EX-99.1 2 ex99120220930pressrelease.htm EX-99.1 Document

Exhibit 99.1
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Portland General Electric
One World Trade Center
121 S.W. Salmon Street
Portland, Oregon 97204

News Release
October 25, 2022
Media Contact:Investor Contact:
Nik BlosserJardon Jaramillo
Public AffairsInvestor Relations
Phone: 503-464-2388Phone: 503-464-7051

Portland General Electric Announces Third Quarter 2022 Results
Increasing long-term EPS growth guidance to 5% to 7% from a 2022 adjusted earnings base year
Collaborating with NextEra Energy Resources to construct a 311 MW wind energy facility in Eastern Montana; with 208 megawatts Company-owned
Resolution of 2020 wildfire, 2021 ice storm, and 2021 power cost deferrals
Reaffirming 2022 GAAP basis earnings guidance of $2.60 to $2.75 and non-GAAP basis adjusted earnings guidance of $2.74 to $2.89

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Portland General Electric Company (NYSE: POR) today reported net income based on generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) of $58 million, or $0.65 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2022. This compares with GAAP net income of $50 million, or $0.56 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2021.

“Solid financial results this quarter are the result of exceptional operating performance through very challenging climate and power market conditions,” said Maria Pope, PGE president and CEO. “Our entire team is focused on serving customers with reliable, affordable power, managing our costs, and driving operational efficiencies, as we make investments in clean energy and grid reliability. We have long been on the forefront of Oregon’s clean energy transition, and today we are pleased to announce a new, utility-owned wind generation facility that will help us achieve our, and our customers’, decarbonization goals.”

Third Quarter 2022 Compared to Third Quarter 2021
Total revenues were driven by higher retail energy deliveries, due to continued growth in industrial demand, as well as warmer weather, offset by a reduction in the average price of deliveries due to a varying customer mix. Purchased power and fuel expense increased primarily due to elevated power market prices to serve load during periods of high demand in a historically hot summer. Operating and administrative expenses decreased, driven by lower professional services costs. Other income increased due to a settlement gain from the buyout of a portion of PGE’s post-retirement medical plan.

Company Updates
Increasing Long-Term EPS Growth Guidance to 5% to 7% from a 2022 adjusted base year

The Company is increasing long-term EPS growth guidance from 4% to 6% from a 2019 base year to 5% to 7% EPS from a 2022 adjusted base year. Positive Request for Proposals (RFP) results and strong renewable development, grid investment opportunities, and load growth create a path to increase investments on behalf of customers.

The Company is also increasing long-term load growth guidance from 1.5% to 2%. This increase is enabled by continued strong growth in high-tech industrial sectors and residential electrification patterns.

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Renewable Energy and Non-Emitting Capacity Request for Proposal Update

After a robust and competitive bidding process as part of the 2021 RFP, including a price refresh and acknowledgment of the shortlist projects by the Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC), PGE commenced negotiations with final shortlist bidders late this past summer.

As a result of negotiations with the final shortlist bidders, PGE and NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, Inc. have entered into agreements to construct a 311 MW wind energy facility, which will be part of the larger Clearwater Wind development in Eastern Montana. PGE will own 208 MW of the 311 MW being acquired in these agreements, with an investment of approximately $415 million, excluding AFUDC*. Subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC will own the remaining 103 MW and will sell their portion of the output to PGE under a 30-year purchased power agreement (PPA). Subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC plan to design, build and operate the facility.

The agreements signed by PGE and subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC will be subject to prudency review on customers’ behalf by the OPUC. The agreements are also subject to approval by senior management of NextEra Energy, Inc. The project has an estimated commercial operation date of December 31, 2023.

PGE continues to negotiate with remaining bidders on the final shortlist, with expectations to finalize negotiations by the end of 2022 or in the first quarter of 2023. If procurement is expected to extend past the end of 2022, PGE intends to file a status report to the OPUC by December 1, 2022.

