CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 251	$ 332
Restricted cash	390	401
Inventory	71	64
Derivative instruments	22	39
Prepayments and other current assets	87	67
Total current assets	1,059	1,067
Property, plant and equipment, net	11,296	9,944
Other Assets
Equity investments in affiliates	301	309
Intangible assets for power purchase agreements, net	2,343	2,125
Other intangible assets, net	65	68
Deferred income taxes	26	0
Derivative instruments	113	136
Right-of-use assets, net	711	547
Other non-current assets	152	133
Total other assets	3,711	3,318
Total Assets	16,066	14,329
Current Liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	342	430
Derivative instruments	55	56
Accrued interest expense	36	53
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	72	66
Total current liabilities	687	718
Other Liabilities
Long-term debt	8,084	6,750
Deferred income taxes	21	89
Derivative instruments	319	315
Long-term lease liabilities	792	569
Other non-current liabilities	374	324
Total other liabilities	9,590	8,047
Total Liabilities	10,277	8,765
Redeemable noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries	74	0
Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; none issued	0	0
Class A, Class B, Class C and Class D common stock, $0.01 par value; 3,000,000,000 shares authorized (Class A 500,000,000, Class B 500,000,000, Class C 1,000,000,000, Class D 1,000,000,000); 202,195,425 shares issued and outstanding (Class A 34,613,853, Class B 42,738,750, Class C 83,266,680, Class D 41,576,142) at September 30, 2025 and 202,147,579 shares issued and outstanding (Class A 34,613,853, Class B 42,738,750, Class C 82,833,226, Class D 41,961,750) at December 31, 2024	1	1
Additional paid-in capital	1,689	1,805
Retained earnings	372	254
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(13)	3
Noncontrolling interest	3,666	3,501
Total Stockholders’ Equity	5,715	5,564
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	16,066	14,329
Nonrelated Party
Current Assets
Accounts receivable — trade	238	164
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable — trade	152	82
Affiliated Entity
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable — affiliates	$ 30	$ 31

Intangible Assets, Power Purchase Agreements

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- Definition

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).