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Merger and Acquisitions (Exelon and Generation)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Acquisitions [Line Items]  
Acquisitions (Exelon and Generation)

4.   Merger and Acquisitions

 

Merger with Constellation (Exelon, Generation, ComEd, PECO and BGE)

 

Description of Transaction

 

On March 12, 2012, Exelon completed the merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement, among Exelon, Bolt Acquisition Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Exelon (Merger Sub), and Constellation. As a result of that merger, Merger Sub was merged into Constellation (the Initial Merger) and Constellation became a wholly owned subsidiary of Exelon. Following the completion of the Initial Merger, Exelon and Constellation completed a series of internal corporate organizational restructuring transactions. Constellation merged with and into Exelon, with Exelon continuing as the surviving corporation (the Upstream Merger). Simultaneously with the Upstream Merger, Constellation's interest in RF HoldCo LLC, which holds Constellation's interest in BGE, was transferred to Exelon Energy Delivery Company, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Exelon that also owns Exelon's interests in ComEd and PECO. Following the Upstream Merger and the transfer of RF HoldCo LLC, Exelon contributed to Generation certain subsidiaries, including those with generation and customer supply operations that were acquired from Constellation as a result of the Initial Merger and the Upstream Merger.

 

Constellation's shareholders received 0.930 shares of Exelon common stock in exchange for each share of Constellation common stock outstanding as of March 12, 2012. Generally, all outstanding Constellation equity-based compensation awards were converted into Exelon equity-based compensation awards using the same ratio. See Note 17 – Common Stock for further information.

 

Regulatory Matters

 

In December 2011, Exelon and Constellation reached a settlement with the State of Maryland and the City of Baltimore and other interested parties in connection with the regulatory proceedings related to the merger that were pending before the MDPSC. As part of this settlement and the application for approval of the merger by MDPSC, Exelon agreed to provide a package of benefits to BGE customers, the City of Baltimore and the State of Maryland, resulting in an estimated direct investment in the State of Maryland of more than $1 billion.

 

On February 17, 2012, the MDPSC approved the merger with conditions. Many of the conditions were reflective of the settlement agreements described above. The following costs were recognized after the closing of the merger and are included in Exelon's, Generation's and BGE's Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the year ended December 31, 2012:

 

Description Payment Period BGE Generation Exelon Statement of Operations Location
BGE rate credit of $100 per residential customer (a) Q2 2012 $113 $0 $ 113 Revenues
Customer investment fund to invest in energy efficiency              
 and low-income energy assistance to BGE customers  2012 to 2014  0  0   113.5 O&M Expense
Contribution for renewable energy, energy efficiency             
 or related projects in Baltimore 2012 to 2014  0  0   2 O&M Expense
Charitable contributions at $7 million per year for 10 years 2012 to 2021  28  35   70 O&M Expense
State funding for offshore wind development projects  Q2 2012  0  0   32 O&M Expense
Miscellaneous tax benefits Q2 2012  (2)  0  (2) Taxes Other Than Income
 Total   $139 $35 $ 328.5  

  • Exelon made a $66 million equity contribution to BGE in the second quarter of 2012 to fund the after-tax amount of the rate credit as directed in the MDPSC order approving the merger transaction.

 

In addition to these costs, the direct investment estimate includes $95 million to $120 million for the requirement to cause construction of a headquarters building in Baltimore for Generation's competitive energy businesses. The construction is expected to be completed in 1 to 2 years. The estimate also includes $625 million for Exelon's and Generation's commitment to develop or assist in the development of 285 – 300 MWs of new generation in Maryland, expected to be completed over a period of 10 years. Such costs, which are expected to be primarily capital in nature, will be recognized as incurred. As of December 31, 2012, amounts reflected in the Exelon and Generation consolidated financial statements for these commitments were immaterial.