*Allowance for funds used during construction

Major Deferral Amortization Update

On October 24, 2022, PGE and parties submitted a stipulation to the OPUC reflecting an agreement that resolved all matters related to 2021 under the 2020 Labor Day Wildfire and 2021 February Ice Storm deferrals and would allow PGE full recovery of the deferred amounts related to 2021 of $30 million and $72 million, respectively, with amortization over seven years. Additionally, PGE and parties submitted a stipulation with the OPUC reflecting an agreement that resolved all matters related to the 2021 Power Cost Adjustment Mechanism deferral and would allow PGE recovery of deferred costs of $28 million, with amortization over two years beginning January 1, 2023.

All stipulations are subject to OPUC approval.

PGE plans to file an amortization request for the COVID-19 deferral, which has a $34 million balance as of September 30, 2022, in late 2022 or early 2023.

Quarterly Dividend
As previously announced, on October 21, 2022, the board of directors of Portland General Electric Company
approved a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.4525 per share. The quarterly dividend is payable on or before January 17, 2023, to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 27, 2022.

2022 Earnings Guidance

PGE is reaffirming its estimate for full-year 2022 GAAP earnings guidance of $2.60 to $2.75 per diluted share and its non-GAAP basis adjusted full-year 2022 earnings guidance of $2.74 to $2.89 which reflects the exclusion of previously disclosed $17 million deferral reductions related to the year ended 2020. These are based on the following assumptions:
An increase in energy deliveries between 2% and 2.5%, weather adjusted;
Normal temperatures in its utility service territory for the remainder of the year;
Hydro conditions for the remainder of the year that reflect current estimates;
Wind generation based on five years of historical levels or forecast studies when historical data is not available;

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Normal thermal plant operations for the remainder of the year;
Operating and maintenance expense revised from $620 to $640 million, which included the $17 million impact of released deferrals related to 2020, to between $640 million to $660 million, which also includes $10 million related to storm deferrals offset within Revenue, and an $11 million increase due to the post-retirement medical settlement originally forecast within O&M guidance but reclassified to Other Income;
Depreciation and amortization expense between $410 million and $430 million;
Effective tax rate of 15% to 20%;
Cash from operations of $550 million to $600 million;
Capital expenditures of $750 million; and
Average construction work in progress balance of $370 million.

Third Quarter 2022 Earnings Call and Webcast — October 25, 2022

PGE will host a conference call with financial analysts and investors on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at 11 a.m. ET. The conference call will be webcast live on the PGE website at investors.portlandgeneral.com. A webcast replay will also be available on PGE’s investor website "Events & Presentations" page beginning at 2 p.m. ET on October 25, 2022.

Maria Pope, President and CEO; Jim Ajello, Senior Vice President of Finance, CFO, Treasurer and CCO; and Jardon Jaramillo, Senior Director, Finance, Investor Relations, and Risk Management, will participate in the call. Management will respond to questions following formal comments.

The attached unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, balance sheets and statements of cash flows, as well as the supplemental operating statistics, are an integral part of this earnings release.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release contains certain non-GAAP measures, such as adjusted earnings, adjusted EPS and adjusted earnings guidance. These non-GAAP financial measures exclude significant items that are generally not related to our ongoing business activities, are infrequent in nature, or both. PGE believes that excluding the effects of these items provides a meaningful representation of the Company’s comparative earnings per share and enables investors to evaluate the Company’s ongoing operating financial performance. Management utilizes non-GAAP measures to assess the Company’s current and forecasted performance, and for communications with shareholders, analysts and investors. Non-GAAP financial measures are supplementary information that should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, the information prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Items in the periods presented, which PGE believes impact the comparability of comparative earnings and do not represent ongoing operating financial performance, include the following:
Non-cash Wildfire and COVID deferral reversal charge associated with the year ended 2020, resulting from the OPUC’s 2022 GRC Final Order earnings test.

PGE’s reconciliation of non-GAAP earnings guidance is below.

