EX-99.2 3 ppk8kexhibit99-2.htm EXHIBIT 99.2 Exhibit 99.2
Exhibit 99.2
 
Goldman Sachs 
Seventh Annual Power & Utility Conference
New York City
May 10-11, 2007
 
 

PPL Corporation  (NYSE: PPL) is a Fortune 500 company with headquarters in Allentown, Pa.  The Company’s  diversified corporate strategy is to achieve growth in energy supply margins while limiting volatility in both cash flows and earnings and to achieve stable, long-term growth in regulated delivery businesses through efficient operations and strong customer and regulatory relations.  The strategy is carried out through four principal subsidiaries:
 
PPL EnergyPlus, which markets energy in key U. S. markets.
 
PPL Generation, which operates more than 11,000 megawatts of electricity generating capacity in Pennsylvania, Montana, Maine, Illinois, New York and Connecticut, with an additional 355 megawatts of planned upgrade projects.
 
PPL Electric Utilities, which delivers electricity to 1.4 million customers in Pennsylvania.
 
PPL Global, which delivers electricity to 3.7 million customers in the United Kingdom and Latin America.
Security Ratings
                                                       Moody’s  S&P  Fitch
PPL Corp.
    Corporate Credit Rating            Baa2                  BBB 
PPL Capital Funding, Inc.
    Medium Term Notes                  Baa2                  BBB-               BBB
PPL Electric Utilities Corp.
    First Mortgage Bonds
     Senior Secured Bonds              A3                      A-                   A-
PPL Energy Supply
    Senior Unsecured Notes           Baa2                  BBB                BBB+
WPD Holdings Limited
    Senior Unsecured Debt             Baa3                  BBB-               BBB
WPD Operating Cos. 
    Senior Unsecured Debt             Baa1                  BBB+              A-
See a complete list of all PPL rated companies in the appendix
Contacts
Timothy J. Paukovits
Director-Investor Relations
Phone: (610) 774-4124
Fax: (610) 774-5106
tjpaukovits@pplweb.com
Joseph P. Bergstein, Jr.
Financial Specialist
Phone: (610) 774-5609
Fax: (610) 774-5106
jpbergstein@pplweb.com
www.pplweb.com
PPL Facts
 
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iii
Table of Contents
 
 

 
iv
Table of Contents (cont.)
 
 

 
1
Cautionary Statements And Factors That
May Affect Future Results

Any statements made in this presentation about future operating results or other future events are forward-looking statements under the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from such forward-looking statements. A discussion of factors that could cause actual results or events to vary is contained in the Appendix to this presentation and in the Company’s SEC filings.
 
 

 
2
Growing Shareowner Value
Continued focus on execution of our
current growth plan
Extract additional value from our
energy marketing operations
Multi-faceted expansion of the
generation portfolio
 
 

 
3
Optimize Energy Marketing
Expand marketing capabilities
Active participation in energy and
commodity markets
Manage market, operational and
financial risks
 
 

 
$1,675
$1,818
$1,845
$1,984
$2,748
Supply Margins
(Millions)
4
Key Drivers of Margin Growth
 
 

 
Reserve Margin
5
Shrinking Reserve Margins Create
Potential Value for PPL
 
 

 
6
Constrained Region
Montour
Brunner Island
Holtwood
Wallenpaupack
Martins Creek
Keystone
Conemaugh
Safe Harbor
Lower Mt. Bethel
PA Combustion Turbines
Susquehanna
Existing
Constraint
Constrained Region
PJM Projected
Constrained
Region
Beginning in 2009
Source:  Map developed based on PJM RPM
              Planning Period Parameters.
Growing Constrained Region in PJM
Increases Value of PPL Generation
 
 

 
PPL Capacity Hedge Position 
 
   2007      2008       2009       2010
 
   97%         94%        87%         0%
7
$/MWD
PJM 2007/08 Planning Year
08/09 Planning year auction – July 2007
09/10 Planning year auction – Oct. 2007
10/11 Planning year auction – Jan. 2008
RPM Auction Provided Robust Prices
 
 

 
 
 

