Long-Term PPAs

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Contractors [Abstract]

Long-Term PPAs

17. Long-Term PPAs

In 2018, Tampa Electric had long-term PPAs with wholesale energy providers in Florida, which expired in December 2018. These agreements ranged in size from 121 MW to 250 MW of available capacity, were with similar entities and contained similar provisions. In 2019, Tampa Electric entered into a long-term PPA with a wholesale energy provider in Florida with up to 515 MW of available capacity, which expires in 2021. Because some of these provisions provide for the transfer or sharing of a number of risks inherent in the generation of energy, these agreements meet the definition of being variable interests. These risks include: operating and maintenance, regulatory, credit, commodity/fuel and energy market risk. Tampa Electric reviewed these risks and determined that the owners of these entities retain the majority of these risks over the expected life of the underlying generating assets, have the power to direct the most significant activities, and have the obligation or right to absorb losses or benefits. As a result, Tampa Electric was not the primary beneficiary and was not required to consolidate any of these entities. Tampa Electric purchased $36 million, $25 million and $15 million under these long-term PPAs for the three years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

TEC does not provide any material financial or other support to any of the variable interests it is involved with, nor is TEC under any obligation to absorb losses associated with these variable interests. Excluding the payments for energy under these contracts, TEC’s involvement with these variable interests does not affect its Consolidated Balance Sheets, Statements of Income or Cash Flows.