 

The settlement agreement contemplates various options for complying with the new generation development commitments, including building or acquiring generating assets, making subsidy or compliance payments, or in circumstances in which the generation build is delayed, making liquidated damages payments.  Exelon and Generation expect that the majority of these commitments will be satisfied by building or acquiring generating assets, and therefore will be primarily capital in nature and recognized as incurred.  If in the future Exelon determines that it is probable that it will make subsidy, compliance or liquidated damages payments related to the new generation development commitments, Exelon will record a liability at that time. As of December 31, 2012, it is reasonably possible that Exelon will be required to make subsidy or liquidated damages payments of approximately $40 million rather than build one of the generation projects contemplated by the commitments, given that the generation build is dependent upon the passage of legislation and other conditions that Exelon does not control

 

Pursuant to the MDPSC merger approval conditions, BGE is restricted from paying any dividend on its common shares through the end of 2014, is required to maintain specified minimum capital and O&M expenditure levels in 2012 and 2013, and is not permitted to reduce employment levels due to involuntary attrition associated with the merger integration process.

 

Associated with certain of the regulatory approvals required for the merger, Exelon and Constellation agreed to enter into contracts to sell three Constellation generating stations located in PJM within 150 days (subsequently extended 30 days by the DOJ) following the merger completion and to complete the divestitures within 30 days after receipt of regulatory approvals. These stations, Brandon Shores and H.A. Wagner in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, and C.P. Crane in Baltimore County, Maryland, include base-load, coal-fired generation units plus associated gas/oil units located at the same sites, and total 2,648 MW of generation capacity.

 

On August 8, 2012, a subsidiary of Generation reached an agreement to sell these three Maryland generating stations and associated assets to Raven Power Holdings LLC (Raven Power), a subsidiary of Riverstone Holdings LLC. The sale was completed on November 30, 2012. The sale agreement included a base price with purchase price adjustments based on fuel inventory, working capital, capital expenditures, and timing of the closing, resulting in net proceeds from the sale of approximately $371 million. Decisions by certain market participants to remove themselves from the bidding process, combined with the deadlines and limitations on the pool of potential buyers imposed by the merger approval orders, resulted in realized sales proceeds below Generation's estimated fair value of the Maryland generating stations. Consequently, Exelon and Generation recorded a pre-tax loss of $278 million in operating and maintenance expense in the third quarter of 2012 to reflect the difference between the estimated sales price at that time and carrying value. This loss amount was adjusted to $272 million to reflect the final sales price upon closing on November 30, 2012.

 

In connection with the sale of the Maryland generating stations, Exelon agreed to indemnify Raven Power for certain costs associated with the treatment of hazardous substances at off-site disposal facilities and any claims arising as a result of, or in connection with, any toxic tort, natural resource damages, loss of life or injury to persons due to releases of, or exposure to hazardous substances in connection with Raven Power's remediation of environmental contamination or Exelon's non-compliance with environmental laws or permits prior to the closing date of the sale.

 

Subsequent to the merger, Generation discovered that, for the first two weeks following the merger, due to a software error, Generation inadvertently bid certain generating units into the PJM energy market at prices that slightly exceeded the cost-based caps to which it had agreed. This error was a violation of the commitments made in connection with merger approvals by DOJ, FERC and the MDPSC. Generation reported the error to the DOJ, FERC and the MDPSC and committed to remedy the impacts of its error. The MDPSC held a hearing to review the error, and accepted Generation's proposed remediation. Subsequent close examination by Generation of its cost-based bids also revealed the need for some minor adjustments to the cost build up for certain of its PJM units. Generation has coordinated with PJM to determine the impact on Generation's revenues and the market from this error and these adjustments, and Generation has worked with PJM to reverse the financial impacts. In November 2012, Generation reached a settlement with the DOJ regarding this matter. The final resolution did not have a material impact on Exelon's or Generation's results of operations, cash flows or financial position.

 

In addition, in January 2012, Exelon and Constellation reached an agreement with EDF under which EDF withdrew its opposition to the Exelon-Constellation merger. The terms of the agreement address CENG, a joint venture between Constellation and EDF that owns and operates a total of three nuclear facilities with a total of five generating units in Maryland and New York. The agreement reaffirms the terms of the joint venture. The agreement did not include any exchange of monetary consideration, and Exelon does not expect the agreement will have a material effect on Exelon's and Generation's future results of operations, financial position and cash flows. 