 
Montour/Coal
1,542 MW
+16 MW
+600-800 MW
Brunner Island 
Coal 
1,483 MW 
+21 MW 
Holtwood 
Hydro 
109 MW 
+125 MW 
Wallenpaupack
Hydro
44 MW
Martins Creek
Coal, Gas, Oil
1970 MW
Keystone
Coal
211 MW
Conemaugh
Coal
278 MW
Safe Harbor
Hydro
140 MW
Lower Mt. Bethe
Gas
582 MWl
PA Combustion Turbines
(11 Sites in Central & Eastern PA)
Oil
451 MW
Susquehanna
Nuclear
2,120 MW
+137 MW
+600-800 MW
9
8,930 MW
Existing Generation
   299 MW
Planned Uprates
Base load expansion capabilities
Pennsylvania Generation Expansion
 
 

 
10
Expanding Renewable Energy Portfolio
Currently there are not enough
renewable energy credits in the market
Plan to invest $100 million to develop
renewable projects over next five years
Included in current capex program
Contracts in place with renewable
energy facilities
 
 

 
11
Operational Update
Scrubbers expected to be completed on
schedule and on budget
Generation uprates remain on schedule
PUC action expected shortly regarding PPL
Electric Utilities’ POLR transition proposal
PPL EU filed for $83.6 million rate increase
Continued strength of customer service at
delivery businesses
Divestitures of Latin American and
telecommunications businesses
 
 

 
Latin American Assets to be Sold
Del Sur
291,000 customers
El Salvador
5 yr. avg. load growth = 6.2%
PPL ownership = 86.4%
Emel
576,000 customers
Chile
5 yr. avg. load growth = 7.7%
PPL ownership = 95.4%
Elfec S.A.
281,000 customers
Bolivia
5 yr. avg. load growth = 5.1%
PPL ownership = 92.1%
12
Schedule
April 2007
Agreed to sell Bolivian assets
to group led by their
management team
Q3 2007
Expected closing on Bolivian
assets
By year-end
2007
Expected completion of sale
of remaining assets
 
 

 
PPL Electric Utilities Bridge Plan
Procure 2010 POLR Supply in 2007,
2008, 2009 to reduce exposure to
price spikes
Supply costs to be passed directly
to customers
Continue optional time-of-use rates
for residential and large industrial
customers
PUC Proposed Regulations
Purchase POLR supply through
competitive process
Include fixed-term and spot-market
energy purchases to reduce risks of
price spikes
Simplified rate design with incentives
for energy conservation and facilitation
of customer choice
Supply costs to be passed directly to
customers
Governor’s Energy Independence Strategy
Utilities required to offer time-of-use pilot program to
residential and small business customers
Mix of long-term, short-term and spot-market purchases
Opt-in program to phase in generation rate increases over
three years
Details for deferral of cost and recovery of interest
delegated to the PUC
13
Pennsylvania Energy Issues
 
 

 
Amount of distribution revenue increase request
$83.6 million
% Total revenue increase
  2.7%
% Distribution revenue increase
  13%
 
12/31/2006
Proposed
Distribution rate base
      $1,925 million
       $2,023 million
Rate of return on rate base
        6.62%
         8.36%
Common equity
        42.6%
         43.1%
Return on equity
        7.32%
         11.50%
14
Sensitivity: 1% change in ROE = $16.0 million
PPL Electric Utilities
Distribution Rate Case Facts
 
 

 
Millions
15
Note:  See Appendix for the reconciliation of cash flow measures.
Cash Flow Forecast
 
 

 
$/share
Annualized
Dividend Payout Ratio Greater than
50% after 2006 
16
*Annualized rate based on quarterly dividend declared in February 2007.
 
 

 
Forecast
*
17
*  Midpoint of $2.30 to $2.40 earnings forecast.
 
** Earnings from ongoing operations – See Appendix for the per share reconciliation of reported earnings and earnings from ongoing
    operations.
Strong Long-Term Earnings Growth
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
background
EAST
PJM
On-Peak
Off-Peak
ATC(2)
WEST
Mid-Columbia
On-Peak
Off-Peak
ATC(2)
GAS
NYMEX Price(3)
(1) Market prices based on the average of broker quotes as of 3/30/2007.
(2) 24-hour average.
(3) NYMEX forward gas price on 3/30/2007.
(4) Prices at 12/2005 when 2010 forecast of $3.50 was developed.
A-1
2010
Actual
Forward (1)
2006
2007
2008
2010
         $62                      $76                        $79                       $73                    $72
         $37                      $47                        $49                      $48                     $48
         $51                      $61                        $63                      $60                     $59
        $50                      $56                         $68                       $65
        $39                      $43                         $54                       $52
        $45                      $50                         $62                       $59
        $7.25                  $8.24                      $8.70                   $7.98                $8.00
 
