Leases

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

NOTE 15. LEASES

At December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Companies had the following lease assets and liabilities recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets:


	Dominion Energy				Virginia Power
At December 31,	2023		2022		2023		2022
(millions)
Lease assets:
Operating lease assets(1)	$	578	$	473	$	393	$	294
Finance lease assets(2)		258		144		104		82
Total lease assets	$	836	$	617	$	497	$	376
Lease liabilities:
Operating lease liabilities(3)	$	36	$	39	$	20	$	21
Finance lease liabilities(4)		60		46		31		17
Total lease liabilities - current		96		85		51		38
Operating lease liabilities (5)		627		514		377		273
Finance lease liabilities(6)		203		104		72		65
Total lease liabilities - noncurrent		830		618		449		338
Total lease liabilities	$	926	$	703	$	500	$	376

(1)

Dominion Energy includes $561 million and $451 million at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, in other deferred charges and other assets, with the remaining balance in noncurrent assets held for sale, in its Consolidated Balance Sheets. Virginia Power’s balances are included in other deferred charges and other assets in its Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(2)

Dominion Energy includes $244 million and $127 million at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, in property, plant and equipment in its Consolidated Balance Sheets, net of $142 million and $106 million at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, of accumulated amortization, with the remaining balance in noncurrent assets held for sale. Virginia Power’s balances are included in property, plant and equipment in its Consolidated Balance Sheets, net of $51 million and $33 million at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, of accumulated amortization.

(3)

Dominion Energy includes $32 million and $34 million at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, in other current liabilities, with the remaining balance in current liabilities held for sale, in its Consolidated Balance Sheets. Virginia Power’s balances are in other current liabilities in its Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(4)

Dominion Energy includes $57 million and $42 million at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, in securities due within one year, with the remaining balance in current liabilities held for sale, in its Consolidated Balance Sheets. Virginia Power’s balances are included in securities due within one year in its Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(5)

Dominion Energy includes $610 million and $494 million at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, in other deferred credits and other liabilities, with the remaining balance in noncurrent liabilities held for sale, in its Consolidated Balance Sheets. Virginia Power’s balances are included in other deferred credits and other liabilities in its Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(6)

Dominion Energy includes $192 million and $91 million at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, in other long-term debt, with the remaining balance in noncurrent liabilities held for sale, in its Consolidated Balance Sheets. Virginia Power’s balances are included in other long-term debt in its Consolidated Balance Sheets.

In addition to the amounts disclosed above, Dominion Energy’s Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2023 and 2022 include property, plant and equipment of $382 million and $381 million, respectively, related to facilities subject to power purchase agreements under which Dominion Energy is the lessor. There was $28 million and $18 million of accumulated depreciation related to these facilities recorded in Dominion Energy’s Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. As discussed in Note 2, the amount of the property, plant and equipment and accumulated depreciation reflects the impacts of the change in the Companies’ accounting policy for investment tax credits.

For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, total lease cost associated with the Companies’ leasing arrangements consisted of the following:


	Dominion Energy							Virginia Power
Year ended December 31,	2023		2022		2021			2023		2022		2021
(millions)
Finance lease cost:
Amortization(1)	$	50	$	41	$	40		$	24	$	15	$	12
Interest(2)		13		3		(3	)		4		3		1
Operating lease cost(3)		70		53		66			43		32		30
Short-term lease cost(4)		32		31		32			23		21		19
Variable lease cost		6		4		5			2		1		1
Total lease cost	$	171	$	132	$	140		$	96	$	72	$	63

(1)

Dominion Energy includes $3 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 reflected in discontinued operations in its Consolidated Statements of Income.

(2)

Dominion Energy includes $1 million for both the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 and less than $1 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 reflected in discontinued operations in its Consolidated Statements of Income.

(3)

Dominion Energy includes $5 million, $6 million and $8 million for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively, reflected in discontinued operations in its Consolidated Statements of Income.

(4)

Dominion Energy includes $2 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 reflected in discontinued operations in its Consolidated Statements of Income.