 

       Exelon was named in suits filed in the Circuit Court of Baltimore City, Maryland alleging that individual directors of Constellation breached their fiduciary duties by entering into the proposed merger transaction and Exelon aided and abetted the individual directors' breaches. Similar suits were also filed in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. The suits sought to enjoin a Constellation shareholder vote on the proposed merger until all material information was disclosed and sought rescission of the proposed merger. During the third quarter of 2011, the parties to the suits reached an agreement in principle to settle the suits through additional disclosures to Constellation shareholders. On June 26, 2012, the court approved the settlement and entered final judgment.

 

Accounting for the Merger Transaction

 

The total consideration in the merger was based on the opening price of a share of Exelon common stock on March 12, 2012 (in millions):

 

 Number of Shares/ Awards Issued Total Fair Value
Issuance of Exelon common stock to Constellation shareholders and equity award holders at the exchange ratio of 0.930 shares for each share of Constellation common stock; based on the opening price of Exelon common stock on March 12, 2012 of $38.91 (a)187.45 $ 7,294
Issuance of Exelon equity awards to replace existing Constellation equity awards (b)11.30   71
Total purchase price   $ 7,365

       

  • The number of shares issued excludes 0.7 million shares of stock that are held in a custodian account specifically for the settlement of unvested share-based restricted stock awards. The related share value is excluded from the estimated fair value as these awards have not vested and, therefore, are not in the purchase price.
  • Includes vested Constellation stock options and restricted stock units converted at fair value to Exelon awards on March 12, 2012. The fair value of the stock options was determined using the Black-Scholes model.

All options to purchase Constellation common stock under various equity agreements were converted into options to acquire a number of shares of Exelon common stock (as adjusted for the exchange ratio) at an option price. All Constellation unvested restricted stock awards granted prior to April 28, 2011, that were outstanding immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger, became vested on a pro rata basis (determined based upon the number of months from the start of the applicable restricted period to the closing of the Initial Merger) and converted into Exelon common stock at the exchange ratio in accordance with the applicable stock plan and award agreement terms. All Constellation restricted stock awards that remained unvested on a pro rata basis pursuant to the foregoing formula, and any Constellation unvested restricted stock awards granted after April 28, 2011, have been assumed by Exelon and automatically converted into shares of unvested restricted stock of Exelon at the exchange ratio. Likewise, all restricted stock units granted prior to April 28, 2011 under the Constellation Plans and outstanding immediately prior to the completion of the Initial Merger became vested on a pro rata basis (determined based upon the number of months from the start of the applicable restricted period to the closing of the Initial Merger) and have been assumed by Exelon and automatically converted into a number of shares of Exelon common stock at the exchange ratio.

 

The fair value of Constellation's non-regulated business assets acquired and liabilities assumed was determined based on significant estimates and assumptions that are judgmental in nature, including projected future cash flows (including timing); discount rates reflecting risk inherent in the future cash flows; and future market prices. There were also judgments made to determine the expected useful lives assigned to each class of assets acquired and duration of liabilities assumed.

 

The financial statements of BGE do not include fair value adjustments for assets or liabilities subject to rate-setting provisions for BGE. BGE is subject to the rate-setting authority of FERC and the MDPSC and is accounted for pursuant to the accounting guidance for regulated operations. The rate-setting and cost recovery provisions currently in place for BGE provide revenue derived from costs including a return on investment of assets and liabilities included in rate base. Except for debt, fuel supply contracts and regulatory assets not earning a return, the fair values of BGE's tangible and intangible assets and liabilities subject to these rate-setting provisions are assumed to approximate their carrying values and, therefore, do not reflect any net adjustments related to these amounts. For BGE's debt, fuel supply contracts and regulatory assets not earning a return, the difference between fair value and book value of BGE's assets acquired and liabilities assumed is recorded as a regulatory asset at Exelon Corporate as Exelon did not apply push-down accounting to BGE. See Note 1Significant Accounting Policies for additional information on BGE's push-down accounting treatment. Also see Note 3Regulatory Matters for additional information on BGE's regulatory assets.

