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Acquisitions and Dispositions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
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Acquisitions and Dispositions

Note 3. Acquisitions and Dispositions

Business Review Dispositions

Sale of East Ohio

In September 2023, Dominion Energy entered into an agreement with Enbridge for the East Ohio Transaction, which included the sale of East Ohio and was valued at approximately $6.6 billion, consisting of a purchase price of approximately $4.3 billion in cash and approximately $2.3 billion of assumed indebtedness. The sale closed in March 2024 after all customary closing and regulatory conditions were satisfied, including clearance or approval under or by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, CFIUS and FCC. Dominion Energy utilized the after-tax proceeds, as required, to repay outstanding borrowings under 364-day term loan facilities. See Note 16 for additional information. The purchase price was subject to customary post-closing adjustments, including adjustments for cash, indebtedness, net working capital, capital expenditures and net regulatory assets and liabilities. The transaction was structured as a stock sale for tax purposes. In October 2023, as required under the sale agreement, Dominion Energy filed a notice with the Ohio Commission. The internal reorganization in connection with the East Ohio Transaction was subject to approval by the Utah and Wyoming Commissions. Dominion Energy filed for such approvals in September 2023 which were received in November 2023. The internal reorganization was completed in February 2024.

Dominion Energy retained the pension and other postretirement benefit plan assets and obligations, including related income tax and other deferred balances, associated with retiree participants in both East Ohio’s union pension and other postretirement benefit plans and retiree participants of the sale entities in the Dominion Energy Pension Plan and the Dominion Energy Retiree Health and Welfare Plan. Dominion Energy recognized a pre-tax loss of $102 million ($113 million after-tax) upon the closing of the transaction, including the write-off of $1.5 billion of goodwill which was not deductible for tax purposes and including the effects of final closing adjustments. In 2023, Dominion Energy recorded a charge of $29 million to reflect the recognition of deferred taxes on the outside basis of East Ohio’s stock upon meeting the classification as held for sale. These deferred taxes reversed in the first quarter of 2024 upon closing of the sale and became a component of current income tax expense on the loss on sale disclosed above. See Note 5 for additional information.

At the closing of the East Ohio Transaction, Dominion Energy and Enbridge entered into a transition services agreement pursuant to which Dominion Energy will continue to provide certain services to support the ongoing operations of East Ohio for up to approximately two years. Enbridge has also agreed to provide certain services to Dominion Energy.

Sale of PSNC

In September 2023, Dominion Energy entered into an agreement with Enbridge for the PSNC Transaction, which included the sale of PSNC. The sale closed in September 2024 after all customary closing and regulatory conditions were satisfied, including clearance or approval under or by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, CFIUS, FCC and North Carolina Commission. At closing, the transaction was valued at $3.3 billion, consisting of a purchase price of $2.0 billion in cash and $1.3 billion of assumed indebtedness. The purchase price is

subject to customary post-closing adjustments, including adjustments for cash, indebtedness, net working capital, capital expenditures and net regulatory assets and liabilities. The transaction was structured as a stock sale for tax purposes. The internal reorganization in connection with the PSNC Transaction was subject to approval by the North Carolina Commission. Dominion Energy filed for such approval in September 2023 which was received in November 2023. The internal reorganization was completed in December 2023.

Dominion Energy retained the entirety of the assets and obligations, including related income tax and other deferred balances, of the pension and other postretirement employee benefit plans associated with the operations included in the transaction and relating to services provided through closing. Dominion Energy recognized a pre-tax loss of $33 million ($30 million after-tax loss) upon the closing of the transaction, including the write-off of $0.7 billion of goodwill which is not deductible for tax purposes but excluding the effects of final closing adjustments. In 2023, Dominion Energy recorded a charge of $334 million to reflect the deferred taxes on the outside basis of PSNC’s stock upon meeting the classification as held for sale. Dominion Energy recorded an additional charge of $16 million to adjust these deferred taxes to recorded balances as of June 30, 2024. These deferred taxes reversed in the third quarter of 2024 upon closing of the sale and became a component of current income tax expense on the pre-tax loss on sale disclosed above. See Note 5 for additional information.

At the closing of the PSNC Transaction, Dominion Energy and Enbridge entered into a transition services agreement pursuant to which Dominion Energy will continue to provide certain services to support the ongoing operations of PSNC for up to approximately two years. Enbridge has also agreed to provide certain services to Dominion Energy.

