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Acquisitions (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Schedule of Business Acquisitions
The following table presents the 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

The following table presents the purchase price allocation:
PowerSecure Purchase Price
 
 
(in millions)
Current assets
$
172

Property, plant, and equipment
46

Intangible assets
101

Goodwill
282

Other assets
4

Current liabilities
(114
)
Long-term debt, including current portion
(48
)
Deferred credits and other liabilities
(14
)
Total purchase price
$
429

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, in accordance with Southern Power's overall growth strategy, Southern Renewable Partnerships, LLC (SRP), one of Southern Power's wholly-owned subsidiaries, acquired the Bethel wind facility. 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 Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2016
Operating revenues (in millions)
$
5,320

Net income attributable to Southern Company (in millions)
$
650

Basic EPS
$
0.70

Diluted EPS
$
0.69

Schedule of Construction Projects
During the three months ended March 31, 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 March 31, 2017, total costs of construction incurred for these three projects were $401 million, of which $203 million remained in CWIP for the Lamesa and Mankato facilities acquired in 2016. Total aggregate construction costs, excluding the acquisition costs, are expected to be $530 million to $590 million for these two facilities that were under construction at March 31, 2017. 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
Project Completed During the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
East Pecos
Solar
120
Pecos County, TX
March 2017
15 years
 
 
 
 
 
 
Projects Under Construction as of March 31, 2017
Lamesa
Solar
102
Dawson County, TX
April 2017
15 years
Mankato
Natural Gas
345
Mankato, MN
Second quarter 2019
20 years