 

The valuations performed in the first quarter of 2012 to assess the fair values of certain assets acquired and liabilities assumed were considered preliminary as a result of the short time period between the closing of the merger and the end of the first quarter of 2012. The allocation of the purchase price may be modified up to one year from the date of the merger as more information is obtained about the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The preliminary valuations performed in the first quarter of 2012 were updated in the second, third and fourth quarters of 2012, with the most significant adjustments to the preliminary valuation amounts having been made to the fair values assigned to the acquired power supply and fuel contracts, unregulated property, plant and equipment and investments in affiliates. The preliminary amounts recognized are subject to further revision until the valuations are completed and to the extent that additional information is obtained about the facts and circumstances that existed as of the merger date. Any changes to the fair value assessments may affect the purchase price allocation and material changes could require the financial statements to be retroactively amended.

 

The updated preliminary purchase price allocation of the Initial Merger of Exelon with Constellation and Exelon's contribution of certain subsidiaries of Constellation to Generation at December 31, 2012 was as follows:

 

 

Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation, excluding amortizationExelonGeneration
Current assets$4,936$3,638
Property, plant and equipment 9,342 4,054
Unamortized energy contracts 3,218 3,218
Other intangibles, trade name and retail relationships 457 457
Investment in affiliates 1,942 1,942
Pension and OPEB regulatory asset 740 0
Other assets 2,265 1,266
Total assets 22,900 14,575
     
Current liabilities 3,408 2,804
Unamortized energy contracts 1,722 1,512
Long-term debt, including current maturities 5,632 2,972
Noncontrolling interest 90 90
Deferred credits and other liabilities and preferred securities 4,683 1,933
Total liabilities, preferred securities and noncontrolling interest 15,535 9,311
Total purchase price$7,365$5,264

Intangible Assets Recorded

 

For the power supply and fuel contracts acquired from Constellation, the difference between the contract price and the market price at the date of the merger was recognized as either an intangible asset or liability based on whether the contracts were in or out-of-the-money. The valuation of the acquired intangible assets and liabilities was estimated by applying either the market approach or the income approach depending on the nature of the underlying contract. The market approach was utilized when prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving comparable transactions were available. Otherwise the income approach, which is based upon discounted projected future cash flows associated with the underlying contracts, was utilized. The measure is based upon certain unobservable inputs, which are considered Level 3 inputs, pursuant to applicable accounting guidance. Key estimates and inputs include forecasted power and fuel prices and the discount rate. The fair value amounts are amortized over the life of the contract in relation to the present value of the underlying cash flows as of the merger date. Amortization expense and income are recorded through purchased power and fuel expense or operating revenues. Exelon and Generation present separately in their Consolidated Balance Sheets the unamortized energy contract assets and liabilities for these contracts. Exelon's and Generation's amortization expense for the period March 12, 2012 to December 31, 2012 amounted to $1,098 million. This amortization expense excludes the $116 million in amortization of the regulatory asset and equally offsetting amortization of the fuel supply contract liability recorded at Exelon Corporate in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The weighted-average amortization period is approximately 1.5 years.

 

The fair value of the Constellation trade name intangible asset was determined based on the relief from royalty method of the income approach whereby fair value is determined to be the present value of the license fees avoided by owning the assets. The measure is based upon certain unobservable inputs, which are considered Level 3 inputs, pursuant to applicable accounting guidance.  Key assumptions include the hypothetical royalty rate and the discount rate.  Exelon's and Generation's straight line amortization expense for the period March 12, 2012 to December 31, 2012 amounted to $20 million. The amortization period is approximately 10 years. The trade name intangible asset is included in deferred debits and other assets within Exelon's and Generation's Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

The fair value of the retail relationships was determined based on a “multi-period excess method” of the income approach.  Under this method, the intangible asset's fair value is determined to be the estimated future cash flows that will be earned on the current customer base, taking into account expected contract renewals based on customer attrition rates and costs to retain those customers.  The measure is based upon certain unobservable inputs, which are considered Level 3 inputs, pursuant to applicable accounting guidance.  Key assumptions include the customer attrition rate and the discount rate.  The intangible assets are amortized as amortization expense on a straight line basis over the useful life of the underlying assets averaging approximately 12.4 years. Exelon's and Generation's amortization expense for the period March 12, 2012 to December 31, 2012 amounted to $15 million. The retail relationships intangible assets are included in deferred debits and other assets within Exelon's and Generation's Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

Exelon's intangible assets and liabilities acquired through the merger with Constellation included in its Consolidated Balance Sheets, along with the future estimated amortization, were as follows as of December 31, 2012:

 

 

 

 

            Estimated amortization expense
DescriptionWeighted Average Amortization Gross Accumulated Amortization  Net  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 and Beyond
Unamortized energy contracts, net (a) 1.5 $1,496 $(982) $514 $394 $74 $19 $(31) $(22) $80
Trade name 10.0  243  (20)  223  24  24  24  24  24  103
Retail relationships 12.4  214  (15)  199  19  19  19  19  19  104
                             
Total, net  $1,953 $(1,017) $936 $437 $117 $62 $12 $21 $287

       

(a) Includes the fair value of BGE's power and gas supply contracts for which an offsetting Exelon Corporate regulatory asset was also recorded.

 

Impact of Merger

 

It is impracticable to determine the current quarter and year-to-date overall financial statement impact for the Constellation subsidiaries contributed down to Generation following the Upstream Merger.  Upon closing of the merger, the operations of these Constellation subsidiaries were integrated into Generation's operations and are therefore not fully distinguishable after the merger. 

 

The impact of BGE on Exelon's Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income includes operating revenues of $2,091 million and net loss of $31 million during the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2012, Exelon, Generation, ComEd, PECO and BGE incurred merger and integration-related costs of $746 million, $340 million, $5 million, $17 million and $160 million, respectively. These amounts do not include merger and integration-related costs of $36 million and $22 million incurred at ComEd and BGE, respectively, which have been recorded as a regulatory asset. The costs incurred are classified primarily within Operating and Maintenance Expense in the Registrants' respective Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income, with the exception of the BGE customer rate credit and the credit facility fees, which are included as a reduction to operating revenues and other, net, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2011, Exelon, Generation and PECO incurred merger and integration-related costs of $77 million, $15 million and $2 million, respectively. These costs are classified primarily within Operating and Maintenance Expense in the Registrants' respective Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

 

Severance Costs

 

The Registrants have an ongoing severance plan under which, in general, the longer an employee worked prior to termination the greater the amount of severance benefits. The Registrants record a liability and expense or regulatory asset for severance once terminations are probable of occurrence and the related severance benefits can be reasonably estimated. For severance benefits that are incremental to its ongoing severance plan (“one-time termination benefits”), the Registrants measure the obligation and record the expense at fair value at the communication date if there are no future service requirements, or, if future service is required to receive the termination benefit, ratably over the required service period.

 

Upon closing the merger with Constellation, Exelon recorded a severance accrual for the anticipated employee position reductions as a result of the post-merger integration. The majority of these positions are corporate and Generation support positions. Since then, Exelon has identified specific employees to be severed pursuant to the merger-related staffing and selection process; as well as employees that were previously identified for severance but have since accepted another position within Exelon and are no longer receiving a severance benefit. Exelon adjusts its accrual each quarter to reflect its best estimate of remaining severance costs. The amount of severance expense associated with the post-merger integration recognized through December 31, 2012, for Exelon is $138 million, which includes $88 million, $16 million, $7 million and $19 million for Generation, ComEd, PECO and BGE, respectively. Estimated costs to be incurred after December 31, 2012 are not material. In addition, certain employees identified during the staffing and selection process also receive pension and other postretirement benefits that are deemed contractual termination benefits. See Note 14 – Retirement Benefits for additional information on the contractual termination benefits.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2012, the Registrants recorded the following severance benefits costs associated with the identified job reductions within operating and maintenance expense in their Consolidated Statements of Operations, except for ComEd and BGE:

 

Year Ended December 31, 2012               
Severance Benefits (a)  Exelon  Generation  ComEd (b)  PECO  BGE (c)
Severance charges $124 $80 $14 $7 $17
Stock compensation  7  4  1  0  1
Other charges  7  4  1  0  1
Total severance benefits $138 $88 $16 $7 $19

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  • The amounts above include $46 million at Generation, $14 million at ComEd, $7 million at PECO, and $7 million at BGE, for amounts billed by BSC through intercompany allocations for the year ended December 31, 2012.
  • ComEd established regulatory assets of $16 million, as of December 31, 2012, for severance benefits costs. The majority of these costs are expected to be recovered over a five-year period.
  • Consistent with MDPSC precedent, BGE established a regulatory asset of $19 million, as of December 31, 2012, for severance benefits costs. The majority of these costs are expected to be recovered over a five-year period.

