
146
Taylor County, GA
Fourth quarter 2016
Cobb, Flint, Irwin, Middle Georgia and Sawnee Electric Membership Corporations
25 years
Tranquillity
Recurrent Energy, LLC
205
Fresno County, CA
July 2016
Shell Energy North America (US), LP/SCE
18 years
(a)
Butler - Affiliate PPA approved by the FERC.
(b)
Desert Stateline - On March 29, 2016, Southern Power acquired an additional 15% interest in Desert Stateline. As a result, Southern Power and the class B member are entitled to 66% and 34%, respectively, of all cash distributions from Desert Stateline. In addition, Southern Power will continue to be entitled to substantially all of the federal tax benefits with respect to the transaction. Total estimated construction costs include the acquisition price allocated to CWIP; however, the allocation of the purchase price to individual assets has not been finalized.
(c) Desert Stateline - The facility has a total of 299 MWs, of which 110 MWs were placed in service in the fourth quarter 2015 and 152 MWs were placed in service during the six months ended June 30, 2016. Subsequent to June 30, 2016, 37 MWs were placed in service.