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Commitments | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Risks and Uncertainties [Abstract] |
Commitments | Commitments GSWC’s Water Supply: GSWC obtains its water supply from its operating wells and purchases from others, principally member agencies of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (“MWD”). MWD is a public agency and quasi-municipal corporation created in 1928 by a vote of the electorates of several Southern California cities. MWD’s primary purpose was and is to provide a supplemental supply of water for domestic and municipal uses and purposes at wholesale rates to its member public agencies. GSWC has connections to MWD’s water distribution facilities and those of other member water agencies. MWD’s principal sources of water are the State Water Project and the Colorado River. GSWC has contracts to purchase water or water rights for an aggregate amount of $5.6 million as of December 31, 2013. Included in the $5.6 million is a remaining commitment of $3.5 million under an agreement with the City of Claremont (“the City”) to lease water rights that were ascribed to the City as part of the Six Basins adjudication. The initial term of the agreement expires in 2028. GSWC can exercise an option to renew this agreement for 10 additional years. The remaining $2.1 million are commitments for purchased water with a third party which expire through 2038. GSWC’s estimated future minimum payments under these purchased water supply commitments at December 31, 2013 are as follows (in thousands):
2014 | $ | 331 |
2015 | 331 |
2016 | 331 |
2017 | 331 |
2018 | 331 |
Thereafter | 3,971 |
Total | $ | 5,626 |
Bear Valley Electric: Through November 2013, GSWC purchased a portion of its power from Shell Energy North America (US), LP (“Shell”) at a fixed cost. The main product under the contract with Shell provided for 13 megawatts ("MWs") of electric energy at an average fixed-price of $67.15 per megawatt hour ("MWh") from January 1, 2009 through November 30, 2013. The contract also provided for additional electric energy during certain months of the year to meet peak demands at an average fixed-price of $66.40 per MWh beginning January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2011. For the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, GSWC purchased approximately $7.1 million, $7.8 million and $9.0 million, respectively, under the fixed-price products of the Shell contract. The purchased power agreement with Shell expired in November 2013. The Company is currently purchasing energy on the spot market and/or through month-to-month purchase contracts. In January 2012, GSWC executed a purchase power master agreement with EDF Trading North America, LLC (“EDF”). The agreement is subject to CPUC approval and, if approved, would enable GSWC to purchase from EDF 12 MWs of base load energy at a fixed-price to be negotiated upon CPUC approval of the master agreement. GSWC filed for approval of the agreement with the CPUC in 2013 and also requested a regulatory asset and liability memorandum account for the EDF contract to offset the entries required by the accounting guidance on derivatives, similar to the memorandum account for the Shell agreement. The minimum load at GSWC’s BVES customer service area has been approximately 11 MWs. The average winter load has been 20 MWs with a winter peak of 45 MWs when the snowmaking machines at the ski resorts are operating. In addition to the purchased power contracts, GSWC buys additional energy to meet demand on the spot market. GSWC owns a natural gas-fueled 8.4 MW generation facility that became commercially operational in 2005, which assists GSWC in meeting demand. The ability of GSWC to deliver purchased power to customers in its BVES service area is limited by the ability of the transmission facilities owned by Southern California Edison Company to transmit this power. Operating Leases: Registrant leases equipment and facilities primarily for its Regional and District offices and ASUS operations under non-cancelable operating leases with varying terms, provisions and expiration dates. Rent expense for leases that contain scheduled rent increases are recorded on a straight-line basis. During 2013, 2012 and 2011, Registrant’s consolidated rent expense was approximately $2,982,000, $3,098,000 and $2,900,000, respectively. Registrant’s future minimum payments under long-term non-cancelable operating leases at December 31, 2013 are as follows (in thousands):
2014 | $ | 2,267 |
2015 | 1,226 |
2016 | 1,124 |
2017 | 929 |
2018 | 654 |
Thereafter | 1,621 |
Total | $ | 7,821 |
There is no material difference between the consolidated operations of AWR and the operations of GSWC in regards to the future minimum payments under long-term non-cancelable operating leases.

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