Amounts included in the table below represent the severance liability recorded by Exelon, Generation, ComEd, PECO and BGE for employees of those Registrants and exclude amounts billed through intercompany allocations:

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2012               
Severance liability  Exelon   Generation  ComEd  PECO  BGE
Balance at December 31, 2011 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Severance charges (a)  124  38  2  0  11
Stock compensation  7  2  0  0  0
Other charges (b)  7  2  0  0  1
Payments  (27)  (9)  (1)  0  (1)
Balance at December 31, 2012 $111 $33 $1 $0 $11

       

  • Includes salary continuance and health and welfare severance benefits. Amounts represent ongoing severance plan benefits. Amounts also include one-time termination benefits of $3 million and $1 million for Exelon and Generation, respectively, which they began to recognize in the second quarter of 2012.
  • Primarily includes life insurance, employer payroll taxes, educational assistance, and outplacement services.

Cash payments under the plan began in the second quarter of 2012. Substantially all cash payments under the plan are expected to be made by the end of 2016.

 

Pro-forma Impact of the Merger

 

The following unaudited pro forma financial information reflects the consolidated results of operations of Exelon and Generation as if the merger with Constellation had taken place on January 1, 2011. The unaudited pro forma information was calculated after applying Exelon's and Generation's accounting policies and adjusting Constellation's, including BGE's as appropriate, results to reflect purchase accounting adjustments.

 

The unaudited pro forma financial information has been presented for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of results of operations that would have been achieved had the merger events taken place on the dates indicated, or the future consolidated results of operations of the combined company.

 

 

 Generation Exelon
  Year Ended December 31,  Year Ended December 31,
(unaudited) 2012  2011 (a)  2012  2011 (b)
Total Revenues$17,013 $19,494 $26,700 $30,712
Net income attributable to Exelon 1,205  324  2,092  974
            
Basic Earnings Per Share n.a.  n.a. $2.56 $1.15
Diluted Earnings Per Share n.a.  n.a.  2.55  1.14

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  • The amounts above include non-recurring costs directly related to the merger of $203 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.
  • The amounts above include non-recurring costs directly related to the merger of $236 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

Acquisitions (Exelon and Generation)

 

Consistent with the applicable accounting guidance, the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed was determined as of the acquisition date through the use of significant estimates and assumptions that are judgmental in nature.  Some of the more significant estimates and assumptions used include: projected future cash flows (including the amount and timing); discount rates reflecting the risk inherent in the future cash flows; and future power and fuel market prices.   Additionally, market prices based on the Market Price Referent (MPR) established by the CPUC for renewable energy resources were used in determining the fair value of the Antelope Valley assets acquired and liabilities assumed.  There were also judgments made to determine the expected useful lives assigned to each class of assets acquired and the duration of the liabilities assumed. Generation did not record any goodwill related to any of the respective acquisitions.

 

The following table summarizes the acquisition-date fair value of the consideration transferred and the assets and liabilities assumed for each of the companies acquired by Generation during the years ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

  Acquisitions  
  2011  2010  
  Wolf Hollow   Antelope Valley  Exelon Wind  
Fair value of consideration transferred          
Cash$ 305 $ 75 $ 893  
Plus: Gain on PPA settlement   6   -   -  
Contingent consideration   -   -   32  
           
Total fair value of consideration transferred$ 311 $ 75 $ 925  
           
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed          
           
Property, plant and equipment$ 347 $ 15 $ 700  
Inventory  5   -   -  
Intangible assets (a)   -   190   224  
Payable to First Solar, Inc. (b)  -   (135)   -  
Working capital, net  (5)   -   18  
Asset retirement obligations  -   -   (13)  
Noncontrolling interest  -      (3)  
Other Assets  -   5   (1)  
           
Total net identifiable assets$ 347 $ 75 $ 925  
           
Bargain purchase gain$ 36 $ - $ -  

(a)       See Note 8 - Intangible Assets for additional information.