Non-GAAP Earnings Guidance Reconciliation for full-year 2022

Diluted EPS (2)
GAAP full-year 2022 earnings per diluted share guidance
$2.68 
Exclusion of released deferrals related to 2020
0.19
Tax effect (1)
(0.05)
Non-GAAP full-year 2022 earnings per diluted share guidance
$2.82 
(1) Tax effects were determined based on the Company’s full-year blended federal and state statutory tax rate
(2) 2022 full-year GAAP and non-GAAP guidance presented based on the mid-point of the provided range

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About Portland General Electric Company

Portland General Electric (NYSE: POR) is a fully integrated energy company based in Portland, Oregon. The company serves approximately 900,000 customers with a service area population of 2 million Oregonians in 51 cities. PGE owns 16 generation plants across Oregon and other Northwestern states and maintains and operates 14 public parks and recreation areas. For more than 130 years, PGE has powered the advancement of society, delivering safe, affordable, and reliable energy to Oregonians. PGE and its approximately 3,000 employees are working with customers to build a clean energy future. Together with its customers, PGE has the No. 1 voluntary renewable energy program in the U.S. PGE is committed to achieving at least an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from power served to customers by 2030 and 100% reduction by 2040. In 2021, PGE became the first U.S. utility to join The Climate Pledge. For the eighth year in a row PGE achieved a perfect score on the 2021 Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equality Index, a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality. In 2021, PGE, employees, retirees, and the PGE Foundation donated $4.8 million and volunteered 15,760 hours with more than 300 nonprofits across Oregon. For more information visit www.PortlandGeneral.com/news.

Safe Harbor Statement
Statements in this press release that relate to future plans, objectives, expectations, performance, events and the like may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions as of the date of this report. The Company assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or other factors.

Forward-looking statements include statements regarding the Company's full-year earnings guidance (including expectations regarding annual retail deliveries, average hydro conditions, wind generation, normal thermal plant operations, operating and maintenance expense and depreciation and amortization expense) as well as other statements containing words such as "anticipates," “based on,” "believes," "conditioned upon," “considers,” "estimates," "expects," “forecast,” “goals,” “intends,” “needs,” “plans,” “predicts,” “promises,“ “seeks,” "should," “subject to,” “targets,” or similar expressions.

Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation: the timing or outcome of various legal and regulatory actions; demand for electricity; the sale of excess energy during periods of low demand or low wholesale market prices; operational risks relating to the Company's generation and battery storage facilities, including hydro conditions, wind conditions, disruption of transmission and distribution, disruption of fuel supply, and unscheduled plant outages, which may result in unanticipated operating, maintenance and repair costs, as well as replacement power costs; delays in the supply chain and increased supply costs (including application of tariffs impacting solar module imports), failure to complete capital projects on schedule or within budget, failure of counterparties to perform under agreement, or the abandonment of capital projects, which could result in the Company's inability to recover project costs, or impact our competitive position, market share, revenues and project margins in materials ways; default or nonperformance of counterparties from whom PGE purchases capacity or energy, which require the purchase of replacement power and renewable attributes at increased costs; complications arising from PGE’s jointly-owned plant, including ownership changes, regulatory outcomes or operational failures; the costs of compliance with environmental laws and regulations, including those that govern emissions from thermal power plants; changes in weather, hydroelectric and energy market conditions, which could affect the availability and cost of purchased power and fuel; the development of alternative technologies; changes in capital and credit market conditions, including volatility of equity markets, reductions in demand for investment-grade commercial paper or interest rates, which could affect the access to and availability or cost of capital and result in delay or cancellation of capital projects or execution of the Company’s strategic plan as currently envisioned; general economic and financial market conditions, including inflation; the effects of climate change, whether global or local in nature, including unseasonable or extreme weather conditions, wildfires, and other natural phenomena and natural disasters that could result in operational disruptions, unanticipated restoration costs, third party liability or that may affect energy costs or consumption; the effectiveness of PGE’s risk management policies and procedures; cyber security breaches of the Company's customer information system or operating systems, data security breaches, or acts of terrorism, which could disrupt operations, require significant expenditures, or result in claims against the Company; employee workforce factors, including potential strikes, work stoppages, transitions in senior management, and the ability to recruit and retain
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key employees and other talent and turnover due to macroeconomic trends; PGE business activities are concentrated in one region and future performance may be affected by events and factors unique to Oregon; widespread health emergencies or outbreaks of infectious diseases such as COVID-19, which may affect our financial position, results of operations and cash flows; failure to achieve the Company’s greenhouse gas emission goals or being perceived to have either failed to act responsibly with respect to the environment or effectively responded to legislative requirements concerning greenhouse gas emission reductions; and risks and uncertainties related to 2021 All-Source RFP final shortlist projects. As a result, actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements.