At 12/05 (4)
Market Prices
 
 

 
A-2
 
2007
2008
2009
Electricity Sales
     
  East
 96%
100%
 97%
  West
100%
100%
 77%
      Total
 97%
100%
 94%
Coal
     
  East
 96%
 82%
 74%
  West
100%
100%
 78%
      Total
 97%
 87%
 75%
Current Hedge Positions - Electricity and Fuel
 
 

 
Montour Unit #2 Absorber
A-3
In-Service Dates
Montour 1
  Q1-08
Montour 2
  Q2-08
Brunner Island 3
  Q4-08
Brunner Island 1 & 2
  Q2-09
Scrubbers Expected to be Completed
on Budget and on Schedule
 
 

 
A-4
Generation Uprates
 
 

 
n
In 2007, 94% of our owned generation output is expected to be produced at a fuel cost of
approximately $16/MWh or less.
PPL Supply Business Overview
Production GWh
A-5
Gas/Oill
32%
Coal
39%
Nuclear
18%
Hydro
8%
QFs 3%
Installed Capacity MW
Gas/Oil
6%
Coal
56%
Nuclear
30%
Hydro
8%
 
 

 
 Proactive Coal Supply Management
Supports Growth in Margins
Projected 2007 Coal Supply
A-6
Central PA
17%
PRB
 6%
Montana
Mine-mouth
 21%
Central
Appalachia
11%
Southwest PA
45%
Supply region diversity
Fleet trains (1600 cars)
Average delivered costs
4%-5% annual
increase
2006 to 2010
 
 

 
A-7
Key Drivers/Challenges Through 2010
Increased prices for POLR sales
Expiration of supply contracts remarketed at
current forward prices
Power plant uprates
Net economic benefits from the installation of
scrubbers at the Montour and Brunner Island
coal-fired power plants
Increased fuel and O&M costs
Loss of synfuel tax credits and increased
replacement coal costs
Cost of compliance with evolving environmental
regulation
 
 

 
A-8
Increasing Prices Under the POLR Contract
 
 

 
A-9
PPL Proposal to Transition to
Competitive Electricity Markets
Conduct procurements for 2010 POLR supply in
March and September of 2007, 2008 and 2009
Reduce the risk of customer exposure to price
spikes in wholesale markets
PUC approval would remove risk for PPL Electric
Utilities by ensuring a pre-approved process is in
place to reflect market prices in customer rates
PUC action expected in the first half of 2007
 
 

 
$2.25
Energy
Margins
$0.22
International
Delivery
Margins
$0.07
U.K.
Liquidations
($0.07)
O&M
($0.03)
Depreciation
($0.05)
Income Taxes
 & Other
($0.04)
$2.35*
(Dollars per Share)
A-10
*Midpoint of forecast
Note:  See Appendix for the reconciliation of reported earnings and earnings from ongoing operations.
2007 Ongoing Earnings Contributions
 
 

 
(Millions of Dollars)
A-11
 
  2006 
  2007
  2008
  2009
  2010
Cash from Operations
$1,758
$1,642
$1,779
$1,679
$2,082
Increase/(Decrease) in cash due to:
         
   Transition Bond Repayment
   (282)
   (294)
   (310)
     -
    -
   Capital Expenditures
(1,394)
(1,732)
(1,397)
(1,212)
(1,168)
   Other Investing Activities-net
      85
    130
      19
       (2)
      34
Free Cash Flow before Dividends
  $167
 $(254)
    $91
  $465
  $948
           
Reconciliation of Cash from Operations
to Free Cash Flow before Dividends
 
 

 
Millions
$1,394
$1,168
$1,271
$1,212
$1,397
$1,732
A-12
Capital Expenditures by Segment
 
 

 
A-13
(Millions of Dollars)
Reconciliation of First Quarter Reported
Earnings and Earnings from Ongoing Operations
 
 

 
A-14
(Dollars Per Share)
Reconciliation of First Quarter Reported Earnings
and Earnings from Ongoing Operations
 