(b)       Generation concluded that the remaining, yet-to-be paid $135 million in consideration was embedded in the amounts payable under the Engineering, Procurement, Construction (EPC) agreement for First Solar, Inc. to construct the solar facility. For accounting purposes, this aspect of the transaction is considered to be akin to a "seller financing" arrangement. As such, Generation recorded a liability of $135 million associated with the portion of the future payments to First Solar, Inc. under the EPC agreement to reflect Generation's implicit amounts due First Solar, Inc. for the remainder of the value of the net assets acquired. The $135 million payable to First Solar, Inc. will be relieved as Generation makes payments for costs incurred over the project construction period. At December 31, 2012, $87 million remained payable to First Solar, Inc.

       

 

Wolf Hollow, LLC. On August 24, 2011, Generation completed the acquisition of all of the equity interests of Wolf Hollow, LLC (Wolf Hollow), a combined-cycle natural gas-fired power plant in north Texas, for a purchase price of $311 million which increased Generation's owned capacity within the ERCOT power market by 720 MWs. The acquisition supports the Exelon commitment to renewable energy as part of Exelon 2020.

 

Generation recognized an approximately $36 million non-cash bargain purchase gain (i.e., negative goodwill). The gain was included within Other, net in Exelon's and Generation's Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

 

The pro forma impact of this acquisition would not have been material to Exelon's or Generation's results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010.

 

Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One. On September 30, 2011, Generation acquired Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One (Antelope Valley), a 230-MW solar PV project under development in northern Los Angeles County, California, from First Solar, which developed and will build, operate, and maintain the project. The first block began operations in December 2012, with three additional blocks coming online in February 2013 and an expectation of full commercial operation by the end of the third quarter of 2013. When fully operational, Antelope Valley will be one of the largest PV solar projects in the world, with approximately 3.8 million solar panels generating enough clean, renewable electricity to power the equivalent of 75,000 average homes per year. The project has a 25-year PPA, approved by the California Public Utilities Commission, with Pacific Gas & Electric Company for the full output of the plant. The acquisition supports Exelon's commitment to renewable energy as part of Exelon 2020.

Exelon expects to invest up to $701 million in equity in the project through 2013. The DOE's Loan Programs Office issued a guarantee for up to $646 million for a non-recourse loan from the Federal Financing Bank to support the financing of the construction of the project. On April 5, 2012, Antelope Valley received the first DOE-guaranteed loan advance of $69 million and terminated the put option that Generation had on the Antelope Valley project. See Note 11 – Debt and Credit Agreements for additional information on the DOE loan guarantee.

 

The pro forma impact of this acquisition would not have been material to Exelon's or Generation's results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010.

 

Exelon Wind. On December 9, 2010, Generation paid consideration of $893 million to complete the acquisition of all of the equity interests of John Deere Renewables, LLC (now known as Exelon Wind), a leading operator and developer of wind power. Under the terms of the agreement, Generation added 735 MWs of installed, operating wind capacity located in eight states. The acquisition supports Exelon's commitment to renewable energy as part of Exelon 2020.

 

       The contingent consideration arrangement requires that Generation pay up to $40 million related to three individual projects with an aggregate capacity of 230 MWs, contingent upon meeting certain contractual commitments related to the commencement of construction of each project. The fair value of the contingent consideration arrangement of $32 million was determined as of the acquisition date based upon a weighted average probability of meeting certain contractual commitments related to the commencement of construction of each project, which is considered an unobservable (Level 3) input pursuant to applicable accounting guidance. During the third quarter of 2011, $16 million of contingent consideration was paid to Deere & Company for one of the projects and the probability of a second project beginning construction, Harvest II, was increased to 100%. As a result, the contingent consideration included in other current liabilities within Exelon's and Generation's Consolidated Balance Sheets was adjusted to $10 million to reflect the full expected contingent payment related to the Harvest II project and subsequently paid to Deere & Company during the third quarter of 2012. Additionally, $2 million was recorded in operating and maintenance expense within Exelon's and Generation's Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income. The remaining $8 million of contingent consideration is included in other current liabilities within Exelon's and Generation's Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

       The fair value of the assets acquired included customer receivables of $18 million. There are no outstanding customer receivables that were acquired in the Exelon Wind transaction.

 

The $3 million noncontrolling interest represents the noncontrolling members' proportionate share in the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the transaction.

 

The pro forma impact of this acquisition would not have been material to Exelon's or Generation's results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2010.