Risks and uncertainties to which the Company are subject are further discussed in the reports that the Company has filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). These reports are available through the EDGAR system free-of-charge on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov and on the Company’s website, investors.portlandgeneral.com. Investors should not rely unduly on any forward-looking statements.
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PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
2022202120222021
Revenues:
Revenues, net$742 $654 $1,955 $1,811 
Alternative revenue programs, net of amortization(12)(23)
Total revenues743 642 1,960 1,788 
Operating expenses:
Purchased power and fuel337 259 707 613 
Generation, transmission and distribution83 80 258 236 
Administrative and other84 82 257 247 
Depreciation and amortization108 101 310 305 
Taxes other than income taxes39 37 118 110 
Total operating expenses651 559 1,650 1,511 
Income from operations92 83 310 277 
Interest expense, net39 33 115 100 
Other income:
Allowance for equity funds used during construction10 13 
Miscellaneous income, net13 13 
Other income, net17 23 19 
Income before income tax expense70 55 218 196 
Income tax expense 12 36 18 
Net income 58 50 182 178 
Other comprehensive income— 
Net income and Comprehensive income$58 $51 $183 $179 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (in thousands):
Basic89,263 89,407 89,294 89,505 
Diluted89,447 89,566 89,448 89,646 
Earnings per share:
Basic
$0.65 $0.56 $2.04 $1.99 
Diluted$0.65 $0.56 $2.04 $1.98 
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PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in millions)
(Unaudited)
September 30, 2022December 31, 2021
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$18 $52 
Accounts receivable, net345 329 
Inventories91 78 
Regulatory assets—current13 24 
Other current assets283 205 
Total current assets750 688 
Electric utility plant, net8,292 8,005 
Regulatory assets—noncurrent506 533 
Nuclear decommissioning trust39 47 
Non-qualified benefit plan trust37 45 
Other noncurrent assets225 176 
Total assets$9,849 $9,494 
































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PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS, continued
(Dollars in millions)
(Unaudited)

September 30, 2022December 31, 2021
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable$287 $244 
Liabilities from price risk management activities—current68 47 
Short-term debt40 — 
Current portion of finance lease obligation21 20 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities574 457 
Total current liabilities990 768 
Long-term debt, net of current portion3,286 3,285 
Regulatory liabilities—noncurrent1,402 1,360 
Deferred income taxes435 413 
Unfunded status of pension and postretirement plans204 206 
Liabilities from price risk management activities—noncurrent62 90 
Asset retirement obligations234 238 
Non-qualified benefit plan liabilities91 95 
Finance lease obligations, net of current portion296 273 
Other noncurrent liabilities89 59 
Total liabilities7,089 6,787 
Shareholders’ Equity:
Preferred stock, no par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021— — 
Common stock, no par value, 160,000,000 shares authorized; 89,270,661 and 89,410,612 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively1,245 1,241 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(9)(10)
Retained earnings1,524 1,476 
Total shareholders’ equity2,760 2,707 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity$9,849 $9,494 


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PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended September 30,
20222021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income$182 $178 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization310 305 
Deferred income taxes17 
Pension and other postretirement benefits19 
Other post retirement benefits settlement gain(11)— 
Allowance for equity funds used during construction(10)(13)
Decoupling mechanism deferrals, net of amortization(5)23 
Deferral of incremental storm costs(4)(58)
2020 Labor Day wildfire earnings test reserve15 — 
Other non-cash income and expenses, net64 (1)
Changes in working capital:
Increase in accounts receivable, net(21)(8)
Increase in inventories(14)(3)
(Increase)/decrease in margin deposits(8)
Increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities80 61 
Increase in margin deposits from wholesale counterparties44 102 
Other working capital items, net24 22 
Other, net(88)(65)
Net cash provided by operating activities574 582 