 

 
A-15
Reconciliation of PPL’s Reported Earnings and
Earnings from Ongoing Operations

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
Statements contained in this presentation, including statements with respect to future earnings, energy prices, margins and sales, marketing performance, regulatory action, growth, rates, revenues, expenses, cash flows, cash from
operations, dividends, credit profile, business dispositions, financing, capital additions and expenditures, and
generating capacity and availability, are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws.
Although PPL Corporation believes that the expectations and assumptions reflected in these forward-looking
statements are reasonable, these statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, and actual results may
differ materially from the results discussed in the statements. The following are among the important factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements:  market demand and prices for energy,
capacity and fuel; market prices for crude oil and the potential impact on synthetic fuel operations, synthetic fuel
purchases from third parties and the phase-out of synthetic fuel credits; weather conditions affecting generation
production, customer energy usage and operating costs; competition in retail and wholesale power markets; liquidity of
wholesale power markets; the effect of any business or industry restructuring; the profitability and liquidity, including
access to capital markets and credit facilities, of PPL Corporation and its subsidiaries; new accounting requirements
or new interpretations or applications of existing requirements; operation and availability of existing generation
facilities and operating costs; transmission and distribution system conditions and operating costs; current and future
environmental conditions and requirements and the related costs of compliance, including environmental capital
expenditures and emission allowance and other expenses; significant delays in the planned installation of pollution
control equipment at certain coal-fired generating units in Pennsylvania because of weather conditions, contractor
performance or other reasons; market prices of commodity inputs for ongoing capital expenditures; collective labor
bargaining negotiations; development of new projects, markets and technologies; performance of new ventures; asset
acquisitions and dispositions; disposition proceeds; political, regulatory or economic conditions in states, regions or
countries where PPL Corporation or its subsidiaries conduct business; any impact of  hurricanes or other severe
weather on PPL Corporation’s business, including any impact on fuel prices; receipt of necessary governmental
permits, approvals and rate relief; new state, federal or foreign legislation, including new tax legislation; state, federal
and foreign regulatory developments; the impact of any state, federal or foreign investigations applicable to PPL
Corporation and its subsidiaries and the energy industry; capital markets conditions, including changes in interest
rates, and decisions regarding capital structure; stock price performance of PPL Corporation; the market prices of
equity securities and the impact on pension costs and resultant cash funding requirements for defined benefit pension
plans; securities and credit ratings; foreign currency exchange rates; the outcome of litigation against PPL Corporation
and its subsidiaries; potential effects of threatened or actual terrorism or war or other hostilities; and the commitments
and liabilities of PPL Corporation and its subsidiaries. Any such forward-looking statements should be considered in
light of such important factors and in conjunction with PPL Corporation’s Form 10-K and other reports on file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
A-18
Forward-Looking Information Statement
 
 

 
A-19
“Earnings from ongoing operations” excludes the impact of special items. Special items include charges, credits or gains that are unusual or non-recurring and the mark-to-market impact of energy-related, non-trading
economic hedges. The mark-to-market impact of these hedges is economically neutral to the company in that
offsetting gains or losses on underlying accrual positions will be recognized as energy is delivered over the
terms of the contracts. Earnings from ongoing operations should not be considered as an alternative to reported
earnings, or net income, which is an indicator of operating performance determined in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles (GAAP). PPL believes that earnings from ongoing operations, although a
non-GAAP measure, is also useful and meaningful to investors because it provides them with PPL’s underlying
earnings performance as another criterion in making their investment decisions. PPL’s management also uses
earnings from ongoing operations in measuring certain corporate performance goals. Other companies may use
different measures to present financial performance.
“Free cash flow before dividends” is derived by deducting capital expenditures and other investing activities-net, as well as the repayment of transition bonds, from cash flow from operations.  Free cash flow before dividends
should not be considered as an alternative to cash flow from operations, which is determined in accordance with
GAAP. PPL believes that free cash flow before dividends, although a non-GAAP measure, is an important
measure to both management and investors since it is an indicator of the company’s ability to sustain operations
and growth without additional outside financing beyond the requirement to fund maturing debt obligations. Other
companies may calculate free cash flow before dividends in a different manner.
Definitions of Financial Measures