Sale of Questar Gas and Wexpro

In September 2023, Dominion Energy entered into an agreement with Enbridge for the Questar Gas Transaction, which included the sale of Questar Gas, Wexpro and related affiliates and was valued at approximately $4.3 billion, consisting of a purchase price of approximately $3.0 billion in cash and approximately $1.3 billion of assumed indebtedness. The sale closed in May 2024 after all customary closing and regulatory conditions were satisfied, including clearance or approval under or by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, CFIUS, FCC and Utah and Wyoming Commissions. Dominion Energy utilized the after-tax proceeds, as required, to repay outstanding borrowings under a 364-day term loan facility. See Note 16 for additional information. The purchase price was subject to customary post-closing adjustments, including adjustments for cash, indebtedness, net working capital, capital expenditures and net regulatory assets and liabilities. The transaction was structured as a stock sale for tax purposes. In October 2023, as required under the sale agreement, Dominion Energy filed the notice with the Idaho Commission. The internal reorganization in connection with the Questar Gas Transaction was subject to approval by the Utah and Wyoming Commissions. Dominion Energy filed for such approvals in September 2023 which were received in November 2023. The internal reorganization was completed in February 2024.

Dominion Energy retained the pension and other postretirement benefit plan assets and obligations, including related income tax and other deferred balances, associated with retiree participants of the sale entities in the Dominion Energy Pension Plan and the Dominion Energy Retiree Health and Welfare Plan. Dominion Energy recognized a pre-tax loss of $30 million ($18 million after-tax gain) upon the closing of the transaction, including the write-off of $0.7 billion of goodwill which was not deductible for tax purposes and including the effects of final closing adjustments. In 2023, Dominion Energy recorded a charge of $284 million ($279 million after-tax), including amounts associated with an impairment of goodwill. Based on the recorded balances at March 31, 2024, Dominion Energy recorded an additional charge of $78 million ($78 million after-tax), including amounts associated with an impairment of goodwill, in the first quarter of 2024. Following the internal reorganization noted above and upon closing of the East Ohio Transaction, Dominion Energy recorded a tax benefit of $5 million. In 2023, Dominion Energy recorded a charge of $462 million to reflect the deferred taxes on the outside basis of Questar Gas, Wexpro and related affiliates’ stock upon meeting the classification as held for sale. These deferred taxes reversed in the first quarter of 2024 and became a component of current income tax expense. In addition, Dominion Energy recorded an incremental deferred tax benefit of $22 million to reflect the deferred taxes on the outside basis of Questar Gas, Wexpro and related affiliates’ stock in the first quarter of 2024. These deferred taxes reversed in the second quarter of 2024 upon closing of the sale and became a component of current income tax expense on the pre-tax loss on sale disclosed above. See Note 5 for additional information.

At the closing of the Questar Gas Transaction, Dominion Energy and Enbridge entered into a transition services agreement pursuant to which Dominion Energy will continue to provide certain services to support the ongoing operations of Questar Gas and Wexpro for up to approximately two years. Enbridge has also agreed to provide certain services to Dominion Energy.

Other Sales

In February 2024, Dominion Energy entered into an agreement with AES to sell Birdseye and the Madison solar project for approximately $17 million in cash, subject to customary closing adjustments, which closed in April 2024. Dominion Energy had previously recognized a charge of $68 million ($51 million after-tax) in the fourth quarter of 2023 to adjust the assets down to their realizable fair value. As a result, the gain on the sale recognized by Dominion Energy in the second quarter of 2024, including the effects of final closing adjustments, was inconsequential.

Financial Statement Information for Business Review Dispositions

The following table represents selected information regarding the results of operations, which were reported within discontinued operations in Dominion Energy’s Consolidated Statements of Income:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
 September 30, 2024

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2024

 

 

 

 

PSNC Transaction(1)

 

 

East Ohio
Transaction
(1)

 

PSNC
Transaction
(1)

 

Questar Gas
Transaction
(1)

 

Other

 

(millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating revenue

 

 

$

81

 

 

$

229

 

$

488

 

$

894

 

$

 

Operating expense(2)

 

 

 

91

 

 

 

254

 

 

312

 

 

746

 

 

(8

)

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

(17

)

 

11

 

 

2

 

 

 

Interest and related charges

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

15

 

 

44

 

 

25

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

 

 

(21

)

 

 

(57

)

 

143

 

 

125

 

 

8

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

 

(9

)

 

 

9

 

 

44

 

 

46

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Dominion Energy(3)

 

 

$

(12

)

 

$

(66

)

$

99

 

$

79

 

$

8

 

(1)
Represents amounts attributable to Dominion Energy prior to the closing of the East Ohio Transaction which closed on March 6, 2024, the PSNC Transaction which closed on September 30, 2024 and the Questar Gas Transaction which closed on May 31, 2024.
(2)
East Ohio Transaction includes a charge of $45 million ($33 million after-tax) associated with an increase to certain pension retirement benefits attributable to a plan amendment and a contribution to the defined contribution employee savings plan. See Note 20 for further information on these transactions.
(3)
Excludes $2 million and $(71) million of income tax expense (benefit) attributable to consolidated state adjustments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2023