For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of the lease liabilities consisted of the following amounts, included in the Companies’ Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:


	Dominion Energy							Virginia Power
Year ended December 31,	2023		2022		2021			2023		2022		2021
(millions)
Operating cash flows for finance leases	$	13	$	3	$	(3	)	$	4	$	3	$	1
Operating cash flows for operating leases		105		82		103			64		50		53
Financing cash flows for finance leases		47		32		40			19		12		12

In addition to the amounts disclosed above, Dominion Energy’s Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, include $21 million, $16 million and $168 million, respectively, of rental revenue, included in operating revenue and $10 million, $34 million and $110 million, respectively, of depreciation expense, included in depreciation and amortization, related to facilities subject to power purchase agreements under which Dominion Energy is the lessor. As discussed in Note 2, the amount of the depreciation expense reflects the impacts of the change in the Companies’ accounting policy for investment tax credits.

At December 31, 2023 and 2022, the weighted average remaining lease term and weighted discount rate for the Companies’ finance and operating leases were as follows:


	Dominion Energy						Virginia Power
December 31,	2023			2022			2023			2022
Weighted average remaining lease term - finance leases	5 years			4 years			5 years			6 years
Weighted average remaining lease term - operating leases	31 years			29 years			33 years			30 years
Weighted average discount rate - finance leases		7.14	%		5.77	%		7.28	%		6.12	%
Weighted average discount rate - operating leases		4.11	%		3.91	%		4.18	%		3.90	%

The Companies’ lease liabilities have the following maturities:


Maturity of Lease Liabilities	Dominion Energy						Virginia Power
(millions)	Operating			Finance			Operating			Finance
2024	$	45		$	77		$	24		$	37
2025		39			62			21			26
2026		36			54			18			20
2027		33			48			17			17
2028		32			41			17			12
After 2028		930			31			553			10
Total undiscounted lease payments		1,115			313			650			122
Present value adjustment		(451	)		(51	)		(253	)		(19	)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	664		$	262		$	397		$	103

Corporate Office Leasing Arrangement

In December 2019, Dominion Energy signed an agreement with a lessor, as amended in May 2020, to construct and lease a new corporate office property in Richmond, Virginia. The lessor provided equity and had obtained financing commitments from debt investors, totaling $465 million, to fund the estimated project costs. In March 2021, Dominion Energy notified the lessor of its intention to terminate the leasing arrangement effective April 2021. As a result, Dominion Energy recorded a charge of $62 million ($46 million after-tax) in 2021, included in impairment of assets and other charges (reflected in the Corporate and Other segment) in its Consolidated Statements of Income, primarily for amounts required to be repaid to the lessor.

Offshore Wind Vessel Leasing Arrangement

In December 2020, Dominion Energy signed an agreement (subsequently amended in December 2022 and May 2023) with a lessor to complete construction of and lease a Jones Act compliant offshore wind installation vessel. This vessel is designed to handle current turbine technologies as well as next generation turbines. The lessor is providing equity and has obtained financing commitments from debt investors, totaling $625 million, to fund the estimated project costs. The project is expected to be completed in late 2024 or early 2025. Dominion Energy has been appointed to act as the construction agent for the lessor, during which time Dominion Energy will request cash draws from the lessor and debt investors to fund all project costs, which totaled $422 million as of December 31, 2023. If the project is terminated under certain events of default, Dominion Energy could be required to pay up to 100% of the then funded amount.

The initial lease term will commence once construction is substantially complete and the vessel is delivered and will mature in November 2027. At the end of the initial lease term, Dominion Energy can (i) extend the term of the lease for an additional term, subject to the approval of the participants, at current market terms, (ii) purchase the property for an amount equal to the outstanding project costs or, (iii) subject to certain terms and conditions, sell the property on behalf of the lessor to a third party using commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the highest cash purchase price for the property. If the project is sold and the proceeds from the sale are insufficient to repay the investors for the outstanding project costs, Dominion Energy may be required to make a payment to the lessor for the difference between the outstanding project costs and sale proceeds. Dominion Energy is not considered the owner during construction for financial accounting purposes and, therefore, will not reflect the construction activity in its consolidated financial statements. Dominion Energy expects to recognize a right-of-use asset and a corresponding finance lease liability at the commencement of the lease term. Dominion Energy will be considered the owner of the leased property for tax purposes, and as a result, will be entitled to tax deductions for depreciation and interest expense.