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Acquisitions and Dispositions (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Schedule of Business Acquisitions
The following table presents the final purchase price allocation:
PowerSecure Purchase Price
 
 
(in millions)
Current assets
$
172

Property, plant, and equipment
46

Intangible assets
106

Goodwill
284

Other assets
4

Current liabilities
(121
)
Long-term debt, including current portion
(48
)
Deferred credits and other liabilities
(14
)
Total purchase price
$
429

The following table presents the final purchase price allocation:
Southern Company Gas Purchase Price
 
 
(in millions)
Current assets
$
1,557

Property, plant, and equipment
10,108

Goodwill
5,967

Intangible assets
400

Regulatory assets
1,118

Other assets
229

Current liabilities
(2,201
)
Other liabilities
(4,742
)
Long-term debt
(4,261
)
Noncontrolling interest
(174
)
Total purchase price
$
8,001

During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, in accordance with Southern Power's overall growth strategy, one of Southern Power's wholly-owned subsidiaries acquired the project discussed below. Acquisition-related costs were expensed as incurred and were not material.
Project Facility
Resource
Seller; Acquisition Date
Approximate Nameplate Capacity (MW)
Location
Southern Power Percentage Ownership
Actual COD
PPA Contract Period
Bethel
Wind
Invenergy,
January 6, 2017
276
Castro County, TX
100
%
 
January 2017
12 years
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information
The following summarized unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of earnings information assumes that the acquisition of Southern Company Gas was completed on January 1, 2015. The summarized unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of earnings information includes adjustments for (i) intercompany sales, (ii) amortization of intangible assets, (iii) adjustments to interest expense to reflect current interest rates on Southern Company Gas debt and additional interest expense associated with borrowings by Southern Company to fund the Merger, and (iv) the elimination of nonrecurring expenses associated with the Merger.
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2016
Operating revenues (in millions)
$
16,609

Net income attributable to Southern Company (in millions)
$
2,394

Basic Earnings Per Share (EPS)
$
2.52

Diluted EPS
$
2.51

Schedule of Construction Projects
During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, in accordance with its overall growth strategy, Southern Power completed construction of and placed in service, or continued construction of, the projects set forth in the following table. Through September 30, 2017, total costs of construction incurred for these projects were $494 million, of which $122 million remained in CWIP. Total aggregate construction costs, excluding the acquisition costs, are expected to be between $360 million and $415 million for the Mankato and Cactus Flats facilities. The ultimate outcome of these matters cannot be determined at this time.
Project Facility
Resource
Approximate Nameplate Capacity (MW)
Location
Actual/Expected COD
PPA Contract Period
Projects Completed During the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
East Pecos
Solar
120
Pecos County, TX
March 2017
15 years
Lamesa
Solar
102
Dawson County, TX
April 2017
15 years
 
 
 
 
 
 
Projects Under Construction as of September 30, 2017
Cactus Flats(*)
Wind
148
Concho County, TX
Third quarter 2018
12-15 years
Mankato
Natural Gas
345
Mankato, MN
Second quarter 2019
20 years
(*)
On July 31, 2017, Southern Power acquired a 100% ownership interest in the Cactus Flats facility, which is in the early stages of construction, from RES America Developments, Inc.