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PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS, continued
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended September 30,
20222021
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures(541)(486)
Sales of Nuclear decommissioning trust securities
Purchases of Nuclear decommissioning trust securities(3)(6)
Proceeds from sale of properties13 — 
Other, net— (18)
Net cash used in investing activities(528)(502)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt— 400 
Payments on long-term debt— (160)
Borrowings on short-term debt— 200 
Repayments of short-term debt— (350)
Issuance of commercial paper, net40 — 
Proceeds from Pelton/Round Butte financing arrangement25 — 
Dividends paid(117)(112)
Repurchase of common stock(18)(12)
Other(10)(9)
Net cash used in financing activities(80)(43)
(Decrease) Increase in cash and cash equivalents(34)37 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period52 257 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period$18 $294 
Supplemental cash flow information is as follows:
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized$81 $75 
Cash paid for income taxes18 16 
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Assets obtained under leasing arrangements29 — 
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PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
SUPPLEMENTAL OPERATING STATISTICS
(Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended September 30,
20222021
Revenues (dollars in millions):
Retail:
Residential$841 43 %$824 46 %
Commercial540 29 518 29 
Industrial216 11 187 10 
Direct Access26 35 
Subtotal1,623 84 1,564 87 
Alternative revenue programs, net of amortization— (23)(1)
Other accrued revenues, net— 12 
Total retail revenues1,634 84 1,553 87 
Wholesale revenues281 14 186 10 
Other operating revenues45 49 
Total revenues$1,960 100 %$1,788 100 %
Energy deliveries (MWhs in thousands):
Retail:
Residential5,880 29 %5,875 30 
Commercial4,981 24 4,943 25 
Industrial3,072 15 2,773 15 
Subtotal13,933 68 13,591 70 
Direct access:
Commercial412 453 
Industrial1,325 1,228 
Subtotal1,737 1,681 
Total retail energy deliveries15,670 77 15,272 78 
Wholesale energy deliveries4,807 23 4,416 22 
Total energy deliveries20,477 100 %19,688 100 %
Average number of retail customers:
Residential808,632 88 %799,18288 %
Commercial112,015 12 110,86312 
Industrial192 — 191— 
Direct access552 — 589— 
Total921,391 100 %910,825 100 %

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PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
SUPPLEMENTAL OPERATING STATISTICS, continued
(Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended September 30,
20222021
Sources of energy (MWhs in thousands):
Generation:
Thermal:
Natural gas5,610 29 %7,074 38 %
Coal1,576 1,455 
Total thermal7,186 37 8,529 45 
Hydro762 778 
Wind1,410 1,843 10 
Total generation9,358 48 11,150 59 
Purchased power:
Hydro5,107 26 3,548 19 
Wind640 735 
Solar585 432 
Natural Gas27 — 57 — 
Waste, Wood and Landfill Gas122 127 
Source not specified3,809 19 2,723 15 
Total purchased power10,290 52 7,622 41 
Total system load19,648 100 %18,772 100 %
Less: wholesale sales(4,807)(4,416)
Retail load requirement14,841 14,356 

The following table indicates the number of heating and cooling degree-days for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, along with 15-year averages based on weather data provided by the National Weather Service, as measured at Portland International Airport:
Heating Degree-daysCooling Degree-days
20222021Avg.20222021Avg.
First Quarter1,761 1,805 1,846 — — — 
Second Quarter761 498 624 75 238 100 
July— — 279 258 186 
August— 321 249 203 
September45 60 145 93 78 
Third Quarter54 73 745 600 467 
Year-to-date2,528 2,357 2,543 820 838 567 
Increase/(decrease) from the 15-year average(1)%(7)%45 %48 %
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