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023

 

 

 

East Ohio Transaction

 

PSNC Transaction

 

Questar Gas Transaction

 

Other

 

 

East Ohio
Transaction

 

PSNC
Transaction

 

Questar Gas
Transaction

 

Other

 

(millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating revenue

 

$

214

 

$

86

 

$

150

 

$

2

 

 

$

761

 

$

532

 

$

1,151

 

$

5

 

Operating expense(1)

 

 

128

 

 

80

 

 

127

 

 

7

 

 

 

497

 

 

386

 

 

939

 

 

29

 

Other income (expense)

 

 

7

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

8

 

 

6

 

 

 

Interest and related charges

 

 

19

 

 

13

 

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

51

 

 

38

 

 

50

 

 

1

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

 

74

 

 

(4

)

 

9

 

 

(5

)

 

 

235

 

 

116

 

 

168

 

 

(25

)

Income tax expense (benefit)(2)

 

 

39

 

 

383

 

 

525

 

 

(2

)

 

 

58

 

 

409

 

 

557

 

 

(7

)

Net income (loss) attributable to Dominion Energy(3)

 

$

35

 

$

(387

)

$

(516

)

$

(3

)

 

$

177

 

$

(293

)

$

(389

)

$

(18

)

(1)
Other includes a charge of $15 million ($11 million after-tax) recorded in the second quarter of 2023 associated with the impairment of certain nonregulated solar assets.
(2)
Includes amounts recorded in the third quarter of 2023 to reflect the recognition of deferred taxes on the outside basis of the applicable entities’ stock upon meeting the classification as held for sale.
(3)
Excludes $6 million and $2 million of income tax expense attributable to consolidated state and interim period tax allocation adjustments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively.

The carrying value of major classes of assets and liabilities relating to the disposal groups, which are reported as held for sale in Dominion Energy’s Consolidated Balance Sheets, were as follows:

 

 

 

At December 31, 2023

 

 

 

 

East Ohio Transaction

 

PSNC Transaction

 

Questar Gas Transaction

 

Other

 

(millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets(1)

 

 

$

497

 

$

336

 

$

764

 

$

1

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

 

 

5,443

 

 

2,806

 

 

4,369

 

 

26

 

Other deferred charges and other assets,
   including goodwill
(2) and intangible assets

 

 

 

2,659

 

 

834

 

 

766

 

 

 

Current liabilities(3)

 

 

 

560

 

 

224

 

 

389

 

 

7

 

Long-term debt

 

 

 

2,286

 

 

948

 

 

1,205

 

 

 

Other deferred credits and liabilities(4)

 

 

 

1,437

 

 

711

 

 

1,116

 

 

2

 

(1)
Includes cash and cash equivalents of $4 million and regulatory assets of $75 million within the East Ohio Transaction, cash and cash equivalents of $2 million and regulatory assets of $89 million within the PSNC Transaction and cash and cash equivalents of $26 million and regulatory assets of $297 million within the Questar Gas Transaction at December 31, 2023.
(2)
Includes goodwill of $1.5 billion and regulatory assets of $781 million within the East Ohio Transaction, goodwill of $673 million and regulatory assets of $86 million within the PSNC Transaction and goodwill of $720 million and regulatory assets of $(39) million within the Questar Gas Transaction at December 31, 2023.
(3)
Includes regulatory liabilities of $54 million within the East Ohio Transaction, $44 million within the PSNC Transaction and $55 million within the Questar Gas Transaction at December 31, 2023.
(4)
Includes regulatory liabilities of $711 million within the East Ohio Transaction, $435 million within the PSNC Transaction and $502 million within the Questar Gas Transaction at December 31, 2023.

Capital expenditures and significant noncash items relating to the disposal groups included the following:

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023

 

 

East Ohio Transaction(1)

 

PSNC Transaction(1)

 

Questar Gas Transaction(1)

 

Other

 

East Ohio Transaction

 

PSNC Transaction

 

Questar Gas Transaction

 

Other

 

(millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

$

65

 

$

287

 

$

160

 

$

 

$

355

 

$

153

 

$

290

 

$

 

Significant noncash items

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation, depletion
   and amortization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

109

 

 

67

 

 

130

 

 

2

 

Accrued capital expenditures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

53

 

 

22

 

 

33

 

 

 

(1)
Represents amounts attributable to Dominion Energy prior to the closing of the East Ohio Transaction which closed on March 6, 2024, the PSNC Transaction which closed on September 30, 2024 and the Questar Gas Transaction which closed on May 31, 2024, respectively.