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Leases
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Leases [Abstract]  
Leases

NOTE 15. LEASES

At December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Companies had the following lease assets and liabilities recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets:

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

(millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dominion Energy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lease assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating lease assets(1)

$

564

 

 

$

462

 

Finance lease assets(2)

 

148

 

 

 

134

 

Total lease assets

$

712

 

 

$

596

 

Lease liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating lease liabilities(3)

$

54

 

 

$

53

 

Finance lease liabilities(4)

 

32

 

 

 

27

 

Total lease liabilities - current

 

86

 

 

 

80

 

Operating lease liabilities (5)

 

516

 

 

 

413

 

Finance lease liabilities(6)

 

108

 

 

 

100

 

Total lease liabilities - noncurrent

 

624

 

 

 

513

 

Total lease liabilities

$

710

 

 

$

593

 

Virginia Power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating lease assets(1)

$

185

 

 

$

212

 

Finance lease assets(2)

 

45

 

 

 

19

 

Total lease assets

$

230

 

 

$

231

 

Lease liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating lease liabilities(3)

$

28

 

 

$

30

 

Finance lease liabilities(4)

 

8

 

 

 

3

 

Total lease liabilities - current

 

36

 

 

 

33

 

Operating lease liabilities (5)

 

155

 

 

 

180

 

Finance lease liabilities(6)

 

36

 

 

 

16

 

Total lease liabilities - noncurrent

 

191

 

 

 

196

 

Total lease liabilities

$

227

 

 

$

229

 

(1)

Included in other deferred charges and other assets in the Companies’ Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(2)

Included in property, plant and equipment in the Companies’ Consolidated Balance Sheets, net of $50 million and $9 million of accumulated amortization at Dominion Energy and Virginia Power, respectively, at December 31, 2020 and net of $26 million and $4 million of accumulated amortization at Dominion Energy and Virginia Power, respectively, at December 31, 2019.

(3)

Included in other current liabilities in the Companies’ Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(4)

Included in securities due within one year in the Companies’ Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

(5)

Included in other deferred credits and other liabilities in the Companies’ Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(6)

Included in other long-term debt in the Companies’ Consolidated Balance Sheets.

In addition to the amounts disclosed above, Dominion Energy’s Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2020 and 2019 includes property, plant and equipment of $2.2 billion and $2.8 billion, respectively, and accumulated depreciation of $68 million and $364 million, respectively, related to facilities subject to power purchase agreements under which Dominion Energy is the lessor.

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, total lease cost associated with the Companies’ leasing arrangements consisted of the following:

 

Year Ended

December 31, 2020

 

 

Year Ended

December 31, 2019

 

(millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dominion Energy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance lease cost:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization

$

33

 

 

$

20

 

Interest

 

 

 

 

4

 

Operating lease cost

 

68

 

 

 

79

 

Short-term lease cost

 

20

 

 

 

26

 

Variable lease cost

 

8

 

 

 

5

 

Total lease cost

$

129

 

 

$

134

 

Virginia Power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating lease cost

$

36

 

 

$

41

 

Short-term lease cost

 

12

 

 

 

13

 

Variable lease cost

 

4

 

 

 

2

 

Total lease cost

$

52

 

 

$

56

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, 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:

 

Year Ended

December 31, 2020

 

 

Year Ended

December 31, 2019

 

(millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dominion Energy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating cash flows for finance leases

$

 

 

$

4

 

Operating cash flows for operating leases

 

96

 

 

 

111

 

Financing cash flows for finance leases

 

33

 

 

 

20

 

Virginia Power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating cash flows for operating leases

 

52

 

 

 

56

 

In addition to the amounts disclosed above, Dominion Energy’s Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, include $175 million and $174 million, respectively, of rental revenue, included in operating revenue and $102 million and $94 million, respectively, of depreciation expense, included in depreciation, depletion and amortization, related to facilities subject to power purchase agreements under which Dominion Energy is the lessor.

At December 31, 2020 and 2019, the weighted average remaining lease term and weighted discount rate for the Companies’ finance and operating leases were as follows:

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

Dominion Energy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average remaining lease term - finance leases

5 years

 

 

5 years

 

Weighted average remaining lease term - operating leases

26 years

 

 

22 years

 

Weighted average discount rate - finance leases

 

3.17

%

 

 

3.83

%

Weighted average discount rate - operating leases

 

4.07

%

 

 

4.48

%

Virginia Power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average remaining lease term - finance leases

6 years

 

 

6 years

 

Weighted average remaining lease term - operating leases

21 years

 

 

20 years

 

Weighted average discount rate - finance leases

 

2.51

%

 

 

4.12

%

Weighted average discount rate - operating leases

 

4.26

%

 

 

4.29

%

 

 

The Companies’ lease liabilities have the following maturities:

 

Maturity of Lease Liabilities

 

Dominion Energy

 

 

Virginia Power

 

(millions)

 

Operating

 

 

Finance

 

 

Operating

 

 

Finance

 

2021

 

$

64

 

 

$

36

 

 

$

31

 

 

$

9

 

2022

 

 

56

 

 

 

34

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

8

 

2023

 

 

47

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

8

 

2024

 

 

40

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

7

 

2025

 

 

34

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

6

 

After 2025

 

 

756

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

194

 

 

 

9

 

Total undiscounted lease payments

 

 

997

 

 

 

165

 

 

 

296

 

 

 

47

 

Present value adjustment

 

 

(427

)

 

 

(25

)

 

 

(113

)

 

 

(3

)

Present value of lease liabilities

 

$

570

 

 

$

140

 

 

$

183

 

 

$

44

 

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 is providing equity and has obtained financing commitments from debt investors, totaling $465 million, to fund the estimated project costs. If Dominion Energy ultimately proceeds with the project through completion, the project is expected to be completed by September 2024. 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 $61 million as of December 31, 2020. If the project is terminated under certain events, Dominion Energy could be required to pay up to 100% of the then funded amount.

 

The lease term will commence once construction is substantially complete and the facility is able to be occupied and will end in December 2027. At the end of the initial lease term, Dominion Energy can (i) extend the term of the lease for an additional five years, subject to the approval of the participants, at current market terms, (ii) purchase the property for an amount equal to the 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 project costs, Dominion Energy may be required to make a payment to the lessor, up to 83% of project costs, for the difference between the 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.

 

 

 

 

 

Offshore Wind Vessel Leasing Arrangement

 

In December 2020, Dominion Energy signed an agreement 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 $550 million, to fund the estimated project costs. The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2023. 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 $187 million as of December 31, 2020. 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.